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Used in the start of the tutorial of Final Fantasy XII, to show that Reks is just waking from unconsciousness in the middle of battle.
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Brick Joke: Same as in Bookends: At the start of the game, a Fletching flies into the player character's room and bumps into them, waking them up.
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Bookends: At the start of the game, a Fletchling flies into the player character's room and bumps into them, waking them up.
Source: Video Game / Pokémon X and Y
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Waking and Start. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/start/waking
Start & Waking. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/start/waking>.
Waking or Start. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/start/waking.
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