# Destroyer (disambiguation)

A destroyer is a type of warship.
Destroyer may also refer to:

## Arts and entertainment
### Characters

* Destroyer (comics), several characters from DC and Marvel Comics, including:
** Destroyer (Marvel Comics), one of three superheroes to use the name
** Destroyer (Thor), an Asgardian weapon in Marvel Comics
** Alex Power or Destroyer, a member of the Marvel Comics team Power Pack
** Jack Power (Marvel Comics) or Destroyer, a member of the Marvel Comics team Power Pack
* Destoroyah, or Destroyer, a Godzilla villain
* Destroyer, a massive golem from The Legend of Spyro: Dawn of the Dragon
* Destroyers, the main antagonists in the expansion pack Guild Wars: Eye of the North
* The Destroyer, the main antagonist in Darksiders

### Film and television

* Destroyer (1943 film), an American black-and-white war film
* Destroyer (1988 film), an American horror film
* Destroyer (2018 film), an American crime film
* Saakshyam, a 2018 Telugu-language film, released in Hindi in 2020 as Pralay: The Destroyer
* "Destroyer" (Justice League Unlimited), a television episode

### Games

* Destroyer (arcade game), a 1977 naval combat game by Atari
* Destroyer (video game), a 1986 naval combat game by Epyx
* Destroyer (dice game) or Ship, captain, and crew, a drinking game

### Literature

* The Destroyer (novel series), an action-adventure novel series by Warren Murphy and Richard Sapir
* Destroyer, a 2005 novel in the Foreigner series by C. J. Cherryh
* The Destroyers, a 1974 novel by Douglas Reeman
* The Destroyers (novel), a 2017 novel by Christopher Bollen
* Destroyer (magazine), a Swedish English-language gay magazine

### Music

* Ibanez Destroyer, an electric guitar

#### Performers

* Destroyer (band), a Canadian rock band fronted by Daniel Bejar
* The Destroyers, George Thorogood's band
* The Destroyers (band), British folk punk band

#### Albums

* Destroyer (Black Mountain album), 2019
* Destroyer (Gorgoroth album) or the title song, 1998
* Destroyer (Kiss album), 1976
* Destroyer (Led Zeppelin bootleg recording), 1977
* The Destroyer (Alec Empire album), 1996
* The Destroyer (Part 1), by TR/ST, 2019
* The Destroyer (Part 2), by TR/ST, or the title song, 2019

#### Songs

* "Destroyer" (The Kinks song), 1981
* "Destroyer" (Static-X song), 2007
* "Destroyer", by The Browning from End of Existence, 2021
* "Destroyer", by Design the Skyline from Nevaeh, 2011
* "Destroyer", by Parkway Drive from Ire, 2015
* "Destroyer", by Phantogram from Three, 2016
* "Destroyer", by Saint Motel from Saintmotelevision, 2016
* "Destroyer", by Twisted Sister from Under the Blade, 1982

## People

* Dick Beyer (1930–2019), ringname The Destroyer, American professional wrestler
* Rudy Distrito (born 1958), nickname The Destroyer, Filipino basketball player
* Shaun Wallace (born 1960), nickname The (Dark) Destroyer, British Barrister and a Chaser on The Chase.

## Religion

* Destroying angel (Bible), also known as "The Destroyer"
* Shiva the Destroyer, of Hindu tradition

## Sports

* Club Destroyers, a football club from Santa Cruz, Bolivia
* Columbus Destroyers, an Arena Football League team from Columbus, Ohio, US, 1999–2008 and 2019
* FC JAX Destroyers, a soccer team from Jacksonville, Florida, US, 2010–2012
* Mid-Michigan Destroyers, a Premier Basketball League team from Bay City, Michigan, US, 2009
* Virginia Destroyers, a United Football League team from Virginia Beach, Virginia, US, 2009–2012

## Weaponry

* Destroyer carbine, a Spanish rifle
* Douglas B-66 Destroyer, a US Air Force light bomber
* Douglas BTD Destroyer, a US Navy torpedo bomber
* Heavy fighter or Zerstörer (lit. Destroyer), a class of 1930s and 1940s German combat aircraft
* Gaztanaga Destroyer, a Spanish pistol

## Other uses

* Destroyer (magazine), Swedish magazine