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Is the Warhammer Fantasy world actually Earth? There are clearly some strong similarities between the Warhammer Fantasy map and Earth. These are mentioned here, amongst many other places http://warhammeronline.wikia.com/wiki/The_World_of_Warhammer However, no-one seemed to mention the reason for this similarity. Lo...	It definitely looks that way, with some nations and geographical features being virtually the same.
What was the fate of the disbanded former Jedi order members after Order 66 executed? The facts are that: From the prequel trilogy, we know that when a Jedi gets emotionally close to another person then he/she is dismissed from the Jedi Order. Anakin was afraid this would happen if anyone found out about him and Padme...	Well, in Canon, there is only one Light-sider we know so far who left the Jedi Order, Ahsoka Tano . Shaak Ti took refuge on Felucia and was eventually hunted down and killed by Darth Vader's apprentice, Galen Marek.
Why was Jack Sparrow's Locker experience so different from everyone else's? Warning, unmarked spoilers for the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise below! In At Worlds Ends , Captain Jack has died and is sent to Davy Jones' Locker. While there, he gets his own island and his old ship. However, everyone else who ge...	Davy Jones knew for Jack his freedom meant everything, so instead of killing him torturing him and keeping him in the locker from where he couldn't free himself (as Jack was a known trickster) would be more painful than death.
Is the Alien hypersleep chamber used for anything else? Based on the end of Alien and the beginning of Aliens, we can see that a human in stasis can survive for decades and wake up with only a headache and a fraction of the actual aging time. Case in point, Ripley spends over fifty years in a compromised hypersleep cha...	This next one is a bit speculative, and the entire crew was in cryosleep anyway, but in Prometheus the 101 year old Peter Weyland was secretly aboard the ship on its expedition to LV-233 .
Is there anything special about the words used to activate the Winter Soldier? In Captain America: Civil War , the Winter Soldier is 'activated' with the following phrase: Longing. Rusted. Seventeen. Daybreak. Furnace. Nine. Benign. Homecoming. One. Freight car. What does it mean? Why these special words? <Q> Som...	These are trigger words and they are meant to be near-impossible for a non-ally to guess or say unintentionally, so at least some of the others are likely meant to be random, in-universe.
Does every version of Batman's parents' death feature Martha's pearl necklace falling apart? I started wondering this after the extremely gratuitous slo-mo pearls in Batman vs Superman, but forgot to google it after leaving the theater. Then I mentioned it in chat tonight when I saw the same thing happen in Batman (198...	Martha's pearl necklace breaking and the pearls falling to the ground as she is murdered has become one of the most iconic visual images in Batman's history, and it all started in an alternate-reality story.
Are all dead wizards/witches buried? I was rewatching the Harry Potter series and in the seventh film, Harry visits the grave of his parents. I couldn't help questioning whether this is a cultural tradition (i.e. because they are British who are mainly Christians and normally practice burials) or whether all wizards an...	The clear implication from Dumbledore's annotated copy of The Tales of Beedle the Bard is that lots of witches and wizards have been cremated. There have't been any intentional cremations described in the books.
What is the original "origin story" of the Fantastic Four? I've seen both of the recent Fantastic Four movies, but I seem to remember a different "origin story" in the comics for the Fantastic Four. <Q> The original comic serial ( Fantastic Four #001 - 1961 ) had our four heroes going up in a rocketship which was bomba...	The original origin story for the Fantastic Four, in the early 1960s comic book , has the four heading into space in an experimental rocket ship which is then bombarded with cosmic rays, giving the team their powers. As far as I can tell, there's never been any deviation from the whole "cosmic rays in space" origin.
How does the Room of Hidden Things have so much stuff? Various official images of the Room of Hidden Things show that it's full of an incredible amount of stuff. However, Hogwarts has a relatively small population . A very minute fraction of its population would know about and use the Room of Requirement. An even ...	Students, teacher and house elves have been using it to hide stuff for over a millennium, presumably without realising that they're anywhere other than a convenient room to stash something in a hurry, which is of course how Harry found it. I think it's totally possible that the room would generate items-
Has Qui-Gon ever visibly appeared as a Force ghost? We learn in Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith that Qui-Gon Jinn has become a Force ghost: Yoda: An old friend has learned the path to immortality. Obi-Wan: Who? Yoda: One who has returned from the netherworld of the Force to train me…your old Master, Qu...	If I remember well, he was only mentioned in the movie. In the (non-canon) LEGO Star Wars New Yoda Chronicles, Qui-gon appears as a Force ghost in response to a call for help from Obi-wan's ghost and Yoda.
What's the melody of Joker's song in The Killing Joke? When Joker is speaking to Gordon over the intercom in Batman: The Killing Joke , the enunciation and rhyming scheme (and the fact that he asks for music) make it pretty obvious that the Joker is singing. Is there an official source on how the song was supposed to ...	I used to believe at the time of publication that the melody could be loosely based upon Button Up your Overcoat, known for its chorus lyric:
Why does Padme react this way after the Tusken incident? In Attack of the Clones there is a scene that makes me cringe. Anakin comes back after slaying an entire Tusken town. I can concede that Anakin was angry and unable to hold back his inner rage but... How can Amidala react like this? She's not only horrified but...	She can see he's affected by how he let his anger go, and he's horrified at himself for killing them all. Don't forget, while Anakin's revenge was vicious and disproportionate, the Tuskens had tortured and killed his mother. She's comforting him because she cares about him. He knows it's not the Jedi way, and he knows ...
