Guise and Shadow

Guise

Guise noun - A display of emotion or behavior that is insincere or intended to deceive.

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Shadow and guise are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shadow" instead a noun "Guise".

Shadow noun - Partial darkness due to the obstruction of light rays.

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Guise and shadow are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Guise" instead a noun "Shadow".

Nearby Words: shade, shady, shadowy, shadowed, shadowing

human	human guise	human shadow
normal	normal guise	normal shadow
real	real guise	real shadow
male	male guise	male shadow
Other adjectives: great, different, humanoid.

Sophia is also one; when Ryou and Mystica fight the source of the shadow beasts, the monster they are fighting drops its guise to reveal itself as Sophia all along.

Source: Visual Novel / Fading Hearts
Fighting Your Friend: When Doopliss steals your identity, you very own friends, who assume you're Doopliss in his shadow-clone guise, fight alongside him.

Source: Video Game / Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
She alerts the group to a Shadow Tribe assassin (who was in human guise) at Arlaman and, later, proves pivotal during Makoto's showdown with Galus atop the Eye of God.

Source: True Sight

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