Wraith is one of several traditional terms for a

ghost A ghost is the soul (spirit), soul or spirit of a dead Human, person or animal that is believed to be able to appear to the living. In ghostlore, descriptions of ghosts vary widely from an invisible presence to translucent or barely visibl ...

or spirit. Wraith, Wraiths, or The Wraith may also refer to:

Fiction

Characters

* Wraith (G.I. Joe), a Cobra mercenary in ''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' *

Wraith (Image Comics) Spencer Bridges is a fictional character, a comic book superhero, and member of the superhero team Dynamo 5, which appears in the series of the same name from Image Comics. Created by writer Jay Faerber and artist Mahmud A. Asrar, he first appeared ...

, a comic book superhero * The Wraith (''Slam Masters'') * The Wraith (''Transformers'') * Wraith (''Wild Cards'') * Wraith, a playable character in the game

Apex Legends ''Apex Legends'' is a free-to-play battle royale- hero shooter game developed by Respawn Entertainment and published by Electronic Arts. It was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One in February 2019, for Nintendo Switch in March ...

* Wraith, a playable killer in the game

Dead by Daylight ''Dead by Daylight'' is an asymmetric multiplayer survival horror online game developed by Canadian studio Behaviour Interactive. It is a one-versus-four game in which one player takes on the role of a savage Killer and the other four play as ...

* Ringwraiths, or

Nazgûl The Nazgûl (from Black Speech , "ring", and , "wraith, spirit"), introduced as Black Riders and also called Ringwraiths, Dark Riders, the Nine Riders, or simply the Nine, are fictional characters in J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. They were ...

in Tolkien's legendarium

Marvel Comics

Wraith (Hector Rendoza) Wraith is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Wraith first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #392 and was created by Scott Lobdell and Salvador Larroca. Fictional character bio ...

, a member of the

X-Men The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in 1970 due to ...

John Wraith Kestrel (John Wraith) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character appeared in the 2009 film '' X-Men Origins: Wolverine'' portrayed by Will.i.am. Publication history Kestrel first appear ...

, an X-Men supporting character who goes by the alias of Kestrel *

Wraith (Brian DeWolff) Wraith is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Wraith first appeared in '' Marvel Team-Up'' #48 and was created by Bill Mantlo and Sal Buscema. Fictional character biography ...

, an adversary of Spider-Man *

Wraith (Zak-Del) Wraith (Zak-Del) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Although Wraith first appears in the prologue as a vision, his first physical appearance was in ''Annihilation Conquest: Wraith'' #1 in '' An ...

Wraith (Yuri Watanabe) Wraith (Yuriko "Yuri" Watanabe) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history Yuri Watanabe first appears in ''The Amazing Spider-Man'' #600, and was created by Dan Slott and John ...

, a rival and former ally of Spider-Man. *

Wraith (Amalgam Comics) The following is a list of fictional characters that appear or are only mentioned in the comic books of Amalgam Comics. They are listed by comic book and a team section is also provided. The amalgamations of characters or the Amalgam versions of o ...

, an

Amalgam Comics Amalgam Comics was a collaborative publishing imprint shared by DC Comics and Marvel Comics, in which the two comic book publishers merged their characters into new ones (e.g., DC Comics' Batman and Marvel Comics' Wolverine become the Amalgam C ...

character from ''JLX''

Races

* Wraith (''Dungeons & Dragons''), a type of undead in ''Dungeons & Dragons'' *

Wraith Wraith is one of several traditional terms for a ghost or spirit. Wraith, Wraiths, or The Wraith may also refer to: Fiction Characters * Wraith (G.I. Joe), a Cobra mercenary in ''G.I. Joe: America's Elite'' * Wraith (Image Comics), a comic book s ...

, an alien race in ''Stargate Atlantis'' * Wraith, a species in the ''Star Trek: Enterprise'' episode "

Rogue Planet A rogue planet (also termed a free-floating planet (FFP), interstellar, nomad, orphan, starless, unbound or wandering planet) is an interstellar object of planetary-mass, therefore smaller than fusors (stars and brown dwarfs) and without a ...

" * Wraith, a type of monster in '' Evolve'' * Wraith, a type of ghost in ''

Phasmophobia (video game) ''Phasmophobia'' is a paranormal horror game developed and published by British indie game studio Kinetic Games. It is based primarily on the popular hobby of ghost hunting. The game became available in early access through Steam for Microsoft W ...

Vehicles

* ''

Wraith Squadron ''Star Wars: X-wing'' is a ten-book series of ''Star Wars'' novels by Michael A. Stackpole (who also co-wrote the similarly named comic book series) and Aaron Allston. Stackpole's contributions cover the adventures of a new Rogue Squadron forme ...

