Reflex
Reflex noun - An automatic instinctive unlearned reaction to a stimulus.
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Take
Take noun - Action or behavior that is done in return to other action or behavior.
Usage example: what's your take on the announcement that the senior vice president is taking an early retirement?
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Reflex Mode in Ground Zeroes was designed as this, granting Snake Bullet Time when noticed by an enemy guard so the player can take out the guard before he triggers Combat Phase.
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It utilizes the Carotid Sinus Reflex (the reason you should not take a pulse at the neck) and is very dangerous.
Source: Tap on the Head - In the final stages of RefleX, the Phoenix is thoroughly trashed by ZODIAC Virgo and its pilot killed, causing its AI to take over and transform into ZODIAC Ophiuchus.
Source: Nominal Hero
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