emperor The word ''emperor'' (from , via ) can mean the male ruler of an empire. ''Empress'', the female equivalent, may indicate an emperor's wife (empress consort), mother/grandmother (empress dowager/grand empress dowager), or a woman who rules ...

is a type of monarch. Emperor may also refer to:

Animals

* Emperor angelfish * Emperor bream *

Emperor penguin The emperor penguin (''Aptenodytes forsteri'') is the tallest and heaviest of all living penguin species and is Endemism in birds, endemic to Antarctica. The male and female are similar in plumage and size, reaching in length and weighing fr ...

* Emperor moths, moths of the subfamily Saturniinae ** in particular the type genus '' Saturnia'' * Emperor scorpion * a number of brush-footed butterflies: **in the subfamily Apaturinae: *** Emperors, the genus '' Apatura'' *** American emperors, the genus '' Asterocampa'' *** a few species in various sister genera of the above: **** Golden emperor, '' Dilipa morgiana'' **** Indian purple emperor, '' Mimathyma ambica'' **** Sergeant emperor, '' Mimathyma chevana'' **** Sordid emperor, two different species: ***** '' Asterocampa idyja'', native to North America ***** '' Chitoria sordida'', native to Southeast Asia **** Tawny emperor, two different species: ***** '' Asterocampa clyton'' from North America ***** '' Chitoria ulupi'' from East Asia **** Tytler's emperor, '' Eulaceura manipuriensis'' **** White emperor, '' Helcyra hemina'' **** The emperor, '' Morpho peleides'' **in the subfamily Charaxinae: ***some of the butterflies in the genus '' Charaxes''

Media and entertainment

* ''Emperor'' (2012 film), a historical drama film directed by Peter Webber * ''Emperor'' (2020 film), a historical drama film directed by Mark Amin * ''The Emperor'' (film), a 1967 short documentary film by George Lucas * Emperor Entertainment Group of Emperor Group * ''Emperor'', a novel in the science fiction '' Isaac Asimov's Robots in Time'' series by William F. Wu * Emperor (novel series), a book series by Conn Iggulden * ''Emperor'' (Baxter novel), a novel by Stephen Baxter * Hol Horse's Stand from ''JoJo's Bizarre Adventure'' * Emperor Palpatine, the main antagonist of the ''Star Wars'' franchise

Music

* '' Emperor Concerto'', Beethoven's fifth piano concerto * Quartet No. 62 in C Major ("Emperor"), Op. 76, No. 3, FHE No. 42, Hoboken No. III:77, a string quartet by Joseph Haydn * Emperor (Norwegian band), a Norwegian black metal band * Emperor (Burmese band), a Burmese hard rock and metal band ** ''Emperor'' (EP), 1993 EP by Emperor * The Emperors, an American soul band

Games

* '' Emperor: Battle for Dune'', a sci-fi computer game * '' Emperor: Rise of the Middle Kingdom'', a city-builder computer game * Emperor of Mankind, a character in the ''Warhammer 40,000'' universe

Transportation

* HMY ''Emperor'' (1856), was a steam yacht presented to the "Emperor of Japan" by Queen Victoria, renamed ''Banryū'' by Japan * ''Emperor'', two locomotives in the GWR Iron Duke Class * ''Emperor'', a locomotive in the South Devon Railway Buffalo class * ''Emperor'', one of the GWR 3031 Class locomotives that were built for and run on the Great Western Railway between 1891 and 1915 * HMS ''Emperor'' (D98), was an Ameer-class escort carrier, transferred to the Royal Navy under lend-lease in 1943 and returned to the US Navy in 1946

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