Bashes
Strikes
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
- His lighter (which had worked just fine earlier) first refuses to light and then falls through a grating, so he bashes metal pipes together until it strikes a spark.
Source: Hard To Light Fire - Then there's KH Final Mix's Unknown/Xemnas, who bashes you with swift and powerful strikes and uses a multitude of powerful spells that will absolutely demolish you and he is almost always constantly doing so.
Source: SNK Boss / Other Games -
One example is Golden Axe, where repeatedly pressing the attack button can result in a pre-canned combo where the enemy is driven to their knees as the player character bashes them over the head with pommel strikes followed by a kick.
Source: Combos
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