Defeat and Emphasize

To even further emphasize this, a Bonus Boss that you can defeat to unlock the second ending has a sort of a "Seal" attack that he starts with.

Source: Sliding Scale of Gameplay and Story Integration aka: Gameplay And Story Integration
They further emphasize the sympathy factor with the final boss - the Fire Dragon, where the objective is, again, not 'Defeat' but 'Kill'.

Source: Anti Villain / Video Games

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