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nails
Frequently uses natural fingernails or claws to fight, as opposed to an external claw weapon.
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Naomi
Arcade version of Dreamcast hardware, employs proprietary GD-ROM format.
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native_american
Associated with the American Indian, often in a quite stereotypical way involving feathers and tomahawks.
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Near
Must be outside of throw range but roughly within/around normal attack range to execute the following.
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necromancer
Is shown to have control over the dead/undead as part of his or her fighting style or character background.
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Neo Geo
Refers to both the arcade MVS and home AES versions of the hardware; SNK's ubiquitous arcade workhorse.
Max 330 Mega, Pro-Gear Spec.
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Neo Geo CD
Most, but not all titles on the Neo Geo were ported to this more affordable but slightly less than perfect home system.
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Neo Geo Pocket
SNK's brief expedition in handheld gaming, released in b/w and color variations.
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nepali
Born in, or a citizen of, Nepal.
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Neutral
Allow joystick to return to the neutral position.
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new_challenger
A new character added specifically to a fighting game based on a previously established universe (such as a licensed property or non-fighting game).
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new_zealander
Born in, or a citizen of, the island country of New Zealand.
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N-Gage
Nokia's side-talkin', taco phone of a blunder.
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nigerian
Character was born in, or lives in, the country of Nigeria.
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ninja
Practitioner of the martial art of stealth and espionage, ninjutsu, or is a member of a clan of arcane assassins.
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Nintendo 3DS
The successor to the DS, it has two screens and a stereoscopic 3D option.
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Nintendo 3DS eShop
Downloadable games for Nintendo's 3DS platform. Includes Virtual Console.
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Nintendo 64
Released in 1996 with 64-bits and a cartridge format, it failed to make a huge impact, but being a Nintendo system, was able to ride on the waves of fanboys.
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Nintendo DS
In many ways, the successor to the Gameboy Advance, despite what Nintendo says. Like the Game & Watch games of yore, it has two screens. It also has touch screen capabilities and a built-in microphone. The 2008 upgrade, the Nintendo DSi, brought many additions, including two built-in cameras and downloadable games. For whatever reason, most mainstream fighting game series have yet to find their way to the DS.
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Nintendo Entertainment System
The long reign of Nintendo's console king was winding down just as Street Fighter 2 hit the big time. As such, very few fighters found their home there, if you don't count Hong Kong bootlegs.
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no_kicks
Character's arsenal consists almost entirely of punch moves, even when "kick" buttons are pressed.
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no_multiplayer
These games fit all of the normal criteria for a fighting game, but do not offer multiplayer versus play. Excludes differing ports from the main release (such as handheld versions).
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no_punches
Character's arsenal consists almost entirely of kick moves, even when "punch" buttons are pressed.
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nudity
Utilizes the removal of clothing or deliberate lack thereof in the attack.
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nullify
Able to "eat" projectiles without suffering chip damage or frame disadvantage.
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numbers
Has Arabic numbers on their clothing/body somewhere.
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