Grubb's Steam Grab Bag!
Giant Bomb Plays
Game Mess Mornings 05/09/24
GrubbSnax
Game Mess Mornings 05/08/24
The Community Spotlight 2024.05.04
The Community Spotlight 2024.04.27
The Community Spotlight 2024.04.20
Concept »
The study of and search for remains of human culture and history (or that of other civilizations).
The Cetra is a human race from Final Fantasy VII. They have the ability to "speak" with the planet.
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 once-great race from the Elder Scrolls series, now extinct.
Any type of lifeform whose species is on the brink of extinction. Important characters being "the last of their kind" was once so common in fiction that it has become a mocked cliche.
The Eldar are the oldest living race in the Warhammer 40,000 universe. Analogous to Elves, they have "psyker" powers far beyond those of the younger races, and often use their far-sight and guile to manipulate the younger races to ensure the safety of their own species.
Gigas are moon-crystal-powered super-weapons made by the leaders of all the ancient civilizations to be used against one another. They were eventually contained, but are individually released throughout the plot of Skies of Arcadia as bosses.
Whether it be Mario vs. Bowser, Jedi vs. Sith, Link vs. Ganon, or Elves vs. Orcs, the forces of good are in an eternal battle with the hordes of evil.
A race of aliens in the Cthulhu Mythos. They play an important part in the story of Call of Cthulhu: Dark Corners of the Earth.
The High Entia are a technologically advanced race in Xenoblade Chronicles.
Utilizing technology far beyond that of other species, the Jjaro were a powerful race that, for unknown reasons, disappeared from the universe.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Many games such as Shin Megami Tensei, God of War, or Too Human base their story off of or utilize elements from the order of the cosmos as perceived by humans both ancient and modern.
The Necrons are soulless metal warriors, awakening from a long slumber in their ancient tombs. They serve the C'tan, ancient gods that feed on the energy of the living.
A phalanx is a rectangular formation of long spears and shields facing the enemy. Ranks would be tight, perhaps locking shields together, to present the enemy with a wall of spear points and shields. A typical phalanx unit was ten by ten men.
The ancient race that created the Forerunner in the Halo series, and were later wiped out by them. The Flood arose from the remains of Precursors.
A general term to describe a race or species that predates the civilisation/setting that the game takes place in, usually used in the game to provide hints or clues to the protagonist to help solve some sort of grand mystery or defeat an enemy through the help of relics left behind. Occasionally, there may still be traces of them, either through technology or lone survivors that have somehow managed to live to the present day.
An ancient civilization long since vanished from the galaxy, the hulking remains of the Progenitor's technology continue to play a role in the events of Homeworld.
The Protheans were once believed to be a single race that spanned the known galaxy with a mighty empire. But it has been revealed that in fact 'Protheans' were a mix of all known alien species unified under one name and empire. 'They' were wiped out by the reapers.
Protoss is one of three major races in Starcraft. A noble and powerful race.
The S'pht are a race of cyborg aliens that act as both enemies and allies within the Marathon Trilogy.
The Sentients are an artificial race that were the chief enemies of the Orokin during the Old War.
The ancient race responsible for the Halo ringworlds, thought to be long absent from the universe.
In the Mass Effect franchise, the Reapers are a hyper-advanced machine race that appear periodically every 50,000 years to bring a close to a "cycle" in which the Reapers harvest all the advanced forms of life.
An ancient and incredibly powerful alien race. They are the main enemies in the Freespace franchise.
These games have significant plot points that deal with hunting for treasure. Treasure in this instance is a physical non-living item one can hold and obtain. Examples include gold, jewels, the Holy Grail, alien artifacts, marble, etc.
Major religion of the game Dead Space. Members believe that the scientist Michael Altman discovered an alien artifact on Earth and was later assassinated for it.
This article is about the concept of virtual intelligence, the product of interactions between simple artificial intelligence (and/or scripts) and virtual environments
An ancient and advanced race, the Xel'Naga created the Protoss and the Zerg before they were supposedly destroyed by the Overmind.
This edit will also create new pages on Giant Bomb for:
Until you earn 1000 points all your submissions need to be vetted by other Giant Bomb users. This process takes no more than a few hours and we'll send you an email once approved.
Use your keyboard!
Log in to comment
Log in to comment