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Soldiers who fight for Super-Earth and "democracy", so named for their dive-bombing into war-zones via drop-pods to engage the enemy. Recognizable by their signature capes. Friendly fire incidents common.
Masters of siege warfare and the original custodians to the Emperor. The Imperial Fists serve an important role to keeping the Imperium together during the darkest of times.
In the forty-one-thousandth century, Humanity has been united into the vile, zealous, and destructive Imperium of Man, a vast galaxy-spanning empire encompassing countless planets. It was founded by the God-Emperor at the end of the Age of Strife.
More commonly known as the ISA, this alliance is composed of many colonies.
The 4th of the original 20 Space Marine legions, they fell to Chaos during the time of the Horus Heresy. Experts in siege warfare, they are known for their ruthlessly pragmatic nature, as well as for creating the heinous Daemonculaba.
Legions were the original Space Marine unit before the Horus Heresy civil war.
The most basic infantry unit in the Terran army from the StarCraft series.
One of three playable factions in the game Giants: Citizen Kabuto.
Noble Team is a small-scale fire squad of the UNSC Special Warfare Command Group Three, comprised of mostly Spartan-III super soldiers and one Spartan-II commando.
Orbital Drop Shock Troopers (A.K.A. Helljumpers) are UNSC special forces from the Halo franchise. They are considered the best of the best of the natural Humans; only the cybernetically and surgically-enhanced Spartan supersoldiers outperform the ODSTs.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
The Alliance to Restore the Republic is a rag-tag band of freedom fighters that opposes the Galactic Empire during the Galactic Civil War.
An elite type of Clone Trooper that operates in small squads to conduct clandestine and dangerous missions.
This concept is featured in games that have a character wearing a helmet or mask with a skull graphic or picture on it, or else a helmet styled to resemble a skull. This does not pertain to characters who actually have skulls for heads.
Space is usually empty, but sometimes it's filled with virtual death machines.
When inventing a series of races for a sci-fi setting, creators sometimes utilize a common framework of three competing races, including Humans, advanced aliens, and monster aliens. This is especially true in video games, where variety and balance are key.
The VIth Legion of the Space Marines, they are among the most prominent Space Marine chapters, well-known for their clashes with the Thousand Sons and for telling tall tales about their accomplishments.
A supersoldier is a soldier artificially given abilities far beyond those of normal humans. These include increased strength, speed, stamina, intelligence, the ability to fly, the ability to create fire with their mind, etc.
Metroid, Mega Man, Earthworm Jim, Metal Gear, Halo, Crysis, Iron Man, and many more. Ordinary men and women who become extra-ordinary with the right suit on.
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.
Whether by item or otherwise, temporary invincibility provides the user a brief moment where they are impervious to attack.
The Terrans are a race of futuristic humanoids that appear in the Starcraft universe. They are noted for their ability to quickly adapt to new terrains and use any natural resources to their advantage.
The Terran Confederacy was the most powerful Terran force in the Korprulu sector until its downfall in the original Terran campaign. Most Confederate forces joined the Terran Dominion after the Zerg attacked their homeworld Tarsonis.
Many games feature storylines about wide, sweeping combat between three radically different factions.
A chapter of the Adeptus Astartes, the Ultramarines were the 13th Chapter of the orginal 20 Space Marine Legions
UAC are a fictional research company located on Mars.
The infamous corporation in the Aliens universe that seeks to use the xenomorphs as a weapon, despite massive evidence that they cannot be controlled.
A primarily hostile endoparasitoid extraterrestrial lifeform.
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