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Lab Zero Games
Company formed from Reverge Labs after a Konami/Autumn Games lawsuit stymied their ability to continue work on Skullgirls.
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large_sword
Wields a larger-than-usual sword, often as if it were much lighter than it looks.
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Latin America
The region south of the United States which typically consists of Mexico, Central America, much of the Caribbean, and South America.
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launcher
Sets up juggle and/or air combo options.
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Laura Bailey
American voice actress, wife of Travis Willingham.
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Lauren Faust
An artist and animator well-known for her work on Powerpuff Girls, Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends, and Wander Over Yonder with her husband Craig McCracken. Also made some show about ponies.
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LCD
Simplistic LCD, mostly 1-player games. The most well-known manufacturer in the U.S. is Tiger, but dozens of manufacturers are responsible for these games worldwide.
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Lee Sanghun
South Korean "super programmer" and director.
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Left Kick
"Left Kick" button, often notated as "3."
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Left Punch
"Left Punch" button, often notated as "1."
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Lemon On
Publishers of the Laptop Arcade Player.
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Lenne Hardt
Legendary American-born fight announcer for various Japanese MMA circuits, and occasional voice actress.
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leotard
A one-piece skintight outfit with no leg coverage.
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lettering
Has English writing characters somewhere on their clothing or body, whether they are actual words, or just solitary letters/initials.
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Lexibook
French company specializing in educational software and hardware, but produces a bunch of rip-off consoles using JungleTac games sometimes.
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Lexibook
Blanket term for the sometimes unnamed consoles developed by Lexibook. Some have different gimmicks such as portability, rudimentary motion controls, and external cartridges, but it's all the same hardware and the same pool of games.
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Liar-Soft
A company known for creating eroge games, mostly adult visual novels.
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Licensed Content
Any content whose origins lie outside the realm of gaming, typically in movies, tv shows, or comic books. If you're not interested in seeing licensed content, it can be separated or hidden altogether in the Control Panel!
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Light Attack
The weakest attack in any three-attack game that doesn't distinguish Punch/Kick/Slash etc.
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Light Green 8
An doujin development team lead by "hoe2" whom are primarily known for developing the indie fighting game "Inaho Town: Dynamite Bomb!!"
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Light Shock Software
Italian (?) development team, worked on games for the Amiga PC and later MS-DOS.
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Light's
Doujin company. Developed a fighting game that contain characters from Fate/stay night.
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lightsaber
Wields a sword, dagger, or other bladed weapon similar to the famous Star Wars item.
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LightWeight
Founded in Tokyo in 1995, LightWeight is credited for developing the Bushido Blade and Kengo series.
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Linda Young
American voice actress, also credited as Linda Chambers-Young. Mother of John Burgmeier.
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Linux
Freely distributed computer operating system released in 1991. Some games were released sporadically over its lifespan, but it only really became a viable platform for gaming circa 2011.
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Lionsgate
Film production and distribution company.
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Lisa Ortiz
American voice actress, known for her work in 4Kids dubs.
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literature
Games based on novels, poetry, etc. basically most/all non-graphical written works.
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long_beard
Character has a very long beard that continues well past the chin area.
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long_staff
Wields a bo staff, or similar long blunt weapon.
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longcoat
Often seen wearing a coat of exceptional length, such as a duster or trench coat.
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longhair
Unbraided hair that reaches past a character's shoulders.
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longtail
Wears a pony tail of exceptionally long length.
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Loriciel
Long-defunct European dev. Had a cat on their logo.
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Lost Boys
Dutch game company which later became Guerrilla Games, since purchased by Sony and best known for the Killzone franchise.
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Louis Hunt
Jack of all trades in indie game industry. Brother of Steven.
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lover
Has romantic desires with another character that's actually mutual (and in some cases is actually in a romantic relationship with one of the other characters.)
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Low Attack
Press the low attack button. For games that assign attack buttons by hit level.
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LucasArts
The electronic entertainment wing of George Lucas's massive empire.
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Lucasfilm
The foundation of George Lucas' empire. Made a whole bunch of films we used to love!
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luchador
Uses the lucha libre style of athletic wrestling.
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Ludosity
Popular indie game developer best known for Ittle Dew.
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Luna
Amazon's attempt at the whole "streaming games service" thing. Essentially the same as all the others.
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lupine
Character has some sort of wolf affinity. This can range from being a wolf/werewolf him or herself, wear a wolf mask, or have some sort of wolf motif to his or her clothing/armor/weapons.
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Lynx
Atari's short-lived handheld system.
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