'', a starfighter squadron in the ''Star Wars'' universe * Type-26 Assault Gun Carriage, Wraith, a plasma mortar tank used by the "

Covenant Covenant may refer to: Religion * Covenant (religion), a formal alliance or agreement made by God with a religious community or with humanity in general ** Covenant (biblical), in the Hebrew Bible ** Covenant in Mormonism, a sacred agreement b ...

" in ''Halo'' * Wraith, a Terran air unit in ''

StarCraft ''StarCraft'' is a military science fiction media franchise created by Chris Metzen and James Phinney and owned by Blizzard Entertainment. The series, set in the beginning of the 26th century, centers on a galactic struggle for dominance am ...

Film

* ''

The Wraith ''The Wraith'' is a 1986 independently made American action-fantasy film, produced by John Kemeny, written and directed by Mike Marvin, and starring Charlie Sheen, Sherilyn Fenn, Nick Cassavetes, and Randy Quaid.''The Wraith'' (1957 film), an Australian television film

Music

* '' The Wraith: Shangri-La'', a 2002 album by Insane Clown Posse * '' The Wraith: Hell's Pit'', a 2004 album by Insane Clown Posse * '' The Wraith: Remix Albums'', a dual album by Insane Clown Posse * ''Wraith'' (song), a song by Peace from ''In Love'' * "Wraith", a song by T.I. from his 2018 album ''

Dime Trap ''Dime Trap'' is the tenth studio album by American rapper T.I. It was released on October 5, 2018, by Grand Hustle Records and Epic Records. The album was initially announced in 2014 and underwent several working titles, namely ''The Return'' an ...

'' * ''Wraith'', a song by Cephalic Carnage from '' Anomalies'' * "''The Wraith''", an album by Toronto electronic music producer

Roam Real-time optimally adapting mesh (ROAM) is a continuous level of detail algorithm that optimizes terrain meshes. On modern computers, sometimes it is more effective to send a small amount of unneeded polygons to the GPU, rather than burden the C ...

Vehicles

Rolls-Royce Wraith (1938) The Rolls-Royce Wraith (not to be confused with the earlier small horsepower Goshawk-powered car, the 25/30 h.p) was built by Rolls-Royce at their Derby factory from 1938 to 1939 and supplied to independent coachbuilders as a running chassis. ...

, an automobile built by Rolls-Royce from 1938 to 1939 *

Rolls-Royce Wraith (2013) The Rolls-Royce Wraith is a full-size ultra-luxury car/grand tourer manufactured by Rolls-Royce Motor Cars and based on the chassis of the Rolls-Royce Ghost, shares its name with the 1938 model by the original Rolls-Royce company. The body ...

, an automobile built by Rolls-Royce from 2013 to 2022 * B120 Wraith, a motorcycle built by the

Confederate Motor Company Curtiss Motorcycles, previously Confederate Motors, is an American manufacturer of exotic street motorcycles in Birmingham, Alabama. It was founded in 1991 by trial lawyer H. Matthew Chambers, as an initiative seeking "enlightened design thro ...

Other uses

* '' Wraith: The Oblivion'', a role-playing game * '' Wraith: Welcome to Christmasland'', a comic book series by Joe Hill *

AMD Wraith AMD Wraith is a family of downdraft type CPU coolers designed by AMD. The Wraith was introduced as a heatpipe-equipped stock cooler for certain AMD FX CPUs and AMD A-series APUs. With the launch of AMD Ryzen, the Wraith lineup has been updated to ...

, a line of CPU coolers *

Wraith Games Wraith Games, originally known as Mind's Eye Games, is a video game developer based in Hamilton, Ohio. Founded in March 2005 by Jay Kidd, the company is known for creating the puzzle game ''Collapsus''. In 2009, Wraith Games was added to Game ...

, a video game developer * Wraith, a frisbee used for disc golf. Produced by Innova Champion Discs

Surname

Geoffrey Wraith Geoffrey "Geoff" P. Wraith (birth registered third ¼ 1946 – 26 August 2019) was an English professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s, and coached in the 1980s. He played at representative level for Yorks ...

(1946–2019), English rugby league footballer *

Ronald Wraith Ronald Edwards Wraith (born 1908, date of death unknown) was a British scholar on public and colonial administration. He was chairman of the Nigerian Federal Electoral Commission in the late 1950s.George Bennett. Book Reviews: Race & Class, 1 1964; ...

(1908–?), British scholar *

Tom Wraith Thomas Watson Wraith (20 March 1890 – 5 December 1970) was an Australian rules footballer and umpire who played with Collingwood in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Playing career Born in Eaglehawk, Wraith began with Eaglehawk Juniors ...

(1890–1970), Australian rules footballer and umpire

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