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A derivative form of Cyberpunk which heavily revolves around biological technology.
DX-1118, also known as the Blacklight virus, is a voracious disease particularly dangerous to humans. It can kill, mutate, and even control hosts' minds in an effort to perpetuate and evolve.
The ultimate enemy and primordial source of all evil. In Warhammer 40,000 and Warhammer Fantasy universe.
Chemical weapons are weapons who use chemical products to obtain various detrimental effects.
Creatures of unknown origin that were once humans but have now been modified. They are the main antagonists in the Resistance series.
A blight / disease in The Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind that originates from Red Mountain and turns people into various beasts and cursed zombies.
DoT effects are most commonly found in Role Playing Games, and it describes the effects of a gameplay mechanic (often a magic spell) that causes incremental damage over a period of time such as a fire spell leaving someone to continually burn.
One or more events from someone's past that negatively affected them. Plenty of video game characters have such pasts.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Once the 14th of the God-Emperor's Space Marine legions, now sworn to the Plague God Nurgle.
Decontamination is the process of removing hazardous materials from a person or object. In games, this is usually achieved by lasers, rather than water as in the real world.
Cast-away swamp-dwellers of the PS3 game Demon's Souls.
Diabetes is a disease that causes high blood sugar because the body can't produce enough insulin. Diabetes is treated either with oral medications or by injecting insulin into the body.
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.
Although killing or being killed has been one of the most universal mechanics in games through the years, in some games players or their foes merely faint instead.
These tortured souls are zombies that shamble aimlessly throughout the Plane of Fear.
Insects of the order Diptera, Flies (sing. Fly) are common household pests. The Housefly is considered one of the most widely distributed insects.
The greatest of all of Nurgle's Daemons, the Great Unclean One is a hideous but jovial monstrosity that radiates disease with its very presence.
The name for the infection which originated near Fairfield, Pennsylvania that has caused the rampant zombification in the Left 4 Dead series.
Gangliated Utrophin Immuno Latency Toxin, or GUILT, is a deadly man-made disease that appears in the Trauma Center series. Several strains of the disease exist.
Health is a value that gauges how much damage players can take in a game before they die or pass out. Also known as life in some games. Health is usually represented by a bar or a percentage instead of an exact amount. Found in most non sport games
A sexual transmissible disease that affects the liver.
Anthropomorphic beings sent by God to wreak divine havoc. There are traditionally four horsemen, though their roles vary greatly depending on the game.
An enemy faction in Warframe. Once humanoids of various races, they have been twisted and deformed by the Technocyte virus, and share a collective consciousness.
A spell or ability that summons a swarm of insects. It's often used as a distraction against bigger enemies.
Information on the time honored tradition of killing rats. Killing rats is a much cliched first quest for many western RPGs.
Las Plagas are parasites that take over humans and other animals, turning them into zombie-like monsters. First introduced in Resident Evil 4, they have also appeared in several other games in the franchise.
Los Illuminados is a cult lead by Osmund Saddler in the Resident Evil universe.
Lycanthropy is the disease or curse where a person changes into a, usually wolflike, were creature. The disease is spread by being bit by an existing lycanthrope, and is accompanied by a forced transformation into an anthropomorphic creature during each full moon.
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