Hammerhead may refer to: * The head of a hammer

Fiction

Hammerhead (comics) Hammerhead is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as an adversary of the superhero Spider-Man. He is a temperamental mobster who often dresses and acts in the 1920s sty ...

, a Marvel Comics foe of Spider-Man * ''Hammerhead'' (film), a 1968 film based on the novel by James Mayo * '' Hammerhead: Shark Frenzy'' a 2005 TV movie starring William Forsythe, Jeffery Combs and Hunter Tylo * ''Hammerhead'' (1987 film), a 1987 Italian action film directed by Enzo G. Castellari * ''Hammerhead'' (novel), a 1964 Charles Hood secret agent novel by James Mayo * Hammerhead Hannigan, the leader of Taurus Bulba's henchmen in the television cartoon series ''Darkwing Duck'' * Hammerhead, a Rulon character from the TV cartoon ''

Dino-Riders ''Dino-Riders'' is an animated television series that first aired in 1988. ''Dino-Riders'' was primarily a promotional show to launch a new Tyco toy line.

'' * Hammerhead, the nickname for the ''Star Wars'' character

Momaw Nadon This incomplete list of characters from the '' Star Wars'' franchise contains only those which are considered part of the official ''Star Wars'' canon, as of the changes made by Lucasfilm in April 2014. Following its acquisition by The Walt D ...

* ''

Hammerheads ''The Club'' is an Australian reality television show about an Australian rules football sporting side, the ''Hammerheads'', which was screened on the Seven Network in 2002 for one series. It was seen as a way for Seven to stay involved in foo ...

'', a 1990 book by

Dale Brown Dale Brown (born 2 November 1956) is an American writer and aviator known for aviation techno-thriller novels. At least thirteen of his novels have been ''New York Times'' Best Sellers. Early life Brown was born in Buffalo, New York, and w ...

* The Hammerhead, an alien species living on Pandora in James Cameron's science-fiction film ''

Avatar Avatar (, ; ), is a concept within Hinduism that in Sanskrit literally means "descent". It signifies the material appearance or incarnation of a powerful deity, goddess or spirit on Earth. The relative verb to "alight, to make one's appeara ...

'' * '' James Bond 007: Hammerhead'', a 2016 James Bond comic book by Dynamite Entertainment

Games and rides

* Hammerhead, a heavy helicopter gunship in the video game '' Command & Conquer 3: Kane's Wrath'' * '' Hammer Heads'', a 2006 computer game from Pop Cap Games * Hammerhead (attraction), a former ride at

Knott's Berry Farm Knott's Berry Farm is a theme park located in Buena Park, California, owned and operated by Cedar Fair. In 2015, it was the twelfth-most-visited theme park in North America and averages approximately 4 million visitors per year. It features 40 ...

, now defunct * Hammerhead, a monster truck present in various titles of the

Twisted Metal ''Twisted Metal'' is a series of vehicular combat video games published by Sony Computer Entertainment, and developed by various companies. The series has appeared on the PlayStation, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3. As o ...

series of video games * Hammerhead, the most prominent gas station and repair shop in the game

Final Fantasy XV is an action role-playing game developed and published by Square Enix. The fifteenth main installment of the ''Final Fantasy'' series, it was released for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in 2016, Microsoft Windows in 2018, and as a launch title ...

Music

* Hammerhead (band), noise rock band * "Hammerhead" (Jeff Beck song), 2010 * ''Hammerhead'' (EP), a 2006 EP by Solace, or the title track * "Hammerhead" (The Offspring song), 2008 * "Hammerhead" (Tin Machine song), from the 1991 album ''Tin Machine II'' * "Hammerhead" (James Reyne song), 1987 * "Hammerhead", a song from the John Zorn album '' Naked City'' * "Hammerhead", an instrumental by Pat Travers from the album '' Heat in the Street'' * "Hammerhead", from the 1986 album ''

Doomsday for the Deceiver ''Doomsday for the Deceiver'' is the debut album by Flotsam and Jetsam. It was released on July 4, 1986, on a budget of $12,000, and recorded in two weeks. It is the only album by Flotsam and Jetsam with Jason Newsted before his departure for M ...

'', by Flotsam & Jetsam

Science and technology

Hammerhead shark The hammerhead sharks are a group of sharks that form the family Sphyrnidae, so named for the unusual and distinctive structure of their heads, which are flattened and laterally extended into a "hammer" shape called a cephalofoil. Most hammerhe ...

(genus ''Sphyrna''), of which there are nine known species * Hammerkop (''Scopus umbretta''), a bird of order Ciconiiformes, may also be known as a hammerhead *

Hammerhead ribozyme The hammerhead ribozyme is an RNA motif that catalyzes reversible cleavage and ligation reactions at a specific site within an RNA molecule. It is one of several catalytic RNAs (ribozymes) known to occur in nature. It serves as a model system for ...

, which can catalyze the sequence-specific cleavage of RNA phosphodiester bonds *

Hammerhead crane A crane is a type of machine, generally equipped with a hoist rope, wire ropes or chains, and sheaves, that can be used both to lift and lower materials and to move them horizontally. It is mainly used for lifting heavy objects and transpor ...

, a type of crane * Hammerhead worm * Google Nexus 5, an Android handset with the code name Hammerhead

Sports

Jupiter Hammerheads The Jupiter Hammerheads are a Minor League Baseball team of the Florida State League and the Single-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. They are located in the town of Jupiter in Palm Beach County, Florida, and play their home games at Roger Dean ...

, a minor league baseball team based in Jupiter, Florida *

Wilmington Hammerheads FC Wilmington Hammerheads FC was a semi-professional American soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina. Founded in 1996, the team last competed in the Premier Development League, the fourth tier of the American Soccer Pyramid in 2017. History ...

, a minor league soccer team based in Wilmington, North Carolina *

Corpus Christi Hammerheads Corpus is Latin for "body". It may refer to: Linguistics * Text corpus, in linguistics, a large and structured set of texts * Speech corpus, in linguistics, a large set of speech audio files * Corpus linguistics, a branch of linguistics Music * ...

, a professional arena football team * Hammerhead turn or stall turn, an aerobatic maneuver * Hammerhead (mascot), mascot of the British football club West Ham United

United States Navy submarines

* , a ''Gato''-class submarine, commissioned in 1944 * , a ''Sturgeon''-class submarine, commissioned in 1968 and struck in 1995 {{disambiguation