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A warrior
Warrior
A warrior is a person skilled in combat or warfare, especially within the context of a tribal or clan-based society that recognizes a separate warrior class.-Warrior classes in tribal culture:...

is a person engaged or experienced in warfare or figuratively a person who shows or has shown great vigor, courage, or aggressiveness.
Warrior or Warriors may also refer to:

Military vehicles

HMS Warrior
HMS Warrior
At least five ships and one shore establishment of the Royal Navy have been named HMS Warrior.*HMS Warrior was a 74-gun third-rate ship of the line launched in 1781. She became a receiving ship after 1818, a convict ship after 1840, and was broken up in 1857.*HMS Warrior was the Royal Navy's first...

, name of 4 Royal Navy ships and one shore establishment
iRobot Warrior
IRobot Warrior
The iRobot Warrior is an unmanned robotic platform from iRobot Corporation. The 285 lb robot can traverse land at up to 9.3 mph and is capable of carrying up to 500 lb , including 150 lb in its manipulator...

, robotic unmanned ground vehicle made by iRobot
MQ-1C Warrior
MQ-1C Warrior
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, unmanned aerial vehicle currently being developed by the United States Army
OH-58D Kiowa Warrior
OH-58 Kiowa
The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor, military helicopters used for observation, utility, and direct fire support. Bell Helicopter manufactured the OH-58 for the United States Army based on the 206A JetRanger helicopter. The OH-58 has been in continuous use by the U.S...
Warrior (1832), ship used during the Black Hawk War
Warrior class battleship
Warrior class battleship
The Warrior class ironclads were a class of two warships built for the Royal Navy between 1859 and 1862, the first ocean-going ironclads with iron hulls ever constructed. The ships were designed as armoured frigates in response to an invasion scare sparked by the launch of the and her three...
Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicles
Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle
The Warrior tracked vehicle family is a series of British armoured vehicles, originally developed to replace the older FV430 series of armoured vehicles. The Warrior started life as the MCV-80 project that was first broached in the 1970s, GKN Sankey/Defence winning the production contract in 1980....

, used by the British Army

Persons

Big Warrior
Big Warrior
Big Warrior or Tustanagee Thlucco was a principal chief of the Creek Nation until his death in 1826....

or Tustanagee Thlucco, an historical principal chief of the Creek Nation
The Unknown Warrior
The Unknown Warrior
The British tomb of The Unknown Warrior holds an unidentified British soldier killed on a European battlefield during the First World War. He was buried in Westminster Abbey, London on 11 November 1920, simultaneously with a similar interrment of a French unknown soldier at the Arc de Triomphe in...
Warrior of Hirschlanden
Warrior of Hirschlanden
The Warrior of Hirschlanden is a statue of a nude ithyphallic warrior made of sandstone, the oldest known Iron Age life-size anthropomorphic statue north of the Alps. It was a production of the Hallstatt culture, probably dating to the 6th century BC...
A Warrior member of the Tribe of Mic-O-Say
Tribe of Mic-O-Say
The Tribe of Mic-O-Say is an honor society used by two of the 303 local councils of the Boy Scouts of America, The Heart of America Council and The Pony Express Council; it is not a program of the National Council of the BSA...
Woman warrior
Woman warrior
The portrayal of women warriors in literature and popular culture is a subject of study in history, literary studies, film studies, folklore and mythology, gender studies, and cultural studies.-Archaeology:...

Places in the United States

Black Warrior River
Black Warrior River
The Black Warrior River is a waterway in west central Alabama in the southeastern United States. The river rises in the extreme southern edges of the Appalachian Highlands and flows 178 miles to the Tombigbee River, of which the Black Warrior is the primary tributary...

, Alabama
Little Warrior River
Little Warrior River
Little Warrior River is a river in Blount County, Alabama. It is a tributary of the Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River. The Little Warrior River forms near the town of Locust Fork at the confluence of the Blackburn Fork and Calvert Prong....

, Alabama
Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River
Locust Fork of the Black Warrior River
The Locust Fork, in Blount, Etowah, and Marshall counties is one of three major tributaries of the Black Warrior River. The river features several stretches of whitewater, and is popular with canoers and kayakers. In the late 1980s, the Birmingham Water Works proposed damming the river as a...

