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List Of Fictional Parasites
This list encompasses fictional characters and species who are parasites and/or parasitoids. A *Alien (sometimes referred to as a xenomorph), parasitoid species that is the primary antagonist of the ''Alien'' franchise * Aparoid B *Baby (Dragon Ball) * Bellum (The Legend of Zelda) * Bezoar (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) *Biollante *Blackrock (comics) *Brood (comics) *William Birkin C *Carnage (character) *Ceti eel - creature in the film '' Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'', invading the human brain *Chimera Anima - blob-shaped parasitic aliens in manga ''Tokyo Mew Mew'', infecting animals and changing them into monsters D *Deathspiral Butterfly - parasitoid butterfly in Shadowrun *Destoroyah * DNAlien (Ben 10) E *Eclipso *Edriss 562 F *Flood (Halo) G *Goa'uld - the main antagonists in ''Stargate'' and ''Stargate SG-1'' *Gravemind * Gregor Samson (Skullgirls) * Gae Bolga (Skullgirls) H *Headcrab *Heartless (Kingdom Hearts) *Hedorah I *Illyria (Angel) *Imhotep (character) L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parasite
Parasitism is a Symbiosis, close relationship between species, where one organism, the parasite, lives on or inside another organism, the Host (biology), host, causing it some harm, and is Adaptation, adapted structurally to this way of life. The entomologist E. O. Wilson has characterised parasites as "predators that eat prey in units of less than one". Parasites include single-celled protozoans such as the agents of malaria, sleeping sickness, and amoebic dysentery; animals such as hookworms, lice, mosquitoes, and vampire bats; fungi such as Armillaria mellea, honey fungus and the agents of ringworm; and plants such as mistletoe, dodder, and the Orobanchaceae, broomrapes. There are six major parasitic Behavioral ecology#Evolutionarily stable strategy, strategies of exploitation of animal hosts, namely parasitic castration, directly transmitted parasitism (by contact), wikt:trophic, trophicallytransmitted parasitism (by being eaten), Disease vector, vector-transmitted paras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Wrath Of Khan
''Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan'' is a 1982 American science fiction film directed by Nicholas Meyer and based on the television series ''Star Trek''. It is the second film in the ''Star Trek'' film series following '' Star Trek: The Motion Picture'' (1979), and is a sequel to the original series episode "Space Seed" (1967). The plot features Admiral James T. Kirk (William Shatner) and the crew of the starship USS ''Enterprise'' facing off against the genetically engineered tyrant Khan Noonien Singh (Ricardo Montalbán). When Khan escapes from a 15-year exile to exact revenge on Kirk, the crew of the ''Enterprise'' must stop him from acquiring a powerful terraforming device named Genesis. The film is the beginning of a three-film story arc that continues with the film '' Star Trek III: The Search for Spock'' (1984) and concludes with the film '' Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home'' (1986). After the lackluster critical response to the first film, series creator Gene Roddenberry w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hedorah
, also known as the Smog Monster, is a kaiju monster who first appeared in Toho's 1971 film ''Godzilla vs. Hedorah''. The huge monster was named for , the Japanese word for sludge, slime, vomit or chemical ooze. Overview Whereas Godzilla was a symbol of Japanese concerns over nuclear weapons, Hedorah was envisioned as an embodiment of Yokkaichi asthma, caused by Japan's widespread smog and urban pollution at the time. Director Yoshimitsu Banno stated in an interview that his intention in creating Hedorah was to give Godzilla an adversary who was more than just a "giant lobster" and which represented "the most notorious thing in current society". He also stated that Hedorah's vertically tilted eyes were based on vaginas, which he joked were "scary". The monster was originally going to be named "Hedoron", though this changed once the TV series ''Spectreman'' introduced a character with an identical name. The monster was realized via various props and a large sponge rubber suit do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heartless (Kingdom Hearts)
