question: what word is used to describe knowledge about the universe and method of obtaining that knowledge

answers: epistemology

answers: Empiricism

title: Relationship between religion and science

text: knowledge is possible through three means of valid knowledge – Nyaya, the Hindu school of logic, accepts all these 3 means and in addition accepts one more – "Upamāna" (comparison). The accounts of the emergence of life within the universe vary in description, but classically the deity called Brahma, from a Trimurti of three deities also including Vishnu and Shiva, is described as performing the act of 'creation', or more specifically of 'propagating life within the universe' with the other two deities being responsible for 'preservation' and 'destruction' (of the universe) respectively. In this respect some Hindu schools do not

title: Word of Knowledge

text: and ask anyone suffering from the described problem to identify themselves and receive prayer for healing. According to this definition, the word of knowledge is a form of revelation similar to prophecy or a type of discernment. Word of Knowledge In Christianity, the word of knowledge is a spiritual gift listed in 1 Corinthians 12:8. It has been associated with the ability to teach the faith, but also with forms of revelation similar to prophecy. It is closely related to another spiritual gift, the word of wisdom. Throughout church history, this gift has often been viewed as a teaching gift

title: Vihangamyoga

text: or experiences with the help of different scientific Instruments. The knowledge so acquired is related to the material universe and the senses. Brahma Vidya or Yoga is knowledge beyond the senses and cannot be studied from books or from a Guru who has not been given the authority by the Eternal Sadguru. This stream of knowledge flows from the Eternal Sadguru through the Sadguru only. Nobody can proclaim himself a, Sadguru by dint of his vast erudition or knowledge of scriptures. The scriptures only hint at the path of righteousness, but they cannot lift up a soul to liberation from

title: Ibtina theory

text: the President of Iran. Ali Akbar Rashad explained in his books and articles that Ibtina theory it to explain the process and mechanism of religious knowledge formation. He claims that religious knowledge is "the outcome of Permissible effort to explore religious statements and teachings". In another word (expression), "epistemic system derived from the usage of valid and permissible methodology for exploring religious propositions" is called religious knowledge. Philosophy of religious knowledge is also "philosophical quasi-science which is in charge of ultra-perspective and rational study on general principles for resulting religious knowledge of fundamental problems of religious knowledge". He claims that

title: Knowledge

text: accordingly. Intuition is the ability to acquire partial knowledge without inference or the use of reason. An individual may "know" about a situation and be unable to explain the process that led to their knowledge. The development of the scientific method has made a significant contribution to how knowledge of the physical world and its phenomena is acquired. To be termed scientific, a method of inquiry must be based on gathering observable and measurable evidence subject to specific principles of reasoning and experimentation. The scientific method consists of the collection of data through observation and experimentation, and the formulation and

title: Vedas

text: in the Vedas discuss similar ideas and concepts. The Sanskrit word ' "knowledge, wisdom" is derived from the root "vid-" "to know". This is reconstructed as being derived from the Proto-Indo-European root ', meaning "see" or "know". The noun is from Proto-Indo-European ', cognate to Greek "aspect", "form" . Not to be confused is the homonymous 1st and 3rd person singular perfect tense ', cognate to Greek "(w)oida" "I know". Root cognates are Greek "ἰδέα", English "wit", etc., Latin "videō" "I see", etc. The Sanskrit term "" as a common noun means "knowledge". The term in some contexts, such as

title: Brahmavidya

text: is used to mean a spiritual study of Hindu scriptures with the aim of realizing the ultimate reality. Different modern Hindu leaders have defined it in the context of their own systems of philosophy. Swami Sivananda, the founder of the Divine Life Society opines that Brahmavidya is the "Science of sciences" or the "Science of the Absolute". Brahmavidya Brahmavidya (derived from the Sanskrit words brahma and vidyā) is that branch of scriptural knowledge derived primarily through a study of the divine. Brahmvidya is the knowledge and spiritual knowledge of divine faith/God/existence. Put together, it means knowledge of the mantra/absolute. Brahmavidya

title: Knowledge

text: yoga expounded by Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita. (It is compared and contrasted with Bhakti Yoga and Karma yoga.) In Islam, knowledge (Arabic: علم, "ʿilm") is given great significance. "The Knowing" ("al-ʿAlīm") is one of the 99 names reflecting distinct attributes of God. The Qur'an asserts that knowledge comes from God () and various "hadith" encourage the acquisition of knowledge. Muhammad is reported to have said "Seek knowledge from the cradle to the grave" and "Verily the men of knowledge are the inheritors of the prophets". Islamic scholars, theologians and jurists are often given the title "alim", meaning "knowledgeble". In

title: Nyaya

text: word, literally is "means of knowledge". It encompasses one or more reliable and valid means by which human beings gain accurate, true knowledge. The focus of Pramana is how correct knowledge can be acquired, how one knows, how one doesn't, and to what extent knowledge pertinent about someone or something can be acquired. The Naiyayikas (the Nyaya scholars) accepted four valid means ("pramaṇa") of obtaining valid knowledge ("pramana") - perception ("pratyakṣa"), inference ("anumāna"), comparison ("upamāna") and word/testimony of reliable sources ("śabda"). The Nyaya scholars, along with those from other schools of Hinduism, also developed a theory of error, to methodically

title: Astronomy

text: ("logos") "word, study" or literally "logic") could be considered the study of the Universe as a whole. Observations of the large-scale structure of the Universe, a branch known as physical cosmology, have provided a deep understanding of the formation and evolution of the cosmos. Fundamental to modern cosmology is the well-accepted theory of the big bang, wherein our Universe began at a single point in time, and thereafter expanded over the course of 13.8 billion years to its present condition. The concept of the big bang can be traced back to the discovery of the microwave background radiation in 1965.

title: Cosmos

text: "the Cosmos". In physical cosmology, the uncapitalized term cosmic signifies a subject with a relationship to the universe, such as 'cosmic time' (time since the Big Bang), 'cosmic rays' (high energy particles or radiation detected from space), and 'cosmic microwave background' (microwave radiation detectable from all directions in space). According to in Sir William Smith "Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology" (1870, see book screenshot for full quote), Pythagoreans described the universe. Cosmology is a branch of metaphysics that deals with the nature of the universe, a theory or doctrine describing the natural order of the universe. The

title: Women's Ways of Knowing

text: in their own "meaning-making and meaning-sharing abilities", rather than a lack of intellectual endowment. "Received knowledge" describes the epistemological position in which women in the study perceived knowledge as a set of absolute truths received from infallible authorities. The process of learning, as understood by "received knowers", involves receiving and repeating the knowledge and words of authorities. In this sense words are no longer viewed as weapons, and are seen as critical to the learning process, but the origin and meaning of words and knowledge remain external. Women characterizing this position lacked confidence in their own ability to speak and

title: Epistemology

text: had their own theories about which pramanas were valid means to knowledge and which were unreliable (and why). A Vedic text, Taittirīya Āraṇyaka (c. 9th–6th centuries BCE), lists "four means of attaining correct knowledge": "smṛti" ("tradition" or "scripture"), "pratyakṣa" ("perception"), "aitihya" ("communication by one who is expert", or "tradition), and "anumāna" ("reasoning" or "inference"). In the Indian traditions, the most widely discussed pramanas are: "Pratyakṣa" (perception), "Anumāṇa" (inference), "Upamāṇa" (comparison and analogy), "Arthāpatti" (postulation, derivation from circumstances), "Anupalabdi" (non-perception, negative/cognitive proof) and "Śabda" (word, testimony of past or present reliable experts). While the Nyaya school (beginning with the Nyāya Sūtras

title: Knowledge

text: of one's religious knowledge may vary from person to person, as will the degree to which it may occupy the person's mind (frequency), the intensity of the knowledge, and the centrality of the information (in that religious tradition, or to that individual). Knowledge Knowledge is a familiarity, awareness, or understanding of someone or something, such as facts, information, descriptions, or skills, which is acquired through experience or education by perceiving, discovering, or learning. Knowledge can refer to a theoretical or practical understanding of a subject. It can be implicit (as with practical skill or expertise) or explicit (as with the

title: Molinism

text: The second is called “middle knowledge” and it contains the range of possible things that would happen given certain circumstances. The third kind of knowledge is God's free knowledge. This type of knowledge consists of contingent truths that are dependent upon God's will, or truths that God brings about, that he does not have to bring about. Examples might include statements such as "God created the earth" or something particular about this world which God has actualized. This is called God’s “free knowledge” and it contains the future or what will happen. In between God’s natural and free knowledge is

title: Vidya (Knowledge)

text: epistemological concerns, states that there are two kinds of knowledge ("vidyā") to be attained, the higher ("para") and the lower ("apara"). "Para vidyā", the higher knowledge, is knowledge of the Absolute (Brahman, Atman); "Apara", the lower knowledge, is knowledge of the world – of objects, events, means, ends, virtues and vices. "Para vidyā" has Reality as its content; "Apara vidyā", the phenomenal world. According to Advaita Vedanta, "Para vidyā", by the nature of its content, possesses a unique quality of ultimacy that annuls any supposed ultimacy that might be attached to any other or form of knowledge, and is intuitively

title: Paroksha

text: three valid cognizers which are the three consciousnesses that comprehend the manifest (visible phenomena), the slightly hidden phenomena or "kimchid-paroksha" (which can be inferred) and the very hidden phenomena or "atyartha-paroksha" (which is known through the power of belief). The followers of the Jain School of Thought consider knowledge as emanating from the soul to be "Pratyaksha" (direct cognition) and the knowledge which is inherited from the senses, "Paroksha" (indirect cognition); paroksha-knowledge is gained with the help of the mind and senses ("Mati") or through what is heard or learnt ("Shruti"). According to this school Mediate knowledge (Paroksha), which is

title: Hindu philosophy

text: means by which human beings gain accurate knowledge. The focus of pramāṇa is how correct knowledge can be acquired, how one knows, how one doesn't, and to what extent knowledge pertinent about someone or something can be acquired. Ancient and medieval Hindu texts identify six pramāṇas as correct means of accurate knowledge and truths: "pratyakṣa" (perception), "anumāṇa" (inference), "upamāṇa" (comparison and analogy), "arthāpatti" (postulation, derivation from circumstances), "anupalabdi" (non-perception, negative/cognitive proof) and "śabda" (word, testimony of past or present reliable experts) Each of these are further categorized in terms of conditionality, completeness, confidence and possibility of error, by the different

