document_title: Christianity in Europe

question_text: where did most protestants live in northern or southern europe

text: Christianity in Europe

text: History[edit]

text: Early history[edit]

text: Historians believe that St. Paul probably wrote his first epistle to the Christians of Thessaloniki (Thessalonians) around AD 52.[7] His Epistle to the Galatians was perhaps written even earlier, between AD 48 and 50.[8] Other epistles written by Paul were directed to Christians living in Greece (1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians, Philemon, Philippians, 2 Thessalonians) and Rome (Romans) between the 50s and 70s of the first century.

text: The Record of Saint Dorotheus Bishop of Tyre is that the Church at Tyre sent Saint Aristobulus (of the seventy) to Britain as bishop in AD 37. The Church seems to have been begun by him around the Bristol Channel area and 150 years later we have names of bishops recorded. By AD 550 there are recorded 120 bishops spread throughout the British Isles.

text: By 201 AD or earlier, under King Abgar the Great, Osroene became the first Christian state.[9][10] Armenia was the second state in the world to adopt Christianity as its state religion in AD 301. The oldest state-built church in the world, Etchmiadzin Cathedral, was built between AD 301-303. It is the seat of the Armenian Apostolic Church. The Roman Empire officially adopted Christianity in AD 380. During the Early Middle Ages, most of Europe underwent Christianisation, a process essentially complete with the Baltic Christianization in the 15th century. The emergence of the notion of "Europe" or the "Western World" is intimately connected with the idea of "Christendom", especially since Christianity in the Middle East was marginalized by the rise of Islam from the 7th century, a constellation that led to the Crusades, which although unsuccessful militarily were an important step in the emergence of a religious identity of Europe. At all times, traditions of folk religion existed largely independent from official denominations or dogmatic theology.

text: From the Middle Ages onwards, as the centralized Roman power waned in southern and central Europe, the dominance of the Catholic Church was the only consistent force in Western Europe.[3]

text: Movements in art and philosophy, such as the Humanist movement of the Renaissance and the Scholastic movement of the High Middle Ages, were motivated by a drive to connect Catholicism with Greek thought imported by Christian pilgrims.[11][12][13]

text: East–West Schism and Protestant Reformation[edit]

text: The East–West Schism of the 11th century and the Protestant Reformation of the 16th tore "Christendom" into hostile factions. Following the Age of Enlightenment of the 18th century, atheism and agnosticism became widespread in Western Europe. 19th century Orientalism contributed to a certain popularity of Buddhism, and the 20th century brought increasing syncretism, New Age and various new religious movements divorcing spirituality from inherited traditions for many Europeans. The latest history brought increased secularisation, and religious pluralism.[14]

text: Cultural influences[edit]

text:
Notes Towards the Definition of Culture

I am talking about the common tradition of Christianity which has made Europe what it is, and about the common cultural elements which this common Christianity has brought with it. If Asia were converted to Christianity tomorrow, it would not thereby become a part of Europe. It is in Christianity that our arts have developed; it is in Christianity that the laws of Europe have--until recently--been rooted. It is against a background of Christianity that all our thought has significance. An individual European may not believe that the Christian Faith is true, and yet what he says, and makes, and does, will all spring out of his heritage of Christian culture and depend upon that culture for its meaning. Only a Christian culture could have produced a Voltaire or a Nietzsche. I do not believe that the culture of Europe could survive the complete disappearance of the Christian Faith.[. . .] The Western World has its unity in this heritage, in Christianity and in the ancient civilisations of Greece, Rome, and Israel, from which, owing to two thousand years of Christianity, we trace our descent.

Thomas Stearns Eliot[15]

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text: Western culture, throughout most of its history, has been nearly equivalent to Christian culture, and many of the population of the Western hemisphere could broadly be described as cultural Christians. The notion of "Europe" and the "Western World" has been intimately connected with the concept of "Christianity and Christendom" many even attribute Christianity for being the link that created a unified European identity.[16]

text: Though Western culture contained several polytheistic religions during its early years under the Greek and Roman empires, as the centralized Roman power waned, the dominance of the Catholic Church was the only consistent force in Europe.[3] Until the Age of Enlightenment,[17] Christian culture guided the course of philosophy, literature, art, music and science.[3][18] Christian disciplines of the respective arts have subsequently developed into Christian philosophy, Christian art, Christian music, Christian literature etc.

text: Christianity had a significant impact on education and science and medicine as the church created the bases of the Western system of education,[19] and was the sponsor of founding universities in the Western world as the university is generally regarded as an institution that has its origin in the Medieval Christian setting.[20][21] Many clerics throughout history have made significant contributions to science and Jesuits in particular have made numerous significant contributions to the development of science.[22][23][24] The Civilizing influence of Christianity includes social welfare,[25] founding hospitals,[26] economics (as the Protestant work ethic),[27][28] politics,[29] architecture,[30] literature[31] and family life.[32]

text: Although the Protestant reformation was a religious movement, it also had a strong impact on all other aspects of European life: marriage and family, education, the humanities and sciences, the political and social order, the economy, and the arts.[33]

text: Denominations[edit]

text:
Christianity by country

Africa[show]

Algeria
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cameroon
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Gabon
Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
Sudan
Swaziland
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe

Asia[show]

Afghanistan
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
Burma
Cambodia
China
Hong Kong
India
Indonesia
Japan
Kazakhstan
Korea
Laos
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Nepal
North Korea
Pakistan
Philippines
Russia
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Taiwan
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Vietnam

Middle East

[show]

Bahrain
Iran
Iraq
Israel
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Oman
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
Syria
United Arab Emirates
Yemen

Europe[show]

Albania
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia & Herzegovina
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Denmark
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Jersey
Kosovo
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Macedonia
Netherlands
Norway
Malta
Moldova
Montenegro
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Russia
Serbia
Turkey
Ukraine
United Kingdom

North America[show]

Antigua & Barbuda
The Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
Canada
Costa Rica
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
El Salvador
Grenada
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
Panama
Trinidad and Tobago
United States

South America[show]

Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname

Oceania[show]

Australia
East Timor
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Micronesia
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu

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Catholic Church: European countries or areas with significant Catholic populations are Andorra, Austria, western Belarus, Belgium, Croatia, France, western and southern Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latgale region in Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Poland, Portugal, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, central and southern Switzerland, western Ukraine and Vatican City.[34] There are also large Catholic minorities in Bosnia and Herzegovina (13-17%), Albania (10-15%),[35] the United Kingdom and the Netherlands (25%).[36] In the Czech Republic, Catholics are 10% of the population. In Serbia and Romania, Catholics constitute over 5% of the overall population.

Eastern-Rite Catholicism is found mostly in western Ukraine, southern Italy, eastern Slovakia and Hungary. It also exists in very small numbers in Russia, Serbia, Poland, France (especially Corsica).

Eastern Orthodox Christianity: European countries or areas with significant Eastern Orthodox populations are Belarus, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Georgia, Greece, Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Ukraine, and the European parts of Kazakhstan.[34] Eastern Orthodox Christians are a large minority in Bosnia and Herzegovina and Albania. Small minorities of Eastern Orthodox Christians live in Finland (especially Karelia), Latvia, Lithuania, Armenia, and Poland.
Oriental Orthodox Christianity: Armenia has a large Oriental Orthodox majority.
Protestantism: European countries or areas with significant Protestant populations are Denmark, Estonia, Finland, the central, eastern and northern parts of Germany, Iceland, Latvia, Norway, Sweden, the United Kingdom, and the eastern, northern and western parts of Switzerland.[34] There are significant Protestant minorities in France, the northeastern Piedmont region of Italy, Slovakia, the western and southern parts of Germany, the eastern part of Hungary, Austria, the Czech Republic, Poland, the Netherlands, Ireland, Serbia and Romania.

Anglicanism (or Episcopalianism, in Scotland) is the largest denomination in the United Kingdom (England and Wales), with a large minority in Northern Ireland, and smaller numbers in the Republic of Ireland, Malta, Scotland,[34] Spain and Portugal. Communities also exist throughout Europe, particularly in large cities and other regions where British ex-pat communities live (see Diocese of Gibraltar in Europe).
Calvinism in forms of Continental Reformed Church, Presbyterianism and Congregationalism is predominant in North and West Switzerland, and there are minorities in Germany and Hungary. It is the main religion in Scotland and a large minority in Northern Ireland, and smaller numbers in England and Wales, Ireland and Malta.
Lutheranism is prevalent in Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Iceland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Northern and Western Germany. There are also minorities throughout Europe, particularly in Southern Germany, Hungary and Alsace and Lorraine (France), with smaller numbers in Austria, Poland, and the Netherlands, Romania (among the German and Hungarian ethnic groups), Switzerland, Italy and the United Kingdom.
Methodism is an important minority denomination in both Great Britain and Ireland.


document_title: The Cube (game show)

question_text: what episode of the cube was mo farah on

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text: The Cube (game show)

text: Format[edit]

text: The game is played by a single contestant within a transparent Perspex cube that measures 4 meters along each edge. The goal is to complete a series of seven games, each of which awards an increasing amount of prize money, before failing a total of nine times. Games are preselected for each individual contestant before the show to test their mental and physical faculties in various ways. A typical episode consists of two contestants' games.

