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A ball of hot flickering fire. Usually thrown from the hero's hand into the squealing face of the enemy.
A medieval weapon consisting of a length of wood attached by a chain to a weight at the end, often similar to a mace head.
A popular weapon that is used in many shooters. The flamethrower is considered one of the most unique ways to defeat a foe.
A Gatling gun is a machine gun that uses multiple rotating barrels to rapidly fire bullets. Commonly mounted on vehicles or gunships, some larger characters may carry a hand held version.
An especially large axe, most often double-headed and designed as a weapon.
Glass is a transparent substance made from compressed sand.
A grapple is a device, usually thrown or shot, that allows a game character to 'hook' onto objects within the game, with the purpose of climbing or scaling.
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
A two-handed polearm consisting of an axe on a long shaft, good for defending against cavalry and infantry alike.
A blunt tool used to hit things, whatever those things may be... a nail, a person.
A stylish and sometimes functional piece of headwear.
Hearts in video games are often associated with health or extra lives. From picking them up free of charge to buying them for in-game money.
Helicopters are flying vehicles, typically with a single large main rotor to maintain lift with a tail rotor to counter rotation induced by this main rotor. They are useful in air to ground combat as well as for quickly inserting and recovering infantry close to the front line.
Armor. But for horses.
A device for measuring time.
A Jet pack is a backpack with rocket boosters built in that usually allows the wearer to hover or fly.
Used in Many Games Such As to open doors in Resident Evil games.
A traditional sword originating in Japan.
Used to open doors, or anything else that is locked. In any game where the player has an inventory, it's a safe bet that a key will appear at some point.
A ninja weapon which looks like a knife. It is very well made and balanced so it can be thrown as well.
A traditional Japanese weapon consisting of a sickle attached to a heavy weight.
A ladder is used to gain access to higher or lower ground. Also used as a weapon in most wrestling games.
A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
Latex is the word used to refer to natural latex rubber. Particularly, for non-vulcanized rubber products like latex condoms and latex clothing.
Lava is molten rock, usually from the interior of a planet, and in games is often used as a hazard to players, or as a visible gameplay-area boundary.
Small spike nail traps that are used to hurt and halt pursuers during a chase. Usually deployed in groups to cover wider areas.
Usually put on face to either hide the users face or as a stylish item.
Mechs (or Mecha) are humanoid-like pilot driven vehicles often depicted in media as a combat machine. Early examples of Mech/Mecha in video games are often derived from early manga and anime as well as table-top games.
Two-wheeled motor vehicle
Swords used by ninja. Similar to a katana, but the blade is straight and shorter in length.
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