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Red Queen
Red Queen may refer to: Literature * Red Queen (''Through the Looking-Glass''), a character in Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871) * "The Red Queen's Race", a 1949 short story by Isaac Asimov * '' The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature'', a popular 1993 science book by Matt Ridley * ''The Red Queen'' (Drabble novel), a 2004 novel by Margaret Drabble * Queen Redd, the main antagonist of Frank Beddor's 2004 '' The Looking-Glass Wars'' series, based on the above Lewis Carroll character * ''The Red Queen'' (Gregory novel), a 2010 historical novel by Philippa Gregory * The Red Queen (Obernewtyn Chronicles), a 2012 novel by Isobelle Carmody * ''Red Queen'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Victoria Aveyard Entertainment * Red Queen (comics), a number of comics characters * ''Red Queen to Gryphon Three'', a 1974 concept album by the band Gryphon based on the game of chess * Red Queen, an artificial intelligence, a character in the 2002 ''Resident Evil'' films * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Queen (Through The Looking-Glass)
The Red Queen is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Lewis Carroll's fantasy 1871 novel ''Through the Looking-Glass''. She is often confused with the Queen of Hearts from the previous book ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' (1865), although the two are very different. Overview With a motif of ''Through the Looking-Glass'' being a representation of the game of chess, the Red Queen could be viewed as an antagonist in the story as she is the queen for the side opposing Alice. Despite this, their initial encounter is a cordial one, with the Red Queen explaining the rules of chess concerning promotion—specifically that Alice is able to become a queen by starting out as a pawn and reaching the eighth square at the opposite end of the board. As a queen in the game of chess, the Red Queen is able to move swiftly and effortlessly. Later, in Chapter 9, the Red Queen appears with the White Queen, posing a series of typical Wonderland/Looking-Glass questions ("Divide a lo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nero (Devil May Cry)
is a character in ''Devil May Cry'', an action-adventure hack and slash video game series by Japanese developer and publisher Capcom. He is the nephew of original ''Devil May Cry'' protagonist Dante, and the son of recurring series antagonist Vergil. He first appeared in ''Devil May Cry 4'' as the primary protagonist. Nero, a teenager who works for the Order of the Sword, uses demonic powers inherited from Sparda to hunt demons. Nero returns as a primary protagonist in ''Devil May Cry 5'' to fight the demon king Urizen, a new threat. He has also appeared in printed media related to these two games. He is portrayed in voice acting and motion capture by Johnny Yong Bosch. Nero was created by Bingo Morihashi and designed by Tatsuya Yoshikawa, who wanted to distinguish him from the veteran series protagonist Dante. Nero is voiced by Johnny Yong Bosch in English and Kaito Ishikawa in Japanese. Director Hideaki Itsuno aimed to make Nero stand out within the narrative despite being you ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Queen's Race
The Red Queen's race is an incident that appears in Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' and involves both the Red Queen, a representation of a Queen in chess, and Alice constantly running but remaining in the same spot. "Well, in our country," said Alice, still panting a little, "you'd generally get to somewhere else—if you run very fast for a long time, as we've been doing." "A slow sort of country!" said the Queen. "Now, here, you see, it takes all the running you can do, to keep in the same place. If you want to get somewhere else, you must run at least twice as fast as that!" The Red Queen's race is often used to illustrate similar situations: * In evolutionary biology, to illustrate that sexual reproduction and the resulting genetic recombination may be just enough to allow individuals of a certain species to adapt to changes in their environment—see Red Queen hypothesis. * As an illustration of the relativistic effect that nothing can ever reach the spee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Queen (EP)
Funker Vogt () is a German electronic-industrial music project with an aggressive style, formed by vocalist Jens Kästel and programmer Gerrit Thomas in 1995. Other members of the band are keyboardist/manager Björn Böttcher, live guitarist Frank Schweigert and lyricist Kai Schmidt. The name of the band translates from German to English as " Radio Operator Vogt", this being the surname of a friend of the band who was a military radio operator.John Bush, '' Funker Vogt biography', AllMusic. Retrieved 2 January 2010 The military concept of a radio operator provides a contrast with the musical roles of a DJ or a vocalist using a microphone. The band ended its existence definitively in the summer of 2021 due to the termination of cooperation with Chris https://www.facebook.com/officialfunkervogt/posts/331553865092373] History The group appeared on several German compilations and, in 1996, released their debut album ''Thanks for Nothing''. Following the release of two limited ed ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Queen's Hypothesis
The Red Queen hypothesis is a hypothesis in evolutionary biology proposed in 1973, that species must constantly adapt, evolve, and proliferate in order to survive while pitted against ever-evolving opposing species. The hypothesis was intended to explain the constant (age-independent) extinction probability as observed in the paleontological record caused by co-evolution between competing species; however, it has also been suggested that the Red Queen hypothesis explains the advantage of sexual reproduction (as opposed to asexual reproduction) at the level of individuals,Bell, G. (1982). The Masterpiece Of Nature: The Evolution and Genetics of Sexuality. University of California Press, Berkeley, 378 pp. and the positive correlation between speciation and extinction rates in most higher taxa. Origin In 1973, Leigh Van Valen proposed the hypothesis as an "explanatory tangent" to explain the "law of extinction" known as "Van Valen's law", which states that the probability of exti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Elisabeth Of Bavaria, Queen Of The Belgians
