Brave most commonly refers to: *Brave, an adjective for one who possesses

courage Courage (also called bravery or valor) is the choice and willingness to confront Suffering, agony, pain, Risk, danger, uncertainty, or intimidation. Valor is courage or bravery, especially in battle. Physical courage is bravery in the face of ...

Braves (Native Americans) During the American Indian Wars of the mid to late 19th century, Native American warriors of the Great Plains, sometimes referred to as Braves in contemporary colonial sources, resisted Westward expansion onto their ancestral land by the settlers ...

, an Euro-American stereotype for Native American warriors Brave(s) or The Brave(s) may also refer to:

Film and television

* ''Brave'' (1994 film), a concept film based on the Marillion album * ''The Brave'' (film), a 1997 film starring Johnny Depp * ''Brave'', a 2007 Thai film featuring Afdlin Shauki * ''Brave'' (2012 film), a computer-animated film produced by Pixar and released by Disney * ''Brave'' (2014 film), a Nigerian short film * '' Brave: Gunjō Senki'', a 2021 live-action film adaptation of manga

Gunjō Senki is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masaki Kasahara. It was serialized in Shueisha's ''seinen'' manga magazine '' Weekly Young Jump'' from August 2013 to June 2017. A sequel, titled ''Shin Gunjō Senki'', written by Kasaha ...

* ''The Brave'' (TV series), an American television series * "Brave" (''The Walking Dead: World Beyond''), an episode of ''The Walking Dead: World Beyond'' * "Brave" (''Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous''), an episode of ''Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous''

Literature

* ''Brave'' (graphic novel), a 2017 children's book by Svetlana Chmakova * ''Brave'' (McGowan book), a 2018 memoir by Rose McGowan * ''The Brave'', a 2010 novel by

Nicholas Evans Nicholas Benbow Evans (26 July 1950 – 9 August 2022) was a British journalist, screenwriter, television and film producer and novelist. Biography Nicholas Benbow Evans was born in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, son of Anthony Evans, director o ...

* ''The Brave'', a novel by

Gregory Mcdonald Gregory Mcdonald (February 15, 1937 – September 7, 2008) was an American mystery writer whose most famous character is the comedy investigative reporter Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher. Two of the Fletch books earned Edgar Awards from the My ...

and the basis for the 1997 film

Music

Labels

* Brave Entertainment, a South Korean record label

Groups

* The Brave (band), an Australian metalcore band

Albums

Songs

* "Brave" (Arashi song) * "Brave" (Sara Bareilles song) * "Brave" (Ella Henderson song) * "Brave" (Josh Groban song) * "Brave" (Kelis song) * "Brave" (Idina Menzel song) * "Brave", a song by

Action Item Action Item is a four-piece pop rock band based out of Bergen County, NJ. History Action Item started off as a five-piece consisting of Cag, Li, Brozek, Buczkowski, and Politz. After self-releasing numerous songs via their Myspace page, the f ...

* "The Brave", a song by The Ghost Inside from '' Fury and the Fallen Ones'' * "Brave", a song by Katatonia from ''

Brave Murder Day ''Brave Murder Day'' is Katatonia's second full-length album, released on 1 August 1996 by Avantgarde Music. The album created a new guitar position with Fredrik Norrman's input and features growled vocals by Mikael Åkerfeldt of Opeth. The or ...

'' * "Brave", a song by Leona Lewis from ''

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Places

* Brave, Pennsylvania, United States, an unincorporated community and census-designated place * Brave Mountain, Labrador, Canada

Ships

* , various Royal Navy ships *

Brave-class patrol boat The Brave-class fast patrol boats were a class of two gas turbine motor torpedo boats (MTBs) that were the last of their type for the Royal Navy (RN) Coastal Forces division. They formed the basis for a series of simpler boats which were widel ...

, comprising two motor torpedo boats of the Royal Navy Coastal Forces division * French ship ''Brave'', various French Navy ships * HMS ''Arab'' (1798), a post ship originally the French privateer ''Brave''

Sports teams

American and Canadian football

* Burlington Braves, a junior football league team based in Ontario, Canada * Syracuse Braves, an American professional football team in 1936 and 1937 *

Boston Braves (NFL) The Washington Commanders, an American football team belonging to the National Football League (NFL), have also played as the Boston Braves, Boston Redskins, Washington Redskins, and Washington Football Team. Founded in 1932, the team has won f ...

