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A person who travels into space.
Betrayal is when a person breaks the trust and faith that others have placed in them.
Bosses are enemies that fight you at the end of a level or at a significant point in the story.
The Boss tells Snake about buttons in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater.
Capitalism is an economic system that supports private property and financial gain.
The Central Intelligence Agency, or CIA, is an arm of the US government devoted to espionage activities. The Agency plays a significant role in plenty of games.
CQC and CQB are close range combat techniques.
The Cobra Unit was a legendary team of soldiers that were assembled by The Boss in 1942 to combat the Axis Powers. They are the primary antagonists in Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Their call signs are all emotions that they best personify when in battle.
Codec is the communication system used by Snake in the Metal Gear series of games.
The Boss cries at the end of Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater when she instructs Naked Snake to kill her.
A non-interactive sequence within a game most often used for plot advancement.
A physical confrontation between two opponents without any outside interference.
Games that include a simulated economy which the player(s) can affect.
Games that feature an antagonist--someone who opposes the game's protagonist--that is a woman.
Sometimes, when the challenge of defeating a boss is finished, there's one more blow to strike. The game sits still and waits for you to finish the job.
The last boss you face in a game, usually representing the final climax of the game.
A special forces unit assembled by Major Zero in the 1960s and the precursor to FOXHOUND.
The special operations group from Metal Gear Solid that serve as that game's bosses.
A characteristic present in game characters with a superior state of mind reflected in how they solve problems and their way of approaching situations.
A gunslinger is to guns what a swordmaster is to swords.
A sharp blow delivered by driving the head into the opponent.
When a character or group of characters does something extremely brave on behalf of another character or group of characters, knowing that they will get killed or seriously injured in the process.
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.
Many great heroes had to learn their skills from someone. This person would be the one.
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.
Pregnancy is the term for when a female of a species is carrying a new, developing member of the species within her body.
Romance in video games can either be interactive, in which the player attempts to woo another character, or an unchangeable part of the story of a given game.
Elite and specially trained/equipped military troops and law enforcement tasked with carrying out specific and dangerous/sensitive objectives beyond the remit of regular military personnel. Many games feature special forces operators or units as protagonists or enemies.
Stealth kills are special kills in video games that usually occur when the AI is not aware of the threat of the player.
A supersoldier is a soldier artificially given abilities far beyond those of normal humans. These include increased strength, speed, stamina, intelligence, the ability to fly, the ability to create fire with their mind, etc.
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