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Metahuman
Metahuman: DC Comics term for humans with an activated Meta-Gene granting superpowers (Invasion! #1, 1988); also a 1969 philosophical/genre term and Epic Games' MetaHuman digital-human tool (2021).
Monsterverse
Monsterverse (「モンスター・ヴァース」シリーズ): Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros. shared universe of Godzilla and King Kong films since 2014, five films, over $2.5 billion gross, Monarch TV series, Supernova due 2027.
Munna Bhai (film series)
Munna Bhai: two-film Hindi comedy-drama series, Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. (2003) and Lage Raho Munna Bhai (2006), directed by Rajkumar Hirani, produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra, starring Sanjay Dutt as gangster Munna Bhai and Arshad Warsi as Circuit.
New California Republic
New California Republic (NCR), a fictional post-apocalyptic federal republic in the Fallout series; founded 2186 in Shady Sands from Vault 15 survivors, a five-state democracy led by Tandi, later shattered by the NCR-Legion War and the 2283 destruction of its capital.
Night of the Living Dead (film series)
George A. Romero's Living Dead series: Night of the Living Dead (1968) and five sequels through Survival of the Dead (2009), plus the 1990 Savini remake, public-domain history, and zombie-fiction legacy.
Ninja Gaiden
Ninja Gaiden (忍者龍剣伝, Ninja Ryukenden) is Koei Tecmo's ninja action franchise starring Ryu Hayabusa, begun as a 1988 Tecmo arcade game, rebooted in 3D by Team Ninja on Xbox in 2004, and revived in 2025 with Ninja Gaiden 4 by Team Ninja and PlatinumGames.
Pandora – The World of Avatar
Pandora – The World of Avatar is a 12-acre themed land at Disney's Animal Kingdom, Walt Disney World, opened May 27, 2017, replacing Camp Minnie-Mickey, featuring Avatar Flight of Passage and Na'vi River Journey among floating mountains and bioluminescent forest theming.
Places in Harry Potter
Places in Harry Potter: fictional locations in J.K. Rowling's wizarding world, including Hogwarts, Diagon Alley, Hogsmeade, and Little Whinging, set within real Britain and tied to real-world inspirations and tourism sites.
Predator (franchise)
Predator franchise: American sci-fi action-horror media franchise begun with Predator (1987), centered on the Yautja alien hunters; spans seven mainline films, Alien vs. Predator crossovers, Dark Horse then Marvel comics, and Disney-era entries Prey, Killer of Killers, and Badlands.
Race (film series)
Race film series: Hindi action-thriller franchise from Tips Films, three films (2008, 2013, 2018), Abbas-Mustan directed the first two, Remo D'Souza the Salman Khan-led Race 3; 327.68 crore India net, Race 4 in development.
Rebel Alliance
Rebel Alliance (Alliance to Restore the Republic) is the fictional Star Wars coalition that fought the Galactic Empire, declared in 2 BBY, triumphed at Endor, and became the New Republic.
RoboCop (franchise)
RoboCop is an American media franchise centered on a cyborg Detroit policeman, starting with Paul Verhoeven's 1987 R-rated film written by Edward Neumeier and Michael Miner, continuing through RoboCop 2 (1990), RoboCop 3 (1993), and the 2014 José Padilha remake, plus TV series, comics, and games, now owned by Amazon MGM Studios.
Sam & Max
Sam & Max: comic and adventure-game franchise by Steve Purcell about dog-and-rabbit Freelance Police detectives; known for Sam & Max Hit the Road (1993) and Telltale's episodic trilogy.
Scary Movie (film series)
Scary Movie film series: American horror-comedy parody franchise begun in 2000 by the Wayans brothers for Dimension Films; six films through 2026, nearly $1 billion grossed, consistently panned by critics but audience-favored.
Scooby-Doo
Scooby-Doo is an American media franchise created in 1969 by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears for Hanna-Barbera, centered on four teenage sleuths and a talking Great Dane who unmask human criminals behind seemingly supernatural mysteries, later spanning dozens of series, films, and upcoming Netflix and Tubi adaptations.
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II is Ninja Theory's 2024 Unreal Engine 5 narrative action-adventure sequel set in 10th-century Iceland, released May 21, 2024 on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Game Pass at $49.99, later Enhanced on PS5 August 12, 2025.
Sith
The Sith are the ancient dark-side order of Force-wielders in Star Wars, enemies of the Jedi, known for red lightsabers, Darth Bane's Rule of Two, and Darth Sidious' galactic conquest.
Snezhnaya (Genshin Impact)
Snezhnaya (Снежная, 至冬) is the seventh, Cryo-aligned nation of Teyvat in Genshin Impact, ruled by the Tsaritsa Anastasya Feodorovna Snezhnaya, home of the Fatui and the Eleven Harbingers, playable from Version 7.0.
Star Destroyer
The Star Destroyer is a dagger-shaped capital ship used by the Galactic Empire and the Galactic Republic. It comes in various classes, including the massive Super Star Destroyer.
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Star Wars: Dark Forces is LucasArts' 1995 first-person shooter and the first Star Wars FPS, starring mercenary Kyle Katarn against the Dark Trooper Project on the in-house Jedi engine, remastered by Nightdive in 2024.
Starship Troopers (franchise)
Starship Troopers is a science fiction franchise based on Robert A. Heinlein's 1959 novel, spanning Paul Verhoeven's 1997 film, sequels, animation, video games, and wargames.
Stranger Things (franchise)
Stranger Things franchise: Netflix media property around the Duffer Brothers' 2016 sci-fi horror series set in Hawkins, Indiana, spanning five seasons, a Tony-winning play, the animated Tales from '85, games, and merchandise.
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (H2G2) is Douglas Adams's comedy science fiction franchise that began as a 1978 BBC Radio 4 series, became a five-book "trilogy" from 1979, and spawned a 1981 BBC TV series, a 1984 game, and the 2005 film; its canceled 2019 Hulu adaptation died in 2026.
The Twilight Zone
The Twilight Zone (CBS, 1959-1964) is Rod Serling's anthology series of self-contained science fiction, fantasy, and horror stories with ironic twist endings, unified by his on-screen narration. Over five seasons and about 155-156 episodes it won three Emmys and three Hugos and was revived in 1985, 2002, and 2019.
Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider is a media franchise of action-adventure games, films, comics, and novels centered on British archaeologist Lara Croft, launched by Core Design's 1996 PlayStation game, rebooted by Crystal Dynamics in 2006 and 2013, and continuing with Amazon-published Legacy of Atlantis and Catalyst.
Toy Story (franchise)
Toy Story franchise: Pixar/Disney computer-animated series about Woody, Buzz Lightyear, and Jessie; five theatrical films from 1995's first fully CGI feature to Toy Story 5 (2026), over $3 billion worldwide gross.
Trails (series)
Trails (Kiseki series, sold as The Legend of Heroes) is Nihon Falcom's story RPG franchise set on Zemuria, begun in 2004 with Trails in the Sky; 13 English mainline games across Liberl, Crossbell, Erebonia, and Calvard arcs share one continuous plot.
Transformers
Transformers names two subjects: the Hasbro media franchise launched in 1984 with transforming robot toys, Optimus Prime, and seven films through Transformers One, and the 2017 attention-based transformer neural network architecture behind BERT and GPT.