mirage A mirage is a naturally-occurring optical phenomenon in which light rays bend via refraction to produce a displaced image of distant objects or the sky. The word comes to English via the French ''(se) mirer'', from the Latin ''mirari'', mean ...

is an optical phenomenon. Mirage(s) or The Mirage may also refer to:

Places

El Mirage, Arizona El Mirage is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 35,805, up from 31,797 in 2010. History The Hohokam Native American tribe were the earliest inhabitants of the area that i ...

, U.S., a city *

Mirage, Kansas Mirage is a ghost town in Rawlins County, Kansas Rawlins County is a county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. Its county seat and largest city is Atwood. As of the 2020 census, the county population was 2,561. It was named after J ...

, U.S. * Mirage Township, Kearney County, Nebraska, U.S. * The

Mirage Tavern The Mirage Tavern was a drinking establishment at 731 N. Wells St. in Chicago purchased by the watchdog group Better Government Association and the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' in 1977 to investigate widespread allegations of official corruption and shak ...

, a bar purchased by the Chicago Sun-Times to document corrupt officials

Hotels

The Mirage The Mirage is a defunct casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip in Paradise, Nevada, United States. The 65-acre property included a casino and 3,044 rooms. Mirage Resorts, Golden Nugget, Inc., led by developer Steve Wynn, purchased the future lan ...

, a hotel and casino resort on the Las Vegas Strip **

Mirage Resorts Mirage Resorts (formerly Golden Nugget Companies) was an American company that owned and operated hotel-casinos. It was acquired by MGM Grand, Inc. in 2000, forming MGM Mirage (now MGM Resorts International). History Golden Nugget Companies Inc. ...

, a hotel-casino operator; original owner of The Mirage **

MGM Mirage MGM Resorts International is an American multinational hospitality, sports and entertainment company. It operates resorts in Las Vegas, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Maryland, Ohio, New Jersey, Macau, Shanghai, Chengdu, Hangzhou and San ...

, a hotel-casino operator formed by the merger of MGM Grand Inc. and Mirage Resorts

People

Mirage (drag queen) Mirage Amuro (born 1993/1994), better known simply as Mirage, is the stage name of Dean Sproule, an American drag performer who competed on season 16 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. Career Mirage competed on season 16 of ''RuPaul's Drag Race''. She ...

, American drag performer *

Briana Banks Briana Banks (born 21 May 1978) is a German pornographic actress and model. She was the '' Penthouse'' Pet of the Month for June 2001. She is a member of the AVN Hall of Fame and XRCO Hall of Fame. Early life Banks was born in Munich, Germany t ...

or Mirage (born 1979), German-born pornographic actress and model *

Marianne Mirage Giovanna Gardelli (born 19 October 1989), known by her pseudonym Marianne Mirage, is an Italian singer-songwriter who composes in English, French and Italian. Biography Majored in Literature and Philosophy at the University of Bologna, she ho ...

(born 1989), Italian singer-songwriter

Books and magazines

Mirage Publishing Mirage Publishing was a publisher of true crime books, founded by Stephen Richards in 1998. History The first book that Mirage published was about a murdered Tyneside gangland figure Viv Graham, written by Investigative author Stephen Richa ...

, a British publisher of true-crime books *

Mirage Studios Mirage Studios was an American comic book company founded in 1983 by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird in Dover, New Hampshire. The company was best known for the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' (''TMNT'') comic book series and the subsequent fra ...

, an American comic book company * ''Mirage'', a 2000 novel in the New Isaac Asimov's Robot Mystery series by

Mark W. Tiedemann Mark W. Tiedemann (born 1954 in St. Louis, Missouri) is an American science fiction and detective fiction author. He has written novels set in Isaac Asimov's ''Robot'' universe, and within his own original universe, known as the Secantis Sequence ...

, based in Asimov's ''Robot'' universe * ''Mirage'', a 1987 novel by

Louise Cooper Louise Cooper may refer to: * Louise Cooper (fantasy writer) (1952–2009), British fantasy writer * Louise Cooper (financial analyst) Louise Cooper is a British Chartered Financial Analyst, journalist, and ''The Times, Times'' columnist, know ...

* ''Mirage'', a 1988 novel by

James Follett James Follett (27 July 1939 – 10 January 2021) was an English author and screenwriter. Follett became a full-time fiction writer in 1976, after resigning from contract work as a technical writer for the Ministry of Defence. He wrote over 20 ...

* ''Mirage'', a 1956 novel by

Ruth McKenney Ruth Marguerite McKenney (November 18, 1911 – July 25, 1972) was an American author and journalist, best remembered for ''My Sister Eileen'', a memoir of her experiences growing up in Ohio and moving to Greenwich Village with her sister Eileen ...