What is the shape on Darth Vader's crotch for? In this related question , we learn that Vader somehow recycles his bodily waste within his suit. Which leads to another question: Then what is the shape on the crotch for? (Canon & EU/legends sources are acceptable) <Q> KH: <S> Were you able to keep any of the or...	David Prowse (the original character actor for Darth Vader) describes this as a " protector ", the implication being that it protects his vulnerable parts, such as remain of them. While I can't find a higher resolution picture, this seemingly earlier sketch also shows the shape, albeit lower and more prominently. The d...
What's going to happen to Earth's nukes in X-Men: Apocalypse? One of the first things that Apocalypse does to demonstrate his power is to mind-control the people in charge of all of the Earth's nuclear missiles, and have them all launched directly into space. It's never explained what's going to happen to all of ...	Some will burn up in the atmosphere, and some will survive to impact the surface, but the end result in both cases is fallout, radioactive contamination, and an environmental disaster in a scale unprecedented in human history as the missiles spill their contents in the air, water, and on land.
Why do the Guardians of the Galaxy have Captain America's shield? In Issue #22 of Guardians of the Galaxy , we see that the Guardians have what appears to be Captain America's shield in their homeship. It probably isn't the real thing, given that Captain America was Captain America-ing at the time, but I'm not sure....	So, it's possible that the shield in the Guardians' ship is the one Vance Astro brought back from his future.
Did the fake Mad-Eye Moody ever use the Foe-Glass to learn Snape's true allegiance? This is a follow-up to my earlier question . That was about telling Voldemort about the Foe-Glass device, this one is about using the Foe Glass while at Hogwarts. Barty Crouch Jr., while impersonating Alastor "Mad-Eye" Moody, had Mood...	No, Thats not how the Foe Glass works
Does Randyll Tarly hate the wildlings in the books? In Game of Thrones S06 E06 Blood of My Blood , Randyll Tarly is extremely vocal in his hatred of wildlings. Do the books ever show or describe him as having such feelings towards them? I ask because I was somewhat surprised by the scene. In general the seven kingdom...	Since the Tarlys dwell far in South, it is impossible that the Tarlys ever suffered from Wildling raiders in history so the Tarlys don't have any personal cause for hatred of Wildlings like Mors Umber
Aside from the Bridge set pieces, which Star Trek TOS structural interior set piece garnered the most onscreen time? Aside from the Bridge(and it's possible there was a set piece in the Bridge ensemble that qualifies because it appeared outside of the Bridge) set pieces, which Star Trek TOS structural interior set piec...	Turbolifts are frequently seen on-screen in TOS episodes.
Why does everyone call Hagrid by his last name? Throughout the Harry Potter novels, Rubeus Hagrid is the only character consistently addressed by his last name in a friendly manner. While the trio do frequently address their enemies by their last names, and constantly refer to their professors by last name, they alw...	Those that don't know him from school call him Hagrid because he tells them to . I have noticed that following British tradition, people tend to call each other by last names....
Why did the Emperor order the base on Lothal? Besides mining for resources, Minister Tua suggests in Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal that there is a secretive reason for the Empire being on Lothal. "No...There is another reason, known only to a few, and ordered by the Emperor, himself." What is the "true re...	the fact that there's a significant hidden Jedi temple on the planet and the fact that under said Jedi Temple is a large cavern where you can collect Kyber crystals would all strongly suggest that the Empire is mining crystals for use in some sort of gigantic super-weapon that uses Kyber crystals as a key component.
What is it with Deadpool and chimichangas? So the recent turning of Captain America into a Hydra agent prompted some interesting Internet commentary Spoiler tag for language So I get the first four, but... Deadpool and chimichangas? I'm not an avid comic reader but I feel like I'm in the dark there. What's the ...	Out-of-canon, mentioning chimichangas has been an occasional running joke (although he's also generally more focused on food than a lot of other heroes, in keeping with his personality type which seems to be focused more on visceral experiences than brooding angst or intellectual pursuits, or a more even balance of all...
Why did Hermione smell grass in the Amortentia? In the chapter introducing Amortentia it's pointed out that each individual smells something different depending on what they're attracted by. "And the steam rising in characteristic spirals," said Hermione enthusiastically, "and it's supposed to smell differently to ea...	There doesn't seem to be any other canonical indication of a special connection between Hermione and grass; it's not something explored elsewhere in the books or expanded on by JKR in interviews. On page 63 of Goblet of Fire, it reads, "the warm air was perfumed with the smells of grass and honeysuckle" when describing...
Did Luke apply to the Imperial Academy and fail the test? In this question , I ask after a story that involved a young boy failing a government test by giving the answers faster than was possible, and I reference how it seemed similar to what I'd heard about Luke applying to the Imperial Academy and failing the test d...	The implication from non-canon sources is that Luke passed his aptitude tests (piloting, navigating, etc) with flying colours. I suppose it's possible he could fail recall-based tests or other academic subjects very badly, but even then his other skills would stand out.
Late 90s CGI show about soldiers fighting giant bugs I have memories of maybe 15-20 years ago as a young child watching a TV show that had something to do with soldiers/space marines fighting giant bugs. I recall it being CGI because I distinctly remember a scene of someone falling off a cliff and looking really stupid...	The timeframe sounds about right for ' Space: Above and Beyond ', a series that had a lot in common with 'Starship Troopers' ( This sounds like Starship Troopers which was from the novel by Robert Heinlein.
