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100

In The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, this villain manipulates Link to access the Sacred Realm.

Who is Ganondorf?

100

This term describes canceling an animation in a fighting game to create a combo.

What is animation canceling?

100

This was the working title of The Last of Us during early development.

What is “Mankind”?

100

This developer created Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne, and Elden Ring.

Who is FromSoftware?

100

This organization won The International 2018 in Dota 2 as a wild card underdog.

Who is OG?

200

This civilization created the Forerunner rings in the Halo universe.

Who are the Forerunners?  

200

In Dota 2, this mechanic causes a target to be unable to cast abilities.

What is silencing?

200

The dog companion in Fable II reacts emotionally based on your morality alignment.

What is Dog?

200

This is the name of the AI companion in Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty.

Who is GW (or what is GW)?

200

This League of Legends team broke T1’s undefeated MSI streak in 2022.

Who is RNG (Royal Never Give Up)?

300

In Bloodborne, this godlike entity is linked to the healing blood and dream world.

Who is the Moon Presence?

300

In Soulslike games, this stat affects invincibility frames during dodge rolls.

What is agility (or adaptability in DS2)?

300

In Undertale, this character’s name literally means “flower” in Latin.

Who is Flowey?

300

This Resident Evil title introduced the Merchant and the Las Plagas parasite.

What is Resident Evil 4?

300

This CS:GO player is known as the “GOAT” and led Astralis to dominance.

Who is dev1ce (Nicolai Reedtz)?

400

In Elden Ring, this demigod is known as the Blade of Miquella.

Who is Malenia?

400

In League of Legends, this mechanic increases damage based on missing enemy HP.

What is execution damage (or execute)?

400

This bug in Pokémon Red/Blue allows you to clone rare Pokémon or get a Level 100 Nidoking.

What is the MissingNo. glitch?

400

This boss in Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice is a corrupted monk fought three times.

Who is the Corrupted Monk?

400

This FPS game’s pro scene died after Activision-Blizzard shut down its competitive league in 2023.

What is Overwatch?

500

This Final Fantasy VII experiment combines a Cetra and a SOLDIER to create Sephiroth.

What is Project Jenova?

500

In Valorant, this technique involves alternating strafe and counter-strafe shots for max accuracy.

What is jiggle peeking (or counter-strafing)?

500

This hidden boss in Chrono Trigger exists only in the DS version.

Who is the Dream Devourer?

500

This secret ending in NieR: Automata involves sacrificing your save file.

What is Ending E: The [E]nd of YoRHa?

500

This infamous Smash Bros. Melee match-up is considered nearly unwinnable: Pichu vs. this top-tier fighter.

Who is Fox?