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C&E, Inc.
Taiwanese PC developer, responsible for Super Fighter.
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C.H. Greenblatt
Best known as the creator of Chowder and Harvey Beaks, as well as storyboarding countless episodes of SpongeBob and Billy and Mandy.
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cameos
Applies to arenas with cameo appearances by one or more characters from other games.
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camera_interaction
Fourth-wall breaking moves that interact with the camera/screen in some way, usually by throwing/shooting something at it, or making the opponent strike it.
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canadian
Born in, or a citizen of, Canada.
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cancel
A move which has the purpose of halting previous moves before they are carried out, or to cease a special movement such as a different stance or flight.
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canine
Character has strong association with dogs, such as being a dog or having a dog motif. This usually means a domestic dog but can apply to any non-wolf or fox canids.
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cannibal
A character who enjoys the taste of the flesh of his or her own species.
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canonized
Created in side stories or spin offs, but eventually added to series canon.
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capacity_crowd
The background contains much more than the usual six or seven onlookers--the fight is observed by hundreds of people, likely in stadium seating.
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Capcom
One of the top names in fighting games, Capcom started as Japanese Capsule Computers in 1979. They love crossover games and have a close working relationship with the comic company UDON.
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caped
Wears a full length cape/cloak prior, during, or after a battle.
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capoeira
Uses the martial art of capoeira.
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Capricorn
A Japanese "doujin" game developer. Known for the fan-made game "Rockmen R" and the EFZ-clone fighter "The Queen of Battlers".
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cards
Some sort of "card" management system is implemented into the gameplay, allowing players to use these cards to enhance their skills.
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Cary-Hiroyuki Tagawa
Japanese-born American actor, best known as his villain roles, including live action versions of Shang Tsung and Heihachi Mishima. Died December 4, 2025.
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Casey Edwards
Prolific composer and songwriter, mostly associated with video games.
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Cathal J. Dodd
Irish-born American actor, sometimes credited as just Cal Dodd.
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cave
The battleground is an underground space enclosed by earth or stone, either natural or man-made.
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caveman
Stereotypical neanderthal, often hairy and club-wielding.
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Cavia
Computer Amusement Visualizer, now-defunct developer and co-developer of mostly licensed stuff.
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CC & SH
Indie dev co-founded by Fight-A-Base secondary administrator "The S". Kings of titles stuck in development hell forever.
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CD-i
Phillips' CD-based multimedia player. Incredibly unpopular, but memetically known for its laughable Hotel Mario and Zelda franchise titles.
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celebrity
Well known as a movie star, pop musician, etc.
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cell_phone
The character is equipped with a cell phone or a smartphone.
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censorship
Regional difference or update on a specific character. A move was removed, age of the character were changed or hidden, clothes were adjusted to avoid nudity etc.
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chain_moves
Incorporates special moves that chain into and out of one another.
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chain_sword
Wields a sword that can seperate into links and be used like a whip.
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chained
Utilizes or is otherwise adorned with metal chains.
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chair
Character wields a chair, likely in a pro wrestling context, or otherwise utilizes one to hurt the enemy with.
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challenge_mode
Includes a mission / map based challenge mode where the normal fight conditions are changed from fight to fight.
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chambara
Meaning "sword fight," "chambara" is commonly used to describe the genre of Japanese Edo-period action movies. Samurai, ninja, lots of katanas, etc.
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chaps
Leg covering involves the cowboy's favorite seatless, crotchless leggings known as chaps.
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Charge
Hold the following for 1 to 2 seconds.
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chargeable
Capable of "charging up" the move by holding buttons or otherwise, for an enhanced effect.
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charger
Possesses charge moves (holding the joystick/d-pad in one direction, then press in another) in more than one directional combination.
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chest_plate
Wears armor on the upper torso, usually covering primarily the chest, and sometimes the back as well.
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chestoh
Shouts the typically karate-related battlecry "CHESTOH!" during battle.
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Chikao Ōtsuka
Japanese voice actor, father of Akio. Died Jan 15, 2015.
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child
Preteen or otherwise childlike in appearance/behavior.
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chilean
Character was born in, or lives in, the country of Chile.
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China
The country with the largest population in the world. Most games that come out of here are bootlegs or rip-offs, but some are legit...ish? For simplicity's sake and nothing else, countries like Hong Kong and Taiwan are also in this regional category.
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china
Game takes place exclusively (or almost) in mainland China or one of its territories (Hong Kong, Taiwan, etc.), usually in a historical_fiction or kung fu setting.
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chinese
Born in, or a citizen of, China.
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Cho
Japanese voice actor. Real name Shigeru Nagashima.
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Chris Niosi
Animator and voice actor who cut his teeth on Newgrounds.
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Chris Seavor
Game designer for Rare and voice of nearly everyone in Conker's Bad Fur Day.
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christian
Associated with the religion of Christianity.
