stealth kill
Undetected fatal strike
A stealth kill is a video game mechanic where a player eliminates an enemy without being detected, typically from behind or while hidden.
The term extends to any covert killing that avoids alerting others: She crept up for the stealth kill.
Stealth kills usually reward players with bonus points or avoid triggering alarms.
- assassinateMurder a prominent figure
- silentProducing no sound
- ambushSurprise strike from concealment
- backstabBetray someone's trust
- sneakMove with stealth
from behind · ninja · hidden blade · dagger · throat · neck snap · shadow · in the shadows · predator · lethal · swift · unseen · assassin · takedown · blade · covert · execution · surprise
- game movesmove, dodge, play, pass, block
- game killsfrag, headshot, killstreak, first blood, elimination
- Instakillsone-shot, instant death, killshot, deathblow, finishing move
stealth killfirefight
Exchange of gunfire
frontal assault · gun battle · shootout · run and gun · guns blazing
stealth killchokehold
Neck-constricting restraint
tranquilizer dart · tranquilizer · sleeper hold · pacification · subdual
stealth, kill, stealthy, stealthily, stealthiness, killer, killing, killed, kills