hypercarry

noun

hypercarry

noun

Etymology From hyper- + carry, in the sense that this character "carries" the player through the game.

1

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.
1 more example
  • Her Elemental Burst also gets stronger for every attack that Eula lands, making her a hypercarry similar to Hu Tao and Razor.2021, Marc Santos, “'Genshin Impact' Guide: Best Team Compositions For Eula”, in International Business Times:
Synonyms
hard carry

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