one-hit kill
Single strike death
A one-hit kill is an attack in video games that defeats an enemy or player with a single strike, regardless of their remaining health.
The term appears in discussions of game balance and weapon power: The sniper rifle is a one-hit kill to the head.
Often abbreviated OHK or OHKO (one-hit knockout).
Causing death or ruin
- deadlyAble to cause expiration
- lethalCausing or capable of death
- deathblowFinal, fatal stroke
- mortalSubject to death
fatal blow · terminal · coup de grâce · finishing blow · instant death · annihilation · obliteration · extermination
Shoulders-up photograph
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- instakillInstantaneous defeat mechanic
- oneshotSingle unrepeated occurrence
frag · quickscope · glass cannon · nuke · backstab · execute · gank · deletion
Shoulders-up photograph
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- surgical strikeTargeted operation minimizing damage
- pinpointLocate with exactness
- marksmanPrecision shooter
sharpshooter · bulls-eye · dead-eye · accurate · calculated · clinical · assassination
Briefest unit of time
- suddenOccurring without prior notice
- swiftMoving with speed
- quickMoving with speed
- flashBrief burst of light
immediate · lightning · blink · split-second · momentary · rapid · instantaneous · without warning
Excessively dominant or conquered
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- dominantHaving superior influence
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
- overwhelmingIntensely excessive in force
devastating · glass cannon · godlike · imbalanced · steamroll
fatal
Causing death or ruin
mortal · fatal blow · terminal · coup de grâce · finishing blow · instant death · annihilation · obliteration · extermination · fatality
headshot
Shoulders-up photograph
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- finisherOne who completes tasks
- instakillInstantaneous defeat mechanic
oneshot · frag · quickscope · glass cannon · nuke · backstab · execute · gank · deletion · combo
headshot
Shoulders-up photograph
- sniperConcealed precision shooter
- surgical strikeTargeted operation minimizing damage
- pinpointLocate with exactness
marksman · sharpshooter · bulls-eye · dead-eye · accurate · calculated · clinical · assassination
instant
Briefest unit of time
flash · immediate · lightning · blink · split-second · momentary · rapid · instantaneous · without warning · blindside
overpowered
Excessively dominant or conquered
- brokenDamaged beyond function
- dominantHaving superior influence
- unstoppableImpossible to halt
overwhelming · devastating · glass cannon · godlike · imbalanced · steamroll
one-hit killwar of attrition
Prolonged conflict draining both sides
bullet sponge · death by a thousand cuts · slog · grind · tank