History Main / KnockbackEvasion

** A related trick is the ability to shift yourself by tapping the analog stick during or just after the moment an attack hits you, known as Directional Influence. If you're taking rapid hits from something like a Smart Bomb explosion, you can repeatedly tap the analog stick to move around, even pulling yourself out of the explosion before the last hit which knocks you flying.

* In some video games, hitting or shooting an enemy at just the right instant allows you to glitch through it without getting hit (and hence avoid knockback). This works, for instance, in SuperMetroid.

In games where damage [[KnockBack flings a character around, stuns them or knocks them to the ground]], there is often a way to prevent this. In action games, it's usually done by hitting a certain key while being hit or BlownAcrossTheRoom. In fighting games, this is known as "teching".

This may or may not prevent (or ''provide'') MercyInvincibility.

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* ''{{Prototype}}'' lets you purchase the ability to do just that with a quick tap of the jump button. Alternately, you can just air-dash.

* AsurasWrath also has this as a major mechanic, complete with the (partial) life recovery from ViewtifulJoe seen above. [[SuperMode Unlimited Mode]] makes it automatic for as long as it lasts, although since Asura doesn't take any damage during it, it only serves to allow him to resume attacking quicker.

* ''{{Iji}}'' has the Hidden Skill "Teching" that does this.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' fighting game spinoffs, you can cancel knockback by airdashing.

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* In ''{{Terraria}}'', knockback can be bothersome in battle as well as exploring (such as being hit into a tall chasm, taking fall damage). The player can equip the Cobalt Shield or its upgrade, the Obsidian Shield, which both completely prevent knockback.

* In ''VideoGame/LevelUp'' this is possible.

* One class in ''RagnarokOnline'' - The Swordsman and its variants - has a skill that does that, and it makes lots of sense, with the sheer amoung of mobs rallied in one train, or adds following the MVP boss.

* ''Prototype'' lets you purchase the ability to do just that with a quick tap of the jump button. Alternately, you can just air-dash.

Note that this trope is not about [[StatusBuff temporary]] or intrinsic immunity, but about actively blocking a stunning attack or stabilizing yourself after being [[KnockBack knocked back]].

In games where damage [[KnockBack flings a character around, stuns them or knocks them to the ground]], there is often a way to prevent this. In action games, it's usually done by hitting a certain key while being hit or BlownAcrossTheRoom.

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* The Dwarves of ''WarhammerOnline'' have a tactic that is a partial example of this. The tactic is called "Stoutness of Stone" and it allows them to recover from being knocked down or stunned in half the time they normally would.
* In ''Videogame/{{Clonk}}'' mage fights, a GoodBadBug allows you to stop tumbling by casting a spell you started aiming before being hit by an attack.
** In the Eke Reloaded pack, using a jetpack stops you from tumbling.
* ''GuildWars'' has a few stances, enchantments, and a ward that does this.
* One class in ''RagnarokOnline'' - The Swordsman and its variants - has a skill that does that, and it makes lots of sense, with the sheer amoung of mobs rallied in one train, or adds following the MVP boss.
* In the [[DawnOfWar Dark Crusade]] campaign, some heroes can use wargear that reduces the effects of knockback.
* In TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames, there's a ring that can be found that considerably reduces the distance you get pushed back. Can be quite useful when most powerful enemies knock you back when ''you'' hit ''them''.
* A few ''{{Pokemon}}'' (Cradily for example) have the Ingrain move that allows them to root themselves into the ground to prevent [[SwitchOutMove being removed from battle]], though this might be a stretch.
* ''[[SoulSeries Soul Calibur IV]]'' allows you to Ukemi or Just Ukemi as you are knocked to the ground in order to instantly stand up or roll.
* TheDishwasher often allows you to dodge in the middle of a knockback... or, for that matter, ''any other action'' that you normally wouldn't be able to attack or move in. ''[[HarderThanHard This tactic is absolutely vital in the first game]]'' and highly recommended in the second.
* ''Prototype'' lets you purchase the ability to do just that with a quick tap of the jump button. Alternately, you can just air-dash.
* ''DCUniverseOnline'' lets you use Breakout to stop being knocked back and grant yourself a brief control immunity. Unusually for this trope, this is not without cost - Breakout costs valuable energy.

* ''SuperSmashBros'' allows you to do a quick recovery when you're knocked into a wall or the floor, either flipping or rolling to your feet when hitting the ground, or keeping yourself from smacking into a wall. If your character can wall-jump, you can use that to recover when hitting a wall.

* A few [[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] (Cradily for example) have the Ingrain move that allows them to root themselves into the ground to prevent [[SwitchOutMove being removed from battle]], though this might be a stretch.

* One class in ''RagnarokOnline'' - Crusader or Knight? - has a skill that does that, and it makes lots of sense, with the sheer amoung of mobs rallied in one train, or adds following the MVP boss.

* In ''{{Game/LevelUp}}'' this is possible.

* ''{{Champions}}'' has two ways to do this, Clinging and Knockback Resistance.

* In ''{{Clonk}}'' mage fights, a GoodBadBug allows you to stop tumbling by casting a spell you started aiming before being hit by an attack.

* In TheLegendOfZeldaOracleGames, there's a ring that can be found that considerably reduces the distance you get pushed back. Can be quite useful when post powerful enemies knock you back when ''you'' hit ''them''.

* In the OracleOfAges / Seasons games, there's a ring that can be found that considerably reduces the distance you get pushed back. Can be quite useful when post powerful enemies knock you back when ''you'' hit ''them''.

* ''MutantsAndMasterminds'' has the ability to nullify Stun, which results in Knockback, as well as a host of other ways to manipulate your stats to reduce Knockback values or increase your chances of surviving the impact.

* A few [[{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] (Cradily for example) have a move that allows them to root themselves into the ground to prevent being removed from battle, though this might be a stretch.

* In the OracleOfAges / Seasons games, there's a ring that can be found that considerably reduces the distance you get pushed back.