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* a generator or some type of electric outlet, perfect for, but not limited to, [[Mecha Mooks]];
* a big ol' wall;
* [[Innocent Bystanders]] are a good choice for cooler villains, combining [[Kick the Dog|casual suffering]] and [[My God, What Have I Done?|heroic guilt]];
* the good old [[Exploding Barrels|exploding barrel]] (make sure you dodge far enough that the explosion doesn't hit you);
* off a cliff, if they're charging;
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See also: [[Hoist By His Own Petard]], [[Karmic Death]], [[Could Have Been Messy]], [[Bullfight Boss]], and [[Bulletproof Human Shield]].
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== Anime & Manga ==
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* Gin uses the [[Innocent Bystander]] variety of this in ''[[Bleach]]''.
{{quote| '''Gin:''' Are you sure you want to dodge that?}}
* ''[[Darker Than Black]]'' gives a [[Crowning Moment of Funny|lovely demonstration]] of why, if you're going to try to attack a waiter in a restaurant, it'd be a good idea ''not'' to [[Mugging the Monster|go after the one who's an undercover hitman for an international crime syndicate]]. Because he ''is'' undercover, Hei [[Cover
* The epilogue of the third season of [[Sailor Moon]] includes this in a fight between Sailor Moon and Uranus and Neptune. Usagi refuses to fight them, so she causes them to colide with eachother, defeating themselves for her.
* [[One Piece (Manga)|One Piece]]: During the battle with Mr. 4 and Ms. Merry Christmas, Ms. Merry Christmas, who had the power of the Mogu Mogu no Mi (Mole Mole Fruit) was tunneling underground and had Usopp on the run while trying to stab him with her claws from below. Usopp notes that there are several half buried ruins around the area their fighting and tricks her into following him before jumping over a half-buried wall, causing her to smash into the part that was buried.
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** And again in "The Headband", wherein Aang is attacked by the school bully. He manages to defeat the bully with his hands held behind his back and an innocent smile on his face, by dodging in such a way that causes his opponent to throw himself to the ground.
*** Put simply, [[Deadly Dodging]] is a big part of Airbender martial arts.
* Splinter likes doing this in the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2003 (Animation)|2003]] ''[[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles|TMNT]]'' cartoon. In one episode, he uses it to defeat the Shredder by bringing down a wooden water tower on him; in another, he combines it with [[Elemental Rock
** The [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1987 (Animation)|1987 version]] has the title characters do this when Bebop and Rocksteady were charging, causing the two to collide head-first into each other. The first arcade game has a [[Boss Battle]] where this scene can be duplicated.
* [[Bugs Bunny/Characters|Bugs Bunny]] pulls this [[Karmic Trickster|trick]] a couple of times while fighting the bull in the classic short ''Bully for Bugs''.
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