Princess Vespa.
Princess Vespa is the spoiled daughter of King Roland and a Druish princess. she almost married Prince Valium but married Lone Starr instead and is the spoof of Princess Leia.
in the movie
During the opening scene of Spaceballs she is suposed to marry the lethargic (hence his name) Prince Valium. She is seen angrily asking for her "Droid of Honor" Dot Matrix (who is named after a printing style) Vespa unshockingly gets cold feet and storms off in her luxury starship.
President Skroob sees her in range and, realizing she'd be the perfect pawn in aquiring more air in Planet Spaceball, proceeds to kidnap her. Her father, King Roland, proceeds to make an offer with Lone Starr to rescue her for 1,000,000 spacebucks.
Once Lone Starr gets in position they line their ship up with her's and in the process decide to jam (literally, with a rediculously sized jam jar) Planet Spaceball's Star Destroyer. Fighting ensues within Starr's ship with Lone Starr poking fun about how she's a Druish Princess (a play on the archetype Jewish Princess) and Vespa playing that stereotype perfectly. They then enter Hyperactive (parody of Star Wars' Hyperspace) with Dark helmet using "Ludicrous Speed" in an attempt to catch up (aparantly according to dialoge this is the only time it's been successfully done)
Later on the desert planet she, Lone Starr, Barf, and Dot Matrix are trying to survive the harsh land but Vespa in her Druish Princess self brought on a rediculous amount of luggage. She softens up during the cold desert night. The following night, Dark Helmet tracks her down to Yogurt's lair, and kidnaps her and Dot by disguising as her father.
Dark Helmet demands King Roland that he give the code to Druidia's air shield, or else he will have Vespa undergo a nose job that would undo the one she received for her 16th birthday. Roland gives in, so Vespa gets locked in a dungeon with Dot instead of undergoing the surgery. Lone Starr and Barf travel to Planet Spaceball and rescue her.
After Lone Starr saves Druidia and returns Vespa to King Roland, he turns down the 1,000,000 spacebucks, as an expression of his love for her. Hearing this makes Vespa realize that she would rather marry Lone Starr than Valium. Yogurt then informs Lone Starr that he's really a prince, so he proposes to Vespa, and she accepts.
trivia
- Her husband to be Prince Valium is named afer a well known prescription sleep aid of the same name. which is why he can't seem to stay awake
- She is labeled in the movie as a "Druish Princess" which is a parody of the stereotype "Jewish Princess" which is the stereotype that Jewish daughters tend to be rather spoiled
- Barf comments that "She Doesn't look Druish", furthering the Druish/Jewish comparison
- Her father King Roland also has stereotypical jewish traits; such as trying to bargain with Lone Starr and saying what a good deal he got on Vespa's Starship