The original fighting game rival, known for his fiery personality and moves
Ken (Street Fighter)
This young gunner's main weapon covers the opponent in this substances in order to do more damage
The common name for characters who want to get in your face and grab you
Grappler
One of the first major crossover characters in a non-crossover game. This "god" brings his Blades of Chaos along with many other weapons to this bloody game
Kratos (Mortal Kombat 9)
The property of being able to be hit without flinching while still taking damage
Super Armor
This movie star was thrusted from the big screen to a deadly fighting tournament where "kombatants" fight for their lives
Johnny Cage (Mortal Kombat)
Although normally the worst character in the game, if you collect three of this kind of item then you will turnabout the match
Evidence (Phoenix Wright)
These characters are normally two characters bundled into one, where you have to be able to control both at the same time
Puppet
Hey, it's the guy from those old run and gun games! That blue guy with the arm gun! Wait, why does he look so ugly? And why does he have an actual gun?
Bad Box Art Mega Man (Street Fighter X Tekken)
Moves that are meant to push people for jumping at you without any kind of plan
Anti-Air
This was the sensei who trained this legendary monkey. Although he's normally old and frail, he can make himself buff whenever he wants
Master Roshi (Dragon Ball FighterZ)
This swordfighter who is stuck looking like a child has to build up this meter in order to power up her attacks as well as leave after images of herself that also attack
Star Power (Annie)
Characters who require you to think two steps ahead and set up things like traps in order to get damage
Setplay
This character came from a hard-as-nails beat-em-up game from the 90's. Pretty much the Ninja Turtles but if there were 3 of them and "hardcore"
Rash (Killer Instinct 2013)
Cutting off someone else's move with your own
Counter
This teenage boy is able to stand to to toe with samurais and pirates due to a wristwatch
Ben 10 (Cartoon Network Punch Time Explosion XL)
This character from this niche platform fighter has to buy his moves during the match with the gems he collects by hitting people
Shopkeep (Shovel Knight)
These characters normally have moves that derive from other characters
Copycat
Protector of the forest, this little white thing and its orb jump into this platform fighter as the first crossover fighter of the game
Ori (Rivals Of Aether)
A move that is meant to relieve you from pressure that your opponent may be putting on you so that you can return to neutral
Reversal
Hey, it's you! And Abe Lincoln? And Ice T?? AND ELIJAH WOODS?!?
This character can't hit any of the females on the roster
Sanji (Jumpforce)
Characters who can change the way they play during the match
Stance
That's...that's an actual guy, from a real life TV show. The one with the zombies! Why is he fighting Akuma and Noctis from Final Fantasy?!
Negan (Tekken 7)
Many people know the version of this phrase when you hit two teammates in tag games, but there's also a phrase for when you hit all three teammates
Merry Christmas