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text: The contestant begins with nine lives, and loses one for every unsuccessful attempt at a game. The contestant must repeat the game until they either complete it or run out of lives; in the latter case, the game ends and all money is forfeited. When a contestant succeeds, they are shown a preview of the next game and can decide to either stop playing and keep their winnings, or continue and risk the money. During a preview, the game is named and described by a male computer voice (provided by McFarlane) and demonstrated by "The Body," a woman dressed in a full-body jumpsuit and featureless metal mask. In the original series, McFarlane described the Body as "an expert in all games played within the Cube"; her real name has never been stated on camera or listed in the credits.

text: Schofield occasionally comments on the difficulty that past contestants have had with a game and notes the average number of lives lost while playing it, in order to help the contestant decide whether to continue or stop. Friends and family members in the audience may offer advice on decision-making and techniques for playing the games. Certain games have specific restrictions added to increase their difficulty, such as a time limit or allowing the use of only one hand. If the contestant violates any such restriction, they immediately lose a life.

text: The contestant is given two forms of assistance, each of which may be used once. "Simplify" reduces the difficulty of a game, such as by allowing more time or increasing the size of a target zone, and may be used after any unsuccessful attempt. The simplification remains in effect until the contestant either completes that game or runs out of lives. "Trial Run" allows the contestant to make one practice attempt at a game with no lives or money at stake, then decide if they want to play or stop. This assistance becomes available after they complete the first game, and can only be used upon the introduction of a new one.

text: The seventh and final game is worth a jackpot of £250,000; contestants who complete this game are said to have "beaten the Cube". It is a more difficult version of one of the six games a contestant previously played, and struggled to complete. Only one person has successfully completed the seventh game: runner Mo Farah, who appeared in a special episode of a celebrity series in 2012 that featured British gold medallist athletes as contestants.

text: Filming[edit]

text: Objective Productions first approached Channel 4 in 2008 with the format. It was made into a non-televised pilot by the channel,[3] and was hosted by Justin Lee Collins. Channel 4 eventually decided not to commission the show because it would have been too expensive.[4] In February 2009, ITV purchased the rights to the show and filming began during April 2009 at Wembley's Fountain Studios. The Cube is one of the first shows to use the game freeze filming technique on a frequent basis, such as when a contestant jumps in celebration. The technique used is called "time slice". Using specially designed cameras, it allows the viewer to see one side of the Cube before the action is frozen, spun to another face of the Cube and then resumed. Slow-motion shots are again common to show action replays of the task a contestant just completed, or the critical moment of a game, to heighten the excitement of whether the contestant will succeed or fail. The show makes extensive use of CGI to project images onto the walls and ceiling of the Cube, while a screen on the floor is also capable of showing images. These film techniques make the seemingly simple tasks that are put before the contestants seem much more exciting than they would normally be.

text: For series 8, which premiered on 1 March 2014, the show received a revamp, including a new studio set (the wave lines in the background were replaced by a circular replica of the letter C), new opening credits, a redesign of graphics and several new games. The seven game format and prize money structure remained the same.

text: Transmissions[edit]

text:
Series
Start date
End date
Episodes

1
22 August 2009
3 October 2009
7

2
19 September 2010
2 January 2011
12

3
3 April 2011
11 June 2011
9

4
30 October 2011
31 December 2011

5
14 April 2012
23 December 2012

6
2 March 2013
18 May 2013
12

7
30 June 2013
22 February 2014
3

8
1 March 2014
19 December 2014
10

9
3 June 2015
8 August 2015
8

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text: Episodes[edit]

text: Series 1 (2009)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
22 August 2009

2
29 August 2009

3
5 September 2009

4
12 September 2009

5
19 September 2009

6
26 September 2009

7
3 October 2009

text: Series 2 (2010-11)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
19 September 2010

2
26 September 2010

3
3 October 2010

4
10 October 2010

5
17 October 2010

6
24 October 2010

7
31 October 2010

8
7 November 2010

9
14 November 2010

10
21 November 2010

11
26 December 2010

12
2 January 2011

text: Series 3 (2011)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
3 April 2011

2
10 April 2011

3
17 April 2011

4
24 April 2011

5
1 May 2011

6
8 May 2011

7
15 May 2011

8
22 May 2011

9
11 June 2011

text: Series 4 (2011)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
30 October 2011

2
6 November 2011

3
13 November 2011

4
20 November 2011

5
27 November 2011

6
4 December 2011

7
11 December 2011

8
18 December 2011

9
31 December 2011

text: Series 5 (2012)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
14 April 2012

2
21 April 2012

3
28 April 2012

4
5 May 2012

5
12 May 2012

6
19 May 2012

7
26 May 2012

8
2 June 2012

9
23 December 2012

text: Series 6 (2013)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
2 March 2013

2
9 March 2013

3
16 March 2013

4
23 March 2013

5
30 March 2013

6
6 April 2013

7
13 April 2013

8
20 April 2013

9
27 April 2013

10
4 May 2013

11
11 May 2013

12
18 May 2013

text: Series 7 (2013-14)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
30 June 2013

2
28 December 2013

3
22 February 2014

text: Series 8 (2014)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
1 March 2014

2
8 March 2014

3
15 March 2014

4
22 March 2014

5
29 March 2014

6
5 April 2014

7
12 April 2014

8
19 April 2014

9
26 April 2014

10
19 December 2014

text: Series 9 (2015)[edit]

text:
Episode
Broadcast date

1
3 June 2015

2
10 June 2015

3
17 June 2015

4
24 June 2015

5
1 July 2015

6
8 July 2015

7
15 July 2015

8
8 August 2015

text: Prize money[edit]

text: Since the first episode, The Cube has had a prize money structure starting at £1,000 and ending at the £250,000 jackpot. Below is a breakdown of the prize money structure, showing the game number and amount of prize money that can be won for successfully completing that game. If a player loses all their lives at any point during the game, they lose all the money they have accumulated to that point.

text:
Stage
Amount

Game 1
£1,000

Game 2
£2,000

Game 3
£10,000

Game 4
£20,000

Game 5
£50,000

Game 6
£100,000

Game 7
£250,000

text: Text Santa special[edit]

text: On 19 December 2014 as part of the annual ITV Text Santa charity appeal, The Cube was played with a two player team made up of Paddy McGuinness and Alesha Dixon. The format was adjusted and consisted of only three games worth £1,000, £50,000 and £100,000. The players were given five lives and the "Simplify" lifeline.

text: Reception[edit]

text: Readers of ukgameshows.com named it the best new game show of 2009 in their "Hall of fame" poll.[5]

text: Awards[edit]

text:
Year
Group
Award
Result

2010
Broadcast Awards
Best New Programme
Nominated

Rose d'Or
Best Game Show
Nominated

2011
RTS Awards
Best Entertainment Show
Nominated

Broadcast Awards
Best Entertainment Programme
Won

BAFTA
Best Entertainment Craft Team
Won

Best Entertainment Programme
Won

2012
Best Entertainment Craft Team
Won

National Reality TV Awards
Best Game Show
Nominated

TV Choice Awards
Best Game Show
Won

Rose d'Or
Best Game Show
Nominated

National Television Awards
Best Entertainment Programme
Nominated

2013
Best Entertainment Programme
Nominated

2014
Best Entertainment Programme
Nominated

text: International versions[edit]

text: The format has been successful with international broadcasters. As of 2017, eleven countries have produced their own versions of the show which have all ceased broadcasting and in the case of the US version have not even been shown (only a pilot was filmed).

text: Below is a breakdown of the countries that have created their own versions along with other information including the Jackpot available and broadcast dates.

text: Legend:

text:
Country
Name
Host
Channel
Top prize
Premiere/air dates
Status

 Arab World[6]
The Cube
Dhaffer L'Abidine
Dubai TV
Dhs250,000
2 February – 27 April 2014
No longer airing

 China
梦立方
Mèng lìfāng
Cheng Lei
Dragon TV
Prize[a] or ¥250,000
13 May 2012 – 4 September 2013[7]
No longer airing

 France
Le Cube
Nagui
France 2
€50,000
1 July – 30 August 2013
No longer airing

 Germany
The Cube – Besiege den Würfel!
Nazan Eckes
RTL
€250,000
29 April 2011[8]
No longer airing

 Hungary
A Kocka
Nóra Ördög
TV2
10,000,000 Ft
23 November – 23 December 2015[9]
No longer airing

 Italy
The Cube – La Sfida
Teo Mammucari
Italia 1
€100,000
7 – 28 September 2011[10]
No longer airing

 Portugal
O Cubo
Jorge Gabriel
RTP
€30,000
16 May – 11 July 2010
No longer airing

 Russia[11]
Куб
Kub
Dmitry Kharatyan
Channel One
₽3,000,000
30 March – 30 November 2013
No longer airing

 Saudi Arabia
المكعب
Al Moukaab
Faisal Al Issa
KSA 1
SR250,000
17 March – 8 July 2010
No longer airing

 Spain
El Cubo
Raquel Sánchez Silva
Cuatro
€150,000
8 February – 14 August 2012[12]
No longer airing

€250,000

 Ukraine
Куб
Kub
Maksim Chmerkovskiy
STB
250,000 ₴
21 November 2011 – 24 December 2012[13]
No longer airing

Dmitry Tancovich
500,000 ₴
26 August 2013 – 29 December 2014

 United States
The Cube
Neil Patrick Harris
CBS
$500,000
N/A
Non-broadcast pilot

text: Jump up ^ For example, the prize of the first 5 games for the very first contestant were football boots, complete set of freestyle football equipments, freestyle football party, replacement of old home appliances and a freestyle football studio respectively.

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text: The UK version of The Cube is also currently being simulcast in Ireland by tv3 Ireland. It is broadcast in New Zealand on TV1, and in Australia on the Nine Network. Old series are broadcast in Bosnia and Herzegovina by RTRS, in Serbia by Ultra TV and in Singapore by MediaCorp Channel 5.

text: Filming locations[edit]

text: The German, Italian, Portuguese, Saudi Arabian, Spanish and the U.S. pilot of The Cube were filmed at The Fountain Studios in London using the British set and games. Other international versions have created their own studio sets. The Chinese version of the show is filmed at the Zhabei Gymnasium in Shanghai; the Ukrainian version of the show is filmed at the Antonov Serial Production Plant in Kiev; the Russian version of the show is filmed at the Ostankino Technical Center in Moscow; the Arabian version is filmed at the Dubai Studio City in Dubai and the French version of the show is filmed in La Plaine Saint-Denis, near Paris.

text: Top prize winners[edit]

text: Across all versions of the show, 6 contestants have won the final game and taken away the jackpot.

text:
Country
Contestant
Jackpot game
Jackpot won
Date

 Arab World
Hamad Al Yahmadi
Blind Shot
Dhs250,000
20 April 2014

 China
Chen Kun
Extraction
¥250,000
22 July 2012 (Charity special)

Wu Jing
Tower
¥250,000
2 May 2013 (Charity special)

