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Common in modern war video games, air strikes are usually used to take out large targets such as enemy vehicles or buildings. Laser designators are often used by the player to illuminate the target for a massive aerial attack.
Akatsuki is a Criminal Organization made up of S-Class, Missing-nin. They serve as an important enemy in the Naruto world.
One of the four main playable terrorists in the Counter-Strike Series.
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A mode in which one team plants a bomb at a designated location and the other tries to defuse it. Traditionally this is a no-respawn mode.
To render explosive devices safe.
Enemies that can be damaged by placing explosives in their mouth.
Bombshell Koopa are Koopa Troopas that explode after being stomped. They only appeared in Super Mario Land.
A Fresh/Baby I level Digimon patterned after a bomb.
Potentially deadly in the real world, annoying and funny in the animated world.
Football fanatic members of the Koopa empire.
Cherry Bombs can blow up all zombies in an area. They have a short fuse so plant them near zombies.
Pirates from lands to the south of Gondor who raid it continuously, and were willing to aid Mordor in sacking the city of Minas Tirith.
The ultimate pressure feature. Players have to complete the task at hand, be it defeating opponents or cutting the right wire, in the allotted time.
A "cute'em up" is a branch of the shoot'em up genre of video games that involve weird or cute enemies and protagonists. Game titles that would fall into this genre include Parodius, Twinbee, and Gunbird.
Military term, indicating that a spotter is requesting fire support in close proximity to friendly forces. Players are ill-advised to linger in such areas.
Dead Cell was a former special U.S. Navy Seal's counter-terrorist training unit founded by President George Sears. They are the main antagonists in Metal Gear Solid 2.
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.
One of the skins for the terrorist team in the Counter-Strike games.
A situation where the player must quickly escape from a building currently in the process of blowing up. Could either be a cinematic or actually gameplay.
Evil Monks are mainly recurring henchmen of evil in the original Painkiller game. Evil Monks also appear in many other games, especially those with a horror theme. Evil monks are often heard ominously chanting, usually in a foreign language.
A powerful release of energy. This energy is usually expelled in all directions very quickly, typically giving off orange or red flames.
Characters who have the ability to be unaffected by—or benefited by—coming into contact with an explosion.
Always a fun time in any game, the explosive tipped arrow puts a great spin on a classic weapon.
Minions of the the Evil Shredder, these evil ninjas will stop at nothing to stop the Ninja Turtles.
In-game references to the Bomb Squad or anything Giant Bomb.
Giants are tall humanoid beings, found in mythology and various fairy tales. They are usually portrayed as being slow-witted and quick to anger, though gentler kinds also exist.
Gibs (giblets) are, basically, what's left of someone after they make contact with an explosive object or powerful weapon. They can be seen in games such as Doom, Quake, Team Fortress 2 and many, many more.
Derived from the Spanish word for "little war", guerrilla warfare is waged by a small and mobile armed force against a larger, more regimented force. It typically involves the use of ambushes, sabotage, and other offensive tactics meant to overcome an enemy's greater numbers.
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