Flash Step

Flash Step
Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) using his Bankai's high speed combat in combination with Shunpo to create afterimages.
Power/Ability to:	Use bursts of incredible speed.

"I'd like [Iron Tager] to be able to cross the screen in 30 frames..."

― Kokonoe (Blazblue Calamity Trigger, "Teach Me! Ms. Litchi! episode 5)

The power to use bursts of speed to move faster than the eye can track, making it appear as if one has teleported. Variation of Enhanced Speed.

Also Called

• Body Flicker Technique (Naruto)
• Blind-Spot Movement
• Dancing Step (Kingdom)
• Dash Step
• Disappearing Speed
• Hirenkyaku/Pure Flying Step (Bleach)
• Instantaneous Movement
• Quick Step
• Rapid Movement (Dragon Ball series)
• Short-Range Teleportation
• Shukuchi/Shrunken Earth
• Shunpo Flash Steps (Bleach)
• Shundō/Instant Movement Technique (Negima!)
• Sonido/Sound (Bleach)
• Soru/Shave (One Piece)
• Skill: Speed (Solo Leveling)
• Trackless Step
• Zero Shift (Metal Gear series)
• Evade (Control)

Capabilities

The user can perform a burst of speed that allows the user to move so fast it appears as if they have teleported (in some cases, the user actually does teleport short distances), many users can sustain only short dashes. In most cases the user is able to maneuver at the high speeds accurately and does not cause any shock or disturbance to the surface they step on.

This technique is commonly used to dodge projectiles, move behind enemies, show off speed, get away from a fight, etc.

Applications

• Dashing
• Enhanced Stride
• Motion Concentration

Techniques

• Afterimage Creation: The user moves fast enough to leave an afterimage of themselves making it appear as if there are multiple of him or herself. The copies may appear stationary or be capable of taking action.
• Air Dashing: The user moves with enough momentum and leg strength to dash through midair.
• Double Jump: Applying enough leg strength to jump off ground level and flash-stepping in the air.
• Invisible Speed: Moving at such high speed that enemy eyes cannot keep up.
• I'm Behind You: User moves behind their target, then strikes.
• Wallrunning: Gaining tremendous momentum to dash sideways on walls.

Associations

• Awareness Distortion
• Enhanced Speed
• Infinite Dash
• Teleportation
• Teleport Dash
• Time Acceleration

Limitations

• Might want to be careful of any item, like a wall, that could get in the way unless the user has a form of Intangibility.
• May be tracked down by Precognition, Energy Perception, Speed Perception, and users with Accelerated Eyesight.
• May not be able to perceive where they are during the movement.
• May not be able to change directions during movement.
• May only be able to use the technique within a certain range of time.
• Users of Accelerated Probability may know where they are.
• May get slowed down by Time Reduction.
• Temporal Stasis will stop all movement.
• It is possible, but unlikely, that the quick movements and the quick stops put a strain on the user's body, breaking bones, destroying internal organs, or the air pushing against their chest could cause respiratory arrest. The speed moving could theoretically flay both skin and muscle from the bone.

Known Users

See Also: Flash Step.

