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{{quote|'''Dr. McNinja''': The problem with your gun is [[Gun Kata|you have to point it where you want to send the bullets]], and ''I can see that''.<br />
'''Frans Rayner''': The bullets are supposed to be faster than you and you know that! |''[[
A character who can stroll into the middle of a firefight and emerge unscathed. [[Guns Are Worthless]] against them. They aren't [[Immune to Bullets]], but they're so fast they might as well be. If you shoot at them from any farther than [[Dodge This|point blank range]], they'll jump out of the way, or use some impressively small object to deflect the bullet, [[Improbable Aiming Skills]] be damned.
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* ''[[Grenadier]]'' takes this to a whole different level. Yajiro can deflect bullets with his sword without much problem, and Rushuna can't be shot even from point blank range!
** Let's put it in perspective. A villain with a galdo and an army of marksmen (who just wiped out a troop of samurai) with rifles and automatic weapons, can't hit Rushuna when she's standing in a courtyard surrounded by them. She has one six-gun. She wipes them out.
* The eponymous girls from the "[[Girls
* Many of the Mobile suits from [[Mobile Suit Gundam]] are often seen doing this on a larger scale (dodging cannon fire rather than bullets). And it doesn't seem limited to New Types. It seems that any MS piloted by a named character can zip past enemy fire. If it's a mobile suit/weapon going up against a conventional weapon or vehicle, then even a nameless mook will suddenlly develop bullet dodging enabling precognition.
* An early demonstration of Star Platinum's powers in the third part of ''[[Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventure
* Spinzaku from ''[[
* Hanyuu ''stopped'' time to make herself dodge a bullet in the finale of [[Higurashi no Naku Koro
* In ''[[Cowboy Bebop]]'' the [[Fantastic Drug|Red Eye Serum]] not only sends user into potential bloody rampages, but vastly increases their speed and perception, allowing even small-time [[Mooks]] to dodge bullets (there are also subtle hints that [[Big Bad]] Vicious uses it as well, which is why he can successfully use a [[Katanas Are Just Better|katana]] against gun wielders).
* In ''[[Black Cat (
* For ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'', gifted in the art of god-like-speed, dodging bullets (as long as he can see the line of fire) is child's play. Granted, these are old timey rifles, but it still looked cool; he later just barely manages to outrun an early-model [[Gatling Good|Gatling gun]] long enough for the guy using it to ''run out of bullets''.
* Probably one of the earliest anime and manga examples, Goemon of ''[[Lupin III]]'' regularly blocks bullets with his sword. In his first appearance, the bullets are even shown splitting apart ''after'' hitting the ground.
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* The Mariage in ''[[Audio Adaptation|StrikerS Sound Stage X]]'' of the ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'' franchise. In the track where we first meet one, a squad of [[Redshirt Army|TSAB mages]] fires a barrage of energy shots at her, only for the Mariage to block all of them with [[Blade Below the Shoulder|one arm blade]].
* In the ''[[Sengoku Basara]]'' anime Uesugi Kenshin takes on a woman holding a [[Gatling Good|gatling gun]]. Not only that, he runs headlong into the volley of bullets in order to get to her. And dodges ''every single one''. [[Something About a Rose|In a cloud of rose petals!]] Given that the series in nominally set in the [[Feudal Japan|Sengoku period]], how Kenshin managed to dodge the gatling gun is perhaps a less important question than [[Anachronism Stew|what it was doing there in the first place]]. <ref>The answer to both questions is [[Rule of Cool]].</ref>
* In ''[[
* Belldandy from ''[[
** Thing is, so are the others, Belldandy on the other hand seems to either be super lucky or have unconscious probability control
* Done in ''[[
* Claire Stanfield from ''[[
* Similar to the page quote, the [[Big Bad]] of [[Parasyte]] isn't fast enough to dodge the actual bullets. He ''is'' fast enough, however, to be able to see where the police point their guns, and be able to move out of the way.
* Some of the more [[Badass]] fighters in ''[[Change 123]]'' can pull this off, [[Shown Their Work|with lots of effort spent explaining how it actually works]]. You don't have to dodge the bullet, you just have to make the guy with the gun miss.
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* [[Captain America]] can do this pretty well, although he prefers blocking them with his [[Immune to Bullets]] shield. Since the shield isn't that big, it still takes amazing reflexes for it to protect him as well as it does.
* When the [[Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles]] aren't [[Spin to Deflect Stuff|spinning their weapons]], they're dodging bullets and lasers and so on.
* John Doe of ''[[Nth Man:
* [[Sin City]] plays around with this. Miho and Wallace generally dance around gunfire. Dwight avoids it most of the time but has been pinned down by enemy fire more than once with nowhere to go. Marv avoids gunfire more often than not but is known to get clipped every now and then ([[Made of Iron|not that it stops him]]). Hartigan was clipped in every gun battle he was invovled in, although considering he was an old man suffering from a heart condition, this is quite impressive.