title: Romantic epistemology

text: which is the minimum needed for motion (“life”), that then leads to self-discovery and "the fullness of the human intelligence." ("Biographia Literaria") The means by which philosophy, or the general principles for seeking knowledge, is rendered into actual knowledge or science is “method.” Method involves the considered, thoughtful arrangement of parts that reflects the inner essence of things (association by continuity), and not simply their apparent association in space and time (association by contiguity). This involves a "preconception" a "leading Thought" - Bacon's 'forethoughtful inquiry' or 'dry light' (lumens siccum) - and a"progressive transition" not "a mere dead arrangement." Coleridge

title: Cosmos

text: this way, most religions and philosophical systems have a cosmology. When "cosmology" is used without a qualifier, it often signifies physical cosmology, unless the context makes clear that a different meaning is intended. Physical cosmology (often simply described as 'cosmology') is the scientific study of the universe, from the beginning of its physical existence. It includes speculative concepts such as a multiverse, when these are being discussed. In physical cosmology, the term "cosmos" is often used in a technical way, referring to a particular spacetime continuum within a (postulated) multiverse. Our particular cosmos, the observable universe, is generally capitalized as

title: Kshetrajna

text: knower of the Kshetra is the Purusha who is sentient. True knowledge is knowing and understanding both these two factors, the insentient and sentient. The knowledge of Prakrti only, is called the Apara Vidya or Lower knowledge, and that pertaining to the Purusha is called the Para Vidya or Higher knowledge. in the Bhagavad Gita, Arjuna is told that the distinctive nature of God is eight-fold constituted by the five primordial elements, mind, intellect and the ego-sense, but that is the lower nature which is inferior, impure, troublesome, whose essence is bondage; the higher nature, which is the pure essential

title: Para Vidya

text: becomes known? "), - was told by Angiras that – there were two different kinds of knowledge to be acquired – 'the higher knowledge' or Para Vidya (Sanskrit: परा विद्या )and 'the lower knowledge' or "Apara Vidya". The lower knowledge consists of all textual knowledge - the four Vedas, the science of pronunciation etc., the code of rituals, grammar, etymology, metre and astrology. The higher knowledge is by which the immutable and the imperishable Atman is realized, which knowledge brings about the direct realization of the Supreme Reality, the source of All. The knowledge of the Atman is very subtle;

title: Cosmos

text: Cosmos The cosmos (, ) is the universe. Using the word "cosmos" rather than the word "universe" implies viewing the universe as a complex and orderly system or entity; the opposite of chaos. The cosmos, and our understanding of the reasons for its existence and significance, are studied in cosmology - a very broad discipline covering any scientific, religious, or philosophical contemplation of the cosmos and its nature, or reasons for existing. Religious and philosophical approaches may include in their concepts of the cosmos various spiritual entities or other matters deemed to exist outside our physical universe. The philosopher Pythagoras

title: Nyāya Sūtras

text: needs proof, such as "I am conscious", "I think" and "soul exists". Furthermore, the text presents its thesis that knowledge is not self-revealing, man must make effort to gain knowledge and this is a systematic process that empowers one to learn correct knowledge, and abandon incorrect knowledge. The Nyāya sutras asserts and then discusses four reliable means of obtaining knowledge ("pramāṇa"), viz., Perception, Inference, Comparison and Reliable Testimony. The Nyayasutras assert that perception is the primary proper means of gaining true knowledge. All other epistemic methods are directly or indirectly based on perception, according to the text, and anything that

title: Empiricism

text: Empiricism is a theory that states that knowledge comes only or primarily from sensory experience. It is one of several views of epistemology, the study of human knowledge, along with rationalism and skepticism. Empiricism emphasizes the role of empirical evidence in the formation of ideas, over the idea of innate ideas or traditions; empiricists may argue however that traditions (or customs) arise due to relations of previous sense experiences.

title: Brahmavidya

text: one and the same - Truth itself. In the Puranas, this is divided into two branches, the first one dealing with the vedic mantras and is called para vidya or former knowledge, and the latter dealing with the study of the upanishads and is called the apara vidya or latter knowledge. Both para and apara vidya constitute brahma vidya. Brahma - The word "brahma" is used in modern Hinduism to refer to the name of a god who is a part of the Hindu trinity, for more information see Brahman (disambiguation). However, in the context of traditional Vedic study, it

title: Samkhyakarika

text: perception as the immediate knowledge one gains by the interaction of sense organ with anything; inference, it defines as the knowledge one gains based on meditation on one's perception; and testimony as that knowledge one gains from the efforts of those one considers as a reliable source; it then succinctly asserts that there are three types of inferences for the epistemic quest of man, without explaining what these three types of inferences are. Verse 6 asserts that objects can be known either through sensory organs or through super-sense (inner derivation from observations). Verse 7 of the "Karika" states that perception

title: Word of Knowledge

text: Word of Knowledge In Christianity, the word of knowledge is a spiritual gift listed in 1 Corinthians 12:8. It has been associated with the ability to teach the faith, but also with forms of revelation similar to prophecy. It is closely related to another spiritual gift, the word of wisdom. Throughout church history, this gift has often been viewed as a teaching gift and connected with being able to understand scriptural truth. "The Catholic Encyclopedia" defines it as "the grace of propounding the Faith effectively, of bringing home to the minds and hearts of the listener with Divine persuasiveness, the

title: Ibtina theory

text: “some theories on the process and method of formation and resulting knowledge –in general sense (proper and improper) more or less have been presented by some philosophers. But, no one has presented a revised discussion of the process and mechanism of religious knowledge formation.” Although through some theories that has been presented on the religious knowledge we can acquire some view points of masters of knowledge. But they never present the discussion in the clear and self-evident manner about the process and mechanism of religious knowledge formation. From among the western thinkers, Hermeneuticians have discussed on the method of knowledge

title: Elliot N. Dorff

text: questions such as: "What is knowledge?", "How is knowledge acquired?", and "How do we know what we know?" In addressing this subject the first issue to note is that the terms "knowledge" and "belief" are often used interchangeably by religious believers, but technically these are very distinct terms. As a philosopher, Dorff asks about the difference between belief and knowledge. Given the philosophical definition that knowledge differs from belief (knowledge is often defined as a "justified, true belief"), Dorff's works explicitly analyze epistemological questions. His philosophy of religion, as illustrated especially in his book "Knowing God: Jewish Journeys to the

title: Empiricism

short_answers: Empiricism epistemology


question: which state is located in the centre of india

answers: Chhattisgarh

answers: Madhya Pradesh

title: Geography of Karnataka

text: Geography of Karnataka The Indian State of Karnataka is located 11°30' North and 18°30' North latitudes and 74° East and 78°30' East longitude. It is situated on a tableland where the Western and Eastern Ghat ranges converge into the complex, in the western part of the Deccan Peninsular region of India. The State is bounded by Maharashtra and Goa States in the north and northwest; by the Arabian Sea in the west; by Kerala and Tamil Nadu States in the south and by the States of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana in the east. Karnataka extends to about 750 km from

title: South India

text: Mysore State, Hyderabad State and Travancore-Cochin. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 reorganised the states on linguistic lines resulting in the creation of the new states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. As a result of this Act, Madras State retained its name and Kanyakumari district was added to it from the state of Travancore-Cochin. The state was subsequently renamed Tamil Nadu in 1968. Andhra Pradesh was created through the merger of Andhra State with the Telugu-speaking districts of the Hyderabad State in 1956. Kerala emerged from the merger of Malabar district and the Kasaragod taluk of South

title: Mysore district

text: a Raja Pramukh (a constitutional position) as the head of Mysore state till 1956. In 1956, after the reorganisation of Indian states, the Mysore state was born and Jayachamaraja Wodeyar was made as the governor of this state — the position he held until 1964. Mysore district is located between latitude 11°45' to 12°40' N and longitude 75°57' to 77°15' E. It is bounded by Mandya district to the northeast, Chamrajanagar district to the southeast, Kerala state to the south, Kodagu district to the west, and Hassan district to the north. It has an area of 6,854 km² (ranked 12th

title: Geography of Arunachal Pradesh

text: Geography of Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh, also called "the land of rising sun", or orchid state of India, dawn-lit of mountain, lies in northeast India. The state is the largest of the North-Eastern states, spread over an area of . The state shares an international border, long with Bhutan in the west while a long border separates the state from China in the north. A long border exists between Arunachal Pradesh and Burma in the east. It borders the states of Assam in the south and Nagaland in the east and southeast. Arunachal Pradesh falls in the outer Himalayas and

title: Maharashtra

text: princely state of Hyderabad until 1956, is located in the southeastern part of the state. Aurangabad and Nanded are the main cities of the region. Vidarbha is the easternmost region of the state, formerly part of Central Provinces and Berar. Nagpur, where the winter session of the state assembly is held, Akola,Amravati and Chandrapur are the main cities in the region. Sahyadri range, with an elevation of 1000 meters, is known for its crowning plateaus. Lying between the Arabian Sea and the Sahyadri Range, Konkan is narrow coastal lowland, just 50 km wide and with an elevation below 200 meters.

title: Telangana

text: Telangana Telangana () is a state in the south of India. It is situated on the centre-south stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the twelfth largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35,193,978 residents as per 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed 29th state with Hyderabad as its historic permanent capital. Its other major cities include Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam and Karimnagar. Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the

title: Geography of Uttar Pradesh

text: Geography of Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh is India's fourth largest and most populous [States of India ], located in the north-central part of the country. It spreads over a large area, and the plains of the state are quite distinctly different from the high mountains in the north. The climate of this state can also vary widely - primarily due to it being far from the moderating effect of the sea and the occasional cold air arising due to western disturbances - with temperatures reaching as high as 49 °C in summer, and as low as -1 °C in winter.

