Project Blue

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Project Blue is the codename for the deadly, weaponized influenza supervirus that devastates humanity in Stephen King’s post-apocalyptic novel "The Stand."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional biological weapon
fictional virus
adaptedIn The Stand (1994 miniseries) NERFINISHED
The Stand (2020 miniseries) NERFINISHED
alsoKnownAs Captain Trips NERFINISHED
appearsInWork The Stand NERFINISHED
The Stand (1978 novel) NERFINISHED
authorOfSourceWork Stephen King NERFINISHED
codenameFor weaponized influenza supervirus
createdByCharacterGroup U.S. government scientists (fictional)
diseaseType influenza-like virus
effectOnHumanity devastates human population
escapeCause laboratory containment breach (fictional)
ethicalTheme dangers of biological warfare
unintended consequences of military research
fictionalStatus not a real-world virus
fictionalUniverse The Stand universe
firstPublicationYearOfSourceWork 1978
genreOfSourceWork post-apocalyptic horror
impactOnPlot initiates main events of The Stand
inUniverseStatus classified military project (initially)
mediumOfSourceWork novel
mortalityRate extremely high
narrativeRole catalyst for societal collapse
primary cause of global apocalypse
narrativeTheme pandemic and societal breakdown
originWithinStory U.S. military biological weapons program
settingContext United States (fictionalized) NERFINISHED
global pandemic (fictional)
symptomProfile rapid onset flu-like symptoms
severe respiratory illness
threatLevelInStory extinction-level event
transmissionMode airborne
person-to-person contact

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Captain Trips alsoKnownAs Project Blue