Noir

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Noir (or noire) is the French word for black. It may also refer to:

Places

In Canada
  • Noire River, in the Outaouais region of Quebec
  • Noire River, a tributary of the Yamaska River in Easter Townships area, Quebec
In France
In Guadeloupe
In the Republic of the Congo

Media

Comic books

Fictional characters

  • Guy Noir, a character in A Prairie Home Companion radio show
  • Vince Noir, a character in the BBC television comedy The Mighty Boosh
  • Noir, alias of Ray Balzac Courland in Gorgeous Carat manga
  • Noir, a character in the video game La Pucelle: Tactics
  • Noire, a character in the video game Hyperdimension Neptunia
  • Noire, a character in the video game Fire Emblem: Awakening
  • Jack Noir, a character in the webcomic Homestuck

Film and television

Genres
Works
Television series
  • Noir (Smallville episode), episode 20 of season 6 of the life of a young Clark Kent

Literature

Genres
  • Noir fiction, another name for "hardboiled" crime fiction
    • Nordic noir, Scandinavian crime fiction
Works

Music

Artists
  • Noir, a poetic/techno music duo comprising Georg Kajanus and Tim Dry
Genres
  • Folk noir, a music genre
  • Rock noir, a music genre related to rock music
  • Tech noire, a specific term for a style of experimental music
Works

Video games

  • Noir: A Shadowy Thriller, a video game by Cyberdreams, released in 1996
  • Discworld Noir, an adventure game released in 1999 by GT Interactive
  • L.A. Noire, a video game by Rockstar Games which was released in May 2011
  • Hyperdimension Neptunia, a video game by Compile Heart released in 2010

Other

Other uses

  • Noir (surname)
  • Noir (fashion), a Danish luxury fashion brand
  • La Legion Noire (The Black Legion), a military unit of the French Revolutionary Army
  • Royale Noir, a Windows XP theme

See also

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