Prince Valium was a drowsy prince. For a time, he was believed to be the last prince in the galaxy eligible to marry Princess Vespa, so a wedding was planned to unite them.
Biography[]
During the wedding, Vespa got cold feet and stormed off in her luxury starship, taking her maidservant, Dot Matrix with her. While King Roland and the wedding guests were in shock about this turn of events, Prince Valium barely protests, simply saying drowsily "Wait, come back!" through a yawn.[1]
When Vespa returned to Druidia, Valium was one of the first people to welcome her back. They attended "Take Two" of their wedding, only for Vespa to realize she would rather marry Lone Starr. After Lone Starr revealed that he was a prince, and asked Vespa if she would like to marry him, she pushed Valium aside and accepted.[1]
Alternate timeline[]
Valium, being the last prince in the galaxy, was arranged to be married to Princess Vespa of Druidia. However, she left she ceremony and left the planet.[2]
After Vespa returned to Druidia, Valium decided to break off their engagement due to her leaving during the ceremony. After delivering this news to her, he was ushered out of Castle Druidia by a servant.[3]
Trivia[]
- Prince Valium is a play on a well known prescription sleep aid of the same name (which is why he can't seem to stay awake).
- A lesser part of the "Prince Valium" joke was a longtime comic strip called "Prince Valiant", about a prince under King Arthur who was well known for his valiant deeds, but also having shoulder-length jet black hair in a "page boy" hairdo.
- It was later used as a joke in the film Beetlejuice, which debuted one year after Spaceballs, where Lydia tells two ghosts their attempt to scare her stepmother is fruitless as "She is sleeping with Prince Valium" tonight.