Assist

CONCEPT

Anytime an ally comes in to help you in any way. This mechanic is most common in fighting games.

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The first fighting game to feature this mechanic was Data East's Avengers in Galactic Storm (Game) in 1995. The mechanic was later popularized by SNK (Company)'s King of Fighters series and Capcom (Company)'s Marvel vs. Capcom (Franchise) series.

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• A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV (Game)
• Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match (Game)
• Army of Two (Game)
• Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
• Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (Game)
• Avengers in Galactic Storm (Game)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Game)
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Game)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops (Game)
• Dead Island Riptide (Game)
• Deadlock (Game)
• Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (Game)
• Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (Game)
• Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten (Game)
• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (Game)
• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Game)
• Dota 2 (Game)
• Elemensional Rift (Game)
• EverQuest (Game)
• EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow (Game)
• EverQuest: Dragons of Norrath (Game)
• EverQuest: Gates of Discord (Game)
• EverQuest: House of Thule (Game)
• EverQuest: Lost Dungeons of Norrath (Game)
• EverQuest: Omens of War (Game)
• EverQuest: Prophecy of Ro (Game)
• EverQuest: Secrets of Faydwer (Game)
• EverQuest: Seeds of Destruction (Game)
• EverQuest: The Buried Sea (Game)
• EverQuest: The Legacy of Ykesha (Game)
• EverQuest: The Planes of Power (Game)
• EverQuest: The Ruins of Kunark (Game)
• EverQuest: The Scars of Velious (Game)
• EverQuest: The Serpent's Spine (Game)
• EverQuest: The Shadows of Luclin (Game)
• EverQuest: Underfoot (Game)
• Fallout 3 (Game)
• Final Fantasy XII (Game)
• Gears 5 (Game)
• Gotham City Impostors (Game)
• Groove on Fight: Gouketsuji Ichizoku 3 (Game)
• Heaven's Will (Game)
• Inazuma Eleven (Game)
• Inazuma Eleven 2: FireStorm/Blizzard (Game)
• Injustice 2 (Game)
• Invincible Vs (Game)
• Left 4 Dead (Game)
• MAG (Game)
• Marvel Super Heroes (Game)
• Marvel Super Heroes Vs. Street Fighter (Game)
• Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls (Game)
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 (Game)
• Marvel vs. Capcom 2: New Age of Heroes (Game)
• Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds (Game)
• Marvel vs. Capcom Origins (Game)
• Marvel vs. Capcom: Clash of Super Heroes (Game)
• Mirage: Arcane Warfare (Game)
• Monster Tale (Game)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (Game)
• NHL 09 (Game)
• NHL 2004 (Game)
• NHL 99 (Game)
• Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (Game)
• Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel (Game)
• Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness - Episode One (Game)
• Pokémon Emerald (Game)
• Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Darkness/Time (Game)
• Pokémon Platinum (Game)
• Pokémon Ruby/Sapphire (Game)
• Resident Evil 5 (Game)
• Resident Evil 6 (Game)
• Scott Pilgrim vs. The World: The Game (Game)
• Splinter Cell Trilogy (Game)
• Streets of Rage (Game)
• Strikers 1945 Plus (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. for Wii U/Nintendo 3DS (Game)
• Tekken Tag Tournament (Game)
• Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (Game)
• The Magic of Scheherazade (Game)
• The Warriors (Game)
• Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (Game)
• Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (Game)
• Wakusei Aton Gaiden (Game)
• Young Justice Shadow Mission (Game)

Concept details

Name

Assist

Aliases

Striker,Support

Games

• A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV (Game)
• Aquapazza: Aquaplus Dream Match (Game)
• Army of Two (Game)
• Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
• Army of Two: The Devil's Cartel (Game)
• Avengers in Galactic Storm (Game)
• Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare (Game)
• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Game)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops (Game)
• Dead Island Riptide (Game)
• Deadlock (Game)
• Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories (Game)
• Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice (Game)
• Disgaea 4: A Promise Unforgotten (Game)
• Disgaea: Afternoon of Darkness (Game)
• Disgaea: Hour of Darkness (Game)
• Dota 2 (Game)
• Elemensional Rift (Game)
• EverQuest (Game)
• EverQuest: Depths of Darkhollow (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Super Smash Bros. (Franchise), Capcom Versus (Franchise), Marvel vs. Capcom (Franchise), Street Fighter (Franchise), Tekken (Franchise), X-Men (Franchise), Avengers (Franchise), Marvel Ultimate Alliance (Franchise), Call of Duty (Franchise), Modern Warfare (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Assassin's Creed (Franchise), Batman (Franchise), DC Universe (Franchise), Justice League (Franchise), Splinter Cell (Franchise), Tom Clancy (Franchise), Black Ops (Franchise), Mystery Dungeon (Franchise), Pokémon Mystery Dungeon (Franchise), Tekken Tag Tournament (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), Ivalice Alliance (Franchise), Team Fortress (Franchise), Resident Evil (Franchise), Naruto: Ultimate Ninja (Franchise), Naruto: Ultimate Ninja Storm (Franchise), Naruto (Franchise), Fallout (Franchise), Penny Arcade (Franchise), Final Fantasy X (Franchise), Disgaea (Franchise), Streets of Rage (Franchise), EA Sports NHL (Franchise), National Hockey League (Franchise), Power Instinct (Franchise), Prince of Persia (Franchise), The Warriors (Franchise), EverQuest (Franchise), Army of Two (Franchise), Left 4 Dead (Franchise), Inazuma Eleven (Franchise), Scott Pilgrim (Franchise), Strikers 1945 (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Kronika (Character), Andross (Character), Ana (Character), Dr. Wright (Character), Gray Fox (Character), Hammer Bro (Character), Isaac (Character), Jill (Character), Kat (Character), Knuckle Joe (Character), Lakitu (Character), Little Mac (Character), Mr. Resetti (Character), Saki Amamiya (Character), Samurai Goroh (Character), Shadow the Hedgehog (Character), Starfy (Character), Waluigi (Character), Abyss (Character), Jubilee (Character), Orbot (Character), Martian Manhunter (Character), Red Arrow (Character), Thor (Character), Zatanna (Character), Talon (William Cobb) (Character), Jim (Character), Charles Robinson (Character), Auto (Character), Berg Katse (Character), Lyn (Character), Faust (Character), Shelinda (Character), Sankuro (Character), Empyrea (Character), Robert Edward O Speedwagon (Character), Jack-O' (Character), Lieutenant Eva (Character), Mike (Character), Luke Triton (Character), Yamato Nadeshiko (Character), Raven (Character), Margaret (Character), Spiny Orb (Character), Eddie House (Character), Dandy-J (Character), Bill (Character), Coach (Character), Ellis (Character), Francis (Character), Louis (Character), Nick (Character), Rochelle (Character), Zoey (Character), Yusuf Tazim (Character), Carlos (Character), Frank Woods (Character), Jason Hudson (Character), Joseph Bowman (Character), Knives Chau (Character), Avalon Centrifuge (Character), Grigori Weaver (Character), Princess Sissy (Character), Bristol Weller (Character), Parasoul (Character), Super Sonico (Character), King Dice (Character), Rondel (Character), McCoy (Character), Chubs (Character), Sephylon (Character), Prince (Character), Kayo Tomiyama (Character), Tara (Heaven’s Will) (Character), Tia Smith (Character), Erica Hathaway (Character), Chiharu Shimizu (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Norrath (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: Assist Trophy (Object), Poké Ball (Object), The Horn of Gondor (Object)

People

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