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Sebas (Animegataris)
• Korosensei (Assassination Classroom)
• Azumi (Azumi)
• Shinigami (Bleach); via Shunpo
• Quincy (Bleach); via Hirenkyaku
• Arrancar (Bleach); via Sonido
• Vizards (Bleach); via Shunpo or Sonido
• Fullbringers (Bleach); via Bringer Light
• Chiropterans (Blood+)
• Miria (Claymore)
• Teresa (Claymore)
• Hysteria (Claymore)
• Priscilla (Claymore)
• Joe Shimamura/Cyborg 009 (Cyborg 009); via Time Manipulation
• Control (Corrector Yui)
• Renamon (Digimon)
• Rapidmon (Digimon)
• Various Characters (Dragon Ball series)
• Various Characters (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)
• Tatara (Tokyo Ghoul)
• Racer (Fairy Tail)
• Hoshizora Miyuki/Cure Happy (Smile Precure)
• Various Characters (Solo Leveling)
• Archer (Fate/stay night)
• Various Characters (Fist of the North Star)
• Gen Fudo (Genesis of Aquarion)
• Kotaro Nanbara (Hand Maid May)
• Alucard (Hellsing)
• Killua Zoldyck (Hunter x Hunter); via Godspeed
• Kengo Kagemori (Kage Kara Mamoru)
• Kamen Rider Odin (Kamen Rider)
• Rarashik Fan’naru (Konjiki no Wordmaster)
• Kyou Kai (Kingdom)
• Yuu Ren (Kingdom)
• Kyou Rei (Kingdom)
• Chanohata Tamami (Mahoraba)
• Users of Instant Movement Technique (Mahou Sensei Negima!/UQ Holder)
• Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid)
• Meliodas (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• Ban (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• King (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• Ludociel (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• Various Characters (Naruto/Boruto: Naruto Next Generations)
  • Users of Body Flicker/Teleportation Jutsu
  • Naruto Uzamaki; via Nine-Tails Chakra Form
• Kuro (One Piece)
• Users of Soru/Shave (One Piece)
  • CP9 Members
  • High Ranked Navy Officers
• Charlotte Katakuri (One Piece)
• Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece); via Gear Second & Gear Fourth - Bounce Man & Snakeman
• Brook (One Piece)
• Bartholowem Kuma (One Piece); via Nikyu Nikyu no Mi
• Sanji (One Piece)
• Carrot (One Piece); in Sulong form
• Saitama (One-Punch Man)
• Speed O' Sonic (One-Punch Man)
• Boros (One-Punch Man)
• Genos (One-Punch Man)
• Valgas (Power Stone anime)
• Shizuru Nakatsu (Rewrite)
• Moka Akashiya (Rosario + Vampire)
• Tsukune Aono (Rosario + Vampire)
• Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Sojiro Seta (Rurouni Kenshin)
• Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling); After Double Awakening
• Kang Tae-Shik (Solo Leveling)
• Hwang Dong-Su (Solo Leveling)
• Ant King (Solo Leveling)
• Beru (Solo Leveling)
• Kumoko/Shiraori (So I'm a Spider, So What?)
• Death the Kid (Soul Eater)
• Dororo (Sgt. Frog)
• Various Characters (Toriko)
• Abel Lunestad (Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars); via his Regalia Gear
• Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Fein (Zatch Bell!)
• Greninja (Pokemon X&Y/Pokemon XYZ)
• Various Demons (Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun)
• Willem Kmetsch (World End)

Video Games

• Yasha (Asura's Wrath)
• Augus (Asura's Wrath)
• Rayne (BloodRayne)
• Uses of Shodowalk skill (Breath of Fire 3)
• Alucard (Castlevania)
• Lucifer (Dante's Inferno)
• The Nurse ("Dead by Daylight"); via Spencer's Last Breath
• Ryu Hayabusa (Dead or Alive/Ninja Gaiden)
• Dante (Devil May Cry)
• Vergil (Devil May Cry)
• Nero (Devil May Cry)
• Corvo Attano (Dishonored)
• Mirror Demon (FAITH: The Unholy Trinity)
• Loz (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children)
• Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
• Lyndis (Fire Emblem)
• Tartaglia (Genshin Impact)
• Promethean Knights (Halo)
• Kessler (Infamous)
• Vampires (Infamous 2: Festival of Blood)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Katarina (League of Legends)
• Alucard (Castlevania)
• Vanguards (Mass Effect); via Biotics
• Screaming Mantis (Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots)
• Gene (Metal Gear Solid: Portable Ops)
• Kabal (Mortal Kombat)
• Arme (Grand Chase)
• Rain (Ninja Assassin)
• Travis Touchdown (No More Heroes)
• Shinobu (No More Heroes)
• Genji (Overwatch)
• Gabriel Reyes/Reaper (Overwatch)
• Lena Oxton/Tracer (Overwatch)
• Albert Wesker (Resident Evil)
• Pokémon who can use "Quick Attack", "Extreme Speed", "Agility", "Double Team", or "First Impression" (Pokémon)
• Alex Mercer (Prototype)
• Users with the Shadow Step skill (Punch Quest)
• Users of Whirlwind Sprint (The Elder Scrolls)
  • Last Dragonborn
  • Greybeards
• The World Guardian (via the Surge ability) (RuneScape)
• Zek King (Singularity)
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Biggyman (Splatterhouse 2010)
• Fox McCloud (Star Fox/Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
• Falco Lombardi (Star Fox/Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
• Wolf O'Donnell (Star Fox/Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
• Ibuki (Street Fighter)
• Taimanin (Taimanin Asagi)
• Lloyd (The Legend of Dragoon)
• Ghirahim (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
• Sho Minamomoto (The World Ends With You)
• Youmu Konpaku (Touhou Project)
• Vampires (Vampyr); via Umbrageous Teleportation
  • Jonathan Reid
• Viewtiful Joe (Viewtiful Joe)
• Jesse Faden ("Control")

