Stops and Upgrades

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Upgrades is an antonym for stops.

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Stops is an antonym for upgrades.

If The Legend of Zelda's Link can block an attack with his trusty shield, it always stops all damage and his upgrades to his shield allow him to block more stuff.

Source: Blocking Stops All Damage
But Alex and Luna upgrade all of their stats when they level up, and Ramus only upgrades his total HP (And he even stops doing that after a while).

Source: Can't Catch Up
It gets a little better once you accumulate upgrades, but once you get into New Game+ the game stops throwing its punches.

Source: Videogame / Rogue Legacy

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Upgrades or Stops. 2016. Accessed August 14, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/stops/upgrades.

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