hypercarry

English

Etymology

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

Noun

hypercarry (plural hypercarries)

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.

   • 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

• (video game character): hard carry