Colossus

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Colossus may refer to:

Contents 1 Statues 2 Amusement rides 3 Computers and video games 4 Other

[edit] Statues

• The Colossus of Rhodes, a giant statue of Helios, one of the Seven Wonders of the World.
• The Colossus of Nero, a bronze statue of the Emperor Nero.
• The Colossus of Barletta, a giant statue of an unidentified Roman emperor.

[edit] Amusement rides

• Colossus (roller coaster), a roller coaster at Thorpe Park
• Colossus (Six Flags Magic Mountain), a racing roller coaster in Six Flags Magic Mountain
• Colossus (Six Flags St. Louis), Ferris wheel

[edit] Computers and video games

• Colossus, a computer program used by the insurance industry to standardize and evaluate bodily injury claims. In the context of "first party" claims, litigation is ongoing against the insurance companies for the use of this software as Plaintiffs believe that the software is unfairly prejudicial in that it cannot "feel" or sympathize.
• Colossus, a computer program developed for NASA's Project Apollo.
• Colossus, a computer in the Colossus trilogy of novels and the movie Colossus: The Forbin Project.
• Colossus computer, the first digital, programmable, electronic computer.
• A series of card game computer games made from 1984-1987:
  • Colossus Chess
  • Colossus Mah Jong
  • Colossus Bridge
• The Colossus, a collection of poetry by Sylvia Plath
• GTVA Colossus, a spaceship in the game FreeSpace 2
• Colossus swords and colossus blades, the sword classes with the most inherent damage from Diablo 2.
• Colossi, powerful anti-structure and anti-personnel units, can be created by the Greek civilization in Age of Mythology. They resemble the Colossus of Rhodes.
• Any of the various colossi within Shadow of the Colossus.
• Colossus, a boss in the game Coded Arms for PlayStation Portable

[edit] Other

• Colossus: The Forbin Project; the apocalyptic science fiction movie based on the novel by Dennis Feltham Jones.
• Colossus (comics), a superhero in the X-Men comics.
• HMS Colossus, five ships of the Royal Navy.
• Colossus, a Canadian movie theatre brand owned by Famous Players (Cineplex Entertainment) in Langley BC, Laval QC and Vaughan ON.
• Colossus, the Finnish Progressive Music Association's magazine. [1]
• Colossus, a Borknagar song from Quintessence.
• Colossus Computer, an early electronic computer used for code breaking in World War II.