Comics

• Speedsters (DC Comics)
• Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics)
• Negative Supergirl (DC Comics)
• Owen Mercer/Captain Boomerang (DC Comics)
• Cassandra Cain (DC Comics)
• Catwoman (DC Comics)
• Midnighter (Wildstorm/DC Comics)
• Dave Strider (Homestuck/MSPA)
• Blade (Marvel Comics)
• Adam Warlock (Marvel Comics)
• Peter Parker/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)

Live Television

• Soul Eaters (Angel)
• Penn (Angel)
• Connor (Angel)
• Dinza (Angel)
• Vampires (Being Human)
• Angel/Angelus (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
• Buffy Summers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Malik (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Emily Dinsmore (Smallville)
• Clark Kent (Smallville)
• Ghosts (Harry Potter)
• Magic Users (Harry Potter)
  • Voldemort
  • Gellert Grindelwald
  • Newt Scamander
• Ronny Robinson (Power Rangers Operation Overdrive)
• Power Rangers/Super Sentai (Power Ranges/Super Sentai)
• Bree Davenport (Lab Rats)
• Dahlia (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
• Vampires/Originals/Hybrids (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
• Kai (The Vampire Diaries/The Originals)
• Helena G. Wells (Warehouse 13)
• Juliet Van Heusen (Wizards of Waverly Place)
• Tamra/Enigma (Reboot: The Guardian Code); via Guardian form
• Austin Carter/Vector (Reboot: The Guardian Code); via Guardian form

Cartoons

• Roger Smith (American Dad!)
• Rev Runner (Loonatics Unleashed)
• Kitten Chase (Paw Patrol); via meteor power
• Mr. Nibbles/Copycat (Paw Patrol); via meteor power
• Chase (Paw Patrol); via meteor power
• Catboy (PJ Masks)

Movies

• Azumi (Azumi)
• Jedi (Star Wars)
• Sith (Star Wars)
• Dash Parr (The Incredibles)
• Agents (The Matrix)
• Eris Fairies (The Troop)
• Vampires (Underworld)
  • Selene

Web Animation/Comics/Series

• Blake Belladonna (RWBY)
• Ruby Rose (RWBY)
• SCP-049-The Plague Doctor (SCP Foundation)
• Tadashi Koto (No Need For Bushido)

Gallery

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Byakuya Kuchiki and Yoruichi Shihōin (Bleach) using Shunpo to move at bursts of speed faster than the eye can follow.

Yoruichi Shihōin's (Bleach) tremendous mastery of Shunpo allowed her to wipe out an entire Onmitsukidō squadron in seconds.

Suì-Fēng (Bleach) using Shunpo to move instantly that she made two attacks on the opposite sides that look like one...

... and shows her mastery by creating multiple afterimages.

One of the most prominent Shunpo Masters in Soul Society, Byakuya Kuchiki (Bleach) uses Shunpo to enhance an attack with his sword...

... and Way of Onmitsu, 3rd of the Shihō: Utsusemi to leave behind an afterimage that appears to have taken damage.

Uryū Ishida (Bleach) using Hirenkyaku to move at bursts of high speed by riding on the flow of reishi created below their feet.

