A6
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A6 is an alternate name for "Captain Trips," the fictional apocalyptic superflu virus central to Stephen King's novel *The Stand*.
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | fictional virus ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Captain Trips
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Project Blue NERFINISHED ⓘ Tube Neck ⓘ |
| alternateNameOf | Captain Trips NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Stand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInVersion | The Stand (uncut edition) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedCharacter |
Mother Abagail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Randall Flagg NERFINISHED ⓘ Stu Redman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causes | collapse of modern civilization ⓘ |
| creator | Stephen King ⓘ |
| effect |
global pandemic
ⓘ
near-extinction of humanity ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | The Stand universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationContext | The Stand (1978 novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
horror
ⓘ
post-apocalyptic fiction ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | fears of biological warfare ⓘ |
| inUniverseDesignation |
A-6
ⓘ
A6 ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| mortalityRate | extremely high ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | catalyst for good-versus-evil conflict ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
divine judgment and fate
ⓘ
fragility of civilization ⓘ |
| origin | United States military biological weapons program ⓘ |
| roleInWork | central plot device ⓘ |
| settingOfOutbreak | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symptom |
massive mucus production
ⓘ
severe respiratory failure ⓘ swollen neck appearance ⓘ |
| transmission | airborne ⓘ |
| type | weaponized influenza-like superflu ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.