Attacker and Victim

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Attacker noun - One who violently sets upon another.

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Victim is an antonym for attacker.

Nearby Words: attack, attacked, attacking, attackable

Victim noun - A person or thing harmed, lost, or destroyed.

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Attacker is an antonym for victim.

good	good attacker	good victim
female	female attacker	female victim
current	current attacker	current victim
average	average attacker	average victim
Other adjectives: original, dead, single, real, male, unfortunate, infected, main, new, former, final, next, last, would-be.

In addition to quicker and easier travel it is used as an advantage in battle, and for assassination attempts (at different times by both victim and attacker) allowing the user easy retreat and the ability to strike their opponent while remaining untouchable/intangible.

Source: Literature / The Risen Sun
The trope provides interesting opportunities mostly because it allows more drastic violence against important characters that has tangible results while avoiding the usual complications (moral and physical) for both attacker and victim.

Source: Immortal Life Is Cheap
Deadly Hero (1976) Don Murray's NYCPD character terrorizes a former crime victim who witnessed his deadly force against the victim's surrendering attacker.

Source: The Bad Guys Are Cops

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