, Alabama
Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River
Mulberry Fork of the Black Warrior River
Mulberry Fork is a tributary of the Black Warrior River, long, in the U.S. state of Alabama. The Mulberry Fork is one of three forks, along with the Locust Fork and the Sipsey Fork, that join to form the Black Warrior...

, Alabama
Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River
Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River
The Sipsey Fork of the Black Warrior River is a river located in Alabama, USA, and is formed by the junction of Thompson and Hubbard creeks in the Sipsey Wilderness of Bankhead National Forest. The Sipsey Fork discharges into the Mulberry Fork. The Sipsey Fork below Smith Lake is one of the few...

, Alabama
Warrior, Alabama
Warrior, Alabama
Warrior is a city in Jefferson and Blount County in the U.S. state of Alabama. At the 2000 census the population was 3,169.-History:The city takes its name from the Warrior coal fields, which J. T. Pierce opened in 1872 in the vicinity. The coal fields were named, in turn, after the Black Warrior...
Warrior Mountain
Warrior Mountain
Warrior Mountain is a ridge located in Allegany County, Maryland. Warrior Mountain begins northwest of Oldtown, Maryland and runs northeasterly to the water gap formed by the Murley Branch of Town Creek, south of Flintstone, Maryland...

, Maryland (link also includes Warrior Ridge)
Warriors Mark Township, Pennsylvania
Warriors Mark Township, Pennsylvania
Warriors Mark Township is a township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,635 at the 2000 census. It has been named the fastest growing township in Huntingdon County.-History:...

On screen

Guerreros
Guerreros
Guerreros is a 2002 Spanish film about a group of Spanish soldiers and their French allies stationed in the border between Kosovo and Serbia during the KFOR humanitarian deployment of 2001. It was nominated for two Goya Awards...

(2002), a Spanish film about UN Peacekeeping soldiers caught in the middle of the war in Kosovo
Musa (film)
Musa (film)
Musa , released as both The Warrior and The Ultimate Warrior in English-speaking countries, is a 2001 South Korean epic film directed by Kim Seong-soo, starring Jung Woo-sung, Ahn Sung-ki, Ju Jin-mo and Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi...

, a 2001 South Korean film released as The Warrior in English-speaking countries
Warrior (2007 film)
Warrior (2007 film)
Warrior is a Chinese animated film produced by Shanghai Animation Film Studio.-Plot:Based on a Mongolian folklore, the story begins with a young warrior Barter coming to Balin Grassland. He rescues a young girl from a herd of running horses and finds out she is the daughter of the wrestling coach...

, a 2007 Chinese animation
Warrior (2011 film), an American mixed martial arts film
The Warrior
The Warrior
The Warrior is a 2001 film by British-Indian filmmaker Asif Kapadia. It stars Bollywood actor Irrfan Khan as Lafcadia, a warrior in feudal Rajasthan who attempts to give up the sword....

, a 2001 British-produced film set in India, spoken entirely in Hindi, and filmed by Asif Kapadia
The Warriors (film), a 1979 American film.
The Warrior (2006 film)
The Warrior (2006 film)
The Warrior is a Chinese animated feature film produced in Hong Kong by director Tsui Hark.-Background:The film is an animation adaptation on the legendary story of kung fu master Wong Fei Hung in a fictional sense.-Plot:...

, a 2006 Chinese animation
Warriors (TV series)
Warriors (TV series)
Warriors is a British television drama serial, written by Leigh Jackson, produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark and directed by Peter Kosminsky. It starred Matthew Macfadyen, Damian Lewis and Ioan Gruffudd. The music was written by Debbie Wiseman...

, a 1999 television film about British peacekeepers in Bosnia
A Warrior's Heart, developed under the title Warrior, an upcoming American film

In comics

Warrior, one alias of comic-book character Guy Gardner
Guy Gardner (comics)
Guy Gardner is a fictional character, a comic book superhero published by DC Comics. He is a core member of the Green Lantern family of characters, and for a time was also a significant member of the Justice League family of characters.He was created by John Broome and Gil Kane in Green Lantern...
Warrior (comics), a British anthology magazine

In games

Warrior (arcade game)
Warrior (arcade game)
Warrior is a 1979 arcade game and is one of the pioneers in the fighting game genre. It has been regarded as the first fighting game, however it was predated by Sega's Heavyweight Champ, released in 1976....