Arrancars (Bleach) using Sonído, a movement technique that allows them to move faster than the eye can follow.

Zommari Rureaux's (Bleach) Gemelos Sonído is an advanced Sonído technique, that allows him to move at such speeds that he can create up to five afterimage clones.

The Vizards (Bleach) are high-level masters of in Shunpo and can further enhance their speed with Hollowfication.

Shūkurō Tsukishima and Ichigo Kurosaki (Bleach) using Bringer Light to move at bursts of high speed and speed strikes.

Sosuke Aizen (Bleach) is one of the greatest Shunpo masters in Soul Society, he could dodge attacks with tremendous speed...

...and a sneak attack from Kyouraku, a master of Shunpo...

...and could also combine it with his swordsmanship to cut down opponents with lightning-fast slashes.

Tenjiro Kirinji (Bleach) was legendary for his lightning-fast Shunpo.

Hikone Ubuginu (Bleach) combines Shunpo, Hirenkyaku, Sonido and Bringer Light to move at extremely powerful speed.

Priscilla (Claymore) instantly closing the gap between herself and Riful, which was many miles apart, in one step.

With over 100 times the strength of an average human, Demons (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) can use their powerful legs to instantly disappear.

With a step as fast lightning or thunder, Agatsuma Zenitsu (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba) uses Breath of Thunder - First Style: Thunderclap and Flash to disappear in a burst of thunderous lightning...

...and his own personal variant, Sixfolds with even faster results...

Demon King Piccolo (Dragon Ball)

Son Goku (Dragon Ball) moving at such high speeds that he creates afterimages...

...improving his technique in his older years.

Raditz (Dragon Ball series) uses the Afterimage Technique to attack his brother.

Nappa (Dragon Ball series) uses Rapid Movement to confuse Piccolo.

Frieza (Dragon Ball series) uses Rapid Movement to attack Nail...

...later doing it against Son Goku as he toys with him.

Vegeta (Dragon Ball series) using Rapid Movement to dodge Frieza's tail attack...

...and again years later to strike Frieza in his Golden form.

Cell (Dragon Ball series) uses the Afterimage Technique to attack and break Krillin's neck...

... and Rapid Movement to fight Goku in quick bursts of speed.

Son Gohan (Dragon Ball series) using Rapid Movement.

Gogeta and Broly (Dragon Ball Super: Broly) heavily using Rapid Movement during their battle.

Archer (Fate/stay night)

Souther (Fist of the North Star)

With speed that not even the human eye can perceive, Kyou Kai (Kingdom) demonstrates her Dancing Step,...

...and goes even further with Clan Shiyuu's Priestess Dance technique...

...as she has mastered the technique...

...to the point her opponents don't even realize that they're already dead.

Tohru (Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid) catches up to a purse snatcher in mere seconds.

Nicknamed the Yellow Flash, Minato Namikaze (Naruto) was often regarded as the fastest shinobi alive due to his godly speed.

Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto)

Kakuzu (Naruto) using his variant of the Body Flicker Technique.

Itachi Uchiha (Naruto) using his variant of the Body Flicker Technique.

Fourth Raikage Ay/A (Naruto) using his Lightning Style Armor to drastically increase his speed and reflexes, creating an afterimage while slipping away from a point-blank Amaterasu.

Hiruko (Naruto Shippūden the Movie: The Will of Fire) using Swift Release to move with instantaneous speed.

Shisui Uchiha (Naruto) was infamous for his skill with the Body Flicker Technique.

Kū (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) moving at a high-level speed as if he has teleported, easily pinning down Boruto.

Kuro (One Piece) can use Shakushi, to move at disappearing speeds while using his claws to attack.

Those who master the Six Powers/Rokushiki - Soru/Shave technique (One Piece) seem to disappear when in reality they are actually kicking the ground over 10 times in less than a second. This leg strength allows them to dash at very high speeds.

Increasing his blood flow with his Gear Second, Monkey D. Luffy's (One Piece) can use the Six Powers/Rokushiki technique, Soru/Shave with tremendous mastery...

...and while using Gear Fourth - Bounceman,...

