Battle School
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Battle School is a futuristic orbital military academy where gifted children are rigorously trained through zero-gravity war games to prepare for interstellar conflict in Orson Scott Card’s Ender’s Game.
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
educational institution in fiction
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fictional military academy ⓘ space station ⓘ |
| appearsInSeries | Ender Saga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Ender’s Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commandedBy | Colonel Hyrum Graff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| conflictContext | human–Formic wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Orson Scott Card NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction setting ⓘ |
| governedBy | Battle School administration ⓘ |
| hasCurriculumElement |
individual combat training
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strategic command ⓘ tactical theory ⓘ team coordination ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
Battle Room
NERFINISHED
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command school access points ⓘ dormitories ⓘ mess hall ⓘ |
| hasNotableStudent |
Alai
NERFINISHED
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Bean NERFINISHED ⓘ Bonzo Madrid NERFINISHED ⓘ Carn Carby NERFINISHED ⓘ Dink Meeker NERFINISHED ⓘ Ender Wiggin NERFINISHED ⓘ Petra Arkanian NERFINISHED ⓘ Rose de Nose NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOrganizationalUnit |
armies
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toons ⓘ |
| hasStaffMember |
Colonel Hyrum Graff
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Major Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
centrifugal artificial gravity sections
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zero-gravity central hub ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Earth orbit ⓘ |
| notableArmy |
Dragon Army
NERFINISHED
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Phoenix Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Rat Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Salamander Army NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operatedBy | International Fleet NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| orbits | Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
tactical and strategic training
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zero-gravity war games ⓘ |
| purpose |
preparing commanders to fight the Formics
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training gifted children for interstellar war ⓘ |
| settingOf | Ender’s Game NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studentSelectionCriterion |
exceptional intelligence
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high military potential children ⓘ |
| trainingMethod |
psychological pressure and isolation
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simulated battles in the Battle Room ⓘ |
| usesTechnology |
computer simulations
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flash guns ⓘ flash suits ⓘ |
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