A mercenary is a person primarily concerned with making money at the expense of ethics, most often used to refer to a soldier who fights for hire. Mercenary or mercenaries may also refer to: Films and television The Mercenaries, also known as Dark of the Sun, a 1968 film starring Rod Taylor The Mercenary (film), a 1968 spaghetti western film Mercenary (1996 film), a 1996 movie featuring Robert Pine Mercenary (2008 film), a 2008 short film starring Billy Lush Mercenaries (2011 film), a 2011 British film Mercenaries (2014 film), an American action film Mercenary (2016 film), a 2016 French film The Mercenary, a 2019 American film starring Dominique Vandenberg "The Mercenaries" (Mission: Impossible), a 1968 episode from Season 3 of Mission: Impossible Games Mercenary (board game), a board game about conquest set in medieval Europe published by Fantasy Games Unlimited in 1975 Mercenary (video game), a 1985 computer game by Novagen Software Ltd. Mercenary III, a 1992 sequel Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction, a 2005 Xbox and PlayStation 2 video game Mercenaries (series) Mercenaries 2: World in Flames, a 2008 sequel to Mercenaries: Playground of Destruction Mercs Inc, a cancelled sequel to Mercenaries 2: World in Flames MechWarrior 2: Mercenaries, a 1996 computer game by Activision MechWarrior 4: Mercenaries, a 2002 computer game by Cyberlore Studios and FASA Studio Traveller Book 4: Mercenary, a rulebook of the Traveller role-playing game series Literature El Mercenario (English: The Mercenary), a 1980–2003 graphic novel by Vicente Segrelles The Mercenaries, a 1998 novel by Ed Greenwood Music Mercenary (band), a heavy metal band from Denmark Mercenary (album), a 1998 album by the band Bolt Thrower "Mercenary", a song by Brave Saint Saturn from the 2008 album Anti-Meridian "Mercenary", a song by The Mission from the 1990 album Grains of Sand "Mercenary", a song by Panic! at the Disco from the 2012 album Batman: Arkham City – The Album "Mercenary", a song by The Go-Go's from the 1984 album Talk Show "Mercenaries (Ready For War)", a song by John Cale from the 1979 album Sabotage/Live "The Mercenary", a song by Iron Maiden from the 2000 album Brave New World Sports Mercenaries (basketball), a basketball club from Zimbabwe See also The Mercenary (disambiguation) Mercenary War Marburg Mercenaries, an American football team from Marburg, Germany