Protector(s) or The Protector(s) may refer to:

Roles and titles

Protector (title) Protector, sometimes spelled protecter, is used as a title or part of various historical titles of heads of state and others in authority. The word literally means ''one who protects''. Political and administrative Heads of state Iran ''Wakil a ...

, a title or part of various historical titles of heads of state and others in authority **

Lord Protector Lord Protector (plural: ''Lords Protector'') was a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state. It was also a particular title for the British heads of state in respect to the established church. It was sometimes ...

, a title that has been used in British constitutional law for the head of state *

Protector (role variant) The Keirsey Temperament Sorter (KTS) is a self-assessed personality questionnaire designed to help people better understand themselves and others. It was first introduced in the book ''Please Understand Me''. It is one of the most widely used perso ...

, in personality testing, a role variant in the Keirsey Temperament Sorter *

Protector (trust) In trust law, a protector is a person appointed under the trust instrument to direct or restrain the trustees in relation to their administration of the trust. Historically, the concept of a protector developed in offshore jurisdictions where se ...

, in trust law, a third party who monitors and controls the trustees

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

Protector (DC Comics) The Protector (Jason Hart) is a superhero who occasionally teams up with the Teen Titans. He somewhat replaces Robin temporarily in the three 1983 ''The New Teen Titans'' anti-drug comic specials written by Marv Wolfman and penciled by George Pére ...

, a superhero who occasionally teams up with the Teen Titans *

Protectors (comics) ''The Protectors'' was a 20-issue comic book series published by Malibu Comics from 1992 until 1994. Originally meant to be a six-issue series, response was positive enough that Malibu decided to make the series ongoing. The series was cancelled ...

, a comic book series by Malibu Comics 1992–1994 *

Pak Protector Pak Breeders and Pak Protectors are two developmental stages of fictional life in Larry Niven's Known Space universe. The Pak first appeared in "The Adults", which appeared in ''Galaxy'' in 1967; this story was expanded into the novel ''Protector ...

, a form of alien life in Larry Niven's ''Known Space'' universe * Protector, an alias of

Noh-Varr Noh-Varr is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is most commonly depicted as using the codename Marvel Boy. He first appears in ''Marvel Boy'' #1 (Aug. 2000) and was created by write ...

in Marvel Comics * Alexis The Protector, in the

Avengers A.I. Avengers A.I. was an ongoing comic book series published by Marvel Comics that was released in July 2013, as part of the company's Marvel NOW! initiative. The series takes place after the events of Age of Ultron, where the world has been coloniz ...

of Marvel Comics

Films

* ''Protector'' (film), a 2009 Czech film * ''The Protector'' (1985 film), a Hong Kong-American action film * ''The Protector'' (1997 film), an American action film * ''

Tom-Yum-Goong ''Tom-Yum-Goong'' (Thai: ต้มยำกุ้ง, ) is a 2005 Thai martial arts action film starring Tony Jaa. The film was directed by Prachya Pinkaew, who also directed Jaa's prior breakout film ''Ong-Bak''. As with ''Ong-Bak'', the fights ...

'', a 2005 Thai martial arts film released in the U.S. as ''The Protector''

Gaming

* ''Protector'' (Atari Jaguar game), 1999 * ''Protector'' (1981 video game), for the Atari 8-bit family

Literature

* ''Protector'' (novel), by Larry Niven, 1973 * ''Protector'', a 2013 novel by C. J. Cherryh in the ''Foreigner'' series * ''The Protector'', a 1979 novel by

Malcolm Braly Malcolm Braly (July 25, 1925April 7, 1980) was an American author born in Portland, Oregon. He spent much of his life in and out of various prisons, including Folsom Prison and San Quentin, before earning recognition as an author after his final ...

* ''The Protector'', a 2003 novel by

David Morrell David Morrell (born April 24, 1943) is a Canadian-American novelist whose debut 1972 novel ''First Blood'', later adapted as the 1982 film of the same name, went on to spawn the successful ''Rambo'' franchise starring Sylvester Stallone. He h ...

Music

* "Protector", a song by Iron Savior from the album '' Condition Red'', 2002

Television

* ''The Protector'' (Turkish TV series), 2018 * ''The Protector'' (American TV series), 2011 * "The Protector", episode 2 of British sitcom '' Take a Letter, Mr. Jones'' * ''

The Protectors ''The Protectors'' is a British television series, an action thriller created by Gerry Anderson. It was Anderson's second TV series to exclusively use live actors as opposed to marionettes (following ''UFO''), and his second to be firmly set in ...

'', a 1972–1973 British TV series * ''The Protectors'' (Danish TV series), 2009

Military, naval and civil protection

Protector (RWS) The Protector RWS is a remotely controlled weapons station (RWS) that can be mounted to vehicles and stationary platforms. It has been in full scale production since December 2001. It is manufactured by Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace of Norway. ...

, a remotely controlled weapons station * Protector, a version of the

General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper The General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper (sometimes called Predator B) is an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) capable of remotely controlled or autonomous flight operations developed by General Atomics Aeronautical Systems (GA-ASI) primarily for the Unit ...

for the

Royal Air Force The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the United Kingdom's air and space force. It was formed towards the end of the First World War on 1 April 1918, becoming the first independent air force in the world, by regrouping the Royal Flying Corps (RFC) and ...

* ''Protector'', a 1901 submarine built by American naval engineer

Simon Lake Simon Lake (September 4, 1866 – June 23, 1945) was a Quaker American mechanical engineer and naval architect who obtained over two hundred patents for advances in naval design and competed with John Philip Holland to build the first submarines f ...

Protector USV The Protector unmanned surface vehicle (USV) was developed by the Israeli Rafael Advanced Defense Systems in response to emerging terrorist threats against maritime assets such as the USS Cole bombing, USS ''Cole'' bombing, and is the first operat ...

, an Israeli unmanned surface vehicle *

Protector class (disambiguation) Protector class may refer to: * , Hong Kong Police patrol vessel * , Armed Forces of Malta and Hong Kong Police patrol vessel based on the Damen Stan 2600 design * , United States Coast Guard patrol vessels based on the Damen Stan 2600 design * , ...

, several classes of maritime vessel * ''Protector'' (fireboat), commissioned in 2016 in Long Beach, California, U.S. * ''Protector'' (fireboat, British Columbia), in Victoria, Canada * HMAS ''Protector'', more than one ship of the Royal Australian Navy * HMCS ''Protector'', a Canadian naval base at Sydney, Nova Scotia, 1940-1964 * HMS ''Protector'', more than one ship of the Royal Navy * , more than one ship of the U.S. Navy

Other uses

Richard Lederer (musician) Richard Lederer (born 10 June 1971), who often performs as Protector, is an Austrian metal musician most notable for being a member in the bands Summoning, Die Verbannten Kinder Evas, and Ice Ages. He also does the artwork for some of the albums ...

, an Austrian metal musician also known as Protector * Protector Forsikring, a Norwegian multinational insurance company *

Protector Palm Pistol The Protector Palm Pistol is a small .32 rimfire revolver designed to be concealed in the palm of the hand. It was unique in that the revolver was clasped in a fist with the barrel protruding between two fingers and the entire handgun was squeezed ...

, a small .32 rimfire revolver *

Protector lock The term protector lock has referred to two unrelated lock designs, one invented in the 1850s by Alfred Hobbs, the other in 1874 by Theodor Kromer. Hobbs' protector lock The Protector lock (also called the "moveable lock") was an early 1850s ...

, the trade-name used independently by Alfred Hobbs and Theodore Kromer for historically-interesting safe-locks