Well lemme ask you; did Landru ever need *fruit* to get-it-on?
Yea...there.
...answered your own question, didn'tcha? ;^)
Ahem... your namesake was *confused* to death by Kirk, whereas Vaal was subdued only by sustained fire from the ship's main phasers.
That said, I have always enjoyed a good red hour, every now and again. ;-)