Trigger may refer to:

Arts, entertainment and media

Fictional entities

  • Trigger (Only Fools and Horses), in the TV sitcom
  • Trigger Argee, in science fiction short stories by James H. Schmitz
  • Devil Trigger, a transformation ability of Dante in Devil May Cry
  • Trigger, a horse in "Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West)"
  • Trigger, the protagonist and player character of Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
  • Trigger, the version of Popeye in the 1933 film The Story of Temple Drake

Film and television

  • Trigger (2010 film), a Canadian comedy-drama
  • Trigger (2022 film), an Indian Tamil-language action thriller
  • Trigger (Russian TV series), a medical drama series since 2020
  • Trigger (South Korean TV series), a 2025 action series
  • Triggers: Weapons That Changed the World, a 2011–2013 American TV series
  • "Trigger" (Supergirl), a 2017 TV episode

Literature

  • The Trigger, a 1999 novel by Arthur C. Clarke and Michael P. Kube-McDowell
  • Triggers (novel), by Robert J. Sawyer, 2012
  • The Trigger: The Lie That Changed the World – Who Really Did It and Why, a 2019 book by David Icke

Music

Albums and EPs

  • Trigger (EP), by In Flames, 2003
  • Trigger (album), by Porno Graffitti, 2010
  • Trigger, a 2019 album by GreatGuys
  • Trigger, a 2017 album by Jacob Quistgaard
  • Trigger, a 1988 album by Soulside
  • Trigger, a 2012 album by The Law

Songs

  • "Trigger" (song), by Major Lazer and Khalid, 2019
  • "Trigger", a song by Anne-Marie from the 2018 album Speak Your Mind
  • "Trigger", a song by Converge from the 2017 The Dusk in Us
  • "Trigger", a song by In Flames from the 2002 album Reroute to Remain
  • "Trigger", a song by Itzy from the 2025 album Collector
  • "Triggers", a song by Royal Blood from the 2023 album Back to the Water Below
  • "Trigger", a 2013 song by Marcel Woods and W&W

Other uses in music

  • Trigger (drums), a transducer that allows a drum to control an electronic device
  • Trigger (guitar), the Martin N-20 guitar played by Willie Nelson
  • Trigger, part of a trombone
  • The Trigger (band), a Serbian hard rock/heavy metal band

People

  • Trigger Alpert (1916–2013), American jazz bassist
  • Bruce Trigger (1937–2006), Canadian archaeologist
  • Damon Trigger (born 1972), cricketer for England
  • Hannah Trigger (born 1987), Australian snowboarder
  • Ian Trigger (1938–2010), British actor

Science and technology

  • Trigger (firearms), a mechanism that actuates the firing of firearms
  • Trigger (particle physics), in a particle detector
  • Database trigger, procedural code in a database
  • Image trigger, in a digital camera
  • Trigger, an event that creates a landslide
  • Trigger, part of a gamepad

Other uses

  • Trigger (horse), owned by cowboy star Roy Rogers
  • Trigger, a term for symmetrical voice
  • Trauma trigger, an event causing traumatic memories or feelings to resurface
  • Stimulus (psychology), a broader concept occasionally colloquially referred to as a "trigger"
  • Studio Trigger, a Japanese animation studio
  • , the name of several ships

See also

  • Triggered (disambiguation)
  • Trigger pad, a device used in electronic percussion
  • Trigger Warning (disambiguation)
  • Environmental factor
  • Flip-flop (electronics)
  • Schmitt trigger, in electronics
  • Spawning trigger, causing fish to breed
  • Detonator, in explosives
  • Pyrotechnic initiator, in explosives