Why didn't the Doctor free the Time Lords after winning at Trenzalore? The central conflict of The Time of the Doctor revolves around a stalemate between the Doctor and his allies, his enemies, and the Time Lords. The Time Lords, who are trapped in an alternate dimension, after the events of The Day of the Docto...	He was afraid to.
What is the 'Voice' and how does it relate to the 'Song'? I recently started re-reading the Wheel of Time series and something right at the beginning struck me that I hadn't noticed before. In the prologue to "The Eye of the World" Lews Therin Telamon is somewhat deluded by the madness and having a conversation with a ...	I had always thought that "The Voice" was the ability to augment/lend one's ability to sing/channel to Ogier song (Tree Singing) to fight off the blight.
What is the relationship between Arya,The Waif and Jaqen? Arya is no lady. She is tom-boyish and likes fighting and adventure, clever and "too smart for her own good".She has always have good relation with anyone she came across, be it Syrio Forel, Gendry, Tywin Lannister, Yoren, Hotpie. Jaqen respects her for freeing...	Waif didn't necessarily hate her, she only saw her for what she really was - Arya Stark. Jaqen's view of Arya was somewhat clouded. He was obviously very impressed with her skills and her persona.
How do ships control their aerodynamics in Star Wars? How do flight-capable ships control their pitch, yaw and roll in atmospheric conditions and in space? Is there a difference whether the crafts are flight-capable in atmosphere only, space-only or both? What about size - does it differ between, for example, a small p...	Some starfighters use etheric rudders to maneuver in space. They have special repulsors on all sides of the ships which lift it and move it in any direction desired.
Has a Klingon ever been head-butted to any effect by a non-Klingon? Given the tough cranial ridge that nature has selected to incorporate into the Klingon forehead, has any non-Klingon given a Klingon an effective headbutt (on their head) on-screen? <Q> Although technically Data is not giving the headbutt but receivi...	Since the only way for a fragile Human to hurt a Klingon with a head butt is to make him feel sorry for hurting the Human, and since Worf was probably the one Klingon most likely to feel sorry for hurting people, Mikel was probably the only Human to ever hurt a Klingon with a head butt.
Why did God-Cas seem more powerful than God or the Darkness? When Castiel absorbed all of the souls of purgatory, he becomes pretty much invincible: An Archangel's blade doesn't work on him (Sam pick's up Raphael's blade, and after the season 5 episode "Hammer of the Gods", a clear distinction was noted between an An...	I think in terms of raw destructive power, God-Castiel was more powerful than God or Amara.
What happened to the puddle jumper on "It's Good to be King" (S8 E13)? Simple question. What did SG-1 do with the puddle jumper they found on the planet? <Q> It also shows up repaired in the novels <S> Roswell and Moebius Squared . <S> You can find the exact details at the wiki . <A> It was used to travel back i...	They used it in the Season 8 episodes "Moebius I" and "Moebius II" .
Why wouldn't Lady Brienne strike down the Red Woman once she realized who she was? One thing bothering me is how nonchalant Lady Brienne was upon meeting the Red Woman in Castle Black this season in the show. She travelled across the world and risked death to finally kill the man who had ordered the unholy hit on her ...	She is sworn to Sansa, and they are guests of Sansa's brother Jon Snow - killing them would have brought dishonor to Sansa and Jon.
Is there only one group of the Brotherhood Without Banners? In the Season 3, they (the Brotherhood Without Banners) goals is to protect the smallfolk from any force preying on them, regardless of which King or Lord they support. In Season 6, they killed a whole group. One reason could be that they had different relig...	In the TV show (Season 6 Episode 8, "No One"), it was shown that the members of Brotherhood Without Banners which attacked and killed the villagers and the septon, are a splinter group which did an unsanctioned attack.
Is it possible for a wizard/witch to have two wands due to multiple personalities? So I was thinking about witches/wizards with two personalities (dissociative personality disorder/multiple personality disorder), and entertained the possibility of them being chosen by two wands. Do you think that it would be possible? ...	All cases of wizards with any form of mental disorder, or psychological condition are shown to either not have wands, or to have had their wands taken away.
How does Destiny in Stargate Universe Store its Energy? According to Stargate Wikia, the Destiny uses eight "ram scoop" modules to collect plasma from what appears to be the photosphere of stars. Then it is funneled into reactors, where it is converted into usable energy that is stored somewhere in some form on the s...	One of the possible methods that Destiny could use is a more advanced form of Subspace Capacitor .
First instance of genre protagonists with psychic/connected pet? I'm reading one book where the protagonist has a psychic bond with her pet, one that helps with hunting and scouting, and some fighting. (Snowdenaelikk and Briel). So I started remembering older books with the same kind of pet connection: Flinx and Pip (...	Cordwainer Smith's The Game of Rat and Dragon was written in 1954.
How did the Enterprise lower the Reliant's shields in Wrath of Khan? In Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, there is a scene in which the Enterprise finds itself Under attack from the USS Reliant, which has been commandeered by Khan. Right at the most critical moment of the battle however, Kirk transmits s...	What Kirk did was to switch his command transmission to use the Reliant's code... rather than lowering his own shields, the command to lower shields was picked up by the Reliant as a command issued from its own console. The codes are meant to limit a ship's commands to its own ship.
What is Mario's full name? Mario and Luigi are called the Mario brothers. Does that mean Mario's first and last name is Mario, or does he have another first/last name? <Q> From the Wikipedia article : Nintendo did not initially reveal Mario's full name. <S> In a 1989 interview it was stated not to be "Mario Mario" d...	The official Nintendo name for him has been confirmed to be "Mario Mario"!
