ka-tet
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Ka-tet is a central concept in Stephen King’s Dark Tower universe, referring to a group of people bound together by fate and shared destiny.
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concept in The Dark Tower
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fictional concept ⓘ term in Stephen King’s works ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Dark Tower
NERFINISHED
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The Dark Tower: Song of Susannah NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ The Dark Tower: Wolves of the Calla NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | ka (fate or destiny in The Dark Tower universe) ⓘ |
| belongsToFranchise | The Dark Tower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToGenre | dark fantasy ⓘ |
| bindingForce | ka (destiny) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
group of people bound together by destiny
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individuals sharing a common fate and purpose ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | adopted by fans of The Dark Tower to describe close-knit groups NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| example | Roland Deschain’s ka-tet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exampleMember |
Eddie Dean
NERFINISHED
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Jake Chambers NERFINISHED ⓘ Oy ⓘ Roland Deschain NERFINISHED ⓘ Susannah Dean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberType | people ⓘ |
| hasOppositeOrContrast | random or unconnected group ⓘ |
| hasOrigin | The Dark Tower series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | High Speech (fictional language) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| meaning |
a group bound by fate
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one from many ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
to explain why certain characters are drawn together
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to justify shared visions, intuitions, and synchronicities among characters ⓘ |
| ontologicalStatus | fictional metaphysical structure within The Dark Tower universe ⓘ |
| partOf | mythology of the Dark Tower multiverse ⓘ |
| property |
members are spiritually or metaphysically linked
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members share a common quest or mission ⓘ members’ lives and fates are intertwined ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
ka
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ka-mai (untrue ka-tet or broken ka-tet) ⓘ |
| themeIn |
fate and free will in The Dark Tower
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found family in The Dark Tower ⓘ interconnectedness of lives ⓘ |
| usedAs | term of identity among characters in The Dark Tower ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.