 Portugal
Vítor Costa
Barrier
€30,000
30 May 2010

 Ukraine
Andriy Serko
Rapid Fire
250,000 UAH
29 October 2012

 United Kingdom
Mo Farah
Barrier
£250,000
14 July 2012 (Charity special)

text: Merchandise[edit]

text: An electronic board game based on the series was made available in stores from November 2010.[14] As of June 2011, the game has been discontinued by most main retailers.[15] The game comes with an electronic handheld system featuring games such as Time Freeze and Stop Zone, as well as 9 balls- six 18mm blow moulded balls, 1 30mm EVA foam ball, 1 25mm hard ball and one 50mm hard ball. The balls are used for different reasons and the foam ball is used for most games with a ball. For Multisphere, all balls are used unless it is being played in a room with hard floors, in that case eight balls are used. Tubes are used for almost every physical game for starting positions, voids, tubes, towers and columns. Other equipment in the board game are track pieces, discs, clips, z shaped platform pieces, cannons, blocks, a ball flipper, a beam and card pieces,and a 7 cm x 7 cm x 7 cm plastic cube for playing a series of physical games. The cube is used for a container and to connect onto the cube platform for the electronic games. A reducer also comes with the cube, allowing it to reduce the size of the open top of the cube. This is, in almost all games involving the cube, removed in a simplify. Many well known and classic games are here as well as new games such as Roller, Catch, Retrieval and Bounce, everyday life games and interesting and complex games.

text: Around the time of the release of the board game, a Game App version of the series was made available via the iTunes store for use on the iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad. This app version originally featured sixteen games from the series: Balance, Cylinder, Descent, Drop Zone, Focus, Multisphere, Perimeter, Precision, Quantity, Reaction, Revolution, Shatter, Stabilise, Stop Zone and Time Freeze. The first update for the game came in April 2011 with Pulse added Another update for the game was made available in June 2011, adding a further free game, Succession, and making eight games available via in app purchase in 2 "packs" Exact, Pathfinder, Totalise and Tower in Pack one and Invert, Composure, Calculate and Navigate in Pack two. A further update was made available in October 2011, adding a further free game, Axis. 2 further games followed in 2012, Eliminate in April and Symmetry in October. In February 2013, Chase, which at that time had not been shown on TV, was made available. Almost a year later on 21 February 2014 Avoid was added. The most recent update came on 19 May 2014 when 4 games new games were made available via In App Purchase. These new games were Reset, Plummet, Selection and Tally all which are new games from the most recent series. There are currently 35 games available to play in the App version.

text: On 9 November 2012, a Cube game was released on consoles for the first time. It was available on the Nintendo Wii, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo 3DS. 33 games are playable in this version including two unseen new games: Flight Path (already played in international versions) and Retrace. If the Cube is beaten, Extreme Mode is unlocked, featuring more extreme versions of five popular games: Revolution, Pathfinder, Perimeter, Rebound and Momentum.


document_title: Ford Sync

question_text: what is the most recent version of ford sync

text: Ford Sync

text: Overview[edit]

text: Ford president and CEO Alan Mulally and Microsoft chairman Bill Gates announced the SYNC partnership between Ford and Microsoft at the annual North American International Auto Show in January 2007.[5]

text: The Ford SYNC technology was promoted as a new product that provided drivers with the ability to operate Bluetooth-enabled mobile phones and digital media players in their vehicles using voice commands, the vehicle's steering wheel, and radio controls.[7] Later, new technology was added to SYNC in which text messages received by the driver are "vocalized" by a digitized female voice device named "Samantha". SYNC's text message function also has the ability to interpret approximately one hundred shorthand messages, such as "LOL", and will read "swear words", but does not decipher acronyms that have been considered by the designers to be "obscene".

text: In 2007, as a standalone option, the suggested retail price for the SYNC was US$395.[8]

text: Compatibility[edit]

text:
Certain voice commands, such as "Turn-by-turn directions", "Vehicle Health Report", "Weather" and climate control commands are not available in some countries such as Canada due to compatibility issues.  For example, many commands are not available because there is no French equivalent for a command in English.
Ford Canada expects to address these issues in upcoming versions of the software after the issues are worked out in detail, but there does not appear to be a firm release date.

text: Mobile-integration[edit]

text: SYNC has various mobile-integration capabilities, including "Push to Talk" on the steering wheel, wireless transfer of contacts between a mobile phone and the on-board phone book, as well as various advanced calling features, such as caller ID, call waiting, conference calling, a caller log, a list of contacts, a signal strength icon, and a phone battery charge icon. Personal ring tones can also be assigned to identify specific callers.

text: Audible SMS messages[edit]

text: SYNC can convert a user's SMS messages to audio and read them out loud to the user through the vehicle's speaker system. This feature is carrier dependent as well as dependent on the device of the user. The feature is supported by several phone operating systems, including the iPhone, most Android models, and Windows Mobile. This feature is also dependent on the phone support Bluetooth Message Access Profile.

text: Entertainment[edit]

text: Digital music player support[edit]

text: SYNC can connect to popular digital music players via Bluetooth or a USB connection. Users can browse through music collections by genre, album, artist, and song title using voice commands. With certain devices, SYNC is also capable of playing protected content (for example Zune Pass downloads), provided that usage rights on the device are current.

text: Multilingual intelligence[edit]

text: SYNC is fluent in American English, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese.[9]

text: Applications[edit]

text: 911 Assist[edit]

text: The 911 Assist application places a direct call to a local 911 emergency operator in the event of a serious accident with an air bag deployment.  Before initiating the emergency 911 call, SYNC will provide a 10-second window to allow the driver or passenger to decide whether to cancel the call. If not manually cancelled within the 10-second window, SYNC will place the emergency call. A pre-recorded message will play when the call is answered, and occupants in the vehicle will then be able to communicate directly with the 911 operator.

text: AppLink[edit]

text: AppLink allows iPhone and Android-based cellular devices to run approved applications using the car's buttons or voice commands.

text: The first set of announced applications for the U.S. included Pandora Radio, Stitcher Radio, iHeartRadio, OpenBeak, NPR News, Slacker Radio, TuneIn Radio and Ford SYNC Destinations.[10] Rhapsody announced AppLink capability of its Android-based mobile app in January 2013.[11] Spotify was made available to iPhone users in March 2013.[12]

text: Applications for the U.K. market include miRoamer, Spotify, Personal Radio by AUPEO!, Glympse, EventSeeker, CitySeeker, Goal Live, Meople.Connector, HearMeOut and Audioteka S.A.[13]

text: Traffic, Directions and Information[edit]

text: Traffic, Directions and Information is an application that provides the user with traffic alerts, turn-by-turn directions and information about topics such as weather, sports, news and 411 business search. Ford announced on May 27, 2009 that the Traffic, Directions and Information application would be free for three years to the original owner of 2010 model year SYNC equipped vehicles. The information for traffic alerts and Turn-By-Turn Directions are provided by INRIX and Telenav.[14]

text: Vehicle Health Reports[edit]

text: After setting their personal preferences online, users can access free car reports at any time using SYNC.  This feature was released with SYNC version 2.0.  All SYNC owners have access to upgrade to this version.

text: Ford Work Solutions[edit]

text: The Ford Work Solution is a collection of technologies debuted in April 2009. Ford Work Solutions is marketed towards professionals who buy the Ford F150, F-Series Super Duty, E-Series van and Transit Connect.[15] Magneti Marelli developed the in-dash computer system that is unique to trucks equipped with Ford Work Solutions.[16] The applications included in the Ford Work Solution are Crew Chief, Garmin Nav, Mobile Office and Tool Link.[3]

text: Crew Chief[edit]

text: The Crew Chief application provides real time vehicle location and maintenance tracking. Crew Chief can monitor numerous vehicle diagnostic functions including tire pressure, water in fuel, airbag faults and the check engine light. Users can also create alerts to monitor things such as excessive speeding.[15]

text: Garmin Navigation[edit]

text: The Garmin Navigation application provides capabilities including destination routing and locating points of interest.[15]

text: LogMeIn[edit]

text: The LogMeIn application allows users to remotely access an office computer using a data connection provided by Sprint.[16] The user can open applications on the remote computer, make updates and print documents using a Ford-certified, Bluetooth-enabled keyboard and printer.[15]

text: Tool Link[edit]

text: Tool Link is an application that enables a user to take physical inventory of objects present in the truck bed using radio-frequency identification (RFID) tags. A user attaches RFID tags to an object, allowing the SYNC system to detect the object's presence or absence and noting the object's status on the in-dash computer display.[17]

text: Users can create "job lists" of objects to verify that tools needed for a certain job are present in the truck before heading to a job site. At the end of the job, the system can inventory items in the truck to ensure that no tools are left on the job site.[17] Ford developed the Tool Link application with power tool manufacturer DeWalt along with ThingMagic.[15][17]

text: Agreement with Microsoft[edit]

text: Ford had exclusive use of the Microsoft Auto embedded operating system that powered the early versions of SYNC until the exclusivity agreement expired in November 2008. The Ford-developed user interface elements and Ford-developed applications remain exclusive to Ford group vehicles and are not available to other manufacturers using Windows Embedded Automotive for the basis of their in-vehicle infotainment systems.[18]

text: SYNC versions[edit]

text: The original SYNC system (before the introduction of MyFord Touch) is now known as "SYNC Gen1", while the new MyFord Touch and MyLincoln Touch systems are known as "Gen2".

text: SYNC Gen1, Sept. 2007-Nov. 2012[edit]

text: SYNC v1, which debuted September 2007, offered the ability to play certain entertainment media, the ability to connect to certain mobile phones and digital audio players and to utilize SMS.[3] In January 2008, SYNC v2 was released, which enabled two new Ford developed applications: 911 Assist and Vehicle Health Report.[3] SYNC v3, released in April 2009, enabled the Traffic, Directions and Information application. Later that month, Ford Work Solutions, a collection of five applications marketed towards professionals who buy Ford trucks, was added. The applications included in the Ford Work Solution were Crew Chief, Garmin Nav, LogMeIn and Tool Link.[3][3] SYNC v4 and v5 were released in January 2010 and January 2011, respectively, and enabled the Ford developed MyFord Touch application for certain 2011 model year vehicles as well as SYNC AppLink capabilities for certain 2011 model year vehicles.[3] The latest version of SYNC was released in November 2012 by Ford and is only applicable to certain vehicles and configurations.

