History Main / VideogameDashing

The occasional upgrade or power-up may allow a character to do this in mid-air, a move usually known as '''air-dashing'''. It can also be done before a jump for a longer trajectory, which is called '''dash-jumping'''. Very rarely a character may be able to dash on walls or ceilings, a '''wall-dash'''.

* This is a notable feature in the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series and its spin-offs, with all the above-mentioned variants present in at least one game. The regular ground dash is a modification of the sliding tackle from the first ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series, sharing the property of [[DenialOfDiagonalAttack passing under certain enemy attacks]] on top of adding the ability to continue firing weapons as you're dashing.

* This is a notable feature in the ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' series and its spin-offs, with all the above-mentioned variants present in at least one game. The regular ground dash is a modification of the sliding tackle from the first ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' series, and even shares the property of [[DenialOfDiagonalAttack passing under certain enemy attacks]].

* ''VideoGame/{{HollowKnight}}'' provides dash (both air and ground) in the form of the Mothwing Cloak, which recharges after a brief duration. It can eventually be upgraded to the Shade Cloak, which lets you pass through enemies and obstacles.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Ultrakill}}'', the KillerRobot protagonist V1 can dash up to three times before its stamina needs to recharge.

* ''Videogame/WipEout'' ''Pure'' onwards lets you "sideshift" your craft to each side if you double-tap the airbrake. It has a 2-3 second cooldown, but otherwise it's infinite and you can use it everytime.

* ''Videogame/MotorStorm'': ''Pacific Rift'' and ''Apocalypse'' feature a ramming function that [[CastFromHitPoints costs some boost]] to use, but it can also be used to tackle the courses faster (like ''[=wipEout's=]'' side-shifting).

Many newer action games characters will have the ability to rocket forward or backward with their legs trailing after them as if firing a jet-pack horizontally, though they usually aren't wearing one. When doing this they will be able to travel a distance many times the length of their body in a split second, better than any RealLife combat lunge. This move tends to be triggered by tapping or flicking the same direction more than once but some games have a dedicated 'dash button'.

* The Air Slide ability in the ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts'' series is a basic air dash. ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance 3D]]'' ups the ante with the Sonic Impact and Double Impact abilities, which let you do up to three air dashes in a row, the second propelling you feet first so you can kick enemies. The Sliding Sidewinder/Cresent abilities allow the dashes to be chained into an attack.

See also DashAttack. May be used in conjunction with a JumpJetPack.

The videogame protagonist's ability to rocket forward or backward in complete violation of the law of conservation of momentum. When doing this they will be able to travel a distance many times the length of their body in a split second, better than any RealLife combat lunge. This move tends to be triggered by tapping or flicking the same direction more than once but some games have a dedicated 'dash button'.

Many newer action games characters will have the ability to rocket forward or backward with their legs trailing after them as if firing a jet-pack horizontally, though they usually aren't wearing one. When doing this they will be able to travel a distance many times the length of their body in a split second, better than any RealLife combat lunge. This move tends to be triggered by tapping or flicking the same direction more than once but some games have a dedicated 'dash button'.

* Averted in ''VideoGame/TheMatrixPathOfNeo''. You either just run or roll forward and jump back a foot.

* While sprinting in ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' is typically jut a faster run which costs stamina, ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim'' adds the Whirlwind Sprint [[MakeMeWannaShout Shout]] (WULD NAH KEST), which applies a sudden burst of speed with gravity not taking over until the Shout is done.