How is it possible to do round swings with a lightsaber? In Star Wars movies we often see poi -style lightsaber movements: Poi performers (e.g. fire performers) use the weight of a prop to make it go round. To my understanding, to do this with a physical sword you need the center of mass (a.k.a. point of balance ) ...	When this happen, Force users can apply their abilities in the Force to alter the movement of the blade, exactly in the same way they do it when they make an acrobatic feat or when they throw the blade. To your point, the blade presumably weighs basically nothing. You'll find you can still twist it through the same per...
At the end of Zootopia, are Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps an item? In true buddy-buddy cop style , Nick and Judy start out as reluctant partners but gradually learn to respect each other's unique qualities. At the end (and presumably some months later), we have this scene in which Judy states that she loves Nick. ...	According to the film's co-director , the answer is no, at least for the time being.
How can Cyclops' optic blasts burn or melt objects? I read recently that Cyclops' optic blasts don't produce heat. I found this very surprising. I watched X-Men: The Animated Series growing up, and re-watched it not that long ago as an adult. I definitely came away with the impression that he was shooting eye-lasers,...	cyclops's blast are concussive yes, but the impact force of the blasts creates pressure and friction on whatever object is targeted therefore creating heat, ie: trees gets set on fire when cyclops blasts it to pieces. as well, the sheer blunt force of his blast can blow flesh away, so wolverine having his face blown of...
In Aliens (1986), why didn’t Gorman explain why weapons couldn’t be used under the primary heat exchanger? This is my favourite film but I've always wondered why Gorman didn't just tell the marines why they couldn't use their weapons under the heat exchanger. Course, he shouldn't have to but it would've helped surely...	Gorman likely issued the order without explanation because he didn't want to open the decision up for debate and he was embarrassed.
What is King Koopa the king of? Bowser is consistently portrayed as attempting to take over the Mushroom Kingdom, but in early games he was called King Koopa. What kingdom was King Koopa already the king of? <Q> He was the ruler of the Koopa ... <S> his army. " <S> Koopa" translates from Japanese as "Turtle Tribe". ...	The original game manual describes him "Bowser, King of the Koopa" Not to get overly semantic, but Bowser would not have to be a sovereign leader for him to be called king.
Why didn't S.H.I.E.L.D. help Tony Stark in Iron Man? I have recently rewatched the Iron Man movies, and I noticed something that bugged me. Towards the beginning of the first movie, Tony Stark is captured and imprisoned in a cave for quite some time (not sure how many days, but at least a couple). To get out, he has to...	S.H.I.E.L.D. aren’t all-powerful and all-knowing, and Tony was kidnapped in war-torn Afghanistan — note that the US Military, who were operating there at the time and were the organisation meant to be protecting Tony during his visit, also didn’t find him until he escaped. He doesn’t look like a great candidate for som...
Are there any Australian characters in Star Trek? I've noticed we have quite a diversity of cultures throughout Star Trek canon, but I can't recall any characters who were (in-universe) from Australia. Are there any Australian characters in Star Trek ? <Q> Australian actor Wendy Hughes used her own Australian acce...	The Star Trek transcripts at Chakoteya.net mention only one fictional character from Australia.
What subtle facial twitches? In the climactic scene of Watchmen , Ozymandias says: I've known Jon [Osterman, AKA Dr. Manhattan] long enough to see he isn't devoid of emotion. His subtle facial twitches wouldn't be noticed by the layman, but to me, he might as well have been sobbing. As he says this, we see a cli...	They occur when a person either deliberately or unconsciously conceals a feeling. Micro-expressions would be linked to Doctor Manhattan's human mind and mindset. Even though his body is completely indestructible, he would (at least until he completely divorced his psychology from his physiology) still have tells, muscu...
Did Starfleet ever have an Enterprise-class of starship? The Star Trek series has many different classes of star ships featured in the shows and movies. Some examples include: Constitution-class, Galaxy-class, Excelsior-class, Intrepid-class, Defiant-class and Sovereign-class. But never have I seen or heard reference t...	Yes, in the Mark IV bridge simulator No Enterprise-class ships were built in canon (see the list of starship classes at Memory Alpha), but according to the script of The Wrath of Khan , the Mark IV bridge simulator used at Starfleet Academy simulated an Enterprise -class starship.
What's the difference between the names Eru & Illuvatar? If my Silmarillion memory serves, both are names of the ultimate creator. What's the difference? When should one used over the other? <Q> ' Ilúvatar was the first beginning, and beyond that no wisdom of theValar or of Eldar or of Men can go. ' <S> ' Who was Il...	When you combine Eru and Ilúvatar, it means "He that is alone the father of all."
What was the expected period of service for a ship in Starfleet? Of the many common classes of vessels in Starfleet (Excelsior, Constitution, Galaxy, Defiant, etc.) how long were ships expected to be in service? I understand that throughout the course of their usage, many ships end up being destroyed for various reaso...	Galaxy class: 100 years Roughly 50 years There doesn't seem to be much in-universe agreement on the Constitution class lifespan (TOS ship, not counting the Abrams reboot). We know that the NX-class was decommissioned in 2161.
Why didn't Voldemort break the defensive charm at the Tonks’? We see in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, that Harry and Hagrid, once inside the protective charms set by the Order, were safe from Voldemort. But soon after, at the wedding, we see that Death Eaters break the protective charms easily because the Minis...	In a nutshell: At that time, the Ministry had not fallen, and the combination of its enchantments and the Order's ones was too strong for Voldemort and the Death Eaters (like Snape foresaw). After the Ministry fell, the Death Eaters were able to be more forceful in their methods, since they didn’t have to worry about t...
