Gauntlet or the gauntlet may refer to:

Common uses

Gauntlet (glove) A gauntlet is a variety of glove, particularly one having been constructed of hardened leather or metal plates which protected the hand and wrist of a combatant in Europe between the early fourteenth century and the Early Modern period. Toda ...

, protective gloves used as a form of armor *

Running the gauntlet Running is a method of terrestrial locomotion allowing humans and other animals to move rapidly on foot. Running is a type of gait characterized by an aerial phase in which all feet are above the ground (though there are exceptions). This is ...

, a form of physical punishment

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

Gauntlet (comics) The Gauntlet (Joseph Green''Avengers: The Initiative'' #6. (2007). Marvel Comics.) is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The Gauntlet made his first appearance in '' She-Hulk' ...

, a Marvel Comics superhero * Gauntlet (Inhuman), a Marvel Comics supervillain

Games

* ''Gauntlet'' (1985 video game), a 1985 four-player arcade game with many followups: **'' Gauntlet II'', a 1986 arcade sequel **'' Gauntlet: The Third Encounter'', a 1990 game for the Atari Lynx **'' Gauntlet III: The Final Quest'', a 1991 home computer game **''

Gauntlet IV ''Gauntlet IV'' is a 1993 action video game developed by M2 and published by Tengen for the Sega Genesis. It is a port of the original Gauntlet, and was well received by critics. Gameplay ''Gauntlet IV'' main mode is "quest mode", which c ...

'', a 1994 video game for the Sega Genesis **''

Gauntlet Legends ''Gauntlet Legends'' is an arcade game released in 1998 by Atari Games and Midway Games. It is a fantasy themed hack and slash styled dungeon crawl game, a sequel to 1985's popular '' Gauntlet'' and 1986's '' Gauntlet II'' and marks the fin ...

'', a 1998 arcade game **''

Gauntlet Dark Legacy ''Gauntlet Dark Legacy'' is an arcade video game released in 1999. It is the sixth title in the '' Gauntlet'' series, and is an expansion of the previous title in the series, '' Gauntlet Legends''. The expansion adds five new levels, and four new ...

'', a 2000 arcade game **'' Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows'', a 2005 video game ** ''Gauntlet'' (2014 video game), developed by Arrowhead Game studios ** ''Gauntlet'' (Nintendo DS), an unreleased remake of the first game * ''Gauntlet'' (Donald R. Lebeau video game), a 1984 shoot 'em up game for the Atari 8-bit family * ''Gauntlet'' (Micro Power video game), a 1984 ''Defender'' clone * ''The Gauntlet'' (module), an adventure module for ''Dungeons & Dragons''

Television

Series

*'' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet'' (2003–2004), an MTV reality television game show series *'' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet II'' (2005–2006), an MTV reality television game show series *'' Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III'' (2008), an MTV reality television game show series

Episodes

* "Gauntlet" (''Stargate Universe''), an episode of ''Stargate Universe'' * "The Gauntlet" (''Supergirl''), an episode of ''Supergirl'' *"The Gauntlet," an episode of ''

MacGyver Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series ''MacGyver''. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot. In both p ...

'' *"The Gauntlet," the name given to the twelfth season of '' Mystery Science Theater 3000''

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* ''Gauntlet'' (newspaper), published by students at the University of Calgary * "The Gauntlet" (comics), a ''Spider-Man'' storyline * ''The Gauntlet'' (film), 1977, starring Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke * ''The Gauntlet'' (novel), a children's book, written by Ronald Welch, 1951 *RVR-01 "Gauntlet", a fighter craft in the game

Thunder Force V is a 1997 Japanese side-scrolling shooter video game developed by Technosoft for the Sega Saturn. It is the fifth game in the '' Thunder Force'' series. Unlike previous games in the series, ''Thunder Force V'' uses polygons to model the larger e ...

Sports

Gauntlet for the Gold A Gauntlet for the Gold match is a professional wrestling match used in Impact Wrestling. Match format Different from the other gauntlet matches, in which one competitor faces several others in turn, the Gauntlet for the Gold match is very sim ...

, a professional wrestling match type exclusive to TNA Wrestling *

Gauntlet match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "concept" or "gimmick matches" in the jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick matches are more common than others and are often used to advance or conclude a ...

, a professional wrestling match type

Other uses

Gauntlet (body piercing studio) The Gauntlet, also known as Gauntlet Enterprises, was a body piercing business founded by Jim Ward that is considered the first business of its type in the United States and was the beginning of the body piercing industry. It was inspired by Wa ...

, a former California-based company, closed in 1998 *

Gauntlet track Gauntlet track or interlaced track (also gantlet track) is an arrangement in which railway tracks run parallel on a single track bed and are interlaced (i.e., overlapped) in such a way that only one pair of rails can be used at any time. Since th ...

, a type of railroad track *

Gloster Gauntlet The Gloster Gauntlet was a single-seat biplane fighter designed and produced by the British aeroplane manufacturer Gloster Aircraft in the 1930s. It was the last fighter to be operated by the Royal Air Force (RAF) to have an open cockpit, and ...

, a British biplane * SA-15 "Gauntlet", a Soviet surface-to-air missile