, a 1979 arcade game, regarded as the first versus fighting game
Warrior (character class)
Warrior (character class)
Warrior is a character class found in many role-playing games. This class may also be referred to as Fighter, as in Dungeons & Dragons. The class is sometimes also referred to as a Knight, although in some games this is a separate class with a more chivalric aspect...

, a character class in many print and online role-playing games
The Warriors (video game)
The Warriors (video game)
The Warriors is a beat 'em up video game published by Rockstar Games. It was released on October 17, 2005 for PlayStation 2 and Xbox, and February 12, 2007 for PlayStation Portable. The game is based on the 1979 film, The Warriors...

(2005–2007), based on the 1979 film of the same name (see above)

In literature and publications

Warrior, a 2008 novel by Allan Mallinson
Allan Mallinson
Brigadier Allan Lawrence Mallinson is an English author and was an officer in the British Army.Mallinson is best known for writing a series of novels chronicling the life of Matthew Hervey, an officer serving in the British 6th Light Dragoons from the late Napoleonic Wars through subsequent...

.
Warrior (novel)
Warrior (novel)
Warrior is a fantasy novel written by Australian author Jennifer Fallon. It is the second in a trilogy titled the Hythrun Chronicles.-Characters:*Marla Wolfblade*Damin Wolfblade*Alija Eaglespike*Mahkas Damarin*Starros*Elezaar*Wrayan Lightfinger...

, a 2004 novel by Jennifer Fallon
Warriors (novel series), a series of fantasy novels about cats written by Kate Cary, Tui Sutherland, Cherith Baldry and Victoria Holmes, under the pen name Erin Hunter
The Warriors (novel)
The Warriors (novel)
The Warriors is a novel written by Sol Yurick in 1965. It became the inspiration for the cult classic movie The Warriors. Compared to the movie, the novel takes a closer look at the concepts of sexuality, reputation, family, and survival...

, a novel by Sol Yurick

Artists and groups

Warrior, former name of heavy metal band Battleaxe
Battleaxe (band)
Battleaxe is a heavy metal band from Sunderland, England. As one of the notable bands of the New Wave of British Heavy Metal scene, they started out with the name Warrior and morphed into Battleaxe sometime in early 1980. The band consisted of Dave King , Brian Smith , Steve Hardy , and Ian Thompson...
"Warrior", the initial pseudonym used by UK electronic music producer Michael Woods
Michael Woods (producer)
Michael Woods is a UK producer and remixer of various dance music genres, including electronic, trance and jazz. He has worked under the monikers Warrior, Accadia, M1 and M3.-History:...
Warrior (band)
Warrior (band)
-History:Warrior is an American heavy metal band from Los Angeles, California formed in 1982.As was the case with contemporaries Ratt and Rough Cutt, the group's core - guitarists Joe Floyd and Tommy Asakawa, bassist Rick Bennett and vocalist Parramore McCarty - was made up of San Diego, CA...

, an American heavy metal band
Warriors (band)
Warriors (band)
Warriors were a former Yugoslav/Canadian heavy metal band. They were originally known as Ratnici and changed their name to Warriors in 1983.-Band history:...

, former Yugoslav/Canadian heavy metal band

Albums

Warrior (Unleashed album)
Warrior (Unleashed album)
-Personnel:* Johnny Hedlund – vocals, bass* Fredrik Folkare – guitar* Tomas Olsson – guitar* Anders Schultz – drums-External links:*...

