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backpack
Wears/carries a backpack, purse, satchel, or some other holding bag during combat.
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Backward
Press backward or away from the the opponent.
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baguazhang
Uses Baguazhang / Pakua chang, a Chinese martial art known for its circular walking-centered movements.
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bait
Has been kidnapped, or otherwise held against their will as ransom.
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bajiquan
User of Bajiquan (aka Hakkyokuken), a style of Chinese martial arts centered around explosive bursts of energy through elbow slams, haymakers, and shoulder checks.
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bald
Lacking hair on the top of the head.
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ball_shape
The character rolls into an unnaturally round ball for this move.
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ball_weapon
Uses some kind of unattached ball (basketball, volleyball, iron ball, etc) during battle.
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bamboo
Bamboo trees grow here.
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bandaged
Sports excessive bandages as or in addition to clothing, like a mummy. Blood optional.
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Bandai
Masters of the licensed product.
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bandaid
Fond of sporting adhesive bandages somewhere on his or her body (normally on the face). This may be used to cover/treat a wound, or just as some kooky fashion statement.
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bandana
Wears a bandana on the head.
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Bandit
Developer of Fighting Eyes
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bandolier
Has a belt or strap, usually worn diagonally across the chest, which carries ammunition or explosives.
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Banjō Ginga
Japanese voice actor. Sometimes credited under his real name, Takashi Tanaka.
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Banpresto
Notorious for low quality, licensed anime games.
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Barbara Goodson
Voice actress, best known for old lady and young boy voices. The first English voice actress for Goku in Dragon Ball.
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barechested
Most likely restricted to men, fights without a shirt of any kind (although may have some straps or otherwise insignificant adornment).
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barefoot
Does not wear footwear of any kind.
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BaseSon
Developer of many adult visual novel games and a subsidiary of NEXTON. Best known for creating the Koihime Musou franchise
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battle_damage
As the battle progresses, characters display visual representations of the beatings they suffer.
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battlefield
There is a battle taking place in the surrounding area.
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BBC Micro
The BBC Microcomputer System, developed by Acorn Computers and funded by the British Broadcasting Company. Games were not the computer's focus, but it did boast ports of some popular arcade games.
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beam_move
A move often represented by a beam of energy or force (Kamehameha, Optic Blast, MVC Shinkuu Hadouken, etc.).
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beautiful
Physical beauty is a part of their plot or personality (a model, narcissist, etc).
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Bec
Japanese developer, often uncredited. Normally develops for licensed games published by Bandai and Banpresto.
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Becky Gable
Martial artist and current CEO of a modeling agency.
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Ben Diskin
Voice actor with many credits across both cartoons and anime.
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beret
Wears a military or French-style beret.
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Besto Game Team
Developers of Idol Showdown, a fan-made fighting game featuring Virtual YouTuber (VTuber) personalities from Hololive Production.
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Besto Games
Developers of Idol Showdown, which started as just a regular fan game until it was selected for Cover Corporation's "Holo Indie" program.
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Beth Kaufman
Voice actor only known for Battle Arena Toshinden 1.
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Betop
Developer who briefly worked under Takara to make home console/portable ports of SNK games.
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Beyond Games
Developers of Ultra Vortek and its pseudo adaptation/sequel Ultra Vortex/Ultravore.
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big_dress
Wears a long, broad dress (most likely completely impractical to fight in).
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big_frog
Utilizes a giant frog in some way (frog may or may not spit fire).
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big_trouble
A localized conflict, probably involving the seedy bare knuckle underbelly of an aging city.
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bike_shorts
Any short, skintight legwear (probably not actually used for biking, but who knows).
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biker
Known to ride or otherwise associated with motorcycles
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Biox
Grand maven of Sega game porting, although they did work on other platforms as well.
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bisecting
A move (often a finishing move) that cuts or rips the opponent in half at the waist.
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bisexual
Canonly enjoys the romantic and/or sexual company of both genders.
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biting
Uses teeth or fangs in standard, special, super, or throw moves.
