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The ability to fling oneself around an environment gracefully. Wall-running, jumping, massive drops, climbing, and other physical activities are what acrobatics is all about.
A person leading a double life. This character has more than one way in which they present themselves to the world.
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
A protagonist who lacks some or all of the qualities traditionally seen as heroic.
The deliberate animation of breasts, meant to titillate as a means to conform to more realistic physics.
A physics simulation or manual animation of a character's posterior.
A protagonist who is arrogant, cynical, and aggressive, but also intelligent and introspective. Named after the English Romanticist writer Lord Byron, who popularized such characters and was said to have fit this description himself.
Whether it's a hero's turn to the dark side or a villain becoming a hero, it's usually unexpected and will bring a whole new moral dimension to the story. Sometimes, they change they sides more than once.
Comic book or manga characters who are also in video games. There are tons of games with superheros such as Batman and Spider-Man out there.
A simple dance pose which became popular in the late 2010s. Similar poses have existed in the tokusatsu genre since the 70s.
Fatalities are a means of ending a fighting game match by gruesomely murdering the loser. It was popularized as a finishing move performed at the end of a match in Mortal Kombat.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
This concept is for games where at least one of the main characters is female.
An alluring female who uses her charms to seduce men with intention of using them to further her own intentions.
Finishing moves are typically moves that end a fight in a traditional fighting game.
Video games that are based on comic books, manga and graphic novels.
Whenever there's a new Pixar, superhero or Harry Potter movie they have to make one of these.
Sometimes movies are based on comic books, many of these movies go on to gain video game adaptations.
Uses Havok Physics in the game DC Universe Online.
A group of Superheroes from the DC Universe
The small models within the Lego franchise which represent people. They appear almost in every Lego game.
These games are based off of established licenses, such as movies, comics, or TV shows. Examples are the James Bond 007 and Spider-Man franchises.
New Purchase Incentives is a business strategy established by publishers to encourage consumers to buy games new. It is also primarily used as a means of profiting from used game sales where they otherwise could not.
Characters that are initially portrayed as evil, but eventually turn out to be good or not as serious of a threat. This also includes villains who remain evil the entire game, but contain some sense of moral goodness or ambiguity.
The Regime in Injustice: Gods Among Us. It is lead by Superman.
Swearing, cursing, call it what you want. It is an expression of anger or frustration, in most cases.
A pseudonym is a fictional name that is different from the owner's real or legal name. They can be pen names, secret identities, or even alternative names because their real name is unpronouncable or shouldn't be said.
AKA Selina Kyle
An intimate physical activity between two or more individuals.
Female characters who are designed with highly idealized figures and proportions, outfits that are revealing and/or form-fitting, and prone to ending up in completely over-the-top poses designed to show off their bodies.
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