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A staple in modern shooters. They hide, crawl, creep, climb and jump, and are usually pretty weak but hard to hit.
A creature with characteristics of both a human and an arachnid, most often a spider or scorpion.
Arbok is a poison type Pokémon that evolves from Ekans.
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.
Bedrill is a Bug/Poison type Pokémon that evolves from Kakuna. They totally look like bees.
Two of these giant bees will spawn (one at a time) upon the death of a particular Bazzzazzt on the sixth isle of the Plane of Sky.
Necessary to sustain life in organic creatures, the crimson fluid known as blood tends to make appearances when the body's structure is compromised in some way, a very, very common occurrence in videogames.
Games which feature creatures who make use of the natural excretions of their body to lay waste to their enemies.
A pokemon first found in Sinnoh. It Evolves into Roselia.
A concept in which a person or object is on fire and taking continuous damage. It often takes fast movement, water, or an item to heal.
Better known as CPR, Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is tactic to help revive an unconscious victim of cardiac or respiratory arrest.
The larval stage of a butterfly or moth.
A creature of Myth. Catoblepas are said to have scaly hides and, according to Pliny the Elder, can instantly kill a person or turn them to stone if they were to look directly into the creature's eyes.
Cazadores are insect creatures found in the Mojave Wasteland during Fallout: New Vegas and its DLC Honest Hearts and Old World Blues.
A large insect-like creature found in the deepest subterranean reaches of Skyrim, alongside their Falmer masters.
A Chryssalid is an alien race from the XCOM series of games. It's known for it's ability to "impregnate" it's foes with an egg which will then hatch a new Chryssalid after a few turns.
Chryssalid Zombies are what spawn after a Chryssalid has impregnated someone in a previous turn. They are from the XCOM series of games.
A Poison/Fighting type Pokemon.
When characters shed tears - often due to extreme sadness.
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.
Deadly Gas is used in many games as an obstacle and usually causes the player's health to degenerate over time.
The main line of distinction between victory or failure in video games, death is the process of a biological being ceasing to be alive.
Echo found in games when a character dies or gets KO'd. Particularly popular in fighting games such as Street Fighter 2, Tekken, Soul Calibur, and etc.
Decapitation is the removal of the head of a person or animal.
Cast-away swamp-dwellers of the PS3 game Demon's Souls.
A Poison/Dark type Pokemon and the evolved form of Skorupi.
Drowning in games occurs when a being (not suited to be in water) runs out of oxygen, time, power, or barely even touches the water surface. Further complicated by the local sea-life that can knock the air out of you, should you get close.
Life altering and potentially dangerous, drugs come in a large variety of forms. In most games, drugs can have significantly different physical and social effects on video game characters.
Ekans is a poison type Pokémon that evolves into Arbok.
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.
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