Bruiser
Opponent
Opponent noun - One that takes a position opposite another in a competition or conflict.
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- This fits his Boisterous Bruiser personality, but is also a symptom of the series' fondness for Combat Pragmatists — a warhammer is a rather better choice of weapon for a strong fighter facing an opponent in plate armour.
Source: Heroes Prefer Swords - Over the course of the series he would become faster and a better boxer and more of a Lightning Bruiser, but by Rocky Balboa his age and injuries had caught up to him and he was back to taking a beating, waiting for an opening and then hitting his opponent as hard as possible.
Source: Mighty Glacier -
The Cute Bruiser's Weapon of Choice will probably be Good Old Fisticuffs, a club, or martial arts that focus on direct blows to your opponent instead of pressure points or judo throws.
Source: Cute Bruiser
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