Gauntlet or the gauntlet may refer to:

Common uses

Gauntlet (glove) A gauntlet is a type of glove that protects the hand and wrist of a combatant. Gauntlets were used particularly in Europe between the early fourteenth century and the early modern period and were often constructed of hardened leather or meta ...

, protective gloves used as a form of armor *

Running the gauntlet "Running the gauntlet" refers to taking part in a form of corporal punishment in which one or more individuals is forced to run between two rows of people who attack them with weapons. Metaphorically, the term is also used to convey a public tr ...

, a form of physical punishment

Arts, entertainment, and media

Fictional characters

* Gauntlet (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero *

Gauntlet (Inhuman) G-Type G-Type is a fictional character from Marvel Comics. G-Type is one of the Shi'ar's Imperial Guard, and is also an alien. He was engineered in the stellar nurseries of Hodinn and was composed of a living solar plasma, with a constant ...

, a Marvel Comics supervillain

Games

* ''Gauntlet'' (1985 video game), a 1985 four-player arcade game with many followups: **''

Gauntlet II ''Gauntlet II'' is a 1986 arcade game produced by Atari Games that serves as the immediate sequel to the original '' Gauntlet'', which was released the previous year. Like its predecessor, ''Gauntlet II'' is a fantasy-themed top down dungeon cr ...

'', 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'', a 1994 video game for the Sega Genesis **'' Gauntlet Legends'', a 1998 arcade game **'' Gauntlet Dark Legacy'', 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 Atari 8-bit computers * ''Gauntlet'' (Micro Power video game), a 1984 ''Defender'' clone * ''The Gauntlet'' (module), an adventure module for ''Dungeons & Dragons'' *

The Gauntlet (tabletop games producer) The Gauntlet is a publisher/producer of tabletop role-playing games and podcasts. Their publications include '' Trophy RPG'' and ''Brindlewood Bay.'' In addition to game books, they publish a monthly game zine called Codex to encourage experiment ...

, a publisher/producer of tabletop role-playing games and podcasts

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 '' Ben 10: Alien Force'' *"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 MacGyver (1985 TV series), 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in Mac ...

'' *"The Gauntlet", the name given to the twelfth season of ''

Mystery Science Theater 3000 ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' (abbreviated as ''MST3K'') is an American science fiction comedy television series created by Joel Hodgson. The show premiered on WUCW, KTMA-TV (now WUCW) in Saint Paul, Minnesota, on November 24, 1988. It then ...

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), a 1977 film starring Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke * ''The Gauntlet'' (novel), a 1951 children's book written by Ronald Welch * '' Iron Man: The Gauntlet'', a 2016 children's book written by Eoin Colfer * RVR-01 "Gauntlet", a fighter craft in the game ''

Thunder Force V is a horizontal-scrolling shooter video game developed and published by Technosoft for the Sega Saturn. The game was released in 1997, with the PlayStation port released in 1998. It is the fifth installment in the '' Thunder Force'' series and ...

Sports

Gauntlet for the Gold A Gauntlet for the Gold match is a professional wrestling match used in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA - though from 2017-2024 it was known as Impact Wrestling). Match format Different from the other gauntlet matches, in which one competito ...

, a professional wrestling match type exclusive to TNA Wrestling *

Gauntlet match Many types of wrestling matches, sometimes called "Glossary of professional wrestling terms#Gimmick, gimmick matches" in the Glossary of professional wrestling terms, jargon of the business, are performed in professional wrestling. Some gimmick m ...

, 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 (body piercing), Jim Ward that is considered the first business of its type in the United States and was the beginning of the body piercing industr ...

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

Gauntlet track Gauntlet track or interlaced track, also gantlet track () is an arrangement in which Rail tracks, 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 ...

, 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