wallbreaker

One who breaches

A wallbreaker is something or someone that breaks through barriers or defenses.

In gaming, particularly strategy and tower defense games, a wallbreaker is a unit designed specifically to destroy walls or fortifications: Send in the wallbreakers before the main attack.

The term extends to anyone who overcomes obstacles others can't penetrate.

demolition

sledgehammer

Massive long-handled mallet

rubble · concrete · masonry · jackhammer · destruction · renovation · construction · bulldozer · pickaxe · tear-down

social

icebreaker

Tension-easing social activity

  • barrierObstruction preventing passage
  • boundaryLine marking a limit
  • tabooCultural or social prohibition

stigma · disruptor · pioneer · trailblazer · maverick · catalyst · provocateur · outspoken · unconventional · bold

gaming

icebreaker

Tension-easing social activity

  • comboItems grouped together
  • chainLinked segments forming length
  • damageHarm or impairment

penetration · stat · artifact · passive · buff · critical · meta · build · counter · mechanic

technology

firewall

Network access control system

  • bypassRoute that skirts obstacles
  • proxyAuthorized substitute
  • VPNEncrypted network connection

censorship · circumvention · tunnel · encryption · access · unblock · restriction · filter · gateway · network

sports

serve

Attend to needs

squash · smash · unreturnable · winner · ace · attack · offense · spike · pace · velocity

Opposites
CONSTRUCTION vs. DESTRUCTION

wallbreakerbuilder

One who erects structures

wall builder · mason · bricklayer · constructor · fortifier

barrier function

wallbreakergatekeeper

One controlling entry

guardian · protector · sentinel · fortifier · barricader

social/institutional change

wallbreakergatekeeper

One controlling entry

conformist · traditionalist · segregationist · divider

Family

wall, break, walls, walled, walling, breaker, breakers, breaks, broke

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