Peacemaker

Peacemaker

__NOTOC__A peacemaker is a person or organization that attempts to reconcile parties involved in a dispute.

"Peacemaker" or "The Peacemaker" (in various forms) may also refer to:

Individuals and Groups

* UN Peacemaker, project of the UN to support international peacemakers and mediators
* Peacemakers, an American pacifist organization
* The Great Peacemaker, the traditional founder of the Haudenosaunee confederacy

Arts, Literature and Entertainment

* Eidelons, referred to as Peacemakers by the Peacekeepers in the Sci-Fi Channel series "Farscape".
* Peacemaker, a weapon in the "Jak and Daxter" video game series
* Peacemaker, one of the weapons wielded by the character Vincent Valentine in the video game Final Fantasy VII
* "Peacemakers" (TV series), a TV series starring Tom Berenger
* "The Peacemaker" (1997 film), an action film directed by Mimi Leder, starring George Clooney and Nicole Kidman
* "Peacemaker" (1990 film), a science fiction film directed by Kevin S. Tenney
* "The Peacemaker" (1956 film), a Western film directed by Ted Post, starring James Mitchell
* "Peacemaker Kurogane" (2003), the North American release of a Japanese anime series
* "The Peacemaker" (1983), a Nebula award winning short story by Gardner Dozois
* Peacemaker (comics), the name of multiple superhero comic book characters from DC Comics
* "PeaceMaker" (computer game), a video game designed to promote peace in the Middle East
* "The Peacemaker" (1998) and "The Peacemaker 2" (2004), albums by hip hop DJ Tony Touch
* Roger Clyne and the Peacemakers, a rock music band
* "The Peacemaker", a missile on Continuum Entertainment's game Outlive
* "Peacemaker", a song by power metal band Sonata Arctica
* "Peacemaker" (manga), a manga made by Ryōji Minagawa
* Peacemaker, a plane in the 2000 PC game Crimson Skiesªpeacemaker-- a karl l. king song

Historical works

* "Peacemakers Manual", a book by Egon Ranshofen-Wertheimer
* "Peace Maker" (pamphlet) (1842), a pamphlet advocating polygamy
* "The Peacemaker" (Middleton) (1618), an anti-duelling pamphlet by Thomas Middleton

Weapons

* The Colt Single Action Army handgun
* The Convair B-36 bomber aircraft
* The LGM-118A Peacekeeper, a land-based nuclear ICBM
* A 12-inch muzzle loader that exploded aboard the USS Princeton (1843)

ee also

* Peacemaker (Personality type)
* Peacekeeper


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