text: Ford has extended the warranty for Sync on several 2011 to 2014 models to five years as a customer satisfaction matter. (Field Service Action Number: 12M02)[19]

text: MyFord Touch[edit]

text: Sync 3[edit]

text: On December 11, 2014, Ford announced Sync 3, which will replace MyFord Touch, will have simpler features and will be powered by QNX software by BlackBerry Limited instead of Microsoft.[4] The Sync 3 name will be used for both Ford and Lincoln models, though Lincoln's will have a different theme. Over half of Ford's North American vehicles will have Sync 3 by the end of 2015 and will be expanded globally afterwards; vehicles not equipped with Sync 3 will be equipped with the original Ford Sync.[4] Ford cited issues with Microsoft's complex software dragging down its scores with Consumer Reports and other consumer magazines being a reason it switched to the BlackBerry QNX operating system.[4]

text: System hardware[edit]

text: The SYNC computer, which Ford calls the Accessory Protocol Interface Module (APIM), is housed separately from the head unit,  called the Audio Control Module (ACM), and interfaces with all vehicle audio sources as well as the high-speed and medium-speed vehicle CAN-buses.[20][21] The first generation of the Ford's SYNC computer was designed in cooperation with Continental AG[22] and is built around a 400 MHz Freescale i.MX31L processor with an ARM 11 CPU core, uses 256 MB of 133 MHz Mobile DDR SDRAM from Micron and 2 GB of Samsung NAND flash memory,[23][24] runs the Windows Embedded Automotive operating system,[25] and uses speech technology by Nuance Communications. Utilizing the USB port, SYNC's Microsoft Windows Auto-based operating system can be updated to work with new personal electronic devices.  A Cambridge Silicon Radio (CSR) BlueCore4 chip provides Bluetooth connectivity with compatible phones and devices. SYNC's major circuit board chips cost roughly US$27.80, which allows Ford to profitably sell the system at a much lower price than competitive offerings.[23]

text: Research[edit]

text: In 2011, Shutko and Tijerina reviewed large naturalistic studies on cars (Dingus and Klauer, 2008; Klauer et al., 2006; Young and Schreiner, 2009), heavy good vehicles (Olsen at el, 2008) and commercial vehicles and buses (Hickman et al., 2010) in field operational tests (Sayer et al., 2005, 2007), and concluded that:

text:
Most of the collisions and near-misses that occur involve inattention as a contributing factor;
Visual inattention – that is, looking away from the road scene – is the single most significant factor contributing to crash and near-crash involvement;
Cognitive distraction associated with listening to or talking on a handheld or hands-free device is associated with real world crashes and near-miss events to a lesser extent than is commonly believed, and such distractions may even enhance safety in some instances.[26]

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text: Awards and recognition[edit]

text:
Popular Mechanics ranked SYNC number four on its list of the "Top 10 Most Brilliant Gadgets of 2007".[8]
Popular Science magazine awarded SYNC a "Best of What's New Award" for 2008 in November 2007.[27]


document_title: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s)

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text: Days of Our Lives characters (2010s)

text: Jane Smith[edit]

text: Jane Smith is the warden of the Salem County Correctional Facility, the prison where Hope Brady serves time in 2010. She works with an inmate, Lee Michaels, to kill inmates during routine medical procedures in order to harvest their organs in an operation run by Stefano DiMera. Jane first appeared on September 21, 2010. Stacy Haiduk had been hired to portray the role but, wasn't able to show up for filming so the role was recast with Gina Gallego without Haiduk ever being seen onscreen.

text: Ben Walters[edit]

text:
Ben Walters

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Ty Treadway

Duration
2010–11

First appearance
September 17, 2010

Last appearance
February 2, 2011

Created by
Dena Higley
Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday
Gary Tomlin

Classification
Former; recurring

Profile

Occupation
Doctor at Salem University Hospital

text: Ben Walters was portrayed by Ty Treadway from September 17, 2010 to February 2, 2011.

text: Lee Michaels[edit]

text: Lee Michaels is a trustee in the prison where Hope Brady serves time in 2010. She is a doctor who was imprisoned for illegally prescribing pain killers to her patients. She is assigned to the prison's infirmary, where she works with Warden Jane Smith to kill inmates during routine medical procedures in order to harvest their organs. Lee is played by Robin Mattson and first appeared on October 5, 2010 to 2011.

text: Parker Jonas[edit]

text:
Parker Jonas

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by

Ellie and Rose Karchmer (2010–11)
Bailey and Rowan McAlevey (2010; temp.)
Rheya and Thea Readmond (2010; temp.)
Anton and Preston LeBlanc (2011)
Evan and Luke Kruntchev (2013–15)
Christian Ganiere (2016–)

Duration

2010–11
2013–

First appearance
November 11, 2010

Created by
Dena Higley and Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday and Gary Tomlin

Classification
Present, recurring

Profile

Other names
Parker Kiriakis

Residence
Salem, Wisconsin

[show]Family

Parents
Daniel Jonas
Chloe Lane

Half-sisters
Melanie Jonas
Holly Jonas

Grandparents
Maggie Horton Kiriakis
George Jonas (legal)
Lillian Parker Jonas
Craig Wesley
Nancy Wesley

Aunts and uncles
Sarah Horton
Melissa Horton (adoptive)
Joy Wesley
Summer Townsend

First cousins
Nathan Horton (adoptive)

text: Parker Jonas is the son of Daniel Jonas and Chloe Lane, although Philip Kiriakis was long thought to be his father. He was born on November 11, 2010 in the Horton cabin after his mother Chloe Lane goes into premature labor. There are complications with the birth (the umbilical cord is wrapped around his neck), and Chloe is assisted by Parker's assumed older sister Melanie. Philip and Daniel later show up, just as Parker is born. Chloe and Daniel go to the hospital and name him Parker Jonas, after Daniel's mother. While Daniel was initially assumed to be the baby's father, it was later revealed (incorrectly) that Parker was conceived during a one-night stand between Chloe and Philip. When Chloe takes a paternity test, the results are changed by Caroline Brady to make her believe that Daniel is the father. When the assumed truth about Parker's paternity was revealed, Daniel left Chloe. On March 2, 2011 Philip became Parker's legal father and Parker's last name was changed to Kiriakis. On January 7, 2013, Chloe returned to Salem and informed Daniel that he was in fact Parker's biological father.

text: Dario Hernandez[edit]

text:
Dario Hernandez

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by

Francisco San Martin (2011)
Jordi Vilasuso (2016–17)

Duration

2011
2016–17

First appearance
March 9, 2011 (2011-03-09)

Last appearance
September 26, 2017

Created by
Dena Higley and Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by

Ken Corday and Gary Tomlin (2011)
Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng (2016)

Classification
Former; regular

Profile

Occupation

Businessman
Con-artist
Bartender (2015–)
Dock worker

Residence
Salem, Illinois

[show]Family

Parents

Eduardo Hernandez
Adriana Hernandez

Siblings

Rafe Hernandez
Arianna Hernandez
Gabi Hernandez
Paige Larson

Spouse
Abigail Deveraux (2017)

Stepsons
Thomas DiMera (2017)

Nieces and nephews
Arianna Horton

text: Dario Hernandez is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives. The role was played by Francisco San Martin who originated the role from March to September 2011 and Jordi Vilasuso since February 2016.

text: In December 2010, it was reported that Francisco San Martin would play the role of Dario, Rafe and Gabi Hernandez's (Galen Gering and Camila Banus) brother as a way to fill the void left following their sister Arianna's (Lindsay Hartley) death. San Martin previously played Javier Rodriguez, a patient of Nathan Horton (Mark Hapka) for one episode on November 16, 2010. San Martin's first airdate aired on March 9, 2011.[1] Three months later in June 2011, following the departure of head writer Dena Higley and the appointments of new writers Marlene Clark Poulter and Darrell Ray Thomas Jr., it was reported that San Martin was among the list of actors let go from the show, San Martin's last airdate was on September 19, 2011.[2]

text: In August 2015, nearly four years after San Martin's exit, it was reported that former Guiding Light and All My Children actor Jordi Vilasuso will take over the role of Dario.[3][4][5] Vilasuso made his debut on February 19, 2016.[6] In July 2017, it was reported that Vilasuso will be departing the show with his last airdate airing July 31, 2017.[7] Vilasuso made further appearances on September 26, 2017.[8]

text: Quinn Hudson[edit]

text:
Quinn Hudson

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Bren Foster

Duration
2011–12

First appearance
May 5, 2011

Last appearance
February 22, 2012

Created by
Dena Higley
Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday
Gary Tomlin

Classification
Former, regular

[show]Family

Family
Alamain

Mother
Vivian Alamain

Half-brothers
Stefan DiMera

Uncles
Leopold Alamain

First cousins

John Black (adoptive)
Lawrence Alamain

Other relatives

Nicholas Alamain
Brady Black (adoptive)
Belle Black (adoptive)
Paul Narita (adoptive)
Claire Brady (adoptive)
Tate Black (adoptive)

text: Quinn Hudson, played by Australian actor Bren Foster[9] is the son of Vivian Alamain. He surfaces in Salem in 2011, and is part of a plot by Kate Roberts to bring down Chloe Lane. Quinn blackmails Chloe into being a call girl like Kate used to be a long time ago. Quinn changes for Taylor Walker and tells Chloe to stop. Quinn leaves Salem with his mother, Ivan and Taylor. He returns for a short while before departing again.

text: Anne Milbauer[edit]

text:
Anne Milbauer

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Meredith Scott Lynn

Duration
2012—

First appearance
September 7, 2012

Created by
Gary Tomlin
Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday
Lisa de Cazotte
Greg Meng

Classification
Present; recurring

text: Anne Milbauer has been portrayed by Meredith Scott Lynn since September 7, 2012.

text: Arianna Horton[edit]

text:
Arianna Horton

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Harper and Sydnee Udell

Duration
2013–

First appearance
May 22, 2013

Created by
Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng

Classification
Present, recurring

Profile

Other names
Arianna Grace Horton

Residence
316 Copper Lantern Drive, Apt. 15
Salem, United States

[show]Family

Family

Horton, Hernandez, Brady, Roberts

Parents
Will Horton
Gabi Hernandez

Stepfather
Sonny Kiriakis (2014–)

Grandparents
Sami Brady
Lucas Horton
Eduardo Hernandez
Adrianna Hernandez

Aunts and uncles
Allie Horton
Johnny DiMera
Sydney DiMera
Rafe Hernandez
Arianna Hernandez
Dario Hernandez
Grace Brady (legal)
Paige Larson

Other relatives
Marlena Evans
Roman Brady
Bill Horton
Kate Roberts
Abigail Deveraux
JJ Deveraux
Thomas DiMera

text: Arianna Horton is the daughter of Gabi Hernandez and Will Horton. She is born on-screen May 21, 2013, in an abandoned shed. Her name comes from her late aunt, Arianna Hernandez. Her god-parents are Sonny Kiriakis and Abigail Deveraux.

