Gauntlet or the gauntlet may refer to:

Common uses

* Gauntlet (glove), protective gloves used as a form of armor * Running the gauntlet, a form of physical punishment

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Gauntlet (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero * Gauntlet (Inhuman), a Marvel Comics supervillain

Games

* ''Gauntlet'' (1985 video game), a 1985 four-player arcade game with many followups: **'' Gauntlet II'', a 1986 arcade sequel **'' Gauntlet: The Third Encounter'', a 1990 game for the Atari Lynx **'' Gauntlet III: The Final Quest'', a 1991 home computer game **'' Gauntlet IV'', a 1994 video game for the Sega Genesis **'' Gauntlet Legends'', a 1998 arcade game **'' Gauntlet Dark Legacy'', a 2000 arcade game **'' Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows'', a 2005 video game ** ''Gauntlet'' (2014 video game), developed by Arrowhead Game studios ** ''Gauntlet'' (Nintendo DS), an unreleased remake of the first game * ''Gauntlet'' (Donald R. Lebeau video game), a 1984 shoot 'em up game for Atari 8-bit computers * ''Gauntlet'' (Micro Power video game), a 1984 ''Defender'' clone * ''The Gauntlet'' (module), an adventure module for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' * The Gauntlet (tabletop games producer), a publisher/producer of tabletop role-playing games and podcasts

Television

Series

*'' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet'' (2003–2004), an MTV reality television game show series *'' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet II'' (2005–2006), an MTV reality television game show series *'' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III'' (2008), an MTV reality television game show series

Episodes

* "Gauntlet" (''Stargate Universe''), an episode of ''Stargate Universe'' * "The Gauntlet" (''Supergirl''), an episode of ''Supergirl'' *"The Gauntlet", an episode of '' Ben 10: Alien Force'' *"The Gauntlet", an episode of ''

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'' *"The Gauntlet", the name given to the twelfth season of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Gauntlet'' (newspaper), published by students at the University of Calgary * "The Gauntlet" (comics), a ''Spider-Man'' storyline * ''The Gauntlet'' (film), a 1977 film starring Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke * ''The Gauntlet'' (novel), a 1951 children's book written by Ronald Welch * '' Iron Man: The Gauntlet'', a 2016 children's book written by Eoin Colfer * RVR-01 "Gauntlet", a fighter craft in the game '' Thunder Force V''

Sports

* Gauntlet for the Gold, a professional wrestling match type exclusive to TNA Wrestling * Gauntlet match, a professional wrestling match type

Other uses

* Gauntlet (body piercing studio), a former California-based company, closed in 1998 * Gauntlet track, a type of railroad track * Gloster Gauntlet, a British biplane * SA-15 "Gauntlet", a Soviet surface-to-air missile