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* ''[[Star Wars]]'': Jedi knights dodge and deflect [[Frickin' Laser Beams]] ([[Catch and Return|often straight back at the shooter]]) so often that one wonders why individual [[Mook|mooks]] even ''try'' to shoot them (as we find out in the prequel trilogy, the Jedi aren't ''all'' as good as the main characters, particularly against an army. Moreover, individual lightsaber styles or "forms" may or may not emphasize deflection and defense). [[Justified Trope|Justified]] in that the weapon's laser beams move slower than normal bullets, which means that light energy is somehow moving slower than the speed of sound, let alone light, and the Jedi use their limited precognition to anticipate attacks and defend against them before they even happen. This can be defeated with lots and lots of guns, and lots and lots of firing, in a rapid succession. aka: [[More Dakka]]. In one of their very first scenes, C3PO and R2-D2 strolled right through the middle of a firefight without getting so much as scorched.
** Most blasters in ''[[Star Wars]]'' aren't actually "lasers". They're particle weapons. Still probably ought to move faster than they do, but Jedi a) move far faster than any ordinary being and b) know where the bolts will be before they are even fired. Theoretically, a Jedi could also block bullets.
* ''[[
** The Agents, though [[Dodge This|they can't dodge]] ''[[Crowning Moment of Awesome|everything]]''.
** Neo mentions it early on:
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* Cris Johnson in ''Next'' can see two minutes into the future and play out various scenarios in order to pick the best outcome. At one point in the movie, he finds himself up against a terrorist with a fully loaded gun. From our perspective, we get to see him split off in various directions in an attempt to dodge all the bullets complete with each [[Save Scumming|false choice getting shot and disappearing]] until only one is left standing, the one outcome where he successfully dodged all the bullets.
* Jet Li's character in ''[[Lethal Weapon]] 4'' does not seem to fear guns and in one scene dodges a bullet fired at him in the back unawares.
* Also Jet Li's character, Yulaw from ''[[The One (
* ''Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins'' features a man being trained to do this, complete with comments about which muscles to watch for twitching and why you shouldn't cheat by remembering how many bullets are meant to be in the gun.
* Lampshaded in ''[[
* During the WWI sequence in ''[[Sucker Punch]]'', as Baby Doll is closing in on the German courier, she uses her katana to parry the bullets he fires at her.
** Some of the other girls tilt, twist, and leap out of the way of bullets.
* In ''[[Alien Resurrection]]'' one of the Aliens manages to repeatedly dodge point-blank shots from a guy established to have nearly [[
== Literature ==
* ''[[The Destroyer]]'' paperback series of novels and the movie based on them, ''Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins'', states that Masters of the martial art of Sinanju are able to dodge bullets, among their many other abilities.
* Averted somewhat in ''The Ganymede Takeover'' by [[Philip K. Dick]] and Ray Nelson, in that the person being shot at is telepathic, and therefore knows when the shooter is about to pull the trigger.
* The engineereds in ''[[Duumvirate]]'' dodge single aimed bullets easily, but have a harder time with things such as poorly-aimed [[A Ks]] and shotguns.
* Grandpa Smedry of ''Alcatraz Versus the Evil Librarians'' and sequels presents an interesting twist, as part of his [[Blessed
* In the ''[[Warhammer 40000]]'' novel ''[[
* In the ''[[Warhammer 40000]] [[
* In [[
* In John D. MacDonald's ''The Girl, the Gold Watch, and Everything'', the hero activates his [[Time Stands Still|magic pocket watch]] just as his adversary pulls the trigger. Not only can he easily get out of the bullet's way, he uses a ruler and his knowledge of the gun's normal-speed muzzle velocity to calculate just ''how much'' the pocket watch is slowing down time.
== Live Action TV ==
* ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise
* ''[[MacGyver]]'' does this at times. He dives between lines of bullets shot by a helicopter in the early season intros. He's blocked a crossbow bolt with a 2x2 board. Practically nobody who shoots at him can hit him--if they do, they graze him (and cause amnesia). It's played off as luck, though, rather than skill, and he has a healthy respect for people pointing guns at him.
* Ziva does this in an episode of ''[[
* [[Averted]] and busted by the ''[[Myth Busters]]''. While it is theoretically possible to dodge a .338 Lapua round in as close as 500 yards, it is not practical nor likely to happen with military grade rounds in a combat scenario. You can't see the muzzle flash from that far away, and the bullet will reach you before the sound of the shot.
* Hicks from ''[[Alphas]]'' is able use his [[Super Reflexes]] to get out of the way of a bullet. He realizes that the shooter is about to fire and drops to the ground before the trigger is squeezed. He follows this up with a feat of acrobatics right out of a [[
* Parodied in ''[[The Office]]''. Michael Scott's amateur film features his character dodging bullets from point blank range using some awkward and poorly choreographed poses.
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* In ''[[GURPS]]'' the ability of characters to dodge bullets is justified by the assumption that you're staying away from where the shooter is aimed. You usually need exotic or cinematic powers to raise it above 10 (50% chance) so it's best not to rely on it against guns. With the right advantages and the high skill levels you can deflect weapons that move faster than the speed of light because... [[Rule of Cool|you know]].
