Warlord (disambiguation)
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Warlord
is a term that refers to a person with power who has de facto military control of a subnational area, due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority.
It may also be used to refer to:
Warlord
A warlord is a person with power who has both military and civil control over a subnational area due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority. The term can also mean one who espouses the ideal that war is necessary, and has the means and authority to engage in war...
is a term that refers to a person with power who has de facto military control of a subnational area, due to armed forces loyal to the warlord and not to a central authority.
It may also be used to refer to:
- Terry SzopinskiTerry SzopinskiTerry Scott Szopinski is an American professional wrestler. He is best known by his ring name The Warlord and for his tenures in Jim Crockett Promotions and the World Wrestling Federation as one half of the Powers of Pain alongside The Barbarian.-National Wrestling Alliance / Jim Crockett...
, a professional wrestler, known as The Warlord - HSL-51HSL-51Helicopter Antisubmarine Squadron Light Five One "WARLORDS" is a United States Navy helicopter squadron based at Naval Air Facility Atsugi, Ayase City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshū Japan...
"WARLORDS", the call sign of a Pilot in the United States Navy Helicopter squadron based in Ayase city, Japan, The Warlords - VMFA-451VMFA-451Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 501 is a newly reactivated training squadron in the United States Marine Corps that will eventually consist of 20 F-35B Lightning II aircraft and will serve as the Fleet Replacement Squadron...
, a deactivated United States Marine CorpsUnited States Marine CorpsThe United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...
fighter squadron that was nicknamed The Warlords. - alt.fan.warlordAlt.fan.warlordalt.fan.warlord is a Usenet newsgroup dedicated to the dissection and flaming of signature files used in other Usenet groups. The newsgroup was best-known during the early and mid-1990s, and can no longer be considered active...
, a UsenetUsenetUsenet is a worldwide distributed Internet discussion system. It developed from the general purpose UUCP architecture of the same name.Duke University graduate students Tom Truscott and Jim Ellis conceived the idea in 1979 and it was established in 1980...
newsgroup dedicated to the dissection and flaming of signature files (sigs) used in other Usenet groups
Television and film
- The War LordThe War LordThe War Lord is a 1965 film starring Charlton Heston, Richard Boone, Rosemary Forsyth, Guy Stockwell, Maurice Evans, Niall MacGinnis, Henry Wilcoxon and James Farentino, with Jon Alderson, Allen Jaffe, Sammy Ross, and Woodrow Parfrey. The film was directed by the future Oscar winning Director...
, a 1965 film starring Charlton HestonCharlton HestonCharlton Heston was an American actor of film, theatre and television. Heston is known for heroic roles in films such as The Ten Commandments, Ben-Hur for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor, El Cid, and Planet of the Apes...
. - The WarlordsThe WarlordsThe Warlords, previously known as The Blood Brothers, is a 2007 epic war film directed by Peter Chan and starring Jet Li, Andy Lau, Takeshi Kaneshiro and Xu Jinglei. The film was released on December 13, 2007 simultaneously in most of Asia, except Japan...
, a film starring Andy LauAndy LauAndy Lau MH, JP is a Hong Kong Cantopop singer, actor, and film producer. Lau has been one of Hong Kong's most commercially successful film actors since the mid-1980s, performing in more than 160 films while maintaining a successful singing career at the same time...
, Takeshi KaneshiroTakeshi KaneshiroTakeshi Kaneshiro , born October 11, 1973, is a Taiwan-born Japanese actor and singer.-Name:...
and Jet LiJet LiThe fame gained by his sports winnings led to a career as a martial arts film star, beginning in mainland China and then continuing into Hong Kong. Li acquired his screen name in 1982 in the Philippines when a publicity company thought his real name was too hard to pronounce... - Lord of WarLord of WarLord of War is a 2005 French-German-American action drama film written and directed by Andrew Niccol and starring Nicolas Cage. It was released in the United States on September 16, 2005, with the DVD following on January 17, 2006 and the Blu-ray Disc on July 27, 2006.Cage plays an illegal arms...
, a 2005 film - The Warlord (film), a 1972 Hong Kong film directed by Li Han-hsiang
- Warlord (Star Trek: Voyager)Warlord (Star Trek: Voyager)"Warlord" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 10th episode of the third season. It has an average fan rating of 4.2/5 on the official Star Trek website as of September, 2009.-Plot summary:...
, an episode of Star Trek: Voyager - The War Lord, the chief of an alien race called the "War Lords" in the Doctor Who television serial The War GamesThe War GamesThe War Games is a serial in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which originally aired in ten weekly parts from 19 April to 21 June 1969. It was the last regular appearance of Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor, and of Wendy Padbury and Frazer Hines as companions Zoe...
Music
- "The War Lord", theme music of the 1965 film of the same name composed by Jerome MorossJerome MorossJerome Moross was an American-born composer for the stage, and a composer, conductor and orchestrator for motion pictures.-Biography:...
