hypercarry
English edit
Etymology edit
hyper- + carry, in the sense that this character "carries" the player through the game.
Noun edit
hypercarry (plural hypercarries)
- (video games) A video game character that does so much damage that success in the game is mainly dependent on that character.
- Alice is a hypercarry: level her up and she will take you all the way to endgame.
- 2015, Dignitas, Hypercarries: Misconceptions and Reality, Dignitas.gg
- Be it hyper carry, hypercarry, hard carry, or any other term you want to call it, a hypercarry is a specific subclass of the carry role.
- 2021, Marc Santos, “'Genshin Impact' Guide: Best Team Compositions For Eula”, in International Business Times:
- Her Elemental Burst also gets stronger for every attack that Eula lands, making her a hypercarry similar to Hu Tao and Razor.
Synonyms edit
- (video game character): hard carry