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Gekko are a highly advance form of metal gear made by ArmsTech.
Master planner of terrorist incidents that took time to defeat.
GRU soldiers are the main soldiers that you fight in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. They are loyal to Colonel Volgin, and are often large in numbers.
When a developer begs and pleads and offers to do laundry for even a tiny guest appearance, sometimes those famous characters will still flake on them. At least they still have their laundry.
A gunslinger is to guns what a swordmaster is to swords.
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent.
Infinite Pockets are a system of inventory often found in adventure games. The player character's pockets seem to be of an infinite size, capable of holding anything from peanuts, to garden rakes, to spare tires, yet none of this is reflected on the character.
The ability for the player to become unseen, from basic camouflage to fully vanishing from sight.
Members of the Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti, the Soviet secret police.
An umbrella term for any sexual orientation or gender identity that is not straight.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a man.
Martial arts are a popular set of skills that many video game characters possess. Martial arts are the cornerstone of any fighting game, and have influenced many platforming and adventure games.
Armed forces. The arm of government that deals with fighting wars and protecting a nation from external or internal threats
Spawned from Nanotechnology research and Micro Electro Mechanical Systems technology, nanomachines are mainly centered around Medicine and Biology. "Nanomachine" is the term for nanite machines that use the nanometer (one-billionth of a meter) to measure it's size.
The National Security Agency is an agency that is responsible for analyzing and gathering foreign communications and intel. The NSA is also responsible for keeping the US government's own network and communications secure.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Characters that are initially portrayed as evil, but eventually turn out to be good or not as serious of a threat. This also includes villains who remain evil the entire game, but contain some sense of moral goodness or ambiguity.
Also known as the black box, the nuclear football is the method of authorization and activation of the U.S's nuclear weapons it can only be operated by the president of the United States. Somehow terrorists manage to get their hands on it at mayhem ensues.
The Ocelot Unit are extremely well-trained soldiers under Major Ocelot's control. They're extremely loyal, and laugh when Ocelot tells them to.
The odd way characters move in games developed (though not exclusively) in Japan.
A narrative that takes an unexpected turn. Commonly, plot twists come in the form of revealing that the player character is not actually who they thought.
A cutscene or conversation that appears after, or during, the credits -- usually as a means to deliver a cliffhanger and/or plot twist.
PMCs provide mercenary soldiers and/or military consultancy to those in need of such services in exchange for payment. They are an increasingly integral, and often controversial, part of many modern wars and conflicts.
A physics system used to procedurally generate body movement similar to rag dolls.
Resurrection is the act of being brought back to life. One must have already been living and have died in order to be able to be resurrected.
Two or more factions, either with the same or completely different goals, that constantly try to one-up each other. The player is sometimes forced to pick a side to root or work for during the struggle. Other times the rivalry is only mentioned in the plot.
A page about different rivals seen in video games, such as Shadow the Hedgehog, the numerous rivals from Pokemon games, and so on.
A deadly game where the loser faces instant death.
The idea of deriving a feeling of pleasure through inflicting pain or suffering on another living being.
Men too tough to cover up their chest.
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