Tyrant (disambiguation)
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A tyrant was originally one who illegally seized and controlled a governmental power in a polis. Tyrants were a group of individuals who took over many Greek poleis during the uprising of the middle classes in the sixth and seventh centuries BC, ousting the aristocratic governments.Plato and...

is a despotic ruler or person.

Tyrant may also refer to:
  • Tyrant flycatcher
    Tyrant flycatcher
    The tyrant flycatchers are a family of passerine birds which occur throughout North and South America. They are considered the largest family of birds on Earth, with more than 400 species. They are the most diverse avian family in every country in the Americas, except for the United States and...

    s, a family of birds
  • Tyrant (comics)
    Tyrant (comics)
    Tyrant is a fictional, extraterrestrial supervillain in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appears in Silver Surfer vol. 3, #81 .-Fictional character biography:...

    , a comic book character for Marvel Comics
  • Tyrant (Spiderbaby Grafix), a comic book series by Steve Bissette
  • Tyrant (Resident Evil)
    Tyrant (Resident Evil)
    The Tyrant is the code name of a series of boss characters in the Resident Evil video game series. Tyrants, biologically engineered supersoldiers created and used by the sinister Umbrella Corporation, make appearances as boss characters in most of Resident Evil games and the desire to create an...

    , a monster from Resident Evil (series)
  • Tyrant (Ultra monster)
    Tyrant (Ultra monster)
    is a fictional kaiju from the tokusatsu TV series, Ultraman Taro.Tyrant appeared in Episodes 40. He is one the most popular monsters in the series.Subtitle: .-Powers and Abilities:...

    , a Kaiju (fictional monster)
  • Tyrants, a partial title to the Mega Lo Mania
    Mega Lo Mania
    Mega Lo Mania is a real-time strategy computer game developed by Sensible Software. It was released for the Amiga in 1991, and ported for a variety of other platforms. It was released as Tyrants: Fight Through Time in North America....

    video game as it was titled in the U.S.

Music

  • Tyrant Records, a record label the Canadian band The Gruesomes
    The Gruesomes
    The Gruesomes are a Canadian Garage Punk band formed in 1985 from Montreal, Quebec, Canada.-History:Bobby Beaton , Gerry Alvarez , John Davis and his brother Eric Davis were all between the ages of 16 and 19 and had absolutely no previous musical experience...

     had signed with
  • Tyrant (Circle album)
    Tyrant (Circle album)
    Tyrant is the twenty-fourth album by Finnish experimental rock band Circle.It was issued as a limited edition CD by Southern Records as part of their Latitudes series in 2006, then subsequently re-issued as a double-vinyl LP in 2008. Like other releases in the Latitudes series, it was recorded and...

    , an album by Finnish rock band Circle
  • Tyrant (Backyard Babies album), 1989
  • Tyrant (song) on the album Sad Wings of Destiny by heavy metal band Judas Priest
  • "Tyrants", a song on the album Sons of Northern Darkness
    Sons of Northern Darkness
    -Bonus DVD:Recorded with a handy cam by Achim Köhler, May 2, 2003 during the Metal Gods Tour, live at B.B. King's in New York.# "Wrath from Above"# "Damned in Black"# "One by One"# "Tyrants "# "Tyrants "# "Solarfall"# "Beyond the North Waves"...

    by black metal band Immortal
  • Tyrant (Australian band), a hard rock/heavy metal band from Tasmania, Australia
  • Tyrant (Japanese band)
    Tyrant (Japanese band)
    -1994-1996:Tyrant was found in December 1994 by Keisuke. They originally played a rawer, more straightforward style of black metal. Although Keisuke loved black metal, he believed that a lot of bands, such as Dark Funeral and Satyricon played it much better than them. Afterwards, he decided on...

    , a black metal band in Japan
  • Tyrant, a band founded by Mille Petrozza that later became known as Tormentor and finally as Kreator
    Kreator
    Kreator is a thrash metal band from Essen, Germany, formed in 1978, but formalized in 1982 under the name Tormentor. They originally performed a speed metal style with Venom influences. Their style of music is similar to their compatriots Destruction and Sodom, the other two big German thrash metal...

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