History Main / ConqueringAlienPrince

* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': Prince Vegeta of the Saiyans. He was once the prince of Planet Vegeta, but Frieza's forces vanquished the planet and most of the Saiyans, while allowing a few of them to survive so they could serve in his ranks. Vegeta feigns loyalty to Frieza, but his true goals are to use the Dragon Balls to usurp Frieza and become immortal. He serves as the BigBad for most of the Namekian Arc, which is notably marked by his [[AlwaysSecondBest inferiority complex]] to Goku.

* ''Series/KidouKeijiJiban'': Queen Cosmos is an extraterrestrial entity from an unknown planet. She assumes the form of a human so that she can take over Earth and turn it into an [[LadyLand all-female paradise]] ruled by herself.

* ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'': Tritannus, who became bitter over being passed over for the throne in favour of his brother, Nereus, breaks The Trix out of prison and attempts a hostile takeover of the Kingdom.

* ''Anime/FutureRobotDaltanious'': Prince Kloppen of the Zaal. Emperor Dolmen slaughtered his original homeworld, Helios, but he still pridefully serves him because he believes that might makes right. Having already conquered Earth (and many other planets) by the time the story starts, he repatedly counter's Kento and LaResistance's efforts against [[spoiler:until it's found out that he's actually a clone and his "father" never really cared about him]].

** It is worth noting that even before Frieza, Vegeta was this. It's been mentioned that he was conquering planets left and right since the age of five (as such was a common practice for Saiyans), and even Planet Vegeta itself belonged to a different race of aliens until King Vegeta slaughtered them all and declared it the Saiyan homeland.

* ''Anime/DairuggerXV'': Subverted by Supreme Commander Caponero. While he is the second-in-command of Emperor Corsair and oversees the Galveston's invasion of Earth, he isn't Royalty. This doesn't stop him from aspiring to be the Emperor, however.
* ''Anime/{{Dancougar}}'': The Earth is invaded by the Muge Zarbados Empire, a race of aliens that came from another dimension. Leading the assault on the Planet are General [[UnfortunateNames Deathgayer]], General Guildrom, and General Helmat. While Deathgayer and Guildrom are competent in their own right, Helmat isn't and [[spoiler:dies first]].
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'': Prince Vegeta of the Saiyans may be the most well-known example, being the proud, arrogant [[TheRival rival]] to the heroic, good-natured Goku. Eventually, Vegeta turns to the side of good, befriending the Earthlings and settling down with a human woman, Bulma.
* ''Anime/FutureRobotDaltanious'' takes place in 1995, after an alien Empire known as the Zaal embark on a {{Galactic Conque|ror}}st of the planets. Leading the invasion is General Kloppen, the son of Emperor Dolmen and the Zaal's Commander-in-chief. Kloppen is prideful of his status and rubs it in the {{Fallen Prince|ss}} Harlin's face -- [[spoiler:only to be in for a nasty shock when it's found out that he's actually a clone and his "father" never really cared about him]].
* ''Anime/GearFighterDendoh'': Althea is the WarriorPrince of Galfa. [[spoiler:He was originally on the side of good, being born the next-in-line for the Arctos Empire until he was [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] by Emperor Galfa into being evil and helping him colonize the Earth. As he slowly starts to regain fragments of his old memories, he steps farther and farther away from Galfa's influence.]]
* ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'': Demon Beast Prince Gura is the son of Uchuumaoh. After witnessing his home planet being destroyed, he became desperate to do whatever it took to serve the Demon Empire, even if it meant conquering the Earth. Upon landing on the planet for the first time, the boy lost his memories and befriended Shotaro and the rest of the humans...but when he regained them, he derided them as his enemies, and reunited with his father's army. [[spoiler:Gura, being a child, is unprepared for war, and his eventual death sends Uchuumaoh over the RageBreakingPoint as he takes out his anger on Earth.]]
* ''Anime/GodMars'': Emperor Zuul, the ruler of the Gishin Empire, aims to TakeOverTheWorld. While Zuul doesn't have a son, [[spoiler:he brainwashed Mars into being his second-in-command]] and has a rotating cast of minions.
* ''Anime/GoLion'': Prince Sincline shares his father's cruelty towards anyone unfortunate enough to cross the Galra. He was complicit in the ravaging of many planets including Earth, Arus, and Altea. [[spoiler:Unbeknownst to Sincline, he himself is half-Altean, as his father raped an Altean woman to conceive him. Once Sincline finds this out, he undergoes a SanitySlippage and kills Honerva for telling him.]]
* ''Anime/{{Macross}}'': While not a Prince, Quamzin Kravshera is an ill-tempered Zentradi General. Because he treats his minions as disposable and has a reputation for being a violent drunkard, he's TheDreaded to his fellow Zentradi, particularly Vrlitwhai and Formo. He wants to take over the Earth.
* ''Anime/MajesticPrince'': Prince Ziart, [[GalacticConquerer Emperor Galkie]]'s younger half-brother. He is an extremely sadistic BloodKnight who will cut down his own allies if they get in the way of his fun. Due to his fighting ability, he is said to be the strongest man in the history of Urgal.
* ''Anime/PrettyCure'': Queen Mirage was once a former Cure known as the Cure Mirage before she fell from grace. After her FaceHeelTurn, she aims to conquer the Blue Sky Kingdom.
* ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'': Prince Charkin is a ruthless man who will do anything to help Emperor Barao conquer the Earth. After he fails to take down Raideen one too many times, he is subjected to extreme torture, which culminates in [[spoiler:him going through his OneWingedAngel form and fighting Raideen one-on-one. With his loss, he commits {{Seppuku}}]].

