On defeat
Want or lack / undo / redo
late 14c., defeten, diffaiten, "overcome (with sorrow or anger)," from Anglo-French defeter, from Old French desfait, past participle of desfaire "to undo," from Vulgar Latin *diffacere "undo, destroy," from Latin dis- "un-, not" (see dis-) + facere "to do, perform," from PIE root *dhe- "to set, put."
Vulgar Latin. To undo. Undo your / her shoelaces. Undo your / her bra. Undo all of the good work.
Defeat is something that is done to you, unless it is self-defeat which is also something done to you but with the illusion of control. Self-sabotage. Press self-destruct.
Outside my local pub, the council are taking down the outdoor structures built to encourage people to sit in sunshine. They were built by the last landlord, but now the current landlord is responsible. There were special TV screens so you could smoke and watch the football. This morning, three men are removing them. No - one man is doing the removal and the others are standing and pointing to things. My son cries when we go past because he doesn’t like change.
My son is very tired because he was up late watching England vs. Argentina. When people are tired, children are less in control of their emotions. Adults too. We make plausible excuses for them.
AI overview: To defeat the Panzer Soldat (the boss in the classic Origins map), keep your distance to avoid his flamethrower and shock charge. Target his glowing red visor to stun him, or catch him under a giant robot’s foot for an instant kill.
