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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.
There are good agents, like Elite Beat Agents and bad agents, like Agent Smith.
Akatsuki is a Criminal Organization made up of S-Class, Missing-nin. They serve as an important enemy in the Naruto world.
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.
A cyclopean robot which appears in the NES port of the first TMNT arcade game.
Whether jumping, crashing, or being thrown, objects & characters traveling loudly through windows never ceases to be entertaining.
The deliberate animation of breasts, meant to titillate as a means to conform to more realistic physics.
Chakra is the resulting energy produced, when Physical and Spiritual energies become mixed together.
Classes are different archetypes and playstyles that players can choose to play their game with.
A character archetype, typically found in anime works, defined by grandiose personalities, often claiming or fully believing themselves to have occult knowledge, psychic powers, and/or magic.
A power-hungry terrorist organization who serve as the primary enemies of the military superheroes GI Joe.
A flashy technique that involves slashing a helpless enemy from different angles at a rapid pace. It usually involves reappearing in another position immediately after performing a strike to follow up with another attack (usually making the enemy go upwards while the performer strikes in a rising diagonal slash that zigzags upwards), or have dopplegangers attack with you.
Sub-Trope.
One or more events from someone's past that negatively affected them. Plenty of video game characters have such pasts.
A double jump is the ability to jump while already in mid-air to get some extra lift. In reality, double jumps are not possible and violate fundamental laws of physics.
A small group of Foot Ninjas in the 2003 cartoon and video game canons who represent the absolute greatest of Shredder's Foot Ninjas. Each one has a different weapon.
The counterpart to 'faceless hero'. Sometimes the 'faceless evil' doesn't appear at all, but when it does, the player doesn't get a look at its face.
A fictional location in video games inspired by or based on a real location from Far East Asia such as China, Korea, Japan or Vietnam.
The feudal period of Japanese history, which was dominated by powerful regional families holding large areas of land (daimyo) and military warlords (shogun), between 1185 and 1603 AD.
Minions of the the Evil Shredder, these evil ninjas will stop at nothing to stop the Ninja Turtles.
Also known as "Mega-Foot", they are Sumo warriors aligned with the Foot Clan. They have only ever appeared once, in the second game in the 2003 Cartoon trilogy, Battle Nexus.
A variant of Foot Ninja from the continuity of the 2003 cartoon and its associated video games. They are outfitted with technology that lets them turn invisible.
A game based on an anime.
A characteristic present in game characters with a superior state of mind reflected in how they solve problems and their way of approaching situations.
Translated to "Illusion Techniques". It is said that in order to be handy in creating illusions, one must be very intelligent, in order to have the focus to maintain these type of techniques and modify them as the user sees fit at the right time. Used to manipulate others.
Greninja is a Generation VI Pokemon added in X and Y. It is the evolution of Frogadier and the final evolution of the Water type starter Froakie.
Based on the 12 animals of the Chinese Zodiac, Hand Seals are used by Ninja to perform most attacks. By forming hand seals, the ninja is able to mold their chakra and manifest the desired jutsu.
Any stealth operative or athletic character knows this ability. Necessary if you're hanging on a ledge and don't want to fall.
Henchmen are the loyal grunts caught in between the player and the main antagonist. Without them every game would be nothing more than a boss battle.
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