Prince Barin is a character in the Flash Gordon stories. He is king of a region of

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called Arboria. Barin becomes one of Flash's best friends, and is deeply in love with

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. In his appearance, Barin resembles the character of

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. Barin appears regularly in the ''Flash Gordon'' comic strip, becoming the ruler of Mongo after Ming's overthrow.

In other media

Prince Barin was first portrayed by Richard Alexander in the 1936 '' Flash Gordon'' film serial. He reprised the same role in the 1938 sequel ''

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''. In the 1940 sequel ''

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'', the role was portrayed by

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provided the voice of Prince Barin in the 1979

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animated series. Barin was depicted as a master

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, armed with arrows encasing any item they strike in ice. His fortress city in Arboria is highly advanced, and almost equal in technology to Mingo City. The city is protected by a defensive energy shield and by squadrons of formidable airships called Leaf Fighters. Barin also makes use of a gigantic tank-like drilling machine called the Mecha-Mole. In 1980, Prince Barin was portrayed by

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in the film '' Flash Gordon'' produced by

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. The prince becomes the heir to the throne of Mongo, but evil

Ming the Merciless 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 ...

steals the throne. Barin is banished to the forest moon of Arboria. He is in love with Ming's daughter,

, and she decides to hide Flash there after saving him from execution. Jealous of Aura's love for Flash he tries to kill him, but they are captured by Hawkmen and forced to fight. After Flash saves Barin from falling to his death during the fight, the Prince becomes an ally. He is sentenced to execution by Ming with Zarkov, but Aura frees them. The prince eventually joins forces with Flash Gordon,

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, Dr.

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and

Prince Vultan Prince Vultan is a fictional character in the ''Flash Gordon'' comic strip and its adaptations. Vultan is the ruler of the Winged Bird-Men, a race of flying extraterrestrials who dwell in Sky City, a metropolis that floats in the sky. He fits ...

of the Hawkmen in order to overthrow Ming, and at the end he becomes Mongo's apparent ruler, and makes Vultan the leader of his armies.

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portrayed Prince Barin in the 2007 '' Flash Gordon'' television series. Although Ming plans a union between Barin and Aura at one point, the two despise each other and the wedding is called off following an assassination attempt by Barin on Ming. Barin is then saved from execution when Flash organizes a fake prophecy to imply that killing Barin would jeopardize Ming's rule.

References

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