Dodge by Braking is rather awkward, but the current name is meaningless.
edited 20th May '10 9:10:11 PM by Hylarn
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You got it backwards. It's dodging by way of breaking.
But Brake Dodging would work, since it still makes it clear it's dodging (not "Dodge Breaking", which implies breaking the dodge).
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I had it backwards for 25 seconds...
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Oh. Then I didn't refresh the page in that time.
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High Speed Braking Dodge? I originally thought the trope was a copy of High-Speed Missile Dodge.
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Bump.
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Air Brakes... haha. And Hot Shots played it literally.
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Hmmm... the associated quote is: "Hit the brakes, and he'll fly right by us."
Also, I think the point of the trope isn't so much about being in the air (as it can be done with ground vehicles too), so while Air Brakes is a cool name not sure that it fits.
It's not really about dodging either.
It's about hitting the brakes so as to bring you opponent into your gun sights while taking you out of their gun sights.
Six To Twelve describes it... but that might go over most people's heads.
Six To Twelve works, but yeah, it'll make no sense to a lot of people.
High Speed Brake Dodging works, since the maneuver's also done in cars.
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I vote for Air Brakes. If thats not clear enough, Mid Air Brakes / Braking In Mid Air?
Except it's not about braking in midair.
Not entirely, anyway.
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Alternatively, Forced Overtaking for broader applicability.
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Break To Hit From Behind? It's kind of long, but it's clear.
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I think you mean Brake To Hit From Behind, no?
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Yes, I did. Thanks for pointing out the typo.
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Air Brake Overtake has a nice ring to it.
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...Not as funny though.
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Funny isn't the sole criterion, though - if that's the price we must pay to make sure people actually get it, then so be it.
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Air Brake Overtake isn't funny, but it's witty and it sounds good and those are close enough substitutes for funny any day.
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edited 13th Oct '10 8:35:08 AM by DRCEQ
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Top Gunned isn't helpful as a name. If Top Gun was known for that one thing, it would make sense. But it could be loads of things.
Any more?
I suggest Dodge by Braking, or something similar.
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