** ''Anime/CombattlerV'': While the Campbellians don't have a Royal Family, they're led by Oleana, whose son Garuda spearheads the Earthern Invasion. He is proud of his status and looks down on the Earthlings. [[spoiler:In a twist of events, it turns out that Garuda was imbued with fake memories to believe that he was her biological son, and he's actually an android she created for her own means. He is horrified to find out that she has an entire [[CloneArmy line of androids]] set to replace him should he ever outlive his purpose.]]
** ''Anime/VoltesV'': Years before the story took place, the father of Prince Heinel stood up to the Boazanian slave system and called it cruel. For this, he was disgraced, tortured, and then sentenced to {{Execution}}. When Prince Heinel was born, he was exiled from the Palace, shunned by his fellow nobles, and subjected to constant abuse for being "the traitor's child". Heinel himself never knew the specifics of his father's crimes, as his mother died in childbirth and his maternal grandparents, who raised him refused to tell him. Knowing that he had very little chance among the ruling class, Heinel decided to earn others' respect through military. He graduated as the top cadet at the Boazanian Institute of Military Sciences and Warfare and became a proud warrior. Noting this accomplishment, his uncle, Emperor Zambajil, sends him on a conquest to invade the Earth.
** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' might be the UrExample for the stark difference between a typical AlienPrincess and Stock Alien Prince. Princess Erika is a calm, courageous girl who opposes the war her planet is having with the humans and wants peace, while her brother, Richter wants to genocide them all out of {{Revenge}}. Strictly committed to the Baam's culture of might and violence, Richter plots an AlienInvasion of Earth, massacring millions of humans in a short amount of time. When he finds out that Erika has fallen for a human, he can't bring himself to look at her and states that he has no sister.
* ''Anime/SailorMoon'':
** Princess Snow Kaguya is an icy humanoid alien who freezes planets for her collection. The planet she wants in her collection the most is Earth, but the planet is always inches away from her grasp no matter how close she gets to it.
** Prince Diamond tried to take over the Earth and was banished as a result, leaving him with a desire for {{Revenge}}. [[spoiler:With TheReveal that he was being used all along by Wiseman, Diamond [[GoMadFromTheRevelation went mad]], stealing the two Silver Crystals from Black Lady and nearly causing the destruction of space-time continuum]].

The Alien Prince may be a PrettyBoy who dresses in exquisite furs or shows a lot of skin, leading to DracoInLeatherPants reactions from the audience.

