The Thing (character)
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The Thing is a fictional shapeshifting and telepathic alien and a science fiction antagonist. It first appeared in the novella Who Goes There? by John W. Campbell, which has been adapted into various
The Thing in a publicity photo of the 1982 film
James Arness as the Thing in The Thing from Another World
The Thing (video game)
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The Thing is a 2002 squad-based third-person shooter survival horror video game developed by Computer Artworks and co-published by Vivendi Universal Games and Konami for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation
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Blake fights a boss in The Thing. The HUD shows his health (red bar), currently selected weapon and ammo count (on the right), and his left hand item (in this case flame grenades).
The trust system in The Thing. In this screenshot, Carter does not trust Blake, and will not follow him (top), perform an action for him (left) or give him a weapon (bottom). The only option available to the player is to give Carter a weapon (right). Upon doing so, Carter will trust Blake, and the other options will become available.