Protector(s) or The Protector(s) may refer to:

Roles and titles

Protector (title) Protector, sometimes spelled protecter, is used as a title or part of various historical titles of Head of state, heads of state and others in authority. Political and administrative Heads of state Iran ''Wakil ar-Ra`aya'' (rendered as Protecto ...

, a title or part of various historical titles of heads of state and others in authority **

Lord Protector Lord Protector (plural: ''Lords Protector'') is a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state. It was also a particular title for the British heads of state in respect to the established church. It was sometime ...

, a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state *

Protector (role variant) The Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) is a self-assessed personality questionnaire. It was first introduced in the book '' Please Understand Me''. The KTS is closely associated with the Myers–Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI); however, there are signif ...

, in personality testing, a role variant in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter *

Protector (trust) In trust law, a protector is a person appointed under the trust instrument to direct or restrain the trustees in relation to their administration of the trust. Historically, the concept of a protector developed in offshore jurisdictions where ...

, in trust law, a third party who monitors and controls the trustees

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

Protector (DC Comics) Violet Paige Paintball Paintball (Paul Deisinger) is a DC Comics supervillain. He first appeared in ''Stars and S.T.R.I.P.E.'' #2 (September 1999), and was created by Geoff Johns and Leo Moder. Paintball is an art teacher who was transformed in ...

, a superhero who occasionally teams up with the Teen Titans *

Protectors (comics) ''The Protectors'' is a 20-issue comic book series published by Malibu Comics from 1992 until 1994. Originally meant to be a six-issue series, response was positive enough that Malibu decided to make the series ongoing. The series was cancelled ( ...

, a comic book series by Malibu Comics 1992–1994 *

Pak Protector Pak Breeders and Pak Protectors are two developmental stages of fictional life in Larry Niven's Known Space universe. The Pak first appeared in "The Adults", which appeared in ''Galaxy'' in 1967; this story was expanded into the novel ''Protect ...

, a form of alien life in Larry Niven's ''Known Space'' universe * Protector, an alias of

Noh-Varr Noh-Varr is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Grant Morrison and artist J.G. Jones, the character first appeared in '' Marvel Boy'' #1 (August 2000). He later appeared in the '' Civil Wa ...

in Marvel Comics * Alexis The Protector, in the

Avengers A.I. Avengers A.I. is a comic book series published by Marvel Comics that was released in July 2013, as part of the company's Marvel NOW! initiative. The series takes place after the events of Age of Ultron, where the world has been colonized by A.I ...

of Marvel Comics

Films

* ''Protector'' (film), a 2009 Czech film * ''The Protector'' (1985 film), a Hong Kong-American action film * ''The Protector'' (1997 film), an American action film * ''The Protector'' (1998 film), an American action film * ''The Protector'' (2022 film), a Canadian thriller film * ''

Tom-Yum-Goong ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' ( Thai: ต้มยำกุ้ง, ) is a 2005 Thai martial arts film directed by Prachya Pinkaew and stars Tony Jaa in the lead role. Pinkaew also directed Jaa's prior breakout film '' Ong-Bak''. As with ''Ong-Bak'', the fig ...

'', a 2005 Thai martial arts film released in the U.S. as ''The Protector''

Gaming

* ''Protector'' (Atari Jaguar game), 1999 * ''Protector'' (1981 video game), for Atari 8-bit computers

Literature

* ''Protector'' (novel), by Larry Niven, 1973 * ''Protector'', a 2013 novel by C. J. Cherryh in the ''Foreigner'' series * ''The Protector'', a 1979 novel by

Malcolm Braly Malcolm Braly (July 25, 1925April 7, 1980) was an American author born in Portland, Oregon. He spent much of his life in and out of various prisons, including Folsom Prison and San Quentin, before earning recognition as an author after his final ...

* ''The Protector'', a 2003 novel by

David Morrell David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian-American author whose debut 1972 novel ''First Blood (novel), First Blood'', later adapted as the 1982 First Blood, film of the same name, went on to spawn the successful Rambo (franchise), ''Ra ...

Music

* "Protector", a song by Iron Savior from the album '' Condition Red'' (2002) * "Protector", a song by Beyoncé from the album ''

Cowboy Carter ''Cowboy Carter'' (also referred to as ''Act II: Cowboy Carter'') is the eighth studio album by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé, released on March 29, 2024, via Parkwood Entertainment and Columbia Records. A concept album, ''Cowboy Cart ...

'' (2024)

Television

Episodes

Shows

* ''The Protector'' (American TV series), 2011 * ''The Protector'' (Turkish TV series), 2018 * ''The Protectors'' (1964 TV series), see

1964 in British television Events January * January 1 – The Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland is dissolved. * January 5 – In the first meeting between leaders of the Roman Catholic and Orthodox churches since the fifteenth century, Pope Paul VI and Patria ...

* ''

The Protectors ''The Protectors'' is a British action thriller television series created by Gerry Anderson. It starred Robert Vaughn as Harry Rule, Nyree Dawn Porter as the Contessa Caroline di Contini, and Tony Anholt as Paul Buchet. It was Anderson's seco ...

'', a 1972–1973 British TV series * ''The Protectors'' (Danish TV series), 2009

Military, naval and civil protection

Protector (RWS) The Protector RWS is a remotely controlled weapons station (RWS) that can be mounted to vehicles and stationary platforms. It has been in full scale production since December 2001. It is manufactured by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway. ...

, a remotely controlled weapons station * Protector, a version of the

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV, one component of an unmanned aircraft system (UAS)) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations, developed by General Atomi ...

for the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ...

* ''Protector'', a 1901 submarine built by American naval engineer

Simon Lake Simon Lake (September 4, 1866 – June 23, 1945) was a Quaker American mechanical engineer and naval architect who obtained over two hundred patents for advances in naval design and competed with John Philip Holland to build the first submarines ...

* Protector USV, an Israeli unmanned surface vehicle * Protector class (disambiguation), several classes of maritime vessel * ''Protector'' (fireboat), commissioned in 2016 in Long Beach, California, U.S. * ''Protector'' (fireboat, British Columbia), in Victoria, Canada * HMAS ''Protector'', more than one ship of the Royal Australian Navy * HMCS ''Protector'', a Canadian naval base at Sydney, Nova Scotia, 1940-1964 * HMS ''Protector'', more than one ship of the Royal Navy * , more than one ship of the U.S. Navy

Other uses

Richard Lederer (musician) Richard Lederer (born 10 June 1971), who often performs as Protector, is an Austrian metal musician most notable for being a member in the bands Summoning, Die Verbannten Kinder Evas, and Ice Ages. He also does the artwork for some of the albums ...

, an Austrian metal musician also known as Protector *

Protector (app) Protector is a personal security app, which allows customers to book bodyguards in Los Angeles and New York City. It has been described as "Uber with guns". In addition to the hourly cost of protection, which can include customization by dress co ...

, a personal security mobile app * Protector Forsikring, a Norwegian multinational insurance company *

Protector Palm Pistol The Protector Palm Pistol is a small revolver designed to be concealed in the palm of the hand. It was unique in that the revolver was clasped in a fist with the barrel protruding between two fingers and the entire handgun was squeezed in order to ...

, a small .32 rimfire revolver * Protector lock, a trade-name used independently by Alfred Hobbs and Theodore Kromer for safe-locks