Prince Thun

Prince Thun

Prince Thun is a fictional character who appeared in various forms of the Flash Gordon comic strip and film productions. He is a Lion Man of Mongo and one of Flash's most trusted friends.

Thun first appeared in the Alex Raymond comic strip of the 1930s. Soon he appeared in other incarnations of the character.

In 1936, Thun was first played by James Pierce in the movie serial entitled "Flash Gordon". Thun appeared in the serial much as he did in the comic strip, a humanoid with a wild shock of long hair and a long beard, creating the overall effect of a lion's mane.

Flash, Dale and Zarvok encounter a "lion-man" in "The Forbidden Experiment", the 25th episode of the 1954 syndicated television series, although he is not identified on-screen as Thun. His body and face are covered with fur and he has fangs and mane-like hair. He has the power to command animals and is seeking to become fully human in appearance. The actor is not credited.

Thun next appeared in the 1979 Filmation series. Originally, Thun was to be voiced by Ted Cassidy. However, Cassidy died before production of the series, and the role was recast with Alan Melvin providing the voice. In this series, Thun appeared as a literal lion man, with a lion's head and claws on a human body. He was referred to as a king, rather than a prince. Thun is the first of Flash's allies on Mongo, and the most loyal and steadfast.

In 1980, Thun was played by George Harris in the Dino De Laurentiis film version. He was again referred to as the King of Ardentia, and appeared human and clean-shaven. When he offered his loyalty "without measure," Ming the Merciless commanded him to fall on his sword. Instead, he attacked Ming and was destroyed.

In the 1996 "Flash Gordon" cartoon, Prince Thun was replaced by Princess Thundar. Like the earlier animated Thun, she was a literal lion-person, somewhat resembling the "Thundercats". Like the other main characters she was a teenager, and worked with Flash, Dale Arden and Prince Talon of the Hawk-People to overthrow Ming.


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