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Any being that is humanoid in appearance, with amphibian-like features. This covers frogs, toads, salamanders and newts (caecilians look too much like worms).
Antlions are predatory larvae that design "sand pit traps" in order to capture prey.
Balrogs are an ancient race in Middle-earth. The last surviving one, known as Durin's Bane, was discovered by dwarves in the mines of Moria.
Bloodmounts are creatures that come from the Hollow. They are enslaved by the Locust and ridden into combat. They are notably the only creature from the Hollow to be tamable.
A Boomer is a larger, more powerful variety of the standard Locust Drone. The standard Boomer uses a Boomshot, but other varieties include the Grinder, Mauler, Butcher, and Flame.
A tough beetle-like creature with a hard outer shell that is immune to fireballs.
A stereotypical prehistoric human, usually clad in animal skins and rather violent. Does not always live in a cave.
A large spider like creature from the Hollow. The Locust use them to make large E-holes, big enough for Brumaks to march out of.
Elves who have often been corrupted in some manner, changing their skin tone and leaving them with a predisposition towards evil. Sometimes called "Drow".
A destructible environment means the player has the ability to destroy his/her surroundings. This allows players to use the environment to their advantage.
Digging is a strategic mechanic of many games. Digging allows the ability to unearth valuables and strategize pathways.
Diglett is a ground type Pokémon that evolves into Dugtrio.
Duergar or Gray Dwarves are a cruel and evil subrace of dwarves.
Dugtrio is a ground-type pokemon from the original Pokemon Red/Blue. Dugtrio is the evolved form of Diglett and, like Diglett, burrows into the ground before attacking swiftly.
Dwarves are a short, stout race that appear in any number of fantasy games and stories. They are almost always depicted as short with bushy beards similar to vikings. They can also be identified by their love for ale and gold. Other common trends for Fantasy Dwarves include being proud warriors, favoring axes as their weapon of choice, and being gruff sticklers for tradition and honor.
Dweevil is a species of enemy found in Pikmin 2 that comes in a number of varieties. Noted for their long spider-like legs, they call the underground their home.
An earthworm is a legless, sightless, hermaphrodite worm that mostly lives underground. Many video games give them eyes and/or arms and legs.
Fire ants are a variation of the Giant Ant, with the ability to breathe fire. The result of an experiment gone awry, they now roam the city of Grayditch, incinerating everything in their path.
First-Person is a vantage point that attempts to simulate looking through a game character's eyes. It is most commonly found in first-person shooters, racing games, and visual novels, and to a lesser extent in other genres, such as RPGs, 3D platformers, and adventure games.
Sentient fungi. Typical forest creatures.
A fire breathing dragon that lives underground. One of the two enemy types from Dig-Dug.
It is believed that Frank Herbert's Dune books were the first to popularize the concept of a giant worm that is capable of devouring a person whole without even noticing it.
The grues are an adventurer-consuming monster from the Zork series and other Infocom games. They appear in the dark areas of the game and are a major threat to adventurers.
A winged creature from Greek mythology with the body of a bird and the head of a woman. Generally depicted as a winged woman with grotesque features with a mind full of bad habits.
A Human Shield is a form of cover in which a player uses a body to absorb damage like that of a shield. It's usually found in first and third-person shooters.
The insects have stolen our crops! Are you a bad enough dude to commit insecticide?
A new monk-like Locust that revives downed Locusts and summons Rockworms with a low chant.
Insect-like creatures that burrow deep underground, often found in mines.
A small animal that digs tunnels and mostly feeds on earthworms. Its eyesight is weak, but the smell and the touch are strong
A big naked rodent, often mutated and vicious.
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