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| 6 | '''[[Film/{{Spaceballs}} SPACEBALLS: THE CHARACTER PAGE]]''' |
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| 9 | |
| 10 | !Heroes |
| 11 | [[folder:Lone Starr]] |
| 12 | [[quoteright:350:'''SPACEBALLS: THE LONE STARR IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/lone_starr.jpg]] |
| 13 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/BillPullman |
| 14 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Thierry Ragueneau |
| 15 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/HochuOtsuka |
| 16 | |
| 17 | The main protagonist. Along with his best friend Barf, Starr is a mercenary flying through space in a Winnebago mobile home. Trapped by crippling debts to an interstellar mob, a way out comes when Princess Vespa flees from Druidia, and the pair get themselves expensively hired by her father to rescue her from the Spaceballs. |
| 18 | ---- |
| 19 | * ArchEnemy: Starr describes himself as being "numero uno on Dark Helmet's hit-list", and Dark Helmet is able to instantly recognize Starr's handiwork when the Winnebago jams ''Spaceball I'''s radar. Though interestingly, their climactic showdown inside the Megamaid seems to be their first ever meeting in-person. |
| 20 | -->'''Dark Helmet:''' There is only one man who would ''dare'' [[ItMakesSenseInContext give me the raspberry]]... ''LONE STARR!'' |
| 21 | * BelligerentSexualTension: With Vespa, as the two do not like each other and he is OnlyInItForTheMoney. However the two begin to warm up during the course of the movie. |
| 22 | * CombatPragmatist: Despite being in a sword duel with Dark Helmet, Lone Starr had no problem with punching him at one point during the duel. |
| 23 | * CompositeCharacter: Of Han Solo's outlaw personality with Luke Skywalker's name [[spoiler: and Jedi abilities]]. |
| 24 | * DoorstopBaby: He was found on the doorstep of a monastery as a baby. Unfortunately for him, the monks never told him who his parents were... [[TheSpeechless because they'd taken a vow of silence]]. |
| 25 | * EveryManHasHisPrice: He initially refused to cross the Spaceballs for Vespa until he was offered a million Spacebucks, which would save him from the wrath of Pizza the Hutt. |
| 26 | * {{Expy}}: A combination of Han Solo and Luke Skywalker (though primarily the former). Also, to some extent, Creator/ClarkGable's character in ''Film/ItHappenedOneNight''. |
| 27 | * FullNameBasis: He's never addressed by name as "Lone" alone, with other characters speaking his name in full each time it comes up. |
| 28 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Barf the Mawg. We're introduced to the pair living together in the Winnebago, and they're all but inseparable. |
| 29 | * HeroicLineage: [[spoiler:After defeating the Spaceballs and destroying the Megamaid, Lone is revealed in a last-second plot twist to be the lost son of an unnamed king and queen, just in time to go back and prevent Vespa's wedding.]] |
| 30 | * ImprovisedWeapon: He uses a can of shaving cream to take out a guard and a mirror to take down Dark Helmet. |
| 31 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Sure, he can be a bit rude towards Vespa and even Barf for that matter, but he clearly cares about both of them [[spoiler: and chooses to turn down the million-spacebuck reward when he realizes he's free of debt.]] |
| 32 | * KeepTheReward: [[spoiler:After he finds out that Pizza the Hutt has died, he no longer needs the million Spacebucks King Roland promised him, only taking enough money for food and fuel.]] |
| 33 | * MagicKnight: He uses the Schwartz and can fight in a [[LaserBlade Schwartsaber]] battle. |
| 34 | * OnlyInItForTheMoney: Justified, as Starr and Barf are a million spacebucks in debt to a crime lord, and need to pay him back by tomorrow to avoid having a hit put out on them. [[spoiler:Subverted later - when Pizza suddenly dies, thus freeing them from the debt, Starr decides to [[KeepTheReward refuse the reward money]], only taking enough to get fuel and supplies before leaving.]] |
| 35 | * TheReveal: The medallion around his neck is [[spoiler:his birth certificate, which identifies that [[ReallyRoyaltyReveal he's the son of royalty]]. Naturally, this leads to]]: |
| 36 | * SuddenlySuitableSuitor: [[spoiler:For Vespa, thanks to TheReveal.]] |
| 37 | * SharpDressedMan: Gets a spiffy white uniform for his final scene. Averted for the rest of the movie where he's dressed much more down-to-earth. |
| 38 | [[/folder]] |
| 39 | |
| 40 | [[folder:Barf]] |
| 41 | [[quoteright:320:'''SPACEBALLS: THE BARF IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/barf.jpg]] |
| 42 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/JohnCandy |
| 43 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Creator/RichardDarbois |
| 44 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Masahiro Anzai |
| 45 | |
| 46 | Lone Starr's sidekick. He's a mawg; a half-man, half-dog[[note]]He's his own best friend[[/note]]. He and Starr are hired by King Roland to save Princess Vespa, as a way to get out of their debts to the mob. |
