Avenger

Avenger

Avenger may refer to one who seeks revenge. Other uses include:

In the military
*Avro Avenger, biplane fighter design
* HMS "Avenger", ships in the Royal Navy
* TBF Avenger, an American torpedo bomber
* GAU-8 Avenger, the cannon carried by the A-10 Thunderbolt II
* M1097 Avenger, an air defense system consisting of eight Stinger missiles mounted on an HMMWV chassis
* USS "Avenger", ships in the US Navy
*Avenger class mine countermeasures ship, a class of U.S. Navy mine countermeasure ships
* The SP 17pdr, A30 (Avenger), a variant of the Cruiser Mk VIII Challenger British self-propelled gun
* The "Avenger" class escort carrier, a British aircraft carrier

Vehicles
* Avenger (truck), a monster truck
* Bajaj Avenger, an Indian cruiser bike by Bajaj Auto
* Hillman Avenger, a sub-compact car (later known as Chrysler Avenger and Talbot Avenger)
* Dodge Avenger, a make of car from Dodge
* Urban avenger., Hollywood Urban Hero Myth, purple mask and hat.

In music
* Avenger (British band), a British NWOBHM band
* Rage (band), a German heavy metal band formerly known as Avenger
* The Avenger (album), an album by the Swedish metal band Amon Amarth

In fiction
* "Avenger" (anime), a Japanese anime featuring Layla Ashley
* "Avenger" (novel), thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth
* Avenger (Eagle), a fictional vigilante in the "Eagle" comic
* "Avenger" (Star Trek), a Star Trek novel
* Avengers (comics), a Marvel comic book superhero team
* Avenger (Birdman), a large purple eagle that is Birdman's sidekick in the animated series Birdman and the Galaxy Trio and Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law
* Duck Avenger, Donald Duck's alter-ego
* "Holy Avenger", a Brazilian comic book series
* "The Toxic Avenger", a B-movie
* TIE Avenger, a model of TIE Fighter in the Star Wars universe
* "Avenger" is the name of several Star Destroyers in the "Star Wars" universe
* "Avenger II" (Star Wars), the name of an "Imperial II"-class Star Destroyer from the Star Wars universe
* Avenger, the protagonist from the "Way of the Tiger" series of gamebooks
* Avenger (Fate/hollow ataraxia), a character from the Japanese visual novel "Fate/hollow ataraxia"
* "Avenger 2.0", an episode of the television series "Stargate SG-1"
* The Avenger, a hero from the pulp novels of the 1940s who had also appeared in modern comic books.
* The Avengers (novel), Describes the World War II accomplishments of a daring team of Jewish guerrillas, their struggle in the ghetto and in the Baltic forests, and their efforts to build new lives for themselves as part of the new state of Israel.

Other uses
* Dark Avenger, a computer virus writer
* Avenger (mythology), a falcon-headed humanoid
* Avenger (video game), a video game for the Commodore VIC-20


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