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Hazard Trooper
Wearing incredibly large, bulky armor that makes them much stronger and tougher than common Stormtroopers, Hazard Troopers are deployed on worlds with particularly hostile terrain, such as the acid rain of Vjun or the lava lakes of Taspir III.
First appeared in Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Jedi Academy
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Imperial Coruscant Guard
Successors to the Clone Trooper Coruscant Guard (also known as "Shocktroopers"), these red armored soldiers enforce the Empire's brutal order on Coruscant.
First appeared in Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
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Shore Trooper
Also known as "Coastal Defender Stormtroopers", they can be found in tropical and coastal environments like Scariff.
First appeared in Star Wars Battlefront
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Riot Trooper
A melee-specialist variant of Stormtrooper outfitted with an electrostaff. Not to be confused with the First Order's Riot Control Stormtroopers.
First appeared in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed II
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Jumptrooper
Stormtrooper variant outfitted with jetpacks or jump-packs
First appeared in Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
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Incinerator Trooper
A Stormtrooper variant outfitted with flamethrowers, identifiable by red markings and pauldron.
First appeared in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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Swamp Trooper
Identifiable by their green armor, this Stormtrooper variant is employed in wetland environments and are a semi-aquatic kind of soldier.
First appeared in Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
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Emperor's Royal Guard
The crimson-clad, highly trained elite who protect Emperor Palpatine and, occasionally, other important Imperial figures.
First appeared in Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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Death Trooper
An elite, black-armored Stormtrooper variant deployed in small squads, frequently acting as bodyguards for important figures like Orson Krennic.
First appeared in Star Wars Battlefront
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EVO Troopers
A Stormtrooper variant usually deployed in treacherous and unusual terrains found throughout the Galaxy. Often recruited from xenophobic Stormtroopers due to their high chances of running into alien foes.
First appeared in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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Sandtrooper
Stormtroopers who see action in arid environments like Tatooine. Often shown with an orange shoulder pauldron.
First appeared in Super Star Wars
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Rock-type Pokémon
Pokémon with rock-like physical structures or abilities.
First appeared in Pokémon Red/Blue
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Ice-type Pokémon
Pokémon usually associated with ice and snow, and equipped with such abilities.
First appeared in Pokémon Red/Blue
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Rokurokubi
A yōkai of a lady with a long neck.
First appeared in KiKi KaiKai
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Japanese Mythology
Myths, religions, and folklore from Japan. The two main religions of Japan have traditionally been Shintōism and Buddhism, although like most nations, there is much further complexity. A great deal of legends and figures from neighboring countries were also adapted for Japan.
First appeared in Ninja Kid
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Droideka
Also known as a "Destroyer Droid", they are a particularly deadly Separatist droid equipped with a personal force field and repeating blasters.
First appeared in Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace
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Mirialan
A humanoid alien species in Star Wars, usually having green skin and black facial markings.
First appeared in Star Wars Galaxies: An Empire Divided
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Dark Trooper
Droid soldiers of the Empire, with the larger and more advanced models able to double as exo-suits for human pilots.
First appeared in Star Wars: Dark Forces
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Scout Trooper
A branch of the Stormtrooper Corps, they are usually depicted as either riding speeder bikes or acting as snipers for the Empire. Also known as "Biker Scouts".
First appeared in Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
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Final Order Sith Trooper
The footsoldiers of the reborn Emperor Palpatine's "Final Order". Not to be confused with the Sith Empire's Sith Troopers.
First appeared in Star Wars: Galaxy of Heroes
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Sith Trooper
The footsoldiers of Darth Revan (and then Darth Malak's), Sith Empire. Vitiate's Sith Empire also has their own Sith Troopers.
First appeared in Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
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Chiss
An alien species in Star Wars, most known for being Thrawn's species.
First appeared in Star Wars: TIE Fighter
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The Blackguard
An order of Dark Siders operating on the planet Mustafar
First appeared in Star Wars Galaxies: Trials of Obi-Wan
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Reborn
A sect of Dark Siders in league with the Imperial Remnant, they represent the primary Force-using adversaries in the Jedi Knight series.
First appeared in Star Wars: Jedi Knight II - Jedi Outcast
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Multiple Disks
PC games that came in more than one floppy disk.
First appeared in Urotsukidouji
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Emperor's Shadow Guard
Resembling Palpatine's Royal Guards, the Shadow Guard are an elite sect of agents usually sent to hunt down and eliminate surviving Jedi and other rogue Force-Users.
First appeared in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed
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Dark Jedi
A catch-all term to describe adherents to the Dark Side of the Force who are not Sith
First appeared in Star Wars: Jedi Knight - Dark Forces II
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Giant Bomb Game of the Year Awards
Recognizing excellence (and messes) in games since 2008.
First appeared in Grand Theft Auto IV
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Titular Location
When the game is named (fully or partially) after a specific location within the game, or relevant to the game's story.
First appeared in Manhattan
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Team Yell
Marnie's obsessive fans who function as the closest thing to a "villain" team in Pokémon Sword and Shield.
First appeared in Pokémon Sword/Shield
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Enamorus
A Fairy/Flying Pokémon that is the fourth "Force of Nature", debuting in Pokémon: Arceus Legends
First appeared in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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Sneasler
An alternate evolved form of Sneasel, debuting in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
First appeared in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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Ground-type Pokémon
First appeared in Pokémon Scarlet/Violet
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Ursaluna
The evolved form of Ursaring, debuting in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
First appeared in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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Poison-type Pokémon
Pokémon which normally have attacks that cause the Poison status effect.
First appeared in Pokémon Red/Blue
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Dark-type Pokémon
One of two Pokémon types introduced in Gold and Silver. It's meant to categorize the most devilish Pokémon, but it also can include Pokémon with a strong affinity for the night or shadows.
First appeared in Pokémon Gold/Silver
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Overqwil
The evolved form of Qwilfish, debuting in Pokémon Legends: Arceus.
First appeared in Pokémon Legends: Arceus
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KZX Engine
KZX Engine is a 3D Game Engine created for game development.
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Legion of the Dead
The Legion of the Dead is a dwarven warrior faction in Dragon Age committed to fighting in the Deep Roads to their deaths.
First appeared in Dragon Age: Origins
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25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards
The 25th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards celebrate the best games of 2021, as voted by industry professionals.
First appeared in It Takes Two
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Upside Down Third-Person Shooting Sequence
Sequences within a third-person game where the player character is inverted and usually immobilized. The camera may also be rotated to reflect the character's perspective.
First appeared in Dead Space 2
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PlayStation VR2 Support
Games that either require or optionally support Sony's PlayStation VR2 peripheral.
First appeared in No Man's Sky
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Flanderization
A phenomenon by which one or more aspects of a character are exaggerated to the point of becoming a much bigger and more pronounced part of their identity than they previously were, even to the point of becoming the character's defining characteristic. Named after The Simpsons character Ned Flanders, who in-between the show's earliest and latest seasons had his religious background exaggerated to the point of becoming an intolerant Fundamentalist.
First appeared in Kirby's Avalanche
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Diablo-like
Also called Diablo-esque or Dungeon Crawler ARPGs, this sub-genre was very popular in the 2000s and 2010s and spawned many successful franchises. Usually played from an isometric perspective focused on dungeon exploration, killing hordes of enemies, complex loot systems and creating different character builds.
First appeared in Ancient Evil
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