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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.
Whether it's a hero's turn to the dark side or a villain becoming a hero, it's usually unexpected and will bring a whole new moral dimension to the story. Sometimes, they change they sides more than once.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
Also referred to as block damage, chipping takes place when characters take damage even when blocking. Most commonly associated with fighting games.
The act of a noble, just, or otherwise good or heroic figure becoming evil through either external manipulation or an internal shift in beliefs or desires.
The cinematic "Ultimate Attack" unique to each character in SoulCalibur 4. Using it while the opponent is in a "Soul Crush" will end the match in one deadly blow.
The wear and tear of a character's outfit as he or she receives damage. It can be done for realism, but often serves to titillate.
Scarring over the eye. Used by game developers to make a character appear more rugged and 'badass'.
A counter system in the Soul Caliber series that give the performer an opening in the opponent.
This concept involves a character of the hero archetype that at some point in the storyline, turns against the forces of good and becomes evil or is revealed to have done this in secret at some point in the past.
A weapon that has been forged and/or imbued with mystical energy, magic, or some other supernatural force. It is often required to solve a specific puzzle, or vanquish an impossible foe.
This concept is for games in which at least one of the main characters is male.
A Palette Swap is when two or more characters share the same style sprite or character model with only minor color or cosmetic changes. Although visually similar, palette swap characters may have very different moves and personalities.
Slashing weapons are designed to cut and slice rather than causing blunt trauma. Examples include swords, axes, claws, naginatas, or even whips.
Spamming, in video games, refers to the rapid, repeated use of the same item or action. For instance, "grenade spamming" in COD4 is the act of a player throwing a large amount of grenades in succession into an area so that they may get a lucky kill or simply distract the enemy.
A Fencer; a person who fights with a sword. Swordsmen are common in medieval strategy games.
A tragic hero is a protagonist who makes several mistakes to fall from glory, or is affected by tragedy and seeks revenge or redemption.
Weider of the Soul Calibur, the sword created to destroy the Soul Edge. It also is keeping Siegfried's spirit on earth.
Just as heroes sometimes fall from grace, occasionally someone who works for the forces of evil will turn their life around and become a good guy.
Knights in white or shiny silver armor. The term "White Knight" is often used to denote an exceptionally noble or chivalrous individual, synonymous with the similar descriptor of "Knight in Shining Armor". Despite this, not all White Knights in fiction are heroes...
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