title: Odisha

text: 1947, 27 princely states signed the document to join Orissa. Odisha lies between the latitudes 17.780N and 22.730N, and between longitudes 81.37E and 87.53E. The state has an area of 155,707 km, which is 4.87% of total area of India, and a coastline of 450 km. In the eastern part of the state lies the coastal plain. It extends from the Subarnarekha River in the north to the Rushikulya river in the south. The lake Chilika is part of the coastal plains. The plains are rich in fertile silt deposited by the six major rivers flowing into the Bay of

title: Telangana

text: Kumar and Pullela Gopichand (Andhra Pradesh), as well as Sania Mirza who has been appointed as the "brand ambassador" of Telangana. Other stadiums include G. M. C. Balayogi Athletic Stadium, Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium and Gachibowli Indoor Stadium. Government General information Telangana Telangana () is a state in the south of India. It is situated on the centre-south stretch of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the twelfth largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of and 35,193,978 residents as per 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was

title: Geography of Arunachal Pradesh

text: Arunachal is also home to various different species of animals which add to its rich biodiversity. Geography of Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh, also called "the land of rising sun", or orchid state of India, dawn-lit of mountain, lies in northeast India. The state is the largest of the North-Eastern states, spread over an area of . The state shares an international border, long with Bhutan in the west while a long border separates the state from China in the north. A long border exists between Arunachal Pradesh and Burma in the east. It borders the states of Assam in the

title: Tamil Nadu

text: located in the centre of Chennai city and Vandalur located in South Chennai. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Mukurthi National Park and Kalakkad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve are the tiger reserves in the state. The Governor is the constitutional head of the state while the Chief Minister is the head of the government and the head of the council of ministers. The Chief Justice of the Madras High Court is the head of the judiciary. The present Governor, Chief Minister and the Chief Justice are Banwarilal Purohit (governor), Edappadi K. Palaniswami and Vijaya Kamlesh Tahilramani respectively. Administratively the state is divided into 32

title: Geography of Tamil Nadu

text: Geography of Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India and covers an area of . It is bordered by Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the northwest, Andhra Pradesh to the north, the Bay of Bengal to the east and the Indian Ocean to the south. Cape Comorin (Kanyakumari), the southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula which is the meeting point of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. The western, southern and the north-western parts are hilly and rich in vegetation. Tamil Nadu is the only state in India which has

title: Andhra Pradesh

text: Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh () () is one of the 29 states of India. Situated in the south-east of the country, it is the eighth-largest state in India, covering an area of . As per the 2011 census, it is the tenth most populous state, with 49,386,799 inhabitants. The largest city in Andhra Pradesh is Visakhapatnam. Telugu, one of the Classical Languages of India, is the majority and official language of Andhra Pradesh. On 2 June 2014, the north-western portion of Andhra Pradesh was separated to form the new state of Telangana; the longtime capital of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, was

title: Geography of Karnataka

text: Tamil Nadu 22,000 km² (3%) and Kerala 11,000 km² (2%). Karnataka is known for its valuable timbers from the evergreen forests in the Western Ghat region, notably Teak and Rosewood, the richly ornate panels of which adorn the beautiful chambers of the Two Houses of Karnataka Legislature. Geography of Karnataka The Indian State of Karnataka is located 11°30' North and 18°30' North latitudes and 74° East and 78°30' East longitude. It is situated on a tableland where the Western and Eastern Ghat ranges converge into the complex, in the western part of the Deccan Peninsular region of India. The State

title: Uttar Pradesh

text: with a total area of , is India’s fourth-largest state in terms of land area and is roughly of same size as United Kingdom. It is situated on the northern spout of India and shares an international boundary with Nepal. The Himalayas border the state on the north, but the plains that cover most of the state are distinctly different from those high mountains. The larger Gangetic Plain region is in the north; it includes the Ganges-Yamuna Doab, the Ghaghra plains, the Ganges plains and the Terai. The smaller Vindhya Range and plateau region is in the south. It is

title: Tamil Nadu

text: and is the eleventh largest state in India. The bordering states are Kerala to the west, Karnataka to the north west and Andhra Pradesh to the north. To the east is the Bay of Bengal and the state encircles the union territory of Puducherry. The southernmost tip of the Indian Peninsula is Kanyakumari which is the meeting point of the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean. The western, southern and the north western parts are hilly and rich in vegetation. The Western Ghats and the Eastern Ghats meet at the Nilgiri hills. The Western Ghats traverse

title: Kathiawar Agency

text: altogether 193 states of varying size and importance, of which fourteen exercised independent jurisdiction, while the rest were to varying degrees under British administration. The eight states of the first class were Bhavnagar State, Dhrangadhra State, Gondal State, Jafarabad State, Junagadh State, Morvi State, Nawanagar State and Porbandar State. The agency covered an area of , and in 1901 the population was 2,329,196. The headquarters of the political agent (who oversaw the affairs of the princely states on behalf of the Governor-General) was at Rajkot, in the centre of the peninsula; this was also the site of the Rajkumar College,

title: Chuda State

text: it was a third class state under the colonial Eastern Kathiawar Agency. It ceased to exist on 15 February 1948 by accession to newly independent India's Saurashtra State. The privy purse was fixed at 51,250 Rupees. The Rajput line of nominal Thakurs in continued. Maintaining a perfect balance between his two identities, Adityasinh Jhala is deeply in touch with his royal lineage and his professional branches of Hotel Design and running of various hotels in India. He is currently the Director of Gourangaa Hospitality . The state had a population of 11,333 in 1921. There is a railway station at

title: Western Odisha

text: The rulers of the Princely states of Western Odisha acceded to the Government of India in January 1948 and became part of Odisha state. People of Western Odisha mainly intelligentsia, members of political parties, and various social organisations, are demanding the creation of a separate Kosal state, comprising the western part of the State of Odisha. The area of the proposed Kosal state is more than 50,000 km, which is comparable to the areas of Kerala (33,883 km), Haryana (44,212 km), Punjab (50,362 km), Uttranchal (53,483 km) and Himachal (55,673 km). The movement is ongoing with the involvement of political

title: Geography of Bihar

text: Geography of Bihar Bihar is located in the eastern region of India between latitude 24°-20'-10" N ~ 27°-31'-15" N and longitude 83°-19'-50" E ~ 88°-17'-40" E. It is an entirely land–locked state, in a subtropical region of the temperate zone. Bihar lies between the humid West Bengal in the east and the sub humid Uttar Pradesh in the west, which provides it with a transitional position in respect of climate, economy and culture. It is bounded by Nepal in the north and by Jharkhand in the south. Bihar plain is divided into two unequal halves (North Bihar and South Bihar)

text: Nomenclature of States in North East India North East India is the north easternmost part of India. It comprises seven states; namely Assam, Tripura, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram and Nagaland. The states of Assam (Kamarupa & Davaka), Tripura, and Manipur are ancient in existence, while rest curbed out from Assam in late twentieth century, i.e., Nagaland in 1963, Meghalaya in 1972, Arunachal Pradesh in 1975 and the state of Mizoram come into existence as late as 1987. It is common in names of North Eastern Indian states like rest of country of usage of Sanskrit word referring to quality

title: Narsinghpur State

text: Narsinghpur State Narsinghpur State () was one of the princely states of India during the period of the British Raj. The state was founded in 1305 and had its capital in Narasinghpur town. The last ruler of Narsinghpur joined the state to the Indian Union in 1948 and Narsinghpur state was made part of the Cuttack district of Orissa. The state was bound in the north by a forested mountain range which marked the border with Hindol State and Angul District; in the east it was bound by Baramba State and in the south and southwest by the Mahanadi River.

title: Uttarakhand

text: east; the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh to the south and Himachal Pradesh to the west and north-west as well as Haryana on its south-western corner. The state is divided into two divisions, Garhwal and Kumaon, with a total of 13 districts. The interim capital of Uttarakhand is Dehradun, the largest city of the state, which is a railhead. The High Court of the state is located in Nainital. Archaeological evidence supports the existence of humans in the region since prehistoric times. The region formed a part of the Uttara Kuru Kingdom during the Vedic age of Ancient India. Among

title: Andhra Pradesh

text: is a speedsolver and Unicyclist. Pullela Gopichand is a former Indian badminton player. He won the All England Open Badminton Championships in 2001, becoming the second Indian to win after Prakash Padukone. Cherukuri Lenin (1985 or 1986 – 24 October 2010) was an Indian archer and coach who won a silver medal at the Asian Grand Prix in Malaysia, and was a National Archery Coach. Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh () () is one of the 29 states of India. Situated in the south-east of the country, it is the eighth-largest state in India, covering an area of . As per

title: Central India

text: Central India is a loosely defined region of India consisting of the states of Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Indore, the commercial capital of Madhya Pradesh is the largest city in the region. Other major  cities include Bhopal and Raipur. The states share many linguistic and cultural characteristics with the  Northern Region including the predominance of Hindi.  The states of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh have been grouped along with the states of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the Northern Zonal Council for cooperation.

