Raider(s) may refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Characters and concepts

Cylon Raider The Cylons () are a race of sentient robots in the ''Battlestar Galactica'' science fiction franchise, whose primary goal is the extermination of the human race. Introduced in the original Battlestar Galactica (1978 TV series), 1978 television s ...

, a fighter spacecraft in various ''Battlestar Galactica'' TV series and movies *

Raiders (comics) The Raiders are a team of three fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Raiders first appear in ''Iron Man'' #145 (Apr. 1981), and was created by David Michelinie and Bob Layton. Publication histor ...

, three Marvel Comics characters * Raider, a ''G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero'' toy vehicle * Raiders, a term for bandits and highwaymen in the video game series ''

Fallout Nuclear fallout is residual radioactive material that is created by the reactions producing a nuclear explosion. It is initially present in the radioactive cloud created by the explosion, and "falls out" of the cloud as it is moved by the ...

'' * Raider, a Viking warrior in the video game ''

For Honor ''For Honor'' is a Multiplayer online battle arena (MOBA) action game developed and published by Ubisoft. The game allows players to play the roles of historical forms of soldiers and warriors such as knights, samurai, and vikings, controlled u ...

Film

* ''Western Approaches'' (film), a 1944 film alternatively titled ''The Raider'' * '' The Raiders'', a 1963 American Western film directed by Herschel Daugherty * ''

Raiders of the Lost Ark ''Raiders of the Lost Ark'' is a 1981 American action-adventure film directed by Steven Spielberg and written by Lawrence Kasdan, based on a story by George Lucas and Philip Kaufman. Set in 1936, the film stars Harrison Ford as Indiana ...

'', often referred to simply as ''Raiders'' * '' Raiders!: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made'', a 2015 documentary about three fans who recreated ''Raiders of the Lost Ark''

Literature

* ''The Raiders'', an 1894 novel by

S. R. Crockett Samuel Rutherford Crockett (24 September 1859 – 16 April 1914), who published under the name "S. R. Crockett", was a Scottish novelist. Life and work He was born at Balmaghie, Little Duchrae, Balmaghie, Kirkcudbrightshire, Galloway, on 24 S ...

* ''The Raiders'', a 1955 novel by William E. Wilson * ''Raider'' (novel), a 1995 novel by Susan Gates * ''The Raiders'', a 1995 novel by

Harold Robbins Harold Robbins (May 21, 1916 – October 14, 1997) was an American author. One of the best-selling writers of all time, he wrote over 25 best-sellers, selling over 750 million copies in 32 languages. Early life Robbins was born Harold Rubin i ...

, sequel novel to ''The Carpetbaggers'' * ''The Raiders'', a 1996 novel by

Garry Kilworth Garry Douglas Kilworth (born 5 July 1941 in York, England) is a British science fiction, fantasy and historical novelist, and a former Royal Air Force cryptographer. Early life Kilworth was raised partly in Aden, Yemen, the son of an airman. Hav ...

Music

Paul Revere & the Raiders Paul Revere & the Raiders (also known as Raiders) were an American rock band formed in Boise, Idaho, in 1958. They saw considerable U.S. mainstream success in the second half of the 1960s and early 1970s. The band was known for including Revolu ...

, an American rock band * "Raider", a track from the 1969 album ''

Farewell Aldebaran ''Farewell Aldebaran'' is a 1969 album by the American musicians Judy Henske and Jerry Yester. Originally released on Frank Zappa's Straight record label, it contains an eclectic mix of songs in a wide variety of styles and is also notable for it ...

'', by Judy Henske and Jerry Yester * "Raiders", a track from the 1987 album ''

Young and Free ''Young and Free'' is the third studio album by the English all-female heavy metal band Rock Goddess. It was recorded in 1985 and was released in 1987 by the small French label JID exclusively in France, after the expiration of their recordi ...

'', by Rock Goddess

Television

* "Raiders", ''The Bill'' series 8, episode 58 (1992) * "The Raider", ''Combat!'' season 4, episode 16 (1965) * "The Raider", ''Stagecoach West'' episode 31 (1961) * "The Raiders", ''77 Sunset Strip'' season 5, episode 4 (1962) * "The Raiders", ''Born Free'' episode 12 (1974) * "The Raiders", ''Broken Arrow'' season 1, episode 12 (1956) * "The Raiders", ''Custer'' episode 16 (1967) * "The Raiders", ''Dr. Finlay's Casebook'' series 3, episode 2 (1965) * "The Raiders", ''Richard the Lionheart'' episode 32 (1963) * "The Raiders", ''Spyforce'' episode 32 (1932) * "The Raiders", ''The Buccaneers'' episode 2 (1956)

Sports teams

Australia

Adelaide Raiders Adelaide Croatia Raiders SC, formerly known as Adelaide Raiders and historically Adelaide Croatia, is a semi-professional soccer club based in Adelaide, South Australia, they currently plays in the South Australian State League 1. It is a Croati ...

