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The Akrid are hostile creatures from the Lost Planet games. They are distinguished by the sacs of thermal energy located somewhere on their body.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
Boss battles that require defeating or eliminating the hands of the boss. They are the focus point of the battle and typically the source of the attacks against the player. The hands are generally the size of the protagonist, if not larger, and often seen floating around without arms.
The Cabal are a militaristic alien race in the Destiny universe, a species built around conquest, combat, and empire.
An attack that does more damage than usual, usually affected by random chance and some sort of modifier.
A cyclops is any race of creature that is born with only one eye.
A Darknut is a armored, knight-like enemy in the Legend of Zelda series. Their weak point is in the back.
A spot on an enemy NPC that opens an opportunity to attack its true weak spot. Different from a weak spot by the fact that hurting or destroying the Defense Breaking Spot will not kill the enemy.
From The Legend of Zelda series, dodongos are large, lizard-like enemies that are usually found in caves and mountainous environments. They are not fond of smoke.
Dweevil is a species of enemy found in Pikmin 2 that comes in a number of varieties. Noted for their long spider-like legs, they call the underground their home.
Didn't your mother teach you not to do that?
A type of mini-boss occurring twice in The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time's Fire Temple. Twirls about leaving a trail of flames behind it.
A blind enemy that appears in Resident Evil 4. He uses his sense of hearing to track the player and attack them with his claws.
A gigantic variant of the famous crustacean and the subject of a popular 00s internet meme.
A humanoid construct given life through magic. The materials used to create a golem vary greatly.
A terrorist organization made up of bizarre, humanoid beings who primarily use self-destruction as a weapon. The main enemy in "Killer7."
Hunters, or Mgalekgolo are an alien species of the Halo series. They are comprised of small worms bound together in a hulking, formidable shell. They invariably fight in pairs, and are the strongest Covenant warriors.
An Iron Maiden is an enemy found in Resident Evil 4. Iron Maidens are an upgraded form of the Regenerators, with iron spikes covering it's body.
Las Plagas are parasites that take over humans and other animals, turning them into zombie-like monsters. First introduced in Resident Evil 4, they have also appeared in several other games in the franchise.
Limb Targeting is the ability to target specific limbs on the body with the object being either to disable the limb or kill the target faster. It may also be referred to as the "Limb System" or "Localized Damage".
A species of mutated crab-like enemies. They are heavily armored, and their main weak-spot is their unprotected face.
Necromorphs are the enemies in the Dead Space franchise. The Necromorph infection uses deceased bodies as hosts and forms hideously mutated shapes to adapt to more effective killing styles. Originally encountered on deep-space mining colony Aegis VII, it is believed that the infection originated from the Red Marker.
The reaper is a type of enemy in Resident Evil 5, resembling an enlarged cockroach standing upright. It emits a poison that blurs vision, and has an attack that will kill the player instantly without a chance of revival by their partner.
When a character in a video game is invincible to everything except a certain weapon, item, or spell.
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.
An ice-borne enemy species in Metroid Prime. Sheegoth are native to Tallon IV in the Phendrana Drifts area.
Enemies that hide behind shields.
The phenomenon of an enemy who is heavily resistant to damage (or even invulnerable) everywhere on its body - except for its back.
Sidesteppers are crablike enemies that first appeared in the Mario Bros. arcade game. When hit from underneath, they get angry and start moving more quickly.
Skags are vicious, dog-like creatures found in Borderlands. Skags will attack anything that isn't another skag on sight, tearing into them with razor-sharp claws and teeth, and their ability to jump surprising distances for facial attacks. Some have even developed the ability to spit wads of corrosive acid at prey.
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