title: State data centre

text: takes 9–12 months for setting up and getting into operation. As per the data received from the official sources, currently various states of India are in different phases of the project realisation. As many as 14 States have been successful in making the SDCs operational till date. Some of these states include Gujarat, West Bengal and Tripura. Furthermore, SDCs are under implementation in some of the other states like Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh and are expected to become functional by the end of 2011. State data centre State Data Centres (SDC) are multiple data centers set up in various states of

title: Central Provinces

text: State to the north, the Chota Nagpur States and Kalahandi State to the east, and the Nizam's territories of Hyderabad to the south and Berar to the west. The Central Provinces was landlocked, occupying the mountain ranges, plateaus, and river valleys in the centre of the Indian Subcontinent. The northernmost portion of the state extended onto the Bundelkhand upland, whose northward-flowing rivers are tributaries of the Yamuna and Ganges. The Vindhya Range runs east and west, forming the watershed between the Ganges-Yamuna basin and the Narmada River basin, which occupies the center and west of the province, and flows westward

title: Karnataka

text: Karnataka Karnataka () is a state in the south western region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed "Karnataka" in 1973. The state corresponds to the Carnatic region. The capital and largest city is Bangalore (Bengaluru). Karnataka is bordered by the Arabian Sea to the west, Goa to the northwest, Maharashtra to the north, Telangana to the northeast, Andhra Pradesh to the east, Tamil Nadu to the southeast, and Kerala to the south. The state covers an area of ,

title: Manipur

text: the government lifted the "disturbed" status after a violent attack on a local woman. The rape of a manipuri woman, Thangjam Manorama Devi, by members of the Assam Rifles paramilitary had led to wide protests including a nude protest by the Meira Paibis women association. The state lies at a latitude of 23°83'N – 25°68'N and a longitude of 93°03'E – 94°78'E. The total area covered by the state is . The capital lies in an oval-shaped valley of approximately surrounded by blue mountains and is at an elevation of above sea level. The slope of the valley is from

title: Proposed states and territories of India

text: Goa and Karwar up to Aghanashini in Karnataka. Marathwada (IPA:Marāṭhvāḍā) is one of the five regions in the Indian state of Maharashtra. The region coincides with the Aurangabad Division of Maharashtra. Marathwada came under the rule of the Nizam of Hyderabad, which later became the princely state of Hyderabad, under the suzerainty of British India. Subsequently, through Operation Polo, a "police action" on 17 September 1948, the Indian army annexed Hyderabad to India and on 1 November 1956, Marathwada was transferred from Hyderabad State to Bombay State. On 1 May 1960, Bombay state was divided into Maharashtra and Gujarat states,

title: Central India

short_answers:
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh


question: what is the name of the weapon the grim reaper carries

answers: scythe

title: Grim Reaper (comics)

text: attacks Simon, defeating and capturing his brother. Grim Reaper destroys Earth and helps teleport all mutants to Planet X. After the Apocalypse Twins are defeated, Grim Reaper escapes with Daken. He later returns to launch a surprise attack against the Vision's new synthezoid family. The Vision is not present at the time, and Grim Reaper is able to severely injure Viv, the Vision's daughter. Vision's wife Virginia is able to fight back, but accidentally kills Grim Reaper in the process, a fact she hides from her husband. His body is buried in the backyard of the Vision's suburban home, until

title: Grim Reaper (Nedor Comics)

text: by Alan Moore in his series "Tom Strong". This revival set the characters on a parallel world called Terra Obscura, which was also the title of the resulting mini-series. This Reaper eventually opposed the goals of the revived Black Terror and was killed, during his own unsuccessful attempt to put an end to the Terror. The Grim Reaper has no superhuman powers; but, in the Golden Age, he used guns and a sword to fight Nazis. When revived by ABC, his sword could project electromagnetic blasts. Grim Reaper (Nedor Comics) The Grim Reaper is a fictional character and a superhero.

title: Grim Reaper (comics)

text: down Vision, having discovered that the syntheizoid possessed his brother's brainwave patterns. He released 'Vision' by breaking the hourglass, meaning the Avengers were freed and defeated the Lethal Legion. The Grim Reaper later allied with the Space Phantom and HYDRA. He planned to transfer the Vision's mind to Wonder Man's body, thus "resurrecting" his brother. He battled the Avengers again and was defeated. Behind the scenes, the Grim Reaper later had Wonder Man resurrected as a zombie by the Black Talon to attack the Avengers. Wonder Man was restored to true life as a result. Grim Reaper then captured the

title: Grim Reaper (comics)

text: Dark Avengers and H.A.M.M.E.R. agents and imprisoned in The Raft. While there, Grim Reaper is stabbed in the heart by an inmate loyal to Osborn, and has to undergo an operation. It is also revealed that Simon is a member of the Lethal Legion, also imprisoned in the Raft. Grim Reaper is then revealed to have died as a result of the stabbing. During the "Chaos War" storyline, the Grim Reaper returns from the dead following what happened to the death realms and becomes a servant of Amatsu-Mikaboshi. He and Nekra fight the "Dead Avengers" (consisting of Captain Marvel, Deathcry,

title: Reaper (DC Comics)

text: spares Chill's life. After the police arrive and Chill is taken away in an ambulance, Batman goes to a bridge and discards Joe Chill's firearm into the ocean. As the Reaper, Caspian wears a large hooded black cloak with heavily armored red leather or cuir bouilli, which prevents bullets and punches from affecting him in any way. The knees and elbows of the red leather armor are tipped with spikes that add more power to blows Caspian inflicts. Caspian also wears a skull shaped mask with hooks on the mouth to cover up the lower part of the face, and

title: Grim Reaper (comics)

text: Living Laser, Power Man, the Man-Ape and the Swordsman. He first sent the Man-Ape against them, who captured Black Panther. He allowed Black Panther to escape so that the Avengers could be contacted so they would be lured to the Lethal Legion members' location, before capturing Black Panther again. He captured nearly all of them, placing them in an hourglass filled with a deadly gas, and sent Power Man after the Vision who defeated Power Man by disguising himself as Power Man and Power Man as himself. The Lethal Legion was defeated when Grim Reaper found himself unable to strike

title: Yasutora Sado

text: Chad's armored left arm, used for attack, is known as the . With this arm, Chad gains a special attack known as , a powerful fist containing energy from all his fingers. A few days after Ichigo becomes a Soul Reaper, Chad accepts a cursed [[cockatiel]] whose previous owners have all died horrible deaths. The bird is in fact the container for the spirit of a dead child, Yuichi Shibata, placed there by a [[List of hollows in Bleach|hollow]] who uses him as bait. Chad is forced to fight the hollow despite not being able to see it, assisted by

title: Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman

text: which can be increased in strength using 'rage skulls'. A long time ago, hundreds of tribes inhabit the wilderness, one of them with an unknown name has very poor magic and splits into the Torken and Koko. The Koko have no magic while the Torken have very poor magic. The Koko leave, adopt mechanics and technology to compensate for their lack of magic, and become the Imperium. The Torken become great warriors and continue to live on. The pale swordsman has awoken from his long slumber in a mysterious cave. Upon awakening he emerges into a mysterious and magical Wilderness

title: Darksiders

text: Azrael deduces the sword is the Armageddon Blade, a weapon capable of slaying the Destroyer, and tasks War to find the shards of the blade and take them to Ulthane to reforge it. Uriel confronts War a second time, challenging him to a death oath that can be completed when one of them dies. War is victorious but spares her, and reveals the Destroyer's true identity. Grief-stricken and enraged by this knowledge, Uriel leaves to prepare the angels for battle. Collecting all of the sword fragments, War returns them to Ulthane who reforges the Blade. Meanwhile, Uriel and the Hellguard

title: Dark Elves (Warhammer)

text: and break new monsters with spears and harpoons. Exiled Druchii Warlocks ride on these foul tempered steeds as well; cursed by Malekith, the souls of these sorcerers are haunted by the Chaos God Slaanesh and in order to delay their ultimate fate, these depraved individuals sacrifice the souls of others in place of their own to temporarily appease the Dark Prince. The Dark Elves use a rather vicious war machine known as the Reaper. Similar to the original design for the Repeater Bolt Thrower of their High Elven cousins, the Reaper is a large, ballista-style torsion weapon. It is capable

title: Grim Reaper (Nedor Comics)

text: While getting a machine that broadcasts electrical sparks that short circuit any motor within range, including planes, out of Germany, the Reaper made his way to England. In one adventure, the Reaper brings a special Nazi zeppelin to England and wants nothing more than to go back to the continent. "The only reward I want is a chance to fight the Nazi beasts again and again ... to spread terror among the foulest terrorists the world has ever known! Tremble, you Nazis! The Grim Reaper is coming back!" The Grim Reaper, along with other heroes from Nedor Comics, were revived

title: Reaper (DC Comics)

text: the "children of Gotham". He is fueled by his hatred toward Colonel Kurt Schloss, the Nazi who killed his parents. Reaper is then seen at Gotham Harbor demanding Hugo for his serum that is later found out to keep his skin from deteriorating. The serum is injected into him by Doctor Death. He soon attacks Mario Falcone and Huntress takes to his defense, to prevent Reaper from killing him. Batman sweeps in to take out Reaper but instead he escapes by throwing gas at Batman. Batman later finds him and when Reaper's face is seen rotting and asks Batman what

title: Lethal Legion

text: into defeating the Lethal Legion who are handed over to the authorities. A second version, formed by European villain Count Nefaria reappears in the title, composed of Living Laser, Whirlwind and Power Man. He magnifies their powers, but is revealed to be a manipulative ploy to steal their magnified powers in a failed bid to destroy the Avengers. The depowered villains are sent to prison. The Grim Reaper returns in the title "West Coast Avengers", leading a third version against the superhero team consisting of Black Talon (Barone), Goliath, Man-Ape, Nekra, and Ultron-12. Grim Reaper has Ultron lead a squadron

title: Reaper (DC Comics)

text: confront him as Green Lantern. Vastly overpowered during an encounter between the two, the Reaper lashes out in a panic with his nunchaku and, by happenstance, strikes Green Lantern, whose force-field is vulnerable to the wooden weapons. The Reaper subsequently moves to Europe. After Caspian returns from Europe he renews his rampage as the Reaper, which brings him into conflict with Batman. After losing a fight with the Reaper, Batman is forced to join forces with Joe Chill, the man who killed his parents. Having been assigned by the Gotham mob to kill both the Reaper and Batman when he

title: Deadbolt (video game)

text: and there are not enough souls that can be obtained in one play through to buy all the available weapons, forcing the player decide wisely. Despite this, there are rarely times when the player's initial weapon choices are enough to complete a mission, so the player must pick up and make us of various weapons laying around the map, or taken from defeated enemies. Throughout the levels, the Reaper can randomly acquire cassette tapes through killing certain enemy types. These tapes - which contain the personal stories of the Reaper's victims - can be listened to back in the safe

title: Grim Reaper (comics)

text: Doctor Druid, Swordsman, Vision and Yellowjacket). He manages to kill most of them except for Swordsman and Yellowjacket. Grim Reaper and Nekra are killed when Vision self-destructs. As part of the 2012-2013 "Marvel NOW!" relaunch, the Grim Reaper turns up alive and attacks the Avengers Unity Squad's debut press conference claiming that he is now unable to die. He is seemingly killed by Rogue punching him harder than expected after absorbing Wonder Man's powers. He is restored to life by a Celestial Death Seed, and is recruited by the Apocalypse Twins as part of their new Horsemen of Death. He