, a football (soccer) club in Adelaide, South Australia *

Canberra Raiders The Canberra Raiders are an Australian professional rugby league football club based in the national capital city of Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. They have competed in Australasia's elite rugby league competition, the National Rugb ...

, a National Rugby League team based in Canberra *

Toowoomba Raiders FC The Toowoomba Raiders Football Club is an Australian football (soccer) club from Toowoomba, Queensland. The club was formed in 1996, and currently have teams in the Brisbane Premier League Division 1 league. They finished 12th in 2010, however de ...

, a football (soccer) club from Toowoomba, Queensland *

Wodonga Raiders Football Club The Wodonga Raiders Football & Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club based in the city of Wodonga. The Raiders' football and netball squads currently compete in the Ovens & Murray Football League. The origins of the clu ...

, a football (soccer) club in Wodonga, New South Wales

Canada

Georgetown Raiders The Georgetown Raiders are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior A Hockey League. The team began play in the Central Ontario Jr. B league and was known as the "Georgetown Gemini" u ...

, a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario * Georgetown Raiders Sr. A, a former ice hockey team from Georgetown, Ontario *

Kingston Raiders The Kingston Raiders was a short-lived name used by a Kingston, Ontario, Canada-based major junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League for the 1988–89 season only. The team played out of the Kingston Memorial Centre. Team history When ...

, a junior ice hockey team in the Ontario Hockey League for the 1988–1989 season only * Napanee Raiders, a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Napanee, Ontario *

Nepean Raiders The Nepean Raiders (French: Raiders de Nepean) are a Junior A ice hockey team based in Ottawa, Ontario. The Raiders compete in the Central Canada Hockey League (CCHL) as a member of the East Division. The team plays its home games at the Nepean S ...

, a Junior ice hockey team from Nepean, Ontario *

Ontario Raiders The Ontario Raiders were a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 1998 NLL season. The franchise was founded as an expansion team in Hamilton, Ontario, and played their home games at Copps Coliseum. Former Buffalo Bandits coach Les Bar ...

, a National Lacrosse League during the 1998 season *

Preston Raiders The Preston Raiders were a Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from the town of Preston, Ontario which later became Cambridge, Ontario. History The team started out as the Preston Pals of the Central Junior C Hockey League. They changed their ...

, a former (1965–1977) Canadian Junior "B" ice hockey team from Preston (now Cambridge), Ontario *

Prince Albert Raiders The Prince Albert Raiders are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan. Founded in 1971 as a member of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League, the Raiders have been members of the Western Hockey League since 198 ...

, a major junior ice hockey team based in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan * Wexford Raiders, former name (1983–2006) of the Toronto Jr. Canadiens, a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Downsview, Ontario * Raiders, the teams of Delhi District Secondary School, Ontario

New Zealand

Hibiscus Coast Raiders The Hibiscus Coast Raiders are a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast, New Zealand. They compete in Auckland Rugby League's Fox Memorial competition and between 2000 and 2005 were also involved in the Bartercard Cup competition. Histor ...

, a rugby league club based on the Hibiscus Coast * Waitakere City Raiders, a New Zealand rugby league club based in Waitakere City from 1994 to 1996

United Kingdom

Barrow Raiders The Barrow Raiders are a semi-professional rugby league team in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, England. The club play home games at Craven Park (Barrow), Craven Park and compete in the RFL Championship, Championship, the second tier of British rug ...

, an English rugby league team * Bournemouth Raiders, a former American football team *

London Raiders Raiders IHC is an ice hockey team based in Romford, participating in the National Division of the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL), the second tier of British ice hockey. They were known as the Romford Raiders when they were based at the Rom ...

, a slowpitch softball club based in London, England *

Plymouth Raiders Plymouth Raiders are a basketball team based in Plymouth, England, currently competing in Division 3 of the National Basketball League (England), National Basketball League. Founded in 1983 through a merger between two local basketball clubs, ...

, a British Basketball League team *

Romford Raiders Raiders IHC is an ice hockey team based in Romford, participating in the National Division of the National Ice Hockey League (NIHL), the second tier of British ice hockey. They were known as the Romford Raiders when they were based at the Rom ...

, an English Premier Ice Hockey League based in Romford, London * Telford Raiders, a rugby league club based in Telford, Shropshire, England *

Wightlink Raiders The Wightlink Raiders was an ice hockey team based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, England. The team were known for their small ice rink An ice rink (or ice skating rink) is a frozen body of water or an artificial sheet of ice where people can ...

