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Dark Forces
Dark Force or Dark Forces may refer to: ''Star Wars'' *The dark side of the Force *'' Star Wars: Dark Forces'', a 1995 video game and novelization *'' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II'', the sequel to the 1995 video game and novelization *''Dark Force'', the Katana fleet, a fictional fleet in the Thrawn trilogy of ''Star Wars'' novels Entertainment * Darkforce (Marvel Comics), a fictional cosmic force * Dark Force, a character in the ''Phantasy Star'' video game series * Dark Force (card game), a trading card game based on ''The Dark Eye'' * ''Dark Forces'' (book), a 1981 horror anthology * ''Dark Forces'', or ''Harlequin'', a 1980 Australian supernatural thriller * ''Dark Forces'' (2020 film), a Mexican film See also * * * * * Dark energy * Dark flow * Dark triad, a group of three "dark" personality traits * Force (other) Force is what, when unopposed, changes the motion of an object. For The Force with the definite article, see The Force (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Force
The Force is a metaphysical and ubiquitous power in the '' Star Wars'' fictional universe. "Force-sensitive" characters use the Force throughout the franchise. Heroes like the Jedi seek to "become one with the Force", matching their personal wills with the will of the Force, while the Sith and other villains exploit the Force and try to bend it toward their destructive desires. The Force has been compared to aspects of several world religions, and the phrase "May the Force be with you" has become part of the popular-culture vernacular. Concept and development Creation for the original films George Lucas created the concept of the Force to address character and plot developments in '' Star Wars'' (1977). He also wanted to "awaken a certain kind of spirituality" in young audiences, suggesting a belief in God without endorsing any specific religion.''The Mythology of Star Wars'' (2000 documentary) He developed the Force as a nondenominational religious concept, "distill d fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Forces
''Star Wars: Dark Forces'' is a first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts. It was released in 1995 for MS-DOS and Macintosh, and in 1996 for the PlayStation. The story is set in the fictional ''Star Wars'' expanded universe and begins shortly before the original '' Star Wars'' film, before flashing forward to a year after the film's events. The game's protagonist and playable character is Kyle Katarn, a mercenary working on behalf of the Rebel Alliance who discovers the Galactic Empire's secret Dark Trooper Project, which involves the development of a series of powerful new battle droids and power-armored stormtroopers. ''Dark Forces'' uses the Jedi game engine, which was developed specifically for the game. The engine adds gameplay features that were uncommon to the first-person shooter genre at the time of release, including level designs with multiple floors, and the ability to look up and down. Because of the two games' similarities, ''Dark F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Forces II
''Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II'' is a 1997 first-person shooter video game developed and published by LucasArts for Microsoft Windows. It was later re-released on Steam in September 2009, and again in 2015 on GOG.com. It is the sequel to 1995's '' Star Wars: Dark Forces'', and the second installment in the '' Star Wars: Jedi Knight'' series. The story, set in the fictional ''Star Wars'' expanded universe one year after the film ''Return of the Jedi'', follows returning protagonist Kyle Katarn, a mercenary working for the New Republic, who discovers his connection to the Force and "The Valley of the Jedi", an ancient source of power. With his father having been murdered years prior by the Dark Jedi Jerec and his followers over the Valley's location, Katarn embarks on a quest to confront his father's killers and find the Valley before they do. ''Jedi Knight'' makes some technical and gameplay improvements over its predecessor. It uses a more powerful game engine, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thrawn Trilogy