What is Princess Zelda's full name? In the multiple editions of the The Legend of Zelda franchise, have we ever learned Princess Zelda's full name? Does she simply just go by the name Zelda or perhaps Zelda of Hyrule (a more classical last name derived from the country)? <Q> Assuming she follows the same patterning ...	her full name and title would be Princess Zelda Hyrule .
What is the significance of the Dragon's 3 names? In the Wheel of Time series, we see that Lews Therin Telamon has 3 names, but the majority of the other characters and Forsaken in the book only have 2 names. Is it unique that he has 3? Is it of any significance? <Q> It's significant but not unique. <S> From the co...	I seem to remember one book saying that one of the Forsaken was jealous that he never got a third name.
When did Jaime reveal to Tyrion the real reason he killed his King (Mad King)? In the S06E09 of Game of Thrones , "Battle of the Bastards", Tyrion argues with Daenerys that burning cities to the ground is not a good choice in war. He reveals to her the real reason Jaime, the Kingsguard, killed his King, the Mad King. ...	There is no scene where this happens in the show (or the books, for that matter).
Can Yeerks communicate with each other when they're in the Yeerk pool? How about back home in the natural pools of their homeworld? If yes, how do they communicate? <Q> Only very little. <S> From Book 10, The Android , in which the android Erek pretends to be a Controller while keeping a Yeerk prisoner inside his bo...	Yeerks can communicate in their pools
Why was there no funeral for Kirk at the end of Star Trek: Generations? I also noticed that Picard did not mention to others that he had help from Kirk to defeat Soran. I assume that this was because he violated the prime directive related to time travel. Could this be why there was no funeral for him? I'm sure that th...	In short, Picard buried Kirk privately and doesn't seem to have shared any information regarding his presence or his death with the crew prior to their departure from the planet.
Can you hide your face from a facehugger? I think I found a flaw to the alien franchise. As the other day I was wondering if you can just cover your face against a wall or your arms? I mean if you've been cocooned then you can't move your head so your doomed there but if you just hide your face the facehugger can't get...	In some of the expanded universe material, such as Earth War , one character remarks that he's even seen facehuggers take down adult lions. Even a strong base to neutralize the acid blood and thereby killing the creature before it finishes the gestation period. "Turning to face a wall" isn't going to do jack squiddly a...
Is Voldemort a liar? From a comment in another question: One should never assume that any given statement by Voldemort is truthful. Indeed, because he deliberately spews lies and distortions all the time, one should be ready to assume that the exact opposite of what Voldemort is saying may be the truth. Seems obvio...	The only time I can think of in which Lord Voldemort directly lied to somebody was when he used legilimency to plant the fake vision of Sirius' capture in Harry's mind in OotP.
Did Luke Skywalker ever refer to Obi-Wan as "Uncle Ben?" Until recently, the Wikipedia article for Peter Parker's Uncle Ben said this at the top: As far as I can remember, Luke never refers to Obi-Wan as "Uncle Ben" in any of the films, or any of the EU works I've encountered, merely "Ben" or "Old Ben." Has Luke ...	I believe, that in the German translation, Luke refers to him as “Onkel Ben“, which is the German word for uncle.
Book about a man putting his consciousness into his ship The book is about a war between humans and an alien species set in the future. In the book a pilot merges his mind with a ship. So he can fly the ship and leave his body behind. <Q> Possibly Gordon R. Dickson's Forever Man. <S> from the Amazon link above: ...	The Ship Who Won (1994) with Jody Lynn The concept brainship in science fiction literature refers to an interstellar starship that is created by inserting the disembodied brain and nervous system of a human being into a life-support system, and connecting it surgically to a series of computers via delicate synaptic con...
Is Force lightning part of "Jedi powers"? Towards the end of Attack of The Clones during the Obi Wan/Anakin/Dooku fight, Dooku uses Force lightning to pick up Anakin and fling him to the side. Then he attempts force lightning on Obi Wan which is easily thwarted on Obi Wan's lightsaber and Dooku says something to the...	Therefore, a Jedi's Force Lightning may be inefficient when used without the proper training, even if he can practically use it. Force lightning was a Force power utilized by the Sith.
What properties does Davros's chair have? How similar is Davros's chair (including the Dalek Emperor version he used in Remembrance of the Daleks ) compared with his famous Mark 3 travel machine? In particular is it possible for Davros to self-destruct or to levitate? <Q> Davro's chair is primarily for life support an...	In "The Witch's Familiar", it had gained a force field capable of absorbing Dalek blasts--a sensible precaution, given his history with the Daleks. I doubt his chair could self destruct, as its primary purpose is to keep him alive, which it seems to do very well.
How old are Stefan and Damon? In The Vampire Diaries , how old were Stefan and Damon when they were turned? They both had a relationship with Elana. I know that Stefan says he's 17, the same age as Elana. Is it true? And how old is Damon? And, if Stefan isn't 17, how old was he when he was turned? <Q> Stefan Salvator...	Throughout the series we are led to believe that when Lily dies, Stefan is 10 and Damon 17.
Can Terminators without human tissue talk? As we all know, in the first Terminator movie a T-800 model came from the future. It came disguised with human tissue and it can talk like a human. So my question is: can T-800 Terminators and other (endoskeleton) models talk when they aren't covered in human tissue? I nev...	While the liquid metal models can create any base-structure needed for speech, the T800 models may still need the organic part to generate sound naturally (to help infiltration capabilities).
