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** Dedede (voiced by Masahiro Sakurai himself) is particularly frustrating, because getting within his [[InstantDeathRadius grab range]] is just asking to get chain-grabbed to death.

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* A variant in TheLastRemnant. Using healing herbs when backed into a corner and waiting for the inevitable few misses before counterattacking is a good desperation strategy.
* Possible in the original two {{Fallout}} games for characters with enough Action Points. It only works on melee critters, but you can cripple the legs of just about anything to make walking a couple steps take up their entire turn. A PC would end up shooting once/twice and moving back with the remaining AP, or using a similar strategy for melee.

* The Spathi Eluder ships in ''{{Star Control II}}'' are among the fastest ships in the game, with a rearward-firing guided missile weapon that is tailor made for this sort of tactic.

-> Spathi captain: ?Our ships are made for a single purpose: RUNNING AWAY! And if something decides to run after us, we launch volleys of missiles with our B.U.T.T. technology!?

I have thirty-one hit points left out of a thousand and fifty one. I've been chasing this guy all day. Why? Why can't I catch him? [[CherryTapping I had time to compose my will while running after him]], and [[ThisIsGonnaSuck now he's preparing another volley of arrows.]] [[GoddamnBats More have since joined him.]] [[DespairEventHorizon I think... this is the end.]] [[ApocalypticLog Goodbye cruel wo-...]] * THTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHTHWAP!*

From gamer's poin of view a very common version of this trope is not playing only on opponent slow speed, but on his inability to hit you behind the cover. This tactics is very usefull in many, many first person shouters. Even more, it is often the only way to fight with some bosses or types of enemies.

* Some of ''{{Prototype}}'''s War events can only be beaten within a reasonable timeframe like this. More specifically, the events where you are pitted against infected while wielding a grenade launcher. Since the weapon's splash damage will knock you on your back and cost you valuable seconds, fighting [[EliteMook Hunters]] takes the form of targeting the Hunter and running backwards while ButtonMashing the fire button (taking advantage of the infinite ammo for the duration of the event). Although it takes quite a few hits to kill a Hunter with a grenade launcher, hitting it repeatedly will essentially stunlock it.

* In the ''{{Fire Emblem}}'' games for consoles(except for FE3), mounted units could move to their remaining amount of squares after attacking.

** One "realism" mod makes the game more like real StarWars movies in that a hit from a blaster can really damage you, but the blaster bolt deflection capability of lightsabers is multiplied by a about a hundred. This makes it dangerous to get involved in a blaster duel with a strong ranged opponent. Still, if you level up right, you can Force-stun enemy Force users and while theyŕe unable to deflect your blasters, simply shoot them in the head. Taking down the BigBad this way was ... satisfying.

* This troper used it in ''SuzumiyaHaruhi no Gekitou'', where in the 25th, 26th and 27th match, you are 1 player facing against 5 AIs (which you have no chance fighting against toe-to-toe). Strategy: Wear a top hat, which ups your SOS Power Bar every sec and once it reaches 100%, it shrinks down to 50% slowly (which should be your chance to spam special attacks (Haruhi's tackle + flame wave and Kyon's Battleship cannon fire [using his costume] and Nagato's magic circle). May also be used in a free for all battle 1 vs 5 using AoE attacks (Konata's Spirit Bomb comes in handy).

* In ''WorldOfWarcraft'' the hunter class has a quest at level 60 required to get an epic bow. The quest requires you to kill four elite demons with very nasty powers entirely solo, and for two of them {{Kiting}} is an absolute necessity, as they will instakill you if you get too close.

* Usopp of OnePiece uses this fighting style.

* This troper used it in Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekitou, where in the 25th, 26th and 27th match, you are 1 player facing against 5 AIs (which you have no chance fighting against toe-to-toe). Strategy: Wear a top hat, which ups your SOS Power Bar every sec and once it reaches 100%, it shrinks down to 50% slowly (which should be your chance to spam special attacks (Haruhi's tackle + flame wave and Kyon's Battleship cannon fire [using his costume] and Nagato's magic circle). May also be used in a free for all battle 1 vs 5 using AoE attacks (Konata's Spirit Bomb comes in handy).

** Dedede (voiced by MasahiroSakurai himself) is particularly frustrating, because getting within his [[InstantDEathRadius grab range]] is just asking to get chain-grabbed to death.
* In {{Street Fighter 4}} [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Gz-sIzQRRU Some match ups go down like this.]]

* It can happen in BatmanArkhamAsylum, mainly in rooms with a group of gun toting thugs. Although the game gives you enough moves to use other tactics like traps, or sending them over ledges with your weapons.
* This is the second best way to deal with a Tank in Left4Dead, provided you're not injured. The best is with [[KillItWithFire Fire.]]
* A viable tactic in {{Dark Cloud}} 2. Be careful, though; every time an enemy in that game is hit, no matter how weakly, it takes a point off it's rage meter. When it's raged, it temporarily becomes stronger.

* Very viable in the Ground missions in {{Drakengard}}. Don't try it when on the Dragons though...

* As Spawn in {{Soul Calibur}} II, you can potentially do this using the acid/fireballs he shoots out as one of his signature moves. Any reasonably competent AI or player will be able to dodge them though.

* You can do this with ranged characters in {{Super Smash Bros}}. Link, Samus, Fox, Wolf and Ness are all capable of just staying the hell away from their opponent while beating them into the ground with arrows, bombs, boomerangs, lasers, or energy bolts. Its not easy, but if done well you'll have racked up a ton of damage before your enemy can even get close to you. Handy on higher difficulties where standing toe-to-toe with an opponent is inviting a GAME SET.

I have thirty-one hit points left out of a thousand and fifty one. I've been chasing this guy all day. Why? Why can't I catch him? [[CherryTapping I had time to compose my will while running after him]], and [[ThisIsGonnaSuck now he's preparing another volley of arrows.]] [[GoddamnBats More have since joined him.]] [[DespairEventHorizon I think... this is the end.]] [[ApocalypticLog Goodbye cruel wo-...]]

* This troper used it in Suzumiya Haruhi no Gekitou, where in the 25th, 26th and 27th match, you are 1 player facing against 5 AIs (which you have no chance fighting against toe-to-toe). Strategy: Wear a top hat, which ups your SOS Power Bar every sec and once it reaches 100%, it shrinks down to 50% slowly (which should be your chance to spam special attacks (Haruhi's tackle + flame wave and Kyon's Battleship cannon fire [using his costume], Nagato's magic circle).

** There is a easy way to defeat the second-to-last gladiator in Tarsonis using this technique: Equip melee weapon, charge, as soon as he changes to to melee, run, equip blaster, shoot, when he changes to blaster, repeat. This works against any enemy that had different melee and ranged weapons.