| 47 | ---- |
| 48 | * AccidentalMisnaming: Pizza the Hutt calls him Puke by mistake. |
| 49 | * AccidentalPervert: Sometimes. |
| 50 | -->''(climbing up the ladder)''\ |
| 51 | '''Dot Matrix:''' Hey, stop looking up my can!\ |
| 52 | '''Barf:''' Sorry.\ |
| 53 | ''(while waiting, his tail swings up into a waitress's skirt)''\ |
| 54 | '''Waitress:''' Hey, hey! Watch where you're sticking that thing!\ |
| 55 | '''Barf:''' It's got a mind of its own, sweetheart. I can't do a thing with it. ''(laughs)'' |
| 56 | * BigEater: When first seen, he's scarfing down dog food from a jumbo bowl tucked under one arm. |
| 57 | * BigFriendlyDog: Well, half-dog. But his good nature cannot be denied. |
| 58 | * BigFun: A chubby guy who is kind and silly. |
| 59 | * CanineCompanion: Parodied; as both a man ''and'' a dog, he calls himself his own best friend. |
| 60 | * ChivalrousPervert: Is caught [[{{Robosexual}} looking up Dot's skirt]] while climbing a ladder, and at the diner towards the end of the film he gets distracted by the rather buxom waitress. |
| 61 | -->"I'll have the cleavage, [[VerbalBackspace I-I mean the special]]!" |
| 62 | * CowardlyLion: Prone to panicking, but surprisingly manages to hold his own fairly well during the assault on the Spaceball prison complex. He's also literally compared to the Cowardly Lion when the film homages ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' in Yogurt's sanctuary. |
| 63 | * {{Expy}}: He parodies Chewbacca from ''Star Wars'', being an animalistic copilot and sidekick to the heroes. |
| 64 | * HeterosexualLifePartners: With Lone Starr. We're introduced to the pair living together in the Winnebago, and they're all but inseparable. |
| 65 | * NiceGuy: Aside from being very friendly, he's also easier to get along with than Lone Starr. |
| 66 | * NumberTwo: He's Lone Starr's partner and the co-pilot of the Winnebago. |
| 67 | * OnlyKnownByTheirNickname: At the end of the film, he reveals his full name is Barfolomew. |
| 68 | * OnlySaneMan: Has to keep Lone Starr and Vespa in check, and rightfully points out that they need to hightail it somewhere after ''Spaceball One'' overshoots them in Ludicrous Speed. |
| 69 | * PrayerIsALastResort: While crash-landing on Vega's moon, Starr asks Barf for a reading of the ship's systems. Barf interprets this as a reading ''from the Bible'', and immediately clasps his hands together to start fearfully praying until Starr scolds him for it. |
| 70 | ** Bonus points for the "reading" being the Lord's Prayer. |
| 71 | * ReligiousBruiser: He's a competent fighter who believes in God. |
| 72 | * StoutStrength: A big guy, with enough muscle to rip a section of piping off a wall in the Spaceball City prison and use it as an AttackReflector on the guards. |
| 73 | * TearsOfJoy: Sheds these near the end [[spoiler:shortly after Lone Starr and Vespa's marriage]]. |
| 74 | [[/folder]] |
| 75 | |
| 76 | [[folder:Princess Vespa]] |
| 77 | [[quoteright:350:'''SPACEBALLS: THE PRINCESS VESPA IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/princess_vespa.jpg]] |
| 78 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/DaphneZuniga |
| 79 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Virginie Ledieu |
| 80 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/KikukoInoue |
| 81 | |
| 82 | The spoiled princess of Druidia who flees the planet on her wedding day, only to be targeted by the Spaceballs. Lone Starr and Barf are hired to rescue her and bring her home safely. |
| 83 | ---- |
| 84 | * ActionGirl: When you push her Berserk Button. |
| 85 | * AmbiguouslyJewish: This was an intentional gag. |
| 86 | -->'''Lone Starr:''' That's all we needed; a ''Druish'' princess.\ |
| 87 | '''Barf:''' ''(AsideGlance)'' Funny, she doesn't ''look'' Druish. |
| 88 | ** Later, we learn that Vespa was born with a comically huge and crooked nose, which she'd gotten rid of with some cosmetic surgery. The Spaceballs hire a cosmetic surgeon and threaten to return Vespa's nose to its original state, unless King Roland surrenders the access code of Druidia's air-shield. |
| 89 | * BerserkButton: "My hair! He shot my hair! ... you son of a ''bitch.''" |
| 90 | * CharacterDevelopment: She eventually grows out of her SpoiledBrat phase. |
| 91 | * DaddysGirl: She defies her father and runs away from her wedding, but the moment the Spaceballs show up she immediately calls Roland and pleads for his help. |
| 92 | * DamselOutOfDistress: Once her [[BerserkButton hair has been damaged by enemy fire]], she manages to single-handedly wipe out an entire contingent of bad guys. |
| 93 | * DefrostingIceQueen: Towards Lone Starr, by way of FireForgedFriends and BelligerentSexualTension. |
| 94 | * {{Expy}}: She's a parody of Princess Leia from ''Star Wars'', down to wearing her famous buns...as a pair of headphones. |
| 95 | * FairytaleWeddingDress: She spends most of her time in a poofy white gown. |
| 96 | * HisNameReallyIsBarkeep: The picture of her with her previous nose is labeled "Vespa, Princess" |
| 97 | * ItsAllAboutMe: The moment she's initially rescued, she demands that her matched luggage be rescued with her and that the Winnebago's interior be cleaned up. When they crash on Vega's moon, she forces the rest of the party to carry her luggage for miles across the desert, which turn out to be filled with useless luxuries such as a supersized hair-dryer she insists she "can't live without". |
| 98 | * IAmXSonOfY: "I am Princess Vespa, Daughter of Roland, King of the Druids!" |
| 99 | * JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She's self-absorbed, spoiled and sometimes outright mean, but she has a good side. |
| 100 | * JewishAmericanPrincess: A [[SpaceJews sci-fi themed parody]] of the stereotype. She even had a stereotypical big Jewish nose before she got a rhinoplasty on her 16th birthday. |
| 101 | * MarryForLove: This is why she ran away from her wedding - Prince Valium may have been the last prince left in the galaxy, but that didn't mean Vespa loved him. |
| 102 | * MeaningfulName: While Vespa is also joked about as "Druish", her name is Latin for "wasp", connoting the upper-class WASP (white Anglo-Saxon Protestant) stereotypes she also evokes. |
| 103 | * MissingMom: Roland mentions offhandedly that she died before Vespa could be married, ruefully wishing she could have lived to see the big day. |
| 104 | * NobodyTouchesTheHair: She goes full Rambo on some Spaceballs who shoot her in the hair. |
| 105 | * SpoiledBrat: She's a princess who's used to getting her way all the time. |
| 106 | * VocalDissonance: She sings in an impressively deep bass. |
| 107 | * WellExcuseMePrincess: At first. |
| 108 | [[/folder]] |
| 109 | |
| 110 | [[folder:Dot Matrix]] |
| 111 | [[quoteright:168:'''SPACEBALLS: THE DOT MATRIX IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dot_matrix.jpeg]] |
| 112 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/JoanRivers (voice), Lorne Yarnell (portrayal) |
| 113 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Laurence Badie |
| 114 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Ako Mayama (credited under the name "Rin Mizuhara") |
| 115 | |
| 116 | Princess Vespa's robot handmaiden, who gets dragged along (literally) as the princess flees her wedding. |
| 117 | ---- |
| 118 | * DeadpanSnarker: Has a rather wry and dry sense of humor. |
| 119 | * EyeLightsOut: Whenever she's recharging in "sleep mode." |
| 120 | * {{Expy}}: She's a clear parody of C-3PO from ''Star Wars'', but characterized more as an overbearing governess than a worrywart companion. |
| 121 | %%* FunnyRobot |
| 122 | * MatronChaperone[=/=]ParentalSubstitute: Vespa's mother is stated to be deceased and Dot seems to act as her primary maternal figure--the two have close relationship and Dot's shown to be very caring and protective of Vespa, to the point of having a built-in [[MomentKiller "Virgin Alarm."]] |
| 123 | * PunnyName: Named after a now obsolete type of printer. |
| 124 | * RobotBuddy: Goes along with Vespa on her journey, and serves as her constant companion during the course of the movie. |
| 125 | * RobotHair: She has the hard hair variant, having a stiff bob wig. It goes frizzy and ragged when the group tire out on Vega. |
| 126 | * ShipperOnDeck: Even before they meet Lone Starr in-person, Dot feels that his voice sounds sexy and argues that he could be attractive in person. But despite being supportive of Vespa potentially getting together with Lone Starr, Dot's still rather protective of the Princess and draws the line at stuff like "sex before marriage" (hence the reason for her "Virgin Alarm"). |
| 127 | * WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Subverted--while Dot may be a robot, she's got a wide range of emotion (having hopes, dreams, fears and even moments of sarcasm) just like any flesh-and-blood being, and she's never treated as an object or discriminated against. |
| 128 | [[/folder]] |
| 129 | |
| 130 | !Spaceballs |
| 131 | [[folder:Dark Helmet (Panakin Crybaby)]] |
| 132 | [[quoteright:320:'''SPACEBALLS: THE DARK HELMET IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/dark_helmet.jpg]] |
| 133 | [[quoteright:320:'''SPACEBALLS: THE OTHER DARK HELMET IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/9ac19958_4608_4216_9b39_58d32c88aa38.png]] |
| 134 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/RickMoranis |
| 135 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Luq Hamet |
| 136 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/KeiTomiyama |
| 137 | |
| 138 | The main antagonist, and a high-ranking officer among the Spaceballs. He has been tasked by President Skroob to kidnap Princess Vespa and hold her at ransom, with the ultimate goal of opening Druidia's air-shield so the Spaceballs can steal the planet's oxygen for themselves. |
| 139 | ----- |
| 140 | * AdaptationExpansion: The short-lived animated series actually shows his backstory as a parody of ''Film/ThePhantomMenace'' and gave him the name "Panakin Crybaby" before he wore the helmet and became Dark Helmet. How much of it is canon is up in the air. |
| 141 | * ArchEnemy: Starr describes himself as being "numero uno on Dark Helmet's hit-list", and Dark Helmet is able to instantly recognize Starr's handiwork when the Winnebago jams ''Spaceball I'''s radar. Though interestingly, their climactic showdown inside the Megamaid seems to be their first ever meeting in-person. |
| 142 | -->'''Dark Helmet:''' There is only one man who would ''dare'' [[ItMakesSenseInContext give me the raspberry]]... ''LONE STARR!'' |
| 143 | * BadBoss: He punishes an insubordinate subordinate by using the Schwartz to [[GroinAttack crush his testicles]]. It seems to be a habit; any other time Dark Helmet seems close to losing his temper, the crew of ''Spaceball I'' reflexively cover their crotches. |
| 144 | * BerserkButton: |
| 145 | ** At the start of the movie, a deckhand bypasses the chain of command by contacting President Skroob before even notifying him that they'd approached Druidia. Helmet reprimands him, before using his schwartz ring to crush his testicles. |
| 146 | ** And for the love of Creator/GeorgeLucas, don't ''ever'' walk in on him while he's playing with his dolls. |
| 147 | * ButtMonkey: Suffers the most physical abuse in the movie, though fortunately his helmet protects him from the worst harm. Notable examples include being thrown across the room by ''Spaceball I'' entering and exiting LudicrousSpeed, and being so short that Lone Starr is able to hold him and his schwartz-sword at bay [[AtArmsLength just by planting a hand on his helmet]]. |
| 148 | * DeadpanSnarker: The natural side-effect of being SurroundedByIdiots. As the Spaceballs prepare to steal 10,000 years worth of fresh air from Planet Druidia, Helmet quips that the way Skroob runs things, the air won't last 100. |
| 149 | * DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: His "reveal" to Lone Starr is that he is actually his "father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate," which is just a roundabout way of saying he used to be a roommate of Lone Starr or one of his cousins. |
| 150 | * DragonInChief: While he's not much of a threat, he manages to be this since Skroob is even more pathetic. |
| 151 | * EvenEvilHasStandards: In the novelization, he thinks Skroob's idea to brand Vespa is going too far. |
| 152 | * EvilSoundsDeep: Parodied. While his mask is down, his voice seems to be modified to a booming growl, but a scene showing Helmet in private reveals that this voice is simply Rick Moranis himself deepening his voice to sound scarier. |
| 153 | * {{Expy}}: Of Darth Vader, for the purpose of parody. Helmet's mask is revealed to be an ineffective attempt to cover up the dweeby human inside rather than a piece of life support, and he's overall far less threatening than he wants to be. |
| 154 | * FourEyesZeroSoul: Dark Helmet wears glasses and is one of the bad guys. |
| 155 | * GoodIsDumb: The Trope Namer, uttering the line after Lone Starr falls for the oldest trick in the book. |
| 156 | -->"Now you will see that evil will always triumph... Because good is dumb." |
| 157 | * GroinAttack: Is particularly fond of this, along with the FreudianThreat. In his introductory scene, [[EstablishingCharacterMoment Helmet uses the Schwartz to crush an insubordinate underling's testicles]], and the crew of ''Spaceball I'' are apparently familiar enough with this punishment that they all reflexively cover their crotches the moment Helmet seems to lose his temper for any reason. |
| 158 | -->''(To Lone Starr)'' "Say goodbye to your two best friends... and I don't mean your pals in the Winnebago!" |
| 159 | * TheHeavy: President Skroob is the official leader of the Spaceballs, but Lord Helmet gets the most screentime and is the bigger physical threat (to the extent that any of the villains are). |
| 160 | * HoistByHisOwnPetard: |
| 161 | ** During the hyperspace chase sequence, every single one of the humiliations and AmusingInjuries Helmet suffers is a direct result of either an order he gave or a safety measure he consciously chose to ignore. |
| 162 | ** This is also ultimately how [[spoiler:Lone Starr defeats him, using a handheld mirror to turn Helmet's GroinAttack back on himself]]. |
| 163 | * IHaveYouNowMyPretty: Subverted. Helmet ''sounds'' like he's making lecherous advances towards a captive Princess Vespa... only for the camera to pan around and reveal he's roleplaying with ''Spaceballs'' [[TheMerch toy merchandise]] in his room, putting on a ridiculous falsetto to voice the princess and her friends. |
| 164 | * ISurrenderSuckers: Uses this in his final fight with Lone Starr, by [[WorthyOpponent offering a gentlemanly fight]] and sealing the deal with a handshake. Starr obliges, and Helmet steals the schwartz ring right off Starr's finger. |
| 165 | * {{Jerkass}}: He insults and threatens just about everyone he meets in the movie. Even President Skroob, his erstwhile boss, gets zero respect from Dark Helmet. |
| 166 | * LaughablyEvil: He's considered one of the funniest villains in media due to his hilarious lines and personality and his attraction to slapstick. |
