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Prince Vultan is the Prince of the bird-like Hawkmen in the Flash Gordon comic strip and its...

Prince Vultan is the Prince of the bird-like Hawkmen in the Flash Gordon comic strip and its adaptations. Prince Vultan starts his career as a half-villain (he resents Ming's domination but does not oppose it out of fear of reprisal) with a lecherous side (he lusts after Earth woman Dale Arden), but soon reforms into one of Flash Gordon's greatest allies. His character fits the stereotype of the barrel-chested chieftain with more than a hint of the Pirate captain or the Viking reaver in it, endowed with a booming voice and a great appetite for life, food and women. In the 1936 film serial, he was portrayed by John Lipson. Alan Melvin provided Vultan's voice in the 1979 Filmation animated series. He is referred to here as King Vultan, not Prince. His Sky City is a marvel of Mongo technology, as the massive construct is suspended miles above ground by beams of polarized anti-gravity light. Unlike Prince Barin's kingdom of Arboria, Vultan's Hawkmen do not make use of airships in battle. Instead they fly under their own power or ride giant warbirds armed with harness-mounted energy cannons. He was portrayed by Brian Blessed in the cult 1980 film Flash Gordon. Vultan is best remembered