, the original name in 1932 of the National Football League team that became the Redskins

Baseball

Atlanta Braves The Atlanta Braves are an American professional baseball team based in the Atlanta metropolitan area. The Braves compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. The Braves were founded in B ...

, an American Major League Baseball team (originally the Boston Braves, then the Milwaukee Braves), or their affiliates: ** Anderson Braves, a former affiliate ** Austin Braves, a former affiliate of the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves **

Danville Braves The Danville Braves were a Minor League Baseball team in Danville, Virginia. They were an Advanced Rookie-level team in the Appalachian League and were a farm team of the Atlanta Braves. The Braves have played home games at American Legion Post 3 ...

, a farm team ** Dominican Summer League Braves ** Evansville Braves, minor league team affiliated with the Boston and Milwaukee Braves in the 1940s and 1950s ** Greenwood Braves, a former affiliate ** Gulf Coast League Braves **

Gwinnett Braves The Gwinnett Stripers are a Minor League Baseball team of the International League (IL) and the Triple-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They play their home games at Coolray Field in unincorporated Gwinnett County, Georgia (with a Lawrencevi ...

, a Triple-A affiliate previously the Richmond Braves (see below) ** Jacksonville Braves, a former Class A affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves ** Kingsport Braves, a former affiliate **

Macon Braves Macon may refer to: Places Belgium *Macon, Belgium France *Mâcon **Ancient Diocese of Mâcon **Mâcon, another name for the Mâconnais wine from that region United States of America *Macon, Alabama *Macon, Georgia *Macon, Illinois *Macon, Mis ...

, a Class A affiliate now the Rome Braves (see below) **

Mississippi Braves The Mississippi Braves, or M-Braves as they are referred to locally, are a Minor League Baseball team based in Pearl, Mississippi, a suburb of Jackson. The team is the Double-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves and plays in the Southern League. ...

, in Class AA **

Richmond Braves The Richmond Braves were an American minor league baseball club based in Richmond, Virginia, the Triple-A International League affiliate of the Atlanta Braves from 1966 to 2008. Owned by the parent Atlanta club and colloquially referred to as the ...

, a defunct Triple-A affiliate **

Rome Braves The Rome Braves are a Minor League Baseball team of the South Atlantic League and the High-A affiliate of the Atlanta Braves. They are located in Rome, Georgia, and play their home games at AdventHealth Stadium. From 2003 to 2020, the team served ...

, in Class A ** Savannah Braves, a former affiliate ** Sumter Braves, a former affiliate ** Utica Braves, a former affiliate of the Boston Braves and other teams ** Ventura Braves, a former affiliate of the Boston Braves ** Waycross Braves, a former affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves ** Wichita Braves, a former Class AAA affiliate of the Milwaukee Braves *

Bourne Braves The Bourne Braves are a collegiate summer baseball team based in Bourne, Massachusetts. The team is a member of the Cape Cod Baseball League (CCBL) and plays in the league's West Division. The Braves play their home games at Doran Park on the ca ...

, a collegiate summer baseball team in Massachusetts * Kilgore Braves, an East Texas League baseball team in 1936 *

Orix BlueWave , styled as ORIX, is a Japanese diversified financial services group headquartered in Minato, Tokyo, and Osaka, Japan. ORIX offers leasing, lending, rentals, life insurance, real estate financing and development, venture capital, investment an ...

, formerly the Hankyu Braves and Orix Braves, a defunct Japanese professional baseball team * Salisbury Braves, a defunct affiliate of the Houston Colt .45s in 1961 and the New York Mets in 1962 * Staunton Braves, a collegiate summer baseball team in Virginia

Basketball

* Bendigo Braves, in the Australian Basketball Association *

Buffalo Braves The Buffalo Braves were an American professional basketball franchise based in Buffalo, New York. The Braves competed in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member club of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division from 1970 ...

, a National Basketball Association team now the Los Angeles Clippers *

Elizabeth Braves The Elizabeth Braves were an American basketball team based in Elizabeth, New Jersey Elizabeth is a city and the county seat of Union County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Boston Braves (AHL) The Boston Braves were a professional ice hockey team in Boston, Massachusetts. They were a member of the American Hockey League (AHL) from 1971 to 1974. History The early 1970s saw an unprecedented boom in the popularity of hockey in the grea ...

