Wraith
Wraith is a Scottish dialectical word for "ghost, spirit", see Ghosts in European culture.
Wraith or The Wraith may also refer to:
Entertainment
Fictional characters
- Wraith (Hector Rendoza), a one-time member of the X-Men
- Wraith (Brian DeWolff), a supervillain adversary of Spider-Man
- Wraith (Amalgam Comics) (Todd LeBeau), an Amalgam Comics character from JLX
- Wraith (Annihilation), a character introduced in the Marvel Comics storyline Annihilation Conquest
- Wraith (G.I. Joe), a Cobra mercenary in the comic book G.I. Joe: America's Elite
- Wraith (independent comics), a funny-animal detective created by Michael T. Gilbert
- Wraith, the ghost wolf "chained" to Nest rohit Freemark in the Word & Void novel series
- Jim Wraith, a character in the RPG Inazuma Eleven
- Kestrel (Marvel Comics), a supporting character in the X-Men comic books known as John Wraith
- Raziel (Legacy of Kain), the wraith protagonist of the Legacy of Kain series
- Tormented Wraith, a ghost in the MMORPG RuneScape
- Wraith, one of the 25 unlockable characters in Maxis's Action RPG Darkspore
Fictional races
- Wraith (Dungeons & Dragons), a type of undead in the Dungeons & Dragons game.
- Wraith (Stargate), a hostile alien race in Stargate Atlantis
- Wraith, a colloquial name for the Defel, an alien race in Star Wars
- Wraith, a sentient shape shifting telepathic species in the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Rogue Planet"
- Wraith, an upgraded Wight unit in Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia
- Wraith, an upgraded Wight unit in Heroes of Might and Magic 5
- Wraith race, the inhabitants of the realm of Aetha, in the video game Primal
- Wraiths, wandering hooded figures promoting the roller coaster Thirteen at Alton Towers amusement park; also appearing as theme elements on the ride itself
- Wraiths, a fast and agile type of Necron in Warhammer 40,000
- Wraiths, ghost-like undead creatures haunting desolate places, in The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion
- Dire Wraith, a fictional alien race from Marvel comics
- Pah-wraith, a fictional race in the Star Trek universe
- Ringwraiths or Nazgûl, from The Lord of the Rings
- Sandwraiths in Prince of Persia: Warrior Within
- Sand Wraiths, agile heroes with the ability to duplicate themselves in the game Heroes of Newerth
- Shadow Wraiths, ghost-like creatures from Neopets
- Space Wraiths, a parasatic species which controls its host from Star Wars
- Tomb Wraiths, evil spirits attempting to cheat death in Warhammer Fantasy Battle
- Ice wraiths are rare, swift, ethereal, crystalline enemies in The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
- The Wraith, the villainous spirit-like race set out to destroy the other races in the MMORPG Perfect World International
- Wraiths, A ghostly alien spawn in the video game "Red Faction: Armageddon"
- Wraiths, a vampiric species that have the ability to move at incredible speeds by warping time in the video game Primal
- In the Mortal Kombat franchise
Fictional vehicles
- Wraith Squadron, a starfighter squadron in the Star Wars universe
- CF/A-17 Wraith Class space superiority fighter, a Terran starfighter in the StarCraft series
- Wraith, the Covenant's main mortar tank in Halo
- Wraith, a cloaking all-terrain-vehicle in the game PlanetSide
Other uses
See also