text: Arianna is conceived when her parents have a one-night stand in August 2012. When Gabi finds out that she is pregnant she decides on an abortion, but can't go through with it. Gabi is in a relationship with Will's cousin, Nick Fallon, and Nick wants to be Arianna's legal father. Will reveals that he is actually Arianna's father at Nick and Gabi's first attempt at a wedding in January 2013. Will signs away his rights after Nick blackmails him (about him shooting EJ DiMera) in March 2013. Leading up to her birth, Gabi and Nick are held hostage by Jensen, a former prison inmate of Nick's. Sonny and Will arrive and Sonny is able to escape with Gabi; but Will stays to help Nick. Gabi reveals that she has been having small contractions all day and Sonny finds an abandoned shed in which to deliver the baby. Sonny delivers Arianna, and Gabi and Arianna are brought to the hospital, and given a clean bill of health. After she is born, Gabi and Nick sends back her birth certificate before Gabi signs it, to have Will's name stated as "father".

text: Arianna and her mother move in with Will and Sonny, and they raise Arianna as a three-parent family. In 2014, Sonny marries Arianna's father, Will, becoming her step-father. When Gabi is imprisoned for the murder of Nick, Arianna is raised by her two dads. Arianna is reunited with her mother when she is released from prison in September 2015; but her happiness is cut short when her father Will is apparently murdered, and Sonny, stricken with grief, leaves town, and Gabi is left to raise Arianna on her own. Sonny returns in 2016, to co-parent her with Gabi. In late 2017, it is revealed that Will is, in fact, alive. He is suffering from amnesia after being strangled and abducted, and has no memory of his life before. As soon as he returns to Salem, Arianna and Gabi come to see him.

text: Cole Hines[edit]

text:
Cole Hines

Days of our Lives character

Portrayed by
Riley Bodenstab

Duration
2013–15

First appearance
June 27, 2013

Last appearance
May 21, 2015

Created by
Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng

Classification
Former; recurring

Profile

Occupation
Student

Residence
Salem, U.S.

text: Cole Hines was created by head writers Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell.

text: The character first appeared on June 27, 2013 as Bev Walters' boyfriend. He was in this group of drug dealers and users. He and JJ Deveraux get into a fist fight after he started whaling on his late grandfather's tree, the cops appear and grab them only to discover that the boys shoplifted goods and the lady they stole from appears and wishes to press charges against them. Cole and his friend JJ get arrested. They get released after the lady decides not to press charges against them. Bev breaks up with Cole and starts going out with JJ, this upsets Cole so he decides to get back at JJ for stealing his girlfriend. Cole calls the cops when he catches his rival selling drugs to the students and gets him arrested. In January 2014, Cole and his friends get chased by the cops but only Cole gets arrested and hauled to jail, he gets maximum sentence for his case in the robbery. In June 2014, he gets out of jail, and meets up with Bev at the park. He needs some money, which Bev agrees to give him but in return she makes him drop a few joints in Paige Larson's purse. Bev texts Cole to let him know where Paige is, Cole goes to Club TBD, spots her and intentionally spills the drink on her, she goes to clean up at the bathroom and Cole opens her purse just as he was about to drop the joints she catches him red handed, he makes excuses and leaves. JJ shows up, recognizes Cole and goes after him after Paige complains about what Cole just did. JJ grabs Cole and they start thrashing each other until Paige stops the fight and Cole gets away. Paige was about to call the cops, but JJ stops her. Cole meets up with Bev at the park and Paige sees them together. After Cole leaves Paige walks up to Bev to confront her, she lies to Paige and gets away with it. Cole later meets JJ and confesses that Bev made him do it and leaves. Cole then checks himself into a rehab. After months of being in rehab, In January 2015, he finally comes out, and starts attending Salem University. At campus he comes across Paige and apologizes to her for his wrongdoings, she forgives him and they become friends. Cole and Paige start dating briefly afterwards and then break up when she decides to give JJ another chance. Cole starts scheming with Paige's mother Eve Donovan to break Paige and JJ up. Cole takes the risk of breaking into JJ's house and plants drugs in his bag, so he could get sent away forever. But then Paige finds out what he did and confronts him at Salem U when he approaches her, he denies it, thinks she's crazy, and tries to leave, but she stops him and threatens to call the cops on him, he then sorta admits it and tells her she's amazing and that she deserves better and not someone like JJ. Paige asks him to stay away from her and JJ before leaving. Cole calls Eve to inform her about what just happened, she answers and tells him she's dropping off his money and ends the call. Leaving Cole looking perplexed at the Salem U.

text: Aiden Jennings[edit]

text:
Aiden Jennings

Days of our Lives character

Portrayed by
Daniel Cosgrove

Duration
2014–16

First appearance
January 22, 2014

Last appearance
October 25, 2016

Created by
Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng

Classification
Former; regular

Profile

Occupation
Lawyer

Residence
Salem, Illinois

[show]Family

Spouse
Meredith Jennings (deceased)
Hope Williams Brady (2015–16)

Children
Chase Jennings

Stepchildren
Shawn-Douglas Brady
Zack Brady
Ciara Brady

text: Aiden Jennings was portrayed by Daniel Cosgrove from January 22, 2014 to November 9, 2015, and returned in May 2016. Originally at odds with Hope Williams Brady, they eventually fall in love.

text: After some time together, Hope starts to suspect Aiden of killing his first wife however, her death is later revealed an accident caused by Chase. Aiden proposes to Hope and she accepts. Soon after, though, André Dimera begins blackmailing Aiden into killing Hope or he will kill Chase. Obeying, Aiden marries Hope and then attempts to kill her. Returning just in the nick of time, Hope's former husband, Bo Brady, stops Aiden, by killing him. For a brief time, Aiden is then wrongly believed to have been the Necktie Killer. On October 25 he left Salem to go take care of his son Chase.

text: Chase Jennings[edit]

text:
Chase Jennings

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by

Connor Kalopsis (2014–15)
Hyrum Hansen (2014; temp.)
Jonathon McClendon (2015–16)

Duration

2014–16

First appearance
February 6, 2014

Last appearance
September 15, 2016

Created by
Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng

Classification
Former, recurring

Profile

Residence
Portland, Oregon

[show]Family

Parents
Aiden Jennings
Meredith Jennings

Stepmother
Hope Williams Brady (2015–2016)

Aunts and uncles
Sharon

text: Chase Jennings is the son of Aiden and Meredith Jennings. Chase and his father came to Salem from Portland, Oregon in 2014 and are at odds with Hope and Ciara. Ciara and Chase do not get along with each other at school and the two torment each other. Jonathon McClendon assumed the role of Chase, when the character was aged, on October 21, 2015. On June 30, 2016, McClendon later revealed that he will be departing from the show, the following day it was confirmed by Daytime Confidential, McClendon last aired on September 15, 2016.[10]

text: Chase likes doing judo and after he exited the wrong building for judo class in April 2014, was attacked by a man wanting his cell phone. Hope showed up and the man claims that "he and his son" were just having a disagreement but Hope knows that is not his son. She gets Chase away from him and the man is arrested. Aiden showed up on the scene and wants to spend the entire day with Chase instead of him going to judo class but Chase wants to go and he continues off to the right building. Hope and Aiden become engaged and Ciara and Chase grow closer. When Aiden tries to kill Hope on their wedding night and is shot by Hope's ex-husband Bo, Chase angrily rejects Hope and Ciara's attempts to bring him into the family and accuses Bo of being a murderer.

text: Clyde Weston[edit]

text:
Clyde Weston

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
James Read

Duration
2014–2017

First appearance
June 27, 2014

Last appearance
October 11, 2017

Created by
Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Greg Meng and Lisa de Cazotte

Classification
Former; recurring

Profile

Occupation

Drug dealer
Businessman

Residence
Florida, United States

[show]Family

Sons
Ben Weston

Stepdaughters
Jordan Ridgeway

text: Clyde Weston has been portrayed by James Read since June 27, 2014.

text: When Kate Roberts investigated Jordan Ridgeway's past she discovers multiple driver's licenses with different names in Jordan's apartment. Kate also finds Jordan has a connection to Salem newcomer Ben Rogers. The evidence leads Kate to Poplar Bluff, Missouri where she shows photos of Jordan and Ben and meets with Clyde Weston. Clyde reveals that Ben is his son Ollie Weston and Jordan is his stepdaughter, Tammy Sue. He also reveals they ran away from home years ago and he failed to find them. Kate tells Clyde they are in Salem and Clyde comes to Salem for a reunion but tells Kate to keep their meeting secret. Ben and Jordan are furious when they see Clyde in Salem and its revealed that Clyde's alcoholism lead to verbal and physical abuse of Ben, Jordan, and their mother when they were kids. Clyde insisted they owed him and that he's changed and wanted an relationship with his son Ben and told Jordan not to interfere. Clyde asks Kate for contacts she has from her past dealings with shady business in Salem. Kate referred him to people who arrange a meeting with EJ DiMera. EJ agrees to Clyde's requests to work for EJ's drug ring in Salem but Clyde and EJ soon argue over drug territory and drugs that Clyde is bringing into Salem. During one argument in the park, EJ's disloyal bodyguard Miguel, who Clyde turned against EJ, shoots and kills EJ. Clyde and Miguel cover up the crime and make the scene look like EJ was robbed and killed by a low level drug addict. When Miguel begins to panic and fears EJ's father Stefano DiMera will uncover the truth Clyde tells his assistant Jeremiah to murder Miguel and bury the body on Jeremiah's grandfather's farm in Missouri.

text: Clyde tells Jordan not to interfere with his reconciliation with Ben and if she does then Clyde will reveal to Ben that Jordan caused the car wreck that killed their mother. Jordan backs away when Clyde and Ben become closer but warns her boyfriend Rafe Hernandez, a detective for the Salem Police, that Clyde is dangerous. Rafe becomes suspicious of Clyde and begins investigating him. Clyde begins dating Kate and moves his trucking business, his cover for his drug business, to Salem. Clyde is confronted by Victor Kiriakis and told that the Kiriakis family runs all trucking operations in Salem but Clyde refuses to back down and a war ensues. Victor investigates Clyde's background and uncovers his trucking company and other front businesses are used to launder drug money. Victor also discovers Clyde has managed to seize control of most of the drug business in the Ozarks. Clyde is shot by Victor's hitman Damon and is thought to be dead. Sonny Kiriakis is stabbed in the park and Clyde reveals to Victor that he survived the hit and admits he stabbed Sonny in retaliation. Victor and Clyde call a truce when Victor agrees to back off and let Clyde takeover his territory in Salem.