The ''Thrawn'' trilogy, also known as the ''Heir to the Empire'' trilogy, is a trilogy of novels set in the ''Star Wars'' universe, written by Timothy Zahn between 1991 and 1993. The first book marked the end of what ''Star Wars'' fandom calls "The Dark Times", a notable drought of new ''Star Wars'' material during a four-year period from the tenth anniversary of the original 1977 ''Star Wars'' film's release in 1987 to the release of ''Heir to the Empire'' in 1991. Set approximately five years after the events depicted in ''Return of the Jedi'', the trilogy details the offensive campaigns of military genius Grand Admiral Thrawn as he attempts to bring down the recently founded New Republic in a bid to restore the Galactic Empire to power. In addition to Thrawn, the trilogy introduced several notable characters, including Mara Jade and Talon Karrde. The ''Thrawn'' Trilogy sold a combined total of 15 million copies, with ''Heir to the Empire'' reaching #1 on the ''New York Time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkforce
The Darkforce is a fictional concept appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Description Darkforce is a powerful, extra-dimensional energy that can be manipulated in slightly different ways by a handful of beings that are attuned to it. There are slight yet inconclusive hints that it may be a corruptive influence of some kind (at least to Cloak, possibly to Darkhawk as well), perhaps even a sentient entity and the opposite of the Lightforce. At least one darkforce user (Quagmire) is from the parallel universe of the Squadron Supreme instead of the main Marvel Universe. Fictional history The Darkforce's origin along with the Lightforce is unknown. Some stories suggest that it is actually matter from a parallel universe that may be accessed by mystical means. Its first appearance was in August 1976's '' Champions'' #7, where it was shown as the source of Darkstar's powers of solid energy projection and flight. Over the years, the Darkforce gradually bec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Phantasy Star
is a series of console role-playing video games and other supplementary media created by Sega. The series debuted in 1987 on the Master System with ''Phantasy Star'', and continues into the present with ''Phantasy Star Online 2'' and other extensions of the ''Phantasy Star Online'' sub-series. Each of the games in the series features a science fantasy setting featuring a cross-genre combination of magic and technology. The first four games in the series are set in or related to the fictional planetary system of Algol, and are single-player turn-based role-playing games. Later games in the series are chiefly action role-playing games, and some contain massively multiplayer online game elements. There are currently four distinct ''Phantasy Star'' subseries, each set in their own universe. Cameos or nods to other subseries may appear, and there are concepts and terminology shared across them, similarly to '' Suikoden'' (Lagrange Point), ''Breath of Fire'', ''Dragon Quest'' and '' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Force (card Game)
Dark Force or Dark Forces may refer to: ''Star Wars'' *The dark side of the Force *'' Star Wars: Dark Forces'', a 1995 video game and novelization *'' Star Wars Jedi Knight: Dark Forces II'', the sequel to the 1995 video game and novelization *''Dark Force'', the Katana fleet, a fictional fleet in the Thrawn trilogy of ''Star Wars'' novels Entertainment * Darkforce (Marvel Comics), a fictional cosmic force * Dark Force, a character in the ''Phantasy Star'' video game series * Dark Force (card game), a trading card game based on ''The Dark Eye'' * ''Dark Forces'' (book), a 1981 horror anthology * ''Dark Forces'', or ''Harlequin'', a 1980 Australian supernatural thriller * ''Dark Forces'' (2020 film), a Mexican film See also * * * * * Dark energy * Dark flow * Dark triad, a group of three "dark" personality traits * Force (other) Force is what, when unopposed, changes the motion of an object. For The Force with the definite article, see The Force (disambiguatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Eye
''The Dark Eye'' (German: ''Das Schwarze Auge'', lit. "The Black Eye") is a German tabletop role-playing game with a high fantasy theme created by Ulrich Kiesow and launched by Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH and Droemer Knaur Verlag in 1984. It is the most successful role-playing game on the German market, outselling ''Dungeons & Dragons''. Many years of work on the game have led to a detailed and extensively described game world. Droemer Knaur dropped the project in early 1989; after the bankruptcy of the Schmidt Spiel & Freizeit GmbH in 1997, publishing was continued by Fantasy Productions (which had already done all the editorial work). Since the game's launch, it has gone through five editions, making the rules and background more complex. The basic rules of the fourth edition of ''The Dark Eye'' were published in 2001, and it became the first edition to be released in English in October 2003. The fifth edition of the game was released in August 2015, with an English t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Forces (book)