, 1997
Warrior, a 1994 album by Noel Richards
Noel Richards
Noel Richards is a Welsh singer-songwriter, worship leader, and recording artist. He has composed several songs that are used in contemporary worship, by Christians today, including All Heaven Declares, By Your Side, Restorer of My Soul , You Deserve the Glory , and You Laid Aside Your...
Warrior, an album released in 2007 by Michael Rose
Warriors (1983 album)
Warriors (1983 album)
Warriors is the first studio album from former Yugoslav/Canadian heavy metal band Warriors.The album cover art was designed by Zoran Blažina.-Track listing:#"Genocide" – 3:38#"Any Longer" – 4:00#"I Am Begging You" – 3:29#"Diana" – 3:38...
Warriors (1984 album)
Warriors (1984 album)
Warriors is the second studio and the second self-titled album from former Yugoslav/Canadian heavy metal band Warriors. It is the last Warriors release....
Warriors (Agnostic Front album)
Warriors (Agnostic Front album)
-External links:**...
Warriors (Gary Numan album)
Warriors (Gary Numan album)
Warriors is the seventh studio album by the British musician Gary Numan, released in 1983. It was his last studio album released on Beggars Banquet Records.-Preproduction:...
Warriors (jazz album), a 1978 album by Don Pullen, Chico Freeman, Fred Hopkins and Bobby Battle

Songs and singles

"The Warrior", 1984 hit single by American band, Scandal
"Warrior", a song by Matisyahu
Matisyahu
Matthew Paul Miller , better known by his Hebrew name and stage name Matisyahu, is an American Hasidic Jewish reggae and alternative rock musician....
"Warrior" (Disturbed song)
Warrior (Disturbed song)
Warrior is a single by American rock band Disturbed from their fifth studio album, titled Asylum. It is the fourth single from the album.-Background:The song was featured on Disturbed's Asylum Interactive Game, used to promote the album...
"Warrior" (Nelly song), a 2008 promo single by rapper Nelly
"Warriors", a song by Hawkwind from their 1975 album Warrior on the Edge of Time
Warrior on the Edge of Time
Warrior on the Edge of Time is Hawkwind's fifth studio album. It reached #13 on the UK album charts and was their third and last album to make the US Billboard chart, where it peaked at #150...
"Warriors" (song)
Warriors (song)
"Warriors" is a song by Gary Numan released in 1983 as a 7" and 12" single from his Warriors album. Numan promoted the song on many popular TV shows such as The Saturday Show and Crackajack...

, a song by Gary Numan

In television

Heroes and Villains (TV series)
Heroes and Villains (TV series)
Heroes and Villains was a 2007-2008 BBC Television docudrama series looking at key moments in the lives and reputations of some of the greatest warriors of history. Each hour long episode featured a different historical figure, including Napoleon I of France, Attila the Hun, Spartacus, Hernán...

, played in the US on the Military Channel as Warriors
Warrior (TUGS), a fictional character from the 1988 children's television series, TUGS
"The Warrior" (Stargate SG-1), an episode of Stargate SG-1
Warriors (History Channel)
Warriors (History Channel)
Warriors is a documentary series that airs on The History Channel in the United States. The show was hosted by Terry Schappert, a sergeant in the United States Army Special Forces. The show focused on historical warrior cultures, major battles, and military leaders.-Format:Each episode focuses on...

, a History Channel series hosted by Terry Schappert
Terry Schappert
Terry Schappert is a United States Army Reserve Special Forces medical sergeant and martial artist who hosted the 2008 show Warriors on the History Channel. He left the service before 9/11 and re-entered it as a reservist after the attacks, serving three tours in Iraq. He has also had minor acting...
"Warriors" (Sanctuary), an episode of Sanctuary
Warriors (TV series)
Warriors (TV series)
Warriors is a British television drama serial, written by Leigh Jackson, produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark and directed by Peter Kosminsky. It starred Matthew Macfadyen, Damian Lewis and Ioan Gruffudd. The music was written by Debbie Wiseman...

(1999), a television drama serial, written by Peter Kosminsky

Sports

Bucharest Warriors
Bucharest Warriors
Bucharest Warriors is an American football team in Romania, founded in 2007 by a group of football fans from the Romanian capital. Together with Constanta Sharks, it is the first team to have brought the sport in Romania, and the first team to organize an American football game in the country, the...

, an American football team in Romania
Celtic warriors
Celtic Warriors
The Celtic Warriors were a regional rugby union team from Wales, who played in the Celtic League and Heineken Cup between 2003 and 2004.-History:The Warriors were one of the five original regions of the Welsh Regional Rugby Era...

, the defunct Welsh rugby union franchise.
East Gaston High School
East Gaston High School
East Gaston High School is a public high school that is part of the Gaston County Schools and is located in Mount Holly, North Carolina, United States. The school was established in 1972 when high schools in the neighboring communities of Mount Holly and Stanley were consolidated...

