Jackal (disambiguation)

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Jackal may refer to:

  • Jackal, a canine animal
  • Victoriano Huerta (1850–1916), president of Mexico, known by the pejorative name El Chacal ("the Jackal")
  • Ilich Ramírez Sánchez, known as "Carlos the Jackal", a well-known Venezuelan-born terrorist, named after The Day of the Jackal

[edit] In fiction

  • The Day of the Jackal, a thriller novel published in 1971 and made into a film in 1973
  • The Jackal (film), a 1997 remake of The Day of the Jackal starring Bruce Willis
  • Jackal (Marvel Comics), a mad scientist and enemy of Spider-Man in the Marvel Comics universe
  • Jackal, a terrorist and enemy of Superman in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Action Comics #683 (1992)
  • Kurodou Akabane, or "Dr. Jackal", a character in the manga/anime series GetBackers
  • The Hellsing ARMS 13mm Auto Anti-Freak Cannon "Jackal", a custom-made pistol wielded by Alucard in the manga/anime series Hellsing
  • Jackals, an alien race in the video game Halo
  • The Jackal a song by Ronny Jordan

[edit] Other uses