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W.O.O.O
Japanese game developer. Created OverHeats4 and Lady Fight! CβT.
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Waggle Stick
Move the joystick rapidly in as many directions as possible.
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waitress
Female character who serves food and drink to the customers.
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Waixing
Fuzhou Waixing Computer Science & Technology Co. Ltd.
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Wakana Yamazaki
Ayane's Japanese VA since the beginning. Died April 18, 2026.
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wall_assist
Deliberately uses the arena "walls" to deliver or augment the attack.
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Wally Burr
Legendary voice director of the 70s and 80s. Died July 9, 2017.
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water_floor
The floor of this arena is water, likely resulting in shadows replaced by reflections of splash effects.
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waterfall
A waterfall is visible in the background.
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waterside
Fights take place beside a stretch of water, such as a river, lake, or ocean.
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WayForward Technologies
Developer best known for their 2D games, often with well-animated, colorful sprites and pleasing gameplay.
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Wayne Grayson
Brooklyn rage! Real name: Vinnie Penna; his stage name is taken from the surnames of Batman and the first Robin.
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wealthy
An upper-class fighter, often taking a more fast and loose approach to the martial arts than the less fortunate.
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weapons
Most or all of the characters wield weapons.
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Web Do Japan
Former mobile game dev, reformulated as some sort of holding company as "Crooz" in 2007.
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Webfoot Technologies
Small time shareware company from the '90's. Broke it big when they were tapped to develop some DragonBall Z games for the Game Boy Advance, then disappeared in 2005 after releasing some non-DBZ related trash on the DS.
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Weird Al Yankovic
Famous comedy music act known for his "parodies" and love of polka music.
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well-dressed
Wears inordinately formal, expensive-looking clothes to a fight.
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welsh
Born in, or a citizen of, the country of Wales, part of the United Kingdom and Great Britain.
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werecreature
A human or human-like being that transforms into an animal or anthropomorph as part of their storyline/moveset (alias "therianthrope").
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Wes Studi
Cherokee actor. The first Native American to win an Oscar for acting.
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wetland
Area of land that saturated with moisture, may be covered with bodies of shallow water. Can include swamps, bogs, and marshes.
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When Hit
Perform the following while being hit by an attack.
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whiff
Throw with an abundant "miss" animation, usually as punishment.
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whirlwind
Some kind of tornado or whirlwind is involved in this move.
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white_outfit
Best known for wearing a primarily white costume.
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widowed
A character who had a spouse or love interest that has died.
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Wii
Released in late 2006, Nintendo's Wii combines previous generation graphics with extreme controller waving action.
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Wii U
Nintendo's high-definition follow-up to the Wii. Incorporates a tablet-like controller.
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Wii U Shop
Downloadable games for Nintendo's Wii U. Includes Virtual Console releases.
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wild_hair
Disheveled/unusual haircut, often sticking out in multiple directions.
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wind_control
Control over wind, the ability to create tornadoes or whirlwinds.
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Windows
The Microsoft Windows operating system, from 95 to XP and beyond.
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wing_chun
Uses Wing Chun, a traditional Chinese kung-fu style known for its extremely short range and speed. While the martial art was known to be one of Bruce Lee's foundational styles, it exploded in popularity after his master Ip Man's biopics.
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WinkySoft
Phallic-named Japanese developer. Filed for bankruptcy in December 2015.
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winter
The battle takes place during the winter, complete with snow.
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Witch Craft
A developer created by ex-Media Vision staff lead, Akifumi Kaneko of Wild Arms fame.
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witch_hat
Wears a wide-brimmed, high peaked "witch" style hat.
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Wolfteam
Former Telenet Japan subsidiary, now defunct.
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Wonderswan
Bandai's surprisingly long-lived (albeit Japan-only) portable system and its color counterpart, Wonderswan Color.
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wooden_sword
Bokken, shinai, or any kind of non-metal training-type sword.
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world_tour
Worldwide scope, cast / stages probably divided up between countries of origin.
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wraps
Sports bandage-like wraps on his or her arms and/or feet, likely as padding.
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wrestling
Battles take place in the squared circle.
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wrestling
Associated with the sport of wrestling, often the "professional" variety.
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Writer
Writes dialogue or story for a game.
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