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* ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'': [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Characters/DefenseOfTheAncientsOne Riki the Stealth Assassin]] has this as one of his powers--he uses a short-range super speed move to end up right behind his target and stab said enemy in the back. The Blink Dagger item gives this ability to anyone who buys it.

** ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry1 1]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry4 4]]'' use this twice. [[ThatOneBoss Nelo Angelo]] has a technique which allows him to instantaneously teleport short distances, though he only ever uses it to gain distance for a different attack. The Frosts, strong ice demons appearing in both ''1'' and ''4'', have a similar ability whereby they disassemble their bodies at the molecular level, quickly move across the room using the moisture in the air as a medium and reform somewhere else.
** Dante's [[StanceSystem Royalguard style]] grands a counter-move Just Release, which really looks like and acts as a Flash Punch, moving you through opponents and dealing them damage based on how much damage you have blocked prior and how perfect your timing was. Using it with an empty meter on enemy projectile attacks is the more traditional version of this trope, dubbed Running Man or Superman, depending on whether you do it whilst airborne.
** Nero's (from ''[[VideoGame/DevilMayCry4 4]]'') Table Hopper move moves fast enough to leave a streak/after-image and is also fast enough to pass through electricity and enemy attacks.

* Imperial Assassins in ''VideoGame/{{Disciples}} 2'' attack by disappearing, appearing behind the target, striking, disappearing, and then re-appearing in the original location. All in the space of 2 seconds. It's no wonder why they're more effective than archers.

* The Magician in the ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead'' series.

** One of Vegeta's rivals in the Freeza Force, Guldo, can appear to teleport by stopping the flow of time for everything in the universe other than himself. He can only keep it up for as long as he can hold his breath, but it allows him to steal a Dragon Ball from Krillin, who proves to be far stronger than Guldo when they fight.

* In ''Webcomic/StarImpact'', the [[EveryoneHasASpecialMove special power]] of [[TheLancer Phoebe]]'s gloves, [[NamedWeapons Moonlight Dream]], is to perform a short-ranged teleport-dash that wreaths her lower legs with a teal glow.

* Cole when he hyperspeeds in ''Series/{{Tracker}}''.

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* Ryu replaces his evasive rolls with these in ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden II'', though he also used them in the previous game during essence attacks (to the point of [[Franchise/XMen Nightcrawler-esque]] spamming in some cases).

* In ''ComicBook/AllFallDown'', the Modern Prometheus uses this to [[spoiler:pin down and trap Siphon and the Pantheon]] between the 'G' and 'O' of the word "Gotcha". Simultaneously.
* Midnighter from ''ComicBook/TheAuthority'' does this on occasion. A good example is in the second issue, when confronting a terrorist who is holding a child hostage. Midnighter casually informs him to drop the child, and that (among other things) he can "[[BadassBoast hit you without you even seeing me]]". Next thing you know there's a panel of the bad guy falling into a heap on the ground and Midnighter is holding the child saying "Told you so."
* [[ComicBook/{{Batgirl 2000}} Batgirl III]] pulls this a few times, outrunning one of her own batarangs at least once, even though she's supposed to be [[BadassNormal physically an ordinary human]]. Franchise/{{Batman}} is even able to pull this off. He's easily able to outrun hails of gunfire similar to Cassandra Cain.
* ComicBook/BlackWidow does the same thing immediately after DD does it, and then proceeds to punch a guy in the face while nearly out-running a bullet shot from a pistol. Though she crosses the distance nearly instantly, she isn't actually able to dodge the bullet itself, implying that although she ''is'' absurdly fast, her reflexes have limits.
* ComicBook/{{Daredevil}} does this under writers who remember that he's supposed to be a [[DodgeTheBullet bullet-timer]]. In one of the more memorable examples he feels a sniper's laser marker on his forehead and literally vanishes in thin air, while the sniper is staring down the scope straight at him.
* The title character in ''ComicBook/ElfQuest: [[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/JK/JK01/DisplayJK01.html Jink]]'' has this as her stock superpower. As well as moving very fast herself, it seems she can also use rapid movement to [[http://www.elfquest.com/gallery/OnlineComics/JK/JK02/DisplayJK02.html?page=22 strip other people naked]] if she's feeling frisky.
* ComicBook/TheFlash does this often, as does, of course, any other superhero whose primary power is teleportation or super-speed.

* ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk may be largest character who can pull off a Flash Step in comics.
* ''ComicBook/IronMan'' once Tony takes the [[SuperSerum Extrimis virus]], he is able to [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11115/111155910/3946377-3908513570-10106.jpg do this]].
* ComicBook/TheMightyThor is no stranger to [[https://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/11123/111230790/4546300-0208799870-45429.jpg this]].
* In ''ComicBook/{{Planetary}}'', secret agent man John Stone has this ability due to a piece of AppliedPhlebotinum called a "blitzen suit".
* ComicBook/TheSentry once did this to ComicBook/ThePunisher from miles away.
* ComicBook/SpiderMan [[https://i.imgur.com/mZQOoRp.jpg can]] do this when he wants, bullets going 1,126 feet per second at point blank range is nothing to the SpiderSense.

* ComicBook/WonderWoman has been able to use this trick, and be fast enough to leave after images, since the Golden Age. Once in ''ComicBook/SensationComics'' she managed to convince ComicBook/SteveTrevor both Diana Prince and Wonder Woman were standing behind a panel with holes cut out for their faces at a fair just by using her speed to quickly run between the two portholes.
* ComicBook/XMen:

** Amazingly, Hercule/Mr. Satan is capable of bunshin. It's amazing, because he mixes BadassOnPaper and FakeUltimateHero, his considerable martial arts skills arguably making him among he top 10 strongest humans in the verse, but he's still only human-level; the top 5 humans are considerable {{Super Weight}}s in their own right, and pale in comparison to their less-human buddies. Hercule/Mr. Satan first uses a flash step to dodge a rocket fired at Buu, appearing to kick one of the attackers in the face (who were a sizable distance away) a few moments later. He then does it onscreen later when he's threatened by one of the gunmen. Unfortunately, the gunman panics, fires randomly, and manages to hit him anyway, but it still saves Hercule's life by turning a certainly fatal shot into one Majin Buu can heal him from.

Making use of a short burst of SuperSpeed that in practice gets used more like {{teleportation}}. Sometimes rather than Super Speed, a Flash Step will use ''actual'' teleportation. A standard attack, especially in any show with CharlesAtlasSuperpower-level martial arts. A Flash Step will cause the user to suddenly appear either right behind the opponent (often making some sort of snarky comment about how the person is TooSlow) or a short distance past the person facing away from them. One of two things may then occur--the user attacks the opponent before they have time to register their presence, or it turns out to have been a SingleStrokeBattle and the user [[YouAreAlreadyDead landed the fatal hit while moving]], the opponent not realizing it until the [[RuleOfCool coolest]] / [[RuleOfFunny funniest]] moment. Some other stories have different outcomes, like the user starting to talk about how s/he has the speed advantage instead of actually attacking, or the user becomes the victim of the opponent's own Flash Step. Occasionally both users keep using Flash Step instead of actually attacking for quite a while and just exchange insults until finally one of them loses the speed fight, or someone else steps in to disrupt them.

* [[CoolTeacher Koro-Sensei]] in ''Manga/AssassinationClassroom'' has MACH 20. This creature can [[ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask dodge bullets fired at him by twenty-six students while taking their attendance]]. He only gets more badass from there. [[spoiler:After his transformation, "Reaper" one-ups Korosensei by moving at ''MACH 40''. ]]

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': The {{Trope Namer|s}}. Four different groups use four different forms of super-speed: Shunpo[[note]]literally "Blink Step"[[/note]] (Shinigami), Sonìdo (Hollows), Hirenkyaku[[note]]literally "Flying Lax Legs"[[/note]] (Quincies), and Bringer Light (Fullbringers). Each of the forms function in very slightly different ways, producing different special effects. However, they all achieve the same result: brief bursts of high-speed movement. The idea is to literally be taking one step while moving forward at super-high speed.

