Blow
Wasting
Wasting noun - Any general reduction in vitality and strength of body and mind resulting from a debilitating chronic disease.
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- As he levels up, he becomes capable of wasting enemies in one blow, as well as learns some very helpful status effect spells (even if you have to nudge him into using them).
Source: Crutch Character - If my opponent is crippled and I am still fine, I will get on with landing the appropriate finishing blow instead of wasting time on anything longer than a Pre-Mortem One-Liner, giving him chance to escape.
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Also occurs towards the end of the series when Integra shoots Schrodinger, even though she had already seen Alcuard blow his head off a few volumes early, so unless she was doing it because she didn't like him, she was wasting her time.
Source: Shooting Superman
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