Allow for
Allow for verb - To give consideration to (as unexpected circumstances or contingencies).
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In The Monkees TV show, Micky Dolenz invents the game of "Creebage" for much the same reason as Kirk invented Fizzbin: to distract a captor and allow for a quick escape.
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Basically, the entire reason the Assist system was implemented in Dissidia: Final Fantasy is to allow for unique combos that would ordinarily be impossible.
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The trope, of course, is not limited to Human Aliens (Plant Aliens often have green blood, for no apparent reason), but for other types, it doesn't allow for The Reveal in such an effective way.
Source: Alien Blood
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