* On ''Anime/BloodPlus'', Queens, Chevaliers, and the Shiff can all use a flash step-like ability which takes the appearance of bluish streaks.
* Several characters in ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', but especially Saints, have incredible speed to move in the blink of an eye. [[TheHero Touma Kamijou]] can't do this and has a very difficult time fighting these kinds of opponents.
* [[BloodKnight Botan]] of ''Manga/ChroniclesOfTheGoingHomeClub'' does this. [[BadassAdorable When she was a child,]] everybody avoided her because of her murderous aura. So when gym class came around, she learned to do this so fast it appeared as if she was in two places at once and she paired up with herself!
* ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'': This is "Phantom" Miria's [[InherentGift signature move,]] the "Phantom Mirage." Frequently in the manga, it looks like her opponent's blade/talons have pierced her through... only to reveal that it was an afterimage, and she's already behind them hacking their limbs off. Another Claymore uses it more offensively: her afterimages show her {{Telefrag}}ging her opponent.
** Several other characters have also displayed this ability, which seems to be fairly standard, though no others appear to have mastered it to the extent of leaving afterimages.
* Seems to be a generic [[OurSpiritsAreDifferent Spirit]] power in ''Literature/DateALive''; though a rarely used one. Tohka described it as "killing the distance in front of her eyes".
* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', this is the main application of the Thunder Breathing style. While all demon slayers must be fast to move and quick to draw their blades, a Thunder Breathing user will go beyond that and be ridiculously fast to the point even demons will be surprised by their speed. Zenitsu is so adept at the only real Thunder Breathing technique he mastered that it makes him lightning fast to incapacitate and kill demons, making up for the lack of skill in the other Thunder Breathing forms.

* The ''Franchise/DragonBall'' Franchise is the TropeCodifier, and possibly the TropeMaker. The franchise mostly uses the mid-air teleport-behind-the-opponent variety. Used often in the ''[[VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai Budokai]]'' video games. Slightly confusingly, the series has both super-speed and teleportation proper. The only difference between the two in practice is that teleportation lets you move over intergalactic distances (or even to other planes of existence; on a few occasions Goku uses it to ''teleport to the afterlife''), which normal super-speed can't(with the possible exception of universal divinities that can survive in space like Champa and Vados in the "Super" manga).
** It's also the TropeMaker, as this has been in since the beginning of as "Zanzoken", also known as "bunshin." Zanzoken is a specific technique invented by Master Roshi used to leave an afterimage, whereas bunshin, invented by Goku, is just quick movement that minimally disturbs the air to mask location while being so fast it looks like a teleport, and nothing more ("regular" superspeed tends to cause a lot of noise, wind and flashes of light, especially if someone's BattleAura is flaring, but bunshin even masks auras). As the series moves away from Earth it turns out bunshin is practically a universal technique, while the zanzoken common on Earth is relatively rare.

** Some fights have sequences of shockwaves originating from seemingly random points in the sky as the fighters use their incredible speed to land superhuman blows to one another as they fly around the battleground. One of the most notable examples of this trope in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' was Goku vs. Jeice and Burter, two members of the super-elite [[QuirkyMiniBossSquad Ginyu Force]]. For most of the fight, Goku was dodging and moving fast enough that neither Jeice nor Burter (the latter being the physically fastest character known at the time) could follow him, though they could sense that he was moving around, including moving right next to them as they flew in for an attack. For most of the fight, Goku looked like he was simply standing still.
*** A more traditional example appears when Goku first turns Super Saiyan against Frieza: Goku dodges Frieza's death beam attack, previously so fast no character even saw it being performed, by simply shifting to the left a few inches.

** The animated version of ''Anime/DragonBallSuper'' shows the assassin Hit has another form known as Time-Skip. While Instant Transmission and Instantaneous Movement warp the user through both space and time, and Guldo actually freezes time, Time-Skip moves the user forward in time by 0.01 seconds, giving him such a speed boost it makes the entire universe appear to stand still to him for the duration. If Hit [[GatheringSteam Time-Skips enough]] he can use the time he's "skipped" to disappear into an area separated from the three dimensional space everyone else in the universe inhabits while leaving behind several mirages of himself that all have his energy signature, giving Hit a more advanced version of the zanzoken.
** The manga version ''Dragon Ball Super'' alters Hit's time skip to be less of StoryBreakerPower. It can only freeze a target in time, the exact duration depending on how strong the target is in relation to Hit. However it then gives Hit and even better version in the form of "Time Lag", which allows hit to cause time to flow at different speeds in different parts of the universe. Naturally he makes his own personal space have the faster time flow, leaving his opponents unable to follow his movements.

