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A staple in modern shooters. They hide, crawl, creep, climb and jump, and are usually pretty weak but hard to hit.
A creature from the Half-life series, it hangs from a ceiling. From there, it lowers its tongue, hoping to catch anything and pull it up to be eaten.
While essentially just a floating head with a bunch of eyes, the beholder is a classic Dungeons & Dragons Monster.
A classic D&D monster, carrion crawlers are enormous vermiform aberrations that eat dead bodies. They're generally encountered wherever corpses can be found.
A psychotic entity that haunts the sewers in the 1989 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles console/computer game.
Monsters borne of "meatball" eggs, which hatch when heated. From the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles franchise.
An enemy in the Silent Hill franchise.
An order of large reptiles that encompases the Alligator, Gharial, Caiman and Crocodile families. While dangerous on land, they're pure killing machines in the wet element.
When the main character at some point has to escape from a confined area, be it a dungeon, a prison cell, or a penal colony.
Fighter Flies are enemies from the Mario series. They hop back and forth while flapping their wings.
Starting off as pets of Glukkons, they grow too big and are flushed down the toilet. Colonies now infest Oddworld's underworld.
The highly mutated virus developed by the Umbrella Corporation.
Gatherers are one of the main enemies of Amnesia Dark Descent.
A really big toad with magical abilities. Gigantoads are recurring monsters in the Final Fantasy games.
Goblins are irritable, evil and mischievous creatures in folklore. They can range in size from halfling to average human size.
The place of origin for ninjas. Their location is mostly known throughout the ninja world and very nearby localities with some sort of ties in between them (commercial or cultural in nature).
Placing the player in an environment and making them feel alone. Games often use this for atmospheric effect.
Information on the time honored tradition of killing rats. Killing rats is a much cliched first quest for many western RPGs.
A very common collection of enemies in the Super Mario Bros. franchise. Some famous Koopas include: Lakitu, Hammer Bro., Bowser Jr., and the King of Koopas himself, Bowser!!
Ever since Pac-Man, games have had us navigating mazes.
Baxter Stockman's Rat Killing Machines
Some substance, organic or other wise that alters perfectly normal creatures into something else. Often times the agent in question is some form of virus or parasite.
Genetically evolved humans, animals or aliens.
Rarely seen, whispers in the dark.... the Nosferatu are the most secretive of vampire clans. Also the most hideous.
Oversized pests such as rats or bugs are often used as low level enemies in role playing games. They can be found in most any Western RPG, especially ones that use the Dungeons and Dragons rule set.
Bipedal rat-like creatures, common in fantasy games. Prone to trickery and backstabbing, unless they're ninja.
The foil of almost every early RPG lover, these rodents often live in sewers. While most rats are simple targets, games like Ratatouille make them the hero.
Game mechanics traditionally found in role-playing games that are incorporated into a non-RPG title.
Humor which relates to feces, urine, or flatulence; also known as toilet humor.
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