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A banker is the owner, operator, and/or teller at a bank.
Video game controversy revolves mostly around the psychological effects that games with graphic violence or sexual content in them can have on players. Other sources of controversy can range from racism, sexism, politics, or religion.
Law makers and fat cats who will sell the population down the river just to gain more power and money.
The act of a noble, just, or otherwise good or heroic figure becoming evil through either external manipulation or an internal shift in beliefs or desires.
Crooked Cops work both sides of the law for their own benefit.
The head of a group of devout people who follow their crazy beliefs. Can often be dangerous.
Cults don't necessarily have to be evil or out to destroy the world, but in video games it's usually safe to assume so.
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.
Demons are generally creatures of evil, usually from Hell, who are often totally untrustworthy even when they're not murdering everyone and destroying everything in their path.
The usually self-appointed leader of a region with totalitarian control. Usually will come into power through violence and will stay in power until he dies or is killed.
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.
An evil organization is a group of super-villans who are hell bent on world domination or something of a similar nature. Usually defeated by a single Spy/Superhero/Average Joe/small child.
A game based heavily on real-world events, usually with heightened realism. Such games include "Six Days in Fallujah".
Fascism is a extremist totalitarian, nationalistic political ideology. Within video games, various fascist regimes are often portrayed as the enemy within the Second World War.
Genocide refers to killing on massive scale, often systematic and for political or religous reasons.
A state of mind in which a person (usually a leader or dictator) genuinely believes that they are a powerful god.
Nothing helps set a game in a specific point in time more than having a few famous faces from history drop by to say hi.
Humans are bipedal, sapient primates capable of abstract reasoning, language, and emotions.
Illuminati or the "The New World Order" the evil religious cult that's hell bent on controlling the world.
The Imperial Japanese Army (IJA) was the official ground based armed force of Imperial Japan from 1871 to 1945
The Imperial Japanese Navy was Japan's naval fighting force from 1869 until 1947. It is best known in the West for its role in the Pacific Theater of World War II.
Insanity is a condition whereby the sufferer is of unsound mind. Depending on the condition of the individual, he or she may be prone to fits of uncontrollable violent behavior, hallucinations, or other symptoms.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Misanthropy is the hatred and fear of human beings and humanity in general.
Members of the German National Socialist Party, which controlled Germany from January 1933 unto the end of World War II in May 1945. Nazis and characters inspired by them are often used as villains in video games.
A common concept used in World War II games, where the limited knowledge of everything the Nazis did helps create an alternative history.
Nazi Zombies are a combination of two of gaming's main bad guys, Nazis and Zombies.
Consists of post-World War II social or political movements seeking to revive Nazism.
Nuclear war is a conflict in which nuclear weapons are used.
A trait in which a character's heinous actions stem not from a tragic past event or personal wrongdoing, but rather an indulgent "because I can" attitude that remains unreformed.
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