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4 In fiction
With the genuis and legacy of Leonardo da Vinci having captivated authors and scholars generations after his death, the following examples of "Da Vinci fiction" can be found in culture and literature.
- In the episode "Requiem for Methuselah", Leonardo da Vinci is revealed to be one of many aliases to "Flint", an immortal man born in the year 3834 BC. Leonardo's abilities and knowledge are thus attributed to centuries of scientific and artistic study. Leonardo appears again in the Star Trek universe, in the series Star Trek Voyager, where his workshop is created as a holographic simulation. Actor James Daly played Flint / Leonardo in , while John Rhys-Davies portrayed Leonardo in Star Trek Voyager.
- Theodore Mathieson 's short story "Leonardo Da Vinci: Detective", portrays him as using his genius to solve a murder, during his time in France.
- The novel Pasquale's Angel by Paul McAuley, set in an alternate universe Florence, portrays Leonardo as "the Great Engineer", creating a premature industrial revolution (see clockpunk).
- The novel The Memory Cathedral by Jack Dann is a fictional account of a "lost year" in the life of Leonardo. Dann has his genius protagonist actually create his flying machine.
- The DC Comics Elseworlds story Black Masterpiece, in Batman Annual #18 shows Leonardo's apprentice becoming a Renaissance Batman, using the Master's devices in his war on Florentine crime.
- Terry Pratchett's character Leonard of Quirm is a pastiche of Leonardo.
- The Dargaud cartoon character Leonardo by Turk and de Groot.
- Dan Brown's The Da Vinci Code revolves around a conspiracy which is hinted at in Leonardo's Last Supper.
- Leonardo in the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was named after Leonardo da Vinci.
- In the J.J. Abrams ALIAS TV series there is a character named Milo Rambaldi based on the work and life of Leonardo.
- The movie Hudson Hawk starring Bruce Willis and Danny Aiello revolves around Leonardo Da Vinci's inventions.
- Peter Barnes's Leonardo's Last Supper centers on Leonardo being "resurrected" in a filthy charnel-house after being prematurely declared dead.
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