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Dark Force (other)
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 (role-playing game), The Dark Eye'' * Dark Forces (book), ''Dark Forces'' (book), a 1981 horror anthology * ''Dark Forces'', or ''Harlequin (film), Harlequin'', a 1980 Australian supernatural thriller * Dark Forces (2020 film), ''Dark Forces'' (2020 film), a Mexican film See also * * * * * Dark energy * Dark flow * Dark triad, a group of three "dark" personality traits * Force (other) * Dark (other) * Dark Light (d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Force
The Force is a Metaphysics, metaphysical, mysterious, and Energy (esotericism), ubiquitous power in the ''Star Wars'' Universe of Star Wars, fictional universe. Characters refer to the Force as an energy that interconnects all things in the universe, maintaining cosmic balance. Particularly "Force-sensitive" characters, usually through rigorous self-discipline, training, and mindfulness, are able to connect to the Force and thus access and wield certain Superpower (ability), supernatural powers. Heroes like the Jedi, a peacekeeping group of warrior-monks, largely seek to "become one with the Force", matching their personal wills with the will of the Force. This is evidenced by their ability to channel its powers, which they do towards selfless goals. Meanwhile, the Sith and other villains try to bend the additional abilities gained through the Force toward their own selfish and destructive desires. Throughout the franchise, this distinction is referred as the light side versus the ... [...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 ''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. Upon release, the PC and Macintosh versions of the game rece ... [...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 Windows. 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 ''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'' made some technical and gameplay improvements over its predecessor. It uses a more powerful game engine, the Sith engine, which supports 3D acceleration using Direct3D 5.0. The story features branching paths and ... [...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 a notable drought of new ''Star Wars'' material over a four-year period, between the 10th anniversary of the original 1977 film's release and the release of ''Heir to the Empire'' (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 introduces several new and notable characters, including Mara Jade and Talon Karrde. The ''Thrawn'' trilogy sold a combined total of 15 million books, with ''Heir to the Empire'' reaching #1 on the ''New York Times'' Best Seller list. The trilogy has been met with critic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darkforce
The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several noteworthy concepts besides its fictional characters, such as unique places and artifacts. There follows a list of those features. Places Certain places feature prominently in the Marvel Universe, some real-life, others fictional and unique to the setting; fictional places may appear in conjunction with, or even within, real-world locales. Earth New York City Many Marvel Comics stories are set in New York City, where the publishing company is based. =Superhero sites= New York is the site of many places important to superheroes: * Avengers Mansion: Currently in ruin, but long the home of the Avengers. * Avengers Tower: Formerly Stark Tower, the current headquarters of the Avengers. * Alias Investigations: A private investigations firm founded and owned by Jessica Jones. * Baxter Building and Four Freedoms Plaza: The bases of the Fantastic Four. * ''Daily Bugle'': A newspaper building where ... [...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'', '' Breath of Fire'', ''Dragon Quest'', and ''Final Fantasy ... [...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) * Dark (other) * Dark Light (other) Dark Light or Darklight may refer to: Literature * Dark Light (novel), ''Dark L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Dark Eye (role-playing Game)
''The Dark 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, 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 Virtual world, 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 translation released in Nove ... [...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 illustrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harlequin (film)
''Harlequin'' (known as ''Dark Forces'' in the United States) 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. Plot The young son of up-and-coming United States Senator Nick Rast 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 Porter * Mark Spain as Alex Rast * John Frawley as Dr. Lovelock Production Development Simon Wincer and Everett De Roche had previously collaborated on ''Snapshot'' but were not happy with the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Forces (2020 Film)
''Dark Forces'' () is a 2020 Mexican action horror film directed and written by Bernardo Arellano and starring Tenoch Huerta, Erendira Ibarra, Mauricio Aspe, Johana Fragoso Blendl and Dale Carley. Cast * Tenoch Huerta as Franco * Mauricio Aspe as Max * Johana Fragoso Blendl as Julia * Dale Carley as Jack * Ángel Garnica as Botones * 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 Zedd ( James Franklyn Harding III; January 25, 1956 – February 27, 2022) was an American filmmaker, author, and painter based in Mexico City. He coined the term Cinema of Transgression in 1985 to describe a loose-knit group of like-minde ... as Demonio Release ''Dark Forces'' was released on August 21, 2020 on Netflix. References External links * * 2020 films 2020 action thriller films Mexican action thriller films 2020s Spanish-lang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dark Energy
In physical cosmology and astronomy, dark energy is a proposed form of energy that affects the universe on the largest scales. Its primary effect is to drive the accelerating expansion of the universe. It also slows the rate of structure formation. Assuming that the lambda-CDM model of cosmology is correct, dark energy dominates the universe, contributing 68% of the total energy in the present-day observable universe while dark matter and Baryon#Baryonic matter, ordinary (baryonic) matter contribute 27% and 5%, respectively, and other components such as neutrinos and photons are nearly negligible.Sean Carroll, Ph.D., Caltech, 2007, The Teaching Company, ''Dark Matter, Dark Energy: The Dark Side of the Universe'', Guidebook Part 2. p. 46. Retrieved 7 October 2013, "...dark energy: A smooth, persistent component of invisible energy, thought to make up about 70 percent of the energy density of the universe. Dark energy is smooth because it doesn't accumulate preferentially in galaxi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