, an ice hockey team based in Ryde on the Isle of Wight, England

United States

Professional

Las Vegas Raiders The Las Vegas Raiders are a professional American football team based in the Las Vegas Valley, Las Vegas metropolitan area. The Raiders compete in the National Football League (NFL) as a member of the American Football Conference (AFC) AFC West ...

, an American football team based in Las Vegas, Nevada, formerly the

Oakland Raiders The Oakland Raiders were a professional American football team based in Oakland, California, from its founding in 1960 to 1981, and again from 1995 to 2019 before Oakland Raiders relocation to Las Vegas, relocating to the Las Vegas metropolitan ...

* Northern Raiders, a rugby league team based in Upstate New York * Racine Raiders, an American football team based in Racine, Wisconsin *

Richmond Raiders The Richmond Raiders were a professional indoor football team located in Richmond, Virginia the Richmond Coliseum as their home arena. The Raiders began play in the 2010 as an expansion team of the American Indoor Football Association (AIFA). T ...

, an indoor football team 2010–2016 based in Richmond, Virginia * Rochester Raiders, an indoor football team 2006–2014 based in Rochester, New York *

Salem Raiders The Salem Raiders were a professional hockey team that played in the Eastern Hockey League (EHL) and Atlantic Coast Hockey League (ACHL). They were originally the Utica Mohawks from 1978 to 1980 then became the Salem Raiders for the 1980–81 sea ...

, an ice hockey team 1980–1982 based in Salem, Virginia *

Virginia Raiders Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States between the Atlantic Coast and the Appalachian Mountains. The state's capital is Richmond and its most populou ...

, an ice hockey team 1982–1983 based in Salem, Virginia

Collegiate

Colgate Raiders The Colgate Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Colgate University. The teams include men and women's basketball, cross country, ice hockey, lacrosse, rowing, soccer, swimming & diving, track and field and tennis. Men's sports include g ...

, the athletics teams of Colgate University, Hamilton, New York *

Southern Oregon Raiders The Southern Oregon Raiders are the athletic teams that represent Southern Oregon University, located in Ashland, Oregon, in intercollegiate sports as a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA), primarily competing i ...

, the athletic teams of Southern Oregon University, Ashland, Oregon *

Wright State Raiders The Wright State Raiders are the athletics teams of Wright State University in Fairborn, Ohio. The school currently participates in ten sports at the Division I level of the NCAA and are members of the Horizon League. The school's mascot is a wol ...

, the athletics teams of Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio *

Milwaukee School of Engineering The Milwaukee School of Engineering (MSOE) is a private university in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States. Founded in 1903, the university has a primary focus on undergraduate engineering education with additional programs in business, mathem ...

Raiders, the athletics teams from Milwaukee School of Engineering, Milwaukee, Wisconsin *

Rose State College Rose State College is a public community college in Midwest City, Oklahoma. History Rose State College was originally named Oscar Rose Junior CollegeBritton, Terry D.,Rose State College" Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture' (accessed Ma ...

Raiders, the athletics teams of Rose State College, Midwest City, Oklahoma * Moorpark College Raiders, the athletics teams of

Moorpark College Moorpark College is a Public college, public community college in Moorpark, California. It was established in 1967 with enrollment of 2,500 students and enrolled 14,254 students in 2014. History The board of the Ventura County Community Col ...

, Moorpark, California *

High school

* Plant City Raiders, the teams of

Plant City High School The Plant City High School is a public high school in Plant City, Florida, United States and is part of the Hillsborough County Public Schools. The current school building was completed in 1972 on Maki Road, now called Raider Place. History ...

, Plant City, Florida * Lumberton Raiders, the teams of Lumberton High School (Lumberton, Texas) * St. Thomas Aquinas Raiders, the teams of St. Thomas Aquinas High School (Fort Lauderdale, Florida) * Roosevelt Raiders, the teams of

Eleanor Roosevelt High School (Maryland) Eleanor Roosevelt High School (ERHS) is a Maryland public high school, public magnet school, magnet high school specializing in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The school was established in 1976 at its current location in Gree ...

* Flushing Raiders, the teams of Flushing High School (Michigan) * Portland Raiders, the teams of

Portland High School (Michigan) Portland High School is a public secondary school in Portland, Michigan, United States. It serves grades 9-12 for the Portland Public School District. The school was originally founded in 1881. The current building used was built in 1991. Demog ...

* Seneca Valley Raiders, the teams of Seneca Valley Senior High School * Hudson Raiders, the teams of Hudson High School, Wisconsin * Glenbard South Raiders, the teams of

Glenbard South High School Glenbard South High School (GSHS) is a public four-year high school located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, United States. It is part of Glenbard Township High School District 87, and is the smallest of the four Glenbard Township High Schools. It cont ...

