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Abilities related to winds , storms, lightings and else. When it uses abilities directly related to air/electricity(for example: Mages or Dragons) it's related to this concept.
Characters either begin with multiple outfits, unlock them through play, or purchase them as in-game items. These costumes are sometimes integral to play.
Introduced in MK III, these new finishers would turn your character into an animal that would then kill and maim your opponent, thus ending the round.
Mortal Kombat II introduced a whole new way to finish off and humiliate your opponent. Instead of killing and maiming your enemy, the Babality would allow you to turn your opponents into yes, a baby.
Neglectful and/or abusive parents and parental figures.
Bats, hammers, wrenches, maces, staves, or even brass knuckles. These are weapons intended for blunt trauma rather than cutting or slicing.
To render explosive devices safe.
A concept in games with multiple characters, a screen with pictures of all playable characters with the possibility of stat listings.
A feature in fighting games that sees the combatants say something unique to each other prior to the beginning of the fight. It has been popularlized by NetherRealm Studios' Mortal Kombat and Injustice games starting with MKX.
Some characters have purely white eyes, some have eyes that radiate light, some have no eye-sockets at all. This is a page for all the occularly impaired.
Typically found in fighting games, combos are a series of strung-together moves.
Digitized sprites, popularized in the early 90s, were a form of graphics that used footage of real actors, Stop-motion frames of a figure/clay model or 3D renders of characters that were then made digital and put into the game.
The second-highest known deities of the Mortal Kombat universe, under Titans.
Supernatural beings that are created from and serve their respective elements.
Fatalities are a means of ending a fighting game match by gruesomely murdering the loser. It was popularized as a finishing move performed at the end of a match in Mortal Kombat.
An exclusive finishing move for Mortal Kombat: II for Sega Genesis/Megadrive. When Playing as Raiden you are able to transform your opponent into Fergus McGovern who worked on that port of the game.
Finishing moves are typically moves that end a fight in a traditional fighting game.
Introduced in MK II, these new finishers would no longer kill or brutally beat down your opponent. Instead, your character would present them with a gesture of love and friendship, much to the announcer's disappointment.
A characteristic many game characters share when their eyes emit a colored light instead of what a regular eye should look like. This is often evident in robots and characters possessed by some evil force.
This tag is for all games and characters that deal in the concept of gods, demigods, half-gods and the like.
Games featuring guests introduce playable, established characters from outside of a franchise. Primarily but not exclusively seen in fighting games.
Ritualistic suicide, specifically to use a blade across the belly.
This is a concept in fighting or other action games of attacking an enemy in order to keep the enemy in the air, unable to fight back. This is also a tactic in tower defense games of keeping the enemy on the battlefield longer by manipulating towers.
Also known as wushu, Kung Fu is a family of martial arts developed in China.
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.
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.
Murder is the act of ending the life of another living thing against its will without the sanction of a higher governmental authority, such as the casualties that result from acts of war. It is generally intentional, at least in a legal meaning, but not necessarily.
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.
These are games you don't need a console to play. You plug in a controller to the TV and you're ready to play.
The Roundhouse is a kick taught in many martial-arts, though believed to have originally been conceived as part of a developed fighting system by monks for Shaolin Kung-fu. Notable real-life users include Bruce Lee, Chuck Norris, Jackie Chan, and Jet Li.
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