Chimera

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Contents 1 In fiction 2 In music 3 In games 4 See also

Chimaera is a member of group of cartilaginous fish related to sharks.

Chimera or chimaera may also refer to:

• Chimera (mythology), a monstrous creature made of the parts of multiple animals
• Chimaera (geography), the ancient name of one or more volcanic sites in and or near Lycia
• Chimera (genetics), a single animal organism with genetically distinct cells from two different zygotes
• Chimera (plant), a single plant organism with genetically distinct cells
• Chimera (virus), a virus containing genetic material from other organisms
• Chimera (protein), a hybrid protein made by splicing two genes
• UCSF Chimera, a software program for visualizing molecules
• Chimera (paleontology), a fossil with elements from more than one creature, like the Protoavis
• An architectural ornamental sculpture related to a gargoyle
• An early version of a Mozilla-based web browser now called Camino

[edit] In fiction

• "Chimera", a 1991 English TV programme based on the science-fiction novel by Stephen Gallagher, where a new breed of human is created based on crossing the genetics of a man and an ape
• "Chimera" (Dark Angel), the name of the genetically enhanced soldiers of Project Manticore
• Chimaera (Star Wars), an Imperial Star Destroyer in the Thrawn trilogy by Timothy Zahn
• Chimaera (Well of Echoes), a novel by Ian Irvine
• Chimera (CrossGen), a comic book published by CrossGen Entertainment] in 2003
• Chimera (DS9 episode), a season 7 episode in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• Chimera (Fullmetal Alchemist), characters in the anime series Fullmetal Alchemist
• Chimera (John Barth novel)
• "Chimera" (Stargate SG-1), an episode in the television series Stargate SG-1
• Chimera Anima, a name grouping all mutated monsters appearing in Tokyo Mew Mew
• Chimera (The X-Files), an episode of The X-files
• A race in the collectible card game Duel Masters
• A virus in the movie Mission: Impossible II
• Composite creatures in the anime series Slayers
• Chimera (short story) written by Korean fantasy novelist Lee youngdo, based on the world of his other novel Dragon Raja
• The two main villains from Ben 10 are similar to chimera. Kevin 11 is a chimera of the aliens in the Omnitrix. The Vilgax's species is Chimera Sue Generis.

[edit] In music

• "Chimera", a 1983 solo album by Bill Nelson
• Chimera (album), a 2003 album by Delerium
• Chimera (Mayhem album)
• Chimera (Andromeda album)
• "Chimera", a song by Duncan Sheik from a version of Daylight
• Chimaira, a thrash metal band from Cleveland, Ohio
• "Chimaera", a song by Bad Religion off their 1992 album Generator
• "Chimera", a song from The Tea Party's 1999 album TRIPtych
• "Chimera", a song by Yahpp, former leader of the group Banya, for the game Pump It Up NX
• In Gravity, a medical thriller written by Tess Gerritsen, the chimera virus killed astronauts aboard a space station after mutating when introduced to space atmosphere
• "Chimeras" is a track from Tim Hecker's album Harmony in Ultraviolet.
• "Chimera Hummer" is a song by the Japanese techno and gamewave group, FLOPPY, off of their 2005 album, Sine Wave Orchestra.

[edit] In games

• A Chimera is a magical beast in the fantasy role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
• The Chimera APC is a vehicle of the Imperial Guard in the tabletop miniatures game Warhammer 40,000.
• The world in which the computer video game Harlequin takes place
• A mutated insect-like creature in Resident Evil
• Chimera are the creatures that have first appeared in Russia and overrun most of Europe during the 1950s in Resistance: Fall of Man
• A unit for Night Elves in Warcraft 3 [1]
• In the game Final Fantasy VIII It is a creature with four different heads and a tail which is a snake. It has the resistences of multiple creatures.
• In the game Final Fantasy XI, there is a creature named Khimaira that has the head of a lion, the body of a behemoth, and the tail of a scorpion.
• In the Dragon Quest videogame series, a chimera is a type of monster with a vulture head and a worm body. It has been called wyvern outside of Japan.
• In the Japanese game Mother 3, the monsters manufactured by the Pig Masks are named Chimeras

[edit] See also

• Chimera - the Institute for Social and Technical Innovation
• House with Chimaeras, and architectural monument in Kiev, Ukraine
• TVR Chimaera, a model of sports car made by TVR
• Chimeara,[2] a Further Education Recruitment Agency
• Camino, a free Mac OS X web browser, whose name was Chimera until legal reasons changed its name
• Jason Chimera, an NHL forward for the Columbus Blue Jackets