Red Queen may refer to:

Literature

* Red Queen (''Through the Looking-Glass''), a character in Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' (1871) * " The Red Queen's Race", a 1949 short story by Isaac Asimov * '' The Red Queen: Sex and the Evolution of Human Nature'', a popular 1993 science book by Matt Ridley * ''The Red Queen'' (Drabble novel), a 2004 novel by Margaret Drabble * Queen Redd, the main antagonist of Frank Beddor's 2004 ''

The Looking-Glass Wars ''The Looking Glass Wars'' is a series of three novels by Frank Beddor, heavily inspired by Lewis Carroll's 1865 novel ''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'' and its 1871 sequel ''Through the Looking-Glass''. The premise is that the two books ...

'' series, based on the above Lewis Carroll character * ''The Red Queen'' (Gregory novel), a 2010 historical novel by Philippa Gregory *

The Red Queen (Obernewtyn Chronicles) The ''Obernewtyn Chronicles'' is a series of science fiction and fantasy novels by Australian author Isobelle Carmody. The series has a post apocalyptic setting and depicts a world long after its destruction by a global nuclear holocaust. The ...

, a 2012 novel by Isobelle Carmody * ''Red Queen'' (novel), a 2015 novel by Victoria Aveyard

Entertainment

Red Queen (comics) Red Queen, in comics, may refer to: *Marvel Comics characters: **Members of the London branch of the Hellfire Club (comics), Hellfire Club, where the rank is equivalent to White Queen (comics), White Queen: ***Margali Szardos ***Betsy Braddock, Psy ...

, a number of comics characters * ''

Red Queen to Gryphon Three Gryphon are an English progressive folk band formed in London in 1972. They are known for their medieval and Renaissance style of music. The band briefly flourished in the progressive rock heyday of the early 1970s, and then retired to other ...

'', a 1974 concept album by the band Gryphon based on the game of chess * Blood Red Queen, a character who appeared in the "Vengeance of

Vampirella Vampirella () is a vampire superheroine created by Forrest J Ackerman and comic book artist Trina Robbins in Warren Publishing's black-and-white horror comics magazine ''Vampirella'' #1 (Sept. 1969), a sister publication of '' Creepy'' and ''E ...

" storyline * Red Queen, an artificial intelligence, a character in the 2002 ''Resident Evil'' films * The sword wielded by

Nero Nero Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus ( ; born Lucius Domitius Ahenobarbus; 15 December AD 37 – 9 June AD 68) was a Roman emperor and the final emperor of the Julio-Claudian dynasty, reigning from AD 54 until his ...

in the 2008 ''Devil May Cry'' series * Sana Kashimura, otherwise called the Red Queen, a character in the 2012 manga and anime series '' Alice & Zouroku'' * The Red Queen, an alias used by

Martha Kent Jonathan Kent and Martha Kent (often referred to as "Pa" and "Ma" Kent, respectively) are fictional characters in American comic books published by DC Comics. They are the adoptive parents of Superman, and live in the rural town of Smallville (co ...

to disrupt the

Checkmate Checkmate (often shortened to mate) is any game position in chess and other chess-like games in which a player's king is in check (threatened with ) and there is no possible escape. Checkmating the opponent wins the game. In chess, the king is ...

organization on the television series ''

Smallville ''Smallville'' is an American superhero fiction, superhero television series developed by writer-producers Alfred Gough and Miles Millar, based on the DC Comics character Superman created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The series was produce ...

'' * "The Red Queen" (''Cardiac Arrest''), a 1996 television episode * "Red Queen" (''Gotham''), a 2016 episode of the third season of ''Gotham'' * ''Red Queen'' (TV series), a 2024 Spanish–Mexican thriller television series on Amazon Prime Video * ''The Red Queen'' (miniseries), a 2015 Russian–Ukrainian television series

Other

* A red

Queen (playing card) The queen is a playing card with a picture of a queen on it. In many European languages, the king and queen begin with the same letter so the latter is often called ''dame'' (lady) or variations thereof. In French playing cards, the usual rank ...

Elisabeth of Bavaria, Queen of the Belgians Elisabeth of Bavaria (Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie; 25 July 187623 November 1965) was Queen of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the wife of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth. She was the mother of ...

, nicknamed "The Red Queen" *

Red Queen's Hypothesis The Red Queen's hypothesis is a hypothesis in evolutionary biology proposed in 1973, that species must constantly adapt, evolve, and proliferate in order to survive while pitted against ever-evolving opposing species. The hypothesis was intende ...

, an evolutionary hypothesis to the advantage of sex at the level of individuals, and the constant evolutionary arms race between competing species * ''Red Queen'' (EP), a 2003 album by Funker Vogt * The

Red Queen's race The Red Queen's race is an incident that appears in Lewis Carroll's ''Through the Looking-Glass'' and involves both the Red Queen, a representation of a Queen in chess, and Alice constantly running but remaining in the same spot. "Well, in our ...

, a parable in ''Alice in Wonderland'' that has served as the basis of a number of scientific and sociological theories * The Tomb of the Red Queen, an unidentified Mayan noblewoman *

Red Queen (anti-aircraft gun) Red King and Red Queen were experimental revolver cannon anti-aircraft guns developed for the British Army during the 1950s. Red King was a two-barrel design from Oerlikon, Red Queen was a single-barrel water-cooled design. The project was cancel ...

, a British Army experimental anti-aircraft gun

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