--- key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-electricuting-enemies type: mechanic id: game-mechanics--gm-electricuting-enemies lang: en title: Electrocuting enemies summary: >- An electrical effect deals damage or briefly disrupts an enemy’s actions. Visible arcs help identify affected targets. updatedAt: '2026-10-22' status: active url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-electricuting-enemies/ jsonUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-electricuting-enemies.json markdownUrl: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-electricuting-enemies.md aliases: [] tags: - Game design techniques - Combat - Killing sourceIds: - source-d9fef22d12f2d5b8 - source-907875aaa06d2f78 - source-b0cedf23cade4104 - source-db79c8378e38fd2c - source-f348530cd0165bd3 - source-3565d96f79431d7b - source-858481fa73879b31 - source-82a023d0fa11d039 - source-4731b03364224a78 sources: - id: source-d9fef22d12f2d5b8 title: 'Game Mechanics: Electrocuting enemies' url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies' verifiedAt: null - id: source-907875aaa06d2f78 title: BioShock (2007) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/bioshock' verifiedAt: null - id: source-b0cedf23cade4104 title: 'Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/condemned-criminal-origins verifiedAt: null - id: source-db79c8378e38fd2c title: Bulletstorm (2011) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/bulletstorm' verifiedAt: null - id: source-f348530cd0165bd3 title: Dead Island (2011) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/dead-island' verifiedAt: null - id: source-3565d96f79431d7b title: 'Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (2014)' url: >- https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition verifiedAt: null - id: source-858481fa73879b31 title: Dying Light (2015) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/dying-light' verifiedAt: null - id: source-82a023d0fa11d039 title: Hitman (2016) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/hitman' verifiedAt: null - id: source-4731b03364224a78 title: Hitman 2 (2018) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/hitman-2' verifiedAt: null relations: [] placements: - catalogId: game-mechanics id: gm-electricuting-enemies title: Game design techniques url: >- https://gamemechanics.pro/en/mechanics/game-mechanics/#gm-electricuting-enemies categoryIds: - gm-category-combat - gm-category-killing supersededBy: [] attributes: preview: updatedAt: '2026-10-22' title: Electrocuting enemies description: >- An electrical effect deals damage or briefly disrupts an enemy’s actions. Visible arcs help identify affected targets. image: src: images/mechanics/combat-electricuting-enemies.webp width: 350 height: 354 game: BioShock (2007) sourceUrl: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies' originalUrl: 'https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/bioshock_electricty.webm' sourceFrameSeconds: 2.95 credit: Irrational Games / 2K; frame from clip via GameMechanics.org rights: >- Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. caption: Electro Bolt hits an enemy alt: Electrical arcs surround an enemy ahead of the player in BioShock. markers: - x: 71 'y': 44 label: Enemy affected by electricity - x: 49 'y': 62 label: Arcs communicate the effect tips: - 'Distinguish damage, stun and chain propagation.' - Show resistance when an electrical hit does not interrupt the enemy. examples: - title: BioShock (2007) url: 'https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies' endsAt: null provenance: >- Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. license: CC-BY-4.0 codeLicense: MIT attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors catalogKey: catalog/game-mechanics --- # Electrocuting enemies id: game-mechanics--gm-electricuting-enemies type: mechanic key: mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-electricuting-enemies lang: en status: active url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/game-mechanics--gm-electricuting-enemies/ An electrical effect deals damage or briefly disrupts an enemy’s actions. Visible arcs help identify affected targets. ## At a glance ![Electrical arcs surround an enemy ahead of the player in BioShock.](https://gamemechanics.pro/images/mechanics/combat-electricuting-enemies.webp) [BioShock (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies) · Game imagery © its respective rights holders. Source host: GameMechanics.org. All rights reserved; excluded from the portal’s MIT and CC BY 4.0 licenses. [Source recording](https://cdn.gamemechanics.org/webm/bioshock_electricty.webm), 2.95 s 1. Enemy affected by electricity 2. Arcs communicate the effect - Distinguish damage, stun and chain propagation. - Show resistance when an electrical hit does not interrupt the enemy. - [BioShock (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies) ## How it works An electrical effect damages an enemy or disrupts its actions. ## Variants ### How the technique works - An electrical effect damages an enemy or disrupts its actions. ## Context and limits All 199 Game Mechanics entries at the check date: player actions, systems, presentation techniques and contested patterns. Entries are grouped by their first source-card category; all categories appear in their descriptions. Definitions use original wording. References link to game-specific galleries; images and videos remain at the source. ## Connected materials ## Sources and provenance Editorial reference index based on the 199 public Game Mechanics pattern pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; pattern names, category associations and game-reference URLs retained from gamemechanics.org. The source gallery includes a film analogy. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification. - [Game Mechanics: Electrocuting enemies](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies) (id: source-d9fef22d12f2d5b8) - [BioShock (2007)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/bioshock) (id: source-907875aaa06d2f78) - [Condemned: Criminal Origins (2006)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/condemned-criminal-origins) (id: source-b0cedf23cade4104) - [Bulletstorm (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/bulletstorm) (id: source-db79c8378e38fd2c) - [Dead Island (2011)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/dead-island) (id: source-f348530cd0165bd3) - [Sleeping Dogs: Definitive Edition (2014)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/sleeping-dogs-definitive-edition) (id: source-3565d96f79431d7b) - [Dying Light (2015)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/dying-light) (id: source-858481fa73879b31) - [Hitman (2016)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/hitman) (id: source-82a023d0fa11d039) - [Hitman 2 (2018)](https://gamemechanics.org/patterns/electricuting-enemies/game/hitman-2) (id: source-4731b03364224a78) CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors