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Princess Ardala is a member of the Draconian Empire's royal family. She is the oldest of the thirty daughters of the Draconian Emperor Draco (BR25: Film, "Awakening"), and — apparently — the only one who isn't married (BR25: Film, "Awakening", "Escape from Wedded Bliss").
Ardala attempts to establish a name for herself by leading the Draconian star fortress Draconia on a deceptive "peace mission" to Earth, launching the very pirates in newly-developed Hatchet fighters capable of thwarting Thunderfighter combat computers (BR25: Film, "Awakening", "Vegas in Space"). Kane, an expat of Earth, attempts to use Ardala for his own aims, but Ardala continually rebukes his advances (BR25: Film, "Awakening", "Escape from Wedded Bliss", "Ardala Returns").
Ardala's Bucking for Rogers
Upon the Draconian's discovery of William "Buck" Rogers and his primitive space craft Ranger 3, both five centuries removed from their time, she grows more intrigued and interested in this man. Much to Kane's understandable chagrin, he attempts to dissuade her from pursuing Rogers, using him as an unwitting pawn by planting a microtransmitter into Ranger 3's navigational equipment to determine the corridors used by the Defense Directorate. Kane continually plies her with information on Rogers' fate, reiterating that he is as good as dead following the Computer Council's edict vis a vis the microtransmitter. That is up until Rogers comes aboard with Col. Wilma Deering's envoy from the Third Force of the Earth Directorate, in order to verify the veracity of Rogers' story regarding his encounter and subsequent awakening by the Draconians.
Impressed with how Rogers was able to single-handedly "save" them from the trap she had earlier set, she requests the Council make Rogers available for the forthcoming reception so that she may extend her personal gratitude. Read more...
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