Klytus, called General Klytus, is the commander of Ming the Merciless's secret police force in theFlash Gordon (movie). As a computer view screen comes into view with a blue and green world in the center, his name is the first word of dialogue spoken in the movie by a bored Ming, who asks Klytus if he has a 'plaything' to offer him that day. Klytus tells him about an obscure body in the SK System that is known as "Earth" by its inhabitants. Ming remarks that it looks peaceful before using his Power Ring to select from a number of disasters on his natural disaster control panel. Klytus joins in amusement, enthusiastically asking Ming if he will destroy the Earth. Ming replies that he likes to play with things a while, before annihilation.