* [[Hero System]] has "Combat Luck" -- Armor defined as "it just missed me, good thing I dodged" instead of the usual "it bounced off my skin/bulletproof vest/powered armor".
* In ''Tabletopgame/Shadowrun'', the firing character uses a dice pool that can't really go higher than around 15 (agility max. 6 plus firearms skill max. 6 plus aptitude 1 plus specialization 2) while the defender uses reaction (max. 6) plus dodge (max. 6) plus aptitude (1) for a dice pool of 13, which gives an almost even chance of dodging any shot. (you successfully dodge if you roll more 5's or 6's on your 13 dice than the other person does on his 15) That is for a single shot (and we should mention that with stat-boosting cyberware, [[
* In ''[[Aberrant]]'', Novas with at least two [[Mega Dexterity]] can make Dodge rolls against gunfire even without cover. (Those with four [[Mega Dexterity]] can make Block rolls to [[Bullet Catch|catch]] them.)
* The ''[[
* ''[[
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* Nathan Frost from ''[[Project Snowblind]]'' has a reflex augmentation which lets him "dance through the enemy's bullets". He still gets hit a fair amount if you try, though. He also has an augmentation which allows him to become [[Immune to Bullets]] (and rockets, and grenades, and lasers...)
* The player character can do this in [[Mercenaries|Mercenaries 2: World In Flames]], but without the help of superpowers, or even [[Badass Normal|Badass Normality]]; the bullets are ''just that freakin' slow''.
* [[Fragile Speedster|Faith]], the [[Le Parkour|Runner]] protagonist of ''[[
* [[Magnificent Bastard|Albert Wesker]] in [[Resident Evil]] has superhuman senses, strength, and reflexes thanks to his [[Only Mostly Dead]] [[Gambit Roulette]] from the first game, but [[Up to Eleven|it's jacked up to ridiculous levels]] in RE5 when he sidesteps bullets so fast ''[[Flash Step|that you can't even see him moving]]''. He even dodges rocket-propelled grenades in the first part of your fight with him, and a major part of that [[Boss Battle]] is figuring out a way to slow him enough down to hit him. Even then, you can never score a direct strike, he ''catches'' the RPG out of midair and you're forced to blow it up in his hands. It is possible to actually ''hit'' Wesker with bullets. You just have to kill the lights, wait for him to lose sight of you, and shoot him while his back is turned. But after the first couple of hits he'll start dodging again.
* [[Viewtiful Joe]] can do this too whenever he uses the Slow VFX power, but Joe can also punch bullets and''tank shells'' and send them right back at the person that fired them.
* Besides of Jedi deflecting shots with a lightsaber, ''[[Jedi Academy]]'' features characters actually dodging energy blasts. Justified, more or less, in that they're relatively slow ones and almost everyone uses a burst of [[Super Speed|Force Speed]] to accomplish it. Jedi, [[Superpowered Mooks|Cultists and Reborn]] can do this, and it's also an almost undiscoverable power for the player character. Activating it takes something like standing still facing an enemy whose shots you can't block, which just doesn't seem like such a great idea. [[Badass Normal|Boba Fett]] also dodges blaster shots, but not as reliably. Another similar defense Force-users have is turning back small rockets and blasts from a concussion rifle with Force Push. The rockets are slow enough that it's merely moderate challenge for the player's reflexes to turn them back, but the concussion rifle blasts are so fast that it's difficult even with 3rd-level speed activated - and yet the NPC Force-users turn them almost infallibly.
* In the [[Final Fantasy VII]] OVA ''Last Order'', Zack is shown easily dodging machine gun fire from multiple shooters and causing the shooters to hit each other.
* In ''[[
* In [[City of Heroes]], Scrappers and Stalkers have an optional secondary ability called 'Super Reflexes'. Once gained, many of these powers are automatically on and cost no endurance.
{{quote| '''Project Mirage''' ''(player-character):'' "I'm not bulletproof. And I'm not invincible. I don't need to be."}}
* In ''[[Metroid: Other M]]'', Samus can do this with her new 'Sense Move' ability.
* Non-[[Redshirt Army]] blaster units in ''[[Lego Adaptation Game|Lego Star Wars]]'' have ability to dodge enemies' beam shots while firing back at them.
* Several higher-level mooks and bosses will dodge your bullets in ''[[Red Steel|Red Steel II]]'' if you randomly fire at them. No such luck for you, though...
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== Web Animation ==
* Happens all the time in ''[[
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== Webcomics ==
* [[
* As the opening quote shows, ''[[
* From [[Scary Go Round]]: "[http://scarygoround.com/?date=20030404 Have you ever tried to jump in front of a bullet? They move pretty fast, you know, ''like a bullet does.'']"
* The RPG-centric comic ''[[Darths and Droids]]'' manages to both lampshade and subvert this quite brilliantly [http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0009.html at the same time], while also teaching its readers some valuable roleplaying techniques to boot.
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