Doomsday
Encyclopedia
Doomsday may refer to:
- End timesEnd timesThe end time, end times, or end of days is a time period described in the eschatological writings in the three Abrahamic religions and in doomsday scenarios in various other non-Abrahamic religions...
, a prophesied time of tribulation that would precede the Second Coming of the Messiah in Abrahamic religions
Fiction
- Doomsday (novel)Doomsday (novel)Doomsday is a novel by Warwick Deeping which was published in 1927.Set in post-1918, rural Sussex, the story revolves around a girl with aspirations to leave her small town, as well as her relationship with a man living on a local acreage, known as the Doomsday Farm.The novel was developed into a...
, a 1927 novel by Warwick Deeping - Doomsday (comics)Doomsday (comics)Doomsday is a fictional character, a supervillain that appears in comic books published by DC Comics. The character first appears in Superman: The Man of Steel #18 , and was created by writer-artist Dan Jurgens. IGN's list of the Top 100 Comic Book Villains of All Time ranked Doomsday as #46...
, a DC comic book character - Doomsday (Endworld), a novel in the EndworldEndworldEndworld is a best-selling science fiction series by David L. Robbins. The first book was published in 1986. There have been 28 novels so far. David Robbins also wrote a 13 novel sequel to Endworld called Blade.Endworld is post-apocalyptic fiction...
series by David L. Robbins - Doomsday Book (novel)Doomsday Book (novel)Doomsday Book is a 1992 science fiction novel by American author Connie Willis. The novel won both the Hugo and Nebula Awards, and was shortlisted for other awards...
, a 1992 science fiction novel by Connie Willis - The Doomsday ScenarioThe Doomsday ScenarioThe Doomsday Scenario is the collective name of a series of Judge Dredd comic stories published in 2000 AD and the Judge Dredd Megazine in 1999...
, a series of Judge Dredd stories published in 2000 - Doom's Day, a fictional Latverian holiday in the Marvel Universe
- Doctor Doomsday, a supervillain in the Amalgam Comics world
Film and television
- Doomsday (film)Doomsday (film)Doomsday is a 2008 British science fiction film written and directed by Neil Marshall. The film takes place in the future. Scotland has been quarantined because of a deadly virus. When the virus is found in London, political leaders send a team led by Major Eden Sinclair to Scotland to find a...
, a 2008 British film by Neil Marshall - "Doomsday" (Doctor Who)Doomsday (Doctor Who)"Doomsday" is the thirteenth and final episode in the second series of the revival of the British science fiction television series Doctor Who. It was first broadcast on 8 July 2006 and is the conclusion of a two-part story; the first part, "Army of Ghosts", was broadcast on 1 July 2006...
, an episode of Series 2 Doctor Who - "Doomsday" (Smallville), an episode of Smallville
- "Doomsday" (Hercules: The Legendary Journeys), an episode of Hercules: The Legendary Journeys
- Superman: DoomsdaySuperman: DoomsdaySuperman: Doomsday & Beyond is a licensed novel, published in 1993, set in the DC Comics universe, written by Louise Simonson, and with illustrations from Dan Jurgens and José Luis García-López. It is a young-adult version of The Death of Superman comics storyline from 1992...
, a 2007 direct-to-video animated film - "The Doomsday Machine" (Star Trek), an episode of Star Trek
Music
- Doomsday (band), a heavy metal band from California
- Doomsday (album), an album by Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.
- Doomsday: Back and Forth Series 5: Live in DresdenDoomsday: Back and Forth Series 5: Live in Dresden-Original Performance:The CD is an edited version of the concert as four songs were omitted. The original concert setlist was as follows:#Choralone *#Deep Down Trauma Hounds#Love in Vein#Inquisition#Hardset Head *#Convulsion#Worlock#Grave Wisdom...
, an album by Skinny Puppy - "Doomsday" (Atreyu song)Doomsday (Atreyu song)"Doomsday" is the first track and a UK-only single from the American band Atreyu's fourth studio album Lead Sails Paper Anchor. A video for this song was released featuring live footage of the band performing it in concert, while a chronometer counts the song's length.The song was featured in the...
- "Doomsday", a song by Mephiskapheles from God Bless SatanGod Bless SatanGod Bless Satan was the debut album of third wave ska band Mephiskapheles, released in 1994. The album has ironically playful, satanic undertones.- Track listing :# "Mephiskapheles" – 4:57# "Satanic Debris" – 4:16# "Bad John" – 3:24...
- "Doomsday", a song by Overseer from WreckageWreckageWreckage is the first album by British DJ/producer Overseer. Most of its tracks have been featured in an advertisement, film, video game, trailer, or television show.- Track listing :# "Slayed"# "Stompbox"# "Supermoves"# "Velocity Shift"...
