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Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
The usually self-appointed leader of a region with totalitarian control. Usually will come into power through violence and will stay in power until he dies or is killed.
An Easter Egg is an intentionally hidden cheat or hidden content in a video game, also known as a "secret".
In games, fire can be an obstacle, a tool, a weapon, or a solution. Just don't play with it...unless you really want to.
Derived from the Spanish word for "little war", guerrilla warfare is waged by a small and mobile armed force against a larger, more regimented force. It typically involves the use of ambushes, sabotage, and other offensive tactics meant to overcome an enemy's greater numbers.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
All militaries have some kind of uniform.
A militia is a group of regular citizens that work, often without pay, to enforce laws and provide defense for a community.
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.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
A way of attempting to control a population via media.
One man's terrorist, another's freedom fighter.
The act of taking one's own life.
A government that restricts the flow of information, or willingly subjugates it's people.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Voice Acting is the art of providing voices for characters in games, television shows, films, radio programs, and other forms of media.
Some evil people have aspirations to conquer the world, and beyond!
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