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The inferred primary antagonists of Half-Life 2 and its Episodic expansions.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Games with stories that involve aliens invading another planet.
An aggressive species of extra-dimensional insects, antlions are a common foe that Gordon Freeman encounters during his adventures across Half-Life 2 and its episodic installments.
A creature from the Half-life series, it hangs from a ceiling. From there, it lowers its tongue, hoping to catch anything and pull it up to be eaten.
Biological mechanisms grown in Mental's bio-tanks. They are adjusted to attack without thinking.
A Bio-Organic Weapon (B.O.W.) is a genetically modified enemy created by the Umbrella Corporation.
Cybernetics is a broad concept encompassing a range of mechanical devices meant to enhance or replace biological limbs or organs. They are commonly featured in science fiction, particularly in cyberpunk.
Games that fit this category involve characters that can traverse different dimensions.
Any game that represents a society noticeably worse or less desirable compared to those in the present. This can relate to kinds of political and economic organisation, excessive human suffering, social problems caused by technology, or as a result of an apocalyptic event.
Hostile marksmen who shoot people from a concealed place. Tactics and quick reflexes are often necessary in order to defeat them.
A theme used very often in fantasy and sci-fi settings is that of a brutal, totalitarian empire or kingdom whose armies oppress the common people. Evil Empires appear under many names in various game worlds, including simply "The Empire".
An evil organization is a group of super-villans who are hell bent on world domination or something of a similar nature. Usually defeated by a single Spy/Superhero/Average Joe/small child.
When will those crazy scientists learn? Be it killer robots, invasions from outer space, sentient computers or mutations; they always seem to have the habit of leaving a big mess behind for you to clean up.
Genocide refers to killing on massive scale, often systematic and for political or religous reasons.
Spider-like parasitic animals from an unknown universe with amazing powers of genetic transformation. Introduced in the original Half-Life, headcrabs come in several varieties, all of which are incredibly dangerous to unsuspecting or unprepared humans.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
The Hunter (or mini-striders) is a synthetic anti-personnel combat unit made by the Combine from Half Life 2 Episode Two.
A new gametype in Halo: Reach. the objective of the game is for the attacking elites to breach security and steal a precious data core while the spartans try to shut them out.
Although the United States has not been subject to a major invasion since the War of 1812 with the British Empire, it is the subject of many modern themed games. It usually spurs on the protagonist to save the United States of America from certain doom.
Sometimes, players experience an unfortunate event that results in all their weapons and items being taken away from them.
The combine police.
The ability to influence and control the thoughts of others.
When monsters in a game can turn on each other after an accidental injury and fight to the death instead of focusing on the player, or when some of the player's enemies also hate each other, and will attack each other on sight.
Some substance, organic or other wise that alters perfectly normal creatures into something else. Often times the agent in question is some form of virus or parasite.
The permanent existence of one's body after death.
A form of level transition, mainly used in the early 90's. The act of travelling from one planet to another.
Seen within the Half-Life franchise, Portal Storms are energetic shockwaves emanating from unstable dimensional tears. Portal Storm occurrence is resurgent after the destruction of City 17 and its Citadel.
A way of attempting to control a population via media.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
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