Skroob sends Dark Helmet ( Moranis ) to complete this task with Spaceball One, an impossibly huge ship helmed by Colonel Sandurz ( George Wyner ).

Dark Helmet takes Spaceball One to Druidia, and transforms the ship into Mega Maid, a giant robotic maid with a vacuum cleaner that begins sucking the air from the planet.

Lone Starr is forced to fight against Dark Helmet near the ship's self-destruct button, and manages to best him, causing Dark Helmet to accidentally strike the button himself.

Lone Starr and his friends escape the ship, while Skroob, Dark Helmet, and Colonel Sandurz fail to reach any escape pods in time, and are left stranded aboard the robot's head as the robot explodes.

* Rick Moranis as Lord Dark Helmet

* Dark Helmet is an obvious parody of Darth Vader.

In another, Sandurz quickly explains the plot and situation to Dark Helmet, who then turns directly to the screen and says, " Everybody got that?

Most likely, he could be the parody of Grand Moff Tarkin since he was partnered with Darth Vader in the first Star Wars film, as Colonel Sandurz is with Dark Helmet.

At one point, Dark Helmet taunts him into action by saying, " What's the matter, Colonel Sandurz?

", leading Dark Helmet to exclaim, " I knew it!

Their name is likely a portmanteau of space and the slang term for testicles, as the Spaceballs cover their nether regions with their hands ( as if Dark Helmet was threatening any one of them ) repeatedly during the film.

When Spaceball One begins to undergo its metamorphosis into " Mega Maid ," Dark Helmet exclaims " Ready, Kafka?

Plot dumps are parodied in the movie Spaceballs when Colonel Sandurz explains a plan to Dark Helmet, though Dark Helmet should have already known the plan.

Dark Helmet then faces the camera and, breaking the fourth wall, asks the audience " Everybody got that?

The album features alternative versions of older songs from the 38 Counts era ( such as " Dark Satellites "), a series of new songs ( such as " Rejection Fetish " and " Forgotten Child "), and covers of bands who could be considered an influence ( such as The Stooges and Helmet ).

Vader's spoof, Dark Helmet in the movie Spaceballs ( 1987 ), is depicted as being very short in stature.

The Dark Powers most frequently serve as a plot device for Ravenloft, especially concerning the Dark Lords, the de facto visible rulers of the Ravenloft Demiplane.

Most frequently, the Dark Powers make their wishes and intents known through subtle manipulations of fate.

The Phoenix Force is famous for its central role in one of the most influential storylines in American superhero comics, The Dark Phoenix Saga, and is frequently linked to Jean Grey.

* The Wild Hunt appears frequently in modern fantasy fiction, as in Alan Garner ( in The Moon of Gomrath ), Peter Beagle ( in Tamsin ), Penelope Lively in The Wild Hunt of Hagworthy, Uladzimir Karatkievich ( in The Wild Hunt of King Stakh ), Susan Cooper in The Dark is Rising, Guy Gavriel Kay's trilogy The Fionavar Tapestry, Raymond E. Feist's ' Faerie Tale ', Laurell K. Hamilton's Merry Gentry series, J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings ( as the Dead Men of Dunharrow ), Buffy the Vampire Slayer ( Novel Child of the Hunt ), Andrzej Sapkowski's Geralt of Rivia cicle and Robert Jordan's Wheel of Time series, among many others.

Political persecution, emigration and natural catastrophes are the reason why the period between 1945 and 1977 has been frequently called by Slovenian authors " The Dark Years of the Slavia Veneta " (, ).

Henson and Oz also frequently worked in film, including directing and puppeteer work in the 1982 film The Dark Crystal and the 1986 film Labyrinth.

The incarnate Dark Judges are emaciated, zombie-like humanoids with sharp claws that frequently serve for them to stab their victims through the head or torso.

In the context of popular music, the term ' neoclassical ' is frequently used to refer to music influenced by classical ( including elements from the baroque, classical, romantic, impressionistic music ), including styles like Neoclassical Dark Wave as well as Neoclassical metal and Neoclassical new age.

CounterPunch-sourced news stories have frequently featured in the Project Censored annual list of top 25 " underreported, mis-reported, or censored " news stories, including three in 1997 alone (" Dark Alliance: Tuna Free Trade, and Cocaine "; " Corporate America Spends Big $$ on Pro-China PR "; and " U. S. Alone in Blocking Export Ban of Toxic Waste to Third World ").

He regards Batman as his most worthy opponent, addressing him as " Detective " out of respect for his intellectual brilliance, and has frequently sought to make the Dark Knight his successor.

Dark, moist and rich Christmas cakes are the most frequently consumed, with white Christmas cake rarely seen.

Although they are frequently mentioned, the first time one of her family members appears on the show is in the season 7 episode " Dark Side of the Moon ", in which Donny surprises Daphne with a visit from her brother, Simon ( Anthony LaPaglia ), not knowing that she dislikes him ( her favorite brother, Stephen, never appears until the final episode, where he is played by Richard E. Grant ).

Dark banding frequently corresponds to inactive chromatin, whereas light banding is usually found at areas with higher transcriptional activity.

He had no interest in superheroes at that time, until he read Watchmen, Batman: The Dark Knight Returns, and Daredevil: Guardian Devil .< ref name =" early ">< sup > 1 </ sup ></ ref > He is now an avid fan of DC Comics characters, which he references frequently in his blog and in his autobiographical comic, My Stupid Life.

Over the years, WJZ-TV frequently pre-empted ABC programming in favor of local shows and syndicated content from Westinghouse's broadcasting division, Group W ( notably the former ABC daytime soap opera Dark Shadows, which WJZ-TV pre-empted during the mid-1960s ).

The round window in Dark City is concave like a fishbowl and is a frequently seen element throughout the city.

Dark hair in people of Irish descent is common ( 15 % of the population ), although darker skin complexions appear less frequently ( 1 % of the population ).

The Dark Green Fritillary uses violets within Bracken mosaics frequently consisting of one-third Bracken and two-thirds grass, often on the edges of suitable High Brown Fritillary habitat.

Fantasy elves frequently divide up into subraces, such as the High Elves, Wood Elves and Dark Elves found in the Warhammer Fantasy game setting.

In the game's plot, Doctor Eggman, hoping to use Dark Gaia's power to build his empire, breaks the planet open himself and awakens both Light and Dark Gaia ahead of schedule ; as a result, Dark Gaia's body splits apart, and Light Gaia develops severe amnesia.

The two women battle but Regina wins, breaks the staff open, and takes the Dark Curse despite a warning from Maleficent that the curse will leave a hole in her soul.

This ultimately breaks Urich's writers block, prompting him to write his return article: " Dark Reign: Norman Osborn Takes Control ".

In The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past, a new Link must intercept the wizard Agahnim before he breaks the seal on the Dark World and unleash Ganon's fury upon Hyrule.

Zero kills Omega with the help of the remaining 3 guardians and The Dark Elf breaks free from Weil's control and becomes the Mother Elf once again.

The episode breaks were, respectively: Sarah falling down the slope, the Cybermen placing their bomb outside the TARDIS while Susan and Turlough watch ; and the Master appearing behind the First Doctor and Tegan while in the Dark Tower.

His first appearance was in " Night of the Dark Kat " where he breaks into a top secret military research center and stolen defense secrets.

Elpizo, using the powers granted by unsealing a portion of the power of the Dark Elf, invades Neo Arcadia and single-handedly breaks into the temple where the body of the real X, revered by all in the utopia, is kept.

The Dark Sword then breaks apart, the Gate of Darkness closes and disappears, and Ryu flees with Irene out of the temple just as it collapses.