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Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Using gestures with the controller to control on-screen actions. Alternatively, these gestures can also be detected by motion-sensing cameras.
Myrmidons are a sword-wielding unit in the Fire Emblem franchise with skills geared toward a higher critical hit rate.
Sauron's most terrible servants. The Nine were once mortal men who one by one succumbed to the power of the One Ring.
AKA the kaldorei "Children of the Stars" in Darnassian are an ancient race. Creators of a unique and magically advanced civilization.
Legendary, stealthy assassins from Japan's feudal era, who are well-trained in the art of the sword, and who may or may not have access to magical powers.
A paladin is a holy warrior, who gains extra abilities through faith and devotion to a deity.
Parkour is a type of athleticism that involves going from point A to point B as quickly and efficiently as possible.
A phalanx is a rectangular formation of long spears and shields facing the enemy. Ranks would be tight, perhaps locking shields together, to present the enemy with a wall of spear points and shields. A typical phalanx unit was ten by ten men.
By definition, a pirate is a (mostly naval) robber without commission from a sovereign nation. While maritime robbery has been around since ancient times, Piracy had its highpoint during the 17th century. They are easily identified by the "Jolly Roger", which is the traditional name of the famous skull flag.
Poes are ghost-like enemies in the Legend of Zelda series. They often look different in the various games they appear in, but they are always depicted as floating spectral creatures carrying a lamp.
A character class in the Etrian Odyssey games. Can defend the back line, the front line or individual characters in your party, as well as improve elemental resistances.
Rangers are wise, cunning, masters in archery and have vast wisdom in the concept of nature.
Red Eye Knight is an enemy type in the PS3 video game Demon's Souls.
Though a somewhat less common archetype than black knights, red-armored knights still show up now and again in Fantasy works and elsewhere. Like Black Knights, they are often (though not always), portrayed as malevolent.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
Characters that are designed to be scantily-clad.
Revenant - meaning "one who has returned from death" - are typically portrayed as a type of undead warrior, though there are a few games where the Revenant is the protagonist.
A riposte is a counter-attack immediately following a successful parry.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
A playable class in many roleplaying games. Rogues are also sometimes known as Thieves. The class in almost all these games center around their stealth capabilities.
The Roman Empire was an empire that was founded in 31 BC and lasted until 476 AD. At their peak, they ruled most of the Mediterranean region, including most of Europe and parts of the Middle East and North Africa
A character class in the Etrian Odyssey games. They have a stance-based offensive system and their sword techniques can hurt groups of enemies, dealing elemental or physical damage.
Samurai, or Bushi (literally, "warriors") were a social class in feudal Japan, equivalent to Western aristocracy, knights.
Many games feature a story which involves saving the world and its inhabitants, often single handedly.
Shadow Knights are a hybrid of Warriors and Necromancers and are reknowned as the most evil and feared fighters in Norrath.
These mysterious, invisible men can be found throughout Norrath. Their origins and ambitions are often debated among the other races. Some believe them to be not from Norrath at all, but from another plane of existence.
Shinigamis in the fiction of Bleach are individuals organized in ranks that escort the souls of the dead from earth to the Seretai, the city of the afterlife. Higher ranked shinigamis are charged with the protection of this city.
The footsoldiers of Darth Revan (and then Darth Malak's), Sith Empire. Vitiate's Sith Empire also has their own Sith Troopers.
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