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His screen door is an effective shield.
Often found in either very violent games, or games taking place in or around water, Screen Splatter is a visual representation of blood, water, strawberry jam, or other liquids temporarily obscuring the player's field of vision.
Although not technically zombies, these weird variations on the zombie cause massive trouble for Agent Francis York Morgan in his investigation during Deadly Premonition.
Shibito are the main enemies in the Siren series. People turn into Shibito after drinking the cursed red water.
A common enemy in the Doom series, these dudes will not hesitate to introduce the player to their shotguns.
Games with characters that sing.
Snorkel zombies can swim underwater.
S.T.A.R.S. is a police group from the Resident Evil game series. Chris Redfield and Jill Valentine, stars of the original Resident Evil, are two famous former members.
A large mass of people. This is most commonly seen in sports games where the crowd consists of a large amount of spectators.
A weak, fast specimen that renders herself almost invisible while not attacking
Strength beyond normal human bounds, i.e. lifting cars, bending metals, shattering a street with one's fist.
Survival is a concept that signifies that the player's life is constantly in jeopardy.
Popularized by franchises such as Resident Evil and Silent Hill, these games typically involve a strong implication of danger, vulnerable protagonists, and disturbing monsters.
Enemies that are small, deal relatively low damage, and have low health, but make up for it by attacking in large numbers. Examples include Flood infection forms from Halo, Trites from Doom 3, or Crawlers from Resistance: Fall of Man.
The Tyrant Virus, more commonly known as the T-Virus, is a virus developed by Umbrella to help create B.O.Ws (Bio-Organic Weapons) and ultimately to create a Tyrant.
A fictional Pay-Per-View TV Game Show in the Dead Rising franchise. Set in Fortune City, the host, Tyrone King, forces people to fight Zombies.
A zombie type from Dead Island.
A parasitic life form in the Halo universe, which serves as a secondary antagonist throughout the series. It has no known origin, though it is rumored to be extragalactic.
a straight Jacket zombie from Dead Island
The Suicider, a hideous undead abomination covered in pulsating tumours, is an exploding zombie from Dead Island.
The Thrall of the Myth universe are human corpses reanimated through magic and bound to the will of their creators.
A dance made famous by Michael Jackson in the music video for "Thriller."
TriCell is run by Excella Gionne and was rival to the Umbrella Corporation before its collapse.
A spell or special ability which is used to either repel the undead or outright destroy them.
A giant, multinational pharmaceutical corporation that produces many daily use goods as a cover for its primary focus; the production of biological weapons. The source of some of the most deadly viruses found in the Resident Evil series, Umbrella Corporation and its backers are among the franchise's core antagonistic forces.
When an animated character graphically looks realistic, but shows poor, unrealistic animations, the result can be very awkward. These instances of almost-human-but-not-quite can appear stilted, off-kilter, or even eery. This is the Uncanny Valley effect.
The Undead is an umbrella term describing creatures that do not exhibit the key fundamental attributes that are associated with life, such as respiration, and blood circulation. They are divided into two main categories: Ethereal and Corporeal, depending on whether or not they have a body.
When a populated area is overrun by legions of the undead. They are often accompanied by demons or parasitic lifeforms.
Pirates who are also undead.
A type of religion that originates from Africa.
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