The novel opens with a fugitive convict frantically trying to avoid the nemesis of being `` laid hands on '' -- a mysterious figure who looks into Pip's frightened eyes in the churchyard `` as if he were eluding the hands of the dead people, stretching up cautiously out of their graves, to get a twist upon his ankle and pull him in ''.

It was founded by a mysterious figure Grandfather Paradox, who it is believed was once a Time Lord from the House of Lungbarrow.

* 1900 – Birsa Munda, an important figure in the Indian independence movement, dies in British prison under mysterious circumstances.

In the 1990s, the Arab terrorist became a common villain figure in Western movies, and portrayals of the Jew as a mysterious, deceptive, all powerful menace were prevalent in Western and European cultures up until the middle of the 20th century.

In Children of Dune ( 1976 ) a mysterious figure known as The Preacher emerges from the desert and preaches among the people of Arrakis.

The character appeared on television several weeks later, animated by Nelvana Studios for The Star Wars Holiday Special ( 1978 ) as a mysterious figure who betrays Luke Skywalker ( voiced by Mark Hamill ) after saving him, Chewbacca, C-3PO ( voiced by Anthony Daniels ), and R2-D2 from a giant monster, only to be revealed as a bounty hunter working for Darth Vader.

They also refer to a mysterious figure, " G ", of whom they seem to be scared.

A mysterious figure with black leather gloves is soon seen following and observing Hooker.

As an author, she kept her public image as a charismatic, mysterious old Baroness with an insightful third eye, and established herself as an inspiring figure in Danish culture, although shunning the mainstream.

Later, during the Babylonian Exile, the Exilarchs ( officially recognised community leaders ) claimed Davidic lineage, and when the Exile ended, Zerubbabel ( the leader of the first Jews to return to Yehud province ) was also of the Davidic line, as were Shealtiel ( a somewhat mysterious figure ) and Nehemiah ( one of the earliest and most prominent Achamenid-appointed governors of Yehud ).

The film's narrative is circular, and repeats a number of psychologically symbolic images, including a flower on a long driveway, a key falling, a door unlocked, a knife in a loaf of bread, a mysterious Grim Reaper – like cloaked figure with a mirror for a face, a phone off the hook and an ocean.

As soon as she is asleep, she experiences a dream in which she repeatedly tries to chase a mysterious hooded figure with a mirror for a face but is unable to catch it.

After the final defeat of Valhalla Sector in the opening episodes of Season 2, a new threat emerges in the form of a crusading army from the East, led by a mysterious prophetic figure known as Daniel.

Gwyn then relates his exploits on the battlefield and his role as a psychopomp, a mysterious figure who gathers the souls of fallen British warriors, such as Bran the Blessed, Meurig ap Carreian, Gwendoleu ap Ceidaw and Llacheu ab Arthur.

Toplis was a mysterious figure and the film, as well as the book, depicted him as an active participant of the Etaples Mutiny, before he was tracked down and killed some years after the end of World War I.

Ghostwatch, the tale of a single mother haunted in her Northolt home by a mysterious figure called " Pipes ", was taken by many anxious viewers to be a genuine documentary.

The mysterious figure went on to rule the kingdom of Jolof.

In the midst of their revelry, a mysterious figure disguised as a Red Death victim enters and makes his way through each of the rooms.

A mysterious figure, Raglan James-the eponymous " Body Thief " of the story-approaches Lestat with what seems to be a cure for his ennui and depression.

* Lysistratus: A notorious practical-joker and a high-society figure, he is mentioned as somebody who shouldn't be mentioned in a song about horses, on account of his mysterious poverty ( 1266 ).

Nemo, one of the most famous antiheroes in fiction, is a mysterious figure.

Tovey describes this variation as " a wonderfully delicate and mysterious web of sounds on a figure suggested partly by the treble and partly by the bass of the first four bars of the theme.

Apocryphal stories abound about his reputed amorous affairs and adventures which are enough to show that he enjoyed a reputation as a glamorous and mysterious figure in Paris life.

Alan's violent death at the hands of some shadowy figure becomes the most recent in a series of mysterious murders in Holstenwall.

He is a mysterious figure, closely associated with Rembrandt, with very few paintings clearly attributable to him.

: The present work undertakes to establish the nature and structure of the hitherto mysterious language of the Hittites, and to decipher this language [...] It will be shown that Hittite is in the main an Indo-European language.

Molecular phylogeny studies, however, have shown that the mysterious mesozoans are polyphyletic.

As shown by the divination texts preserved on oracle bones from the later Shang, Heaven was thought to be very active and to interfere in mysterious ways with earthly rule.

When shown at the Royal Academy summer show in 1924, Mary Chamot, writing in Country Life, wrote of this painting that it " has the force to make every other picture in the room look insipid, so dazzling is the contrast between the mysterious darkness of her eyes and hair and the shimmering brilliance of the white lace she wears over her head.

He cited her habit of creating acronyms ( the note was signed with the mysterious acronym SBTC ) and said that she changed a number of habits in her handwriting after being shown a copy of the note.

He is often shown to have wasted the show's budget on mysterious ventures that are never described on screen, resulting in everything from guests canceling to mafia threats.

Jones was finally able to see concrete proof of the presence of the Freya system after being shown several mysterious objects caught in reconnaissance pictures taken by the RAF near Cap d ' Antifer-two circular dishes approximately in diameter which were being rotated.

It was strongly hinted that the island itself was the source of Roarke's mysterious powers as his assistants have been shown wielding its magic with varying degrees of success.

He purchased a run-down cottage, nicknamed " Rat Abbey ", and it was there that he lived from 1826 to 1835, depicting the area as a demi-paradise, mysterious and visionary, and often shown in sepia shades under moon and star light.

A short time later, Abel Horn uses a StellarCom station giving it a seeming invalid code, only for the screen to change to one shown at the mysterious group's headquarters.

A Narn fighter is then shown being attacked by a mysterious alien warship ; the Narn pilot is brought aboard the alien ship by a tractor beam.

Swan is later shown bitterly listening to the recording session with Winslow: while he sounded normal at the time, the tapes mysterious play back Swan's voice as ragged, wicked and monstrous-sounding.

In the pages of Avengers: The Initiative a mysterious character named Mutant Zero was shown.

When young James Howlett first uses his claws and kills Thomas, a horrified Elizabeth exclaims " not again, not you James ...", subtly referring to the scars on her back that she received from her first son, John Howlett, who died a mysterious death, which are shown when Rose walks in on Elizabeth.

A mysterious woman is shown to be alarmed by this and is seemingly connected in some way to the attack.

This seems to be well-advised, as before their meeting, Jaden already confronts a mysterious Obelisk Blue student by name of Yusuke Fujiwara, who can hypnotize people and set fires with his eyes, as well as a new darkness-controlling antagonist ( or set of antagonists, as multiple copies of him are shown in the end of episode 158 ), Trueman, who seems to want both Jaden and Fujiwara dead.

In the introduction to the game, a view of Castle Daventry is shown, when suddenly, a mysterious cloaked figure appears.

Meanwhile, The Undertaker's claim since the Ministry of Darkness that he served a higher power was expanded upon, as a mysterious cloaked figure even more powerful than Undertaker was shown giving orders from behind the scenes.

Janice Porter has been shown meeting a mysterious man several times throughout the investigation, and it is eventually revealed to be Harvey.

At the end of this episode, a mysterious figure runs into the portal to follow the sphere-the identity of this person is never fully revealed, but is explained in other animated programs that were shown on the USA Network in tandem with Mortal Kombat, namely Street Fighter and Wing Commander Academy.