Opposite
Prior to
Prior to preposition - Earlier than.
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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This was purely to scare the living daylights out of the small-time arms dealer on the opposite side prior to interrogation.
Source: There Was a Door - A player can lose due to having personally destroyed the only defense guarding against said failure immediately prior to being switched to the opposite team.
Source: And Then John Was a Zombie -
Notably, Zant turns out to be a campy and Ax-Crazy psychopath, which is the exact opposite of Vader's personality; prior to The Reveal, he gives off a serious air similar to Vader himself, which Ganondorf (below) maintains at all times in the same game.
Source: Darth Vader Clone
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