title: Weapon Brown

text: Charlie Brown, though much larger and heavily shredded from years of use. Weapon Brown has a cybernetic right arm which bears a radiation hazard sign at the shoulder, is powered by a 'reactor', and is armed with a 'plaz gun', which appears to be a weapon that fires bolts of energy. He is also possessed of enhanced strength, senses, and reflexes. By the time of "A Peanut Scorned", much of his cybernetic arm's interior workings are visible, while it is shown as looking brand new in "A Weapon Brown Christmas". Weapon Brown's first name is revealed as being 'Charles' at

title: Grim Reaper (comics)

text: prison. Being at large for several months, the Grim Reaper was eventually tracked down by Captain America and Cable during the "Civil War" storyline. Captain America and Cable brought Grim Reaper down with the aid of their other friends. He was found bound to a pole along with the Vulture. He was once again put into custody by S.H.I.E.L.D. Grim Reaper is next seen teaming with Man-Ape and Saboteur. During the "Dark Reign" storyline, the Grim Reaper later formed a new lineup of Lethal Legion as part of a plan against Norman Osborn. The team is ultimately defeated by the

title: Swordsman (comics)

text: unconscious teammates from the Grim Reaper. After the battle only the Swordsman and the Rita DeMara Yellowjacket remained. The Swordsman is an Olympic level athlete with no superhuman powers, and is a cunning strategist and highly adept at unarmed combat. The Swordsman is a master in the uses of bladed weapons, especially swords and knives, and his main weapon is a sword modified by the super-villain Mandarin from Makluan technology. By pressing one of the buttons on the sword's hilt, the Swordsman can project a concussive force beam, a disintegrating ray, a large jet of flame, electrical energy in a

title: Death (personification)

text: There are also death gods called shinigami (死神), which are closer to the Western tradition of the Grim Reaper; while common in modern Japanese arts and fiction, they were essentially absent in traditional mythology. In Korean mythology, the equivalent of the Grim Reaper is the "Netherworld Emissary" Jeoseung-saja (). He is depicted as a stern and ruthless bureaucrat in Yŏmna's service. A psychopomp, he escorts all—good or evil—from the land of the living to the netherworld when the time comes. The "Angel of the Lord" smites 185,000 men in the Assyrian camp (II Kings 19:35). When the Angel of Death

title: Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman

text: later finds out that the demons awoke because of him and they will destroy the whole Wilderness if he doesn't stop them. The only way to do so is to kill the demon god Iraess. The swordsman encounters him and after a long fight he kills him. After the battle he returns to Old Grey who is mortally injured by imperium soldiers. As Grey dies he tells the swordsman that everybody including tribes and imperium go to war and they are saved by him. The game leaves Swordsman freed from his duties as he is wandering in night alone and

title: Reaper (DC Comics)

text: had finished, Chill hunts the Reaper alongside Batman, the two briefly assuming that the Reaper has been killed in an explosion. After revealing his identity to Chill in a confrontation in Crime Alley and putting a gun to his head, Batman's revenge is taken from him by the Reaper, who shoots Chill in the head. The Reaper engages Batman in a fierce battle, losing; the Dark Knight leaves him hanging from the scaffolding of a building under construction, and unmasks him. Batman, who had intended to marry Caspian's daughter, Rachel, is shocked, and holds out his hand to help the

title: La Tale

text: on Strength. They wield a Black Jade and Lantern. However, the lantern is able to turn into a Katana sword with a special transformation skill. Meaning, the same weapon is used to attack with both a sword and a lantern. For sword, it is mostly based on skill combos that you can rearrange in any order. You input the order into the slots on the right side of the sword skill tab and place the shortcuts onto your hot keys. Then, proceed to hold down either of the two shortcuts to do the combos you have selected. Demigods is a

title: Gungrave

text: to the cross carried by the wandering priest Wolfwood in Nightow's manga series, Trigun. It is also directly inspired by the 1966 movie "Django" in which the main character carries a coffin with a Gatling gun inside. The Coffin contains all of the same weapons as the trio of Mariachi in Desperado, which Grave (at the beginning of each mission) retrieves his handguns from like El, has a missile launcher (in which he strikes the same pose when firing as the Quino) and the Gatling/machine gun that Campa held. Demolition Shots — Special attacks performed using the coffin that consume

title: Scythe

text: The Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities of Sir William Smith claims that the scythe, known in Latin as the falx foenaria as opposed to the sickle, the falx messoria, was used by the ancient Romans.According to ancient Greek mythology it was believed that Gaea the Greek goddess mother of Titans gave 'a sickle was made out of the strongest metal' to her youngest son 'Kronos' who is also youngest of Titans (also known as God of Harvest) to seek vengeance against her Husband Ouranos for Torturing their oldest sons. To illustrate this, Smith cites an image of Saturn holding a scythe, from an ancient Italian cameo. The Grim Reaper and the Greek Titan Cronus were often depicted carrying or wielding a scythe. According to Jack Herer and "Flesh of The Gods" (Emboden, W.A., Jr., Praeger Press, NY, 1974.); the ancient Scythians grew hemp and harvested it with a hand reaper that we still call a scythe.

title: Reaper: Tale of a Pale Swordsman

text: fraught with war and intrigue. He meets and befriends Old Grey Beard. He goes on multiple quests from members of magical native tribes living in Wilderness but also from the mighty Imperium soldiers. He makes new friends on his journey including a young imperium soldier and an outcast woman that fall in love with each other or a commander of imperium fortress. Later he encounters demons who try to overtake the Wilderness. Together with Old Grey they try to find out where they come from. As the swordsman completes his tasks he loses friends who die because of him. He

title: Yume no Crayon Oukoku

text: a short quarrel, he changes Silver's parents, the King and Queen, into stone. Along with a pig named Stonston and a chicken named Araessa, Silver learns that only the Grim Reaper is capable of casting a spell like that, and she assumes that the boy was actually him in disguise. So begins their quest to find the boy Reaper. They do not realize, that the boy and the Grim Reaper are two different people entirely. The Grim Reaper is trying to kill Silver, whose ancestor trapped him in a mirror for several thousand years. The boy is trying to save

title: Saber (Fate/stay night)

text: a celestial sword constructed by the world from the collective wishes of mankind and fueled through a conversion of Mana into photoelectric energy, allowing a wave of destructive energy to be released from the tip when swung. Another Noble Phantasm she possesses is , which compresses and gyrates the air around Saber's blade, turning the blade invisible, making it hard for opponents to judge her strikes, and allowing a one-time release of the air in the form of an intense gust. It also serves to help hide her identity - Excalibur's fame being so great that any other Servant would

title: The Coffin Dancer

text: trace evidence at the crime scene to nail him, or at least to predict his next move and head him off. So far, they have only one clue: the assassin has a tattoo on his arm of the Grim Reaper waltzing with a woman in front of a coffin. The Coffin Dancer struck 5 years ago, killing two techs who worked with Lincoln Rhyme, and it seems he has struck again. Then it was a bomb in a wastebasket, this time it's on a plane. A coverup is witnessed, a hit man hired, and all hell breaks loose. There are

title: Reaper (TV series)

text: and the vile. Vessels appear inside a long wooden box sent for Sam to open (with the Italian inscription ""Lasciate ogni speranza, voi ch'entrate"" ["Abandon all hope, ye who enter here"], as was written on the entrance to Hell in Dante's Inferno), and are specially designed for each job. Examples throughout the series have included a Dirt Devil vacuum cleaner, a Taser gun, and a cigarette lighter. Although Sam initially balks, Satan tells him that should he refuse, then Sam's mother's soul is forfeit. Unwilling to sacrifice his mother, and convinced that he is doing good in the world by

title: Scythe


question: who was the top scorer in 2014 world cup

answers: James Rodríguez

title: Asamoah Gyan

text: the all-time leading goalscorer of the Ghana national team, with 51 goals. He represented Ghana at the 2006, 2010 and 2014 FIFA World Cups. With 6 goals, he is the top African goalscorer in the history of the World Cup. Gyan has also represented Ghana at the 2004 Summer Olympics and in seven Africa Cup of Nations in 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017, helping them finish in third-place in 2008 and runner-up in 2010 and 2015. Born in Accra, Gyan started his career at Ghanaian club Liberty Professionals located in Accra. Having signed for Udinese in 2003,

title: Ashraf Nu'man

text: He netted his first goal of the competition in the second game against Myanmar in a 2–0 victory. He then scored a brace in the quarter final tie against Afghanistan helping his country qualify for their first final ever. During the final against the Philippines, he scored the only goal of the match, coming from a direct free-kick in the 59th minute of the game, winning the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup for his country for the first time ever, and qualifying for the 2015 AFC Asian Cup. He finished the tournament as top scorer with 4 goals totally in five

title: Reza Ghoochannejhad

text: Lebanon in a 5–0 Asian Cup qualifier win. On 4 June 2013, Ghoochannejhad scored the lone goal in a World Cup qualifier against Qatar. Days later, he scored against Lebanon in a 4–0 win. He scored the winning goal again in the next match, a 1–0 win against South Korea. This led to Iran's qualification at the top of their group for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. His goal-scoring streak continued, scoring in each of the Asian Cup qualifying matches against Thailand and Lebanon to secure Iran's spot in the 2015 AFC Asian Cup as well as becoming the top

title: Mario Balotelli

text: the 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign as Italy's top scorer with five goals. He was also the top scorer of his qualifying group, helping Italy to win their group undefeated. On 3 June 2013, Balotelli was named in Italy's squad for the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. In Italy's opening match on 16 June, Balotelli scored a late-winner, helping Italy to beat Mexico 2–1. In Italy's next group match with Japan, Balotelli scored a penalty to make it 3–2 after being 2–0 down in the first half. This was also his tenth goal for Italy, making him the second-youngest player after

