A ricochet is a rebound, bounce or skip off a surface. Ricochet may also refer to:

Ballistics

* Ricochet firing, firing of artillery at a low angle so as to cause the shells to skip across the ground

People

* Ricochet (musician) (born Alexander Aksyonov; 1964–2007) - Russian singer-songwriter, leader of post-punk band Obyekt Nasmeshek *

Ricochet (wrestler) Trevor Dean Mann (born October 11, 1988) is an American professional wrestler. He is currently signed to WWE, where he performs on the SmackDown brand under the ring name Ricochet. Before signing with WWE, Mann is best known for his tenure with ...

(born 1988), American professional wrestler

Books and comics

* Ricochet (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero * Ricochet (Image Comics), an Image Comics Freak Force superhero * Ricochet (''Transformers''), several fictional characters in the ''Transformers'' universe * ''Ricochet'', a 2006 novel by Sandra Brown

Film and TV

* ''Ricochet'' (1963 film), a British crime film directed by John Moxey * ''Ricochet'' (documentary), a music documentary about David Bowie * ''Ricochet'' (1991 film), a crime-thriller film by Russell Mulcahy *

Ricochet (TV production company) Ricochet, part of Warner Bros. Television Studios UK, is an independent television production company that produces factual and entertainment programmes for broadcast by networks in both the UK and US. Ricochet joined the Shed Media Group in 20 ...

, a British independent TV production company * "Ricochet" (''Thunderbirds''), the fifth episode of the second series of the British Supermarionation television series ''Thunderbirds''

Games

* ''Ricochet'' (1989 video game), a 1989 arcade-adventure game made by Superior Software * ''Ricochet'' (2000 video game), a multiplayer mod based on the game ''Half-Life'' * ''

Ricochet Lost Worlds ''Ricochet Lost Worlds'' was developed by Reflexive Entertainment and is the sequel to '' Ricochet Xtreme''. It features several new bricks, power-ups and background art. It also has the new "ring" feature, where you try to collect all the rings ...

'' (2004), the second ''Breakout'' clone made by Reflexive Entertainment ** '' Ricochet Lost Worlds: Recharged'' (2004), the third ''Breakout'' clone made by Reflexive Entertainment * '' Ricochet Infinity'' (2007), the fourth ''Breakout'' clone made by Reflexive Entertainment * Ricochet (software label), a software label owned by Mastertronic for budget re-releases of other publishers' full-price games

Internet

Ricochet (Internet service) Ricochet was one of the first wireless Internet access services in the United States, before Wi-Fi, 3G, and other technologies were available to the general public. It was developed and first offered by Metricom Incorporated, which shut down in ...

, one of the pioneering wireless Internet service providers in the United States *

Ricochet (website) Ricochet is an online community portal founded as a "politics website intended to resemble Facebook and Twitter". It is a subscription site which has articles posted by contributors and members on which members can comment and discuss the issues r ...

, an interactive conservative political news and commentary website *

Ricochet (software) Ricochet or Ricochet IM is a free software, multi-platform, instant messaging software project originally developed by John Brooks and later adopted as the official instant messaging client project of the Invisible.im group. A goal of the Invisibl ...

, an instant messaging software project * Surf Dog Ricochet

Amusement park rides

Ricochet (Kings Dominion) Apple Zapple (formerly known as Ricochet) is a Wild Mouse roller coaster located at Kings Dominion in Doswell, Virginia Virginia, officially the Commonwealth of Virginia, is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern regions of the ...

, a roller coaster at Kings Dominion amusement park * Ricochet (Carowinds), a roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park

Music

* Ricochet, a playing technique on bowed instruments, also known as ''jeté''; see

violin technique Playing the violin entails holding the instrument between the jaw and the collar bone (see below for variations of this posture). The strings are sounded either by drawing the bow across them (''arco''), or by plucking them ('' pizzicato''). The ...

Ricochet (band) Ricochet is an American country music band from Oklahoma. The band was founded in 1993 by brothers Jeff Bryant ( drums, vocals) and Junior Bryant ( fiddle, mandolin, vocals), along with Heath Wright (lead vocals, lead guitar, fiddle), Greg C ...

, an American country music group * Ricoshëi (pronounced "Ricochet"), a Los Angeles-based electronic music duo.

Albums

* ''Ricochet'' (Bay City Rollers album), a 1981 rock album * ''Ricochet'' (CatHead album), the debut album by indie rock artist CatHead * ''Ricochet'' (Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons album), 2003 * ''Ricochet'' (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album), 1967 * ''Ricochet'' (Ricochet album), this band's self-titled album * ''Ricochet'' (Tangerine Dream album), the first live album by German electronic music group Tangerine Dream * ''Ricochet'', an album by

Kenny Kenny is a surname, a given name, and a diminutive of several different given names. In Ireland, the surname is an Anglicisation of the Irish ''Ó Cionnaith'', also spelt ''Ó Cionnaoith'' and ''Ó Cionaodha'', meaning "descendant of Cionnaith". ...

Songs

* "Ricochet" (Teresa Brewer song), a 1953 popular song written by Coleman, Darion & Gimble * "Ricochet" (Faith No More song), the second single from the album ''King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime'' by Faith No More * " Ricochet!", a song by Shiny Toy Guns * "Ricochet", a song by Anohni from the 2017 EP ''

Paradise In religion, paradise is a place of exceptional happiness and delight. Paradisiacal notions are often laden with pastoral imagery, and may be cosmogonical or eschatological or both, often compared to the miseries of human civilization: in para ...

'' * "Ricochet", a song by David Bowie from the 1983 album '' Let's Dance'' * "Ricochet", a song by September from the 2011 album '' Love CPR'' * "Ricochet", a song by

John Fogerty John Cameron Fogerty (born May 28, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter and guitarist. Together with Doug Clifford, Stu Cook, and his brother Tom Fogerty, he founded the band Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), for which he was the lead s ...

* "Ricochet", a song by Norrie Paramor and The Midland Radio Orchestra * "Ricochet", a song by Starset from the album '' Vessels''