* When fighting seriously, Lancer is so fast that he seems to teleport behind Archer in ''Anime/FateStayNightUnlimitedBladeWorks''.

* The confrontation between Giorno Giovanna and Bruno Bucciarati at the beginning of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'': Vento Aureo's anime adaptation translates the reveal of Gold Experience's latent ability[[note]]At least, when impacting humans, despite how infrequently it's depicted[[/note]] into this. With the influx of life energy supercharging Bruno's neural processes to the point where his perceptions become "disjointed" from reality.[[note]]He believes himself to be far stronger and faster than normal; filled with "the gasoline of life" as his mere touch bends a metal hand rail and a moment's effort at trying to stand sends him careening into the air.[[/note]] By the time he's darted around Gold Experience's punch and reached the other side of the train car, he realises that his physical body is ''still there'', going through the motions he's just performed at a small fraction of what he sees as "normal" speed. In reality, his body can't respond fast enough to avoid the next punch, sending him crashing to the floor.
* Shizu of ''Literature/KinosJourney'' can charge fast enough to, along with his other ImplausibleFencingPowers, put up a serious challenge to normal gun users. The technique is deconstructed, though; even though the man can dodge bullets, he still relies on distractions like the flash of light from a firearm or his sword blade, and someone who is fast enough can still interrupt his attacks mid-Flash Step without disappearing themselves. Kino's quick draw ability could be seen as a modified version of the Flash Step, too, taking only a couple animation frames.

** Nanoha uses this in the first season, but after Fate's HeelFaceTurn it became [[FragileSpeedster her exclusive area]].

* In Issue 1 of ''Anime/MegaManNTWarrior'', Megaman pulls one off complete with TooSlow to [[spoiler:delete Original!Torchman]].

** Tenya Iida while using his [[ExplosiveOverclocking Reciproburst]] ability. Thanks to his [[OnePersonOnePower Engine Quirk]], he's naturally rather fast when he runs, but Reciproburst takes it to another level. In the fight against [[spoiler: Hero Killer Stain, there's a moment when the paralysis from the villain's ability wears off. At this moment, Stain's sword is barely '''an inch''' from cutting Todoroki in half, while Iida is a good 50-100 feet away. When he activated Reciproburst, he crossed the distance quick enough ''to kick Stain's blade in half'' without him even reaching Todoroki.]]

* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' is a bit more sensible--once started, they cannot be stopped, and since they're [[TooFastToStop just basically moving really fast, you can be interrupted mid-dash]] for a supercharged FaceFault. When first introduced, both starting point and target had to be on the ground, though stronger characters can do it whenever they like.
** Eventually, a character finds a way to upgrade it, using a complicated lightning spell absorbed within his own body to move perform instant movement at about 150 kmps. However, it has the same weakness as the lesser version. [[spoiler: Later in the same fight, he invents "perpetual lightning form," which speeds the mind as well as the body, eliminating that weakness (since he can now think fast enough to change direction).]]

* [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent Ginei]] from ''Manga/RosarioPlusVampire'' is the best example. He's a LightningBruiser, just a bit more lightning than bruiser. Then there are Tsukune and Moka, who are more bruiser than lightning, but still occasionally manage to pull this off.

* Minako Aino can do it, in the ''Manga/SailorMoon'' manga. Immediately followed by a kick in the face.
* ''Anime/ShinMazinger Z's'' Miss Okiku is a CoolOldLady who uses her super speed to do this.
* Sonic and Tails, along with Metal Sonic, are shown to be able to do this in ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie''. The resulting fight scene between Sonic and Metal, in the air, is suitably awesome.
* ''Manga/SoulEater'': Death the Kid demonstrates his speed by flash stepping behind Crona too fast for the swords...person to follow. He does the same to Black Star later on, using both times to attack at close range.

* In ''Literature/SwordArtOnline'', [[TheHero Kirito]], thanks to SuperReflexes, does this very often in the game world. He does one to Rosalia while [[BountyHunter apprehending]] [[ThievesGuild her and her guild]]. Justified in that his level and therefore stats (including speed) are way above theirs.
* In ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'', Simon ends up inventing teleportation ''[[SugarWiki/MomentOfAwesome just to punch Rossiu in the face.]]''

