Maelstrom (disambiguation)

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Maelstrom may refer to:

• Maelstrom, a powerful whirlpool

Contents 1 Literature, film and television 2 Music 3 Software 4 Games 5 Rides 6 Internet

[edit] Literature, film and television

• "A Descent into the Maelström", a short story by Edgar Allan Poe
• "Maelstrom II", a short story by Arthur C. Clarke, featured in his book The Wind from the Sun
• "Maelstrom", a 2001 sci-fi book by Peter Watts
• Maelstrom (comics), a supervillain from Marvel Comics
• Maelstrom, the enemies' ship in the television series The Pirates of Dark Water
• Naruto Uzumaki, from Naruto, whose name means "maelstrom".
• In the computer game Tyrian, one of the ships is named the "Gencore Mealstrom".
• "Maelstrom (Battlestar Galactica)" an episode from the third season of Battlestar Galactica (2004 TV series)
• Maelström (film), a 2000 film by writer and director Denis Villeneuve
• Maelstrom (TV series), a BBC TV drama broadcast in 1985
• Maelstrom, a test of manhood in season 14, episode 265 of The Red Green Show
• In Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne, the Nautilus is sucked into a maelstrom.
• In Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End, the final sea battle takes place around a maelstrom.
• Maelstrom (The Twins of Petaybee, Book 2), a 2006 sci-fi novel by Anne McCaffrey and Elizabeth Ann Scarborough
• Miles Straume, a character from the TV show LOST, whose name is a subtle reference to the phenomenon.

[edit] Music

• Maelstrom, a musical project by former synth pop group Alphaville member Frank Mertens
• "Maelstrom", a 1986 single by blues and rock and roll guitarist and performer Steve Miller
• Maelstrom, an album by Scandinavian rock band JR Ewing
• Maelstrom, an impressionist piece of music by Julian Cochran
• Maelstrom Chaos, a 2001 album by the Swedish black metal band Mörk Gryning
• "Maelstrom Mephisto", a song by black metal band Dimmu Borgir
• "Mental Maelstrom", a song by dark ambient Norwegian artist Mortiis
• "Churning the Maelstrom", a song by death metal band Nile (band).
• "You've got Maelstrom", a song by trip-hop group Blockhead (music)
• "Maelstrom 2010", a song by Death Metal Band Kataklysm
• "Maelstrom", an instrumental surf song by the band The TomorrowMen
• "Maelstrom", a piece for concert band composed by Robert W. Smith
• Malström, a Swedish experimental drone/noise project.

[edit] Software

• The Malström Graintable Synthesizer, a component in the digital audio workstation application Reason

[edit] Games

• Maelstrom (live role playing game), an LRP game created by Profound Decisions LRP Company.
• Maelstrom (role playing game), a role playing game by Alexander Scott published in 1984
• Maelstrom (computer game), an early nineties computer game by Ambrosia Software
• Maelstrom (video game), a 2007 real-time strategy computer game by KD Labs and Codemasters
• Maelstrom (computer strategy game), a 1992 Space strategy game for the Amiga
• VOR: The Maelstrom, a science-fiction tactical-table game.
• Maelstrom Alliance, an EVE Online alliance[1]
• Maelstrom, an area of space in Star Trek: Bridge Commander
• The Maelstrom, a battleship class ship of Minmatar design in the MMORPG EVE Online
• The Maelstrom, a weapon in the MMOFPS Planetside
• The Mazzaroth Maelstrom and Mondara Maelstrom, two spatial shears in the MMORPG Earth & Beyond
• Maelstrom, a tournament map in the real-time strategy game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne
• Maelstrom, a sector in the space simulation game X3 Reunion
• Maelstrom, a Realm (server) in the game World of Warcraft
• The Maelstrom, an unending storm in the ocean between The Eastern Kingdoms and Kalimdor in Warcraft Lore
• The "Maelstrom Card", an item in World of Warcraft
• Maelstrom Mission, the most advanced mission in 3D Pinball Space Cadet
• Maelstrom, Lu Bu's level 11 weapon in the game Dynasty Warriors 4: Xtreme Legends
• The "Maelstrom", a weapon in the game Defense of the Ancients
• Maelstrom, a spell cast by a Dark Archon in the science fiction real-time strategy game StarCraft
• Maelstrom, a spell in the RPG series Tales which can be cast by Arche (Tales of Phantasia) Rutee (Tales of Destiny) Grune (Tales of Legendia) and Anise (Tales of the Abyss)
• Maelstrom, a spell cast by sorceress Edea in Final Fantasy VIII
• Maelstrom, a water attribute spell in the CORPG Guild Wars
• Maelstrom's Bolt, a quickening spell used by Ashe in Final Fantasy XII
• Maelstrom, an Overdrive attack usable only once by Seymour in Final Fantasy X
• Maelstrom Prison, a maximum-security prison in Lair.
• Maelstrom, a Limit Break used by Quistis in Final Fantasy VIII.

[edit] Rides

• Maelstrom (ride), a ride in Epcot's Norway Pavilion at Walt Disney World
• Maelstrom, a recently added ride at Drayton Manor Theme Park

[edit] Internet

• Maelstrom, a streaming media hosting and distribution service