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Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
Enemies that prefer to keep a distance to the ground, and swoop down occasionally to do some damage.
Fairly weak enemies (not specific characters) that go down in a couple shots or swings, but will keep coming in droves.
When one who is particularly strong in the Force dies, there is a possibility that they retain their individuality as a spirit. Some Dark Side-aligned spirits attempt to cheat death in this way.
Forced up from underground during the Calamity, these ghastly foes are everywhere.
A hat-wearing ghost enemy in the Kirby series.
Gastly is a ghost/poison-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Gastly uses his spooky visage to weaken opponents by scaring them.
Gengar is a ghost/poison-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Gengar is the final evolution of Gastly and Haunter who retains a love for scaring the bejeepers out of unsuspecting victims.
A translucent "ghost" representation of a prior performance in a racing game.
A common location in games, specifically RPGs. Usually inhabited by ghosts and other creatures from the beyond.
Pokémon who usually are associated with the undead.
Some ghosts exist solely as storytelling devices; such as providing the protagonist with in-game flashbacks or giving clues about what to do.
Giratina is a ghost/dragon type Pokemon. It is the mascot for Pokemon Platinum.
A characteristic many game characters share when their eyes emit a colored light instead of what a regular eye should look like. This is often evident in robots and characters possessed by some evil force.
When players are encouraged to collect all of a large number of characters, creatures or items in a game. Progress is often represented by some sort of bestiary or compendium that is filled out with new entries.
A night of ghost, ghouls, costumes, and candy. Some video games are based around this holiday, while others simply pay it respect with special levels or characters that embody the spirit of All Hallows' Eve.
Haunter is a ghost/poison-type pokemon first found in the original Pokemon Red/Blue. This spooky pokemon is the evolved form of Gastly who also revels in causing various degrees of discomfort in others.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
A Japanese fire demon ghost
Hyudoro are one of the enemies in Sonic 3 & Knuckles. they only appeared in Sandopolis.
Whether a character never ages or is invincible, immortality represents the inability to die. Sometimes this is a blessing, sometimes it is a curse. Either way it usually makes for an interesting game mechanic.
An invisible enemy is an antagonist that cannot be seen under normal circumstances. Sometimes these enemies are only temporarily invisible or can be made visible somehow.
Horror games influenced predominantly by the look, feel, and themes of Japanese horror cinema, or non-horror games that allude to the cultural horror aesthetic. J-Horror, or psychological horror, is sometimes classified as a sub-genre of survival horror.
Hopping Chinese vampires that suck life force.
A ghost or cryptid in Japanese folkore that takes on the appearance of a fuzzy (usually white) ball. Appears frequently in the Castlevania games, where it is known as "Fuzz Buster" in the western versions.
Vampires of the east, searching for purpose unfulfilled in life.
The ability to float through the air without the aid of a mechanical device such as a jetpack, or the usual biological aids, such as wings.
Toys that come to life, whether in the form of lovable action figures with personalities of their own, or psychotic dolls possessed by the souls of deceased serial murderers.
The concept of affecting the universe through supernatural methods, breaking the fundamental laws of science.
Sometimes known as Shadows, Mahir are vengeful undead in the Myth universe who exist only partially in the physical realm. They are typically beings of obsession and ill intent that haunt specific areas, attacking any living thing they come in contact with.
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