in the 1980 film.]] Studios.]]Dale Arden is a fictional character, the fellow-adventurer and love interest of Flash Gordon and a prototypic heroine for later female characters, including Princess Leia and Padme Amidala in Star Wars. Flash, Dale and Dr. Hans Zarkov fight together against Ming the Merciless. Profile Dale is Flash Gordon's constant companion in his adventures, as well as his one true love.The emperor Ming the Merciless is immediately attracted to her and the early strips