, a former American Hockey League team * Brockville Braves, a Junior "A" hockey team from Ontario, Canada * Saanich Braves, a Junior "B" hockey team in British Columbia, Canada * Spokane Braves, a Junior "B" hockey team in Washington state *

St. Louis Braves The St. Louis Braves were a minor league hockey club located in St. Louis, Missouri. The team originated as the Syracuse Braves in the Eastern Professional Hockey League's final season of 1962–63. The team was moved to St. Louis mid-season, ...

, a former affiliate of the National Hockey League Chicago Black Hawks *

Tavistock Braves The Tavistock Braves are a Junior ice hockey team based in Tavistock, Ontario, Canada. They currently play in the Provincial Junior Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association. History During the 1981-82 season Tavistock finished first ...

, a Junior "C" hockey team from Ontario * Valleyfield Braves (2014–), a Junior "AAA" hockey team from Quebec, Canada *

Valleyfield Braves (defunct) Les Braves de Valleyfield are a Junior ice hockey team from Salaberry-de-Valleyfield, Quebec, Canada. They were a part of the Quebec Junior AAA Hockey League for 25 seasons. Another franchise relocated and took over their market and former mon ...

, a former Junior "AAA" hockey team from Quebec, Canada

University teams

* Braves, the athletics teams of the

University of North Carolina at Pembroke The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP or UNC Pembroke) is a public university in Pembroke, North Carolina. UNC Pembroke is a master's level degree-granting university and part of the University of North Carolina system. Its history ...

Bradley Braves The Bradley Braves are the intercollegiate athletics teams of Bradley University, located in Peoria, Illinois, United States. The Braves' athletic program is a member of the Missouri Valley Conference (MVC) and competes at the NCAA Division I leve ...

, the athletics teams of Bradley University, Illinois * Ottawa Braves, the athletics teams of Ottawa University, Kansas

Other sports teams

* Boston Braves (rugby league), an American National Rugby League team * Braves (Super Fours), a women's cricket team that competed in the Super Fours *

Indianapolis Braves Indianapolis Braves were an American soccer team, the men's professional team of the Indianapolis-based soccer organization, FC Pride, which competed in the National Premier Soccer League (NPSL), the third tier of the American Soccer Pyramid, for ...

, an American soccer team * Kitchener-Waterloo Braves, a Junior "A" box lacrosse team from Ontario, Canada

Video games

* ''Brave'' (video game), a game based on the 2012 film * '' Brave: A Warrior's Tale'', a 2009 port of the 2005 platform game for Xbox 360 and Wii * '' Brave: Shaman's Challenge'', a 2009 puzzle game for Nintendo DS * '' Brave: The Search for Spirit Dancer'', a 2005 platform game for PlayStation 2 * '' Temple Run: Brave'', a 2012 endless runner for iOS, Android, and Windows Phones

Other uses

* ''Brave'' (magazine), an American fashion magazine *

Brave (web browser) Brave is a free and open-source web browser developed by Brave Software, Inc. based on the Chromium web browser. Brave is a privacy-focused browser, which automatically blocks online advertisements and website trackers in its default settings. ...

, a free and open-source web browser based on Chromium * Brave Search, search engine *

Brave series The is a Japanese toy and anime franchise originally produced by Sunrise (now the primary division of Bandai Namco Filmworks), Nagoya TV, Victor Entertainment and Tokyu Agency, originally created by Takara (now Takara Tomy). The franchise ra ...

(勇者シリーズ), a robot toy and anime franchise *

Kansu Braves The Gansu Braves or Gansu Army was a unit of 10,000 Chinese Muslim troops from the northwestern province of Kansu ( Gansu) in the last decades of the Qing dynasty (1644–1912). Loyal to the Qing, the Braves were recruited in 1895 to suppress ...

, an army division of Chinese Muslims from Kansu that fought in the Boxer Rebellion *

Ysabella Brave Ysabella Brave is an American YouTube personality, artist, vocalist, singer and songwriter signed by Cordless Recordings, a division of the Warner Music Group. She was discovered through the popularity of her YouTube channels, Ysabella Brave and ...

(born 1979), American YouTube personality and singer