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habit
A traditional religious headdress associated with Catholic nuns.
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hair_bow
Wears one or more bows in the hair (probably inordinately large bows).
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hair_change
This character changes his or her hairstyle/color from one to another either pre-/post-battle, or during the fight. This may range from simply letting down his or her hair after a match, or as a result of transformation ala Super Saiyans.
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hair_moves
Attacks opponent with their hair or an object worn in their hair.
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hairband
Wears a band of elastic, cloth, or other material in his or her hair, often shaped like a horseshoe.
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hairy
Sports visual body hair, sometimes in excessive amounts.
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hakama
Wears the traditional Japanese skirt-like pants.
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half_hair
Character only has half a head of hair (either horizontally or vertically).
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half-breed
A character whose biological parentage consists of two different species.
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halo
Character has a halo (usually above their head) as a part of their normal appearance.
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hammer
Wields a hammer in battle.
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handcuffs
Often seen wearing handcuffs on either the wrists or clothing.
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hapkido
Practices the Korean martial art of Hapkido (합기도), a grappling and striking form adapted from Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu.
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Hard Attack
The hardest attack in any three-attack game that doesn't distinguish Punch/Kick/Slash etc.
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haunted
The arena shows common signs of paranormal activity, like objects being moved by an unseen force, spirits of dead and apparitions.
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hazards
Some, most or all stages of this game contain dangerous hazards, such as fire, spikes, electric walls, monsters, etc., that do damage to characters.
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head_stomp
Any air move (probably down+button command normal) which doesn't alter trajectory, but on hit or block the character rebounds with an "extra jump" and can still do air attacks.
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headdress
Adorned with a ceremonial or royal headdress of some probably tribal nature.
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headphones
Character prominently displays headphones on their person during the fight.
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headwear
Wears an otherwise unspecified garment prominently on their head.
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healer
Able to uniquely recover their own life, often by draining it from the enemy.
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healing
A move that increases the health of the character using it.
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heart_effects
Heartshaped objects or special effect can be seen, whether it is a special move, a pose or a taunt.
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hearts
Wears one or more hearts anywhere on their attire, or wears something heart-shaped.
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heat_being
A character whose body is made from fire or lava, or a similar substance.
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heavy_dialogue
Before most/all of the fights characters will briefly have a conversation with each over with unique dialogue with each opponent before they battle. (And sometimes after the fight as well.) Depending on the game it can be a fully established plot or just a bunch of random encounters with hopefully witty banter before each and every fight. Basically fighting games with plenty of dialogue before and/or after the fights.
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Hidden Character
A hidden member of the cast generally only selectable via code or meeting some arcane condition.
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High Attack
Press the high attack button. For games that assign attack buttons by hit level.
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high_heels
Often seen wearing high-heeled shoes or boots.
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high_school
Most of the characters are highschoolers, any adults in the cast are likely faculty members.
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historical_person
Despite any ridiculous creative embellishments, based on a historical individual.
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hits_mid
An attack that can be blocked high, but will hit a low-blocking opponent.
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Hold
Hold the following input until we tell you to Release it.
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homing_projectile
A projectile that tracks and follows the opponent's movement to some extent in an attempt to collide with them.
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homing_stomp
An attack that starts on the ground (probably?) but takes to the air with the aim of hitting the opponent in the head.
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hong_konger
Born in, or a citizen of, the "Special Administrative Region" of Hong Kong.
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hooded
Wears a hooded outfit during a fight.
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hoofed
Characters with hooves, usually as a hoofed animal/antropomorph like a horse or deer, or as a devilish character.
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hook_sword
Known in Chinese as hǔ tóu gōu (tiger head hook) or shuāng gōu (double hook) in pairs, these are a sword with a distinctive hand guard and hooked tip. Normally dual-wielded.
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hop_throw
A jump forward some distance into unblockable throw attempt.
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horned
Having horns on the head or a helmet.
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horror
Possessed of more moonlit nights, dark castles, vampires and skeletons than normal.
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hot_pants
Wears hot pants or anything short that expose the legs.
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house
The fight takes place inside or outside a house or mansion.
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hung-ga
Uses the Hung Ga martial art, associated with Chinese folk hero Wong Fei-Hung. Part of its syllabus includes the Tiger-Crane fist and the famous Five Animal Fist (Snake, Dragon, Leopard, Tiger and Crane), popularised by Jackie Chan's "Spiritual Kung Fu".
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hurricane
An advancing spinning attack often used to avoid projectiles.
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Hyper Neo Geo 64
3D variant on the MVS / Neo Geo hardware, met with lackluster success.
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HyperScan
One part PlayStation, one part Intellivision, one part e-Reader, all parts suck. Notable for having an X-Men versus fighter as a pack-in, but otherwise, it's pretty forgettable.
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