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There are good agents, like Elite Beat Agents and bad agents, like Agent Smith.
A secondary function for a single weapon, such as launching a grenade from a rifle.
Anarchism is the rejection of all government authority.
The inverse of an anti-hero. An anti-villain is a villain that portrays him/herself as someone who is just and altruistic while is secretly working towards an otherwise nefarious and villainous goal. Common archetypes of anti-villains are politicians and religious figures who craft a wholesome and good-natured image to hide their evil intentions; this may even sometimes include doing good deeds, but only as a temporary measure to potentially further their true ambitions.
The Beauty and the Beast unit is an elite section of female soldiers who suffered from crippling Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and were then given special suits to turn them into incredible soldiers. They serve as Liquid Ocelot's most powerful enforcers in Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots.
Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
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.
During boss battles, sometimes the boss kills their own henchmen. This concept is often used as a way of demonstrating a boss' wrath.
When Revolver Ocelot is torturing Solid Snake, he tells him that there are no continues, and if Snake dies, it's over.
A condition in which two male characters are socially close, but not sexually or romantically, and are often partners.
When characters largely go by code names or call signs to protect their identities during their missions. They are also adopted for conveniences sake.
The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, is an arm of the US government devoted to espionage activities. The Agency plays a significant role in plenty of games.
CQC and CQB are close range combat techniques.
The Cobra Unit was a legendary team of soldiers that were assembled by The Boss in 1942 to combat the Axis Powers. They are the primary antagonists in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Their call signs are all emotions that they best personify when in battle.
Communism is an economic and political ideology which (at least in theory), seeks to eventually achieve a classless society that promotes equality in gender, racial, and/or social terms. Despite this, most Communist regimes are often dictatorial rather than utopian.
An organism consisting of both natural and artificial systems.
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.
A character working for an agency or organization who is, in reality, working in secret against the organization for a rival agency.
A double K.O. is a rare event when in an 1-on-1 fighting game both fighters reduce each others health to zero simultaneously. The methods used to score a Double K.O. as a round win or loss varies from game to game.
A physical confrontation between two opponents without any outside interference.
Games that include a simulated economy which the player(s) can affect.
Mustaches are often found on the evil villain of cartoons to let the audience know just how evil they are, or used in parody of them.
A concept that has been popularized since the days of the European colonial empires. The main bad guy is seemingly old, white, although not always human.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
The special operations group from Metal Gear Solid that serve as that game's bosses.
The FROGS are an all-female elite wing of Liquid Ocelot's private mercenary army.
The Federal Security Service is the singular security force of Russia.
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