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Fascism is a extremist totalitarian, nationalistic political ideology. Within video games, various fascist regimes are often portrayed as the enemy within the Second World War.
The First Order is the villainous successor to the Galactic Empire in the Star Wars series.
Minions of the the Evil Shredder, these evil ninjas will stop at nothing to stop the Ninja Turtles.
The highly mutated virus developed by the Umbrella Corporation.
The Galactic Empire was the galactic government established by Supreme Chancellor Palpatine in the Star Wars Universe.
The head honcho of a group of miscreants
A gang isn't just two crude dudes, it's a whole mess of them. There's all kinds of different gangs represented in games: street gangs, organized criminals, and even high school cliques.
The evil organization from the Rolling Thunder series.
Gentek is a generic evil corporation, created as part of Project Blacklight.
The elite squad within Frieza's henchmen, compromised by the strongest of his men and those with unique abilities.
This concept involves a character of the hero archetype that at some point in the storyline, turns against the forces of good and becomes evil or is revealed to have done this in secret at some point in the past.
House Dagoth, or the "Sixth House Cult", is an organization that seeks to remove all non-dunmer from the province of Morrowind. Their leader is the dreaded demi-god Dagoth Ur, immortal archenemy of the three reigning god-kings: The Tribunal.
The evil color sucking corporation in de Blob. They enslave the people of Chroma City and take their color away.
The JBA is a New York based terrorist group that plans on blowing up several major cities. Sam Fisher is sent by Third Echelon to go undercover in the organization.
The Los Angeles Lakers are a professional basketball team that competes in the Pacific Division of the Western Conference of the NBA. They currently have 16 NBA Championships, the second most in the league, 32 Conference titles, the most in the league, and 23 Division titles. Notable Lakers include Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kobe Bryant.
Los Illuminados is a cult lead by Osmund Saddler in the Resident Evil universe.
This concept refers to games where the player, as a leader of a group, can send off AI characters to perform missions with success determined by probability, and not by direct player control, such as in Evil Genius and Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
The daedric cult dedicated to bringing Mehrunes Dagon, the Daedric prince of destruction, into Tamriel. They are the main antagonists of the game The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion.
Members of the German National Socialist Party, which controlled Germany from January 1933 unto the end of World War II in May 1945. Nazis and characters inspired by them are often used as villains in video games.
Consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism.
Seemingly used to convey secret messages to spies in the field, these mysterious shortwave radio broadcasts have appeared in video games over the years.
A division of the UNSC Navy in the Halo franchise. They played an integral part in the Human-Covenant War.
Manufacturers of ED-209, RoboCop and other fine products.
Organization XIII are a group of 13 powerful Nobodies from the franchise Kingdom Hearts, first appearing in Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories. They focus on collecting Xehanort's heart.
The political thriller is a story, often action-oriented, that tends to revolve around two or more nations struggling to gain power. Outcomes are usually found through military confrontations, covert wars, and back alley negotiating.
A weighty real-world issue that some games comment on, often through allegory. Unfortunately, other games can offend players in their depiction of different ethnicities, whether intentionally or not, thus becoming part of the issue themselves.
The act of forcing someone to engage in sexual activity against her or his will. Generally considered one of the worst things one human being can do to another.
Red tape is an idiom that refers to excessive regulation or rigid conformity to formal legislation that is considered redundant or bureaucratic and hinders or prevents action or decision-making.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
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