Short story with a library of books that were never written There was a short story I read years ago. A man stumbles across a strange library in a mist, or perhaps he got lost in the stacks of a library, I don't remember. But the library has all those books that could have been written that never were, e.g. plays th...	An unsuccessful writer discovers a bookshop which has unknown books by Shakespeare, Dickens, Doyle and many others, and by a dead friend of the writer (he recognizes the title of this book as something his friend had talked of wanting to write), and most importantly, the book he himself had always meant to write. You m...
How come he keeps heads? Some spoilers for season 3 in The Walking Dead . In The Walking Dead season 3 we see some shots of the Governor's secret room where he keeps his zombified daughter and heads in fish tanks. Why does he keep the heads?? <Q> In the TV show: Andrea asks about them in Made to Suffer . <S>...	The Gov. saw them as trophies, ways in which he had won, sick victories that made him feel good about himself.
What happened to Barty Crouch Jr. after he was given the Dementor's Kiss? At the end of HP & GOF we see for the first time an actual Dementor's Kiss given to Barty Crouch Jr. We know by fact that a Dementor's Kiss doesnt actually kill the person to whom it is given; it just takes away his soul, leaving him soulle...	But according to Harrypotter.wiki ( http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Dementor%27s_Kiss ) its not been made clear as to what happens to the soul once its sucked by Dementors. There's no chance at all of recovery. Of course, it is possible that standard policy in the wizarding world is not to keep victims of the Kiss on...
How do we know this character's lineage, based on the show? Watching the season 6 finale of Game of Thrones and then reading several blogs online, I've seen many reference a character's lineage as hard fact now that it's been revealed in the show - however, I'm not sure that I picked up on all of the details, because I...	The fact that Robert would kill the child, of the love of his life, if he learn a secret about him heavily imply that the father must be Targaryen. The show only mentions Aemon, Viserys, Rhaegar, Daenerys and the Mad King as Targaryen. We have the Kingsguard guarding Lyanna at the Tower of Joy. You are correct in the f...
The Second Renaissance: why would humans trade with the machines after they attempted to destroy them? In the chapter The Second Renaissance Part I of the series The Animatrix , the humans first engage in widespread genocide of the sentient machines due to a machine ( B1-66ER ) killing its owner in self-defence. The...	The machines at 01 are implied to produce technology and engineering of much higher quality than humans alone can produce, in part because they were originally designed for that purpose.
Why did Bane/Smith cut himself? In the Matrix part II and the beginning of part III the crew member who was infected by Agent Smith (Bane) cuts himself. The female crew member in part III who brought Trinity food told her the same and speculated that they might be "VDT's". I don't fully understand this. What are VDT...	Bane's actions, in terms of cutting himself, seem to be motivated by sensory overload.
Where is Tai Lung after his defeat? In Kung Fu Panda 3 , Po uses the Wuxi Finger Hold... ...to send himself and Kai to the spirit world since he is unable to use the technique on Kai directly. But, in Kung Fu Panda , Po uses the Wuxi Finger Hold to defeat Tai Lung. Does this mean Tai Lung is in the spirit wor...	According the the script for Kung Fu Panda , Tai Lung got himself Ka-Thoomed .
If Harry spoke two or more languages, what would it sound like to him if he talked to a snake? Before the Horcrux in his body got destroyed, Harry could speak to snakes, right?However, the whole ''conversation'' sounded just like English to him, right? That's fine. But if Harry were a bilingual child, which language wo...	If he were talking to a British variety of snake in Britain, he would probably hear English. He would probably hear what he expected to hear We actually do have a case where Harry hears, if not two languages, at least words from two languages.
Who was the Goatee Man in "He Never Died" It's made clear in the film He Never Died that most people can't see the Goatee man, although our Hero seems him at various 'significant' points. When the Hero rants at him, he includes the statement that 'There is no God' so we can assume he's not meant to represent God. ...	My guess is that the goatee man is Samael, the Angel Of Death.
Did Tom Riddle and Voldemort have the same wand? This question caused me to think of another question. The books/movies establish that Voldemort (as well as Harry) has a wand with the incredibly rare Phoenix feather as the core. Voldemort's wand is also depicted looking like a creepy bone type design (made of yew) t...	We know that Voldemort's bone-looking wand is the same one he got from Ollivander. Based on the original nature of the question, which seemed to be referring to simply the physical design of the prop within the movie: No, he didn't have the same design .
Could Gendry become Lord of House Baratheon? At the end of Season 6, The Northern Houses... very informally "voted" Jon as the King in the North. It is widely acknowledged that Jon is the bastard of Eddard Stark. Note: I would've thought Jon could not be voted as Warden of the North or Lord of House Stark . S...	No one in Stormlands knows who Gendry is except retinue of Stannis Baratheon but Stannis was also killed with his men.
Is anyone concerned about Daenerys' lack of an heir? Since only Bran and Howland Reed know about R+L=J as far as we know, Daenerys is kind of without an heir. Why does no one in the show seem concerned about this after season 1? I mean, if she dies, everyone working for her kind of becomes unemployed right? In the b...	As she alludes to when dumping Daario, once she's set up in Westeros she'll be looking to marry for political reasons; this will traditionally result in an heir. It's debatable that they'd be any better off if she already had a baby.
