Gauntlet

Gauntlet or the gauntlet may refer to:

Common uses

 * Gauntlet (glove), protective gloves used as a form of armor
 * 14th-century gauntlet, a well-preserved and nearly-intact example found in Switzerland
 * Running the gauntlet, a form of physical punishment

Fictional characters

 * Gauntlet (comics), a Marvel Comics superhero
 * Gauntlet (Inhuman), a Marvel Comics supervillain

Games

 * Gauntlet (1985 video game), a 1985 four-player arcade game with many followups:
 * Gauntlet II, a 1986 arcade sequel
 * Gauntlet: The Third Encounter, a 1990 game for the Atari Lynx
 * Gauntlet III: The Final Quest, a 1991 home computer game
 * Gauntlet IV, a 1994 video game for the Sega Genesis
 * Gauntlet Legends, a 1998 arcade game
 * Gauntlet Dark Legacy, a 2000 arcade game
 * Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows, a 2005 video game
 * Gauntlet (2014 video game), developed by Arrowhead Game studios
 * Gauntlet (Nintendo DS), an unreleased remake of the first game
 * Gauntlet (Donald R. Lebeau video game), a 1984 shoot 'em up game for the Atari 8-bit family
 * Gauntlet (Micro Power video game), a 1984 Defender clone
 * The Gauntlet (module), an adventure module for Dungeons & Dragons
 * The Gauntlet (tabletop games producer), a publisher/producer of tabletop role-playing games and podcasts

Series

 * Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet (2003–2004), an MTV reality television game show series
 * Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet II (2005–2006), an MTV reality television game show series
 * Real World/Road Rules Challenge: The Gauntlet III (2008), an MTV reality television game show series

Episodes

 * "Gauntlet" (Stargate Universe), an episode of Stargate Universe
 * "The Gauntlet" (Supergirl), an episode of Supergirl
 * "The Gauntlet", an episode of Ben 10: Alien Force
 * "The Gauntlet", an episode of MacGyver
 * "The Gauntlet", the name given to the twelfth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

 * Gauntlet (newspaper), published by students at the University of Calgary
 * "The Gauntlet" (comics), a Spider-Man storyline
 * The Gauntlet (film), a 1977 film starring Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke
 * The Gauntlet (novel), a 1951 children's book written by Ronald Welch
 * RVR-01 "Gauntlet", a fighter craft in the game Thunder Force V

Sports

 * Gauntlet for the Gold, a professional wrestling match type exclusive to TNA Wrestling
 * Gauntlet match, a professional wrestling match type

Other uses

 * Gauntlet (body piercing studio), a former California-based company, closed in 1998
 * Gauntlet track, a type of railroad track
 * Gloster Gauntlet, a British biplane
 * SA-15 "Gauntlet", a Soviet surface-to-air missile