Overkill

Overkill may refer to:


 * Overkill (term), the use of excessive force or action to achieve a goal
 * Surplus killing, when a predator kills more prey than it can eat
 * Overexploitation, depletion of a natural resource through overharvesting
 * Overfishing
 * Overkill hypothesis, a proposed cause of Quaternary extinction

Characters

 * Overkill (G.I. Joe), a character in the G.I. Joe universe
 * Overkill (Transformers), a character in the Transformers universe
 * Overkill, a character in the Marvel Comics O-Force team
 * Scarlet Overkill, main antagonist in Minions (2015 film)

Literature

 * Overkill (comic book), a British comics anthology
 * Overkill (novel), a 2007 novel by Vanda Symon
 * Overkill, a 1966 spy novel by William Garner
 * Overkill, a 2001 true crime book by Lyn Riddle about the 1991 murder of Laurie Show

Music

 * Overkill (band), an American thrash metal band from New Jersey
 * Overkill (EP) an EP by the New Jersey band, or the title song
 * Overkill L.A., originally Overkill, an American speed metal/hardcore band from Los Angeles
 * Overkill (Motörhead album), a 1979 album by Motörhead
 * "Overkill" (Motörhead song), 1979
 * Overkill (Savant album), 2013
 * "Overkill" (Men at Work song), 1983
 * "Overkill", a song by Holly Humberstone, 2020
 * "Overkill", a song by Kosheen from Damage, 2007
 * "Overkill", a song by MC Cheung from This is MC, 2023

Television and film

 * "Overkill" (Murder Most Horrid), a television episode
 * Overkill, a 1987 film directed by Ulli Lommel

Games

 * Overkill (Flying Buffalo), a 1977 role-playing game adventure
 * OverKill (video game), a 1992 vertical scrolling shooter
 * The House of the Dead: Overkill, a 2009 rail shooter gun game
 * Overkill Software, a Swedish video game developer
 * Overkills, finishing moves in the video games Eternal Champions and Eternal Champions: Challenge from the Dark Side