Striker

Striker or The Strikers may refer to:

People

• A participant in a strike action
• A participant in a hunger strike
• 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 (born 1943), professor of Philosophy and Classics at Harvard University
• Jake Striker (1933–2013), former left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball
• Joseph Striker (1898–1974), American actor
• Matt Striker (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

Entertainment

• Striker (2010 film), a 2010 Hindi film
• Striker (1987 film), a 1987 Italian war-action film
• 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

Fictional characters

• Striker (Marvel Comics)
• Striker, a character in Helluva Boss
• Striker, a fictional villain in the 2013 Indian film Krrish 3
• Ted Striker, a character in the films Airplane! and Airplane II: The Sequel

Sports

• Striker (association football), a position in association football
• Striker (field hockey), a position in field hockey
• Striker (FIFA World Cup mascot) (1994)
• Four different American soccer teams were called the Fort Lauderdale Strikers:
  • The current Fort Lauderdale Strikers (2011) who play in the North American Soccer League
  • Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1977–83) played in the NASL from 1977 to 1983
    • The Minnesota Strikers played in the NASL and MISL from 1984 to 1988 and were a continuation of the original Fort Lauderdale Strikers
  • Fort Lauderdale Strikers (1988–94) played in the ASL and APSL from 1988 to 1994
  • Florida Strikers played in the USISL from 1994 to 1997
• Richmond Strikers, an unrelated soccer club in Richmond, Virginia
• The active batsman in cricket
• Striker, a term used in mixed martial arts to refer to a fighter that is especially skilled in stand-up fighting
• PCB Strikers, a Pakistani women's cricket team

Weapons

• FV102 Striker, a British Army anti-tank guided missile carrier
• Armsel Striker, a revolver action shotgun
• A form of firing pin, part of the firing mechanism of a firearm
• The Mk 47 Striker, an automatic grenade launcher

Military

• Camp Striker, 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, 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

Gaming

• Strikers, initial North American release name for the Spriggan 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 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

Other

• Oshkosh Striker, a make of fire truck
• Dolphin striker, a spar aboard a sailing ship
• Raw Striker, a kit car manufacturer
  • Sylva Striker, a Sylva Autokits car model later acquired by Raw Striker
• Fire striker, a piece of iron or steel used to generate sparks by striking it against a hard material such as flint

Music

• The Strikers (funk band)
• The Strikers (psychobilly band)
• Striker (band)

See also

• Stryker (disambiguation)
• Strike (disambiguation)
• Straker, a surname