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battle royal Battle royal (, also battle royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules, where the winner is the one who registers the most wins. In recent times, the term has been ...

, a fight among many combatants **

Battle royal (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared the winner. Typical battles royal begin ...

Fiction and literature

Battle royale genre Battle royal (, also battle royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules, where the winner is the one who registers the most wins. In recent times, the term has been ...

, a narrative genre of films, manga, anime and visual novels inspired by the 2000 film ''Battle Royale'' * ''

Battle Royal High School is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shin'ichi Kuruma. It was serialized in the Tokuma Shoten magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' infrequently between the May 1986 and August 1989 issues. Originally released in four ''tankōbon'' ( ...

'', a manga series published from 1986 to 1989 * "Battle Royal", a section of the 1952 novel ''

Invisible Man ''Invisible Man'' is Ralph Ellison's first novel, and the only one published during his lifetime. It was first published by the British magazine Horizon in 1947, and addresses many of the social and intellectual issues faced by African American ...

'', originally published on its own in 1947 * "Battle Royal", a title in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comics, published in 1997

''Battle Royale'' franchise

* ''Battle Royale'' (novel), a 1999 Japanese novel * ''Battle Royale'' (film), a 2000 film adaptation of the 1999 novel * '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'', a 2003 sequel to the 2000 film * ''Battle Royale'' (manga), a 20002005 manga series adaptation of the 1999 novel * '' Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale'', a 2003 manga series based on ''Battle Royale II: Requiem''

Games

* ''Battle Royale'' (Magic: The Gathering), a collection of trading cards

Video games

Battle royale game A battle royale game is an online multiplayer video game genre that blends last-man-standing gameplay with the survival, exploration, and scavenging elements of a survival game. Battle royale games involve dozens to hundreds of players, who ...

, a video game genre * ''

Kirby Battle Royale ''Kirby Battle Royale'' is a brawler multiplayer video game in the ''Kirby'' series. Developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo, the game was released on the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console in Europe and Japan in November 2017, and ...

'', a 2017 fighting game * ''

Fortnite Battle Royale ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' is a 2017 Battle royale game, battle royale video game produced by Epic Games. It was originally developed as a companion game part of the early access version of ''Fortnite: Save the World'', a cooperative survival ...

'', a 2017 shooter game * ''

Pac-Man Battle Royale is a 2011 maze battle-royale video game developed and published by Namco Bandai Games for arcades. An installment in the ''Pac-Man'' series, it was made in celebration of the series' 30th anniversary. The game sees up to four players control ...

'', a 2011 arcade game * ''

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale ''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'' is a 2012 List of crossovers in video games, crossover fighting game developed by SuperBot Entertainment and published by Sony Computer Entertainment for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita. It features ...

'', a 2012 fighting game * ''Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Dawn of the Battle Royale!!'', a 2021 digital collectible card game based on the ''

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens , stylized as Yu-Gi-Oh! SEVENƧ, is a Japanese anime series animated by Bridge that aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from April 4, 2020, to March 27, 2022. It is the sixth spin-off anime series in the ''Yu-Gi-Oh!'' franchise, following ''Yu-Gi-O ...

'' anime series

Music

The Battle Royale The Battle Royale was an electronic dance group from Minneapolis, Minnesota signed to Afternoon Records. The group disbanded and its members are currently working on other projects. John Pelant and Mark Ritsema formed Night Moves (band), Night Mov ...

, an electronic dance group * "Battle Royale" (The Word Alive song) * "Battle Royale", a song by Does It Offend You, Yeah? from ''

You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into ''You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into'' is the debut album from Does It Offend You, Yeah?. It was released on 24 March 2008. Track listing All tracks were written and recorded by Does It Offend You, Yeah? except tracks 2 and 7 ...

Other uses

* "Battle Royale" (''American Horror Story''), an episode from a television series ''American Horror Story: Hotel'' * "Battle Royale", a '' 2012 Judge John Hodgman'' podcast episode {{disambiguation