Generic Adversaries

The one-sentence "definition" that should be in italics.

This pattern is a still a stub.

Note: This pattern was first identified in the book chapter "Of Heroes and Henchmen: The Conventions of Killing Generic Expendables in Video Games" by René Glas<ref name="glas"/>. TV Tropes uses "Mook" for the same phenomenon<ref name="tvtropes"/>.

Examples

Anti-Examples

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Using the pattern

Can Instantiate

Enemies, Grinding, Kiting, NPCs, Inhabitants, Units, Waves

Can Be Modulated By

Loot

Consequences

Can Instantiate

Grinding, Kiting,

Relations

Can Instantiate

Enemies, Grinding, Kiting, NPCs, Inhabitants, Units, Waves

Can Modulate

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Can Be Instantiated By

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Can Be Modulated By

Loot

Possible Closure Effects

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Potentially Conflicting With

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History

A pattern based on the original introduction by Glas<ref name="glas"/>.

References

<references> <ref name="glas">Glas, R. (2015). Of Heroes and Henchmen: The Conventions of Killing Generic Expendables in Video Games. In Mortensen, T.E., Linderoth, J. & Brown, A. ML. (2015). The Dark Side of Game Play - Controversial Issues in Playful Environments. Routledge.</ref> <ref name="tvtropes">Entry for "Mooks" in the TV Tropes wiki.</ref> </references>

Acknowledgements

René Glas