title: Divock Origi

text: youngest goalscorer of the tournament (until American winger Julian Green scored against Belgium during their round of 16 match), the youngest goalscorer in Belgian World Cup history, and the first player of Kenyan origin to score at a World Cup finals. For his performances, he was named the Young Talent of the 2014 Belgian Sportsman of the year awards. Origi scored once in Belgium's successful UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying campaign, in a 6–0 home win over Andorra on 10 October 2014. He was included in the squad for the final tournament, but missed out on the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

title: Jakub Błaszczykowski

text: scored a long range equalising goal in a 1–1 draw and was named "Man of the Match". Błaszczykowski was Poland's current top scorer in their 2014 World Cup qualifying campaign with four goals. His first two strikes were from the penalty spot, his first gave Poland an early lead in their opening group game with Montenegro, a match which finished 2–2. His second goal came four days later, again giving Poland the lead in their 2–0 win over Moldova. He did not feature in the 1–1 draw with England due to injury. Błaszczykowski got the assist for Piszczek's goal in

title: Jackson Martínez

text: FIFA World Cup. He was the first Colombian to score more than once in a FIFA World Cup match after scoring a brace against Japan in the 2014 FIFA World Cup group stage match. James Rodriguez also scored a brace in the Roung of 16 match against Uruguay in the same tournament. In 2009, Martínez was the top goalscorer in the top-tier Categoría Primera A in Colombia, with 18 goals. He also led Independiente Medellín to its fifth league title. After several seasons in Colombia, Martínez attracted interest from teams in Argentina and Mexico, and was eventually signed by Chiapas

title: Ali Ashfaq

text: Championship with altogether of 18 goals. In May 2014, Ashfaq won his first medal as the captain of Maldives as they finished third in the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup. On 31 December 2015, Ashfaq concluded his last SAFF tournament from the semi finals, remaining as the all-time top scorer of the SAFF Suzuki Cup with 20 goals. Ashfaq was born in Malé, the capital of Maldives, where he grew up with his mother and brother Ahmed Ashfan. He reputedly showed a keen interest in football since a very young age, and preferred playing football to attending school. He was the

title: Mubarak Wakaso

text: for his 2014 FIFA World Cup squad. He made his debut in the tournament on 21 June, playing 22 minutes in a 2–2 draw against Germany. On 5 February 2015, Wakaso netted the second goal in Ghana's 3–0 win over Equatorial Guinea in the semi-final of the 2015 Africa Cup of Nations to take them to the final. In the decisive match, against the Ivory Coast, he scored his penalty shootout attempt in an eventual 8–9 loss. Wakaso's younger brother, Alhassan, is also a footballer and a midfielder. He spent most of his career in Portugal. Wakaso is a practicing

title: Mohamed Aboutrika

text: he became the all-time top scorer of Egypt in the World Cup Qualifiers with 14 goals. On 5 December 2013, the Confederation of African Football's (CAF) announced its reduced shortlist of ten nominees for the 2013 Player of the Year award. Aboutrika was one of the final ten nominees. The head coaches of the national football associations affiliated to CAF voted to decide the eventual winner of the award. The winner, Yaya Touré, was announced at the Glo-CAF Awards Gala on 9 January in Lagos, Nigeria. He announced his retirement via Twitter on 20 December 2013, after the knock-out from

title: Son Heung-min

text: history. While at Tottenham, he became the top Asian goalscorer in Premier League history. A full international since 2010, Son has represented South Korea at the 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cups and is South Korea’s joint highest scorer at the World Cup alongside Park Ji-sung and Ahn Jung-hwan with three goals. He has also represented South Korea at the 2018 Asian Games where the team won gold as well as the 2011 and 2015 editions of the AFC Asian Cup, finishing runners-up in 2015. Son was born in Chuncheon, Gangwon. His father, Son Woong-jung is a retired football player

title: Louise Versavel

text: after a penalty shootout defeat against Spain following a goalless full time finish. However, she was the top goalscorer for Belgium during the World Cup campaign with 4 goals and importantly scored 2 goals in the penalty shootout defeat. Louise Versavel Louise Versavel (born 29 April 1995) is a Belgian female field hockey player who currently plays as an attacker for the Belgium women's national field hockey team. She has represented Belgium in few international competitions including the 2012-13 Women's FIH Hockey World League and the 2018 Women's Hockey World Cup. She was also one of the key members of

title: Wayne Rooney

text: 11 October 2013, Rooney became England's all-time top goalscorer in competitive internationals when he scored his 27th competitive goal in a 4–1 World Cup qualifier against Montenegro. Rooney ended the 2014 World Cup qualification campaign as England's top scorer with seven goals. At the 2014 World Cup, Rooney started in England's first group match against Italy, setting up Daniel Sturridge's temporary equaliser, in a 2–1 loss. In England's second 2014 World Cup group match against Uruguay at the Arena Corinthians, Rooney scored his first ever goal at a World Cup finals with a 75th-minute equaliser in a 2–1 loss. England

title: Ali Ashfaq

text: record of scoring 5 goals in a continental tournament match. Moreover, Ashfaq set himself another record by being the all-time top scorer of SAFF Championship with 14 goals in total. He continued his fantastic form and scored 4 in the 8–2 thumping of Bhutan. With this, Ashfaq has 18 goals in the SAFF Championship. In the opening match of the 2014 AFC Challenge Cup against Myanmar, Ashfaq set up Mohamed Umair for a goal and scored the final goal himself in a 3–2 defeat. He continued his fine form with two goals in a 2–0 win over Kyrgyzstan. In the

title: David Villa

text: Boot at the 2010 World Cup. His displays for Spain and Valencia saw him named in the FIFA FIFPro World XI for 2010. He is the first Spanish player to ever reach 50 international goals and retired from internationals after the 2014 World Cup with 59 in 97 matches, making him Spain's all-time top goalscorer as well as the country's top scorer in the World Cup, with nine goals. He came out of retirement from international football in August 2017. Villa was born in Tuilla, a small parish in Langreo, Asturias, a region in northern Spain, the son of José

title: Māris Verpakovskis

text: footballer having surpassed Marians Pahars as his country's most recognisable player. He is currently the leading all-time top goal scorer for Latvia, with 29 goals (). Verpakovskis was Latvia's top scorer in FIFA World Cup 2006 qualification, UEFA Euro 2008 qualification, as well as the FIFA World Cup 2010 qualification. On September 2013, Verpakovskis won his 100th cap for the Latvian national team in a 1–0 World Cup qualifying defeat to Greece. On 29 May 2014 Verpakovskis played his last international match as Latvia beat Estonia in the semi-finals of the 2014 Baltic Cup. He was symbolically substituted by Edgars

title: Mouhamed Ablaye Gaye

text: on 12 March 2014 in a 2-0 win over Qatari side, Al-Kharaitiyat SC. He scored 1 goal in 6 appearances in the 2014 GCC Champions League. He finished as the second top-scorer of the 2013-14 Oman Professional League, with his team mate, Juma Saeed along with Al-Suwaiq Club's Mohammed Al-Ghassani leading the top scorer chart with 16 goals each. He helped his club to win the 2013-14 Oman Professional League, achieve the runners-up place in the 2013 Sultan Qaboos Cup and reach the semi-finals of the 2014 GCC Champions League. Al-Nasr S.C.S.C. On 11 June 2014, he moved back to

title: Ahmed Mubarak Al-Mahaijri

text: qualifiers. Ahmed has made a total of four appearances in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, six in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers and fourteen in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. In the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, he scored one goal in a 1−1 draw against Japan. He scored three goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. The first one came in the second round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers in a 2−0 win over Myanmar, and the other two goals were scored in the fourth round of the FIFA World Cup qualifiers, one in

title: André Schürrle

text: 15 October 2013, Schürrle scored a hat-trick in a 5–3 away win against Sweden in 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. Schürrle was named in Germany's squad for the 2014 FIFA World Cup. He made his FIFA World Cup debut as a substitute in the team's opening match, a 4–0 victory over Portugal. In the 2–1 victory over Algeria in the round of 16, Schürrle came on for Götze as a half-time substitute and scored the opening goal of the match in the second minute of extra time. On 8 July, he scored Germany's final two goals after replacing Miroslav Klose

title: Montenegrin Footballer of the Year

text: the Year for the seventh time. However, the public opinion was that in 2013, Dejan Damjanović should have been given the award. Damjanović scored four goals in the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers (two against England and one against Poland and Ukraine), was announced as the top scorer of the K-League and the MVP of the 2013 AFC Champions League. The media agreed that Vučinić was the best overall Montenegrin footballer, however, Damjanović's performances in 2013 were far better than Vučinić's, who was injured during the decisive qualification matches of the national team. Finally, Montenegrin website CG-Fudbal awarded Damjanović "Best

title: Hillal Soudani

text: his debut as a substitute for Rafik Djebbour in the 79th minute of the match. Hillal Soudani El Arabi Hillal Soudani (; born 25 November 1987) is an Algerian footballer who plays as a forward for Nottingham Forest and the Algeria national football team. Soudani made his international debut in 2011, and featured at the 2013 and 2015 editions of the Africa Cup of Nations, as well as the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Brazil. As of December 2016, he has won 39 international caps and scored 21 goals, making him Algeria's sixth-highest goalscorer in history. Born in Chlef, Soudani

title: Mohammad Al-Sahlawi

text: 2. On 3 September 2015, Al-Sahlawi scored his first senior hat-trick, in a 7–0 defeat of Timor-Leste in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifier. He scored another 5 goals on 17 November 2015 in a 10-0 drubbing of Timor-Leste. In May 2018 he was named in Saudi Arabia’s preliminary squad for the 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia. Mohammad Al-Sahlawi Mohammad Ibrahim Mohammad Al-Sahlawi (; born 10 January 1987) is a Saudi Arabian footballer who plays as a striker for Al-Nassr and the Saudi Arabia national team. Al-Sahlawi won the best player of the league twice in a row in

title: Ali Ashfaq

text: scored his first international goal in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Mongolia, he scored four times in the match. In 2008, he won the Most Valuable Player award in 2008 SAFF Championship. He was among the Top 10 Players of Asia in 2008 and 2009. He also was shortlisted among the Top 10 Players to watch by espnfc.com in 2012. He took over captaincy in 2009, and he led Maldives to the semi-finals at 2009 SAFF Championship. In September 2013, he became the all-time top scorer of the SAFF Championship after scoring 10 goals in the 2013 SAFF

title: Andrea Pirlo

text: the Golden Ball award, although he failed to place amongst the top three players of the tournament, as the awards went to Neymar, Iniesta, and Paulinho, respectively. Pirlo scored one goal during Italy's qualification campaign for the 2014 FIFA World Cup, which saw them top their group, undefeated. Pirlo converted a penalty as Italy dispatched Armenia by a score of 3–1 on 12 October 2012, and assisted several goals during the World Cup qualifying campaign. On 5 June 2014, Pirlo was selected by Italy manager Cesare Prandelli as part of his 23-man squad for the World Cup in Brazil. On

title: 2014 FIFA World Cup statistics

text: The winner of the Golden Boot was James Rodríguez.

