A destroyer is a type of warship. Destroyer may also refer to:

Arts and entertainment

Characters

* Destroyer (comics), several characters from DC and Marvel Comics, including: **

Destroyer (Marvel Comics) The Destroyer is the name of three fictional superheroes appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. One of the earliest creations of major comics-industry figure Stan Lee, the original incarnation first appeared in the 1940 ...

, three superheroes **

Destroyer (Thor) The Destroyer is a fictional magical character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Usually depicted as an opponent of the Thunder God and hero Thor, it is in fact a suit of Asgardian armor created and animated by magic. ...

, an Asgardian weapon in Marvel Comics **

Alex Power Power Pack is a superhero team consisting of four young siblings appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Louise Simonson and artist June Brigman, they first appeared in their own series in 1984, which l ...

or Destroyer, a member of the Marvel Comics team Power Pack **

Jack Power (Marvel Comics) Jack Power, also known as Mass Master, and formerly as Counterweight and Destroyer, is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He first appeared in '' Power Pack'' #1 and was created by Louise Simonson ...

or Destroyer, a member of the Marvel Comics team Power Pack * Destoroyah, or Destroyer, a Godzilla villain *Destroyer, a massive golem from '' The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon'' *Destroyers, the main antagonists in the expansion pack '' Guild Wars: Eye of the North'' *The Destroyer, the main antagonist in ''

Darksiders ''Darksiders'' is a hack and slash action-adventure video game franchise created by Vigil Games, now developed by Gunfire Games, which consists of some of the original members of Vigil. The series is set on a post-apocalyptic Earth, where mank ...

Film and television

* ''Destroyer'' (1943 film), an American black-and-white war film * ''Destroyer'' (1988 film), an American horror film * ''Destroyer'' (2018 film), an American crime film * "Destroyer" (''Justice League Unlimited''), a television episode

Games

* ''Destroyer'' (arcade game), a 1977 naval combat game by Atari * ''Destroyer'' (video game), a 1986 naval combat game by Epyx * Destroyer (dice game) or Ship, captain, and crew, a drinking game

Literature

* ''The Destroyer'' (novel series), an action-adventure novel series by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir *''Destroyer'', a 2005 novel in the ''Foreigner'' series by C. J. Cherryh *''The Destroyers'', a 1974 novel by

Douglas Reeman Douglas Edward Reeman (15 October 1924 – 23 January 2017), who also used the pseudonym Alexander Kent, was a British author who wrote many historical novels about the Royal Navy, mainly set during either World War II or the Napoleonic Wars. He ...

* ''The Destroyers'' (novel), a 2017 novel by Christopher Bollen *''

Destroyer Magazine ''Destroyer – Journal of Apollonian Beauty and Dionysian Sexuality'' was a Sweden, Swedish-based pederastic magazine published by Karl Andersson (publisher), Karl Andersson, with the objective "to bring back the adolescent boy as one of the id ...

'', a Swedish English-language gay magazine

Music

Ibanez Destroyer is a Japanese guitar brand owned by Hoshino Gakki. Based in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan, Hoshino Gakki were one of the first Japanese musical instrument companies to gain a significant foothold in import guitar sales in the United States and Europe, as ...

, an electric guitar

Performers

Destroyer (band) Destroyer is a Canadian indie rock band from Vancouver, formed in 1995. The band is fronted by founding member Dan Bejar, with a collective of regular band members and collaborators joining him in the studio and during live performances. Alongsi ...

, a Canadian rock band fronted by Daniel Bejar *The Destroyers, George Thorogood's band

Albums

* ''Destroyer'' (Black Mountain album), 2019 * ''Destroyer'' (Gorgoroth album) or the title song, 1998 * ''Destroyer'' (Kiss album), 1976 * ''Destroyer'' (Led Zeppelin bootleg recording), 1977 * ''The Destroyer'' (Alec Empire album), 1996 *''

The Destroyer (Part 1) ''The Destroyer (Part 1)'' is the third studio album by Canadian electronic music project TR/ST, fronted by Robert Alfons. It is the first half of the two-part album with the same title. It was released on April 19, 2019 by Royal Mountain Records ...

'', by TR/ST, 2019 *'' The Destroyer (Part 2)'', by TR/ST, or the title song, 2019

Songs

* "Destroyer" (The Kinks song), 1981 * "Destroyer" (Static-X song), 2007 *"Destroyer", by Design the Skyline from '' Nevaeh'', 2011 *"Destroyer", by Parkway Drive from ''

Ire Ire or IRE may refer to: Ire * Extreme anger; intense fury * Irē, the Livonian name for Mazirbe, Latvia * A town in Oye, Nigeria * ''Ire'' (album), a 2015 album by the Australian metalcore band Parkway Drive * Ire (Iliad), a town mentioned in ...