* Navarre Raiders, the teams of

Navarre High School Navarre High School is one of six public high schools in the Santa Rosa County School District located in Navarre, Florida. It was established in 1996 and currently enrolls 2,309 students. Campus Navarre High School has a suburban-style campus. ...

, Florida * Rockledge Raiders, the teams of Rockledge High School, Florida * Archbishop Ryan Raiders, the teams of

Archbishop Ryan High School Archbishop Ryan High School is a Roman Catholic high school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Its namesake is Patrick John Ryan, who served as the second Archbishop of Philadelphia from 1884 to 1911. Established in 1966, Archbishop Ryan Hi ...

, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania * Warwick Raiders, the teams of Warwick High School, Newport News, Virginia

Elsewhere

Swarco Raiders Tirol The Raiders Tirol (for the AFL-Teams SWARCO Raiders Tirol, formerly Papa Joe's Tyrolean Raiders) are an American football team based in Innsbruck, Austria. Founded in 1992, the Raiders since have become one of Austria's and Europe's most domina ...

, a semi-professional American football club based in Innsbruck, Austria * Bydgoszcz Raiders, an American football team based in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Military uses

* HMS ''Raider'', several Royal Navy ships *

Marine Raiders The Marine Raiders are special operations forces originally established by the United States Marine Corps during World War II to conduct amphibious warfare, amphibious light infantry warfare. Despite the original intent for Raiders to serve ...

, an elite, special operations United States Marine Corps unit *

Merchant raider Merchant raiders are armed commerce raiding ships that disguise themselves as non-combatant merchant vessels. History Germany used several merchant raiders early in World War I (1914–1918), and again early in World War II (1939–1945). The cap ...

, a type of ship in naval warfare *

Northrop YC-125 Raider The Northrop YC-125 Raider is a 1940s American three-engined STOL utility transport built by Northrop Corporation, Hawthorne, California. Design and development Northrop's first postwar civil design was a three-engined STOL passenger and carg ...

, a 1940s American three-engined STOL utility transport *

Sikorsky S-97 Raider The Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter based on the Advancing Blade Concept (ABC) with a coaxial rotor system under development by Sikorsky Aircraft. Sikorsky planned to offer it for the United States ...

, a high-speed scout and attack compound helicopter *

Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider The Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider is an American strategic bomber in development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman. Part of the Long Range Strike Bomber (LRS-B) program, it is to be a stealth aircraft, stealth interconti ...

, an American strategic bomber under development for the United States Air Force (USAF) by Northrop Grumman * Raider Battalions, elite infantry units of the

Indonesian Army The Indonesian Army ( (TNI-AD), ) is the army, land branch of the Indonesian National Armed Forces. It has an estimated strength of 300,400 active personnel. The history of the Indonesian Army has its roots in 1945 when the (TKR) "People's Se ...

Vehicles

Dodge Raider The Further information on the Mitsubishi P ...

, a rebadged Mitsubishi Montero sold by Dodge *

Mitsubishi Raider The Mitsubishi Raider is a pickup truck from Mitsubishi Motors that debuted in the fall of 2005 as a 2006 model for the United States market and is based largely on the Dodge Dakota. The name is recycled from the Dodge Raider SUV sold from 1987 t ...

, a rebadged Dodge Dakota sold by Mitsubishi Motors * Suzuki Raider 150, a motorcycle * Raider, a custom version of the

Yamaha XV1900A The Yamaha XV1900A is a motorcycle manufactured by the Yamaha Motor Company and sold in the United States through Yamaha's Star Motorcycles division. It was the largest Yamaha motorcycle while in production. Development The Yamaha XV1900A cruiser ...

motorcycle * A brand of

skid loader A skid loader, skid-steer loader (SSL), or skidsteer is any of a class of compact heavy equipment with lift arms that can attach to a wide variety of buckets and other labor-saving tools or attachments. The wheels typically have no separate ste ...

Other uses

Brad Rader Brad Rader, who has sometimes signed his art Raider, is a comic book creator, storyboard artist and animation director. He won his Emmy in 1999 for his work on ''Todd McFarlane's Spawn''. Rader's comic work include the original noir graphic novel ...

, who has signed artwork as simply "Raider" * Raider, the name of the

Twix Twix is a chocolate bar made by Mars Inc., consisting of a biscuit applied with other confectionery toppings and coatings (most frequently caramel and milk chocolate).The biscuit is typically topped with caramel and then coated with milk chocol ...

chocolate bar in several European countries until the 1990s * HTC Raider 4G, a smartphone released in South Korea in 2011 {{Disambiguation