...he can move at the supersonic speed that surpasses Gear Second...

...going even further with his Snakeman, which focuses on speed.

Thanks to the power of Paw Paw Fruit/Nikyu Nikyu no Mi, Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece) can propel himself at instantaneous speeds.

With his powerful leg strength, Sanji (One Piece)can move at tremendous speeds to the extent where skilled opponents cannot perceive him.

Hody Jones (One Piece) moving at bursts of disappearing speed due to overdosing on Energy Steroids, leaving afterimages in his wake.

Pekoms (One Piece) easily dodges Caribou's scythe.

Thanks to his genetic enhancements, Vinsmoke Niji (One Piece) can move instantly in a burst of speed.

In her Sulong form, Carrot (One Piece) can move at lightning speeds while using her Electro attacks.

Saitama (One-Punch Man).

Speed O' Sonic (One-Punch Man).

Genos (One-Punch Man).

Golisopod (Pokémon series) can use its signature move, First Impression, to attack its opponent in a quick burst of speed.

Lucario (Pokémon) using Extreme Speed to move at blinding speed.

Having trained his body for years, Valgas (Power Stone anime) is the strongest man in the world, able to move at disappearing speeds too quickly for a normal human to keep up.

Hiko Seijuro (Rurouni Kenshin).

Sōjirō Seta (Rurouni Kenshin) using Shukuchi against Kenshin, moving at very powerful bursts of undetectable speeds.

Sōjirō Seta and Kenshin Himura (Rurouni Kenshin) both using their ultimate techniques in a burst of disappearing speed.

Enishi Yukishiro (Rurouni Kenshin) using his Frenzied Nerves to boost his speed to levels that he can instantly appear behind Kenshin.

Racer (Fairy Tail) making great use of his Slowing Magic.

Hoshizora Miyuki/Cure Happy (Smile Precure) can use her holy light to dash at super speeds into the point her foes didn't notice her a bit.

Since his Double Awakening and training/battles in the System's Quests, Sung Jin-Woo (Solo Leveling) can move at exponential bursts of speed.

An assassin type B-Rank Hunter, Kang Tae-Shik (Solo Leveling) could move with incredible speed as he easily dodges attacks with soundless movement.

Atsushi Kumamoto (Solo Leveling)

Killua Zoldyck's Godspeed (Hunter x Hunter)

Touta Konoe (UQ Holder) using Instant Movement to move at a burst of speed that makes it appear as though he teleported.

Hiei (Yu Yu Hakusho) moving at bursts of high speed.

Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho) at 100% power has so much muscle power that he can move at disappearing speed.

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Cartoons/Comics

Alucard (Netflix's Castlevania) using his half-vampire powers can move extreme speeds instantaneously.

Wally West/The Flash (DCAU)

Superman (Superman vs. the Elite) moving in quick bursts of speed.

Supergirl (DCAU)

Clark Kent/Kal-El/Superman (DC Comics)

Speedsters (DC Comics)

Wally West/The Flash (DC Comics) can move at an incredible speed that he is too fast for the untrained eyes to follow.

Negative Supergirl (DC Comics) shows off her incredible speed while stealing Green Lantern's Power Ring.

Speedy (Looney Toons) moving so fast he completely escapes Sylvester's grasp.

Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) using his Psychokinesis to dash at light speed to simulate teleportation.

Pietro Maximoff/Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)

Rev Runner (Loonatics Unleashed)

Tadashi Koto (No Need For Bushido)

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Live Television/Movies

Angel (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel) moves at such speeds that he crosses the street in the short time it takes for Wesley to turn his head.

Dinza (Angel) can move so fast she taps Angel's chest and re-positions herself in a split second.

Dash Parr (The Incredibles)

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Video Games

Lyndis (Fire Emblem) moves at such speeds that she creates afterimages.

Gene (Metal Gear) using his Zero Shift, a burst speed akin to teleportation, to effortlessly dodge machine gunfire.

Using Quick Step, Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog) rapidly sidesteps to avoid obstacles.

Albert Wesker (Resident Evil) moving at bursts of high speed to dodge bullets.

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