* ''Literature/TheTestamentOfSisterNewDevil'': Being a Speed Type fighter, Basara Toujou can close most gaps near-instantly.
* The main character of ''Literature/TheThirdTheGirlWithTheBlueEye'' uses this periodically to dodge gunfire and destroy mecha with a single cut.

** Similarly handled in ''Anime/CodeGeass R2'', where Rolo's Geass gives him the ability to stop people's perception of time, so to them, it appears that he's moving too fast to see, when he's really moving normally.
*** This leads to a bit of FridgeLogic during the first few episodes when Rolo apparently uses his ability to ''escape an explosion.''
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'' (pictured above), where Keima [[YouWillNotEvadeMe pulls this on Ayumi.]] The {{Irony}} of the scene is that Ayumi is in the school's track team and is nicknamed [[RedBaron Maijima's Human Missile.]]
* The only main fighter of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' that doesn't use this is Kuwabara. Because he's too slow. [[LightningBruiser Hiei]], in particular, uses them a lot.

* Wayne in ''Literature/TheAlloyOfLaw'' can create a bubble around himself where time moves much more quickly than it does for the rest of the world. He often uses it in combat to create a flash step effect in order to dodge bullets; he throws up a bubble as the opponent shoots, then just walks out of the path of the bullets. From an outside point of view it looks like a flash step even though he's moving at perfectly ordinary speeds from his point of view.
* A short story by Creator/IsaacAsimov called "The Billiard Ball" has a field which allows anything which enters the field to immediately attain zero mass and hence move at the speed of light. The story has an interesting aversion to part of the physics problems--once the objects leave the light speed volume, they start to slow down but still have their full momentum and velocity. This makes them very deadly weapons.

* ''Literature/CradleSeries'': Being a love letter to anime, it shouldn't be surprising that this shows up. Lindon has an [[MagicEnhancement Enforcement]] technique that allows him to make explosive bursts of movement, and it's not uncommon for him to seemingly just appear places. It's usually not obvious to readers, though, since the series is mostly from his perspective, but it's very common in the MookHorrorShow sequences.
* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''
** Jonathan Teatime in ''Literature/{{Hogfather}}'' does this a lot. Mostly it's OffscreenTeleportation, but on occasion he even moves when people are looking right at him.

* This is how "the weirding way of fighting" is depicted in ''Series/FrankHerbertsDune'' and ''Series/ChildrenOfDune''.
** In the novels, one character gets super-speed powers that actually have consequences on him. He's moving so fast that he cuts himself deeply on a small plastic tube that he brushes lightly against, and he burns so many calories while doing it that he can only do it for short bursts before starving to death.

* The Shrike of the ''Literature/HyperionCantos'' is able to move at such speed that it appears to be in several places at once. This is accomplished through some time-bending AppliedPhlebotinum, though.
** Even better, at one point Nemes uses his phase-shift ability to nearly stop time and the Shrike ''still'' manages to flash step too quickly for her to follow.

* Vampires can also do this in ''Literature/TheSagaOfDarrenShan'' -- relative to humans, anyway. Their reflexes mean even half-blood / "incomplete" vampires can "jump" short distances faster than the eye can follow. Darren uses this to prove he's a vampire at least once, while his mentor likes using it to fake telekinesis.

* In ''Literature/TheVampireChronicles'' vampires are able to do this. Rationalized by the fact that they are basically animated by [[MindOverMatter telekinesis]] and their powers increase with age. Essentially they are telekinetically moving ''themselves'' from place to place with near instantaneous acceleration and deceleration.
* In ''Literature/WayOfChoices'' these are called Yeshi Steps, and seem to be a basic technique. Certainly the first one demonstrated by Chen.
* In the ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'', combat between often works out this way within the World of Dreams, where an expert dreamer can teleport to any desired location instantly, while also summoning any weapon imaginable or even changing the environment as desired.

* A short story by Creator/TimothyZahn is about a young man who finds he can teleport, but over ''very'' short distances. He initially uses it to cheat at boxing matches to dodge blows and gets depressed over the whole affair, because he could never use it on camera without it being obvious and thus could never go professional. In the end he discovers this trope and uses it to save someone's life by getting to the right place in time.

