History Main / NonchalantDodge

** Super Saiyan Goku utilizes this when initially fighting Frieza, appearing to rapidly shift to the side without moving any part of his body. A rare case of an insulting as Goku shifts away from rapid-fire barrages of Frieza's fastest attack with mockingly minimal effort.

** IOneEpisodeWonder Goshinki with the explanation that he can read his attackers' thoughts.

* In the third season of the ''Anime/MonsterRancher'' series. There's an undefeated champion mocchi by the name of Most. He holds an exhibition match and he dodges every attackby simply tilting his head or body from side to side, since he's being attacked from two sides at once he does this rapid fire, with his eyes closed.

** Zuko when he coolly dodges a frenzied Azula's attacks, as he makes a minimal movement against one her fire punches. The brief exchange ends with them literally face-to-face, and instead of a witty comment, he stares her straight in the eye without flinching. It intimidates her enough to back off and try to shoot him full of lightning instead.

* The [[BigBad Lady bone demon]] from ''WesternAnimation/MonkieKid'' when she does nothing more than tilt her head to the side as the monkey king's punch [[StrongFleshWeakSteel hits a wall]] [[CouldHaveBeenMessy inches from her face.]] [[TheWorfEffect Wukong's spooked enough]] that the [[UnwittingPawn Spider queen]] gets a chance to [[BadassInDistress capture him]].

* Japanese swordsman Odagiri Ichiun was ambushed by two men while taking a nap in a sitting position. When one attacked him with a sword, Odagiri dodged the first cut by swaying to the side, the second by swaying in the opposite direction, and the third by reflexively catching the man by the wrist and throwing him -- and then got back to sleep.

# The character barely moves to dodge, they do the most minimal amount of movement necessary to avoid an attack. This usually doesn't interrupt combat or overly insult the attacker with their miss.
# The character completely dodges the attack at the last moment, but it looks like they were hit... until the camera reveals they're standing off to the side, completely unharmed. Or they'll make some [[CasualDangerDialogue witty remark]] to let their baffled ''would-be'' attacker know they missed.
# Not only did they dodge perfectly, they don't appear to be paying attention. This generally leads to the attacker becoming outraged and the onlooking non-affiliated characters being baffled. This variant may cross over into CoincidentalDodge in more humorous situations.

** Goku is not the only character to use this trick, however they generally all stick with Type 1. When showing off their speed, characters often do Type 2 as well, and Vegeta and Frieza were so superior to their opponents they pulled Type 3, standing with a look of boredom in front of a raging and punching opponent.
** During the original Tournament Arc, Master Roshi combines this with the DrunkenMaster trope to nonchalantly dodge all of Goku's attacks disguised as drunken stumbling, making it an extreme case of a Type 3.
** In the second tournament arc, Roshi does Type 3 ''again'', dodging Man-Wolf's furious assaults while blatantly ogling women in the audience. While it's unclear if Roshi is intentionally trying to wind up Man-Wolf, the clear gap in their skills is evident.
** Similar to the above, in the Tournament of the Piccolo Jr. arc, Kami (using the body of Shen/Hero) disguises his dodging with buffoonery intended to insult the opponent for their overconfidence. This makes it a Type 3 in the sense that he doesn't appear to be taking the fight at all seriously.

** A particularly memorable example came when Goku fought Jeice and Burter. They launched a number of co-op attacks against him, which seemed to simply go through him while he stayed absolutely still. It was only after the barrage when they saw the torn up dirt at his feet they realized they fell for a type 1.

** Super Saiyan Goku utilizes this when initially fighting Frieza, appearing to rapidly shift to the side without moving any part of his body. A rare case of an insulting Type 1 as Goku shifts away from rapid-fire barrages of Frieza's fastest attack with mockingly minimal effort.

* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist2003'': [[spoiler: Fuhrer King Bradley]] demonstrates a Type 1 when it is discovered that [[spoiler:he is a Homonculus.]] His attacker, a snake chimera with whip-like arms, lets off a volley of attacks. He dodges all of them by barely moving his head from side to side.

