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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.
This concept occurs in many RPGs and Sci-Fi games. The Ancient Advanced Civilization Technology is often a giant weapon (Halo Rings, Giant of Babil, etc.) that becomes a major plot focus in the stories of these games.
Usually refers to the end of the world.
The manifestation of the Eldar god of murder.
The Dark Eldar are a Kindred of the Eldar, an ancient and advanced race of elf-like humanoids. They were introduced to the Dawn of War franchise with the most recent release (besides the pending Dawn of War 2) with Dawn of War: Soulstorm
Duality discusses the conflict between two opposite forces and their struggle. Those two forces may also complement each other or are the two sides of a scale and must be balanced.
Any type of lifeform whose species is on the brink of extinction. Important characters being "the last of their kind" was once so common in fiction that it has become a mocked cliche.
Elves are a race found in a lot of games based on a fantasy setting. They are recognizable by their elongated ears and often live much longer than humans. Some are even immortal. There are many variations of Elves.
A fleet is a group of ships, typically military warships, that sail together for mutual protection and to consolidate their power.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
In video games Plasma is often used as a core ingredient in weapons due to its high temperature. Due to the amount of damage it can inflict it is effective against any type of target, whether organic or metallic
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.
Those with the mental capacity and ability to use Psychic Powers by tapping the Warp.
A superweapon is a structure or character with amazing powers and amazing costs. This weapon can turn the battle to its owner's side single-handedly, but is usually the most expensive and time consuming to construct.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
War is a series of organized conflicts carried on by force of arms between two or more nations or groups. Whether it never changes or has already changed is up for debate.
In games they're often described as being masters of the dark arts. Basically, wizards gone bad.
The Eldar equivalent of a Dreadnought. Wraithlords are enormous wraithbone constructs inhabited by the souls of fallen Eldar heroes.
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