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Curiosity About Another Planet's Origin
Prince Vultan
That must be one hell of a planet you men come from!
Questioning Loyalty and Competence of Troops
The Emperor Ming
Are your men on the right pills? Maybe you should execute their trainer!
[to Klytus, as Flash successfully battles palace guards]
Confrontation Amidst Imminent Danger
Flash Gordon
I demand to see the governor! I can hardly breathe in this thing!
Klytus
Yes... you don't look well. And I'm told you refused your final meal. The chef will be upset...
Flash Gordon
Tell em to go to hell!
Klytus
Maybe just as well. Gas works more quickly on an empty stomach. Any final requests?
Flash Gordon
Yes, let me see Dale. Right away.
Klytus
Oh, dear. How pathetic. Yes, I anticipated that.
Demand for the Bore Worms
Klytus
Bring me... the bore worms!
[To General Kala]
Aura
No! Not the bore worms!
Emperor Ming Considers Earth as a Target
The Emperor Ming
Klytus, I'm bored. What plaything can you offer me today?
Klytus
An obscure body in the S-K system, Your Majesty. The inhabitants refer to it as the planet... Earth.
The Emperor Ming
How peaceful it looks.
Klytus
Most effective, Your Majesty. Will you destroy this, uh, Earth?
The Emperor Ming
Later. I like to play with things a while... before annihilation.
[laughs evilly]
Ming's Preference for Alliance Over Destruction
The Emperor Ming
I'd much rather see you on my side, than scattered into... atoms.
Banner's Warning Before Ming's Marriage
Banner being flown before Ming's marriage to Dale
Under pain of Death" ~ Second banner
A Kingdom Offered in a Desperate Bargain
The Emperor Ming
You want to destroy me.
Flash Gordon
It's the only way to save Earth.
The Emperor Ming
What if l granted you a kingdom?
Flash Gordon
If you what?
The Emperor Ming
Ming the Merciless, ruler of the universe, offers Flash Gordon of Earth a kingdom of Mongo, to rule over as his own.
Flash Gordon
You're crazy. Why would you do that?
The Emperor Ming
Because I've never before met your like. You're a hero, don't you see that? Who better to rule a kingdom? Your moon is very close now. Earth's end might come within hours.
Flash Gordon
You'd call off the attack?
The Emperor Ming
I could.
Flash Gordon
Everyone would be saved?
The Emperor Ming
Yes... and no. After the earthquakes and tidal waves, they won't be quite the human beings you remember. They'll be more flexible. Easier for you to rule, in the name of Ming.
Flash Gordon
You mean slaves.
The Emperor Ming
Let's say they'll be satisfied with less.
Ignorance of the Universe's True Nature
The Emperor Ming
Pathetic earthlings. Hurling your bodies out into the void, without the slightest inkling of who or what is out here. If you had known anything about the true nature of the universe, anything at all, you would've hidden from it in terror.
A Conversation About Reality and Dreams
Flash Gordon
This isn't happening, Dale. We're not here. It's just a bad dream.
Dale Arden
Oh, I agree completely. Why we'll wake up any minute in Dark Harbor and have a laugh about all this.
Flash Gordon
Only next time I won't just ask the maitre d your name. I'll walk over and talk to you.
Dale Arden
You promise?
Flash Gordon
I promise. Cross my heart and hope to...I really will talk to you.
Command to Deactivate the Lightning Field
Prince Barin
FREEZE you bloody bastards! Deactivate the lightning field!
[brandishing a laser rifle at some technicians]
The Emperor's Judgment on Ignorance and Danger
The Emperor Ming
Every thousand years, I test each life system in the Universe. I visit it with mysteries, earthquakes, unpredicted eclipses, strange craters in the wilderness... If these are taken as natural, I judge that system ignorant and harmless - I spare it. But if the Hand of Ming is recognized in these events, I judge that system dangerous to us. I call upon the great god Dyzan, and for his greater glory... and for our mutual pleasure... I destroy it utterly.
[leans forward, smiling; leans back again]
Dr. Hans Zarkov
You're saying... it's my fault the Earth is being destroyed?
The Emperor Ming
Precisely... Doctor!
[grinning]
Unexpected Revelations of the Undead
Prince Barin
Welcome back from the grave. I knew you were up to something, though I'll confess I never thought of necrophilla.
[to Flash; Princess Aura]
Inquiry About an Individual's Background
Prince Barin
Tell me more about this man ].
[[w:Harry Houdini|Houdini; to Zarkov, while blindfolded and manacled to a dungeon wall]
Memory and Consequences in Flash Gordon
Kala
We're going to empty your memory as we might empty your pockets... Doctor.
Prince Vultan expresses surprise about Gordon's fate.
Prince Vultan
Gordon's alive?!
[on learning that Flash survived the Imperial assault]
Flash Gordon Approaches Battle Control Room
Colonel of Battle Control Room
General Kala! Flash Gordon approaching!
Ming's Challenge to Earthlings
The Emperor Ming
Pathetic earthlings... who can save you now?
[from the trailer]
A Call to Action in Battle
Kala
Open fire! All weapons, now! Charge the lightning field! I take personal responsibility in the Emperor's name!
Ming's Law: The Hunter Becomes the Hunted
Prince Vultan
You know Ming's law, Barin. Outside his own kingdom, the hunter becomes the hunted.
Celebration of All Creatures
Banner being flown before Ming's marriage to Dale
All creatures will make merry" ~ First banner
A Call for Unity Against Tyranny
Prince Barin
Where you go, I follow. Listen to me! Listen! There is something finer in this galaxy than Ming's law!
[to Flash; then to all]
Embracing mortality in the face of adventure
Prince Vultan
Impetuous boy! Ah, well... who wants to live forever? DIVE! ()
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=krJhxtTI4GU#t=0m48s youtube.com]
Urgent Love Amidst a Race Against Time
Dale Arden
Flash, I love you! But we only have fourteen hours to save the Earth!
Coercion and Reluctance in Conflict
Kala
Confess!... and we won't hurt you. We don't like doing this at all!
Imperial Stance on Traitors and Leadership
Kala
We do not lead traitors to the Imperial presence.
The Value of Keeping Our Word
Dale Arden
Keeping our word is one of the things that make us better than you.
Questioning Intentions in a Hostile Encounter
Dr. Hans Zarkov
We are only interested in friendship. Why do you attack us?
The Emperor Ming
Why not?