Vogon
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Vogons are a fictional alien species from Douglas Adams' "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," notorious for their bureaucratic cruelty and infamously bad poetry.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz | 1 |
| Vogon Constructor Fleet | 1 |
| Vogon constructor ship | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional alien species
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literary character type ⓘ sentient species ⓘ |
| aestheticSense | crude and insensitive ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Galactic Hyperspace Planning Council
ⓘ
Vogon self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Vogon Constructor Fleet
|
| appearsIn |
Life, the Universe and Everything
ⓘ
Mostly Harmless ⓘ So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005 film) ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (TV series) ⓘ The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ The Restaurant at the End of the Universe ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom (as a work of fiction)
|
| creator | Douglas Adams ⓘ |
| culturalTrait |
disregard for individual welfare
ⓘ
love of paperwork ⓘ obsession with forms and procedures ⓘ |
| firstAppearance |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (novel, 1979)
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series) ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (radio series, 1978)
|
| genre | comic science fiction ⓘ |
| governmentType | hyper-bureaucratic administration ⓘ |
| homeWorld | Vogsphere ⓘ |
| intelligenceLevel | moderate but unimaginative ⓘ |
| language | Vogon language ⓘ |
| literaryFunction |
comic villain
ⓘ
satire of bureaucracy ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
novel ⓘ radio ⓘ television ⓘ |
| methodOfTorture | recitation of Vogon poetry ⓘ |
| moralAlignment | indifferent to suffering ⓘ |
| notableFor |
bureaucratic cruelty
ⓘ
extremely bad poetry ⓘ |
| notableMember |
Vogon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz
|
| occupation | bureaucrat ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy franchise
|
| physicalCharacteristic |
bulky body
ⓘ
greenish skin ⓘ unpleasant appearance ⓘ |
| poetryReputation | third worst in the universe ⓘ |
| roleInPlot | demolish Earth for a hyperspace bypass ⓘ |
| temperament |
bad-tempered
ⓘ
callous ⓘ |
| threatLevel | dangerous through bureaucracy rather than intelligence ⓘ |
| transport |
Vogon
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Vogon constructor ship
|
| universe |
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
ⓘ
surface form:
Hitchhiker's Guide universe
|
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Vogon Constructor Fleet
this entity surface form:
Prostetnic Vogon Jeltz