...ound in some roguelike games such as Moria, Angband and ZAngband. In those games they are always invisible and have the power to reduce their enemies' dexte
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Treant is a popular character type/race found in newer-strategy/RPG computer games.
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*Yoshimitsu from the Tekken and Soul Calibur games wears a Hannya mask in battle for some of his costumes.
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...o many works of fantasy fiction, role-playing games and computer and video games use the term as the name of spectral creatures very similar to Tolkien's Ba
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...ster archetype common in western fantasy literature, television, and video games.
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...pass harmlessly through their forms. In many video games and role-playing games, ghosts can only be dispatched by enchanted or silver weapons. [http://www.
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...ster called a Buer (sometimes Buel) appears in the Final Fantasy series of games, usually as a multi-winged bat.
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*In the ''Legacy of Kain'' series of video games, Sluagh are a soul-devouring enemy encountered in the spectral/spirit realm
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...is card game is credited for introducing the ideal of a trump suit in card games. Many variants of this game have evolved over the years and they are still
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...s Tepes'' a.k.a ''Alucard'' from the '''''Castlevania''''' series of video games. Almost all the main characters of 'Castlevania' could be called vampire hu
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Nurikabe, or characters based on it, have appeared in the video games Okami (as "Blockhead") and Super Mario 64 (as Whomp). It was also reference
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The Manes were offered blood sacrifices. The gladiatorial games, originally held at funerals, may have been instituted in the honor of the
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...the ''Viewtiful Joe'' games, also by Capcom. In most of the Viewtiful Joe games he serves as a 4th level boss, and sometimes as a playable character. He ha
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...red in other fantasy games, particularly computer and console role-playing games. A five-headed dragon, intended by Takhisis herself to become her physical
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...e characters Yomu Konpaku and Yuyuko Saigyoji in the Toho Project computer games are accompianied by hitodama. Youmu is described as a half-ghost, with her
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...phae, competed in the games held by Aegeus, King of Athens. He won all the games, so angering Aegeus that he had the young man killed (some legends claim th
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...[[wikipedia:HeXen]], [[wikipedia:Stonekeep]] and the [[wikipedia:Ultima]] games. Also in the role-playing game [[wikipedia:Fate (role-playing game)|Fate]].
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...leason included an ancient Mayan incantation to Ah Puch in his book ''Mind Games''. Upon reading the incantation in the book, the reader was claimed by Ah P
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* Jack Frost is a fictional character and mascot from the Megami Tensei games.
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...he previous. This typology, though widely used in fiction and role-playing games appears to be of Europe an origin and has no real basis in Arabic lore. The
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...ing games in the main index, you may list in the subsection called Fiction/Games
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* In the video games Disgaea: Hour of Darkness and Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories, the player has th
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...cribed to these stone-throwers. The tradition lives on in the Basque power games of stone lifting and throwing. Some attributed to the jentil the defeat of
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* Karakasa appear as enemies in various video games: Ganbare Goemon, Demon's World, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins, Parodiu
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...mated or inanimate, before the term's specific use in fantasy role-playing games. The more recent use of the term lich for a specific type of undead creatur
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* Moguera appears in the video games ''Godzilla: Save the Earth'', ''Godzilla: Unleashed'' and ''Godzilla Unleas
* Mecha Morgan is an alien invading cyborg that appears in the Katamari games. It is about 100 meters tall, has a drill nose and hooked metal hands.
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*The Chonchon appears in the games ''Castlevania: Symphony of the Night'' and ''Terranigma'' as a common enemy
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...ey also make an appearance in classic games such as ''Starfligh''t, modern games like ''StarCraf''t and ''Warhammer'' as well as the ''Star Wars univers''e.
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...f literature. Today, variants of ogres can be found in most modern fantasy games
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* The Shin Megami Tensei games and their Persona spinoffs, a shinigami class of demons includes many death
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*Jet Jaguar appears in the video games ''Godzilla: Save the Earth'' (2004), ''Godzilla: Unleashed'' (2007), and ''
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Lilim, along with Lilith, are featured in the numerous ''Megami Tensei'' games.
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...s a common name for characters in various fictional works, including video games, TV shows, animé and comic books.
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...everance. He was able to withstand Godzilla's own heat ray. In Atari video games, the subterranean dinosaur can cause earthquakes and lava eruptions beneath
* Baragon appears in the video games ''Godzilla: Save the Earth'' and ''Godzilla: Unleashed''.
