Pierre-Simon Laplace - in Popular Culture

In Popular Culture

  • In Kamen Rider Fourze the Libra Horoscopes develops an ability called "The eye of Laplace"
  • In Mega Man Star Force 3 Solo gains a wizard named Laplace.
  • The idea of the Laplace Demon has been cited several times in Japanese pop culture:
    • In the Super Robot Wars serial, Elemental Lord of the Wind Cybuster is said to be equipped with the Laplace Demon which can alter the Laws of Probabilities.
    • In Gundam UC, the titular machine, the Gundam Unicorn, has the La+ (Laplus; Laplace) operative system, which is the key to obtain the Box of Laplace — a repository of secret information whose possession could change the course of the world.

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