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Orcs/Orks/Orques are a fictional race of tough humanlike creatures, often with green or black skin, originally coming from the Saxon word for the Normans during the invasion, meaning demon or foreigner.
The Great Protectorate of Owa, Keepers of the Creche of Life, Dwellers in the Oceanic Depths, Reef Keepers and Sailors Upon the Currents of Space, Defenders of the Rainbow Worlds, Seekers of Heroism and Glory for the Owa Protectorate (more commonly simply shortened to just the "abbreviated cognoment" of Owa) are an aquatic race of jellyfish- or cephalopod-like beings.
In the sky or in the blackness of space, these guys can get you from one place to another, and maybe blow up a few bad (or good) guys along the way!
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
The Ploxis are the leading elite of the Hegemonic Crux, ruling from the shadows using the K'tang Katorri as proxies and petty thugs. They resemble nude bird creatures and seem to be hardwired into their ships,
These are games you don't need a console to play. You plug in a controller to the TV and you're ready to play.
Protoss is one of three major races in Starcraft. A noble and powerful race.
Reptilian humanoids are a common motif in mythology, folklore and fantasy. As a race, they are sometimes cited to be extremely old, even older than men and elves. Examples: Lizalfos (Zelda), Lizardmen (Warhammer) & Argonians (The Elder Scrolls) They generally walk upright like any other humanoid and sport some kind of tail.
The act of acquiring resources for the purpose of building structures and/or unit construction. Resource gathering is a staple of the RTS (Real Time Strategy) genre.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
A group of highly esteemed fighter pilots for the Rebel Alliance.
In the Star Trek universe, a race of aliens from the planet Romulus. They are an offshoot of the Vulcan race, and abandoned their brethren's logical ways for the cold brutality of war and conquest.
In the Dragon Ball Z franchise, the Saiyans (also known as Saiya-Jins) are a warrior race from the Planet Vegeta.
The Shadow Legion (also known as the Dark Cabal) are a Cabal Legion that act as enforcers to the newly risen Disciple of the Witness, Emperor Calus and possess Pyramid tech to suppress the Guardian's powers.
The ghastly aliens that invade the Mushroom Kingdom of yore in Mario & Luigi: Partners in Time.
Serving as polar opposites to the Jedi, they revel in dark side of the Force and lust power above all else. Sith Lords are identified by their "Darth" title, while lesser Sith and Dark Jedi are not allocated this title.
Like pirates, only spacier. Frequent antagonists in sci-fi games, especially the Metroid series.
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.
Deep space freight haulers. Typical characterized by their southern drawls and baseball caps.
The political and military face of humanity in the Mass Effect universe.
The Tau Empire is a conglomerate of unified races all under the direction of the Ethereals, a race of politically gifted and enigmatic leaders. The Tau have a strict caste system in place that ensures everyone has a place within Tau society. They work for the "Greater Good".
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
The Terran Dominion came to be after the fall of Tarsonis. The Sons of Korhal took leadership of all the Confederate worlds, and Arcturus Mengsk crowned himself Emperor.
One of the playable races in Sins of a Solar Empire. The Advent were forced off their home planet, now they come back for revenge against the Trade Order.
The Black Fleet is an armada of massive Darkness-aligned tetrahedral vessels, known as Pyramids.
Also known as the Universal Union, the Combine is a trans-dimensional empire comprised of enslaved species spanning an unknown number of universes, and Earth is their latest annexation.
An alien alliance consisting of several unique species that serves as one enemy in the Halo franchise.
What lies ahead, and is distant from the present.
In the Mass Effect franchise, the Reapers are a hyper-advanced machine race that appear periodically every 50,000 years to bring a close to a "cycle" in which the Reapers harvest all the advanced forms of life.
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