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The inferred primary antagonists of Half-Life 2 and its Episodic expansions.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Alien Grunts are the primary combatant force of the Nihilanth's Xen army, alongside the enslaved Vortigaunts.
A foreign language natively spoken by extraterrestrial biengs from another planet or galaxy
Ability to play as a non-human or extraterrestrial character.
Alternative blood is blood other than the usual red variety.
Whether making pinatas do the dance of love or breeding two Pokemon together, making fictional creatures make the fictional creature with two backs is a popular game concept.
An aggressive species of extra-dimensional insects, antlions are a common foe that Gordon Freeman encounters during his adventures across Half-Life 2 and its episodic installments.
Astral projection (or astral travel) is an out-of-body experience, where the spirit of a being detaches itself from the physical plane and is able to circumvent some or all physical limitations.
Bipedal Digitigrades stand, walk or run with its toes touching the ground and the rest of its foot lifted, creating a the legs to bow backwards and then forwards, while also standing upright like a human being would. This is popularly seen in anthropomorphic animal characters, aliens or monsters, Werewolves being a prime example. Unguligrades are similar but instead of toes, they have hooves.
This page is for Black Mesa the COMPANY, not the location. Describe accordingly.
Collective consciousness is best defined as a group or race of beings possessing no minds of their own, but act and are controlled in service of a greater overall purpose, much like ants. They make great villains!
Any game that represents a society noticeably worse or less desirable compared to those in the present. This can relate to kinds of political and economic organisation, excessive human suffering, social problems caused by technology, or as a result of an apocalyptic event.
People of a different race or skin color, that are chastised and frowned upon for being different in culture or appearance.
Spider-like parasitic animals from an unknown universe with amazing powers of genetic transformation. Introduced in the original Half-Life, headcrabs come in several varieties, all of which are incredibly dangerous to unsuspecting or unprepared humans.
Non-player characters in video games will often submit to hero worship of the player's character in order for the game to make the player feel truly important. It is commonly-used in the Fable and Mass Effect franchises.
A three-legged 'dog' creature that appears in Half-Life. It attacks the player in packs and emits LOUD sonic waves.
The ability to control the direction and/or behavior of lightning; this may also be connected with the ability to generate lightning. Many games involve characters with lightning element attacks. These are unique because of their potency with water.
Some creatures have three or more arms, making them able to do more tasks at the same time than ones who only have two or less.
A character whose intentions seem to be to help the player character, but their motives are unclear.
Characters controlled by the game for players to interact with, as opposed to player characters which are controlled by whomever is playing the game.
Seen within the Half-Life franchise, Portal Storms are energetic shockwaves emanating from unstable dimensional tears. Portal Storm occurrence is resurgent after the destruction of City 17 and its Citadel.
One man's terrorist, another's freedom fighter.
An energetic and extremely destructive event which tears at the dimensional fabric of universes.
Forced labor, indentured servitude, humans relegated to property. One of the greatest affronts to individual freedom. Some games employ this as a gameplay mechanic or a major story point.
The ability to move from one area to another instantaneously - typically through some sort of special power or device.
Also known as the Universal Union, the Combine is a trans-dimensional empire comprised of enslaved species spanning an unknown number of universes, and Earth is their latest annexation.
Tips are usually used throughout the game as a way of showing players features.
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