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Many males, and some females, experience pattern baldness, a gradual loss of hair.
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.
Possibly the most well-known instance of fourth wall breaking in the video game industry. When Solid Snake is about to fight Psycho Mantis, he proceeds to tell you how you've done so far in the game, vibrate your controller, and how then read your memory card telling you other games you have played.
When characters largely go by code names or call signs to protect their identities during their missions. They are also adopted for conveniences sake.
The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, is an arm of the US government devoted to espionage activities. The Agency plays a significant role in plenty of games.
One or more events from someone's past that negatively affected them. Plenty of video game characters have such pasts.
A 'Game Over' screen that turns out to be fake.
The national investigative arm of the American government, the FBI (as commonly abbreviated) is tasked with upholding and enforcing the criminal laws of the United States, and to providing leadership and criminal justice services to federal, state, municipal, and international agencies and partners.
The special operations group from Metal Gear Solid that serve as that game's bosses.
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.
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.
When the President wants to go for a burger, you know that all your cake is a lie.
The ability to influence and control the thoughts of others.
Mind Reading is being able to know someone else's thoughts exactly when they think them.
A character who describes the characteristics of a criminal.
Psychic abilities are featured in many different video games and in many forms, from the PSI powers of Ness from Earthbound to the mind-reading abilities of Psycho Mantis from Metal Gear Solid.
Psychopaths are noted for generally lacking a conscience, getting enjoyment from various forms of destruction, and an inability to learn from their mistakes.
Retcon, as it is more commonly known, is a change in an existing storyline to accommodate future games in the same fiction.
In-game jokes or Easter eggs involving references to characters or events from earlier in a game or the game's series.
Elite and specially trained/equipped military troops and law enforcement tasked with carrying out specific and dangerous/sensitive objectives beyond the remit of regular military personnel. Many games feature special forces operators or units as protagonists or enemies.
The ability to manipulate objects with one's mind. Telekinesis is often displayed as an incredibly powerful ability.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Terrorists can be found terrorizing people all over the world of video games. While there is no consensus on how to define the term "terrorism", terrorists are generally considered to be people who express their ideals through violence.
Games set in, or focused primarily around, the years between 1970 and 1979.
An antagonist who isn't a villain by choice and is not in control of their emotions or a victim of tragic circumstance.
The main armed force the United States and responsible for all major land operations.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
A group of villains, each with a different characteristic and ability (or gimmick) that insist on fighting the protagonist one at a time. They may have ridden together, but they never die together.
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