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The 1920s saw arrivals such as The Adventures of Tintin in Belgium, and The Dandy and Beano in the UK, focusing on mischievous and brave characters. Covers for The Dandy and Beano in the 1960s. But the stock market crash in New York and the horror of two world wars meant escapism and fantasy suddenly became essential.
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This glossary offers quick definitions of terms used in discussing the Marvel Cinematic Universe and this wiki.
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Absolute Point
Specific and fixed event in time wherein the outcome always occurs, no matter what is done to prevent it. Absolute points in time cannot be altered without significant universal - or multiversal - consequence.
Adrenaline
Adrenaline or Epinephrine is a hormone and a neurotransmitter. It is secreted by the adrenal medulla. When released into the bloodstream it increases heart rate and stroke volume, dilates the pupils, and constricts arterioles in the skin and gut while dilating arterioles in leg muscles. Often listed as being the source of abnormal feats of strength or agility, or the trigger of super-human powers.
Alien
Adjective commonly used to refer to a being who originates elsewhere than Earth.
Backscatter
The scattering of radiation or particles in a direction opposite to that of the incident radiation due to reflection from particles of the medium traversed.
Bioelectricity
Electricity generated naturally by a living being.
Bionic
Of or having to do with an artificial simulation of a living thing or, more usually, of part of a living thing. A cyborg possesses certain bionic limbs or organs. An android's body is entirely bionic.
Catchphrase
A catchphrase is a phrase or expression that is spontaneously popularized after a critical amount of widespread repeated usage in everyday conversation (i.e., it "catches" on). Some catchphrases become the "trademark" or defining characteristic of the person or character with whom they originated. •Come on, girl — Antoine Triplett •Best day ever — Calvin Zabo •Cool as a cucumber — Calvin Zabo •Let's not lose our heads — Calvin Zabo •Discovery requires experimentation — Daniel Whitehall •As I have always been — Enoch •One batch, Two batch. Penny and Dime — Frank Castle •You do what you gotta do — Frank Castle •Forward. Always. - Henry Hunter •Smash — Hulk •Hail Hydra - HYDRA members •Glory to Hanuman - Jabari Tribe •A team that trusts is a team that triumphs — Jeffrey Mace •Oh, Fitz... — Jemma Simmons •The steps you take don't need to be big. They just need to take you in the right direction - Jemma Simmons •Start at the beginning — Jessica Jones •If the job was easy. It wouldn't be any fun — John Garrett and Grant Ward •You are the absolute worst — Leo Fitz •There's always risks involved in science. That doesn't mean that we don't pursue it anyway - Leo Fitz •Glorious Purpose - Loki •Sweet Christmas — Luke Cage •Ahauil Ajawta’e - Namor •It's a magical place — Phil Coulson, under effects of Project T.A.H.I.T.I. •Show them who you are - Ramonda •I can do this all day — Steve Rogers •Líik'ik Talokan! - Talokanil •This ends here and now — Thor •I am Iron Man — Tony Stark •I made it rain! — Ulysses Klaue •Happy to comply — Victims of the Faustus method, or to mock them. •Wakanda Forever — Wakandans •A blood debt must be paid in blood - Xu Wenwu •Phambilli! — Dora Milaje
Clairvoyance
Precognition or Clairvoyance are the ability to perceive information about future places or events before they happen. It is done by mentally scanning the various alternate futures, rather than using deduction based on current knowledge. Clairvoyance can also be used in the present and past times. Clairvoyance (from 17th century French Clair meaning "clear" and Voyant meaning "seeing") is a supposed form of extra-sensory perception claiming the transference of information about an object, location or physical event through means other than the known human senses. A being who possesses precognition or clairvoyance is sometimes called a "precog" or a clairvoyant.
Clicks
A unit of space travel measurement used in the intergalactic community.
Darkforce
A form of cosmic negative energy that manifests itself as a non-reflective black substance, it is highly unstable but very powerful. (See Also: Darkforce)
Dendrotroxin
Dendrotoxins are a class of neurotoxins produced by mamba snakes that block particular subtypes of potassium channels in neurons.
Dimension
A dimension, also known as a plane of existence, is a three-dimensional space that exists parallel to the Earthly Plane, having its own physical laws and structures, sometimes even time works differently. These dimensions are almost always completely inaccessible by conventional means; however, they can be accessed with magic.
Electrostatic Field
An electric field associated with static electric charges, the electric charges at rest on the surface of an insulated body.
Elf
A certain humanoid being native to the realms of Alfheim and Svartalfheim.
EMP
EMP stands for Electromagnetic Pulse, a short burst of electromagnetic energy that is generally disruptive or damaging to electronic equipment, and at higher energy levels it can damage physical objects such as buildings and aircraft structures.
Fanon
A contraction of "fan-canon", something of a contradiction in terms. It is basically fan-created material that is unofficial, but can expand or spin off of established canon, such as fan art or fan fiction.
Force Field
In science fiction and fantasy literature, a force field or protective shield is a barrier made up of energy to protect a person, area or object from attacks or intrusions. The idea may be based partly on the concept of a vector field, though in character it resembles the "warding spells," the defensive magic claimed to be used by the Druids and shamans of the ancient world.
Full-Spectrum
The part of the electromagnetic spectrum from infrared to near-ultraviolet, all wavelengths are useful to plant or animal life; in particular.
Gamma Radiation
Electromagnetic radiation of an extremely high frequency and therefore high energy. Gamma radiation is a type of ionizing radiation and biologically hazardous. (See Also: Gamma Radiation)
Genetic
Having to do with the genes, the section of a cell of a living being that contains the molecule DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid), which controls the transmission of hereditary characteristics from parent to offspring.
Genetics
The study of the process of heredity of physical characteristics in living organisms.
Hadron
Any subatomic particle made of quarks and subject to a strong force, most notably protons and neutrons.
Henchman
A Henchman is an underling of a more powerful criminal mastermind or super-villain. In recent years, the term has bred a neologism known as "Hench", which is an acting verb used to describe the actions of a Henchman.
Hologram
A three-dimensional image of an object, produced by the patterns formed by a laser beam.
Incursion
A multiversal event in which reality is destroyed as two universes collide.
Inertial Confinement
Inertial confinement fusion is a type of fusion energy research that attempts to initiate nuclear fusion reactions by heating and compressing a fuel target, typically in the form of a pellet that most often contains a mixture of deuterium and tritium, two isotopes of hydrogen.
Iridium
A metallic element of the platinum family, and one of the densest and rarest elements on Earth. (See Also: Iridium)
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