Battle Royale may refer to: * Battle royale, or

battle royal Battle royal (; also royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules. In recent times, the term has been used in a ...

, a fight among many combatants **

Battle royal (professional wrestling) In professional wrestling, a battle royal (sometimes battle royale; plural battles royal or battle royals) is a multi-competitor Professional wrestling match types, match type in which wrestlers are eliminated until one is left and declared the wi ...

Fiction and literature

Battle royale genre Battle royal (; also royale) traditionally refers to a fight involving many combatants that is fought until only one fighter remains standing, usually conducted under either boxing or wrestling rules. In recent times, the term has been used in a ...

, a narrative genre of films, manga, anime and visual novels inspired by the 2000 film ''Battle Royale'' * ''

Battle Royal High School , originally known as is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shinichi Kuruma. It was serialized in the Tokuma Shoten magazine ''Monthly Shōnen Captain'' infrequently between the May 1986 and August 1989 issues. Originally released in ...

'', a manga series published from 1986 to 1989 * "Battle Royal", a section of the 1952 novel ''

Invisible Man ''Invisible Man'' is a novel by Ralph Ellison, published by Random House in 1952. It addresses many of the social and intellectual issues faced by African Americans in the early twentieth century, including black nationalism, the relationship b ...

'', originally published on its own in 1947 * "Battle Royal", a title in ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' comics, published in 1997

''Battle Royale'' franchise

* ''Battle Royale'' (novel), a 1999 Japanese novel * ''Battle Royale'' (film), a 2000 film adaptation of the 1999 novel * '' Battle Royale II: Requiem'', a 2003 sequel to the 2000 film * ''Battle Royale'' (manga), a 20002005 manga series adaptation of the 1999 novel * '' Battle Royale II: Blitz Royale'', a 2003 manga series based on ''Battle Royale II: Requiem''

Games

* ''Battle Royale'' (Magic: The Gathering), a collection of trading cards

Video games

Battle royale game A battle royale game is an online multiplayer video game genre that blends last-man-standing gameplay with the survival, exploration and scavenging elements of a survival game. Battle royale games involve dozens to hundreds of players, who sta ...

, a video game genre * ''

Kirby Battle Royale ''Kirby Battle Royale'' is a brawler multiplayer video game in the ''Kirby'' series. Developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo, the game was released on the Nintendo 3DS handheld game console in Europe and Japan in November 2017, and i ...

'', a 2017 fighting game * ''

Fortnite Battle Royale ''Fortnite Battle Royale'' is a free-to-play battle royale video game developed and published by Epic Games. It is a companion game to '' Fortnite: Save the World'', a cooperative survival game with construction elements. It was initially re ...

'', a 2017 shooter game * ''

Pac-Man Battle Royale is a 2010 maze battle-royale arcade game in the '' Pac-Man'' series. Developed by Bandai Namco Studios and manufactured by Bandai Namco Amusement, it was made in celebration of Pac-Man's 30th Anniversary. The game sees up to four players cont ...

'', a 2011 arcade game * ''

PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale ''PlayStation All-Stars Battle Royale'' is a 2012 crossover fighting video game developed by SuperBot Entertainment, in conjunction with Bluepoint Games, and published by Sony Computer Entertainment. It features various characters drawn from dif ...

'', a 2012 fighting game

Music

* The Battle Royale, an electronic dance group * "Battle Royale" (The Word Alive song) * "Battle Royale", a song by Does It Offend You, Yeah? from ''

You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into ''You Have No Idea What You're Getting Yourself Into'' is the debut album from Does It Offend You, Yeah?. It was released on March 24, 2008. Track listing All tracks were written and recorded by Does It Offend You, Yeah? except tracks 2 and 7 ...

Other uses

* "Battle Royale" (''American Horror Story''), an episode from a television series ''American Horror Story: Hotel'' * "Battle Royale", a '' 2012 Judge John Hodgman'' podcast episode {{disambiguation