'', 2015 *"Destroyer", by Phantogram from ''

Three 3 is a number, numeral, and glyph. 3, three, or III may also refer to: * AD 3, the third year of the AD era * 3 BC, the third year before the AD era * March, the third month Books * '' Three of Them'' (Russian: ', literally, "three"), a 1901 ...

'', 2016 *"Destroyer", by Saint Motel from '' Saintmotelevision'', 2016 *"Destroyer", by Twisted Sister from ''

Under the Blade ''Under the Blade'' is the debut studio album by American heavy metal band Twisted Sister, released on Secret Records on September 18, 1982. It was produced by UFO/ Waysted bassist Pete Way and featured an aggressive and hard-hitting sound, whi ...

'', 1982

People

Dick Beyer Richard John Beyer (July 11, 1930 – March 7, 2019) was an American professional wrestler who is best known by his ring names, The Destroyer and Doctor X. Among other places, he worked extensively in Japan and in 2017 he was awarded one of th ...

(1930–2019), ringname The Destroyer, American professional wrestler * Rudy Distrito (born 1958), nickname The Destroyer, Filipino basketball player

Religion

Destroying angel (Bible) In the Hebrew Bible, the destroying angel (, ''malʾāḵ hamašḥīṯ''), also known as mashḥit ( ''mašḥīṯ'', 'destroyer'; plural: , ''mašḥīṯīm'', 'spoilers, ravagers'), is an entity sent out by YHWH on several occasions to kill ...

, also known as "The Destroyer" *

Shiva Shiva (; sa, शिव, lit=The Auspicious One, Śiva ), also known as Mahadeva (; ɐɦaːd̪eːʋɐ, or Hara, is one of the principal deities of Hinduism. He is the Supreme Being in Shaivism, one of the major traditions within Hindu ...

the Destroyer, of Hindu tradition

Sports

Club Destroyers Club Destroyers is a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia currently playing in the second division Copa Simón Bolívar. The club was founded September 14, 1948, and they play their home games at the Estadio Ramón Tahuichi Aguilera Estadio ...

, a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia *

Columbus Destroyers The Columbus Destroyers were an Arena Football League (AFL) team based in Columbus, Ohio, with home games in Nationwide Arena. The team was founded in as the Buffalo Destroyers, based in Buffalo, New York, and relocated to Columbus in . They fol ...

, an Arena Football League team from Columbus, Ohio, US, 1999–2008 and 2019 *

FC JAX Destroyers FC JAX Destroyers were an American soccer team based in Jacksonville, Florida, United States from 2011 to 2012. The organization had men's and women's franchises in the United Soccer Leagues: a men's team in the USL Premier Development League (PDL ...

, a soccer team from Jacksonville, Florida, US, 2010–2012 *

Mid-Michigan Destroyers The Mid-Michigan Destroyers were a franchise in the Premier Basketball League which began play in the 2009 season. Based in Bay City, they trained at the JJKN Hoops Training Center (formerly the historic St. Joe's Gymnasium) but played at the ...

, a Premier Basketball League team from Bay City, Michigan, US, 2009 *

Virginia Destroyers The Virginia Destroyers were a professional American football team based in Virginia Beach, Virginia. They began play in the United Football League (UFL) in the 2011 season. They played their home games at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex. The tea ...

, a United Football League team from Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, 2009–2012

Weaponry

Destroyer carbine {{Infobox weapon , name = Destroyer carbine , image = File:Carabina Destroyer 9mm. Parabellum..jpg , image_size = 300 , alt = , caption = , type = , origin ...

, a Spanish rifle *

Douglas B-66 Destroyer The Douglas B-66 Destroyer is a light bomber that was designed and produced by the American aviation manufacturer Douglas Aircraft Company. The B-66 was developed for the United States Air Force (USAF) and is heavily based upon the United Stat ...

, a US Air Force light bomber * Douglas BTD Destroyer, a US Navy torpedo bomber *

Heavy fighter A heavy fighter is a historic category of fighter aircraft produced in the 1930s and 1940s, designed to carry heavier weapons, and/or operate at longer ranges than light fighter aircraft. To achieve performance, most heavy fighters were twin-eng ...

or ''Zerstörer'' (lit. Destroyer), a class of 1930s and 1940s German combat aircraft * Gaztanaga Destroyer, a Spanish pistol