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An Artificial Intelligence Construct is a synthetic technological creation that is a part of a bigger whole. The AI Construct can be a self aware computer or simply a grouping of technologies that come together to form one large being.
Artificial life-forms ("robots") specifically designed to mimic the appearance of human beings. Although this is a male-specific term, with female-looking machines actually being "gynoids", the term "android" is generally used universally in video games.
Artificial Intelligence, or AI, commonly refers to the programmed behaviors of NPCs in a game, whether it's the fact that a soldier takes cover behind a wall in Gears of War, or that townspeople cheer upon your arrival to their village in Fable.
Clan Smoke Jaguar is the most violent clan in the mechwarrior franchise, what it lacks in strength of numbers it makes up for in sheer aggression.
An Extraplanetary Multiform Mobile Identifier, or E.M.M.I., is a very powerful Galactic Federation operative robot. They are the secondary antagonists of Metroid Dread.
Many video game villains oftentimes laugh in evil ways, be it a vicious cackle, a sneering chuckle, or a booming laugh. Common evil laughs often include "Bwa-ha-ha", "Mwa-ha-ha", or "Ho ho ho".
When will those crazy scientists learn? Be it killer robots, invasions from outer space, sentient computers or mutations; they always seem to have the habit of leaving a big mess behind for you to clean up.
The counterpart to 'faceless hero'. Sometimes the 'faceless evil' doesn't appear at all, but when it does, the player doesn't get a look at its face.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
The villagers infected by Las Plagas in Resident Evil 4. "Ganado" is a Spanish word meaning "cattle".
A characteristic present in game characters with a superior state of mind reflected in how they solve problems and their way of approaching situations.
The Geth are networked AIs that reside in the Terminus Systems. They were created by the Quarians.
A tin can with a huge smile. First used as self-promoting vending machines they now act as security guards after discovering they had the habit of electrocuting their customers.
A gynoid, or fembot, is a feminine humanoid robot.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
Nuclear war is a conflict in which nuclear weapons are used.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
A shadowy organization founded by Major Zero after Operation Snake Eater. Their goal is having complete digital control over all mankind. Also known as the "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo."
In the Mass Effect franchise, the Reapers are a hyper-advanced machine race that appear periodically every 50,000 years to bring a close to a "cycle" in which the Reapers harvest all the advanced forms of life.
A mechanical system designed to capture or cause harm. Either the player can set traps for their enemies or others set them for the player.
Games that have you going into a computer generated virtual universe.
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