Hardened and Squishy

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Hardened adjective - Able to withstand hardship, strain, or exposure.

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Squishy is an antonym for hardened.

Nearby Words: hardening, hardener

Squishy adjective - Giving easily to the touch.

Usage example: a squishy beanbag chair

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Hardened is an antonym for squishy.

Shoot the Mage First: Since the puppeteer is a squishy human while their automaton is a hardened killing machine, taking out the puppeteer is a quick way to end any battle.

Source: Light Novel / Unbreakable Machine Doll
Both are also physically human (or the closest to one among splats) with little to none supernatural capability to withstand assault, which makes them quite squishy compared to hardened, regenerating and sometimes outright nigh-undestructable creatures which other players are.

Source: Tabletop Game / New World of Darkness
It also acts as a source of Wish Fulfillment: specifically, the idea that every independent, hardened and just plain jerkish love interest (male or female) has a squishy emotional centre that will embrace you after you crack the outer shell.

Source: Tsundere

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