The mad king, who craves for Lala Ru in a kind of naive love, trying to care for her—when rejected by Lala Ru, he goes into raving fits, screaming at her, destroying things in the vicinity, but never hurting Lala Ru (though he does pull her hair). She has special powers involving water which on the desert planet is something he craves for, to make him achieve his ultimate victory.

(Source: Wikipedia)