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Bitstep
Developers of a few fighting games, as well as the hack and slash Ōgon Kishi Garo.
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Black Ops Entertainment
Founded in Santa Monica, California by four MIT graduates in 1994, developers of Knockout Kings, Street Hoops, Warpath: Jurassic Park, etc.
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black_outfit
Best known for wearing a primarily black costume.
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blank_eyes
Neither of the character's eyes have pupils.
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Blazepro
Hong Kong video game accessory (and apparently, now video games themselves) distributor.
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blind
Fights using senses other than sight.
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Blizzard
Employs psychologists to ensure their fighting games are as addictive as possible.
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Block
Press the block button.
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Bloodlust Software
PC development team formed in 1992 by two Wichita, Kansas students, known primarily for nonsensically violent games. Also one of the more influential entities in the emulation scene, having created several emulators leaps and bounds ahead of their time in GUI and general quality.
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blue_outfit
Best known for wearing a primarily blue costume.
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Bob Bergen
Voice of Porky Pig in most modern Looney Tunes productions.
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Bob Carter
Former financial planner and mortgage banker, current voice actor.
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body_matter
Uses some sort of internal body matter as an attack, such as blood, feces, vomit, or urine.
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body_parts
Some parts requires to be destroyed in order to make progress or to win a battle, (usually but not always during boss battles).
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body_shaped
A projectile that is shaped like a body part (hand, foot, head, skull) or has that shape somewhere in it.
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body_weapon
Capable of morphing part or all of one's body into various weapon forms.
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bonus_stage
This stage is associated with an extra objective outside of the main game.
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book
Carries a book in combat.
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Boss Character
A member of the cast who must be defeated in order to win, generally the last to be unlocked if at all.
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boss_stage
This stage serves primarily as the domain for one or more boss characters (although other characters may be fought here).
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bovine
Any number of hoofed animals of the subfamily bovinae, including cattle, bison, buffalo, and antelope.
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bowlcut
Character sports a traditional bowlcut, Beatles-style moptop, or other similar hair style.
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boxing
Uses the martial art of boxing, or an informal fist-centric style.
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boxing
Game is based solely on fistfights and may include actual boxing trappings (punches only, dodge-centric, boxing rings) but otherwise fits the descriptor of fighting games, with quicker movement, special moves (usually done with typical fighting game notations), outlandish locales/characters/attacks, etc.
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braid
Hair has one or more braids
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breakable_objects
Applies to arenas with objects such as crates, barrels, etc. that can be smashed without too much effort.
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Brent Miller
Canadian voice actor, best known as Zane from Ninjago.
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Brian Dobson
Canadian voice actor, brother of Paul and Michael.
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bridge
The fight takes place on, near, or underneath a bridge.
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briefs
Lower body attire consists of briefs or "buruma"
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broadsword
Wields a traditional double-edged sword of standard length, or any otherwise unspecified type of sword.
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Broccoli
Developer of some anime games, including a few based on the Shinseki (AKA "Neon Genesis") Evangelion series.
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broom
Carries a broomstick. Can also be used as a melee weapon.
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brown_outfit
Best known for wearing a primarily brown or tan costume.
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buddha
Features visual representation of a venerable Buddha, whether it be the traditional Siddhartha Gautama, or the "fat/laughing Buddha" known as Hotei or Budai.
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buns
Hair is done up in one or more buns.
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burning
The move sets the opponent on fire (likely just a visual effect).
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Buronson
Manga author most famous for Fist of the North Star/Hokuto no Ken.
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Bushiroad Games
Mostly mobile publishers, although they have dabbled in console publishing as well.
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butt
Move utilizes the gluteus.
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butterfly
Associated with butterflies; summons or utilizes butterflies in some way; butterfly-motif in costume, has butterfly wings, etc.
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buzzsaw
Has a weapon or adornment resembling a spinning sawblade disc.
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Byking
Japanese developer, usually known for arcade titles. Famous for the Gunslinger Stratos series.
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Byulbram Creature
Nickname of Kim Gwangsam, the South Korean homebrew programmer that made the jump to big retail games in 2000.
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