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Succubi are often featured in fantasy fiction and role-playing games, and often shown with batlike wings and bikini clad.
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...tered, it attacks the player with powerful lightning bolts and dashes. The games also state that he's one of the best musicians in Hell.
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Bast also appears, or mythology regarding her features in, different forms of games. In the role-playing game universe World of Darkness, the Bastet are wereca
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...e's armor. They rank among the toughest of the non-boss enemies within the games.
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...n as Pythian Apollo. In memory of this victory, Apollo started the Pythian games, which were held every four years. The old name of Delphi, Pytho, refers to
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...ting games, Motaro, one of the most infamous sub bosses of the first three games is a centaur.
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...r called a "sea monk" also appears in some fantasy-based computer and card games, such as Lost Kingdoms II and Final Fantasy XI.
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* A Nue appears in many of the games in the Megami Tensei series, as a potential fight opponent.
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...mes, both pen-and-paper role-playing games and computer games. Examples of games which feature hobbits include the Quiz Magic Academy series, Lufia: The Rui
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...he Living Dead]], as well as the ''Alone in the Dark'' series of PC horror games, early seminal examples of the genre.
...two more have been announced), and a variety of action figures. While the games mostly adhere to a consistent storyline, there are enough deviations from t
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...the fantasy genre such as in books, comics, role-playing games, and video games. Although not as well known as [[dragon]]s or [[unicorn]]s, most popular lo
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...e Olympic Games were celebrated in his honor every fourth year. The Nemean games, held at Nemea, northwest of Argos, were also dedicated to Zeus.
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...cing the nightmare relentlessly. Whether or not a shadow being is playing games with them in their dreams or merely their own imagination running wild is i
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...''GURPS Undead''. Steve Jackson Games. Copyright (c)2002 by Steve Jackson Games.
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...ecruited an apprentice, Amanda, one of the few people to have survived his games. Finding a father figure and savior in Jigsaw, she will carry on in his foo
...e wall, showing that Jigsaw liked to "book front row seats to his own sick games."
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...he Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, and in the The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion games, but here they represent dryads and wood spirits rather than fairies. In T
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...ther side-by-side or facing each other and were able to walk, run and play games with ease. When one twin was given alcohol, the other felt the effects. The
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...by Konami. It is generally considered a sister series to Gradius, and the games feature a variation on the Gradius power-up system, as well as both horizon
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...' is called ''Bokujou Monogatari: Colobocle Station'' in Japan. Like other games in the ''Harvest Moon'' series, it features tiny people who help out around
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*The Dullahan is portrayed in fantasy fiction and video games as a beheaded knight who carries his severed head under one arm while vicio
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...e name given to a few [[dragon]]-like [[monster]]s in various role-playing games and other fantasy settings. In ''[[Final Fantasy|Final Fantasy IV]]'' he is
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...i Tensei video game series Legion is a reoccurring Demon in several of the games.
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* Megaguirus appears as a playable character in the video games ''Godzilla: Save the Earth'' and ''Godzilla: Unleashed''.
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*In Games Workshop's ''Warhammer Fantasy'' and ''Warhammer 40,000'' fictional univers
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*Link, from The Legend of Zelda series games, rides a horse named Epona in two previously-released installments: “The
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...appear in a number of modern works of fiction - books, films, television, games, and elsewhere.
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...s publication is generally regarded as the beginning of modern roleplaying games, and by extension, the roleplaying game & MMORPG industry.
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* In The Heroes of Might and Magic series of computer games, Sprites are the weakest troops available to the Sorceress class.
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* Battra has appeared in the SNES games ''Super Godzilla'' and a brief cameo in ''Godzilla: Monster War''.
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*In some games, including the [[MMORPG]] ''[[RuneScape]]'', ''[[Dungeons & Dragons]]'', ''
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...& Dragons]]'' ([[Gargoyle (Dungeons & Dragons)|D&D[[Rifts]] ''role-playing games. One of the Gargoyles . They were also prominently featured in a Disney ani
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..., with their composite form and violent nature, are much employed in video games and other products of market-directed culture.
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* The storyline of the ''Silent Hill'' series of games bears some striking resemblances to some elements of the Mothman legend. Fo
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* In the Suikoden series of video games, Kobolds are sapient anthropomorphic dogs.
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...and white-haired and are generally, but not exclusively, evil. Many other games and works of mainstream fantasy fiction derive their "dark elves" or "night
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