Striker or The Strikers may refer to:

People

* A participant in a

strike action Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike in British English, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to Working class, work. A strike usually takes place in response to employee grievances. Str ...

* A participant in a

hunger strike A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance where participants fasting, fast as an act of political protest, usually with the objective of achieving a specific goal, such as a policy change. Hunger strikers that do not take fluids are ...

* Blacksmith's striker, a type of blacksmith's assistant * Striker's Independent Society, the oldest mystic krewe in America

People with surname Striker

* Eric Striker (born c. early 1990s), American football linebacker for the Oklahoma Sooners * Fran Striker (1903–1962), American writer for radio and comics *

Gisela Striker Gisela Striker (born 1943) is a German classical scholar. She is Professor Emerita of Philosophy and Classics at Harvard University and a specialist in ancient Greek and Roman philosophy. Education and career Striker was born and educated in Ger ...

(born 1943), professor of Philosophy and Classics at Harvard University *

Jake Striker Wilbur Scott "Jake" Striker (October 23, 1933 – March 7, 2013) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played in and with the Cleveland Indians and Chicago White Sox. Originally signed by the Indians in , the , ...

(1933–2013), former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball *

Joseph Striker Joseph Striker (December 23, 1898 – February 24, 1974) was an American actor. He appeared in 28 films between 1920 in film, 1920 and 1929 in film, 1929. Later in the 1930s he appeared on Broadway theatre, Broadway. He was born in New York ...

(1898–1974), American actor *

Matt Striker Matthew Kaye (born June 26, 1974) is an American Professional wrestling, professional wrestler, professional wrestling Sports commentator, commentator, actor and former high school teacher, signed to Major League Wrestling, using the ring name ...

(born 1974), WWE wrestler * " Mighty Striker", Trinidadian calypsonian Percival Oblington (1930–2011), also known simply as 'Striker' * Striker (gamer), handle of ''Overwatch'' player Kwon Nam-joo

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''Striker'' (2010 film), a 2010 Hindi film * ''Striker'' (1988 film), a 1987 Italian war-action film

Print

* ''Striker'' (comic), a comic strip in the British tabloid ''The Sun'' * '' The Striker'', a 2013 novel in the Isaac Bell series, by Clive Cussler and Justin Scott * ''Striker'', a 2025 novel by

Helene Hegemann Helene Hegemann (born 19 February 1992 in Freiburg im Breisgau) is a German writer, director, and actress. As a young writer her work was highly praised, but her first novel, ''Axolotl Roadkill'', sparked a plagiarism controversy. The book has sin ...

Music

The Strikers (funk band) The Strikers were a 1980s funk/disco band from New York City. They had greatest success with two 1981 singles "Body Music" (#4 on the US dance chart) and "Inch by Inch" (#15). In ''The Boston Phoenix'', critic Mike Freedberg opined that on their ...

* The Strikers (psychobilly band) *

Striker (band) Striker is a Canadian heavy metal band from Edmonton, Alberta, formed in 2007. The band's early material had a sound influenced more by old school thrash metal, but their more recent material has a more melodic sound influenced by traditional he ...

Gaming

* ''Strikers'', initial North American release name for the ''

Spriggan A spriggan is a legendary creature from Cornish folklore. Spriggans are particularly associated with West Penwith in Cornwall. Etymology ''Spriggan'' is a dialect word, pronounced with the grapheme as /d͡ʒ/, sprid-jan, and not sprigg-an ...

'' manga series * ''Striker'' (video game), a 1992 football video game for numerous systems * ''Striker'' (miniatures game), a 1981 wargame in the Traveller Universe * Striker, a type of character in ''

The King of Fighters ''The King of Fighters'' (''KOF'') is a series of fighting games by SNK that began with the release of ''The King of Fighters '94'' in 1994. The series was initially developed for SNK's Neo Geo (system), Neo Geo MVS arcade hardware and received ...

