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 by Frederick Forsyth
- The Day of the Jackal (film) the 1973 film adaptation of the novel
- 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
- Jackal (video game), a video game by Konami
- SHACAL, a block cipher
- The Jackal (Ronny Jordan song)