text: Clyde's relationships with Ben and Kate improve but when he donates a large sum of money to the local hospital to fund Jordan's project she leaves town and moves to New York. Clyde continues to advise Ben on his relationship with Abigail Deveraux and plots against Ben's new rival Chad DiMera. Kate fails in her scheme to permanently takeover DiMera Enterprises from Stefano and seeks comfort from Clyde. Clyde dismisses Stefano saying he beat Victor Kiriakis and that he can beat the DiMeras. Kate warns Clyde that Stefano has enormous patience and cunning for revenge and unlike Victor the DiMeras are extremely cruel and ruthless with their enemies. Stefano uncovers Ben's past activities with illegal gambling in Florida and ensures the club manager testifies against Ben. Clyde uses his contacts in the drug business to have the manager killed in prison before he can testify against Ben. Clyde finds out Abby cheated on Ben with Chad and discovers she is pregnant. Clyde forces a lab technician to make the tests say Ben is the father. When Stefano returns to Salem Clyde visits him and secretly places a bug in the DiMera house but Stefano orders him to leave and Stefano's henchman take Clyde out. The bug reveals Abby is due to inherit valuable land in Ireland that the DiMeras desperately want but Chad refuses to go along with Stefano's plan to reconcile with Abby and thus get the land. Clyde begins to think Ben and he will benefit from Abby's inheritance. Stefano meets with Victor about Clyde. Victor reveals to Stefano his past dealings with Clyde and assures Stefano that Clyde is a serious threat to both of them and their families. Stefano and Victor agree to work together against Clyde.

text: Kate breaks up with Clyde when he comes controlling with her time and devotion to her work. She tells him that his confidence was attractive at first but he is arrogant. Clyde is revealed to be local drug dealer Kyle Southern's boss. Kyle, who is dating Paige Larson, hires Paige's ex-boyfriend JJ Deveraux unaware that JJ is secretly working with the DEA and Salem police commissioner Roman Brady. Paige's mother Eve Donovan discovers JJ's secret and tells Kyle that JJ is working with the DEA. Kyle calls Clyde saying he needs to personally deal with the situation. Clyde arrives at Kyle's apartment and Kyle knocks JJ unconscious. JJ awakens to find that Clyde has killed Kyle and Clyde asks if JJ is working with the police. JJ tells Clyde that he had an affair with Eve which caused Paige to disown Eve and in revenge Eve made up the story and told Kyle. Clyde believes JJ and hires him to replace Kyle. Clyde threatens to kill JJ's mother Jennifer Horton, sister Abigail, and ex-girlfriend Paige if he tells Clyde's son Ben about their drug deals. Later Paige is found dead in her dorm and JJ confronts Clyde accusing him of murdering Paige.

text: A secret investigation of Clyde leads to a sting operation involving JJ, Roman Brady, and DEA agent Watts leads to Clyde's arrest for drug trafficking and the murder of EJ. A furious Clyde discovers during his arrest that JJ was secretly an informant and that Clyde's drug ring has been exposed to the Salem Police and DEA. Clyde calls his son Ben and claims to be set up by JJ but Roman reveals that Clyde is being extradited to Florida for a murder charge there. On October 20, 2015, Ben is brought to a meeting at the police station with Clyde who tells Ben he is being extradited to Florida that day. Ben reveals to Clyde that he is the "necktie killer".

text: In 2016 Chad revealed that Clyde was imprisoned in a federal penitentiary for murder.

text: In September 2016 Clyde calls Marlena and asks her to come and visit him in prison. Marlena goes to see Clyde, and he asks her to evaluate him. Marlena says she could, but there is no guarantee things will go the way he wants them to. She says Clyde has no control in prison and that must be frustrating. She also adds that he must be feeling jealous of people who have there freedom. Clyde says he would rather be stuck in prison than deal with the good people of Salem. Marlena states she will make sure to put that in his evaluation before leaving. Another man comes in, and asks if that was Marlena. Clyde says it was, and adds that he can tell he has some history with her, and doesn't like her. Clyde asks his name, and he says he is Milo Harp, but used to be called Orpheus. Clyde and Orpheus bond over their mutual dislike of the people of Salem, and plot a breakout. Clyde gets transferred to into Orpheus's cell and recruits Xander Cook. During a transfer, Eduardo Hernandez kills about inmate, believing he was responsible for threatening their family. Orpheus knocks the driver unconscious and the prison van crashes. Clyde eventually makes his way to Kate Roberts' house and pulls a gun on her. Chad DiMera arrives just in time and fights Clyde for the gun. Clyde punches Chad and manages to get away for police arrive. Clyde, Xander, and Orpheus regroup in a small shack on the pier. Clyde has some of his old contacts provide them with new clothes and weapons to help them take their revenge. The trio hit the Johnson house where they kidnap Kayla Brady and Joey Johnson. Steve Johnson attempts to cause some dissent among the ranks by rattling Clyde and Xander's faith in Orpheus. Steve and Orpheus get into a fight, and the villainous trio once again get away. Clyde and Orpheus corner Marlena, Claire, and Kate in the pier. John shows up and Orpheus is shot in the struggle. Clyde takes Orpheus back to their hideout where he attends to his wound. Clyde also expresses dissatisfaction with Orpheus' leadership. The trio decide to publicly make their demands known, and then flee to the Kiriakis compound. Clyde finds a case full of weaponry that his former partner-in-crime Jeremiah arranged for him. Getting a good vantage point, Clyde waited for Orpheus to make their demands known before he attempted to shoot Aiden Jennings, but shoots Abe Carver instead and fled before the Salem Police could retaliate. Wracked with guilt over shooting an innocent man, Clyde started drinking and told Orpheus his entire life's story: Clyde was abused by his father and realized that he treated Ben and Jordan the way his father treated him. He also expressed regret that Jordan wants nothing to do with him. Orpehus ordered Clyde and Xander to watch Joey while he went to kill John Black. Clyde stood guard of Joey on the pier and Abe's son Theo Carver confronted him with a gun. He hesitated, and Clyde took advantage of the opportunity. Steve and J.J. revealed themselves, and Clyde fled while sending a text message to Orpehus, telling him to "abort". Irritated with their lack of success, Clyde decided to kill Chad and kidnap his son Thomas DiMera. After stealing some baby clothes for Thomas, Clyde encountered Andre DiMera, and was shocked that Stefano had another son. After briefly mocking Andre over Stefano's death, Clyde threatened to kill Andre, but Andre offered to help him get into the DiMera mansion, and steal Thomas. Andre said he wanted control of the family business, and was willing to take down Chad to get it. With Andre's help, Clyde got into the mansion through the secret tunnels and held Chad at gunpoint. After Andre left the room, Chad and Clyde had it out over Ben until Andre returned to the room with Lucas Horton and Adrienne Johnson tied up. Clyde tried to threaten them into telling him where Thomas was, but then Andre shot Chad. Clyde asked Andre to hold Lucas and Adrienne while he went to go look for Thomas. Clyde heard a baby crying, and followed it into a safe room where he found it was a trap, and the door closed and trapped him inside until the Salem Police came to arrest him. Clyde was brought into the main room where he learned Chad was fine. He warned Chad to watch his back around Andre, but Chad was confident he didn't have anything to worry about. Gabi Hernandez brought Thomas into the room, and Clyde raged that the baby belonged to his son Ben, before being dragged out of the mansion. Once at the Salem Police station, Aiden was very happy to book Clyde and make sure that not only would be to back to prison, but he would be held in solitary confinement for a long time. On October 13, John revealed that Clyde is back serving his original 25 to life prison sentence and that new charges from the prison break have also been added to his sentence.

text: Serena Mason[edit]

text:
Serena Mason

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Melissa Archer

Duration
2014-2015, 2017

First appearance
December 5, 2014 (2014-12-05)

Last appearance
October 31, 2017 (2017-10-31)

Created by
Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng

Classification
Former; regular

Profile

Occupation
Medical journalist

text: Serena Mason is a fictional character on the NBC daytime soap opera, Days of Our Lives. The role was played by Melissa Archer from December 5, 2014 to August 28, 2015 and a brief reappearance on September 28, 2015. Archer returned to the role once again during a one-off appearance on October 31, 2017.

text: In August 2014, Soap Opera Digest reported that former One Life to Live actress Melissa Archer, famous for her 12-year stint of Natalie Buchanan has been cast in an unknown contract role, later revealed to be Serena Mason, the ex-girlfriend of Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan.[11][12] She made her first appearance on December 5, 2014.[13] In April 2015, Soap Opera Digest confirmed Archer had been let go from the show.[14] Archer last aired on August 27, 2015, when her character was killed off as part of a serial killer storyline to commemorate with the show's 50th anniversary.[15][16][17] Archer appeared in additional flashback scenes on September 28, 2015, when Serena's death at the hands of the Necktie Killer were shown.[18] In October 2017, Archer reprised the role of Serena as part of special dream-sequence episode on October 31, 2017.[19]

text: Serena is introduced as a friend of Melanie Jonas (Molly Burnett) and a former lover of Eric Brady (Greg Vaughan), during the pair's time in South Africa, prior to Eric's joining of the priesthood. Serena had a rivalry with Nicole Walker due to her past with Eric and her fascination for one of Eric's African artifacts which later were revealed to hold blood diamonds that Serena and Xander Cook, Victor Kiriakis's nephew were after. When Serena's secret is discovered, Eric breaks up with her, and he and Nicole are nearly killed by Xander. She ends up back in Eric's good graces when she saves his grandmother Caroline Brady's life. In August 2015, Serena is sued by Nicole due to her involvement with Xander. After a drunken night at Club TBD with Chad DiMera, she is murdered by a serial killer and Chad is named the prime suspect. It was later revealed Ben Rogers murdered her.

text: In December 2015, Ben was later arrested for the murder of Serena, Paige and Will. On Halloween, Serena was a part of Abigail Deveraux's nightmare, in which she murders Chad DiMera and Abigail.

