Post by thecolonel93 on Nov 16, 2006 21:06:59 GMT
The final word on the Lugash monarchy.
As stated in Trail, the Kurfili were the ruling family of Lugash for centuries. The script and novelization of the original Panther note that after Dala's father died, the general seized power and forced her into exile. Ownership of the Pink Panther was settled in the World Court and it was restored to the people of Lugash. The general was General Wadafi, as stated in Return. He placed a puppet religious leader, the Shah of Lugash in place to offer the people a sense of continuity with their culture and tradition while ruling the country as a military dictator himself. Wadafi was succeeded by General Haleesh who elected himself president as noted in Trail/Curse. Dala returned to reclaim the throne as the rightful ruler of Lugash. She married King Haroak of the neighboring nation of Darfur (he had previously been married to an American and had a daughter, Yasmin attending school in the US...Australia in the script). The couple seperated shortly thereafter, but never divorced as Haroak took residence in the palace in Lugash while Dala stayed behind at his former residence in Darfur (note the King's reference to not having been together in Darfur for ten years in Son). Dala had taken up with Darfur's General Fahd Jaffar who had his eye on the throne of both Darfur and Lugash as royal consort. The lonely princess became a lonely middle-aged queen always looking for a forceful, dominant male to replace her father. Neither Sir Charles, Haroak, or Jaffar could measure up to the man that gave his little girl a white pony and the Pink Panther as gifts. General Jaffar conspired with terrorist Uncle Idris to kidnap Yasmin and force Haroak to abdicate. Aware of his estranged wife's lover, Haroak told her he would not abdicate if his successor was to be a military man. Of course, Jaffar was also carrying on with Rima the bellydancer at Omar's Oasis run by Omar Muffid, Colonel Al Durai's contact. Al Durai was the head of Lugash's secret service for Haroak (succeeding Return's Colonel Sharki and Trail/Curse's Colonel, later General Bufoni). Rima was also having an affair with Waffiyah, the lesbian bouncer at Omar's Oasis. Of course, Gambrelli was able (with a bit of help from the UN Special Forces and Cato) to round up the bad guys and rescue the Princess. Dala was forced into exile permanently while Jaffar was executed. Haroak maintained the throne of Lugash.
As stated in Trail, the Kurfili were the ruling family of Lugash for centuries. The script and novelization of the original Panther note that after Dala's father died, the general seized power and forced her into exile. Ownership of the Pink Panther was settled in the World Court and it was restored to the people of Lugash. The general was General Wadafi, as stated in Return. He placed a puppet religious leader, the Shah of Lugash in place to offer the people a sense of continuity with their culture and tradition while ruling the country as a military dictator himself. Wadafi was succeeded by General Haleesh who elected himself president as noted in Trail/Curse. Dala returned to reclaim the throne as the rightful ruler of Lugash. She married King Haroak of the neighboring nation of Darfur (he had previously been married to an American and had a daughter, Yasmin attending school in the US...Australia in the script). The couple seperated shortly thereafter, but never divorced as Haroak took residence in the palace in Lugash while Dala stayed behind at his former residence in Darfur (note the King's reference to not having been together in Darfur for ten years in Son). Dala had taken up with Darfur's General Fahd Jaffar who had his eye on the throne of both Darfur and Lugash as royal consort. The lonely princess became a lonely middle-aged queen always looking for a forceful, dominant male to replace her father. Neither Sir Charles, Haroak, or Jaffar could measure up to the man that gave his little girl a white pony and the Pink Panther as gifts. General Jaffar conspired with terrorist Uncle Idris to kidnap Yasmin and force Haroak to abdicate. Aware of his estranged wife's lover, Haroak told her he would not abdicate if his successor was to be a military man. Of course, Jaffar was also carrying on with Rima the bellydancer at Omar's Oasis run by Omar Muffid, Colonel Al Durai's contact. Al Durai was the head of Lugash's secret service for Haroak (succeeding Return's Colonel Sharki and Trail/Curse's Colonel, later General Bufoni). Rima was also having an affair with Waffiyah, the lesbian bouncer at Omar's Oasis. Of course, Gambrelli was able (with a bit of help from the UN Special Forces and Cato) to round up the bad guys and rescue the Princess. Dala was forced into exile permanently while Jaffar was executed. Haroak maintained the throne of Lugash.