Defender and Watcher

Defender

Defender noun - Someone that protects.

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Watcher and defender are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Watcher" instead a noun "Defender".

Nearby Words: defend, defence, defended, defensive, defending

Watcher noun - A person or group that watches over someone or something.

Usage example: the inexperienced babysitter turned out to be a well-meaning but hopelessly incompetent watcher of young children

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Defender and watcher are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Defender" instead a noun "Watcher".

Nearby Words: watch, watchful, watched, watching

best	best defender	best watcher
better	better defender	better watcher
original	original defender	original watcher
powerful	powerful defender	powerful watcher
Other adjectives: real, bad, young, former, next, last, occasional, local, previous.

It ends in a room with the final boss fights, the Throne Watcher/Defender and Nashandra, both of which are also disappointingly easy and followed by a rather cryptic Gainax Ending.

Source: Disappointing Last Level / Role-Playing Game
This is why most people take a detour to get rid of Watcher/Defender first.

Source: Video Game / Dark Souls II
Well, if you kill the Giant Lord before the Watcher/Defender and then beat them, then Nashandra literally enters the arena through the fog gate and begins the final boss fight(s) immediately, with no break after Watcher/Defender at all.

Source: Guide Dang It / Dark Souls

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