Dale Arden
Background
Dale Arden is a travel agent from New York City, New York.
During the events of Flash Gordon (1980) played by Melody Anderson
Dale and Flash Gordon get on the same air flight. All of a sudden Airline Pilot and Airline Co-Pilot disappear forcing them to take the controls of the airplane. They crash into Dr. Hans Zarkov's laboratory and are tricked into flying with him in his rocket. They land on the planet Mongo and are brought to The Emperor Ming's throne room by Ming's Eyebot. After the Prince of Ardentia is killed by Ming, Flash is heard calling Ming a psycho and Dale, Flash and Zarkov are brought in front of Ming. Ming orders Dale to come to him and Flash fights a group of Ming's Brutes to try and save her. Dale is made one of Ming's concubines and is offered a drink from Hedonia who tells her the drink will make her time with Ming more bearable. Dale is brought to Ming's bedchamber and convinces Serving Girl to drink the drink and after Serving Girl gets drunk, Arden trades clothes with her and flees. She is found by Zarkov and the two of them try and flee to the planet Arboria where Flash is, but they are captured by Hawkmen. They are brought before Prince Vultan who they try and convince to rebel against Ming, but he refuses. Flash is brought before Vultan and before he is forced to fight Prince Barin, Flash proposes to Dale and she accepts. Klytus arrives on the planet and after demanding that Vultan hand over Flash and Barin, Flash impales Klytus on a spike, killing him. Vultan and the rest of the Hawkmen flee the palace before Ming arrives and when he does he orders Dale, Zarkov and Barin taken to Mongo. Dale is told she will marry Ming and a ceremony is held with Zogi, the High Priest presiding. Before Dale is married to Ming, Flash crashes Ajax rocket into the palace, killing Ming.
