Barrel Roll

CONCEPT

A barrel roll is a maneuver in which an object makes a complete rotation on its longitudinal axis while following a helical path, approximately maintaining its original direction.

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The phrase, "Do a barrel roll!" is a popular meme from the game Star Fox 64 (Game) where Peppy the Hare commands the player perform a Barrel roll to avoid incoming enemy fire. Though called a barrel roll, the maneuver in Star Fox is actually an aileron roll.

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• 2004 (Game)
• ACE: Air Combat Emulator (Game)
• Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (Game)
• Ace Combat 2 (Game)
• Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (Game)
• Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (Game)
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Game)
• Ace Combat Advance (Game)
• Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (Game)
• Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (Game)
• Aces of the Galaxy (Game)
• After Burner Climax (Game)
• After Burner: Black Falcon (Game)
• Asphalt 8: Airborne (Game)
• Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII (Game)
• Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (Game)
• Burnout Paradise (Game)
• Captain Skyhawk (Game)
• Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... (Game)
• Crimson Skies (Game)
• Crimson Skies: High Road to Revenge (Game)
• Digital Combat Simulator: Black Shark (Game)
• Fatal Inertia EX (Game)
• Freaky Flyers (Game)
• GripShift (Game)
• Halo 3: ODST (Game)
• Harms Way (Game)
• Heroes of the Pacific (Game)
• IL-2 Sturmovik: 1946 (Game)
• IL-2 Sturmovik: Forgotten Battles (Game)
• Il-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey (Game)
• Kingdom Hearts II (Game)
• LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy (Game)
• LEGO Star Wars: The Complete Saga (Game)
• Lair (Game)
• Lock On: Modern Air Combat (Game)
• NiGHTS into Dreams... (Game)
• NiGHTS: Journey of Dreams (Game)
• Panzer Dragoon Orta (Game)
• Pilotwings Resort (Game)
• Saints Row IV (Game)
• Saints Row: The Third (Game)
• Samurai Warriors: State of War (Game)
• Skylanders SuperChargers (Game)
• Smash Cars (Game)
• Snoopy Flying Ace (Game)
• Speed Racer: The Videogame (Game)
• Star Fox (Game)
• Star Fox (Game)
• Star Fox 64 (Game)
• Star Fox 64 3D (Game)
• Star Fox Adventures (Game)
• Star Fox Assault (Game)
• Star Fox Command (Game)
• Star Fox Zero (Game)
• Star Wars: Battlefront II (Game)
• Star Wars: Episode I - Battle for Naboo (Game)
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Game)
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (Game)
• Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III - Rebel Strike (Game)
• Star Wars: TIE Fighter (Game)
• Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Game)
• Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars (Game)
• The Sky Crawlers: Innocent Aces (Game)
• Time Bokan Series: Bokan to Ippatsu! Doronbo (Game)
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Game)
• Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X. 2 (Game)
• Top Gun (Game)
• Top Gun: Combat Zones (Game)
• Top Gun: Fire at Will! (Game)
• Top Gun: The Second Mission (Game)
• Vapor Trail (Game)
• Warhawk (Game)
• Warhawk (Game)
• Wave Race (Game)
• Wave Race 64 (Game)
• Wave Race: Blue Storm (Game)
• Wii Sports Resort (Game)
• WipEout HD (Game)
• WipEout Omega Collection (Game)
• stratO (Game)

Concept details

Name

Barrel Roll

Aliases

Games

• 2004 (Game)
• ACE: Air Combat Emulator (Game)
• Ace Combat 04: Shattered Skies (Game)
• Ace Combat 2 (Game)
• Ace Combat 3: Electrosphere (Game)
• Ace Combat 5: The Unsung War (Game)
• Ace Combat 6: Fires of Liberation (Game)
• Ace Combat Advance (Game)
• Ace Combat X: Skies of Deception (Game)
• Ace Combat Zero: The Belkan War (Game)
• Aces of the Galaxy (Game)
• After Burner Climax (Game)
• After Burner: Black Falcon (Game)
• Asphalt 8: Airborne (Game)
• Blazing Angels 2: Secret Missions of WWII (Game)
• Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII (Game)
• Burnout Paradise (Game)
• Captain Skyhawk (Game)
• Christmas NiGHTS into Dreams... (Game)
• Crimson Skies (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Super Smash Bros. (Franchise), LEGO Star Wars (Franchise), Star Wars (Franchise), Star Wars: Battlefront (Franchise), Star Wars: X-Wing (Franchise), Grand Theft Auto (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), Pilotwings (Franchise), Halo (Franchise), Nights (Franchise), Tom Clancy (Franchise), Tatsunoko (Franchise), Wii (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), Burnout (Franchise), Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (Franchise), Kingdom Hearts (Franchise), Warhawk (Franchise), Star Fox (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Mickey Mouse (Franchise), Ace Combat (Franchise), Samurai Warriors (Franchise), Panzer Dragoon (Franchise), LEGO (Franchise), Saints Row (Franchise), Peanuts (Franchise), Wave Race (Franchise), Time Bokan (Franchise), Crimson Skies (Franchise), Blazing Angels (Franchise), Speed Racer (Franchise), Top Gun (Franchise), Supersonic Acrobatic Rocket-Powered Battle-Cars (Franchise), WipEout (Franchise), Wii Sports (Franchise), After Burner (Franchise), Doritos (Franchise), IL-2 (Franchise), Tom Clancy's H.A.W.X (Franchise), Digital Combat Simulator (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Wolf O'Donnell (Character), Falco Lombardi (Character), Fox McCloud (Character), Panther Caruso (Character), Pigma Dengar (Character), James McCloud (Character), Krystal (Character), Peppy Hare (Character), R.O.B. 64 (Character), Slippy Toad (Character), The Thirteenth Colossus (Character), Gragas, the Rabble Rouser (Character)

Locations

• Has locations: Lylat System (Location)

Objects

• Has objects: Spaceship (Object), Airplane (Object), Airship (Object), Barrel (Object), TIE Advanced (Object), TIE Interceptor (Object), Landmaster Tank (Object), Millennium Falcon (Object), A-Wing (Object), TIE Fighter (Object), F-16 Fighting Falcon (Object), Hunter Cavalry (Object)

People

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Meme Origin (Concept), Tricks (Concept), Dogfight (Concept), Looping (Concept)