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Husks are cybernetic, zombified corpses. The Geth create them by impaling human bodies with giant mechanical spikes, known as Dragon's Teeth to experienced Alliance soldiers.
Whether a character never ages or is invincible, immortality represents the inability to die. Sometimes this is a blessing, sometimes it is a curse. Either way it usually makes for an interesting game mechanic.
In Quake II, an Iron Maiden is a female humanoid Strogg equipped with a Rocket Launcher for a left arm.
A cyborg turtle Rookie/Child Digimon. His shell is a computer mouse!
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Genetically evolved humans, animals or aliens.
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.
Manufacturers of ED-209, RoboCop and other fine products.
If a person is made of metal and has circuitry instead of a circulatory system, then their game belongs on this list.
A Navy SEALS dragon Champion/Adult Digimon. Really.
The ability to change shape. Humans shifting into animals is the most common type of shape shifting.
Sligs are a race from the Oddworld series. They are one of the main enemies you encounter.
When inventing a series of races for a sci-fi setting, creators sometimes utilize a common framework of three competing races, including Humans, advanced aliens, and monster aliens. This is especially true in video games, where variety and balance are key.
Super Speed is the ability for a character to travel at speeds normally unattainable by regular humans. Super speed can be a stock super power by characters such as the Flash & Sonic the Hedgehog, or a technologically enhanced ability like Nomad in Crysis.
Strength beyond normal human bounds, i.e. lifting cars, bending metals, shattering a street with one's fist.
An experimental Stormtrooper variant sent after Starkiller, they specialize in stealth and quick strikes, as well as living up to their name.
A shadowy organization founded by Major Zero after Operation Snake Eater. Their goal is having complete digital control over all mankind. Also known as the "La-Li-Lu-Le-Lo."
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.
The Strogg are the alien race featured in the Quake franchise that want to bring the end to the human race.
Werewolves are humans that can shapeshift into wolves or wolf-like creatures. They often have strength and senses that surpasses those of both humans and wolves.
A dead body reanimated through the use of mechanical or cybernetic additions.
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