| 167 | * LiteralMinded: Helmet's response to being ordered to comb the desert to find Princess Vespa is to have his mooks literally comb the sand with gigantic hair combs. |
| 168 | -->'''Colonel Sandurz:''' [[LampshadeHanging Are we being too literal?]]\ |
| 169 | '''Helmet:''' No, you fool, we're following orders. [[ExactWords We were told to comb the desert]], so we're combing it! |
| 170 | * LukeIAmYourFather: Spoofed. |
| 171 | -->'''Dark Helmet:''' I am your father's brother's nephew's cousin's former roommate!\ |
| 172 | '''Lone Starr:''' ''({{beat}})'' What does that make us?\ |
| 173 | '''Dark Helmet:''' ''Absolutely nothing!'' Which is what you are about to become. |
| 174 | * {{Manchild}}: He uses his RageHelm to make childish faces at Skroob without him knowing, and at one point Sandurz catches him playing with ''Spaceballs'' toys in his room. |
| 175 | * TheNapoleon: As one would expect from Creator/RickMoranis as a TinTyrant. |
| 176 | * NerdInEvilsHelmet: He even provides the picture for the trope page. |
| 177 | * NotSoHarmlessVillain: Physically and in personality, he isn't threatening in the least. However, his troops legitimately fear his wrath, and his capture of Vespa is quite creepy. He also displays decent fighting ability in his Schwartz duel with Lone Starr and uses [[CombatPragmatist underhanded tactics]] to gain an advantage in said duel. |
| 178 | * PunnyName: His real name, Panakin Crybaby, aside from sounding similar to Anakin Skywalker, sounds very close to "panicking crybaby", as it is a TakeThat to the performances of Creator/JakeLloyd and Creator/HaydenChristensen in the prequels. |
| 179 | * RageHelm: Parodied. It ''looks'' pretty intimidating, but it turns out to be hard to breathe in or speak through, and Helmet frequently pulls the faceplate up in order to speak more clearly. |
| 180 | * SarcasticDevotee: He's subservient to President Skroob, but that doesn't mean he treats him with any respect. |
| 181 | -->'''Skroob:''' Ah, Planet Druidia, and ten thousand years of fresh air!\ |
| 182 | '''Dark Helmet:''' (to Colonel Sandurz) The way he runs things, it won't last a hundred. |
| 183 | * ASinisterClue: He wears his Schwartz ring on his left hand and uses it for his attacks. |
| 184 | * SicklyGreenGlow: His Schwartz abilities manifest as green light in contrast to Lone Starr's orange. |
| 185 | * SurroundedByIdiots: When he discovers that most of ''Spaceball I'''s bridge crew is composed of members of the "Asshole" family, including Major Asshole and Gunner's Mate First Class Philip Asshole. |
| 186 | -->'''Dark Helmet:''' I knew it, I'm surrounded by assholes. ''({{Beat}})'' Keep firing, assholes! |
| 187 | * VaderBreath: Parodied. Turns out, Helmet's not hooked up to a respirator -- he's just wearing a mask that's really hard to breathe in. |
| 188 | * VillainousCrush: Implied by the scene of him playing with toy versions of the main characters, where he has Vespa fall in love with him. |
| 189 | [[/folder]] |
| 190 | |
| 191 | [[folder:Colonel Sandurz]] |
| 192 | [[quoteright:270:'''SPACEBALLS: THE COLONEL SANDURZ IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/colonel_sandurz.gif]] |
| 193 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/GeorgeWyner |
| 194 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Creator/JacquesFrantz |
| 195 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/MasaruIkeda |
| 196 | |
| 197 | The commanding officer of ''Spaceball I'', and Dark Helmet's immediate subordinate. |
| 198 | ---- |
| 199 | * BenevolentBoss: Unlike [[BadBoss Dark Helmet]], Sandurz takes a moment to praise one of his subordinates. |
| 200 | * DemotedToExtra: He only appeared in a single scene of a single episode in the animated series. |
| 201 | * {{Expy}}: A parody of Admiral Piett from ''Empire'' and ''Jedi''. |
| 202 | * HarmlessVillain: He's really not very menacing, nor does he directly do anything that threatens our heroes. |
| 203 | * MookLieutenant: He's Dark Helmet's right-hand man. |
| 204 | * MrExposition: His role is typically to spout useful or not-so-useful facts about the plot. |
| 205 | -->'''Colonel Sandurz:''' Once we kidnap the princess, we can force her father -- King Roland -- to give us the combination to the air-shield; thereby destroying Planet Druidia, and saving Planet Spaceball!\ |
| 206 | '''Dark Helmet:''' ''(AsideGlance)'' [[LampshadeHanging Everybody got that?]] |
| 207 | * OnlySaneByComparison: Despite his cowardice, he seems to be the only competent Spaceball. |
| 208 | * OnlySaneMan: Seems to be the only Spaceball with even a shred of competence, though that still leaves him totally ineffectual. |
| 209 | * PunnyName: As lampshaded by Dark Helmet: |
| 210 | -->'''Dark Helmet:''' What's the matter, Colonel Sandurz!? ''[[UsefulNotes/KentuckyFriedChicken Chicken!?]]'' |
| 211 | [[/folder]] |
| 212 | |
| 213 | [[folder:President Skroob]] |
| 214 | [[quoteright:320:'''SPACEBALLS: THE PRESIDENT SKROOB IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/president_skroob.gif]] |