The ''Kingdom Hearts'' video game series, developed by Square Enix in collaboration with The Walt Disney Company, Disney, is set in a universe consisting of numerous self-contained worlds based on intellectual property, intellectual properties from both companies. Most worlds are based on different Disney films, although several original worlds appear throughout the series. The series centers on the character Sora (Kingdom Hearts), Sora, a boy who searches for his lost friends and encounters Disney and Square Enix characters as he travels between worlds. In the first game, ''Kingdom Hearts (video game), Kingdom Hearts'', Sora fights against the villains of the series known as the Heartless (Kingdom Hearts), Heartless and seals each world he visits to prevent their return. In ''Kingdom Hearts II'', Sora helps the residents of these worlds again while searching for his friend Riku (Kingdom Hearts), Riku. The ''Kingdom Hearts'' games have been both critically acclaimed and commercial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Headcrab
A headcrab is a fictional extraterrestrial life, alien parasitoid first appearing as an enemy in Valve Corporation, Valve's 1998 video game ''Half-Life (video game), Half-Life'', as well as in subsequent games in the Half-Life (series), ''Half-Life'' series. Attributes Depiction In-universe, headcrabs are parasitic life forms, measuring roughly in length. The "common" headcrab variant has a rounded body with four legs for movement: two long, clawed legs at the front and two short legs at the back. Their pair of large frontal claws are frequently utilized in their attacks, and as additional support when standing still. Under the headcrab's body is a large rounded mouth surrounded by mangled, rigid flesh with a sharp claw-like beak. Physically, headcrabs are frail: a few bullets or a single strike from the player's melee weapon are sufficient to dispatch them. They are also relatively slow-moving and their attacks inflict very little damage. However, they can leap long distan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravemind
The Gravemind is a fictional, parasitic, hive mind intelligence in the ''Halo'' universe. While only one Gravemind is ever seen in the games, the title is given to the final stage of Flood evolution, in which the Flood becomes a superorganism. The Flood is a highly-infectious parasite which is released several times during ''Halo''s story. The Chief and the Arbiter (Thel 'Vadam, during the course of ''Halo 2'' and ''Halo 3'') are captured during their separate missions on Delta Halo, or Installation 05, by a Gravemind, which resides in the bowels of the ancient Forerunners ringworld, where the Flood creature forges an alliance between the two foes in order to stop the activation of the ringworld — an event which would destroy all sentient life in the galaxy, and, therefore, starve the Flood to death. The character is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker. Making its first appearance in ''Halo 2'', the Gravemind was introduced to dispel the idea that the Flood is a mindless virus. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goa'uld
The mythology of the ''Stargate'' franchise is the historical backstory of the ''Stargate'' premise, which centers around xeno-mythology as experienced by humans during episodic contact. In the fictional universe of the franchise, the people of Earth have encountered numerous extraterrestrial races on their travels through the Stargate. In addition to a diversity of alien life, there is also an abundance of other humans, scattered across the cosmos by advanced aliens in the distant past. Some of the most significant species or beings in '' Stargate SG-1'' are the Goa'uld, the Asgard, and the Replicators. '' Stargate Atlantis'', set in the Pegasus galaxy, introduced the Wraith and the Asurans. One of the most influential species in ''Stargate'', the Ancients, have moved on to a higher plane of existence. For practical reasons of television productions, almost all of the alien and human cultures in the Stargate's fictional universe speak native English. Because of the time ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flood (Halo)
The Flood is a fictional parasitic alien lifeform and one of the primary antagonists in the ''Halo'' multimedia franchise. First introduced in the 2001 video game '' Halo: Combat Evolved'', it returns in later entries in the series such as '' Halo 2'', '' Halo 3'', and '' Halo Wars''. The Flood is driven by a desire to infect any sentient life of sufficient size; Flood-infected creatures, also called Flood, in turn can infect other hosts. The parasite is depicted as such a threat that the ancient Forerunners constructed artificial ringworld superweapons known as Halos to contain it and, as a last resort, to kill all sentient life in the galaxy in an effort to stop the Flood's spread by starving it. The Flood's design and fiction were led by Bungie artist Robert McLees, who used unused concepts from the earlier Bungie game '' Marathon 2''. The setting of the first game, the ringworld Halo, was stripped of many of its large creatures in order to make the Flood's surprise appearan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Edriss 562