Elisabeth of Bavaria (Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie; 25 July 187623 November 1965) was Queen of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the spouse of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother of King Leopold III of Belgium and of Queen Marie-José of Italy, and grandmother of Kings Baudouin and Albert II of Belgium, and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte of Luxembourg. Family Born in Possenhofen Castle, her father was Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, head of a cadet branch of the Bavarian royal family, and an ophthalmologist. She was named after her paternal aunt, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, better known as Sisi. Her mother was Maria Josepha of Portugal, daughter of exiled Miguel I of Portugal. Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg, Empress Zita, the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary, and Felix of Bourbon-Parma, husband of Grand Duchess Charlotte and brother of Empress Zita, were among Elisabeth's first cousins. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen (playing Card)
The queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. In many European languages, the king and queen begin with the same letter so the latter is often called ''dame'' (lady) or variations thereof. In French playing cards, the usual rank of a queen is between the king and the jack. In tarot decks, it outranks the knight which in turn outranks the jack. In the Spanish deck and some Italian decks, the Queen does not exist and the Knight appears in them instead, with the same role and value. In several card games, including the middle eastern Trex and French Barbu, the queen is a major card to avoid taking, with each queen taken inflicting a penalty on the player. Similarly, in Hearts, the queen of spades is to be avoided, and is called a variety of unsavoury names. In the Paris pattern, each court card is identified as a particular historical or mythological personage as follows: Cultural references Regarding the anonymous nursery rhyme, " The Queen of Hearts" (publis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Queen (TV Series)
''Red Queen'' ( es, Reina Roja, links=no) is a Spanish thriller television series directed by Koldo Serra based on the novel of the same name by Juan Gómez-Jurado. It stars Vicky Luengo and Hovik Keuchkerian. Plot The world's most intelligent person, Antonia Scott, is coaxed out of her hermit-like retreat to be partnered with gay Basquepolice agent Jon Gutiérrez after the killing of the son of a wealthy family and the kidnapping of a wealthy heiress. Cast Episodes Production Based on Juan Gómez-Jurado's novel, the adapted screenplay was penned by Salvador Perpiñá and Amaya Muruzábal. The series is a Dopamine and Focus production. Shooting locations included Madrid and Toledo. The series consists of 7 episodes. Release Amazon Prime Video Amazon Prime Video, also known simply as Prime Video, is an American Video on demand#Subscription models, subscription video on-demand Over-the-top media service, over-the-top Streaming media, streaming and Renting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Red Queen (Gotham)
"Red Queen" (also known as "Mad City: Red Queen") is the seventh episode of the third season, and 51st episode overall from the Fox series '' Gotham''. The episode was written by Megan Mostyn-Brown and directed by Scott White. It was first broadcast on October 31, 2016. In the episode, Tetch manages to get an hallucinogen called "Red Queen" that causes damage on people. He pours the hallucinogen on Gordon, sending him on a hallucination trip with Barbara acting as his guide. Tetch is in fact retrieving Alice's blood to create a virus to give it to the founders in their dinner. Meanwhile, Cobblepot sets off to separate Isabella from Nygma, telling her his real nature. The episode received generally positive reviews, with critics praising Benjamin McKenzie's performance but criticizing the pace and Tetch's plan. ''CinemaBlend'' named Gordon's hallucinations as one of the best TV superhero moments on 2016. Plot Valerie ( Jamie Chung) wakes up in the hospital, Gordon ( Ben McKenzie) h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alice & Zouroku
is a Japanese manga series by Tetsuya Imai. It began serialization from December 2012 in Tokuma Shoten's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Monthly Comic Ryū''. It has been collected in nine '' tankōbon'' volumes. The manga won the Japan Media Arts Festival's New Face Award in 2013. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired from April to June 2017. Summary The existence of humans with supernatural powers is kept a dark secret, hidden from the outside world save a research facility created to understand the principles behind these people, known as 'Dreams of Alice'. The story centers around Sana, an orphan girl belonging to the research facility as an experimental test subject, and nicknamed "Red Queen" due to her immense power despite her youth and childlike demeanour. After a narrow escape from the research facility, she wanders to the city of Shinjuku and meets an old man named Zouroku Kashimura, who kindly takes her in after sympathising with her story. Soon, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Resident Evil Film Characters
This list of ''Resident Evil'' characters describes original characters that are introduced in the ''Resident Evil'' series of live-action horror films directed by Paul W. S. Anderson. The characters are described, below, using in-universe tone. Alice Abernathy Alice Abernathy-Marcus (portrayed by Milla Jovovich) is the main protagonist of the ''Resident Evil'' film series. The plot of each film generally revolves around her struggle with the Umbrella Corporation. Alice also appears in the film's novelizations which go into greater detail of her backstory, including her surname "Abernathy" (which is unspoken in the films). Alice is an original character created for the films, although Anderson noted that Alice was meant as an amalgamation to all the female protagonists in the ''Resident Evil'' games, namely Jill Valentine, Claire Redfield, and Ada Wong. Anderson initially toyed with the idea of the film being an allegory to ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' by Lewis Carroll ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Red Queen's Race
The Red Queen's Race is a science fiction short story by American writer Isaac Asimov; it uses the Red Queen's race from Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' as a metaphor for the final plot twist. The story also makes reference to Asimov's psychohistory. "The Red Queen's Race" was first published in the January 1949 issue of '' Astounding Science Fiction'' and reprinted in the 1972 collection ''The Early Asimov''. "The Red Queen's Race" was written in July 1948, a month after Asimov received a PhD from Columbia University and became a postdoc studying anti-malarial drugs. Plot summary The story is told by an unnamed narrator, an agent of an unnamed U.S. intelligence bureau. The agent is tasked with an investigation into an atomic power plant which has been completely drained of power. A Professor of Nuclear Physics, Elmer Tywood, is found dead. As the investigation progresses, bringing in Tywood's research students and his university colleagues, it is revealed that ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