| 215 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/MelBrooks |
| 216 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Creator/RogerCarel |
| 217 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Michio Hazama |
| 218 | |
| 219 | The president of Planet Spaceball. |
| 220 | ---- |
| 221 | * BigBad: In theory. As the leader of Planet Spaceball, he is the one in charge of the plan to steal Druidia's air. But he can't accomplish much of anything on his own and depends on Dark Helmet to do the heavy lifting. |
| 222 | * TheDitz: He's so incompetent that under his leadership, Planet Spaceball has hardly any air left. |
| 223 | * HarmlessVillain: Unlike Dark Helmet, he's never a threat at any point, and even manages to be so dumb that even Dark Helmet calls him out, though only behind his back. |
| 224 | * LargeHam: It's Creator/MelBrooks, after all. |
| 225 | * NonActionBigBad: Skroob is, for the most part, content to sit around while Dark Helmet does all the dirty work. |
| 226 | * NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: He wants to steal Druidia's air to save Planet Spaceball, but he was the one who screwed up his homeworld's supply in the first place. Even Dark Helmet doubts that he'll make the air from Druidia last one century. |
| 227 | * PresidentEvil: Mixed with a heavy dosage of [[OurPresidentsAreDifferent President Buffoon]]. |
| 228 | * SdrawkcabName: His name is almost "Brooks" reversed. (Technically it's an anagram, but Mel thought "Skroob" [[RuleOfCool sounded cooler]] than "Skoorb") |
| 229 | * TeleporterAccident: Skroob has a non-lethal one when Snotty[[note]] a blatant Spaceball {{Expy}} of ''Series/{{Star Trek|The Original Series}}'''s Montgomery Scott, better known as "Scotty"[[/note]] beams him into the teledar room to view Dark Helmet's impending capture of Princess Vespa. Skroob is understandably upset when he discovers that his head is suddenly on backwards because of a "[[TechnoBabble microconverter malfunction]]". After he is safely beamed back, he decides to walk to the teledar room instead. [[spoiler: Fortunately, it is literally in the next room.]] |
| 230 | -->'''Skroob:''' ''Why didn't somebody tell me my ass was so big?!'' |
| 231 | [[/folder]] |
| 232 | |
| 233 | [[folder:Commanderette Zircon]] |
| 234 | [[quoteright:320:'''SPACEBALLS: THE COMMANDERETTE ZICRON IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/84868035.jpg]] |
| 235 | ->'''Played by''': Leslie Bevis |
| 236 | |
| 237 | An officer based on Planet Spaceball who reports on the progress of ''Spaceball One'' to President Skroob. |
| 238 | ---- |
| 239 | * CovertPervert: She really seems to enjoy looking in on Skroob at inopportune moments, such as when he's taking a leak or having a threesome. |
| 240 | * InconvenientSummons: Has a bad habit of calling President Skroob at the most inopportune moments. |
| 241 | * TheSmurfettePrinciple: She's the only female officer among the Spaceballs in the film. |
| 242 | * StatuesqueStunner: She's quite tall, and in [[https://w0.peakpx.com/wallpaper/728/588/HD-wallpaper-spaceballs-comedy-president-skroob-commanderette-zircon.jpg their shot together]] she visibly towers over Skroob. (It probably doesn't help that Mel Brooks is 5'5" while Leslie Bevis is 5'9") |
| 243 | [[/folder]] |
| 244 | |
| 245 | [[folder:Snotty]] |
| 246 | ->'''Played by''': Jeff [=MacGregor=] |
| 247 | |
| 248 | The teleporter operator aboard ''Spaceball One''. |
| 249 | ---- |
| 250 | * {{Expy}}: Stereotypically Scottish, operates a teleporter, and his name even sounds like "[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Scotty]]". |
| 251 | [[/folder]] |
| 252 | |
| 253 | [[folder:Radar Technician]] |
| 254 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/MichaelWinslow |
| 255 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Creator/GregGermain |
| 256 | |
| 257 | ''Spaceball One'''s radar system operator who has a habit of mimicking the sound effects of his equipment. |
| 258 | ---- |
| 259 | * AdvertisedExtra: He gets eighth billing in the credits, above Dot Matrix's actress, even though he only appears in one scene. |
| 260 | * {{Cloudcuckoolander}}: The way he imitates sounds effects (something his actor is famous for doing) to get his point across suggests that there's something off about him. |
| 261 | -->'''Technician:''' [We've lost] The bleeps... ''[imitates bleeps]'' the sweeps... ''[imitates sweeps]'' and the creeps. ''[imitates creeps]''\ |
| 262 | '''Dark Helmet:''' That's not all he's lost. |
| 263 | * NoNameGiven: He's only referred to as "Radar Technician" in the credits, and he's only called by his rank, private, in the movie. Being black, unless he's adopted or something, he's probably not an Asshole. |
| 264 | * PrecisionFStrike: After his radar screen goes out, we hear what sounds like a long static sound that turns out to be a long, drawn out "shhhhhhhhit." |
| 265 | * RadioVoice: Parodied and provides the page quote. He talks to Dark Helmet in a staticky, echoing voice even when Dark Helmet is right next to him and doesn't stop it until Dark Helmet rips out the communicator and throws it away. |
