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A term for a humanoid creature with animalistic features which can comprehend everything from slightly feral humans to savage monsters with trace amounts of anthropomorphism.
Bipedal Digitigrades stand, walk or run with its toes touching the ground and the rest of its foot lifted, creating a the legs to bow backwards and then forwards, while also standing upright like a human being would. This is popularly seen in anthropomorphic animal characters, aliens or monsters, Werewolves being a prime example. Unguligrades are similar but instead of toes, they have hooves.
A race of aliens who are evil.
A boss fight is a culminating challenge that pits the player against one or more enemies representing a greater threat and/or difficulty than those previously faced. These scenarios typically feature unique antagonists.
The Jiralhanae are called Brutes by the UNSC. As a result of the expulsion of the elites from the Covenant, they serve as the primary antagonists during the events of Halo 2 and 3.
A squid-faced enemy that charges you like a bull. Seen in Half-Life and planned but cut from Half-Life 2.
The Bydo are the alien race that form your enemy in the R-Type series of games.
The Cabal are a militaristic alien race in the Destiny universe, a species built around conquest, combat, and empire.
The ultimate enemy and primordial source of all evil. In Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy universe.
The Chenjesu are an alien race from the Star Control series. They are a silicon-based, crystalline species.
Creatures of unknown origin that were once humans but have now been modified. They are the main antagonists in the Resistance series.
The most numerous strain of the Chimera, the Hybrids form the backbone of the alien army trying to supplant Humanity as the dominant species of life on Earth in the Resistance series.
They are a much more intelligent form of Hybrids. They utilize Bullseye Mark II's instead of normal Bullseyes.
Kamikaze units created from women infected with the Chimeran Virus.
An alien species in Star Wars, most known for being Thrawn's species.
The Chitauri are an offshoot of the Skrulls from Marvel's Ultimate universe.
The Chmmr are an alien race from the Star Control series. They are a synthesis race of the Chenjesu and the Mmrnmhrm.
The Chozo are a race of bird people that exist in the Metroid universe. The series canon states that members of this race raised Samus Aran to become a strong warrior after she was orphaned.
A Chryssalid is an alien race from the XCOM series of games. It's known for it's ability to "impregnate" it's foes with an egg which will then hatch a new Chryssalid after a few turns.
The Citadel Council is the governing body of the Citadel. As the authority of Citadel space, they help settle disputes between governments and maintain law and order through the use of there covert agents, The Spectres.
The Clairconctlar are a mysterious race of organisms that evolved based on silicon molecules as opposed to the usual carbon on the planet Enkidu VII in the Kesari Quadrant. They are as honorable as they are craggy and stone-faced, and they led a deep culture of noble warriors with an ancient heritage.
Also known as the Separatists, it is an alternative government to the Galactic Republic led by Count Dooku. It makes use of vast droid armies and fights the Republic in the Clone Wars
Team of Cooler's minions.
Elites, also known as Sangheili are a Covenant race in the Halo series. During Halo: Combat Evolved and the bulk of Halo 2 they are the primary antagonists. They became semi allied with the humans in Halo 3, and are in a political crisis during Halo 4, some still at war with Humanity.
Grunts are part of the Covenant Army. Due to their sheer number and low standing, they are often used as cannon fodder.
A Cyberdisc is an enemy unit from the XCOM franchise. The seemingly harmless looking Cyberdisc is actually capable of inflicting quite a bit of damage, as well as exploding upon death.
Boss-type enemy from the Duke Nukem franchise.
The Dark Eldar are a Kindred of the Eldar, an ancient and advanced race of elf-like humanoids. They were introduced to the Dawn of War franchise with the most recent release (besides the pending Dawn of War 2) with Dawn of War: Soulstorm
An alien race who conquered many planets before coming to Jak's planet. They are Precursors who became manifested by Dark Eco.
Darkness is used in games to restrict access, increase tension, or just to set a mood. Often the player has access to a light source that can mitigate its effect.
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