President of the Galaxy
E84541
President of the Galaxy is a largely ceremonial and absurdly theatrical political role in Douglas Adams’ "The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy," famously held by the flamboyant and reckless Zaphod Beeblebrox.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| ex-President of the Galaxy | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional political office
ⓘ
fictional title ⓘ office in science fiction ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (TV series)
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (novel) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
|
| associatedWith |
Heart of Gold (spaceship)
ⓘ
surface form:
Heart of Gold starship
Zaphod Beeblebrox’s theft of the Heart of Gold ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series)
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy (1978 radio series)
|
| firstAppearanceApproximateYear | 1978 ⓘ |
| genre | comic science fiction ⓘ |
| governs |
Milky Way Galaxy (fictional setting)
ⓘ
surface form:
the Galaxy (in-universe, nominally)
|
| hasCeremonialDuties |
media stunts
ⓘ
public appearances ⓘ symbolic representation of the government ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
absurdly theatrical
ⓘ
designed to distract attention from real power ⓘ largely ceremonial ⓘ politically superficial ⓘ |
| hasHolder |
The Hooloovoo (in some adaptations, background lore)
ⓘ
Yooden Vranx ⓘ Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ Zarniwoop ⓘ
surface form:
Zarniwoop Van Harl
|
| hasTheme |
absurdity of bureaucracy
ⓘ
illusion of political power ⓘ |
| inUniverseGovernmentType | Galactic government ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| mediaType |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
comic device
ⓘ
satire of political leadership ⓘ |
| notableHolder | Zaphod Beeblebrox ⓘ |
| notableQuoteAboutRole | The President is not a power, he is an exposure. ⓘ |
| portrayedAs |
flamboyant office
ⓘ
largely meaningless office ⓘ |
| realPowerHeldBy | shadowy, unspecified authorities ⓘ |
| roleInWork | The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy universe ⓘ |
| satirizes |
celebrity politics
ⓘ
real-world heads of state ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | election (in-universe) ⓘ |
| universe |
Milky Way Galaxy (fictional setting)
ⓘ
surface form:
Milky Way Galaxy (Hitchhiker’s continuity)
|
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
ex-President of the Galaxy