Direct
Early on
Early on adverb - During an early stage.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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Even early on when Warhammer 40K was a much more blatant recycling of the fantasy game, there doesn't appear to have been any direct analogue to giants.
Source: Our Giants Are Bigger -
Yuga drops a couple comments early on about "Her Grace", even making a direct comparison to Zelda.
- Ash himself has had incidents with May and Dawn early on in their respective sagas as well as one with Iris near the end of hers.note Surprisingly, Misty doesn't do this preferring direct battles.
Source: Plot-Mandated Friendship Failure
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