Enforcer or enforcers may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Comics

Enforcer (comics) Enforcer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first Enforcer first appeared in ''Ghost Rider'' #22-24 (February–June 1977), and was created by Gerry Conway, Don Glut, an ...

, a Marvel Comics character *

Enforcers (comics) The Enforcers are a team of supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, usually as adversaries of the superheroes Spider-Man and Daredevil. The original Enforcers consisted of Montana (Jackson Brice), the Ox (Raymo ...

, a Marvel Comics team *

New Enforcers The comic book stories published by Marvel Comics since the 1940s have featured several fictional teams and organizations and this page lists them. 0–9 198 A A-Force A-Next A.I. Army The A.I. Army is a fictional organization appearing i ...

, another Marvel Comics team *

Enforcer (DC Comics) Earthworm Earthworm is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by DC Comics. Herbert Hynde is a criminal who ran a baby-selling ring while operating as Earthworm until it attracted the attention of Huntress. Though the ...

, various DC Comics characters sharing the same codename

Film and television

* ''The Enforcer'' (1951 film), a 1951 film starring Humphrey Bogart * ''The Enforcer'' (1976 film), third 'Dirty Harry' film starring Clint Eastwood * ''

My Father Is a Hero ''My Father Is a Hero'' (, released in the United States and United Kingdom as ''The Enforcer'' and ''Jet Li's The Enforcer'') is a 1995 Hong Kong action film starring Jet Li and Anita Mui, directed by Corey Yuen, who also co-stars in the film. ...

'' (1995) or ''The Enforcer'', a film starring Jet Li * The Enforcer (2022 film), an American action thriller film * Enforcers (''SWAT Kats''), Megakat city's paramilitary police force in the animated television series

Gaming

* '' X-COM: Enforcer'' (2001), a third-person shoot'em up game * Enforcer, a boss in the game '' Coded Arms'' (2005) * Enforcer, a special Sentinel who appears in ''

Halo 2 ''Halo 2'' is a 2004 first-person shooter video game developed by Bungie and published by Microsoft Game Studios for the Xbox console. ''Halo 2'' is the second installment in the ''Halo'' franchise and the sequel to 2001's critically acclai ...

'' (2004) * PAX Enforcers, volunteer staff of the

Penny Arcade Expo PAX (originally known as Penny Arcade Expo) is a series of gaming culture festivals involving tabletop, arcade, and video gaming. PAX is held annually in Seattle, Boston, Philadelphia, and Melbourne. Previously, it was also held in San Anton ...

* The Enforcer, the main character in the computer game '' MegaRace'' (1993) * Enforcers (role-playing game), a 1987 role-playing game

Music

* Enforcer (band), a Swedish heavy metal band * "CBS Enforcer", a bumper music package written by

Frank Gari Frank Daniel Garofalo (born April 1, 1944), more prominently known as Frank Gari, is an American singer-songwriter and composer. Early life Gari was a popular singer and songwriter from the late 1950s and early 1960s. His best known songs as ...

used by local CBS television stations

Crime, law enforcement and military

Enforcer (battering ram) Enforcer (also known informally as a "Rammit", "the Sam", "Donker", "Sam", "Bosher", and "the big red key") is the term given to a specially designed manual battering ram manufactured by Sigma Security Devices Ltd and currently used by British po ...

, a manual battering ram used by British Police forces *

Law enforcer The police are a constituted body of people empowered by a state with the aim of enforcing the law and protecting the public order as well as the public itself. This commonly includes ensuring the safety, health, and possessions of citizens ...

, a person empowered by the state to enforce the law *

Mob enforcer Contract killing (also known as murder-for-hire) is a form of murder or assassination in which one party hires another party to kill a targeted person or people. It involves an illegal agreement which includes some form of compensation, moneta ...

, a member of a group, especially of a criminal gang, who performs contract killings or is charged with keeping dissident members obedient * Enforcer, a shoulder-launched guided rocket weapon being developed by

MBDA MBDA is a European multinational corporation specialized in the design, development and manufacturing of Missile, missiles and related systems.Enforcer (ice hockey) Enforcer is a role in ice hockey. The term is sometimes used synonymously with "fighter", "tough guy", or "goon". An enforcer's job is to deter and respond to dirty or violent play by the opposition. When such play occurs, the enforcer is expecte ...

, a role in ice hockey *

Enforcer (professional wrestling) Professional wrestling has accrued a considerable amount of jargon throughout its existence. Much of it stems from the industry's origins in the days of carnival Carnival (known as Shrovetide in certain localities) is a festive season that o ...

, a wrestler who accompanies another to matches, and acts as a bodyguard *

Chicago Enforcers The Chicago Enforcers were an American football team of the XFL based at Soldier Field in Chicago, Illinois. The XFL was begun by Vince McMahon of the WWE and by NBC, a major television network in the United States. NBC dropped XFL broadcasts ...

, a former American football team in the short-lived XFL *

The Enforcers (professional wrestling) The Enforcers were a professional wrestling tag team consisting of Arn Anderson and Larry Zbyszko who worked for World Championship Wrestling (WCW) in 1991 and 1992. Together they held the WCW World Tag Team Championship and were voted the Pro Wr ...

, a wrestling team

Transportation

Enforcer (ship design) The Enforcer is a ship design created by Royal Schelde (now Damen Schelde Naval Shipbuilding) following the design and building of HNLMS ''Rotterdam''. HNLMS ''Rotterdam'' was jointly developed by the Royal Netherlands Navy and the Spanish Navy. ...

, a naval vessel for carrying expeditionary forces * MH-90 Enforcer, an armed helicopter *

Piper PA-48 Enforcer The Piper PA-48 Enforcer is an American turboprop-powered light close air support aircraft built by Piper in the 1970s. It is a development of the World War II-era North American P-51 Mustang fighter. The Enforcer concept was originally crea ...

, an airplane based on the P-51 Mustang

People

Arn Anderson Martin Anthony Lunde (born September 20, 1958), better known by his ring name Arn Anderson, is an American professional wrestling Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Agent, road agent, author, and retired professional wrestler. Although he ...

(born 1958), American professional wrestler, nicknamed "The Enforcer" *

Jack Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling John Anderson Cunningham, Baron Cunningham of Felling, (born 4 August 1939) is a British politician who was a Labour Member of Parliament for over 30 years, serving for Whitehaven from 1970 to 1983 and then Copeland until the 2005 general ...

(born 1939), British politician, referred to as the "cabinet enforcer". *

Maurice Lucas Maurice Lucas (February 18, 1952 – October 31, 2010) was an American professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association (ABA) and the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was a four-time NBA All-Star and won ...

(1952-2010), American basketball player and later coach, nicknamed "The Enforcer"

Other uses

* Enforcer, a cut down pistol configuration of the

M1 carbine The M1 carbine (formally the United States carbine, caliber .30, M1) is a lightweight semi-automatic carbine chambered in the .30 carbine (7.62×33mm) cartridge that was issued to the U.S. military during World War II, the Korean War, and t ...

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