'' video game series * ''Mario Strikers'', a series of soccer video games published by Nintendo with ''Mario'' franchise characters * Striker, a sub-class of the Titan character class in the ''Destiny'' franchise

Fictional characters

Striker (Marvel Comics) S'Byll S'Byll (sometimes spelled S'byll) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. S'Byll is a Skrull that was raised on the planet Satriani. She was responsible for curing Super-Skrull of his disease. Si ...

* Striker, a character in ''Helluva Boss'' * Striker, a fictional villain in the 2013 Indian film ''

Krrish 3 ''Krrish 3'' is a 2013 Indian Hindi-language superhero action thriller film written, produced and directed by Rakesh Roshan, who wrote the screenplay with Honey Irani and Robin Bhatt. It is the third film in the ''Krrish'' series, following ...

'' * Ted Striker, a character in the films ''

Airplane! ''Airplane!'' (alternatively titled ''Flying High!'') is a 1980 American disaster film, disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David Zucker, David and Jerry Zucker in their List of directorial debuts, directoria ...

'' and ''Airplane II: The Sequel''

Sports

Striker (association football) In the sport of association football, a forward (attacker or striker) is an outfield position which primarily plays further up the pitch than midfielders and defenders. As with any attacking player, the role of the forward relies heavily on be ...

, a position in association football * Striker (field hockey), a position in field hockey *

Striker (FIFA World Cup mascot) The FIFA World Cup official mascots are a series of characters representing each FIFA World Cup event. The trend began with Willie in 1966 FIFA World Cup, one of the first mascots to be associated with a major sporting competition. The mascot desig ...

(1994) * American soccer teams called the Fort Lauderdale Strikers: ** The current

Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2006–2016) The Fort Lauderdale Strikers were an American professional soccer team based in Fort Lauderdale, Florida founded in 2006, that last played in the North American Soccer League (NASL), the second tier of the American soccer pyramid in 2016. The m ...

who play in the North American Soccer League **

Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–1983) The Fort Lauderdale Strikers were a professional soccer team based in the Miami metropolitan area. They competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) from 1977 to 1983. They played their home matches at Lockhart Stadium. Founded in 1967 ...

played in the NASL from 1977 to 1983 *** The

Minnesota Strikers The Minnesota Strikers were an American soccer team that competed in the North American Soccer League (NASL) for the 1984 season and in the Major Indoor Soccer League from 1984 through 1988. The team was based in Minneapolis/ St. Paul metrop ...

played in the NASL and MISL from 1984 to 1988 and were a continuation of the original Fort Lauderdale Strikers **

Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–1994) The Fort Lauderdale Strikers were an American soccer team established in 1988 as part of the third American Soccer League. In 1990, it moved to the American Professional Soccer League where it spent five seasons before folding in 1994. The Strik ...

played in the ASL and APSL from 1988 to 1994 *

Richmond Strikers Richmond Strikers is a sports club based in Henrico County, near Richmond, Virginia. The Strikers' team colors are orange, white, and black. The Strikers are a multi-sport club and offer soccer, lacrosse, field hockey, cricket, and rugby. The S ...

, an unrelated soccer club in Richmond, Virginia * The active

batsman In cricket, batting is the act or skill of hitting the cricket ball, ball with a cricket bat, bat to score runs (cricket), runs and prevent the dismissal (cricket), loss of one's wicket. Any player who is currently batting is, since Septembe ...

in cricket * Striker, a term used in

mixed martial arts Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a full-contact fighting combat sport, sport based on strike (attack), striking and grappling; incorporating techniques from various combat sports from around the world. In the early 20th century, various inter-s ...

to refer to a fighter that is especially skilled in stand-up fighting * PCB Strikers, a Pakistani women's cricket team

Weapons

FV102 Striker The FV102 Striker was the anti-tank guided missile carrier in the CVR(T) family and served in the British Army. Overview FV102 Striker was the Swingfire wire-guided anti-tank missile carrying member of the CVR(T) family. The FV102 Striker wa ...

