An assassin is a person who commits targeted murder. Assassin may also refer to:

Origin of term

* Someone belonging to the medieval Persian Ismaili

order of Assassins The Order of Assassins or simply the Assassins ( fa, حَشّاشین, Ḥaššāšīn, ) were a Nizārī Ismāʿīlī order and sect of Shīʿa Islam that existed between 1090 and 1275 CE. During that time, they lived in the mountains of P ...

Animals and insects

Assassin bugs The Reduviidae are a large cosmopolitan family of the order Hemiptera (true bugs). Among the Hemiptera and together with the Nabidae almost all species are terrestrial ambush predators: most other predatory Hemiptera are aquatic. The main example ...

, a genus in the family ''Reduviidae'' *

Assassin spiders Archaeidae, also known as assassin spiders and pelican spiders, is a spider family with about ninety described species in five genera. It contains small spiders, ranging from long, that prey exclusively on other spiders. They are unusual in that ...

, a genus in the family ''Archaeidae''

Literature

* ''The Assassin'' (play), a 1945 play by Irwin Shaw * ''Assassin'' (Cain novel), a 2008 thriller novel by Tom Cain, the third Samuel Carver book * ''Assassin'' (Myers novel), a 2006 historical fiction novel by the children's author

Anna Myers Anna Balmer Myers was an American author of novels and poetry featuring the local color of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. In addition to her writing career Myers spent more than 35 years teaching at a Philadelphia school for physically disabled s ...

* ''Assassins'' (LaHaye novel), a 1999 novel in the ''Left Behind'' series by Jerry B. Jenkins and Tim Lahaye * '' Krondor: The Assassins'', a 1999 novel by Raymond E. Feist * "The Assassin", a character in the 2006 ''

Noble Warriors The ''Noble Warriors'' trilogy is a fantasy series, written by British British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** ...

'' book trilogy * The Assassin, novel by

Harlan Ellison Harlan Jay Ellison (May 27, 1934 – June 28, 2018) was an American writer, known for his prolific and influential work in New Wave speculative fiction and for his outspoken, combative personality. Robert Bloch, the author of '' Psycho'' ...

* "The Assassin", story by

Guy De Maupassant Henri René Albert Guy de Maupassant (, ; ; 5 August 1850 – 6 July 1893) was a 19th-century French author, remembered as a master of the short story form, as well as a representative of the Naturalist school, who depicted human lives, destin ...

* ''

The Assassini ''The Assassini'' is a 1990 thriller novel by American author Thomas Gifford, published by Bantam Books. Plot summary Set in 1982, while the Roman Catholic Church is preparing to elect a successor to the dying pope, Callistus IV, the book descri ...

'', a 1990 novel by Thomas Gifford * ''The Assassins'' by

Elia Kazan Elia Kazan (; born Elias Kazantzoglou ( el, Ηλίας Καζαντζόγλου); September 7, 1909 – September 28, 2003) was an American film and theatre director, producer, screenwriter and actor, described by ''The New York Times'' as "one o ...

* ''The Assassins'', a 2005 novel by Oliver North * "The Assassins", a short story by

Ernest Hemingway Ernest Miller Hemingway (July 21, 1899 – July 2, 1961) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and journalist. His economical and understated style—which he termed the iceberg theory—had a strong influence on 20th-century fic ...

* '' The Assassins: A Radical Sect in Islam'', a 1967 non-fiction book by Bernard Lewis * The Hassassin in Dan Brown's ''Angels & Demons'', 2000 *The Assassins' Guild in Terry Pratchett's Discworld series

Comics and visual novels

* Assassin (''Fate/stay night''), a fictional character * Assassin (''Fate/Zero''), a fictional character

Film and TV

Films

* ''Assassin'' (1969 film), a South Korean thriller film * ''Assassin'' (1973 film), a British thriller film starring Ian Hendry * Assassin (1986 TV film), a television science fiction film starring

Robert Conrad Robert Conrad (born Conrad Robert Falk; March 1, 1935 – February 8, 2020) was an American film and television actor, singer, and stuntman. He is best known for his role in the 1965–1969 television series ''The Wild Wild West'', playin ...

* ''Assassin'' (2015 film), a British thriller film by J. K. Amalou starring Danny Dyer * ''Assassin's Creed'' (2016 film), an American US film directed by Justin Kurzel * ''Assassins'' (1995 film), an American film starring Sylvester Stallone and Antonio Banderas * ''Assassins'' (2020 film), an American documentary film * ''

Assassin(s) ''Assassin(s)'' is a 1997 French drama film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Mathieu Kassovitz, who also stars as Max. It was entered into the 1997 Cannes Film Festival. Cast * Michel Serrault as Mr. Wagner * Mathieu Kassovitz as Max * ...

'', a 1997 French film * '' Margaret Cho: Assassin'', a 2005 film by Margaret Cho * ''The Assassin'' (1961 film), an Italian film * ''The Assassin'' (1967 film), a 1967 Shaw Brothers film * ''The Assassin'' (2015 film), a Taiwanese-Hong Kong-Chinese film directed by Hou Hsiao-Hsien * ''The Assassin'' a 1993 film also known as ''Point of No Return'' * ''The Assassin'', also known as ''

Yakuza Deka is a Japanese film released in 1970. It features Sonny Chiba. It is first film in the Yakuza Deka series. Cast * Sonny Chiba as * Nenji Kobayashi as Sasaki * Rinichi Yamamoto as Okura * Akira Kume as Kito * Ryoji Hayama as Goro Miura * Asao U ...

