Resistance may refer to:

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

* Either of two similarly named but otherwise unrelated comic book series, both published by Wildstorm: ** Resistance (comics), ''Resistance'' (comics), based on the video game of the same title ** The Resistance (WildStorm), ''The Resistance'' (WildStorm), by Justin Gray, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Juan Santacruz * The Resistance (AWA Studios), ''The Resistance'' (AWA Studios), an AWA Studios comic book meta series * ''Resistance: Book One'', graphic novel series by Carla Jablonski with art by Leland Purvis and published by First Second Books

Fictional characters

*Resistance (Star Wars), Resistance (''Star Wars''), the primary protagonist organization in the Star Wars sequel trilogy *The Resistance, one of two factions in ''Ingress (video game), Ingress''

Films

*Resistance (1945 film), ''Resistance'' (1945 film), a 1945 French film *Resistance (1992 film), ''Resistance'' (1992 film), a 1992 Australian film *Resistance (2003 film), ''Resistance'' (2003 film), a 2003 war film, with Bill Paxton *Resistance (2011 film), ''Resistance'' (2011 film), a 2011 war film, with Michael Sheen *Resistance (2020 film), ''Resistance'' (2020 film), a 2020 war film, with Jesse Eisenberg *The Resistance (film), ''The Resistance'' (film), a 2011 Chinese war film *''The Resistance Banker'' (2018), a Dutch drama film

Games

*Resistance (video game series), ''Resistance'' (video game series), a series of alternate history sci-fi shooters developed for Sony video game consoles **''Resistance: Fall of Man'', a Sony PlayStation 3 game **''Resistance 2'', sequel to ''Resistance: Fall of Man'' **''Resistance 3'', the third game in the main series **''Resistance: Retribution'', a Sony PlayStation Portable game **''Resistance: Burning Skies'', a Sony PlayStation Vita game *''Operation Flashpoint: Resistance'', expansion pack of video game ''Operation Flashpoint'' *"Resistance", a map of ''Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3'' multiplayer *The Resistance (game), ''The Resistance'' (game)

Literature

* Resistance (Sheers novel), ''Resistance'' (Sheers novel), a 2007 alternative history novel by Owen Sheers * Resistance (Star Trek), ''Resistance'' (Star Trek), a ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'' novel set after ''Star Trek: Nemesis'' * ''Resistance: The Underground War in Europe, 1939-1945'', a 2022 book by Halik Kochanski * ''Resistance'', a 1995 novel by Anita Shreve * The Resistance (Applegate novel), ''The Resistance'' (Applegate novel), an ''Animorphs'' book

Music

Groups and labels

*Resistance Records, a white power music label

Albums

*Resistance (Burning Spear album), ''Resistance'' (Burning Spear album), 1986 album *Resistance (EP), ''Resistance'' (EP), a 2002 EP by Mika Nakashima *Resistance (Alove for Enemies album), ''Resistance'' (Alove for Enemies album), 2006 album *The Resistance (album), ''The Resistance'' (Muse album), 2009 album *Resistance (The Casualties album), ''Resistance'' (The Casualties album), a 2012 album by New York street punk band The Casualties *Resistance (Winds of Plague album), ''Resistance'' (Winds of Plague album), a 2013 album by American deathcore band Winds of Plague *Resistance (IQ Album), ''Resistance'' (IQ Album), 2019 album

Songs

*Resistance (song), "Resistance" (song), a 2010 song by English alternative rock band Muse *"Resistance", a song by Japanese band High and Mighty Color *"Resistance", a song by Soulfly from ''Enslaved (Soulfly album), Enslaved'' *La Resistance (South Park song), "La Resistance" (South Park song) a song from the musical ''South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut'' *''The Resistance'', song by rock band Anberlin on ''New Surrender''

Television

Series

*Resistance (TV series), ''Resistance'' (TV series), a 2014 French television period drama *''Star Wars Resistance'', a 2018 American animated television show about the namesake military organization *Resistance (miniseries), ''Resistance'' (miniseries), a 2019 Irish TV miniseries

Episodes

*Resistance (Battlestar Galactica), "Resistance" (Battlestar Galactica), a ''Battlestar Galactica'' episode *Resistance (Star Trek: Voyager), "Resistance" (Star Trek: Voyager episode), the 28th episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager''

Other arts, entertainment, and media

*Resistance (Doctor Who audio), ''Resistance'' (Doctor Who audio), a ''Dr Who'' audio presentation *''Resistance: Journal of the Earth Liberation Movement'', an earth liberation magazine

Politics and military

* Resistance (YBNP), from 2011, new name of Young BNP (ages 18–30), a political youth organization * HMS Resistance, HMS ''Resistance'', the name of four ships of the Royal Navy, and one planned one * Resistance during World War II ** French Resistance ** German resistance to Nazism ** Italian resistance movement ** Korean Resistance ** Polish resistance movement in World War II * Resistance movement, an organized effort to oppose a legally established government or an occupying power ** Civil resistance ** Draft evasion, also draft resistance, organized or personal opposition to military conscription ** Nonviolent resistance ** Resistance through culture * Resistance: Young Socialist Alliance, an Australian Marxist organisation * White Aryan Resistance * The Resistance (American political movement), a movement protesting the presidency of Donald Trump

Science and healthcare

Botany and horticulture

*Disease resistance in fruit and vegetables *Pesticide resistance *Plant disease resistance

Ecology

*Resistance (ecology)

Healthcare

*Disease resistance, the ability of an organism to resist diseases it is susceptible to *Airway resistance, a concept in respiratory physiology *Antibiotic resistance, used for bacteria resistant to antibiotics *Drug resistance, the reduction in effectiveness of a drug *Psychological resistance, the forces that counteract progress in psychoanalysis and psychotherapy *Response based therapy, counselling involving discussion of victims' acts of resistance to violence

Physics

*Electrical resistance, the measure of the degree to which a conductor opposes an electric current through that conductor *Friction **Drag (physics) ("air resistance"), fluid or gas forces opposing motion and flow *Geological resistance, a measure of how well minerals resist erosive factors **Hydraulic conductivity, the ease with which water can move through pore spaces or fractures in soil or rock *Hardness, in materials science *Thermal shock, Thermal shock resistance, a measure of resistance of a material to temperature jumps. *Thermal resistance, a measure of difficulty of heat transfer through a substance **Thermal conductivity, how well heat is conducted through a substance **Thermal resistance in electronics, heat considerations in electronics design

Other uses

*Resistance (creativity), a concept created by author Steven Pressfield illustrating a purported mythical universal force he claims acts against human creativity *La Résistance (professional wrestling) *Resistance welding, a group of welding processes *Support and resistance, concepts in the technical analysis of securities in finance