** Type 2 is practically [[NobleDemon Sesshomaru]]'s trademark, usually used to drive the point home that he is ''that'' much faster than [[GoodIsNotNice Inu-Yasha]], and everyone else.
** In a villainous example, OneEpisodeWonder Goshinki uses type 3 with the explanation that he can read his attackers' thoughts.

* Luciola from ''Anime/LastExile'' does the type 1 version in the episode in which he is introduced the crew of the Silvana. His expression does not change in the slightest as he proceeds to knock out the guy throwing the punches.
* In the third season of the ''Anime/MonsterRancher'' series. There's an undefeated champion mocchi by the name of Most. He holds an exhibition match and every one of his dodges is a type 1, any attack is dodged with him simply tilting his head or body from side to side, since he's being attacked from two sides at once he does this rapid fire, with his eyes closed.

** The entire Hyuga fighting style is based on Type 1. Shown by the Neji vs. Naruto fight best.
** Certain uses of Clone and Replacement Jutsu count as Type 2, especially when an opponent attacks X number of Naruto clones and all of them are fake.
** Type 3: In Kakashi's first fight against Naruto (pictured) he never stopped reading his book.

** Gaara's Sand gives him the least moving Type 1 as he didn't have to move to block most attacks. Making him much more menacing.
** Rock Lee, drunk, Type 3. Bonus points for being ''completely and sincerely'' asleep.
** When Kiba tried to attack Tobi, Tobi pulls a Type 1 and ''[[http://dl01.mangashare.com/manga/Naruto/395/012.jpg skips]]'' out of the way.

** Luffy really gets in on the Type 1 immediately following the TimeSkip, doing little more than tilting his head to the side to dodge a ''Pacifista's laser''.

* In ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'', Ranma does all three at various points, such as Type 3 while sleeping.

** Kyoya Hibari does the Type 1 dodge in his fight with Belphegor. When Bel threw his knives at Hibari, they kept flying past him, causing much confusion to Bel. He later realizes that it wasn't that his knives were aimed improperly at Hibari, but that Hibari had managed to dodge them and move back into his original position with minimal movement.
** Much earlier in the series, Adult I-pin does a Type 3 where she dodges the attacks of three thugs then defeats them while reading a book. (Specifically, she was trying to study for a geometry test, and commented that it was difficult to understand upon defeating the thugs.)
** In the first part of the series (before the {{genre shift}}) Type 3 was used as a running gag involving Lambo's constant attempts to kill Reborn. No matter how flashy or destructive a weapon Lambo came up with, Reborn would refuse to acknowledge his existence, dodge his attacks while taking his morning coffee or reading a book, and continue to act as though nothing had happened after Lambo's weapon inevitably backfired on him.

* In the ''Manga/SandsOfDestruction'' manga, Naja interrupts Kyrie's training session and forces a fight. Kyrie [[PipePain swings his pipe as hard as he can]], but Naja barely bothers to dodge or fight back because he's simply so much more powerful and better-trained. It's largely a Type 1 fight, though at one point it becomes a Type 3 as he calmly blocks the pipe with his bare hand as though it's nothing more than an errant butterfly.

* After [[spoiler:the TimeSkip]], ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' has an episode in which Kittan threw punches at [[spoiler:Rossiu]], only to be met with Type 1.

** Type 1 is Mr.Chi's main defense: [[WeakButSkilled being supremely skilled but physically weak]] due [[spoiler: [[OldMaster extremely old age]] ]], he can't block or suffer his opponents' blows, but he's very good at dodging... And sending them hitting on something. He faced Oki (one of the greatest wrestlers of all times) in a hotel room and ''actually defeated him by dodging''.

* Vash from ''Manga/{{Trigun}}'' is a ''master'' of this, liberally applying Type 3 as part of his ObfuscatingStupidity to make his inhuman abilities look like dumb luck. In an early episode, he bursts in on the villain about to kill a BadassInDistress ActionGirl. He confronts the attacker with a look of TranquilFury and dodges the first round shot at him with a perfect and highly impressive Type 1 of the motionless-translation type; afterwards he gets back into character and does his trademark frantic-looking Type 3s. It ends up as a hint at his true badassness.

* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': Although most of the Bat-family is known for this, ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2000}} II was notorious for being a Type 1 example of this trope (often leaning away from bullets ''after'' [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower they were fired]]... for giggles).

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Spider-Man, having his signature SpiderSense, generally uses 1 and 2 during fistfights. As Peter Parker in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', he does 3 in order to avoid a thrown football.

* Shinji pulls a Type 1 in ''Fanfic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40k'' when Toji tries to punch him at their first meeting. He makes it a little more mocking by tapping the extended arm with the side of his head.

* Zed in ''Film/MenInBlack''. Jay accidentally releases the [[HyperDestructiveBouncingBall Bouncy Ball of Doom]], it ricochets through Zed's office as he's doing paperwork, and he casually leans to the side to avoid it. This is a rare case of a Type 3 ''turning into'' a Type 1. The ball is ricocheting around Zed's office at speeds that would get you arrested on the Autobahn. He just sits there doing his paperwork like nothing's going on, only tilting his head at the very end because it would have gone straight through his skull.

** Our introduction to the title character's future master comes when Remo shoots at him. The man does a Type 1, later explained as him watching Remo's muscle movements to tell when he was about to fire.

* ''Adventure Inc'' has a Type 2 case where the team is struggling to fight a vampire who at one point deliberately falls over to avoid a punch and immediately kips back up to illustrate just how superior he is.

** Brilliantly done by Syrio Forel (Type 1) on the first day of Arya's Training, invoking almost explicitly the real life use of the trope (see below).

** Max Holloway famously pulled a [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TJYSf5oeJsI Type 3 in his fight with Calvin Kattar]], while [[RefugeInAudacity yelling at the judges to "count it up"]] and at the commentary table [[BadassBoast proclaiming he was the best boxer in the UFC]].

* ''TabletopGame/SpiritOfTheCentury'' allows players to invoke this trope with the "Right Place, Right Time" stunt. Normally in physical combat, a character must use some appropriate combat skill such as Athletics (representing physical agility) to dodge attacks. With the stunt, the character may use their Resolve skill (representing mental/spiritual fortitude or willpower). In-game, this is described as Type 3 Nonchalant Dodging.

* The title character of ''VideoGame/{{Bayonetta}}'' does all three variations throughout the game. In any given cutscene, you are guaranteed at least one Type 1 or 2.

** Rachel Alucard is a classic Type 3. She nonchalantly blocks anything, even attacks that actually damage her with poor [[ButtMonkey Nago]]. Even her defeated animation is simply lying down, bored. The only exception to this is if she triggers [[PrecursorHeroes Hakumen's]] [[CounterAttack Astral]] [[OneHitKill Heat]], which result in a wonderful OhCrap moment for her...and her player.
** Naoto Kurogane is a Type 1. His Shift Sway special lets him to dodge an opponent's attack. Dodges highs/overheads, mids and projectiles. If [[DashAttack Enhancer]] is used (while dashing) Naoto teleports himself forward via a turning-pivot dash that dodges through attacks.

** Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'' proves he's a Type 1 when Nero throws a giant statue sword at him. Dante responds by just barely moving his head out of the way, then barely reacts to the object's size and force of throw.
** Runs in the family; Vergil does the same in his introduction movie in the ''Special Edition'' of ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'', dodging an enemy's scythe à la Type 1.

** Certain "fast" classes in the sprite games have dull dodge animations that match with Type 1. Swordmasters are the ever present example.

* "Odile" the fae mercenary does Type 3 while fighting 3/4 of the main cast of ''Webcomic/{{Roommates}}''. Later subverted when her opponents outright tell her that they did not intend to defeat her.

