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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.
Akatsuki is a Criminal Organization made up of S-Class, Missing-nin. They serve as an important enemy in the Naruto world.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
A protagonist who lacks some or all of the qualities traditionally seen as heroic.
The inverse of an anti-hero. An anti-villain is a villain that portrays him/herself as someone who is just and altruistic while is secretly working towards an otherwise nefarious and villainous goal. Common archetypes of anti-villains are politicians and religious figures who craft a wholesome and good-natured image to hide their evil intentions; this may even sometimes include doing good deeds, but only as a temporary measure to potentially further their true ambitions.
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.
The Bydo are the alien race that form your enemy in the R-Type series of games.
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.
Daemons are Warp entities and servants of the Chaos Gods.
Dead Cell was a former special U.S. Navy Seal's counter-terrorist training unit founded by President George Sears. They are the main antagonists in Metal Gear Solid 2.
Demons are generally creatures of evil, usually from Hell, who are often totally untrustworthy even when they're not murdering everyone and destroying everything in their path.
Mustaches are often found on the evil villain of cartoons to let the audience know just how evil they are, or used in parody of them.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
Not all elder people are kind.
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.
In the Fullmetal Alchemist universe, a homunculus is a being that seeks to be human. They are created when a person has failed to resurrect someone from the dead with Alchemy. They look exactly like the dead person who was being revived except they have tattoos on their bodies.
A hostile artificial intelligence, or "rogue AI", is a synthetic being that has turned on its creators. Among the most famous rogue AIs from video games are SHODAN (System Shock) and GLaDOS (Portal).
The Imposters are the main antagonists of the mobile game Among Us. As their names imply, they are the secret antagonists of the game and their goal is to kill every single crew member until they’re the only ones left.
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.
The mysterious organization that has been abducting people and putting them into bondage in Enslaved: Odyssey to the West. Pyramid is responsible for all the mechs, turrets, and other enemies you encounter during the game.
Citizens of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, which was a country that emerged after the Civil War in The Russian Empire.
The main antagonist of F.3.A.R., the Creep is a hideous manifestation of Harlan Wade, born from the traumatic memories of the abuse inflicted upon Alma and her sons the Point Man and Paxton Fettel.
For some reason, some games are named after the opposing person. Sometimes it's because the bad guy is cooler than the good guy.
Vampires are undead, nocturnal creatures that subsist on blood. They have superhuman powers and are sometimes able to shape-shift. They are weak against sunlight, foreign objects stuck in and left in their hearts, decapitation and sometimes holy water and crosses.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
A recurring enemy and major plot point in the Legend of Dragoon game.
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