Warriors, the name used for all the athletic teams that play for East Gaston High School, Mount Holly, North Carolina, USA.
Golden State Warriors
Golden State Warriors
The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in Oakland, California. They are part of the Pacific Division of the Western Conference in the National Basketball Association...

, an NBA basketball team located in Oakland, California, USA.
Hawaii Warriors football
Hawaii Warriors football
The Hawaii Warriors football team represents the University of Hawaii at Mānoa in NCAA Division I FBS college football. The team, which is currently coached by Greg McMackin, is part of the Western Athletic Conference until 2012, when the team joins the Mountain West Conference.The Hawaii Warriors...

, the NCAA American football team of the University of Hawaii at Manoa, USA.
New Zealand Warriors
New Zealand Warriors
The New Zealand Warriors are a professional rugby league football club based in Auckland, New Zealand. They compete in the National Rugby League premiership and are the League's only team from outside Australia...

(formerly Auckland Warriors), a rugby league team based in Auckland, New Zealand
Niskayuna High School
Niskayuna High School
Niskayuna High School is a secondary school in Niskayuna, New York.- History :Niskayuna High School was founded in 1954.Niskayuna High School is to receive $53.2 million to undergo repairs and updates including 8 new classrooms and a new media center, it was completed in April 2011.- Academics :In...

, sports teams are called the Warriors
Panama Warriors
Panama Warriors
The Panama Warriors is a major league amateur american football team based in Panama City, Panama, and founded in 1988.Currently the team plays on the LIFAP , or Panama Football League for its meaning in English....

, a major league amateur American football team based in Panama City
Red Warriors, at University of the East
University of the East
The University of the East is a private nonsectarian university located in University Belt Area, district of Sampaloc, Manila, Philippines. The university was founded in 1946 as a coeducational institution...

, Red Warriors of the University Athletics Association of the Philippines
Sparta Warriors
Sparta Warriors
The Sparta Warriors are an ice hockey team in Sarpsborg, Norway playing in the GET League. The official name of the club is Ishockeyklubben Sparta Sarpsborg. They play their home games in the Sparta Amfi arena...

, a Norwegian ice hockey club
Warrior Sports
Warrior Sports
Warrior Sports is a manufacturer of lacrosse and ice hockey equipment and apparel based in Warren, Michigan, United States.-History:Warrior Sports was founded in 1992 by David Morrow, a former lacrosse player. In 2004 Warrior Sports was acquired by privately-held New Balance Athletic Shoe, Inc...

, a lacrosse and ice hockey equipment manufacturer
Warrior (wrestler)
Warrior (wrestler)
Also see Warrior .Warrior is an American retired professional wrestler who notably performed under the ring names The Ultimate Warrior and Warrior...

, (a.k.a. The Ultimate Warrior) (born 1959 as James Brian Hellwig), former US professional wrestler & conservative political speaker
Warriors cricket team
Warriors cricket team
The Chevrolet Warriors is the name used by the combined Eastern Province and Border first class cricket teams in South Africa. The home venues of the Warriors are St George's Park, Port Elizabeth and Buffalo Park, East London....

, a South African cricket team based in Port Elizabeth
Waterloo Warriors
Waterloo Warriors
The Waterloo Warriors are the athletic teams that represent the University of Waterloo in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. The Warriors have found success over certain spans in football, hockey, rugby, golf and basketball among others, and the Warriors have won national championships in hockey ,...

, of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
Western High School (Auburn, Michigan)
Western High School (Auburn, Michigan)
Bay City Western High School is an American high school located at 500 Midland Road, Auburn, Michigan. Its mascot is the Warrior, and its colors are brown and gold. The school fight song consists of music from the march Winchester , with original words written for Western High...

Warriors, the name used for all the athletic teams that play for Bay City Western High School, Bay City, Michigan, USA
Western Warriors
Western Warriors
The Western Australia cricket team are an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia...

, an Australian first class cricket team representing the state of Western Australia
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors
Wigan Warriors is an English rugby league club based in Wigan, Greater Manchester. The club's first team squad competes in the engage Super League and the team are the current Challenge Cup holders as of the 27th August 2011....

, English rugby league club