title: Reza Ghoochannejhad

text: scorer of the qualifiers and bringing his tally to six goals in six consecutive competitive international matches. Ghoochannejhad scored on 5 March 2014 against Guinea in a friendly to bring his record to seven goals in seven matches with a total of nine goals in eleven matches. On 1 June 2014, Ghoochannejhad was called into Iran's 2014 FIFA World Cup squad by Carlos Queiroz. On 25 June 2014, he scored Iran's only goal of the tournament in the 3–1 defeat against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He became the first ever Charlton Athletic player to score at a FIFA World Cup. On

title: Thomas Müller

text: assists. At the 2014 World Cup he played a major role in helping the team win the trophy, scoring five goals and receiving the Silver Ball as the tournament's second top player and the Silver Boot as the second top goalscorer, and was also named in the World Cup All Star XI and in the Dream Team. In 2014, Müller was ranked the fifth-best footballer in the world by "The Guardian". Born in Weilheim, Müller played as a youth for TSV Pähl, and at the age of 10 he made the journey to join local Bundesliga side Bayern Munich in

title: Romelu Lukaku

text: to have scored 100 goals in the competition. Lukaku made his senior international debut for Belgium in 2010. He has since earned over 70 caps and is their all-time record goalscorer with 45 goals and has also represented the country at the 2014 World Cup, Euro 2016 and the 2018 World Cup, the latter of which he finished as the joint second-highest goalscorer after helping Belgium to a third place finish, winning the Bronze Boot Award. Lukaku joined his local team Rupel Boom at age five. After four seasons at Rupel Boom, Lukaku was discovered by scouts of Lierse, a

title: Bernard Parker

text: Cup of Nations hosted in South Africa. On 16 June 2013, Parker scored an own goal in a 2–1 defeat to Ethiopia which ended South Africa's chances of qualifying for the 2014 World Cup. Earlier in the match he had given South Africa a 1–0 lead. Parker also scored by chipping the ball over Víctor Valdés in the 56th minute in a 1–0 shock win over the then-world and European champions Spain at Soccer City, where it won the World Cup in 2010. Parker won the top goalscorer award at the 2014 African Nations Championship with four goals from three

title: Keirrison

text: Hevelin Buss, sister of former teammate and Brazilian international Henrique. In November 2015, their two-year-old son died after a respiratory failure. Statistics correct as of 26 January 2017" Keirrison Keirrison de Souza Carneiro (born 3 December 1988), nicknamed "K9", is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Londrina. Keirrison became a regular in Coritiba's main squad in 2007, helping the club win the Campeonato Brasileiro Série B and being promoted to the following year's Campeonato Brasileiro Série A. He was the club's top goalscorer in that competition with 12 goals. He was also the top goalscorer of

title: 2014 FIFA World Cup statistics


question: who plays captain phasma in star wars the force awakens

answers: Gwendoline Christie

title: Star Wars: Captain Phasma

text: Star Wars: Captain Phasma Star Wars: Captain Phasma is a four-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, set immediately after the events of the 2014 film "The Force Awakens". It opens with Captain Phasma in a trash compactor as Starkiller Base is under attack. Phasma had been forced to lower the shields to the base while being held captive by a small Resistance team consisting of Han Solo, Chewbacca, and Finn, the ex-stormtrooper previously known as FN-2187; after the shields were down, the team forced her into a garbage chute. Written by Kelly Thompson and with art by Marco Checchetto,

title: Captain Phasma

text: scene, the battle with Phasma and her fate are significantly different: She and four stormtroopers manage to surround Finn, who taunts Phasma about her compliance to his demands in "The Force Awakens". Before the stormtroopers can turn on her, Phasma kills all of them and then prepares to attack Finn, but he manages to cut her hand off and blasts her into the ship's wreckage. "The Last Jedi" director Rian Johnson said that Phasma's limited supporting role in the film was due to time constraints and an already large cast of characters, and indicated that there were no other plans

title: Captain Phasma

text: The character was originally conceived as male. Phasma appeared prominently in promotion and marketing for "The Force Awakens", but the character's ultimately minor role in the film was the subject of criticism, a complaint repeated for her appearance in "The Last Jedi". Nonetheless, merchandise featuring the character found success, and her figure was the best-selling of all "The Force Awakens" action figures on Amazon.co.uk. The character's creation was inspired by a rejected design for Kylo Ren. Costume designer Michael Kaplan came up with the concept of Kylo being "the Lord of the Stormtroopers, in bright shining silver armor". Kaplan had

title: Star Wars: Phasma

text: Star Wars: Phasma Star Wars: Phasma is a "Star Wars" novel by Delilah S. Dawson, published by Del Rey Books on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It explores the backstory of Captain Phasma, the stormtrooper leader introduced in the 2015 film "". The novel was announced at the "Star Wars" Celebration in April 2017, among several works related to "The Force Awakens" sequel film "". A comic book miniseries called "", exploring Phasma's adventures between the films, was announced at the same time. Resistance spy Vi Moradi is captured and brought aboard the First Order Star

title: Captain Phasma

text: in "Before the Awakening" as a way to expand her character, noting her cold yet logical pragmatism in it. Jesse Schedeen of IGN called Phasma "something of a disappointment in "The Force Awakens"", negatively contrasting her against Fett in that "even Fett had the distinction of outsmarting Han Solo before meeting an ignominious end". Schedeen hoped Phasma would be revisited in Marvel's "Star Wars" comics, to help flesh out her character and build her into a better villain. Max Nicholson, writing for Collider.com, noted the amount of hype for the character, as well as her minimal role in the story.

title: Star Wars: Phasma

text: the same time. The novel was published by Del Rey Books on September 1, 2017. Star Wars: Phasma Star Wars: Phasma is a "Star Wars" novel by Delilah S. Dawson, published by Del Rey Books on September 1, 2017 as part of the publishing initiative. It explores the backstory of Captain Phasma, the stormtrooper leader introduced in the 2015 film "". The novel was announced at the "Star Wars" Celebration in April 2017, among several works related to "The Force Awakens" sequel film "". A comic book miniseries called "", exploring Phasma's adventures between the films, was announced at the

title: Star Wars: Captain Phasma

text: the series was published by Marvel Comics between September 6 and October 18, 2017. Captain Phasma pursues loose ends while framing Lieutenant Sol Rivas for lowering the shields to Starkiller Base. Her pursuit takes her to the planet Luprora after she requisitions a TIE Fighter, its pilot, TN-3465, and the astromech droid BB-K8. In March 2015, Lucasfilm announced "", a publishing initiative consisting of "at least" 20 novels and comic books from multiple publishers intended to connect the previous films with "The Force Awakens" and its forthcoming sequels. "Captain Phasma" was announced in April 2017, to be written by Thompson

title: Captain Phasma

text: first on-screen female stormtrooper. Upon "The Force Awakens" release, criticism fell on the character's minimal role in the film. "The Telegraph"s Jonathan McAloon called his "one criticism" of "The Force Awakens" the underuse of Phasma, and wondered if her face would ever be revealed in the films. Jason Guerrasio of "Business Insider" echoed the sentiment, noting her lack of screen time despite her great potential. Scott Meslow, writing for "The Week", criticized the film's lack of nuance in its villains, calling her "a total cipher" in the film despite her heavy appearance in its promotion. He pointed to her appearance

title: Captain Phasma

text: positively to the character's name, despite some initial misgivings, for fitting in with the franchise's "Flash Gordon" roots. They also praised her armor design, stating that character design had been important in the success of Fett and Maul. They similarly had high hopes for Christie's acting. During the lead-up to the film, Phasma became a fan favorite. Polygon's Susana Polo considered "The Force Awakens" a great achievement for Hollywood for its diversity regardless of its quality, though she used Phasma as an example of how the film was not perfect, noting rumors of Phasma's minor role despite her being the

title: Captain Phasma

text: the . In the lead-up to "The Last Jedi"s release, Phasma's backstory was explored in "", a novel by Delilah S. Dawson. Though Phasma's origins and character are discussed, the novel is not told from Phasma's perspective. A four-part comic miniseries, "", explains her escape from the First Order's base after the events of "The Force Awakens". As part of the lead-up to the film, Disney released a wave of "Star Wars" toys on 2015's "Force Friday". One such toy was a Phasma voice-changing mask, which contained the first dialogue heard by the public. Other items included a costume for

title: Star Wars: Phasma

text: Destroyer "Absolution", where she is interrogated in secret by Cardinal, a stormtrooper captain in red armor. Cardinal seeks information to use against his nemesis, the powerful Captain Phasma. Buying time to stay alive and hopefully effect her escape, Vi tells the extended story of Phasma's origins on the ruined planet Parnassos, as told to her by Siv, one of Phasma's former warriors. The novel was announced at the "Star Wars" Celebration in April 2017, among several works related to "The Force Awakens" sequel film "". A comic book miniseries called "", exploring Phasma's adventures between the films, was announced at

title: Captain Phasma

text: was first officially confirmed as Captain Phasma in a "Vanity Fair" spread released May 4, 2015, following its leak. Christie fought heavily to appear in the film, continually insisting her agent get her a part in it. Christie was not aware that the character was originally a man. Christie took inspiration from her armor—"it's very high-functioning, it's very imposing and it's not malleable at all"—in how to play the character. In playing Phasma, Christie felt encouraged to experiment more with the gesture of a character. Her initial costume, used in "The Force Awakens", had to be created over a period

