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Take down verb - To reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes.
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Both terms in one sentence
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When he is convinced that doing so is absolutely necessary to save his team and take down the Big Bad, he will use guns.
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In the end, he found his calling was being a hero and sacrificed himself to take down A.I.M.'s super-weapon MODOC and save Iron Man's life.
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Rosella then subverts the trope by being the one to take down Malicia and save the world.
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