Allies and Mates

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Allies noun - An alliance of nations joining together to fight a common enemy.

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Mates and allies are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Mates" instead a noun "Allies".

Mates noun - A pair of people who live together.

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Allies and mates are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Allies" instead a noun "Mates".

Since team-mates don't take damage when they shoot each other, but Spies do, firing a few shots at your allies ("spy-checking") can be a life-saver.

Source: Properly Paranoid
And if you're fighting humanoid bosses with allies, the regular and charge attack of the bow can stagger them for backstabs that your team mates can utilize.

Source: Video Game / Bloodborne
Used a lot in various Kirby games that give you allies - after consuming a healing food item you can kiss (or hug, in some games) your team mates to heal them.

Source: Intimate Healing

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