For whatever reason, this trope was the craze during [[MechaShow Mecha Anime]] of The70s and [[The80s '80s]]. Most of these examples are from there. Though, mecha anime are known to frequently copy off and reference one another.

* ''Anime/GodMars'': Emperor Zuul, the ruler of the Gishin Empire, aims to TakeOverTheWorld. While Zuul doesn't have a son, [[spoiler:he brainwashed Mars into being his second-in-command]] has a rotating cast of minions.

You've heard of the AlienPrincess, but you're probably less familiar with her SpearCounterpart, the AlienPrince.

While the AlienPrincess is often an [[PrincessClassic adorable klutz]] with a side of InnocentFanserviceGirl or PlanetaryRomance, the AlienPrince often takes on a more antagonistic role, as he's often a [[WarriorPrince warrior]] or an [[EvilPrince villain]] who serves an evil Emperor.

Basically, while most examples of an AlienPrincess focus on the "Princess", most examples of the AlienPrince focus on the "Alien" part. He's often a fighter highly nationalistic of his homeworlds. He'll likely come from an environment where violence and warfare is the norm, and in some cases, seen as honourable. Oftentimes he'll want to [[TakeOverTheWorld dominate the planet]], or already has by the time the story begins.

Expect him to be TheDragon, with tragic qualities underneath the facade. Usually, he'll fight for his superiors no matter how poorly he's treated, which is usually his AbusiveDad. In cases of the abuse being too much to bear, the AlienPrince may commit {{Patricide}}, or rebel in some way or another. He also may undergo a HeelFaceTurn once he's realized the error of his ways.

The AlienPrince may be a PrettyBoy who dresses in exquisite furs or shows a lot of skin, leading to DracoInLeatherPants reactions from the audience.

* ''Anime/{{Daltanious}}'' takes place in 1995, after an alien Empire known as the Zaal embark on a [[GalacticConquerer Galactic Conquest]] of the planets. Leading the invasion is General Kloppen, the son of Emperor Dolmen and the Zaal's Commander-in-chief. Kloppen is prideful of his status and rubs it in the [[FallenPrincess Fallen Prince]] Harlin's face - [[spoiler: only to be in for a nasty shock when it's found out that he's actually a clone and his "father" never really cared about him]].
* ''Anime/{{Dancougar}}'': The Earth is invaded by the Muge Zarbados Empire, a race of aliens that came from another dimension. Leading the assault on the Planet are General [[UnfortunateNames Deathgayer]], General Guildrom, and General Helmat. While Deathgayer and Guildrom are competent in their own right, Helmat isn't and [[spoiler: dies first]].

* ''Anime/GearFighterDendoh'': Althea is the WarriorPrince of Galfa. [[spoiler: He was originally on the side of good, being born the next-in-line for the Arctos Empire until he was [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] by Emperor Galfa into being evil and helping him colonize the Earth. As he slowly starts to regain fragments of his old memories, he steps farther and farther away from Galfa's influence.]]
* ''Anime/{{Gigantor}}'': Demon Beast Prince Gura is the son of Uchuumaoh. After witnessing his home planet being destroyed, he became desperate to do whatever it took to serve the Demon Empire, even if it meant conquering the Earth. Upon landing on the planet for the first time, the boy lost his memories and befriended Shotaro and the rest of the humans...but when he regained them, he derided them as his enemies, and reunited with his father's army. [[spoiler: Gura, being a child, is unprepared for war, and his eventual death sends Uchuumaoh over the RageBreakingPoint as he takes out his anger on Earth.]]
* ''Anime/GodMars'': Emperor Zuul, the ruler of the Gishin Empire, aims to TakeOverTheWorld. While Zuul doesn't have a son, [[spoiler: he brainwashed Mars into being his second-in-command]] has a rotating cast of minions.
* ''Anime/GoLion'': Prince Sincline shares his father's cruelty towards anyone unfortunate enough to cross the Galra. He was complicit in the ravaging of many planets including Earth, Arus, and Altea. [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to Sincline, he himself is half-Altean, as his father raped an Altean woman to conceive him. Once Sincline finds this out, he undergoes a SanitySlippage and kills Honerva for telling him.]]

* ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'': Prince Charkin is a ruthless man who will do anything to help Emperor Barao conquer the Earth. After he fails to take down Raideen one too many times, he is subjected to extreme torture, which culminates in [[spoiler: him going through his OneWingedAngel form and fighting Raideen one-on-one. With his loss, he commits {{Seppuku}}.]]

** ''Anime/CombattlerV'': While the Campbellians don't have a Royal Family, they're led by Oleana, whose son Garuda spearheads the Earthern Invasion. He is proud of his status and looks down on the Earthlings. [[spoiler: In a twist of events, it turns out that Garuda was imbued with fake memories to believe that he was her biological son, and he's actually an android she created for her own means. He is horrified to find out that she has an entire [[CloneArmy line of androids]] set to replace him should he ever outlive his purpose]].

* ''Anime/SailorMoon''

-->'''Blackfire:''' ''"You've always been the caring one, sister, the one who tended to the wounded creatures - who searched for love instead of hate to urge her on. You were the one everyone cared for. I was the one everyone feared... but I learned to take that fear and use it as my strength. And that, dear sister, is why I'm better."''

* ''Fanfic/CoolCatAndTheBeautyOfWarAndDestruction'': Defied by Prince Heinel. While he initially plans to invade the Earth, [[spoiler: he later decides not to when [[Film/CoolCatSavesTheKids Butch the bully]] becomes the ruler of the world.]]

** ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'': Subverted by Prince Icarus. He happily committed several Planetary [[AlienInvasion Alien Invasions]] to help the expansion of the Gozma Empire. While launching an attack on the Earth, [[spoiler: he saw the face of the Change Mermaid Sayaka Nagisa, and became fascinated by how much she looked like his late mother. Calling off the attack, he kidnapped Sayaka and took her to his palace, where he proposed that she marry him and help him repopulate his race. Sayaka stated she could not love him as he invaded planets for the Gozma. It was then that Bazeu himself intervened and demanded that Icarus kill Sayaka as she was part of the Changemen. Icarus refused and was killed by Bazeu for his defiance.]]
** ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'': Prince Megiddo of the Jashinka Empire is hell-bent on overtaking the Earth to appease his father. However, due to his repeated failures, his father dismisses him from service. [[spoiler: In response, an enraged Megiddo commits {{Patricide}} and then takes the throne.]]

* ''Series/KidouKeijiJiban'': Queen Cosmos is an extraterrestrial entity from an unknown planet. She assumes the form of a human so that she can take over Earth and turn it into an [[LadyLand all-female paradise]] ruled by herself.

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* ''Theatre/TheRockyHorrorShow'' subverts this with Frank N Furter. According to WordOfGod for the original stage show, he was meant to be on earth as part of a plan to conquer it, and while the stage show only confirms that he is high-ranking enough to have servants, the unfilmed script for a sequel to the film reveals him to be a prince... but he quickly got distracted from his official goal because he liked having sex with humans too much, and spends the whole story being TheHedonist.
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* ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamland'': Before his HeelFaceTurn, [[spoiler:Magolor]] was this as he aimed to use the Master Crown so he could gain immense power and control the universe.
-->[[spoiler: '''Magolor:''' ''"Anyway... '''[[EvilLaugh MUAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!]]''' The time has come for your planet... No! The time has come for the ''ENTIRE UNIVERSE'' to bow down to me. And for being such a big help in all of this, your planet gets to go first! Prepare to bow, Popstar! Welcome your new overlord!"'']]

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* ''WebAnimation/{{Nijisanji}}'': Ren Zotto used to fit this mold, having been the prince of a ProudWarriorRace that had invaded many planets in the past. However, as soon as he arrived on Earth, he fell in love with what the planet had to offer, such as the native wildlife and music, leading him to settle there and leave his world-conquering days behind him.
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* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': [[spoiler: [[Characters/StevenUniversePinkDiamond Pink Diamond]]]] was intended to be this, having been assigned Earth by [[spoiler: The Great Diamond Authority]] as what would have been her first of many colony planets to be stripped of resources for the Gem Empire. [[spoiler: However, she grew to love Earth and its inhabitants, and ended up fending off Homeworld's forces as [[Characters/StevenUniverseRoseQuartz Rose Quartz]]]].