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Christopher Ayres
American voice actor. Was impressively able to reprise his role as Frieza in the DragonBall Super: Broly movie right after having much of his lungs removed. Brother of Greg.
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Circus
Japanese company that creates mostly bishōjo games with some adult content. They have several brands under their name, such as Circus Metal, Circus Northern etc.
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circus
Battle takes place at a circus or carnival.
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Clamp
Manga studio responsible for X and a lot of other girly stuff where everyone has mad angular chins.
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Clancy Brown
Screen and voice actor whose credits range from Highlander to SpongeBob.
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classical_music
The character has some arranged, classical background music, usually during battle.
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Classification
Used to divide and organize character tags and game themes.
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claws
Wields claws or talons.
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cleavage
While otherwise "properly" covered, displays ample cleavage.
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clickBOOM
A branch of PXL Computers. They developed games for the Amiga in the late 90's, and after that they began developing games for PC and Macintosh.
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Clifford Chapin
Best known as the English voice of Katsuki Bakugo from MHA.
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Clipstories
Made History Warriors and maybe nothing else?
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clockwork
Applies to arenas with objects such as gears, a mechanical clock or any device that operates in a similar fashion.
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cloned
These characters have been the DNA source of genetic clones at least once (if not more).
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close-cropped
Very short hair without excessive anime-style embellishments.
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cloth_headband
Wears a cloth headband, either standard or a specialized type like the Thai Mong Kon.
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clothing_attacks
Has attacks that utilize some article of clothing (sleeves, capes/cloaks/coats, threads, etc.)
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clown
A clown or jester-like character.
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club
Wields a club (any relatively unsophisticated blunt object).
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clumsy
Prone to falling down, stuttering, etc.
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CMGE
China Mobile Games & Entertainment
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Cobra Team
Japanese company that developed a few games for the SNES, all of them based on anime/manga series.
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cocky
This type of character is very confident (even if it's not justified) in his/her abilities, and not afraid to boast about it.
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coins
Utilizes coins as part of their moveset.
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combat_gloves
Wears non-weapon gloves designed for combat, such as boxing gloves, gripping gloves, et cetera.
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combo_break
Players possess the ability to stop being hit, usually in the form of a Burst or Combo Breaker. Sometimes has a special input or costs meter.
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comedy
Game does not take itself seriously; may involve hilarious claymation, wacky funsters, DeLorean fatalities, facial graffiti, etc.
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Comgame
Hungarian developers, released Long Life.
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command_throw
Any close range unblockable attack resulting in some kind of canned animation, requiring special input.
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Commodore 16
A low-cost computer intended for consumers who were ready to graduate from the Vic-20 but could not afford the Commodore 64.
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Commodore 64
The venerable C64 home computer, released in 1982.
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Companion
A formal romantic involvement. Husband/Wife by law, or boy/girlfriend otherwise.
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Conrad Vernon
DreamWorks animator who also does a lot of voices for their films.
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construction
The battle takes place in or near a building that is in the process of being built. Steel girders and brawny men with hard hats are likely sights.
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contortion
Character is able to contort their body into unnatural shapes and ways as part of their moveslist.
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converse
Wears Converse shoes or anything similar.
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Cony Soft
Hong Kong developer, also known as Yoko Soft.
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cook
Known to have some culinary skill (or not, but insists on trying).
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copycat
An original character who mimics or uses moves inspired by a character that preceded them, typically in a student/teacher, fan/idol, or parent/child relationship .
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Corey Burton
Very prolific voice actor, known for his many Disney roles and spot-on Christopher Lee impression.
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CoroCoro Comic
Famous manga collective for comics aimed at younger boys.
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corpses
Hey kids, wanna see a dead body?
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counter
Causes the character to enter a state that nullifies and counters certain attacks, probably resulting in a canned throw animation.
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counters
Reversals or counters are a key part of this fighter's movelist.
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Cover Corporation
Japanese talent agency responsible for the world-famous virtual idol brand "Hololive" and its male talent equivalent, "Holostars". Publishes and legitimizes fan-made games for Steam under the "Holo Indies" brand as well as games developed by their talents.
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CPS2
Upgrade to the original CPS chipset, and Capcom's most prominent Arcade hardware.
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CPS-3
Capcom's final piece of arcade hardware, a 2D powerhouse but rather cost-ineffective due to its complexity. This same complexity has made it something of a holy grail of arcade emulation to this day, however.
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CPU Only
A non-boss character who appears at one point or another in a single player mode. Is only selectable via cheat devices, or other arcane methodologies.
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Crafts & Meister
Japanese company co-founded by Noritaka "Poo" Funamizu, producer and director of many Capcom fighting games.
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crashed_vehicles
One or more crashed vehicles are visible in the background of the arena.
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cravat
Wears the neckcloth known as the cravat, which is commonly associated with 17th century European nobles.
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Creator
Was the creator or inventor of the succeeding character.
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crime_boss
High level mafia type; shadowy and above the law.
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crossbow
Wields a crossbow or similar weapon.
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