| 266 | * TokenMinority: He's not the only black person in the movie (there's the two guys with the giant afro comb), but he's the only significant black character, while most of the main cast is white. |
| 267 | * VoiceChangeling: Played with. Instead of imitating a voice, he imitates "the bleeps, the sweeps, and the creeps," as well as imitating the sound of speaking through a speaker. Michael Winslow is known as the Man of 10,000 Sound Effects. |
| 268 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: He appear in one scene and then vanishes. Presumably, he escaped the ship's destruction in along with the rest of the crew, but he's never shown entering an escape pod. |
| 269 | [[/folder]] |
| 270 | |
| 271 | [[folder:Asshole Family]] |
| 272 | ->'''Played by''': Jim Jackman (Major Asshole) and Michael Pniewski (Gunner's Mate First Class Philip Asshole) |
| 273 | |
| 274 | An extended family who comprise most of the bridge crew of ''Spaceball One''. Most notably the cross-eyed Gunner's Mate First Class Philip Asshole and his equally cross-eyed cousin Major Asshole. |
| 275 | ---- |
| 276 | * AdaptationalNameChange: In the animated series, Major Asshole is renamed major Bleephole. |
| 277 | * ComicallyCrossEyed: Both named Assholes are cross-eyed. With one of them employed as a gunner! |
| 278 | * ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Played straight and parodied. Because Philip Asshole is cross-eyed, he cannot aim very well, which prompts Dark Helmet to ask who made him a gunner. |
| 279 | * {{Nepotism}}: Major Asshole got his cousin his job and apparently is the reason why Dark Helmet is [[SurroundedByIdiots surrounded by Assholes]]. |
| 280 | * NumberTwo: Due to his rank and authority in assigning jobs, Major Asshole is probably Colonel Sandurz's second-in-command on ''Spaceball One'', but [[NumberTwoForBrains he's no better]] [[SurroundedByIdiots than the rest of his family]]. |
| 281 | * PunnyName: Major Asshole is a major asshole. Also, Philip sounds like "fill up". |
| 282 | * WhosOnFirst: There's a moment of this when Dark Helmet asks Colonel Sandurz what Major Asshole's name is. "He's an Asshole, sir". "I know that. What's his name?" |
| 283 | * WhatHappenedToTheMouse: Like the Michael Winslow's character, they never appear after their one scene, though they probably made it out in escape pods. |
| 284 | [[/folder]] |
| 285 | |
| 286 | !Others |
| 287 | [[folder:Yogurt]] |
| 288 | [[quoteright:200:'''SPACEBALLS: THE YOGURT IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/yogurt.jpg]] |
| 289 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/MelBrooks |
| 290 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Serge Lhorca |
| 291 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Michio Hazama |
| 292 | |
| 293 | The "Everlasting Know-It-All", Yogurt is a reclusive, kindly mystic who teaches Lone Starr the way of "The Schwartz." |
| 294 | ---- |
| 295 | * CompositeCharacter: Of Yoda's strange speech patterns and Obi-Wan Kenobi's role in ''Film/ANewHope''. |
| 296 | * CoolOldGuy: He's hundreds of years old and he's the master of the Schwartz. |
| 297 | * {{Expy}}: He's a parodic version of Jedi Master Yoda from ''Star Wars''. Instead of having unusual sentences grammar, he's a pronounced AlterKocker. |
| 298 | * HumbleHero: Please, he's just plain Yogurt. |
| 299 | * LivingLegend: Also known as "Yogurt the Wise", "Yogurt the All-Powerful" and "Yogurt the Magnificent", and his mastery of the Schwartz is such that even Dark Helmet isn't willing to cross him. [[HumbleHero He insists that he's just]] "[[PunnyName plain Yogurt]]". |
| 300 | * TheMerch: [[invoked]] Turns out that his underground desert temple is where he works on the merchandising for the ''Spaceballs'' movie, which mostly amounts to taking random things and slapping a ''Spaceballs'' logo on it. We're shown Spaceballs: The T-Shirt, Spaceballs: The Coloring Book [[note]]Actually a ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' coloring book[[/note]] and Spaceballs: The ''Flamethrower''. |
| 301 | -->'''Yogurt:''' [[MyLittlePanzer The kids love this one.]] |
| 302 | * PunnyName: Yoda to Yogurt, [[DontExplainTheJoke get it]]? |
| 303 | [[/folder]] |
| 304 | |
| 305 | [[folder:King Roland]] |
| 306 | [[quoteright:306:'''SPACEBALLS: THE KING ROLAND IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/king_roland.jpg]] |
| 307 | ->'''Played by''': Dick Van Patten |
| 308 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Creator/WilliamSabatier |
| 309 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Saburo Kamei |
| 310 | |
| 311 | The King of Druidia and father of Princess Vespa. |
| 312 | ---- |
| 313 | * ArtisticLicenseBiology: The return of the air should not have brought him back to life - victims of asphyxiation won't just come back to life if they're in an environment with air again. |
| 314 | * BackFromTheDead: He dies of asphyxiation when the Spaceballs begin sucking up Druidia's air, but comes back to life when the air is restored. |