text: Tori Narita[edit]

text:
Tori Narita

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Hiro Ambrosino

First appearance
January 20, 2015

Last appearance
May 6, 2015

Created by
Gary Tomlin
Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday
Lisa de Cazotte
Greg Meng

Classification
Former; recurring

Profile

Residence
San Francisco, CA

[show]Family

Parents
Hiro Narita

Children
Paul Narita

text: Tori Narita is the mother of Paul Narita and was portrayed by Hira Ambrosino from January 20, 2015 to May 6, 2015.

text: Xander Cook[edit]

text:
Xander Cook

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Paul Telfer

Duration
2015–

First appearance
March 24, 2015 (2015-03-24)

Created by
Gary Tomlin and Christopher Whitesell

Classification
Present; recurring

Profile

Other names
Alexandros Kiriakis (birth name)
Xander Cook Kiriakis

Occupation
Former gardener for the Kiriakis mansion
former Diamond Smuggler
former owner of Randall Lewis' Pharmacy Company

Residence
formerly Kiriakis Mansion
(13201 Glen Oaks Drive)
Salem, U.S. 06649

[show]Family

Family
Kiriakis

Father
Titus Kiriakis

Grandfathers
Yurgos Kiriakis

Grandmothers
Sophie Kiriakis

Aunts and uncles
Victor Kiriakis
Alexander Kiriakis
Deimos Kiriakis

First cousins
Isabella Toscano
Bo Brady
Philip Kiriakis
Justin Kiriakis

Other relatives
Brady Black
Shawn-Douglas Brady
Chelsea Brady
Zack Brady
Ciara Brady
Tyler Kiriakis
Alexander Kiriakis
Victor Kiriakis II (adoptive)
Joey Kiriakis (adoptive)
Sonny Kiriakis
Claire Brady
Tate Black

text: Xander Cook was portrayed by Paul Telfer. He is the nephew of crime boss Victor Kiriakis.

text: A previously unknown member of the Kiriakis family, Xander came to Salem as the leader of an international blood diamond smuggling ring. He forced and threatens Serena Mason to come to Salem to steal an elephant statue that secretly hid smuggled blood diamonds from Africa. As a cover for his criminal activities, Xander owns a European pharmaceutical company that supplies various charities around the world.

text: Xander meets Nicole Walker, who pretends to show an interest in him, and the two begin a flirtation. Later Xander meets with his uncle Victor Kiriakis where its revealed that Xander has been doing criminal operations for Victor in places such as Cyprus and Cuba in addition to money laundering for the Kiriakis family. Xander is reacquainted with his cousin Brady Black but both Victor and Brady are cold and distant from Xander. Xander also goes to meet his old friend Daniel Jonas.

text: Xander continues to hassle Serena about the diamonds and even threatened her and her boyfriend Eric Brady. While Xander continues his romantic interest in Nicole, she only uses Xander to make Daniel jealous and Victor tells Xander not to get involved with Nicole because Daniel wants her. Victor's favoritism for Daniel begins to aggravate Xander and Nicole's reluctance to date him also begins to anger him. When Xander catches Nicole lying to him and later sees her kissing Daniel he plans his revenge. Victor orders Xander to leave town for disobeying him and continuing his pursuit of Nicole and a furious Xander confronts a silent Victor for his hypocrisy on unconditionally supporting Daniel, Brady, Philip, and Sonny while being unsupportive of him. Nicole investigates Xander's past and discovers that Xander was imprisoned in Scotland for murder but Victor bribed government officials and got Xander's charges reduced from manslaughter to assault and battery and Xander was freed on the condition that he leave Scotland.

text: At Titan, Xander tracks down Nicole and when she lies about her scheme and false interest in him he attacks her but is stopped by Eric. Xander's female accomplice comes to his aide and they corner Nicole and Eric in the furnace room at Titan. Eric and Nicole barricaded themselves in the furnace room to prevent Xander from killing them. Xander and his accomplice trap Eric and Nicole in the space next to the furnace and turn the furnace up to full blast in order to kill them. Xander and his accomplice erase any evidence linking them to the crime and leave Eric and Nicole to die.

text: Eric and Nicole are rescued by Brady and the Salem Police and immediately implicate Xander in the attempt on their lives. Meanwhile, Xander is preparing to leave Salem when he is kidnapped by Victor's henchmen. A furious Victor berates Xander not following his orders to leave town and his attempt to kill Nicole and Eric, who as Salem police commissioner Roman Brady's son, will bring extra police efforts to convict Xander and thus bring attention to Victor's criminal activities. Xander explains to Victor that he has always been devoted and loyal to Victor and the Kiriakis family and has done numerous unpleasant deeds that none of Victor's other relatives had the intelligence or willingness to do. Xander also berates Victor for favoring Daniel over Xander, who is Victor's flesh and blood while Daniel is not even family. Victor reveals the distance between him and his brother Titus Kiriakis, Xander's father. Eventually Victor had stopped communicating with and helping Titus when he died. Its strongly implied that Victor's contempt and distance for his brother Titus were transferred to Xander because he was Titus' son.

text: Xander told Victor he would die for him, and Victor ordered one of his henchman to cut Xander's throat. At the last minute, Victor changed his mind and realized Xander may still be of some use to him. He agreed to give Xander another chance but said Xander would be stripped of his privileges and wealthy lifestyle and would be little more than a servant. The Salem Police fail to find enough evidence against Xander for his attempted murder of Eric and Nicole but Xander put under surveillance and is hated by everyone in Salem.

text: Victor demoted Xander to work as a gardener at the Kiriakis mansion. Xander is constantly humiliated by everyone in Salem. Enraged and deeply hurt, Xander plots his revenge against everyone who was hurt him. Brady's ex-lover Theresa Donovan seduces Xander but makes it look like Xander tried to rape her and when Brady walks in he attacks Xander and calls the police. Xander explains the true events to Victor but Victor refuses to help Xander, who is arrested for attempted rape and assault. The police arrived, and Xander sat there as Theresa accused him of rape. The police then arrested Xander and hauled him off to jail. When Serena is strangled and killed in the park the police suspect Xander and question him but since he was locked up in police custody Xander is cleared as a suspect.

text: In September 2016, Xander is seen in prison with Clyde Weston and Orpheus. Xander says he wants revenge on Theresa and Nicole. As the trio are being transported with other prisoners, Eduardo Hernandez attacks and kills one of the convicts. In the confusion, Orpheus does something to the driver, causing the prison transport can to crash. Xander headed straight for Theresa's to confront her about falsely accusing him of rape. Theresa apologizes, and says Victor is the one he should be after since he helped make sure Xander was sent to prison. Xander says he will deal with Victor, and starts to strangle Theresa as Brady comes in, and Xander escapes. Xander, Clyde, and Orpheus regroup at a shack on the pier. Xander is anxious to go after his enemies, but Orpheus advises him to be patient. Xander and Orpehus wait for Clyde to return with their disguises and weapons. The trio got the Johnson house and hold Kayla Brady and Joey Johnson hostage. Steve Johnson comes home, and tried to rattle Clyde and Xander's faith in Orpheus. Xander restrains Steve, but Steve gets free back handing Xander and he and Orpehus get into a struggle. Steve is shot, and the three once again make their escape with Joey in tow. Xander is assigned to watch Joey while Clyde and Orpheus are out. Xander starts to doze off, but wakes up just in time to stop Joey from undoing his binds. Clyde and Orpheus return, and start bickering. Orpehus has been shot, and attends to his wound. Clyde shows him the paper that says Steve survived. The trio talk about where they will go, and how they will gain leverage to make their demands. Clyde asks where they will go, and Xander says that after they kill the entire Kiriakis family, they can hide at the Kiriakis compound. Xander and Clyde eventually decided to go off on their own. Xander found Nicole at Daniel's grave, and held her at gunpoint. Nicole and Deimos Kiriakis, Xander's uncle who had previously visited him, made a deal to let him go if he didn't hurt Nicole; Xander agreed to their terms. Deimos was supposed to lead Xander into a trap that would send him back to prison, but Deimos helped Xander fake his death, believing Xander could be useful to him in the future and told him to escape to Europe.

text: In April 2017 he followed Nicole and Brady to Canada and shot Brady then kidnapped Nicole & Holly.

text: Tate Black[edit]

text:
Tate Black

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by

Thomas and Peter Machala (2015–16)[20]
Matthew and Nathan Goss (2016)
Jacob and Wyatt Walker (2016–)

Duration
2015–

First appearance
March 30, 2015

Created by
Gary Tomlin
Christopher Whitesell

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Lisa de Cazotte and Greg Meng

Classification
Present, recurring

Profile

Other names
Christopher DiMera
Tate Donovan Black

Residence

13201 Glen Oaks Drive
Salem, U.S. 06649

[show]Family

Family
Brady, Kiriakis

Parents
Brady Black
Theresa Donovan

Grandparents
John Black
Isabella Toscano
Shane Donovan
Kimberly Brady

Aunts and uncles
Belle Black
Paul Narita
Andrew Donovan IV
Eve Donovan

First cousins
Claire Brady
Paige Larson

Other relatives
Shawn Brady
Caroline Brady
Victor Kiriakis

text: Tate Black is the son of Brady Black and Theresa Donovan.

text: In November 2014, Theresa discovered she was pregnant with Brady's child. Kristen DiMera overheard Theresa sharing her news and decided to steal the embryo. Before Theresa has a chance to tell Brady about the pregnancy, Kristen sets her plan in motion. She hires goons to knock Theresa unconscious and they take her to a warehouse outfitted with gurneys and other medical supplies. Kristen arrives at the warehouse and the procedure begins. Brady and Theresa's embryo is transferred into Kristen's womb. Afterward, Kristen calls Brady to tell him that she will be leaving town with a piece of him. Kristen leaves town and evidence of Theresa's pregnancy is erased. Brady does not believe Theresa when she eventually gets the chance to tell him she was pregnant.

text: The baby appeared for the first time on March 30. On April 14, it is revealed that Kristen gave birth in Italy and named Brady and Theresa's baby boy, Christopher, presumably after herself. Melanie Jonas finds out what happened and tells Brady. Brady goes to Italy and finds Kristen with Christopher, along with Theresa who had been kidnapped by Kristen. Brady and Theresa are reunited with Christopher and Kristen is presumed deceased. The baby boy is returned to his parents thanks to Melanie and taken home to Salem. He undergoes a successful bone marrow transplant, with his mother as the donor. Later, his parents rename him Tate Donovan Black.

