Iron Fist

Iron Fist

In colloquial English, an "Iron Fist" refers to the authority exerted by a powerful, unforgiving governing figure.

Iron Fist may also refer to:

* Iron Fist (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero/martial artist
* "Iron Fist" (novel), a 1998 Star Wars novel by Aaron Allston
* "Tekken" (series) (鉄拳, lit. "Iron Fist"), a series of fighting games by Namco
* 20th Armoured Brigade (The Iron Fist), nickname of British Army armoured formation based in Paderborn, Germany
* Iron Fist Active Protection System, an Israeli countermeasure weapon system
* Iron Fists, a chapter of Space Marines in the Warhammer 40,000 universe
* Iron Fist Clothing, a fashion line from South Africa

In music:

* "Iron Fist" (album), a 1982 album by metal band Motörhead
** "Iron Fist" (song), a single from the album
* Iron Fist Records, a record label
* Iron Fist (band), a Christian rock band
* Iron Fist, an early band of influential metal guitarist Kai Hansen, and progenitor of the band Helloween
* "Iron Fist", a song from Die Apokalyptischen Reiter's debut album "Soft & Stronger"


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