* ''Mirage'', a 1996 novel by F. Paul Wilson with Matthew J. Costello * ''Mirage'', a 2013 novel by

Clive Cussler Clive Eric Cussler (July 15, 1931 – February 24, 2020) was an American adventure novelist and underwater explorer. His thriller novels, many featuring the character Dirk Pitt, have been listed on ''The New York Times'' fiction best-sell ...

* ''The Mirage'' (Mahfouz novel), a 1948 novel by Naguib Mahfouz * ''The Mirage'' (Ruff novel), a 2012 novel by Matt Ruff * '' Mirages: The Unexpurgated Diary of Anaïs Nin, 1939-1947'', a 2013 book * ''Mirage'' (magazine), an international fashion and culture magazine * ''The Mirage'' (Al-Suwaidi book), a 2015 nonfiction book by Jamal Sanad Al-Suwaidi

Film, television, and stage

* ''The Mirage'' (play), a 1920 play by Edgar Selwyn * ''Mirages'' (1915 film), a Russian short film directed by Pyotr Chardynin * ''The Mirage'' (1920 film), a British silent romance directed by Arthur Rooke * ''The Mirage'' (1924 film), an American silent comedy film * ''Mirages'' (1938 film), a French drama film directed by Alexandre Ryder * ''Mirage'' (1965 film), a thriller film starring Gregory Peck * ''Mirage'' (1972 film) (''Espejismo''), a Peruvian drama film directed by Armando Robles Godoy *''The Mirage'', 1980 Moroccan film by

Ahmed Bouanani Ahmed Bouanani (Casablanca, 16 November 1938 - Demnate, 6 February 2011) was a Moroccan film director, poet and novelist. He was one of the most influential filmmakers in Morocco and is considered to be one of the country's pioneers. His film ''T ...

* ''Mirage'' (1995 film), a thriller film starring Sean Young * ''Mirage'' (2004 film) (''Iluzija''), a Macedonian film * ''Mirage'' (2014 film), a Hungarian-Slovak film * ''The Mirage'' (2015 film), a Canadian comedy-drama film * ''Mirage'' (2018 film), a Spanish thriller romance film directed by Oriol Paulo *''The Mirage'', Egyptian film based on 1948 novel by Naguib Mahfouz * "Mirage" (''Alias''), an episode of ''Alias'' * Susie "Mirage" Young, a character from ''COPS'' (animated TV series)

Comics and video games

Characters

* Mirage (''Aladdin''), from the Disney animated series ''Aladdin'' * Mirage (''G.I. Joe''), a character in the G.I. Joe universe * Mirage (''The Incredibles''), from the film ''The Incredibles'' * Mirage (''Transformers''), several characters in the various Transformers universes * Mirage (comics), a set-index article listing several uses, including: **

Danielle Moonstar Danielle "Dani" Moonstar (also known as Psyche, Mirage, and Moonstar) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She first appeared in the graphic novel ''The New Mutants'' (Sept. 1982), created by writer Chris C ...

or Mirage, an X-Men comics superheroine **

Mirage (DC Comics) Mirage is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. The first was a minor villain of Batman. The second is a heroine affiliated with the Teen Titans. Fictional character biography Mike The firs ...

, two characters: a Batman minor supervillain and a Teen Titan superheroine ** Mirage (Marvel Comics), a Spider-Man supervillain **

, an American comic book company * Mirage, from the animated series '' COPS'' * Mirage Koas, from the video game '' Star Ocean: Till the End of Time'' * Mirage Farina Jenius, from the anime series ''

Macross Delta is a science fiction anime television series that aired on Tokyo MX in Japan from April 3, 2016, to September 25, 2016. The fourth television series set in the ''Macross'' universe, it is directed by Kenji Yasuda and written by Toshizo Nem ...

'' * Mirage, from the video game ''

Apex Legends ''Apex Legends'' is a 2019 Battle royale game, battle royale-hero shooter video game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts, set in the same science fiction universe as Respawn's ''Titanfall'' series. It is offered ...

Others

* ''Mirage'' (video game), a 1995 game for Windows 3.1 * '' Mirage: Arcane Warfare'', a 2017 video game for Windows * Mirage (''Counter-Strike''), a multiplayer map for the ''Counter-Strike'' series of shooters * Mirage Technologies (Multimedia) Ltd., a British video game developer * ''

Assassin's Creed Mirage ''Assassin's Creed Mirage'' is a 2023 action-adventure game developed by Ubisoft Bordeaux and published by Ubisoft. The game is the thirteenth major installment in the ''Assassin's Creed'' series and the successor to ''Assassin's Creed Valhalla' ...

