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A protagonist who lacks some or all of the qualities traditionally seen as heroic.
Led by the mysterious Arkham Knight, this collection of highly trained mercenaries serve as the main recurring enemies in Batman: Arkham Knight.
Assassins are people who are tasked with the action of violence against peoples, though their general aims are to be discreet and as minimally violent as possible in order to remain discreet if necessary.
Neglectful and/or abusive parents and parental figures.
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.
Downloadable Content adds new features and content to already-distributed video games via the Internet. Examples include new maps for FPS games, new songs for rhythm games, and new cars for racing games.
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.
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.
A soldier put under a super-soldier program now uses 9X the amount of brainpower than the average human.
Uses Havok Physics in the game DC Universe Online.
A team lead by Batman to rebel against Superman's Regime.
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.
Mercenaries, Soldiers for Hire, have been found fighting in conflicts since the dawn of human warfare. These hired guns show a desire to turn their talent in the art of death to a more profitable profession.
A follow-up to a game or movie that takes place before the events of the previous installment or installments.
Eliminating a target with a long-range rifle.
A Stance may grant player characters access to unique abilities and attributes.
A group of people led by Dr. Amanda Waller.
Superpowered or super intelligent bad guys who fight superheroes.
A Fencer; a person who fights with a sword. Swordsmen are common in medieval strategy games.
Video games that, for better or for worse, are based on an existing non-video game franchise. Usually drawn from movies, tie-in games have also been made about TV shows, novels, and even one-hit wonder pop bands.
An antagonist who isn't a villain by choice and is not in control of their emotions or a victim of tragic circumstance.
A malevolent character whose goals are evil in nature. While villains are commonly featured as antagonists, not all antagonists are necessarily villains.
Zoning Characters (also called Keepaway Characters) is an archetype that use long range attacks to the control space in fighting games.
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