| 315 | * ChuckCunninghamSyndrome: Doesn't even get a mention in the animated series. |
| 316 | * DotingParent: It's obvious despite his limited screen time he's the one that spoiled Vespa. |
| 317 | * GoodParents[=/=]PapaWolf: He cares about Vespa and is willing to pay Lone Star and Barf a million space bucks for the safe return of his daughter. He also gives into Dark Helmet’s demands for the code to Druidia’s air-shield just so Helmet won’t hurt Vespa. |
| 318 | * RequisiteRoyalRegalia: He dresses in bright, fur-trimmed outfits and is usually seen with a crown, befitting his royal status. |
| 319 | * StrangeMindsThinkAlike: The passcode to Druidia's air-shield is revealed to be [[spoiler:1-2-3-4-5]], which is the exact same passcode President Skroob has on his luggage. |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | [[folder:Pizza the Hutt]] |
| 323 | [[quoteright:300:'''SPACEBALLS: THE PIZZA THE HUT IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/pizza_the_hut.jpg]] |
| 324 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/DomDeluise |
| 325 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Creator/HenryDjanik |
| 326 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Creator/ShinpachiTsuji |
| 327 | |
| 328 | A space gangster. Part man, part pizza. Lone Starr and Barf owe him a hundred-thousand spacebucks, which Pizza abruptly ramps up to a million and tells them he wants the money by tomorrow, or else. |
| 329 | ---- |
| 330 | %%* AmbiguouslyGay |
| 331 | * {{Autocannibalism}}: How Pizza ultimately dies. Locked in the trunk of his limo, he became so hungry he ate himself to death. |
| 332 | * BlobMonster: Imagine Jabba The Hutt...made out of bubbling pizza. |
| 333 | * DroppedABridgeOnHim: Just as the group is returning to Druidia to wrap up their adventure, a news broadcast reveals that Pizza had abruptly died, freeing Lone Starr and Barf from their million-spacebucks debt. |
| 334 | * {{Expy}}: He's a potentially ''more'' disgusting parody of ''Star Wars''' Jabba the Hutt, being a crude, fat, food-associated crime boss. |
| 335 | * PlotIrrelevantVillain: He's around to give Barf and Lone Starr a motive for getting involved in the story, but serves no purpose after that [[DroppedABridgeOnHim and is disposed of off-screen]]. |
| 336 | * PunnyName: It's a play on "Pizza Hut", a restaurant franchise, mixed with "Jabba the Hutt". |
| 337 | * VillainWithGoodPublicity: He's a notorious crime boss, but his death is reported as a tragedy. |
| 338 | [[/folder]] |
| 339 | |
| 340 | [[folder:Vinnie]] |
| 341 | [[quoteright:237:'''SPACEBALLS: THE VINNIE IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/vinnie.png]] |
| 342 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/RudyDeLuca |
| 343 | ->'''Voiced in Japanese by''': Toshihiko Kojima |
| 344 | |
| 345 | Pizza's right hand man. |
| 346 | ---- |
| 347 | * AmbiguouslyGay: Yeah, there is something going on between him and Pizza. Especially when he takes a bite out of Pizza and says "You're delicious." |
| 348 | * {{Expy}}: Given how he's serving the expy of Jabba the Hutt, he's the closest this movie gets to a [[Film/ReturnOfTheJedi Bib Fortuna]] and or [[Film/TheEmpireStrikesBack Boba Fett]] parody, though with more of a ''Series/MaxHeadroom'' vibe. |
| 349 | * RussianReversal: Informs Lone Starr he had better pay back his debt, "or else Pizza is gonna send out for YOU!" |
| 350 | * WhateverHappenedToTheMouse: He's never brought up again after his one and only scene. |
| 351 | [[/folder]] |
| 352 | |
| 353 | [[folder:Prince Valium]] |
| 354 | [[quoteright:270:'''SPACEBALLS: THE PRINCE VALIUM IMAGE'''https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/prince_valium.jpg]] |
| 355 | ->'''Played by''': Creator/JimJBullock |
| 356 | ->'''Voiced in French by''': Creator/EmmanuelJacomy |
| 357 | |
| 358 | The last prince left in the galaxy, and Princess Vespa's intended groom. He's a narcoleptic who doesn't talk much, mostly because he ends up just yawning instead. |
| 359 | ---- |
| 360 | * ArrangedMarriage: With Vespa, as he is [[spoiler:not]] the last prince in the entire Galaxy. |
| 361 | * DisposableFiance: Very disposable. Vespa starts trying to dump him in his first scene, [[spoiler:and succeeds in his third]]. |
| 362 | * HeavySleeper: He seems to love his sleeping time. |
| 363 | * IdleRich: Most definitely ''not'' a case of RoyalsWhoActuallyDoSomething. |
| 364 | * LockedOutOfTheLoop: Has no effect on the plot. His first words to Princess Vespa after she returns are "Where have you been?" |
| 365 | * PrinceCharmless: Is it any wonder he was the last prince left in the galaxy? |
| 366 | * PunnyName: In a reference to [[ComicStrip/PrinceValiant Prince Valiant]] crossed with "valium", a drug used to treat anxiety that has sleepiness as a side effect. |
| 367 | * {{Sleepyhead}}: He has a tendency to nod off at the most inopportune and inappropriate times. |
| 368 | [[/folder]] |
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