text: Lani Price[edit]

text: Lani Price, portrayed by actress Sal Stowers, known to daytime audiences for portrayal of Cassandra Foster on the short lived online reboot of All My Children, was introduced as a new police cadet at the Salem Police department and later reveals herself to be the illegitimate daughter of Mayor Abe Carver (James Reynolds).[21][22][23]

text: Lani forms a close bond with her younger half-brother Theo Carver (Kyler Pettis) and also falls for Shawn-Douglas Brady (Brandon Beemer) who has recently separated from his wife. She is also instrumental in bringing down Ben Weston (Robert Scott Wilson), the Necktie Killer. Lani leaves town when Shawn-Douglas reunites with his ex-wife. The character returns to town in December 2016 to visit her father Abe who has recently been shot. A paranoid Theo ropes her into investigating their father's new love interest Valerie Grant (Vanessa A. Williams).

text: Deimos Kiriakis[edit]

text:
Deimos Kiriakis

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Vincent Irizarry

Duration
2016–2017

First appearance
January 18, 2016 (2016-01-18)

Last appearance
October 30, 2017

Created by
Josh Griffith and Dena Higley

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng

Classification
Former; regular

Profile

Other names
Robert Tasso

Occupation

Businessman
Crime boss

Residence
Salem, Illinois

[show]Family

Family
Kiriakis

Father
Yurgos Kiriakis

Half-brothers
Victor Kiriakis
Alexander Kiriakis
Titus Kiriakis

Spouse
Eve Donovan (2017)

Grandfathers
Demetrius Kiriakis

Grandmothers
Antonia Kiriakis

Aunts and uncles
Aristotle Kiriakis
Athena Kiriakis

Nieces and nephews
Bo Brady
Isabella Toscano
Philip Kiriakis
Justin Kiriakis
Xander Cook

Other relatives
Brady Black
Shawn-Douglas Brady
Chelsea Brady
Zack Brady
Ciara Brady
Tyler Kiriakis
Alexander Kiriakis
Victor Kiriakis II (adoptive)
Joseph Kiriakis (adoptive)
Sonny Kiriakis
Claire Brady
Tate Black

text: Deimos Kiriakis is portrayed by Vincent Irizarry. He is the half-brother of crime boss Victor Kiriakis.

text: Deimos arrives in Salem at the Kiriakis mansion where he is confronted at gunpoint by Victor Kiriakis. Its revealed that Deimos is Victor's brother and has spent the past 30 years of a life sentence in prison. Deimos says he's doesn't want revenge against Victor but only wants to rebuild his life and asks Victor for a job. Victor tells Deimos he is not welcome or wanted in Salem and is dead to him but Deimos replies its because he reminds Victor of his past, which he can't escape. Victor introduces Deimos to his son Philip Kiriakis but tells Philip to stay away from Deimos because he is trouble.

text: Later Victor reveals his past history with Deimos to his wife Maggie: 30 years ago Deimos, the 20-year-old son of Victor's father and his second wife, had a "big mouth and big chip on his shoulder" and wanted everything that was Victor's including Victor's fiancée Helena Tasso. Four days before Victor and Helena's wedding day, Deimos seduced Helena. An enraged and furious Victor confronted Helena, who admitted it and ran off to Deimos. The following morning Helena was found dead at the bottom of a cliff. According to the police Helena had help jumping off the cliff and Deimos was sentenced to life in prison. Victor, unable to look at anything reminding him of Helena, left Greece for a fresh start in the United States.On June 29, 2017, Deimos is stabbed in the chest and he is pronounced dead by Hope.

text: Summer Townsend[edit]

text:
Summer Townsend

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Marie Wilson

First appearance
February 2, 2016

Last appearance
July 29, 2016

Created by
Josh Griffith and Dena Higley

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng

Classification
Former; regular

Profile

Other names

Cindi Callahan
Danielle Katherine Mullen

Occupation
Con-artist

[show]Family

Father
Noah

Mother
Maggie Horton

Half-brothers

Daniel Jonas

Half-sisters

Melissa Horton (adoptive)
Sarah Horton
Janice Barnes (foster)

Grandparents

Elmer Simmons
Dorothy Simmons

Nephews

Nathan Horton (adoptive)
Parker Jonas

Nieces

Melanie Jonas
Holly Lane

text: Summer Townsend is a fictional character from the American NBC Daytime soap opera Days of Our Lives, portrayed by former Port Charles and As the World Turns actress Marie Wilson. Wilson previously played the recurring role of Bree Tjaden on the soap from October 31, 2014 until February 9, 2015.[24][25] In October 2015, Wilson was announced to return on Days of Our Lives in a newly created role. Wilson made her first appearance as Summer on February 2, 2016.[26][27] One month after her debuted aired, it was revealed that Wilson was among four actors let go from the show, following the departures of head writers Josh Griffith and Beth Milstein.[28][29][30] Wilson last aired on July 29, 2016.[31][32]

text: Jade Michaels[edit]

text:
Jade Michaels

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by

Paige Searcy (2016–17)
Gabrielle Haugh (2017)

Duration
2016–17

First appearance
February 24, 2016 (2016-02-24)

Last appearance
July 14, 2017

Created by
Josh Griffith, Dena Higley and Beth Milstein

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng

Classification
Former; regular

Profile

Occupation
Student

Residence
Salem, Illinois

[show]Family

Father
Hal Michaels

Aunts
Simone Michaels

text: Jade Michaels was created by Josh Griffith and Dena Higley and introduced by Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng. Paige Searcy debuted in the role on February 24, 2016 and departed on January 9, 2017.[33] Gabrielle Haugh took over the role on January 17, 2017.[34] She is friends with Joey Johnson and soon learns from Joey that he murdered Ava Vitali. Jade later becomes pregnant with Joey's child, but has a miscarriage and loses the baby.

text: Thomas DiMera[edit]

text:
Thomas DiMera

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by

Grace & Jeffrey G. (2015)
Elowen & Willow S. (2015–)

Duration
2015–

First appearance
November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)

Created by
Josh Griffith and Dena Higley

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng

Classification
Present; recurring

Profile

Other names

Colin Weston
Thomas Jack Deveraux

Residence
Salem, Illinois

[show]Family

Family
DiMera
Horton
Johnson

Father
Chad DiMera

Mother
Abigail Deveraux

Half-sisters
Grace McCormick-Woods

Grandfathers

Stefano DiMera
Jack Deveraux

Grandmothers

Madeline Peterson Woods
Jennifer Horton

Uncles

André DiMera
Tony DiMera (legal)
Peter Blake (adoptive)
Benjy Hawk
EJ DiMera
JJ Deveraux
Stefan O. DiMera

Aunts

Kristen DiMera (adoptive)
Renée DuMonde
Megan Hathaway
Lexie Carver

First cousins

Theo Carver
Steven Hawk
Johnny DiMera
Sydney DiMera

Other relatives
Arianna Horton

text: Thomas Jack DiMera is the son of Chad DiMera and Abigail Deveraux. He is also the nephew of JJ Deveraux, and the grandson of Stefano DiMera, Madeline Peterson Woods, Jennifer Horton, and Jack Deveraux.

text: Holly Jonas[edit]

text:
Holly Jonas

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by

Cara and Sienna Gwartz (2016–17)
Oakley and Taytum Fisher (2017)

Duration
2016–2017

First appearance
December 21, 2016

Last appearance
October 20, 2017

Created by
Dena Higley and Ryan Quan

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng

Classification
Former, recurring

Profile

Other names
Holly Lane
Holly Walker

[show]Family

Parents
Nicole Walker
Daniel Jonas

Siblings

Melanie Jonas
Parker Jonas

Grandparents
Paul Mendez
Fay Walker
Maggie Horton
George Jonas

Aunts and uncles
Janice Barnes (foster)
Summer Townsend
Melissa Horton (adoptive)
Sarah Horton
Taylor Walker
Brandon Walker

First cousins
Nathan Horton (adoptive)

text: Holly Lane is the biological daughter of Nicole Walker and Daniel Jonas, but was carried by Chloe Lane who is believed to be her mother. She was born on December 21, 2016, delivered by her mother Nicole.

text: Eli Grant[edit]

text: Eli Grant, portrayed by Lamon Archey made his first screen appearance on February 23, 2017. Eli is the previously unknown son of Doctor Valerie Grant (Vanessa A. Williams) and the late David Banning and grandson of Julie Olson Williams (Susan Seaforth Hayes). The original casting call was released in the summer of 2016.[35][36] Archey's casting was announced in December 2016.[37] Hayes later announced that Archey had been cast in the role of Julie's grandson, Eli Grant.[38][39] The revelation about his paternity initially drives a wedge between Eli and Valerie while his budding friendship and romance with Gabi Hernandez (Camila Banus) puts a strain on his developing relationship with Julie.

text: Tripp Dalton[edit]

text:
Tripp Dalton

Days of Our Lives character

Portrayed by
Lucas Adams

Duration
2017–

First appearance
March 23, 2017 (2017-03-23)

Created by
Dena Higley and Ryan Quan [a]

Introduced by
Ken Corday, Albert Alarr and Greg Meng

Classification
Present; regular

Profile

Occupation

Hospital assistant
Waiter

Residence
Salem, Illinois

[show]Family

Family
Johnson
Vitali
Brady (step)

Father
Steve Johnson

Mother
Ava Vitali

Stepmother
Kayla Brady

Half-brothers
Joey Johnson

Half-sisters
Stephanie Johnson

Grandparents

Duke Johnson
Jo Johnson
Martino Vitali

Aunts and uncles

Jack Deveraux
Adrienne Johnson

First cousins

Sonny Kiriakis
Abigail Deveraux
JJ Deveraux
Joey Kiriakis
Victor Kiriakis II

Other relatives

Earl Duke Johnson
Thomas DiMera
Angelo Vitali
Eddie Vitali

text: Tripp Dalton is a fictional character on the long running NBC soap opera Days of Our Lives portrayed by Lucas Adams. The character was first referenced in January 2016 as the presumed dead son of Steve Johnson and his late ex-lover, mafia princess Ava Vitali (Tamara Braun). The character was later developed and introduced by Dena Higley and Ryan Quan on March 23, 2017.[40][41]