Jackal (disambiguation)

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Jackal is a canine animal.

Jackal may also refer to:

• 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
• Janove Ottesen, a Norwegian musician nicknamed The Jackal
• Jackal & Hyde, a techno duo
• Jackyl, a U.S. Rock band

in fiction:

• The Day of the Jackal, a thriller novel by Frederick Forsyth
• Jackal (The Day of the Jackal), the main character from the novel
  • 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
• Damian Spinelli, a fictional character in General Hospital, who referred to himself as The Jackal
• Jackal (Marvel Comics), a mad scientist and enemy of Spider-Man in the Marvel Comics universe
• Jackal (DC Comics), a terrorist and enemy of Superman in the DC Comics universe who first appeared in Action Comics #683 (1992)
• "Dr. Jackal", fictional character Kuroudou Akabane
• Jackal, a weapon used by fictional character Alucard in the series Hellsing
• Jackals, an alien race in the video game Halo
• Jackal (video game), a video game by Konami
• Jackal (animated character), a member of The Pack from the Disney animated television series Gargoyles

[edit] Other

• The Jackal (Ronny Jordan song)
• MWMIK, a lightweight military vehicle also known as the Jackal

[edit] See also

• SHACAL, a block cipher