Aim Dodging

The ability to avoid linear attacks with incredible ease.

Also Called

Evasive Action
Mantra/Observation/Kenbunshoku Haki (One Piece)

Capabilities

The user can avoid linear attacks such as bullets and lasers by simply quickly positioning themselves away from the path of the attack before it is fired. This can allow the user to avoid attacks that travel much faster than the user themselves.

Techniques

Dodge Roll - Various tuck and roll maneuvers.
Flowmotion
Sliding Dash

Associations

Limitations

May not work on unpredictable attacks that do not travel in a straight path.
May not be able to avoid an Absolute Attack.
Cannot dodge an Omnipresent Attack.

Known Users

Cartoons/Comics

Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
Terry McGinnis/Batman (Batman Beyond)
XLR8 (Ben 10)
Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman (DC Comics)
Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
Slade Wilson/Deathstroke (DC Comics)
Starfire (DC Comics)
Robins (DC Comics)
Risk (DC Comics)
Steven Grant Rogers/Captain America (Marvel Comics)
Akihiro Daken (Marvel Comics)
Matt Murdock/Daredevil (Marvel Comics)
Kurt Wgner/Nightcrawler (Marvel Comics)
Shatterstar (Marvel Comics)
Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
Mayday "May" Parker/Spider-Girl (Marvel Comics)
Spider-Woman (Marvel Comics)
James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
James "Logan" Howlett/Wolverine (Marvel Comics)
Jack (Samurai Jack)
Ninja Turtles (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles)
Lastikman (Lastikman)
Vampires/Originals/Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
Dracula (The Batman vs. Dracula)

Anime/Manga

Joukkyu (Aiki)
Train Heartnet (Black Cat)
Sōsuke Aizen (Bleach)
Suzaku Kururugi/Spinzaku (Code Geass)
Various Characters (Dragon Ball Series)
Sloth (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
King Bradley/Wraith (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
Rushuna Tendo (Grenadier)
Sharingan Users (Naruto)
Sakura Haruno (Naruto)
Third Raikage (Naruto)
Forth Raikage Ay/A (Naruto)
Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
Hyaweh (Prism Ark)
Rokushiki/Six Powers Masters (One Piece); via Kami-e
- CP9 members
- High Ranked Navy Officers
Users of Kenbunshoku/Observation Haki (One Piece)
Dufort (Zatch Bell!)
Vash the Stampede (Trigun)
Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
Kotaro Nanbara (Hand Maid May)
Ichi-kun Ichinohei (Ninja High School)
Various characters (Mobile Suit Gundam franchise)
Thorfinn (Vinland Saga)

Live Television/Movies

Indiana Jones (Indiana Jones)
Jedi (Star Wars)
Agents (The Matrix)
Neo (The Matrix)
Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Faith Lehane (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Spike (Buffy the Vampire Slater)
Connor (Angel)
Freddy Krueger (A Nightmare on Elm Street)
Drake (Blade: Trinity)
Xenomorphs (Aliens vs. Predator)
Augments (Star Trek)
Terminators (Terminator)
Dillon (Power Rangers RPM)
X5-Series (Dark Angel)
Ian Archer (Tower Prep)
Max Guevara (Dark Angel)
Cameron Hicks (Alphas)

Video Games

Zack Fair (Compilation of Final Fantasy VII)
Kasumi (Dead or Alive series)
Cole MacGrath (inFamous)
Nix (inFamous 2)
Lucy Kuo (inFamous 2)
Big Boss (Metal Gear)
Grey Fox (Metal Gear)
Solid Snake (Metal Gear)
Vamp (Metal Gear Solid)
Samus Aran (Metroid)
Liu Kang (Mortal Kombat)
Pokémon with increased evasiveness (Pokémon)
- Pokémon with the Sand Veil/Snow Cloak/Tangled Feet abilities (Pokémon)
- Pokémon holding Bright Powder or Lax Incense (Pokémon)
- Pokémon who can learn Double Team or Minimize (Pokémon)
- Pokémon with the "Contrary" or "Moody" abilities (Pokémon)
- Pokémon affected by "Acupressure" (Pokémon)
Albert Wesker (Resident Evil franchise)
Infinite (Sonic Forces)
Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Lara Croft (Tomb Raider)
Alex Mercer (Prototype)
Asura (Asura's Wrath)
Sans (Undertale)
Frisk (Undertale)
Chara (Undertale); inside Frisk's body
Rise Kujikawa (Persona 4)
Link (The Legend of Zelda)
John Marston (Red Dead)
Max Payne (Max Payne)
Faith (Mirror's Edge)
Rahkshi of Dodge (Bionicle)
Makuta (Bionicle)