- The War Lord (instrumental)The War Lord (instrumental)"The War Lord" is an instrumental tune recorded by the British group The Shadows written by Jerome Moross.It was released by EMI as a single on 19 November 1965 on the Columbia label with "I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Arthur" as the B-side...
, a 1965 instrumental hit single by the legendary British band "The Shadows" based on the theme music of the film of the same name - Warlord (album)Warlord (album)Warlord is Skrewdriver's sixth full length album, released on Rock-O-Rama Records.-Track listing:# "Warlord# "One in a Million II# "Out in the Cold # "Their Kingdom will Fall"# "The Evil Crept In"# "Simple Man"...
, an album released by nationalist band SkrewdriverSkrewdriverSkrewdriver was an English punk rock band formed by Ian Stuart Donaldson in Poulton-le-Fylde in 1976. They later evolved into one of the first neo-Nazi rock bands, playing a leading role in the Rock Against Communism movement and becoming known as the most prominent white power skinhead... - Warlord (band)Warlord (band)Warlord was an American heavy metal band, formed in 1980 and based in Los Angeles, CA. This 'Warlord' should not to be confused with the '70s English punk rock group Warlord UK, the '90s death metal group Warlord UK, or any later groups by the same name...
, an American 80's heavy metal band - Warlord (demo)Warlord (demo)Warlord is the only demo by the Finnish melodic death metal band Norther, which was self-released in November 2000. The demo featured Sebastian Knight and Joakim Ekroos, who would not be retained as permanent members after production. Warlord was mixed in only a few hours and features a cover song...
, a demo by the melodic death metal band NortherNortherNorther is a Finnish Melodic Death Metal band from Helsinki, Finland.-History:Norther was originally formed by Kristian Ranta, Jukka Koskinen, Tuomas Planman, Petri Lindroos and Toni Hallio in the year 1996 after various of early stage band formations. The band kicked into gear with its debut...
Comics and novels
- Warlord (comics)Warlord (comics)The Warlord is a sword and sorcery comic book published by DC Comics. The series and titular character debuted in 1st Issue Special #8 , and was created by Mike Grell.-Publication history:...
, a sword and sorcery DC ComicsDC ComicsDC Comics, Inc. is one of the largest and most successful companies operating in the market for American comic books and related media. It is the publishing unit of DC Entertainment a company of Warner Bros. Entertainment, which itself is owned by Time Warner...
series created by Mike Grell - Warlord (British comics)Warlord (British comics)Warlord was a comics anthology published weekly in the United Kingdom between 28 September 1974 and 27 September 1986.-Publication history:...
, a boys' comic from D.C. Thomson & Co. Ltd concentrating on war stories, and Codename: Warlord, the lead story - Warlord (manhua)Warlord (manhua)Warlord is the manhua comics written by Wan Yuet Lung, drawn by Tang Chi Fai.-Plot:...
, the manhuaManhuaManhua are Chinese comics originally produced in China. Possibly due to their greater degree of artistic freedom of expression and closer international ties with Japan, Hong Kong and Taiwan have been the places of publication of most manhua thus far, often including Chinese translations of...
created by Hong Kong comics artist Tang Chi-fai. - The Warlord (Book Series), a six-book pulp-fiction series from the 1980's
- War Lord, a 2006 novel by science fiction writer John ShirleyJohn ShirleyJohn Shirley is an American fantasist, author of noir fiction, and science-fiction writer. Shirley is a prolific writer of novels and short stories, TV scripts and screenplays who has published over 30 books and 10 collections...
based on the HellblazerHellblazerHellblazer is a contemporary horror comic book series, originally published by DC Comics, and subsequently by the Vertigo imprint since March 1993, the month the imprint was introduced, where it remains to this day...
comic book
Games
- Warlord: Saga of the StormWarlord: Saga of the StormWarlord: Saga of the Storm is a collectible card game designed by Kevin Millard and David Williams. It was produced by Alderac Entertainment Group since its introduction in 2001 until January 2008, when they announced they were ceasing its production...
, a Collectible Card Game (with an accompanying table-top RPG) made by Alderac Entertainment Group. - Warlord (miniature game), a miniatures wargame produced by Reaper MiniaturesReaper MiniaturesReaper Miniatures is an American manufacturer of pewter figurines in the 25–35 mm scale, which include fantasy and science fiction figures. Reaper, based in Denton, Texas, has developed tabletop miniature game systems that may be played with their figures...
- Warlords (arcade game), a game released by Atari in 1980
- Warlord (Dungeons & Dragons)Warlord (Dungeons & Dragons)The warlord, known as the marshal in 3rd edition, is a playable character class in the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. They are leaders and commanders, inspiring figures, and master tacticians....
, a character class in 4th edition Dungeons & Dragons