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The figures used in the game of chess. They include pawns, queens, kings, bishops, knights, and rooks.
The signature outfit and most powerful weapon of bounty hunter Samus Aran, the Power Suit is a Chozo-made weapon of mass destruction.
Claymore mines are a type of anti-personnel mine which fire steel balls in the direction of the enemy.
The mine detector is an instrument used by soldiers and armies to help them detect the metal in hidden land mines. This device is sometimes essential in video games in order to avoid massive damage.
Also known as "body armor", ballistic vests are designed to stop various firearm rounds. Commonly worn by soldiers and police. The Nation Institute of Justice rates the protection capability of body from Level I (up to small calibers like .22LR) to Level IV (up to armor-piercing calibers like .30-06 M2)
A common object in many games. When stepped on, the player is bounced into the air to reach a higher ground. More often known as jump pad.
Last resort when falling from the sky. Allows the user to glide to safety with ease.
A navigational instrument that aligns itself with Earth's magnetic field. Often found in point-and-click adventures.
The energy force shield is a common element found in science fiction. By encasing an object in a bubble of energy, whether it be a single person or an entire city, the object is protected from its environment. Some energy shields deflect projectiles, lasers and radiation, or anything conceivable.
Gift wrapped and just for you.
Canes have many uses. Most people use a cane for support, to beat the crap out of someone, or just look fly.
An orange vegetable that's is commonly associated with having a positive effect on eye sight. Rabbits have been known to have a fondness for this vegetable.
In many cultures, the body of a deceased person is placed in a coffin prior to burial.
Beams are support structures within the architecture of most modern buildings. In games, they are often exposed, revealing new routes of traversal.
A highly corrosive substance In video games, acid is usually green and extremely lethal.
Letters are a form of written communication, which in recent times have been superseded by internet communications.
A large vessel used for boiling.
A thin pointy piece of metal that is used to fasten materials.
A piece of execercise equipment used in weight training.
A cinder block is a large rectangular building block made from cinders and concrete.
A burst of electricity is sent via two wires into an attackers body, instantly disabling. Although designed as a non-lethal weapon, some villains found it to be little less non-lethal than expected!
A baton is a weapon used mainly for law enforcement. Kurtis Stryker from the Mortal Kombat series uses a baton.
Slow, boring, farming oriented? Give the tractor a new lease of life by running people over with extreme prejudice, only if they deserve it.
Severed limbs are objects in video games that fall off of characters, often from explosions, gunshots,and melee weapons.
A throwing axe is an axe that is used primarily as a missile weapon. Usually, they are thrown in an overhand motion (much like throwing a baseball) in a manner that causes the axe to rotate as it travels through the air.
Where normally some form of projectile and an accompanying retort should be present, there is only this dissatisfying dud.
This knife is mostly used by soldiers to kill enemies in close range. Also available in stealth games
Spandex, or "elastane" is an extremely form-fitting elasticated fabric invented in 1959. It has no special properties of durability, and is commonly used to create skin-tight clothing.
A magnet is something, usually in a bar or horseshoe shape, that is attracted to and can, if strong enough, pull in metallic things via the force of magnetism. Video games may be a bit more liberal in what a magnet can attract and how powerful it is.
A kind of glove that goes up to or somewhat past, the elbow. Typically worn by women for formal occasions like balls, parties, and operas (hence their name). Often associated with princesses, femme fatale nightclub singers, and magical girls. Also a popular choice for superheroines.
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