- "Doomsday", a song by GacktGacktis a Japanese singer-songwriter, actor, voice actor and author. Usually referred to by his mononymous stage name, he is known for his career as a solo artist and as the former vocalist for the defunct visual kei rock band Malice Mizer....
- "Doomsday", a song by NeroNero (band)Nero are an electronic music act from London, England consisting of Daniel Stephens and Joe Ray. Alana Watson provides vocals on many of the duo's songs, though she is not officially a band member. On 6 December 2010, Nero were announced as nominees for the BBC's Sound of 2011 poll.-History:Nero...
- "Doomsday Clock" (song)Doomsday Clock (song)"Doomsday Clock" is a song by Smashing Pumpkins, and is the opening track on their album Zeitgeist. Reminiscent of the opening tracks of Gish and Siamese Dream, it starts off with a brief, energetic drum solo...
, a song by Smashing Pumpkins - Doomsday Machine (album)Doomsday Machine (album)* The end of the lyrics to "Skeleton Dance" recite the death poem of Ōta Dōkan. The beginning of "Skeleton Dance" contains backmasked messages containing the phrases "The world on his shoulders" and "Bleeding forever" among others....
, an album by Arch Enemy - Doomsday AfternoonDoomsday AfternoonDoomsday Afternoon is the sixth studio album by American musician Phideaux Xavier, and the second part of his projected "Trilogy" of albums dealing with "Big Brother" authoritarianism and ecological crisis, after Part One, "The Great Leap"...
, an album by Phideaux Xavier - Operation: DoomsdayOperation: DoomsdayOperation: Doomsday is the debut solo album by hip hop artist Daniel Dumile, under his MF DOOM alias, marking Dumile's return to the hip hop scene after KMD's demise...
, an album by MF DOOM
Other uses
- Hearts of Iron II: Doomsday, a stand-alone expansion for Hearts of Iron II
- Glenn Jacobs or Doomsday, Spanish-born professional wrestler
- Doomsday, a boss in Keitai Denjū Telefang
- The Doomsday Zone, a level in Sonic & KnucklesSonic & KnucklesSonic & Knuckles is a 1994 platform video game in the Sonic the Hedgehog series for the Sega Mega Drive/Genesis. It was developed in the United States at Sega Technical Institute by members of Sonic Team, and was published by Sega worldwide on October 18, 1994.As well as working as a standalone...
- BBC Domesday ProjectBBC Domesday ProjectThe BBC Domesday Project was a partnership between Acorn Computers Ltd, Philips, Logica and the BBC to mark the 900th anniversary of the original Domesday Book, an 11th century census of England...
, an early multimedia project to commemorate the Domesday survey - Doomsday Engine, a source port for Doom
See also
- EschatologyEschatologyEschatology is a part of theology, philosophy, and futurology concerned with what are believed to be the final events in history, or the ultimate destiny of humanity, commonly referred to as the end of the world or the World to Come...
, the study of end times - Risks to civilization, humans and planet EarthRisks to civilization, humans and planet EarthVarious existential risks could threaten humankind as a whole, have adverse consequences for the course of human civilization, or even cause the end of planet Earth.-Types of risks:...
- Doomsday argumentDoomsday argumentThe Doomsday argument is a probabilistic argument that claims to predict the number of future members of the human species given only an estimate of the total number of humans born so far...
- Doomsday cultDoomsday cultDoomsday cult is an expression used to describe groups who believe in Apocalypticism and Millenarianism, and can refer both to groups that prophesy catastrophe and destruction, and to those that attempt to bring it about...
- Doomsday deviceDoomsday deviceA doomsday device is a hypothetical construction — usually a weapon, or collection of weapons — which could destroy all life on a planet, particularly the Earth, or destroy the planet itself, bringing "doomsday", a term used for the end of planet Earth...
- Doomsday eventDoomsday eventA doomsday event is a specific, plausibly verifiable or hypothetical occurrence which has an exceptionally destructive effect on the human race...
, an event with an exceptionally destructive effect on the human race - Doomsday rule, a mental calculation of the day of the week of a given date
- Doomsday ClockDoomsday ClockThe Doomsday Clock is a symbolic clock face, maintained since 1947 by the board of directors of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago. The closer the clock is to midnight, the closer the world is estimated to be to global disaster. , the Doomsday Clock now stands at six...
- Domesday BookDomesday BookDomesday Book , now held at The National Archives, Kew, Richmond upon Thames in South West London, is the record of the great survey of much of England and parts of Wales completed in 1086...
, a large survey carried out in England in 1086 - Boeing E-4Boeing E-4The Boeing E-4 Advanced Airborne Command Post, with a project name of "Nightwatch", is an aircraft operated by the United States Air Force...
or the Doomsday plane, an aircraft operated by the United States Air Force