History Main / SlideAttack

* A common move in ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' games. Sometimes it's a starting move, sometimes it's used to [[{{Metroidvania}} further exploration]]. Much like in ''Mega Man'', it has little use as an attack, for it does little damage while hurting the player by CollisionDamage.

** Copy X has a slide kick as one of his default attacks in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero1'' and ''VideoGame/MegaManZero3''.

Primarily used to trip enemies, duck under attacks or traverse low obstacles, this involves a character being able to slide quickly along the ground to strike low, almost like a baseball-player sliding into home plate. This will commonly show up in the form of a kick, as it's most often done foot-first, however some characters have been known to slide on their belly. Cases where the user appears to hover across the ground fall under [[ArtisticLicenseMartialArts Artistic License]].

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* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' have certain characters doing this as well. Lord Raptor, Hsien-Ko, Donova, and Pyron. Victor initially had this with his Giga Buster, which was a charging crouch kick. This also extends to Lilith. Felicia also gains one as a possible finisher to her Rolling Buckler in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' and beyond.

* Slide attacks can be pulled off in ''VideoGame/CrisisBeat'' by hitting punch and jump at the same time, knocking over several enemies in one quick move. But there are enemies who does this as well.
* Introduced in ''VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack'', Crash in can [[http://crashbandicoot.wikia.com/wiki/Slide_attack slide attack]] by pressing the crouch button during a run.

* The signature attack of the Chuunibiyou in the anime adaptation of ''LightNovel/LoveChunibyoAndOtherDelusions'', often combined with DynamicEntry.

* One of Sub-Zero's special moves in [[VideoGame/MortalKombat1 the first]] ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' and is a {{signature move}} in subsequent games. Reptile followed suit. Kabal uses a cleat slide (see the Real Life baseball example below) to start his X-Ray attack in ''Mortal Kombat 9''.

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* VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog has been able to do this in many of the 3-D titles, such as with his individual attack in ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' when he lacks team-mates, or as a normal attack in ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2006''. Shadow has also been known to use it.