''Dark Forces: New Stories of Suspense and Supernatural Horror'' is an anthology of 23 original horror stories, first published by The Viking Press in 1980 and as a paperback by Bantam Books in 1981. It was edited by New York City literary agent Kirby McCauley. ''Dark Forces'' won the World Fantasy award for best anthology/collection in 1981 and is celebrated in an essay by Christopher Golden in ''Horror: Another 100 Best Books'', edited by Stephen Jones and Kim Newman. In 2006, ''Dark Forces: The 25th Anniversary Edition'' was announced by Lonely Road Books, and it sold out within days of being announced. It was published in late 2007 as a limited edition of 300 copies and as a lettered edition of 26 copies. It featured the same stories, but it also included signatures from the editor and all of the artists, a new interview of Kirby McCauley conducted by Kealan Patrick Burke, a new cover by Bernie Wrightson, and over twenty-four new color and black and white inner illust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlequin (film)
''Harlequin'' (known as ''Dark Forces'' in US) is a 1980 Australian thriller film directed by Simon Wincer and starring Robert Powell, Carmen Duncan, David Hemmings and Broderick Crawford. The film is a modern-day retelling of the historical figure Rasputin. Synopsis An up-and-coming United States Senator, Nick Rast, has a young son who is terminally ill with leukaemia. A mysterious faith healer, Gregory Wolfe, appears and seems to cure the boy. Rast's wife Sandy falls in love with Wolfe, but the powerful interests behind Rast's career, represented by geriatric monster, Doc Wheelan are less happy with events. Cast * Robert Powell as Gregory Wolfe * David Hemmings as Nick Rast * Broderick Crawford as Doc Wheelan * Carmen Duncan as Sandy Rast * Alyson Best as Alice * Alan Cassell as Mr Porter * Mark Spain as Alex Rast Production Development Simon Wincer and Everett De Roche had previously collaborated on ''Snapshot'' but were not happy with the film since it was made so hur ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Forces (2020 Film)
''Dark Forces'' ( es, Fuego negro) is a 2020 Mexican film directed and written by Bernardo Arellano and starring Mauricio Aspe, Johana Fragoso Blendl and Dale Carley. Cast * Mauricio Aspe as Max * Johana Fragoso Blendl as Julia * Dale Carley as Jack * Ángel Garnica as Botones * Tenoch Huerta as Franco * Eréndira Ibarra as Rubí * Eglé Ivanauskaité as Molly * Daina Soledad Liparoti as Diva * Ariane Pellicer as Helga * Pedro Prieto as Hombre de negro * Marina Vera as Recepcionista * Nick Zedd Nick may refer to: * Nick (given name) * A cricket term for a slight deviation of the ball off the edge of the bat * British slang for being arrested * British slang for a police station * British slang for stealing * Short for nickname Place ... as Demonio Release ''Dark Forces'' was released on August 21, 2020 on Netflix. References External links * * 2020 films 2020s Spanish-language films Spanish-language Netflix original films 2020s Mexican films {{Mexico-fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Energy
In physical cosmology and astronomy, dark energy is an unknown form of energy that affects the universe on the largest scales. The first observational evidence for its existence came from measurements of supernovas, which showed that the universe does not expand at a constant rate; rather, the universe's expansion is accelerating. Understanding the universe's evolution requires knowledge of its starting conditions and composition. Before these observations, scientists thought that all forms of matter and energy in the universe would only cause the expansion to slow down over time. Measurements of the cosmic microwave background (CMB) suggest the universe began in a hot Big Bang, from which general relativity explains its evolution and the subsequent large-scale motion. Without introducing a new form of energy, there was no way to explain how scientists could measure an accelerating universe. Since the 1990s, dark energy has been the most accepted premise to account for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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