User:Pinsplash/Source jargon

I'm very interested in Valve's little code words for different things.

Alien Swarm

 * Alien - NPC. Probably specifically s.
 * Commander - Client(?)
 * Marine - A game character
 * Swarm - Any alien lifeform

Left 4 Dead

 * Biker - Francis
 * Common Infected - Normal zombies
 * Girl, TeenGirl, TeenAngst - Zoey
 * Hulk, Throw - Tank
 * Infected - Zombies
 * Lunge - Hunter
 * Manager - Louis
 * NamVet (Vietnam veteran) - Bill
 * PZ (Player Zombie) - A player-controlled special infected, for Versus mode.
 * Special Infected - The not-regular zombies
 * Terror - A very old codename for L4D. The game that eventually evolved into L4D1 was called "Terror-Strike".
 * Tongue - Smoker
 * Vomit - Boomer

Portal

 * Ballbot - Atlas
 * Bounce - Repulsion gel
 * Eggbot - P-body
 * Erase - Cleansing gel
 * Paint - Gel
 * Portal (in the context of gel) - Conversion gel
 * Reflect - Reflection gel
 * Stick - Adhesion gel
 * Speed - Propulsion gel