What are all these Harry Potter objects? The first three or four were especially confusing to me, I'm not sure what they are. What are all these Harry Potter objects? (it's apparently from this article , though I couldn't view the page). <Q> From left to right: <S> The Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) <S> Stone Tom...	First one is Philosopher's Stone, Then Tom Riddle's Diary, Then the Time Turner, Then the Goblet of Fire, Then the Sphere that told the fortune about Harry Potter Or the Remeberball, Then the Pensive, and the last is the Deathly Hollows Items, the Elder Wand the Invisible Cloak and the Resurrection Stone.
Trying to find the name of the movie where young men entered a cyber world and meet a girl with pink hair I don't remember a lot from the movie. I watched it maybe around 2004 to 2011 and all I can remember was that two people (or perhaps more) who were friends in the movie entered some cyber-world. The cyber-world is ...	Also pink haired girl in other world too. I believe you're thinking of the 2009 Gamer starring Gerard Butler. In this movie, people connect to other people , although it seems like a digital world. And yeah, they were chasing a bad guy, who was trying to control nanites in people against their will. They fight futurist...
After the Horus Heresy, what are the next series chronologically? I came to my instant Warhammer addiction by way of a single Horus Heresy book sitting in the library surrounded by lesser books not carrying the light of the Emperor...Once I beheld the staggeringly amazing Universe, I was hooked.Of course, since the boo...	The next earliest series written so far post Heresy is the Beast Arises series, this is set about 1500 after the fall of Horus and details an Imperium that has lived in relative peace suddenly being attacked by the biggest Ork Waaagh since the battle of Ulanor.
Why does Green Arrow hate Batman? In the 'Under the Hood' arc, in Batman #639, Batman goes to Star City to ask Green Arrow about his resurrection. Green Arrow displays hostility. After their conversation, Batman says something like: Why do you hate me? I know it couldn't be something I did to you. You're not that sh...	In some ways, Green Arrow sees Batman as self-serving and hypocritical -- he knows how life is for people in crime-infected areas yet does nothing to stop corruption until it reaches a certain stage. It's definitely Identity Crisis .
Identification needed of 1970s/1980s childrens/YA show This was a SF show I saw during my childhood in the early 1980s, so it could be a repeat from the 1970s. It was on UK TV, but that doesn't necessarily mean its a UK production. The (unfortunately few) points I can remember are: Radio telescopes were a central p...	Professor Quatermass is investigating a cult of "Planet People" who are gathering at prehistoric sites to be transported to other planets. I think it's Chocky's Children the middle serial of the three If there was a village set among prehistoric standing stones the show was probably Children of the Stones (1977).
Is this Star Trek order ok? I am currently on season 3 of Star Trek: TOS, and wanted to know if/how watching in this order will affect the story (NO SPOILERS PLEASE!!!): Star Trek: TOS Star Trek: TAS Star Trek movies 1-7 Star Trek: TNG Star Trek movies 8-10 Star Trek: DS9 Star Trek: VOY Star Trek: ENT If there is a p...	The problem with out-of-order viewing isn't so much spoilers as coherence.
Short Story about aliens outlawing cars When I was in 6th grade we read a short story (I'm pretty sure it was a short story) about Earth being conquered by aliens and they won't let the humans use electricity or cars. I don't remember much besides that but I'm pretty sure there were no turtle aliens in it. (It's not "T...	3 of the Isaac Asimov's Magical Worlds of Fantasy series. The story is "Divide and Rule" (1939) by L. Sprague de Camp; it was anthologized in Cosmic Knights (1985), which is vol. In the story Earth has been conquered by alien invaders, who are referred to as "hoppers."
Do we ever learn Buddy's real name? Incredi-boy! Self-proclaimed as Mr. Incredible's biggest fan and super-in-training. Mr. Incredible: You're that kid from the fan club, Brody(?)... Buddy! Incredi-Boy: My name is Incredi-boy. Syndrome: ... after all, I am your biggest fan. Mr. Incredible: Buddy... Syndro...	The film's end-credits (see below) indicate that Buddy Pine is his given name.
Can Magneto move molten steel? Magneto has the ability to move steel, but can he move liquid or molten steel, so he can use it to burn buildings and humans? <Q> I would say, no. <S> Here's <S> why: I'm assuming that magneto operates on the fact that he can disturb the natural magnetic field in a given space. <S> I'm ...	He should also be unable to move dissolved iron, which is ionized and hence lacks the electron properties to be ferromagnetic.
Are there more than one of each Legendary Pokémon in the anime universe? Legendary Pokémon , there are only a few species that can claim this title to begin with and given the "Legendary" title based on their rarity. However, are the Legends our heroes encounter in the anime series and movies the only one ? It does ...	There are multiples of at least some Legendary Pokémon in the anime While it can't be said for certain for every Legendary, a number of them are explicitly shown to have multiple members of the species and/or be capable of breeding.
What is the "correct" pronunciation of Princess Leia's name? A colleague with the same name recently pointed out that in a New Hope the pronunciation "Lee-ah" is used. However, in later movies, "Lay-ah" is more common. What is the correct pronunciation of Princess Leia's name? Are there any out-of-universe comments b...	The first pronunciation of Lay-ah, publicly, that I recall was on the first run of Kenner action figure toy releases, circa 1978, when the TV commercial voiceover pronounced it
Which member of the fellowship made the most onscreen kills? Of the nine members of the fellowship, who had the highest onscreen kills? Rules: Only the three LotR trilogy films count Any individual creature counts as 1 (eg. when Legolas kills enemies on top of and including the oliphant, each of those are individu...	Frodo killed practically no one.
