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Anarchism is the rejection of all government authority.
Neglectful and/or abusive parents and parental figures.
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.
When characters largely go by code names or call signs to protect their identities during their missions. They are also adopted for conveniences sake.
A clone is a being created as a perfect genetic duplicate of another being, right down to the DNA.
CQC and CQB are close range combat techniques.
Limited editions of games that include extra "perks" like Making of DVDs and a nice and shiny tin with extra box art
Communism is an economic and political ideology which (at least in theory), seeks to eventually achieve a classless society that promotes equality in gender, racial, and/or social terms. Despite this, most Communist regimes are often dictatorial rather than utopian.
Diseases are medical conditions that have a negative effect on one's body. Some games revolves around a disease.
Games that include a simulated economy which the player(s) can affect.
A dark version of a game's hero, featuring many of the same powers. Usually wears black. Male evil twins often have goatees.
When a character appears to have died a horrible death, but is then eventually revealed to have somehow survived or was never really dead to begin with, often serving as a plot-twist.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
FOXDIE is an engineered retrovirus that targets the DNA and nanomachines of specific personal, and kills by stimulating a heart attack. Solid Snake is the only known host.
The special operations group from Metal Gear Solid that serve as that game's bosses.
Gekko are a highly advance form of metal gear made by ArmsTech.
Along with his brother, Solid Snake, has an IQ of 180.
A gunslinger is to guns what a swordmaster is to swords.
Some dogs just never get their day. Characters like this always seem to get shown up no matter what the occasion may be.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
An uninterrupted speech mostly given by a narrator or the main character. May include useful hints, interesting backstory, or character-related viewpoints.
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.
An orphan is a child that has both of his/her natural parents absent from his/her upbringing. The absence could be from the parents' death, abandonement, or "accidental" disappearance.
In the sky or in the blackness of space, these guys can get you from one place to another, and maybe blow up a few bad (or good) guys along the way!
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 boss that players fight multiple times throughout the game. They usually follow the player as they progress.
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