* Angel could do this on ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', though he did it much more often [[Series/{{Angel}} on his own show]], usually when he wanted to pull a StealthHiBye or intimidate someone by reminding them that for all that he's mostly a dorky NiceGuy who sticks to ThouShaltNotKill where humans are concerned, he is still a powerful Master Vampire.
** For instance, in "[[Recap/AngelS03E02ThatVisionThing That Vision Thing]]", when Lilah Morgan had been using a psychic to give Cordelia killer visions in order to force Angel to do something for her, Angel did... then after the exchange was made, he threw a piece of rebar at least forty feet, killing the psychic, and as Lilah turned to look, appeared right behind her.
** The demon goddess Dinza from "[[Recap/AngelS04E02GroundState Ground State]]" could do this.

** The episode "A Town Called Mercy" has a cyborg gunslinger who can teleport, and normally uses it to advance quickly without breaking his OminousWalk.
** In Classic ''Who'', [[Recap/DoctorWho20thASTheFiveDoctors "The Five Doctors"]], the [[KillerRobot Raston Warrior Robot]] is described by the Doctor as "fast as lightning", and indeed it seems to teleport from spot to spot rather than moving.
* In ''Series/TheFlash1990'' TV series, a villain does this after making himself an exoskeleton that allows him to move as fast as the Flash. All the problems of moving at this speed are ignored for this episode (although they are plot points in others), such as needing to process visual information fast enough or preventing your body from literally burning up from the friction.
* Naturally, this happens in the 2014 version of ''[[Series/TheFlash2014 The Flash]]'' as well, although not as much, since Barry tends to leave a red trail with yellow discharges, especially when wearing his suit. Also, to maintain the RuleOfCool, we are frequently shown the events in BulletTime. A memorable scene involves Barry (who loses his powers earlier in the episode) not only regaining his powers in order to save Wells from an angry meta-human, but also moving faster than he ever had before. The BulletTime scene shows Barry lying on the floor with Cisco and Caitlin near him, then suddenly vanishing with only Caitlin's hair moving with the wind, while his two friends are still staring at the spot he was just in. That's right, he's flash-stepping ''while'' in BulletTime. And since Farouq's blasts are still slowly traveling towards Wells, this means he's also traveling faster than lightning. The Man in the Yellow Suit (AKA the Reverse-Flash) does this as well, even better, since he's much faster. One moment, Eddie is aiming his gun, the next, the Reverse-Flash has disarmed him and is staring him in the face from an inch away. Barry even uses this trick to take a selfie of himself with his friends from halfway across the room. Faster than the speed of the shutter. And Wells/Thawne is able to do this so quickly he can appear to be in two places at once. Wearing different outfits, no less. When Nora first discovers that she's a speedster, she confronts her mother and shows her the inhibitor that used to be implanted in her. When the mother doesn't say anything, Nora, who is slowly walking towards her from across the room, suddenly takes the next step two feet away from her with only yellow and purple lightning to indicate superspeed.
* In ''Series/{{Jekyll}}'', Mr Hyde does this a lot, mainly because he finds it funny to scare people. Presumably, it's a case of him moving too fast for the eye to follow rather than any actual teleportation powers.
* On the pilot episode of ''Series/JustShootMe'', Dennis asks an intern to let him know when the models arrive for their photo shoot. The intern says they're already here; in the next shot Dennis is gone, the papers he was holding fluttering up in the air.

** Blink is also part of Zeratul's and [[VideoGame/{{Overwatch}} Tracer]]'s ability kits in the Blizzard MOBA crossover ''VideoGame/HeroesOfTheStorm'', functioning exactly as they do in their respective games. [[VideoGame/{{Diablo}} Li-Ming]] has Teleport, which functions exactly like Zeratul's Blink, except it can deal damage if she takes the Calamity talent. Combined with her Trait, which resets her cooldowns with a takedown, she can literally [[TeleportSpam finish off the entire enemy team by teleporting on top of them]].

** Screaming Mantis in ''VideoGame/MetalGearSolid4'' does this when she tries to attack Snake with her scythes.