** Toph is a Type 1 in her Earth Rumble fight and sometimes applies as a Type 3. However, she more often ''blocks'' attacks. By ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra'', though, an eighty-ish year-old Toph can casually dodge ''airbending''.
** Zuko is a Type 1 in his showdown against Earth Kingdom soldiers in "Zuko Alone", and has other instances of it throughout the show. Aang has a full minute of Type 1 and Type 3 against a random school bully in "The Headband", and Azula gets an entire scene of acrobatic dodging in "Day of Black Sun, Part 1". She also gets a notable moment in the comics of dodging Katara's ice spikes with a contemptuous sideways look as they go whizzing by.
** Zuko gets a Type 1 moment in the comics, when he coolly dodges a frenzied Azula's attacks. It also technically qualifies as a Type 2, as he makes a minimal movement against one her fire punches. The brief exchange ends with them literally face-to-face, and instead of a witty comment, he stares her straight in the eye without flinching. It intimidates her enough to back off and try to shoot him full of lightning instead.
** Avatar-state Aang is almost as bad with Type 1. Even without the Avatar State, though, Aang is an airbender, and his fighting style is at its core evasion and avoidance. He has at least one instance of Type 1 in almost all of his fight scenes.
** We also see a random villager do the Type 1 against [[BearsAreBadNews a platypus bear]] in "[[Recap/AvatarTheLastAirbenderTheFortuneteller The Fortuneteller]]".
** Admiral Zhao does a Type 1 when he stops Hahn's assassination attempt on him with a single swipe of his arm, knocking him overboard, and calmly continues his previous conversation with Iroh.

* We sometimes see a Type 1 Dodge in ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko''. Notably, Odd dodging a Creeper's fire at point-blank range in episode "Franz Hopper", or William casually moving his head away from Aelita's energy field in "William Returns".

* The [[BigBad Lady bone demon]] from ''WesternAnimation/MonkieKid'' demonstrates type 1 when she does nothing more than tilt her head to the side as the monkey king's punch [[StrongFleshWeakSteel hits a wall]] [[CouldHaveBeenMessy inches from her face.]] [[TheWorfEffect Wukong's spooked enough]] that the [[UnwittingPawn Spider queen]] gets a chance to [[BadassInDistress capture him]].

* ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'' has Michaelangelo do this to Raphael in their fight in the Battle Nexus arc. First was a Type 3 where Michaelangelo jokingly takes a bow to the crowds, ducking under Raphael's flying kick, and the rest were Type 1 as Michaelangelo dodges while mocking Raphael.

* There is a Type 3 [[TruthInTelevision real life example]]. Japanese swordsman Odagiri Ichiun was ambushed by two men while taking a nap in a sitting position. When one attacked him with a sword, Odagiri dodged the first cut by swaying to the side, the second by swaying in the opposite direction, and the third by reflexively catching the man by the wrist and throwing him -- and then got back to sleep.
* A Type 1 dodge is the goal in most martial arts. Using the minimal amount of effort when dodging an attack conserves your own energy, and it leaves you closer to your opponent which is essential for many counterattacks.

** Argentinian light-welterweight world champion Nicolino "[[MeaningfulName El Intocable]]"[[labelnote:Translation]]The Untouchable[[/labelnote]] Locche is perhaps the best embodiment of this trope in the sport, Locche's near superhuman reflexes and head movement meant no one could land a decent punch on him. His magnum opus coming in his world title fight, where he spent 10 rounds dodging and occasionally peppering his opponent with light counter hooks and jabs, demoralizing him to the point of giving up.

** Argentinian light-welterweight world champion Nicolino "[[MeaningfulName el intocable]]" Locche is perhaps the best embodiment of this trope in the sport, Locche's near superhuman reflexes and head movement meant no one could land a decent punch on him. His magnum opus coming in his world title fight, where he spent 10 rounds dodging and occasionally peppering his opponent with light counter hooks and jabs, demoralizing him to the point of giving up.

* Shinji pulls a Type 1 in ''Fanfic/ShinjiAndWarhammer40K'' when Toji tries to punch him at their first meeting. He makes it a little more mocking by tapping the extended arm with the side of his head.