'', a 2023 video game by Ubisoft

Brands and software

* Mirage Toys, a company that produces action figures, including characters in South Park * Mirage (chocolate bar), a chocolate bar made by Nestlé Canada * Mirage (''Magic: The Gathering''), a collectible card game block *

Quantel Mirage The Quantel Mirage, or DVM8000/1 "Digital Video Manipulator", was a digital real-time video effects processor introduced by Quantel in 1982. It was capable of warping a live video stream by texture mapping it onto an arbitrary three-dimensional s ...

, a digital real-time video effects processor *

Ensoniq Mirage The Ensoniq Mirage is one of the earliest affordable sampler-synths, introduced in 1984 as Ensoniq's first product. Introduced at a list price of $1,695 with features previously only found on more expensive samplers like the Fairlight CMI, the Mi ...

, a sampler made by Ensoniq * Minimum Information Required About a Glycomics Experiment, a set of guidelines for reporting biological experiments and facilitate automated processing

Companies

* Mirage Aircraft Corporation, an American aircraft manufacturer

Vehicles

Dassault Mirage Mirage is a name given to several types of jet aircraft designed by the French company Dassault Aviation (formerly Avions Marcel Dassault), some of which were produced in different variants. Most were supersonic fighters with delta wings. The most ...

, a series of military jets produced by Dassault Aviation * Malibu Mirage, a variant of the Piper PA-46 aircraft * Ultralight Flight Mirage, an ultralight aircraft *

Mirage (race car) The Mirage Lightweight Racing Car was a family of race cars built by J.W. Automotive Engineereing (JWAE) at Slough in England, initially to compete in international sports car races in the colours of the Gulf Oil Corporation. In all, from 19 ...

, a series of sports racing and racing cars *

Mitsubishi Mirage The Mitsubishi Mirage is a range of cars produced by the Japanese manufacturer Mitsubishi from 1978 until 2003 and again from 2012 to 2024. The hatchback models produced between 1978 and 2003 were classified as subcompact cars, while the sedan ...

, a subcompact car * Mirage, a class of Russian Navy

patrol boats A patrol boat (also referred to as a patrol craft, patrol ship, or patrol vessel) is a relatively small naval ship, naval vessel generally designed for Coastal defence and fortification, coastal defence, Border control, border security, or law ...

Music

* ''Mirage Music'', an American record company co-founded by Jerry L. Greenberg

Performers

* Mirage, a 1990s British progressive rock band formed by Camel members

Peter Bardens Peter Bardens (19 June 1945 – 22 January 2002) was an English keyboardist and a founding member of the progressive rock group Camel. He played keyboards, sang, and wrote songs with Andrew Latimer. During his career, Bardens worked alongside ...

and Andy Ward *

Mirage (metal band) Mirage was a heavy metal music, heavy metal band that was formed in 1983 from the remnants of two Welsh rock/metal bands, Rough Justice and Exit. The band were based in the valleys of South East Wales. Its members were Richard Morgan (aka "Wret ...

, a 1980s British heavy metal band * Mirage (Russian band), a 1980s Russian pop group *

Mirage (medley group) Mirage were a British dance/pop group active in the 1980s and specializing in medleys. They scored a string of hit singles and albums, and achieved particular success in 1987-8 with the "Jack Mix" series. History Mirage had its origins in Eni ...

, a project of British record producer Nigel Wright, best known for the ''Jack Mix'' series of medleys/mash-ups *

The Mirage (band) The Mirage is a late 1960s psychedelic pop band from London, England. They released seven singles in the UK. Career Their most notable release was their 1967 single, "The Wedding of Ramona Blair". The Mirage were under contract as house band ...

, a late-1960s British pop group

Albums

* ''Mirage'' (Armin van Buuren album), 2010 * ''Mirage'' (Art Blakey album), 1957 * ''Mirage'' (Art Farmer album), 1982 * ''Mirage'' (Bobby Hutcherson album), 1991 * ''Mirage'' (Camel album), 1974 * ''Mirage'' (Digitalism album), 2016 * ''Mirage'' (Eric Burdon album), 2008 * ''Mirage'' (Fleetwood Mac album), 1982 * ''Mirage'' (Iris album), 1998 * ''Mirage'' (Jagjit Singh album), 1995 * ''Mirage'' (Klaus Schulze album), 1977 * ''Mirage'' (Meat Puppets album), 1987 * ''Mirage'' (Mell album), 2010 * ''Mirages'' (Tim Hecker album), 2004 * ''Mirages'', by

Sabine Devieilhe Sabine Devieilhe (; born 12 December 1985) is a French operatic coloratura soprano. She is known for her interpretation of works by Mozart, Baroque music, and 19th-century opera. She is often regarded as a successor to Natalie Dessay. Early li ...

