Ultra
Appearance
Ultra- is a prefix from Latin that means "beyond."
Ultra may also refer to:
In politics:
- Ultra (cryptography), the codename for cryptographic intelligence obtained from German signal traffic in World War II.
- Ultra-royalists, also known as the Ultras, reactionaries who desired a return to system of government of pre-Revolution France after Napoleon's defeat.
- Ultra (Malaysia), racial extremists in Malaysia.
- ULTRA (UK agency), the Unrelated Live Transplant Regulatory Authority, a defunct UK government regulatory body.
In sport:
- Ultra running, endurance races at distances typically beyond marathon (26.2 mi/42.2k)
- Ultras, organized and fervent supporters of a sports team.
- Ultra Motorsports, a NASCAR team that ran from 1995-2005.
- The Ultra, a former name for the PhilSports Complex in Pasig City, Philippines.
- Ultra prominent peak, a list of mountains that have high prominence.
- Juventus Ultras, supporters of Juventus Football Club
- Ultras Zrinjski, football supporters of the Croat-backed club NK Zrinjski Mostar.
- Ultras 114, soccer (football) group associated with the Canadian club side Toronto FC.
In technology:
- Sun Ultra series, a brand of computer workstations and servers sold by Sun Microsystems.
- ULTra (rapid transit), a personal rapid transit system currently under construction at London Heathrow airport.
- Ultra Products, an American computer parts manufacturer.
- Ultra Electronics, a British defence and aerospace company.
- Adobe Ultra, a vector keying application.
In geography and topography:
- Ultra prominent peak, a mountain with topographic prominence greater than 1,500 m.
In fiction:
- Ultras (Revelation Space), a faction of humanity in the Revelation Space hard science fiction universe.
- Ultra Q, the first entry on the Japanese Ultra Series, a science fiction TV show in which different monsters appear in each episode to be fought by regular humans.
- Ultraman, a superhero featured in a Japanese live action television program of the same name. A part of the Ultra Series, following Ultra Q.
- Ultra Series, the name given to the Ultraman franchise, consisting of every single Ultraman series ever made and all other related series.
- Ultraman, the name adopted by a kid that has developed superpowers in the television series My Secret Identity.
- Ultraman (comics), a DC Comics supervillain and evil counterpart of Superman.
- Ultra (comics), a comic book miniseries from Image Comics dealing with the personal lives of superheroes.
- The name used for superheroes in Malibu Comics' Ultraverse.
- Ultra the Multi-Alien, a DC Comics superhero.
In gaming:
- Ultra Games, a subsidiary of Konami of America created to publish video games for the (original) Nintendo game console.
- Ultra (newsletter), a newsletter for the Advanced Third Reich board wargame.
- Kirby Super Star Ultra, a remake of the SNES game Kirby Super Star for the Nintendo DS.
In toys:
- Ultra Hand, Gunpei Yokoi's first toy.
- Ultra Machine, another toy in Nintendo's Ultra line.
In music:
- Ultra (music), a post punk movement in the Netherlands.
- Ultra Music Festival, an annual electronic music festival held in Miami, Florida.
- Ultra (album), a Depeche Mode album.
- Ultra, a duo that released the album Big Time, consisting of Kool Keith and Tim Dog
- Ultra (band), a British band.
- Ultra (Ultra album), the 1999 debut album by British band Ultra (boy band)
- "Ultra", a song by KMFDM.
- Ultra Records, a record label
- the Ultra house, music place in Handen, Sweden