Does any version of Bruce Wayne give him a Jewish background? Part of my long - running series of questioning TV Tropes. The TV Tropes page for Ambiguously Christian says this (emphasis mine): The Batman films from 1989-1997 take place in a Christian world, with a Jewish presence here and there (a kosher butcher...	I have never read, nor even heard of, any published comic book story which suggested Bruce had Jewish roots on either side of his family.
What protection does Hogwarts have at the school entrance? In Prisoner of Azkaban , Cornelius Fudge decides that the dementors are no longer appropriate protection after they tried to steal Harry's soul with the Dementor's Kiss. He then says the following: No, I’ll have them packed off back to Azkaban tonight. Perha...	Not much, until Voldemort's return For most of the books, there is no particular magical protection on the gates.
Why can't the Others go around the Wall at sea? As explained in a few earlier questions , the Wall does not extend all the way to the sea on the East, and the castle there is essentially undefended anyway. Thus, wildlings -- and Stannis' army -- were able to go around it undetected. We know that the Others and the ...	The other thing we don't know much about is the magical ward placed on the Wall. One reason could be that they are biding their time to wait for a long winter, magic to return, or their forces to build up.
Why did the Ghostbusters (2016) hair turn white? At the climax of the film, two characters go through a dimensional portal and re-emerge on Earth, their hair having turned white. There seems to be no explanation as to why this occurred. Is there any reason given in the film for this? Perhaps it was a payoff from a sc...	I always assumed that it was due to the fact that their Hair is actually dead, thus, when passing through the ghost world, the hair changes to white. I hate to answer my own question, but it seems simply like it is an effect of the portal.
Consumable resources in Seveneves [spoilers] I haven't yet fully read the third part of the book, but I had a hard time to suspend my disbelief when it comes to resources - given the story is sold as hard sci-fi. They land on the Cleft with what's left of Izzy and a few Arklets some of which are exclusively used for s...	It is not a stretch to think that they used the same technology to harvest things they needed (water, metals other than iron, certain naturally-occurring compounds, etc) from elsewhere in the Solar System.
Is Quicksilver aging faster while moving at extreme speed? Quicksilver is known for having the incredible power of moving super fast and disturbing time-reality as a result. As we can see in the movie in this special scene , he is moving so fast that time seems stopped for "normal" people. The thing is that his body ...	His superspeed did kill him of old age in a matter of months. As Nomenator has said, due to time dilation - quicksilver will age slower, but not significantly at all.
Which speaking roles on Game of Thrones are played by non-European actors? It is well known that most of the Game of Thrones cast is European. By European, I count people that have at least one nationality being inside Europe in the large meaning (so I don't restrict to EU). Also, I mean to find actors who have a dis...	Robin Arryn Bermudian Lena Headey : Cersei Lannister Alexander Siddig (Prince Doran Martell) was also born to a Sudanese father (albeit English mother) in Sudan. Joe Naufahu (Khal Moro)
What reality has more advanced technology? Which reality has more advanced technology in the Star Trek universe, prime or alternate? It seems that the prime universe has more advanced technology in terms of sensors etc, but alternate pushes development of weapons etc, and has leaps in technology such as transwarp beami...	The universe seen in the Reboot timeline of Star Trek has more advanced technology than the same time period in the Prime timeline.
Was Sauron always evil? Was Sauron the Dark lord, Enemy of the free peoples of Middle Earth, always evil, even back before he descended into Arda with his master Morgoth? Or was he corrupted and seduced by Morgoth into joining his cult? Morgoth was pure evil, was Sauron too or was he a good Maiar turned evil? <Q> No, ...	Sauron and the Balrogs are Maiar that were corrupted by Morgoth. He was good at first.
Have we ever seen an untrained Force-sensitive using Force powers? In Star Wars The Force Awakens, We see Rey, a seemingly untrained Force sensitive, use a Jedi mind trick with seemingly no training. I have a friend who claims it would be impossible for any untrained Force-sensitive to use an "advanced maneuver" ...	As far as I'm concerned, Luke is an untrained Force user who does end up deflecting shots from the remote droid through use of the Force- just with a little encouragement from Obi-Wan. Logically speaking, at least one Force-sensitive individual has to have had the ability to use the Force without training or else Haruu...
Why did C.S. Lewis use Turkish references including "Aslan"? So "Aslan" is the creator of Narnia and a magical powerful lion. When I was reading the books I didn't realize that Aslan was actually the real name of this lion because "Aslan" means "lion" in Turkish and I was reading the books in my native language (which ...	I wonder if the naming wasn't Lewis' subconscious sense of humor/irony to represent God/Jesus as a lion based on 1 Peter 5:8-9.
Was Beleriand Bigger than Second/Third Age Middle-earth? Before it sank, Beleriand was the land of Elven-kind, then later on home to Men as well. Beleriand was the Northwestern part of Middle-earth in which the Silmarillion takes place for the First Age. Was the land area of Beleriand of greater size than that of t...	I'd say Beleriand was comparable in size with Eriador (the land between Ered Luin and the Misty Mountains), maybe slightly bigger.
How many direwolves remain now at the end of Season 6? Now at the end of "Game of Thrones" Season 6, how many of the direwolves the children were given in the first episode remain? I suppose Arya's direwolf is still alive... but how about Jon's and the others? (Yes I know this has been asked before, but we just finis...	Jon's wolf, Ghost: alive, but getting very little screen time.

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