, a British Army anti-tank guided missile carrier *

Armsel Striker The Armsel Striker, also known as the Sentinel Arms Co Striker-12, Protecta, Protecta Bulldog and SWD Street Sweeper is a 12-gauge shotgun with a revolving cylinder that was designed for riot control and combat. History The Armsel Striker was ...

, a revolver action shotgun * A form of

firing pin A firing pin or striker is a part of the firing mechanism of a firearm that impacts the primer in the base of a cartridge and causes it to fire. In firearms terminology, a striker is a particular type of firing pin where a compressed sprin ...

, part of the firing mechanism of a firearm * The

Mk 47 Striker The Mk 47 or Striker 40 is a 40mm automatic grenade launcher with an integrated fire control system, capable of launching smart programmable 40mm air burst grenades in addition to various unguided rounds. In addition to being able to fire all N ...

, an automatic grenade launcher

Military

Camp Striker Victory Base Complex (VBC) was a cluster of U.S. military installations surrounding the Baghdad International Airport (BIAP). The primary component of the VBC was Camp Victory, the location of the Al-Faw Palace, which served as the headquarters fo ...

, a logistical and life support bases on Victory Base Complex, Iraq * HMS ''Striker'', the name of three ships of the Royal Navy * A

helmet-mounted display A helmet-mounted display (HMD) is a headworn device that uses displays and optics to project imagery and/or symbology to the eyes. It provides visual information to the user where head protection is required – most notably in military aircr ...

, in service on the Eurofighter Typhoon * A member of the U.S. Navy or Coast Guard working toward a specific rating; see

List of United States Navy enlisted rates In the United States Navy, a ''rate'' is the military rank of an Enlisted rank, enlisted sailor, indicating where the sailor stands within the chain of command, and also defining one's pay grade. However, in the U.S. Navy, only officers carry ...

Dogs

* Skriker or Striker, legendary Black dog from Lancashire *

, mascot of the 1994 FIFA World Cup * Striker, Border Collie, holder of the world record for opening a car window, see Border Collie#Notable Border Collies * Striker, Labrador Retriever, killed during the

Ruby Ridge standoff The Ruby Ridge standoff was the siege of a cabin occupied by the Weaver family in Boundary County, Idaho, in August 1992. On August 21, deputies of the United States Marshals Service (USMS) came to arrest Randy Weaver under a bench warrant for ...

* Vanderbilt 'N Printemp's Lucky Strike, male Samoyed, multiple winner of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show's Working Group

Other

Oshkosh Striker 200px, Oshkosh Striker at Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The Oshkosh Striker is a specialized aircraft rescue and firefighting (ARFF) vehicle built by Oshkosh Corporation Oshkosh Corporation, formerly Oshkosh Truck ...

, a make of fire truck *

Dolphin striker A dolphin striker (an older term for a martingale boom or simply a martingale; sometimes called a striker) is a small vertical or near vertical ancillary spar spanning between the bowsprit and martingale thereby redirecting the tension in the for ...

, a spar aboard a sailing ship *

Raw Striker Raw Striker Ltd. (formerly Raw Engineering) was a kit car manufacturer established in 1999. In 2002 they acquired the rights to the Sylva Striker kit car, which they have since modified. It serves as the inspiration for the Fulcrum, a similar hi ...

, a kit car manufacturer **

Sylva Striker The Sylva Striker is a model of Sylva kit-car based on the Lotus Seven. The Striker has proved popular and successful on UK race tracks, most notably in the kit-car race series run by the 750 Motor Club. In 2002, Raw acquired the rights to the ...

, a Sylva Autokits car model later acquired by Raw Striker *

Fire striker A fire striker is a piece of carbon steel from which sparks are struck by the sharp edge of flint, chert or similar rock. It is a specific tool used in firemaking, fire making. History Before the invention of matches, percussion firemakin ...

, a piece of iron or steel used to generate sparks by striking it against a hard material such as flint