* [[spoiler: Pharaoh]] does this to Ben in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' Fanfic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3875254/1/Hero-High-Earth-style Hero High: Earth Style]]". Even though Ben was using his Aliens and [[spoiler: Pharaoh]] was a normal human. He credits this to watching Ben's battle data and studying the various aliens strengths and weaknesses. Giving him a CurbStompBattle with only his skills and a cane.

* Mima dodges a can thrown by a heckler while performing during the opening of ''Anime/PerfectBlue'' without interrupting the song.

* Characters in Creator/TimBurton's ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'' dodge the March Hare's projectiles as second nature.

* Although most of the Bat-family is known for this, ComicBook/{{Batgirl|2000}} II was notorious for being a Type 1 example of this trope (often leaning away from bullets ''after'' [[CharlesAtlasSuperpower they were fired]]... for giggles).

* Franchise/SpiderMan, having his signature SpiderSense, generally uses 1 and 2 during fistfights. As Peter Parker in ''WesternAnimation/TheSpectacularSpiderMan'', he does 3 in order to avoid a thrown football.

Part of TheLawOfDiminishingDefensiveEffort; if they stop being "nonchalant" you know that they're in trouble. It will often overlap with ExcuseMeWhileIMultitask and CasualDangerDialogue. If you're going on the offensive after this trick, expect an OffhandBackhand to happen.

* During a 2008 press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, journalist Muntadhar al-Zaidi [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_W._Bush_shoeing_incident threw both of his shoes]] at UsefulNotes/GeorgeWBush as an act of protest for his involvement in UsefulNotes/TheWarOnTerror (in Arabic culture, throwing shoes at people is akin to calling them slurs). Bush, however, quickly dodged both shoes without breaking his composure. The incident became a popular subject of jokes as a result of the cultural specificity of the act, with many people quipping that Bush was secretly a ninja.

* Played with in the ''Cross-Time Engineer'' series. Conrad Starsgard is on a riverboat with the Mongols firing on them from the bank with trebuchets. TheCaptain gives an OhCrap; next moment there's a massive hole in the deck where he was standing. Conrad thinks he's been killed, only for the captain to reveal he's standing on the other side of Conrad, who demands to know why he didn't warn him the rock was coming. The captain explains that he didn't have time, plus the rock was clearly going to miss Conrad so it might have been bad had he dodged the wrong way.

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* ''Manga/HajimeNoIppo'': In his match with Hoshi in Osaka, Manabu Itagaki realizes he’s gained control over his previously untapped natural gifts, allowing him to perceive Hoshi as if he was coming at him in slow motion and dodge all of Hoshi's punches with ease. Itagaki tests his ability by trying to dodge the incoming punches by the narrowest margin he can: first he dodges by ten centimeters, then by five centimeters, and then he allows one to brush the tip of his hair. No matter what, Hoshi can’t hit him! By now Itagaki has started to enjoy himself, and he taunts Hoshi by appearing in front of him, tapping his glove just to show "I could have gotten you", and then disappearing again before Hoshi can do anything.

** Naoto Kurogane is a Type 1. His Shift Sway special lets him to dodge an opponent’s attack. Dodges highs/overheads, mids and projectiles. If [[DashAttack Enhancer]] is used (while dashing) Naoto teleports himself forward via a turning-pivot dash that dodges through attacks.

* Claire Stanfield does a bit of both 2 and 3 during his fight against Graham Spectre in the ''LightNovel/{{Baccano}}'' [[BonusEpisode Bonus OVA]] before ending with a {{blade|Run}} ''[[BladeRun handstand]]'' about an inch away from his face.

* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'':

* ''Series/TheGoodies''. In "Kung Fu Capers", Graeme does a huge flying kick at Bill who simply ducks, causing Graeme to crash into Tim and then smash through a wooden fence.