Because EvilIsSexy, the AlienPrince may be a PrettyBoy who dresses in exquisite furs or shows a lot of skin, leading to DracoInLeatherPants reactions from the audience.

May overlap with AliensAreBastards, PlanetLooters, AbusiveAlienParents, FantasticRacism, WarriorPrince, EvilPrince, AristocratsAreEvil, AlienInvasion and InhumanlyBeautifulRace. If you're referring to an Empire/race of Aliens that conquer other planets, see GalacticConqueror.

For whatever reason, this trope was the craze during [[MechaShow Mecha Anime]] of The70s and [[The80s 80s]]. Most of these examples are from there. Though, mecha anime are known to frequently copy off and reference one another.

* ''Anime/{{Dancougar}}'': The Earth is invaded by the Muge Zarbados Empire, a race of aliens that came from another dimension. Leading the assault on the Planet are General [[UnfortunateNames Deathgayer]], General Guildrom and General Helmat. While Deathgayer and Guildrom are competent in their own right, Helmat isn't and [[spoiler: dies first]].

* ''Anime/GearFighterDendoh'': Althea is the WarriorPrince of Galfa. [[spoiler: He was originally on the side of good, being born the next-in-line for the Arctos Empire, until he was [[BrainwashedAndCrazy brainwashed]] by Emperor Galfa into being evil and helping him colonize the Earth. As he slowly starts to regain fragments of his old memories, he steps farther and farther away from Galfa's influence.]]

* ''Anime/GoLion'': Prince Sincline shares his father's cruelty towards anyone unfortunate enough to cross the Galra. He was complicit in the ravaging of many planets including Earth, Arus and Altea. [[spoiler: Unbeknownst to Sincline, he himself is half-Altean, as his father raped an Altean woman to conceieve him. Once Sincline finds this out, he undergoes a SanitySlippage and kills Honerva for telling him.]]

* ''Anime/{{Raideen}}'': Prince Charkin is a ruthless man who will do anything to help Emperor Barao conquer the Earth. After he fails to take down Raideen one too many times, he is subjected to extreme torture, which culminates to [[spoiler: him going through his OneWingedAngel form and fighting Raideen one-on-one. With his loss, he commits {{Seppuku}}.]]

** ''Anime/CombattlerV'': While the Campbellians don't have a Royal Family, they're led by Oleana, who's son, Garuda, spearheads the Earthern Invasion. He is proud of his status and looks down on the Earthlings. [[spoiler: In a twist of events, it turns out that Garuda was imbued with fake memories to believe that he was her biological son, and he's actually an android she created for her own means. He is horrified to find out that she has an entire [[CloneArmy line of androids]] set to replace him should he ever outlive his purpose]].
** ''Anime/VoltesV'': Years before the story took place, the father of Prince Heinel stood up to the Boazanian slave system and called it cruel. For this, he was disgraced, tortured and then sentenced to {{Execution}}. When Prince Heinel was born, he was exiled from the Palace, shunned by his fellow nobles and subjected to constant abuse for being "the traitor's child". Heinel himself never knew the specifics of his father's crimes, as his mother died in childbirth and his maternal grandparents, who raised him refused to tell him. Knowing that he had very little chance among the ruling class, Heinel decided to earn others' respect through military. He graduated as the top cadet at the Boazanian Institute of Military Sciences and Warfare and became a proud warrior. Noting this accomplishment, his uncle, Emperor Zambajil, sends him on a conquest to invade the Earth.

** ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'': Subverted by Prince Icarus. He happily committed several Planetary [[AlienInvasion Alien Invasions]] to help the expansion of the Gozma Empire. While laucnhing an attack on the Earth, [[spoiler: he saw the face of the Change Mermaid Sayaka Nagisa, and became fascinated by how much she looked like his late mother. Calling off the attack, he kidnapped Sayaka and took her to his palace, where he proposed that she marry him and help him repopulate his race. Sayaka stated she could not love him as he invaded planets for the Gozma. It was then that Bazeu himself intervened and demanded that Icarus kill Sayaka as she was part of the Changemen. Icarus refused and was killed by Bazeu for his defiance.]]

* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Eridan Ampora is a violet-blooded troll, a form of high class noble on the planet of Alternia. He hates landdwelling trolls for their litter, and seeks to kill them all. He's passionate about the glory that comes with the conquest expected of his caste, and as such is seen as a "bit of a tool" by most of his friend group, eventually killing the two trolls closest to him. He could be argued as a Prince, considering his godtier role is the Prince of Hope.

* {{Parodied|Trope}} in ''WesternAnimation/DextersLaboratory'', with episode "Jeepers, Creepers, Where Is Peepers": a [[AmazingTechnicolorPopulation blue-skinned]] {{Bishonen}} prince named Hookocho, "The Prince of Pain and Misery", somehow captures the ruler of a DreamLand and imprisons him in his spaceship to drain his powers and energize an ultimate weapon, allowing him to conquer the galaxy. While he tortures Dexter and Dee Dee's ImaginaryFriend Koosalagoopagoop, his captive turns into a dragon and squishes Hookocho with little fanfare, ending the threat.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheFairlyOddParents'': Princess Mandie (name pronounced Man-die) is an AxCrazy WarriorPrincess who's goal is to conquer the entire galaxy. She cares about power and hoped to marry Mark so that she could use him to further increase her influence over his planet. Her preferred choice of weapon is a FlamingSword.

* ''WesternAnimation/WanderOverYonder'': "[[Recap/WanderOverYonderS1E15TheEpicQuestOfUnfathomableDifficultyTheVoid The Epic Quest of Unfathomable Difficulty!!!]]" sees Wander searching for the owner of a lost sock. It turns out to belong to Destructor, the one time prince of a planet, until his father took away his beloved sock puppet, causing him to turn into a cruel, despotic leader who imprisoned most of the citizenry and his own father. The return of the sock causes Destructor to turn gold, and become a kind, benevolent ruler, bestowing the title of duke on the prisoners as they're released, save for one who is made an ''arch''duke. The entire planet turns into a shimmering paradise soon after.

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* ''Series/DengekiSentaiChangeman'': Subverted by Prince Icarus. He happily committed several Planetary [[AlienInvasion Alien Invasions]] to help the expansion of the Gozma Empire. While laucnhing an attack on the Earth, [[spoiler: he saw the face of the Change Mermaid Sayaka Nagisa, and became fascinated by how much she looked like his late mother. Calling off the attack, he kidnapped Sayaka and took her to his palace, where he proposed that she marry him and help him repopulate his race. Sayaka stated she could not love him as he invaded planets for the Gozma. It was then that Bazeu himself intervened and demanded that Icarus kill Sayaka as she was part of the Changemen. Icarus refused and was killed by Bazeu for his defiance.]]
* ''Series/KagakuSentaiDynaman'': Prince Megiddo of the Jashinka Empire is hell-bent on overtaking the Earth to appease his father. However, due to his repeated failures, his father dismisses him from service. [[spoiler: In response, an enraged Megiddo commits {{Patricide}} and then takes the throne.]]
* ''Series/KaizokuSentaiGokaiger'': Warz Gill is the mercurial, bratty prince of the Zangyack Empire who initially leads their invasion of Earth. In spite of having competent lieutenants at his side, Warz Gill's ManChild attitude leads the Zangyack to defeat after defeat at the hands of the Gokaigers, eventually falling in battle when his Great Warz mecha is destroyed by Kanzen [=GokaiOh=].

* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': [[spoiler: Pink Diamond]] was intended to be this, having been assigned Earth by [[spoiler: The Great Diamond Authority]] as what would have been her first of many colony planets to be stripped of resources for the Gem Empire. [[spoiler: However, she grew to love Earth and its inhabitants, and ended up fending off Homeworld's forces as Rose Quartz]].