# Ricochet (disambiguation)

A ricochet is a rebound, bounce or skip off a surface.
Ricochet may also refer to:

## Ballistics

* Ricochet firing, firing of artillery at a low angle so as to cause the shells to skip across the ground

## People

* Ricochet (musician) (born Alexander Aksyonov; 1964–2007), Russian singer-songwriter, leader of post-punk band Obyekt Nasmeshek
* Ricochet (wrestler) (born 1988), American professional wrestler

## Books and comics

* Ricochet (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero
* Ricochet (Image Comics), an Image Comics Freak Force superhero
* Ricochet (Transformers), several fictional characters in the Transformers universe
* Ricochet, a 2006 novel by Sandra Brown

## Film and TV

* Ricochet (1963 film), a British crime film directed by John Moxey
* Ricochet (documentary), a music documentary about David Bowie
* Ricochet (1991 film), a crime-thriller film by Russell Mulcahy
* Ricochet (TV production company), a British independent TV production company
* "Ricochet" (Thunderbirds), the fifth episode of the second series of the British Supermarionation television series Thunderbirds

## Games

* Ricochet (1989 video game), a 1989 arcade-adventure game made by Superior Software
* Ricochet (2000 video game), a multiplayer mod based on the game Half-Life
* Ricochet Lost Worlds (2004), the second Breakout clone made by Reflexive Entertainment
** Ricochet Lost Worlds: Recharged (2004), the third Breakout clone made by Reflexive Entertainment
* Ricochet Infinity (2007), the fourth Breakout clone made by Reflexive Entertainment
* Ricochet (software label), a software label owned by Mastertronic for budget re-releases of other publishers' full-price games

## Internet

* Ricochet (Internet service), one of the pioneering wireless Internet service providers in the United States
* Ricochet (website), an interactive conservative political news and commentary website
* Ricochet (software), an instant messaging software project
* Surf Dog Ricochet

## Amusement park rides

* Ricochet (Kings Dominion), a roller coaster at Kings Dominion amusement park
* Ricochet (Carowinds), a roller coaster at Carowinds amusement park

## Music

* Ricochet, a playing technique on bowed instruments, also known as jeté; see violin technique
* Ricochet (band), an American country music group
* Ricoshëi (pronounced "Ricochet"), a Los Angeles-based electronic music duo.

### Albums

* Ricochet (Bay City Rollers album), a 1981 rock album
* Ricochet (CatHead album), the debut album by indie rock artist CatHead
* Ricochet (Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons album), 2003
* Ricochet (Nitty Gritty Dirt Band album), 1967
* Ricochet (Ricochet album), this band's self-titled album
* Ricochet (Sam Rivers album), 2020
* Ricochet (Tangerine Dream album), the first live album by German electronic music group Tangerine Dream
* Ricochet, an album by Kenny

### Songs

* "Ricochet" (Teresa Brewer song), a 1953 popular song written by Coleman, Darion & Gimble
* "Ricochet" (Faith No More song), the second single from the album King for a Day... Fool for a Lifetime by Faith No More
* "Ricochet!", a song by Shiny Toy Guns
* "Ricochet", a song by Anohni from the 2017 EP Paradise
* "Ricochet", a song by David Bowie from the 1983 album Let's Dance
* "Ricochet", a song by September from the 2011 album Love CPR
* "Ricochet", a song by John Fogerty
* "Ricochet", a song by Norrie Paramor and The Midland Radio Orchestra
* "Ricochet", a song by Preoccupations from Arrangements, 2022
* "Ricochet", a song by Starset from the album Vessels