title: Gwendoline Christie

text: Constable in the Sydney Police Force, and the new partner of the show's main character played by Elisabeth Moss; the character was written especially for Christie by series co-creator Jane Campion, after Christie asked her to be a part of the series. The same year, she reprised her role of Captain Phasma in "", a sequel to "The Force Awakens". In April 2018, she was confirmed to reprise her role once again for the upcoming animated series "Star Wars Resistance". In 2018, she appeared as the bounty hunter Lady Jane in "The Darkest Minds", an adaptation of the book trilogy

title: Captain Phasma

text: of "four or five days"; co-costume designer Dave Crossman described its physical creation as "a complete panic". It took Christie roughly forty-five minutes to put on. A new suit was created for "The Last Jedi", with various tweaks. Its helmet was re-chromed, the fit was altered, and the armor was made "much cleaner and shinier." The commander of the First Order's stormtroopers, Captain Phasma is described as a "tough veteran commander" and one of a "commanding triumvirate" of the First Order alongside Kylo Ren and General Hux. Christie compared Phasma to Boba Fett in the sense of being a character

title: Captain Phasma

text: who, while not "at the forefront of the action all the time", still has "a lot of impact". The actress called the character "a malevolent force" who takes pleasure in her cruelty, something she attributed to a perceived difficult journey to becoming the only female stormtrooper of rank. To contrast with other stormtroopers in the franchise, Christie portrayed Phasma with both some femininity and sassiness. Glen Robert Gill, writing for "Bright Lights Film Journal", saw Phasma as "the demonic or negative emanation of the maidenly anima". Phasma is depicted wearing salvaged chromium armor, which in "The Force Awakens" visual dictionary

title: Star Wars: Captain Phasma

text: with art by Checchetto. The four-part limited series was published by Marvel Comics between September 6 and October 18, 2017. In issue #3, Phasma mentions the name Siv during a flashback. Siv is a character in the 2017 novel "", written by Delilah S. Dawson. Reviewing for IGN, Jesse Schedeen wrote that Thompson's "efficient approach to storytelling, coupled with the gorgeous tag-team combo that is Marco Checchetto and Andres Mossa, makes this a Star Wars comic every Phasma fan should read." Star Wars: Captain Phasma Star Wars: Captain Phasma is a four-issue "Star Wars" comic book limited series, set immediately

title: Captain Phasma

text: is established as coming from a Naboo yacht once owned by Palpatine. It is said to serve "primarily as a symbol of past power". Christie recognised the character's helmet as both being futuristic and having medieval elements. Chris Laverty, creator of costume analysis site Clothes on Film, called her armor "probably the most regal costume" in "The Force Awakens", and noted it as a reflection of her status. He also felt her cloak, "elegantly slung over one shoulder", was a method of humanizing the character. In-universe, the cloak is the "traditional cape of First Order command". Gill felt her armor

title: Captain Phasma

text: called to mind mirrors, symbols of "self-reflection and self-examination", the feelings she brings in Finn when she inadvertently helps inspire him to defect. The second trailer for the 2015 film "" introduced the character. In the film, Phasma begins engaged in an attack at Tuanul, a settlement village on the desert planet Jakku, in search of a galaxy map that leads to the last Jedi, Luke Skywalker. After the battle is won, Phasma and the other stormtroopers execute the remaining villagers. Back on the "Resurgent"-class Star Destroyer "Finalizer", she meets with stormtrooper FN-2187, and reprimands him for having removed his

title: Captain Phasma

text: children as well as action figures. Phasma received attention before release. Before her name was confirmed, Phasma had been dubbed "the Chrometrooper" by fans. The trademarking of "Captain Phasma" led to speculation that it was the name of Christie's rumored character, said to be an Imperial officer pursuing Finn. Phasma had been the name of a character in one "Star Wars" fanfic, "Tarkin's Fist", leading to MovieWeb wondering if it was an intentional homage. IGN's "Keepin' It Reel" podcast discussed the possibility of Phasma being "the next breakout baddie" in the vein of Boba Fett and Darth Maul. They responded

title: Captain Phasma

text: Nicholson suggested that Hux and Phasma should have been merged into one character, as they were too similar, or Phasma should have been given the melee fight scene given to a trooper nicknamed "TR-8R" by fans. Merchandise featuring the character proved popular. David Betancourt of "The Washington Post" called Phasma's role in the film "little more than a shiny new prop", viewing her as a victim of the film's need to introduce all its new characters, yet noted the popularity and rarity of the merchandise surrounding the character. Captain Phasma's figure was the bestselling of "The Force Awakens" action figures

title: Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens

text: the facility, Finn reveals he doesn't know how to deactivate the shield and only came to rescue Rey, forcing the trio to improvise. Realizing Captain Phasma would know how to deactivate the shield, Finn decides to capture her. After a fierce battle with Phasma and her troops, the trio capture her and force her to lower the shield, before dumping her out with the trash compactor. With the shield down, Poe leads the attack on the base's thermal oscillator, but they are unable to damage it and are soon confronted by First Order TIE Fighters. Discovering she can use the

title: Finn (Star Wars)

text: for money and a ship, and Finn and Rose are to be executed. Before they are, Holdo rams the Resistance cruiser into the Star Destroyer at lightspeed, damaging the ship and sending it into chaos. Finn has a one-on-one fight with Phasma, ending with him proudly declaring himself "rebel scum" before Phasma falls to her demise. BB-8, aboard an AT-ST walker, rescues Finn and Rose from Stormtroopers and the three of them very narrowly escape to Crait aboard a damaged shuttle. As the First Order prepares an attack on the formerly abandoned Rebel base on Crait, Finn recognizes the weaponry

title: Star Wars: The Force Awakens

text: Though Lucas intimated that previous cast members Carrie Fisher, Harrison Ford, and Mark Hamill would return for the new film as early as March 2013, their casting was not confirmed until over a year later. Saoirse Ronan, Michael B. Jordan, and Lupita Nyong'o auditioned for new characters; industry publications reported Jesse Plemons was considered, possibly for Luke Skywalker's son; Adam Driver for an unnamed villain; and Maisie Richardson-Sellers for an unknown character. In March 2014, actor Dominic Monaghan said that Abrams was looking for three unknown actors to play the leads in "The Force Awakens" and that rumors of bigger-name

title: James Earl Jones

text: Jones told "Newsday": "You'd have to ask Lucas about that. I don't know." Jones reprised his voice role of Vader for the character's appearances in the animated TV series "Star Wars Rebels", and the live-action film "Rogue One: A Star Wars Story" (2016). His other voice roles include Mufasa in the 1994 Disney film "The Lion King" and its direct-to-video sequel, "". Archive recordings from the film would later be used for the English version of the 2006 video game "Kingdom Hearts II" since Jones himself did not reprise the role. He more recently voiced Mufasa in the 2015 TV

title: Captain Phasma

text: Captain Phasma is a fictional character in the Star Wars franchise, portrayed by Gwendoline Christie.  Introduced in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), the first film in the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Phasma is the commander of the First Order's force of stormtroopers. Christie returned to the role in the next of the trilogy's films, Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017). The character also made an additional appearance in Before the Awakening, an anthology book set before the events of The Force Awakens.

title: Captain Phasma

text: a strong image in his head of what this concept should look like, which concept artist Dermot Power turned into an illustration. This image, however, was immediately rejected by director J. J. Abrams. Later, producer Kathleen Kennedy found the design, reacting positively and calling it "fantastic". Abrams then used the design to create a new character, Phasma. He named Phasma after the 1979 horror film "Phantasm" because her armor reminded him of the film's spheres. Kaplan intended for the visuals of the First Order to contrast with that of the Resistance, appearing in colors like "black, teal blue, and steel

title: Nien Nunb

text: the cockpit, the role was handed over to puppeteer Mike Quinn. The character was voiced by Bill Kipsang Rotich, a Kenyan student and native Kalenjin speaker, who spoke in Kikuyu and Haya for the role. After voicing the character, Rotich became a local celebrity in his home country, as many Kenyan viewers could hear their own languages in a Star Wars film, and understand the character's dialogue. Quinn returned to the role for "The Force Awakens", without Bonehill, who died in February 2015. Rotich was also tracked down in his native Kenya, by Star Wars actor Christian Simpson, to voice

title: Star Wars sequel trilogy

text: Tatiana Maslany, Gina Rodriguez, Olivia Cooke, and Bel Powley were on the shortlist for two separate parts. Jimmy Vee was cast as R2-D2, succeeding Kenny Baker, who would die the next year. Some pre-production filming took place in September 2015 on the island of Skellig Michael, Ireland to take advantage of better weather conditions. Abrams revealed that the film's script was completed in a November 2015 interview with "Wired". In December, Hamill, Isaac, Christie, and Boyega were confirmed to reprise their roles as Luke Skywalker, Poe Dameron, Captain Phasma, and Finn, respectively. Kennedy announced at the December 17 London premiere

title: Captain Phasma

text: helmet without permission. FN-2187 later flees and frees Poe Dameron (who renames him Finn). Phasma is present when Finn's defection is discovered; she mentions that Finn had never committed any infractions in the past. Finally, when Finn, Han Solo, and Chewbacca infiltrate Starkiller Base, they take Phasma hostage and pressure her to deactivate the base's shields, before dropping her in the trash compactor. Phasma appears in "" when Finn, mechanic Rose Tico, and computer hacker DJ inflitrate the "Supremacy", a -wide flagship, in an attempt to disable the ship's tracking device. They are captured and brought before Phasma and her

title: Captain Phasma

text: stormtroopers. Phasma taunts Finn, and orders his execution with Rose in a "slow and painful" way. Before this can occur, Vice Admiral Holdo plummets the "Raddus", her two-miles-long cruiser, created into the First Order fleet at lightspeed. In the ensuing chaos, Phasma and Finn fight. At first, Phasma gets the upper hand, knocking Finn into a pit. Finn emerges unharmed from the pit, riding its elevator; he knocks Phasma down, breaking the visor of her helmet, and exposing part of her face around the left eye. The turf crumbles beneath Phasma, and she falls into the flames. In a deleted

title: Captain Phasma