'', a 1970 Japanese film starring Sonny Chiba * ''The Assassin'', the UK title for ''Gunfighters'', a 1947 American film directed by George Waggner * ''The Assassins'' (film), a 2012 Chinese film * ''

Venetian Bird ''Venetian Bird'' is a 1952 British thriller film directed by Ralph Thomas and starring Richard Todd, Eva Bartok and John Gregson. The screenplay was adapted by Victor Canning from his own 1950 novel of the same title. It was shot at Pinewo ...

'' a 1952 British film starring Richard Todd known as ''The Assassin'' in the USA

Television

* "Assassin" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), a 2008 episode of the television series ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'' * "Assassin", a 1981 episode of the BBC series '' Blake's 7'' * "Assassins" (''Desperate Housewives''), a 2011 episode of the seventh season of the series * "The Assassin" (''The Borgias''), a 2011 episode of the Showtime-Bravo! series ''The Borgias'' * "The Assassin", an episode from the first season of MacGyver

Games

Video gaming

* ''Assassin'' (video game), a 1992 video game *

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 ...

, a game series by Ubisoft *Assassin, a secret unlockable character in the ''Soulcalibur'' series, debuting in '' Soulcalibur II'' * ''The Assassin'' (cancelled video game), an unreleased game from OMC Games

Role playing

* Assassin (character class), a character class common to many games ** Assassin (''Dungeons & Dragons'') * Assassin (game), a live-action role-playing game

Music

* Assassin (band), an American heavy metal band *

Assassin (deejay) Jeffrey E. Campbell (born 22 December 1982), better known as Agent Sasco, and Assassin, is a Jamaican dancehall deejay.Johnson, Richard (2012)‘ONLY A MATTER OF TIME’ – Deejay Assassin awaits that moment, ''Jamaica Observer'', 20 January 2 ...

(born 1982), Jamaican dancehall deejay * Assassin (German band), a German thrash metal band * Assassin (rap crew), a French hardcore rap group

Stage

* ''Assassins'' (musical), a 1990 musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim

Albums

* ''Assassin'' (album), a 1984 album by Assassin * ''Assassins'' (album), by Into a Circle * '' Assassins: Black Meddle, Part 1'', a 2008 album by Nachtmystium * '' I, Assassin'', a 1982 album by Gary Numan * ''The Assassin'' (album), by Big Ed

Songs

* "Assassin" (Muse song), 2006 * "Assassin" (The Orb song), 1992 * "Assassin", a song by John Mayer on the album ''

Battle Studies ''Battle Studies'' is a book by Ardant du Picq, a colonel in the French Army who was killed in 1870 in the Franco-Prussian War. The work was never completed, but Du Picq had written many chapters completely and left sufficient notes behind to com ...

'' * "Assassin", a song by Morbid Saint on the album ''

Spectrum of Death ''Spectrum of Death'' is the debut album by American band Morbid Saint. Overview ''Spectrum of Death'' is actually a reissue of the band's 1988 demo ''Lock Up Your Children'', which was licensed by Edge Entertainment to Mexican label Avanzada Met ...

'' * "Assassin", a song by Motörhead on the album '' Snake Bite Love'' * "Assassing", a song by Marillion on the album ''

Fugazi Fugazi (; ) is an American post-hardcore band that formed in Washington, D.C., in 1986. The band consists of guitarists and vocalists Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, bassist Joe Lally, and drummer Brendan Canty. They are noted for their style-tr ...

'' * "Assassins", a song by noise rock duo Lightning Bolt from the album ''

Wonderful Rainbow ''Wonderful Rainbow'' is the third studio album by noise rock band Lightning Bolt. It is considered to be their most accessible album, featuring heavy but catchy bass guitar riffs and frenetic drums. This album is listed in the book ''1001 Album ...

'' * "Assassins", a song by The Insane Clown Posse on the album ''

The Amazing Jeckel Brothers ''The Amazing Jeckel Brothers'' is the fifth studio album by American hip hop group Insane Clown Posse, released on May 25, 1999, by Island Records, in association with Psychopathic Records. Recording sessions for the album took place from 1998 t ...

'' * "The Assassin", a song by Iron Maiden from the 1990 album ''

No Prayer for the Dying ''No Prayer for the Dying'' is the eighth studio album by English heavy metal band Iron Maiden. It is their first album to feature Janick Gers on guitar, who replaced Adrian Smith. Smith left the band during the pre-production phase, unhappy w ...

Sports

Assassin (horse) Assassin (1779 – c. 1794) was a Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1782 Epsom Derby. His breeder, Lord Egremont, won the Derby for the first time with Assassin. Assassin raced until he was a five-year-old and was retired to Egremont's stud ...

(1779–c. 1794), Thoroughbred racehorse that won the 1782 Epsom Derby * The Assassin, a nickname for former American football defensive back Jack Tatum * The Assassin, a nickname for street basketball player

Brandon Durham Brandon Durham, better known by his nickname "The Assassin", is an American streetball player from Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Durham played for John Marshall High School although he is best known for his appearance on the ESPN television show "St ...

* The Assassin, a ring name of professional wrestler Jody Hamilton * The Assassins (professional wrestling), a wrestling tag team

Other uses

All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae The All Sky Automated Survey for SuperNovae (ASAS-SN) is an automated program to search for new supernovae and other astronomical transients, headed by astronomers from the Ohio State University, including Christopher Kochanek and Krzysztof Stanek. ...

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