* ''Series/TalesOfTheGoldMonkey''. In "Trunk from the Past", Jake Cutter accuses Ted (an OldFlame of Sarah White) of lying, so Ted throws a punch which Jake dodges just by leaning sideways, leaving Ted's fist poised in mid-air. Then Jake punches Ted through the nearest door.

* Mima dodges a can thrown by a heckler while performing during the opening of ''Anime/PerfectBlue''.

* ''Manga/DragonBall'' / ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':

* In the manga version of ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'', Nagato Yuki dodges attacks this way. The light novel explanation for how she dodges (fake) bullets is kind of... confusing.

* In Episode 5 of the anime adaptation of ''WebComic/TowerOfGod'', in a fight between minor characters in the Crown Game, Blarouse keeps dodging just out of the way of Inoa Yoran's kicks and punches until striking back.

* [[spoiler: Pharaoh]] does this to Ben in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben 10}}'' Fan Fic "[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/3875254/1/Hero-High-Earth-style Hero High: Earth Style]]". Even though Ben was using his Aliens and [[spoiler: Pharaoh]] was a normal human. He credits this to watching Ben's battle data and studying the various aliens strengths and weaknesses. Giving him a CurbStompBattle with only his skills and a cane.

** ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'': Drax the Destroyer throws one of his daggers at Korath the Pursuer; Korath dodges just by moving his head out of the way. It's not entirely wasted, though, since it hits a Mook right behind him.

* In ''Videogame/KingdomHeartsII'', Sephiroth dodges Tifa's flying kick easily, and then a flurry of kicks and punches (coming in at the rate of about two per second) effortlessly without apparently so much as moving his feet.

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** Liz attempts to punch Kid when he comments that she has smaller breasts than Patti (because this sort of thing [[SuperOCD concerns]] him). In the anime, he is hit, but the manga has him leaning out of the way while looking in a different direction. Later on, Black Star is able to dodge Kid's attacks easily (with his hands in his pockets, even -- he's ''that'' nonchalant), at least until Kid loses his patience.

** Max Holloway famously pulled a [[https://www.youtube.com/shorts/TJYSf5oeJsI Type 3 in his fight with Calvin Kattar]], while [[RedugeInAudacity yelling at the judges to "count it up"]] and at the commentary table [[BadassBoast proclaiming he was the best boxer in the UFC]].

* Muhammad Ali, [[http://www.datgif.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/muhammad_Ali_boxing_dodges.gif natch.]]

* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'': [[spoiler: Fuhrer King Bradley]] demonstrates a Type 1 when it is discovered that [[spoiler:he is a Homonculus.]] His attacker, a snake chimera with whip-like arms, lets off a volley of attacks. He dodges all of them by barely moving his head from side to side.
** The Brotherhood anime has Izumi both dodging and blocking Ed and Al's attacks while teaching them lessons about alchemy from a book she was currently reading during a training session.

* ''Series/PersonOfInterest''. In "Pretenders", the [[VictimOfTheWeek Number]] is a milquetoast office worker pretending to be a HardboiledDetective. When he encounters 'Detective Riley' aka genuine badass John Reese, the latter dodges his wild haymaker with a grin on his face, then knocks out the HeroicWannabe with one punch.

* ''VideoGame/GodOfWarRagnarok'' has Heimdall, who's first encountered by Atreus in a HopelessBossFight where -- [[CombatClairvoyance using his godly powers of foresight]] -- is able to predict every single attack the boy will attempt to throw at him and casually avoids every one, either casually sliding away from melee strikes or [[ParryingBullets deflecting incoming arrows with his sword]] (all while [[SmugSuper relentlessly mocking the kid]]). [[spoiler:It turns out the ''nonchalant'' part is important -- Heimdall makes only the barest minimum of effort to dodge everything, allowing things to come close to hitting him than rather than just keeping a safe distance. When Kratos later confronts him while armed with a spiffy new Draupnir Spear, he's gradually able to get used to Heimdall's movement and soon outpace his physical ability -- once Kratos actually lands a hit, Heimdall realizes he has to actually ''try'' now and [[BlindedByRage very quickly loses his cool]].]]