Backs
Stakes
Stakes noun - The money risked on a gamble.
Both words in one sentence
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X5 and X6 are Darker and Edgier than the rest of the series, featuring high-stakes situations and huge call backs to the Classic era.
Source: Video Game / Mega Man X - This variation presents huge vampire wings on their backs, the common thirst for blood, an allergy to the Earth's sun, and vulnerability to wooden stakes (any other material wouldn't kill them).
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