Combat
Work on
Work on verb - To exert effort in order to do, make, or perform something.
Both terms in one sentence
- Guns Are Useless: When Darkrai shows up in Saffron to help combat the Darkness creatures spawned in the aftermath of the nuclear event, he specifically tells the Seafoam soldiers that their guns might not actually work on them.
Source: Roleplay / Poke Fiends -
Interestingly, much like Valve has a habit of hiring good modders, EA bought Trauma Studios (makers of Desert Combat) to work on its modern-day sequel, Battlefield 2.
Source: Game Mod - Various characters in the manga have lampshaded this, observing time and again that combat training doesn't work on him and that his ability to fight isn't evidence of heritage or training but of instinct.
Source: The Gift
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