Pop Culture References of Wizard101: Lemuria – Morg the Merciless

Heroes(?) of Lemuria Part 14

Morg the Merciless – Ming the Merciless
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Morg the Merciless

“Ah, Wizard! You are here at last. I have made the most startling discovery – there are worlds beyond Lemuria! I owe you so much, Wizard. If I hadn’t met you, I never would have discovered the… Spiral, is it? Now I have dozens of new worlds to conquer! I shall be Emperor of the Universe! And everyone shall live in mutual peace, harmony, and contentment. Under my rule.”

Ming the Merciless is a fictional character who first appeared in the Flash Gordon comic strip in 1934. He has since been the main villain of the strip and its related movie serials, television series and film adaptation. Ming is depicted as a ruthless tyrant who rules the planet Mongo.

Max von Sydow as Ming the Merciless
Flash Gordon, 1980

In the comic strip, when the heroic Flash Gordon and his friends land on the fictional planet Mongo, they find it ruled by an evil emperor, a despot who quickly becomes their enemy. He was not named at first, only being known as “the Emperor” until several issues later, when his name was revealed to be Ming.

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Flash Gordon and related characters are trademarks of King Features Syndicate. Ming the Merciless image is from Flash Gordon (c)1980 Universal Pictures

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