Mercy is leniency or compassion. In sport, the mercy rule may be applied.
Mercy may also refer to:
Places Mercy Bay, Northwest Territories, Canada Mercy, Allier, Allier department, France, a commune Mercy, Yonne, Yonne department, France, a commune Mercy, Les Cayes, Haiti, a village in the Les Cayes municipality
Arts and entertainment Fictional characters Mercy (comics), a villain at the Marvel Comics universe Mercy, a character in the 1979 film The Warriors Mercy, a character in the 2019 horror comic series Witch Creek Road Mercy Bromage, a character from the 2017 movie My Days of Mercy Mercy Chant, a minor character in the Thomas Hardy novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles Mercy Graves, a character from Superman: The Animated Series Mercy Hartigan, the human accomplice of the Cybermen in The Next Doctor Mercy Olubunmi, in the British soap opera EastEnders and Internet spin-off EastEnders: E20 Mercy Thompson, in an urban fantasy series written by Patricia Briggs Mercy (Overwatch), from the 2016 video game Overwatch Mercy Watson, the main character from the Mercy Watson series
Fictional places Mercy, Saskatchewan, the setting for the Canadian sitcom Little Mosque on the Prairie
Film Mercy (1953 film), a Mexican drama directed by Zacarías Gómez Urquiza Mercy (1995 film), a crime film starring Sam Rockwell and John Rubinstein Mercy (2000 film), a crime film starring Ellen Barkin and Julian Sands Mercy (2009 film), a romantic drama about a writer who pursues a romance with a critic Mercy (2012 film), a German drama film about a couple and their teenage son who emigrate to the north of Norway Mercy (2014 film), an American horror film that loosely adapts the Stephen King short story "Gramma" Mercy (2016 film), a home invasion thriller distributed on Netflix The Mercy, a 2017 British biographical drama film about an amateur yacht sailor in the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race Mercy (2023 film), an American action film starring Leah Gibson, Jonathan Rhys Meyers, and Jon Voight Mercy (2025 film), an Indian drama film starring Adil Hussain Mercy (2026 film), an American science fiction film starring Chris Pratt and Rebecca Ferguson
Games Mercy (game), a children's game that involves the bending back of an opponent's hands Mercy, a move related to the Fatality in the video game series Mortal Kombat
Literature Mercy (Vertigo), a graphic novel in DC Comics' Vertigo imprint A Mercy, a 2008 novel by Toni Morrison Mercy (novel), a 1996 novel by Jodi Picoult Mercy, a 1991 book by Andrea Dworkin Mercy, a 2019 storyline of the horror comic Witch Creek Road season 2 by Garth Matthams and Kenan Halilović
Music Mercy (band), a 1960s pop group
Albums Mercy (Steve Jones album), 1987 Mercy, by Bryan Duncan, 1992 Mercy, by Andraé Crouch, 1994 Mercy (Meredith Monk album), 2002 Mercy (Salmonella Dub remix album), 2004 Mercy (Burden Brothers album), 2006 Mercy (Planes Mistaken for Stars album), 2006 Mercy (Rocco DeLuca and the Burden album), 2009 Mercy, by Natalie Bergman, 2021 Mercy (Trey Anastasio album), 2022 Mercy (John Cale album), 2023 Mercy (Remo Drive album), 2024 Mercy (Armand Hammer and the Alchemist album), 2025
Songs "Mercy" (Ayron Jones song) "Mercy" (Brett Young song) "Mercy" (Dave Matthews Band song) "Mercy" (Duffy song) "Mercy" (Elevation Worship and Maverick City Music song) "Mercy" (Kanye West song) "Mercy" (Madame Monsieur song) "Mercy", by Monsta X from No Limit, 2021 "Mercy" (Muse song) "Mercy", by OneRepublic from Dreaming Out Loud, 2007 Mercy (President song), 2026 "Mercy" (Shawn Mendes song) "Mercy", by Wire from Chairs Missing, 1978
Television Mercy (TV series), an American medical drama "Mercy" (The Walking Dead), an episode
Organizations Mercy (healthcare organization), a Catholic health system in the United States sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy Mercy Malaysia, a Malaysia-based relief group Mercy Ministries, a Charity organization
Schools Mercy College (disambiguation) Mercy High School (disambiguation) Mercy Academy, an all-girls Roman Catholic high school in Louisville, Kentucky
People Mercy (given name), a list of people with the given name or nickname
Other uses Mercy Hospital (disambiguation) , three United States Navy hospital ships Mercy-class hospital ship Mercy (cipher), a disk encryption algorithm Mercy (drink), a hangover preventative beverage Waylon Mercy, later stage name for former professional wrestler Dan Spivey
See also
La Mercy, a suburb of the eThekwini municipality, South Africa "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy", a 1966 jazz instrumental written by Joe Zawinul for Julian "Cannonball" Adderley "Mercy, Mercy" (Don Covay song), a 1965 soul song "Aw' Mercy", a song by Booker T. & the M.G.'s from the album Soul Dressing Mercy-le-Bas, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department Mercy-le-Haut, in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department Val-de-Mercy, in the Yonne department