, 2017

EPs

* ''Mirage'' (T-ara EP), a repackaged version of ''Day by Day'', 2012 * ''Mirage'', by Glass Beams, 2021 * ''Mirage'', by

Plini Plini Roessler-Holgate (born 1992 or 1993), known mononymously as Plini, is an Australian guitarist and songwriter. He began his career by releasing music under the name Halcyon, before switching to the use of his first name. Steve Vai described ...

, 2023 * ''Mirage'', by

Scarlet Pleasure Scarlet Pleasure is a Danish R&B, soul, funk and Pop music, pop musical trio made up of Emil Goll as lead vocals, Alexander Malone on bass and Joachim Dencker on drums. The formative years of the all-Danish trio was in New York City. They released ...

, 2014

Songs

* "Mirage" (Tommy James and the Shondells song), 1967 * "Mirage" (M. Pokora song), 2010 * "Mirage" (Alexandra Savior song), 2017 * "Mirage" (OneRepublic song), 2023 * "Mirage", by Band-Maid from '' Conqueror'', 2019 * "Mirage", by Brymo from ''

Klĭtôrĭs ''Klĭtôrĭs'' (Greek: ''Key'') is the fifth studio album by Nigerian singer Brymo. It was made available for pre-order on iTunes before its independent release on May 9, 2016. The album comprises eleven tracks and was supported by the singles "H ...

'', 2016 * "Mirage", by Chris Brown from ''

Fortune Fortune may refer to: General * Fortuna or Fortune, the Roman goddess of luck * Luck * Wealth * Fate * Fortune, a prediction made in fortune-telling * Fortune, in a fortune cookie Arts and entertainment Film and television * ''The Fortune'' (19 ...

'', 2012 * "Mirage", by Doro from ''

Doro Doro may refer to: * Doro (musician), rock singer, former vocalist of the German heavy metal band Warlock ** ''Doro'' (album), a 1990 album by Doro * Dorothea Wierer, Italian biathlete * Doro (company), a Swedish telecommunications company * Doro, ...

'', 1990 * "Mirage", by

the Grass Roots The Grass Roots are an American rock band that charted frequently between 1965 and 1975. The band was originally the creation of Lou Adler and songwriting duo P. F. Sloan and Steve Barri. In their career, they achieved two gold albums and ...

from ''Powers of the Night'', 1982 * "Mirage", by Jean-Luc Ponty from ''

Enigmatic Ocean ''Enigmatic Ocean'' is a studio album by French jazz fusion artist Jean-Luc Ponty, released in 1977. It features guitarists Allan Holdsworth and Daryl Stuermer, keyboardist Allan Zavod, bassist Ralphe Armstrong (with whom Ponty had played in Mahav ...

'', 1977 * "Mirage", by Ladytron from ''

Gravity the Seducer ''Gravity the Seducer'' is the fifth studio album by English electronic music band Ladytron, released on 12 September 2011 by Nettwerk. Recorded in Kent, England, the album has been described as "haunted, evocative, romantic", and having "a fem ...

'', 2011 * "Mirage", by Moroccan Blonde from the soundtrack of the film ''

It's All Gone Pete Tong ''It's All Gone Pete Tong'' is a 2004 British-Canadian mockumentary-drama film about a DJ (Paul Kaye) who goes completely deaf. The title uses a rhyming slang phrase used in Britain from the 1980s (Pete Tong = "wrong"), referring to the BBC Ra ...

'', 2004 * "Mirage", by Oh Hiroshima from '' In Silence We Yearn'', 2016 * "Mirage", by Sabrina Carpenter from ''

Evolution Evolution is the change in the heritable Phenotypic trait, characteristics of biological populations over successive generations. It occurs when evolutionary processes such as natural selection and genetic drift act on genetic variation, re ...

'', 2016 * "Mirage", by Santana from ''

Borboletta ''Borboletta'' is the sixth studio album by the American Latin rock band Santana. It is one of their jazz-funk-fusion oriented albums, along with ''Caravanserai'' (1972), and ''Welcome'' (1973). Non-band albums by Carlos Santana in this style al ...

'', 1974 * "Mirage", by Siouxsie and the Banshees from ''

The Scream ''The Scream'' is an art composition created by Norwegian artist Edvard Munch in 1893. The Norwegian name of the piece is ('Screaming, Scream'), and the German title under which it was first exhibited is ' ('The Scream of Nature'). The agonize ...

'', 1978 * ''Mirages'' (Fauré), a song cycle by Gabriel Fauré {{disambiguation, geo