An acolyte in its original religious definition is one who assists a higher-ranking member of a church or cult. The word may also refer to: In media Acolyte or Acolytes may refer to: Acolytes (comics), a Marvel Comics team of mutant supervillains Acolytes (film), a 2008 Australian horror film directed by Jon Hewitt Acolyte (album), the 2010 debut album by UK band Delphic The Acolyte (novel), a novel by Thea Astley The Acolyte, a Hugo Award-nominated science fiction fanzine edited by Francis Towner Laney The Acolyte, an upcoming live-action Star Wars streaming series Acolytes Protection Agency, a pro-wrestling tag team sometimes referred to as simply The Acolytes Acolyte, a character in The Road to El Dorado as Tzekel-Kan's assistant The Acolytes in The Pendragon Adventure, by D.J. MacHale Video games Acolyte is a character class, unit, or weapon in video games such as: Battle Realms Command & Conquer: Renegade Dark Ages (1999 video game) Destiny (video game) Disgaea 2 Disgaea 3 Homeworld: Cataclysm Mass Effect 3 MouseHunt (game) Ragnarok Online Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos World of Warcraft X-Men Legends Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II Star Wars: The Clone Wars (2002 video game)