Animus may refer to:

Philosophy

Anima and animus The anima and animus are described in Carl Jung's school of analytical psychology as part of his theory of the collective unconscious. Jung described the animus as the unconscious masculine side of a woman, and the anima as the unconscious femi ...

, Jungian concepts * The ancient Roman concept of ''animus'' or

soul In many religious and philosophical traditions, there is a belief that a soul is "the immaterial aspect or essence of a human being". Etymology The Modern English noun ''soul'' is derived from Old English ''sāwol, sāwel''. The earliest attes ...

* ''Animus'' (journal), an electronic journal of philosophy and humanities

Music

* "Animus", a track on the album ''

Music of the Spheres The ''musica universalis'' (literally universal music), also called music of the spheres or harmony of the spheres, is a philosophical concept that regards proportions in the movements of celestial bodies – the Sun, Moon, and planets – as a fo ...

'' by Mike Oldfield * "Animus", a track on the album ''

A New Era of Corruption ''A New Era of Corruption'' is the third studio album by American deathcore band Whitechapel. It was released worldwide on June 8, 2010, through Metal Blade Records. In the USA, just under 10,700 copies were sold in the first week, placing it at ...

'' by Whitechapel * "Animus", a track on the album '' Soundtracks for the Blind'' by Swans

Fiction

Animus (Doctor Who) This is a list of villains from the long-running British science fiction television series ''Doctor Who''. For other, related lists, see below. See also * List of ''Doctor Who'' supporting characters * List of ''Doctor Who'' henchmen * Lis ...

, a character from the ''Doctor Who'' serial ''The Web Planet'' *

Animus (Encantadia) ''Encantadia'' is a Filipino fantasy franchise produced and published by GMA Network. It consists of four television series that have run from 2005 to present and a single film. The first was shown in 2005 carrying the title alone and ended in ...

, a character in ''Etheria'' * ''ANIMUS'' (graphic novel), a 2018 graphic novel by Antoine Revoy *

Animus (Marvel Comics) The Hate-Monger is the name of several different fictional character, fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The original character first appeared in ''Fantastic Four (comic book) ...

, a character in the Marvel Universe * Animus, the alter-ego of the Marvel Comics character

Vamp The VaMP driverless car was one of the first truly autonomous cars Dynamic Vision for Perc ...

* "Animus" (''Sanctuary''), an episode of the TV series ''Sanctuary'' * Animus, a kind of magic in the novel '' Wings of Fire'' by Tui T. Sutherland

Games

* ''Animus: Stand Alone'', a Nintendo Switch game * Animus, a device in the ''

Assassin's Creed ''Assassin's Creed'' is an open-world, action-adventure, and stealth game franchise published by Ubisoft and developed mainly by its studio Ubisoft Montreal using the game engine Anvil and its more advanced derivatives. Created by Patrice D ...

'' series able to re-live the genetic memories of its user's ancestors * Animus, a Human or Daedric soul in ''

The Elder Scrolls ''The Elder Scrolls'' is a series of Action role-playing game, action role-playing video games primarily developed by Bethesda Game Studios and published by Bethesda Softworks. The series focuses on Nonlinear gameplay, free-form gameplay in an ...

'' series * Animus elemental, a weapon in the ''

Neverwinter Nights 2 ''Neverwinter Nights 2'' is a role-playing video game developed by Obsidian Entertainment and published by Atari Interactive. It is the sequel to BioWare's ''Neverwinter Nights (2002 video game), Neverwinter Nights'', based on the ''Dungeons & ...

'' video game * Animus, an ability unique to each beast in the game '' Warmachine and Hordes''

Law

* '' Animus'', a term used in a variety of legal contexts * ''

Animus nocendi In jurisprudence, () is the subjective state of mind of the perpetrator of a crime, with reference to the exact knowledge of illegal content of his behaviour, and of its possible consequences. In most modern legal systems, the is required as ...

'', an intent to do harm to another * ''

Animus revertendi Animus may refer to: Philosophy * Anima and animus, Jungian concepts * The ancient Roman concept of ''animus'' or soul * ''Animus'' (journal), an electronic journal of philosophy and humanities Music * "Animus", a track on the album ''Music o ...

'', "with intention to return", in connection with animals and property rights