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Face Model
An actor or other crew member who was used as the reference for a character's CGI model.
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face_paint
Often seen wearing prominent face paint.
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facemask
Wears a mask, likely made of a hard material, that covers the entire face (eye and breathing holes optional) and leaves the rest of the head exposed.
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facial_hair
Prominent miscellaneous facial hair that is undefined by other tags, or just unidentifiable.
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fake
A false version of a real attack, important for yomi.
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Falcom
Japanese company mainly involved in role playing games
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Family Soft
Japanese software house that later took over for Fill-in Cafe when the company reached financial turmoil during the turn of the mid 90's. Most of the remaining Asuka 120% series (excluding Limited, which was published by Ask Kodansha) would be published by them.
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fan
Wields a fan as a weapon in battle.
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fantasy
Swords and sorcery, castle and forest backgrounds, maybe the odd monster or some steampunk robot.
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farmer
Someone who owns, runs, or works on a farm, including farmhands.
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fast_forward
Since last series iteration, plot was advanced an abnormal number of years into the future, leaving familiar characters behind and other plot details unresolved.
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Faye Mata
American voice actress. Also portrayed Ibuki in the live action "Street Fighter High: The Musical" series.
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feathered
Can be seen wearing one or more feathers in their outfit.
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fedora
Wears a fedora-style hat.
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feline
Exhibits qualities of any number of species of cat, including being a cat/part cat, sporting cat-themed attire or weaponry, accompaniment by a cat, cat transformation, et cetera.
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feral
A wild, untamed personality; beastlike.
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Fergus McGovern
Founder of Probe Software and the only real person to have their own Mortal Kombat finishing move named after him. Died February 28, 2016.
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fetus
Embryonic imagery is popular shorthand in visual media for the gestation stages of eldritch abominations.
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filipino
A character born in, or living in, the Philippines. Generally, a female person of this designation is Filipina, but Filipino is used when necessary to cover both/all genders.
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Fill-in Cafe
Japanese software house active from the late 80s to roughly 1998. First worked on Japan-only PC systems then did a lot of CD-based console work; nothing they created ever saw release outside Japan. Created the Asuka 120% series and worked on Makeruna Makendou in some capacity.
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film
Regardless of what the movie was based on originally, this game's basis is inspired by a theatrical film.
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final_boss
Has been the final boss of at least one game.
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finishing_moves
Whether the game sports ultra_violence or not, a majority of the cast wield particularly powerful attacks to finish off the opposition.
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finnish
Born in, or a citizen of, the country of Finland.
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fire_control
Control over fire/heat; the ability to create fire from thin air.
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firearms
Uses one or more guns during battle.
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fishnet
Character wears fishnet or other netting-based clothing.
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FK Digital
Hong Kong doujin developer (authored Super Cosplay War Ultra, most notably) turned pro.
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flag
Character uses or fights with a physical flag or banner. Not to be confused with being adorned with flags on attire/tattoos (that's "patriot")
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flame_pattern
Traditionally is seen wearing images of flames on his or her clothing.
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flamethrower
As opposed to actually having some supernatural or scientific control over fire, this fighter is equipped with some sort of flame emitting weaponry.
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Flat-Out
Flat-Out was (is?) a Japanese developer.
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flatulence
This fighter uses the noxious gases of his or her body in some way to combat the opponent. Um... ew?
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flight
Uniquely capable of free eight-way movement in the air.
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floating
As opposed to flying, this character uniquely has moves that pertain to floating in the air, either in one place or with limited movement.
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floating_weapon
Fighter has one or more weapon(s) floating next to them throughout the match, unneeded to be brought to the field via moves or states, and can wield them without touching them.
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flowers
Utilizes flowers (most likely roses) in their battle scheme.
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Flux
Brazilian indie developer.
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fog
A mist or fog pervades the atmosphere.
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food
Is somehow associated with food to an extent that most other characters aren't - either they are a living food product, use foodstuff to fight, or have it adorned on their costume.
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Forest
Developer of the "Ningyou Tsukai" pair of erotic fighting games for PC, the first of which was brought to the USA as "Metal & Lace" by Megatech.
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forest
Any area with a high density of trees. It can include variations such as taigas, rainforests, and temperate forests.
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Forward
Press forward or towards the opponent.
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Fought
Characters are known to have fought, but the outcome is unclear or otherwise undecided.
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Four Fats
Hong Kong developer. Formerly Mooff Games.
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four_beasts
Is, or has some affiliation with, one of the Ssu Ling, the four legendary beasts of Chinese and Japanese mythology.
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Foxbat
A team of ex-SNK developers.
They made fighting games of some of Japan's biggest franchises such as Dragon Ball, One Piece and Gundam for mobile phones, before releasing their own original fighter for SNES as late as 2017.
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framed
Characters that have been accused/persecuted/imprisoned/killed for crimes they did not commit.
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Franck Perry
Canadian actor. Little is known about him despite having several credits. Died September 25, 2009.
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Frank Welker
Hugely prolific voice actor with a wide range of voices and creature noises. If you've watched even one cartoon you've probably heard him.
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freak
Characters who stand out as especially unusual among the usually colorful casts of fighting games.
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free_move
Players are able to move freely in all directions, not locked onto a plane relative to their opponent.
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free_to_play
A game or that has at least an optional version, if it's not the main/only version, that gives players the game itself plus one or more fighters for free, with additional modes and characters available for a price.
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freezing
The move encases the opponent in ice, likely stunning them.
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french
Born in, or a citizen of, France.
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French-Bread
A Japanese "doujin" software developer. Formerly known as Watanabe Seisakujo, adopted the name French-Bread in 2003.
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Frontier Aja
An independent doujin game production. Took over the Big Bang Beat production right after NRF turned down development support.
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full_beard
Character has a complete beard that covers the bottom of their entire face, although it stops either below the chin or a short while further, such as approximate to the neck area.
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full_helmet
Wears a helmet which conceals the entire head and face.
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full_plate
Wearing a full plate or similarily excessive amount of body armor.
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FunMobile
Mobile "feature phone" developer, closed their doors around the time that smartphones started becoming big.
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fur
Wears clothing prominently lined with or created from fur.
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fusion
The physical combination of two or more characters.
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Future Club
The (third? fourth?) incarnation of the team that put together Skullgirls.
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Fuuki
After a couple nonremarkable arcade puzzle-type games, produced (the rather good) Asura Blade and its sequel Asura Buster. Have apparently shifted their focus away from arcade development since.
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