Editing Juggernaut (section)

== In popular culture ==
The figurative sense of the English word juggernaut, as a merciless, destructive, and unstoppable force, became common in the mid-nineteenth century. [[Mary Shelley]] used the term in her novel ''[[The Last Man]]'', published in 1826, to describe the plague: "like Juggernaut, she proceeds crushing out the being of all who strew the high road of life". [[Charles Dickens]] used the term in ''[[Martin Chuzzlewit|The Life and Adventures of Martin Chuzzlewit]]'', published in 1844, to describe the love-lorn sentiments of Mr. Augustus Moddle, the 'youngest gentleman' at Mrs. Todgers's: "He often informed Mrs. Todgers that the sun had set upon him; that the billows had rolled over him; that the Car of Juggernaut had crushed him; and also that the deadly [[Antiaris|Upass tree]] of Java had blighted him." [[Robert Louis Stevenson]] used the term in ''[[Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde]]'', published in 1886, when describing the violent Edward Hyde as "like some damned Juggernaut" after he trampled a child.

Other notable writers to have used the word this way range from [[H. G. Wells]] and [[Henry Wadsworth Longfellow|Longfellow]]<ref name=oed /> to [[Joe Klein]]. [[Bill W.|Bill Wilson]] in ''[[Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions]]'' of [[Alcoholics Anonymous]] describes "self-sufficiency" in society at large as being a "bone-crushing juggernaut whose final achievement is ruin". To the contrary, Mark Twain (autobiography, vol 2), describes Juggernaut as the kindest of gods. Any pretensions to rank or caste do not exist within its temple.

[[Juggernaut (character)|Juggernaut]] (Cain Marko) is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]].<ref>{{cite book |last =Rovin |first =Jeff |title =[[The Encyclopedia of Super-Villains]] |publisher =Facts on File |date =1987 |location =New York |isbn = 0-8160-1356-X |page=172}}</ref> Created by writer [[Stan Lee]] and artist/co-writer [[Jack Kirby]], he first appeared in ''[[Uncanny X-Men|X-Men]]'' #12 (July 1965) as an adversary of the [[X-Men|eponymous superhero team]].<ref>{{cite book |last1=DeFalco |first1=Tom |last2=Sanderson |first2=Peter |last3=Brevoort |first3=Tom |last4=Teitelbaum |first4=Michael |last5=Wallace |first5=Daniel |last6=Darling |first6=Andrew |last7=Forbeck |first7=Matt |last8=Cowsill |first8=Alan |last9=Bray |first9=Adam |title=The Marvel Encyclopedia |date=2019 |publisher=DK Publishing |isbn=978-1-4654-7890-0 |page=201}}</ref> He possesses superhuman strength and durability, and is virtually immune to most physical attacks; his helmet also protects him from mental attacks.

In the future wars depicted in [[John Shirley]]'s ''[[Eclipse Trilogy]]'', the contending armies use ''"Jaegernauts"''&nbsp;— large rolling war machines that can destroy entire city blocks, high rises and other large buildings.

The [[Odisha Juggernauts]] are a sports team in the Indian [[Ultimate Kho Kho]] league.<ref>{{Cite web |last=R |first=Gopalakrishnan |date=2022-08-29 |title="Women's League in Pipeline": Ultimate Kho Kho CEO Tenzing Niyogi |url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/bos/women-s-league-pipeline-ultimate-kho-kho-ceo-tenzing-niyogi |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=www.sportskeeda.com |language=en-us}}</ref>

Juggernaut is a multiplayer game mode in the video game series [[Halo (franchise)|Halo]], whereby players work together to defeat a common enemy (the Juggernaut). Once a player kills the current Juggernaut, they then become the next Juggernaut.