''Animorphs'' is a science fantasy series of children's books written by Katherine Applegate and her husband Michael Grant, writing together under the name K. A. Applegate, and published by Scholastic. It is told in first person, with all six main characters taking turns narrating the books through their own perspectives. Horror, war, dehumanization, sanity, morality, innocence, leadership, freedom, family, and growing up are the core themes of the series. The series was originally conceived as a three-part series called ''The Changelings'', in which Jake was named Matt, and his little brother Joseph took the place of Cassie. Published between June 1996 and May 2001, the series consists of 54 books and includes ten companion books, eight of which fit into the series' continuity (the ''Animorphs Chronicles'' and ''Megamorphs'' books) and two that are gamebooks not fitting into the continuity (the ''Alternamorphs'' books). The books were adapted into a television series of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eclipso
Eclipso () is a supervillain in the DC Comics Universe. The character is the incarnation of the Wrath of God and the Angel of Vengeance that turned evil and was replaced by the Spectre. The character bares notable similarities to Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Eclipso appears as the main antagonist in the second season of The CW television show '' Stargirl'' portrayed as an adult by Nick E. Tarabay and Jason Davis and as a young boy by Milo Stein. Publication history Eclipso first appeared in '' House of Secrets'' #61 (August 1963) and was created by Bob Haney and Lee Elias. Fictional character biography Originally, Eclipso was written as a generic villain with average superpowers, who would routinely enact an elaborate plot to fulfill his hedonistic motivations. However, the 1992 '' Darkness Within'' miniseries modified the character to be an evil and megalomaniacal entity. Eclipso's character laments the power he once had as a spirit of divine vengeance. Eclipso would freque ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Ben 10 Villains
This is a list of characters in the universe of Cartoon Network's ''Ben 10'' franchise. List indicator(s) * This table shows the recurring characters and the actors who have portrayed them throughout the franchise. * A dark grey cell indicates the character was not in the series or film, or that the character's presence in the series or film has not yet been announced. * A indicates an appearance as a younger version of a pre-existing character. * A indicates a cameo appearance. * A indicates an appearance in onscreen photographs only. * A indicates an appearance in deleted scenes only. * A indicates a motion-capture role. * A indicates an uncredited role. Main characters Ben Tennyson Voiced by: * Tara Strong - ''Ben 10'', ''Ben 10: Secret of the Omnitrix'', ''Ben 10: Ultimate Alien'' (as 10 years old in "Forge Of Creation"), ''Ben 10: Omniverse'' (11 years old), and ''Ben 10 (2016)'' and various commercials, shorts and video games * Yuri Lowenthal - ''Ben 10: Alien F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Destoroyah
is a crustacean kaiju who first appeared in Toho's 1995 film '' Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'', as its titular main antagonist. Overview Destoroyah originated as a colony of microscopic Precambrian crustaceans that had been awakened and mutated in Tokyo Bay when the Oxygen Destroyer was detonated to kill the original Godzilla in 1954. In 1995, the Destoroyahs eventually mature into man-sized creatures which repel a JSDF assault. The Destoroyahs later combine into a flying form which fights Godzilla Junior. Destoroyah is defeated, but then morphs into an even larger form that is significantly larger than Godzilla and towers over Junior. The creature proceeds to kill Godzilla Junior and faces Godzilla in Haneda Airport, but is finally killed through the combined efforts of Godzilla and the army.'' Godzilla vs. Destoroyah'' (1995). Directed by Takao Okawara. Toho Development In conceptualizing Godzilla's final adversary, screenwriter Kazuki Ōmori initially proposed having the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
