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Every school has a king or queen. They might be a star athlete or just the coolest guy around, either way they're the most popular student at school.
The ability to stop or reduce the damage from an oncoming attack.
Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
Some games have inspired the creation of literature.
Bookworms are the characters who always have their face buried between the pages of a book. It doesn't matter if it's a mystic spellbook or just a tattered paperback, they'd rather read about an epic adventure than have one.
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.
A boxer is someone who participates in the sport of boxing.
Games that let you choose the path you take through the story-line.
Brawling clouds does usually appear in cartoon stylized fights. Usually used to play a conflict for laughs and simplify the presentation.
A condition in which two male characters are socially close, but not sexually or romantically, and are often partners.
Bruisers are characters who depend on their fist and realize that most of life's problems can be solved with a punch. Typically bruisers don't fight with any real style or technique, instead they tend to simply rely on raw strength.
A philosophical and religious system based on the teachings of Siddhartha Gautama.
An insect with broad colorful wings.
A race of Lovecraftian beings who serve under the lord Hastur. The Byakhee dwell in interstellar space and assume corporal forms when summoned to Earth.
When a character from an existing media franchise makes a brief appearance in a video game, sometimes without even openly acknowledging their origins.
The ability for a player to control the motion and direction of the in-game camera.
The act of living outdoors, usually in a tent. It is a common method of providing comfort while resting in forested areas or other regions away from established civilization.
Hand-drawn or computer-generated animation.
A creature of Myth. Catoblepas are said to have scaly hides and, according to Pliny the Elder, can instantly kill a person or turn them to stone if they were to look directly into the creature's eyes.
Feline animals commonly kept as pets. There are many different breeds and varieties.
Somehow, one of the characters has changed their race.
A character in the game actually increase in size. This may be a temporary or permanent transformation.
Text profiles that summarize a character's history and their role in a story. Often paired with concept or CG art.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Cherubim are the second highest of the nine orders of angels. They have four heads (a man, an ox, a lion, and an eagle) and four wings, and at least one guards the entrance to the Garden of Eden.
A Prodigy is typically a young character who posses skills or intelligence far beyond their age. Some prodigies were born with this talent, while others had to work for it.
The dreaded Chimera was a terrifying beast that consisted of several animals combined into one. The distinct animal features were that of a lion, a goat and a serpent, though other variations exist.
Also referred to as block damage, chipping takes place when characters take damage even when blocking. Most commonly associated with fighting games.
A character who is destined to save or destroy the world. Often seen in RPGs.
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