Roll

CONCEPT

A maneuver involving both horizontal movement and rotation about a horizontal axis. Many characters roll in a unique fashion, and certain vehicles are even capable of rolling

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Overview

Rolls are mostly used as a means of evasion (e.g. dodging an enemy's attack) or a breakfall after falling from height to reduce the impact on hitting the ground and keep movement going.

Occasionally, rolls can be used for moving swiftly at a low height for getting under an obstacle, or to get from one spot to another while staying out of sight as much as possible (this is used quite a lot in the Splinter Cell (Franchise) series).

Uses in Real Life

A common real life activity that rolls are used in is parkour, as practitioners often face large drops, and rolls keep the forward movement going fluidly.

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• 007: Tomorrow Never Dies (Game)
• 1942 (Game)
• 4-Play Action Pack (Volume 1) (Game)
• A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV (Game)
• Akuji: The Heartless (Game)
• Aladdin's Wonders of the World (Game)
• Alien Hominid (Game)
• Aliens: Infestation (Game)
• Arcania: Gothic 4 (Game)
• Army of Two (Game)
• Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia (Game)
• Assassin's Creed II (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Origins (Game)
• Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (Game)
• Banjo-Kazooie (Game)
• Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (Game)
• Banjo-Tooie (Game)
• Barbarian (Game)
• Barbarian II (Game)
• Barbie Explorer (Game)
• Batman Forever (Game)
• Beautiful Katamari (Game)
• Big Action Mega Fight! (Game)
• Bionic Commando (Game)
• BlackThorne (Game)
• Blade & Bones (Game)
• Blade of Darkness (Game)
• Blast Corps (Game)
• Bloodborne (Game)
• Bobby Bearing (Game)
• Brütal Legend (Game)
• Castlevania: Lament of Innocence (Game)
• Clash of the Titans (Game)
• Claymates (Game)
• Cobalt (Game)
• Code Vein (Game)
• Collapse (Game)
• Comix Zone (Game)
• Covert Ops: Nuclear Dawn (Game)
• Crash Commando (Game)
• Curse of the Dead Gods (Game)
• Damnation (Game)
• Dante's Inferno (Game)
• Dark Arms: Beast Busters (Game)
• Dark Souls (Game)
• Dark Souls II (Game)
• Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin (Game)
• Dark Souls III (Game)
• Days Gone (Game)
• Dead Cells (Game)
• Dead Rising 2 (Game)
• Dead Space 3 (Game)
• Dead to Rights: Retribution (Game)
• Deadlock (Game)
• Death's Door (Game)
• Delete (Game)
• Demolition Man (Game)
• Demon's Souls (Game)
• Devil May Cry 2 (Game)
• Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (Game)
• Devil May Cry HD Collection (Game)
• Devil's Third (Game)
• Dex (Game)
• Diablo III: Ultimate Evil Edition (Game)
• DmC Devil May Cry (Game)
• Donkey Kong Country Returns (Game)
• Draconus: Cult of the Wyrm (Game)
• Drakan: Order of the Flame (Game)
• Drakan: The Ancients' Gates (Game)
• ELEX (Game)
• Earth Defense Force 2017 (Game)
• Earth Defense Force 2025 (Game)
• Eat Lead: The Return of Matt Hazard (Game)
• Elden Ring (Game)
• Enter the Gungeon (Game)
• Exoprimal (Game)
• Exploding Judo Federation (Game)
• Fable III (Game)
• Flashback (Game)
• Flashback: The Quest for Identity (Game)
• Free Running (Game)
• Frogsong (Game)
• G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Game)
• Garshasp: The Monster Slayer (Game)
• Ghost of Tsushima (Game)
• God of War (Game)
• God of War Collection (Game)
• God of War II (Game)
• God of War III (Game)
• God of War: Chains of Olympus (Game)
• Gun (Game)
• Hamsterball (Game)
• Hunter: The Reckoning - Redeemer (Game)
• Hybrid (Game)
• Hydrophobia (Game)
• Igneous (Game)

Concept details

Name

Roll

Aliases

Rolling,Rollout

Games

• 007: Tomorrow Never Dies (Game)
• 1942 (Game)
• 4-Play Action Pack (Volume 1) (Game)
• A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV (Game)
• Akuji: The Heartless (Game)
• Aladdin's Wonders of the World (Game)
• Alien Hominid (Game)
• Aliens: Infestation (Game)
• Arcania: Gothic 4 (Game)
• Army of Two (Game)
• Army of Two: The 40th Day (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: India (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Chronicles: Russia (Game)
• Assassin's Creed II (Game)
• Assassin's Creed Origins (Game)
• Assassin's Creed: The Ezio Collection (Game)
• Banjo-Kazooie (Game)
• Banjo-Kazooie: Grunty's Revenge (Game)
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Franchises

• Has franchises: Sonic the Hedgehog (Franchise), Super Smash Bros. (Franchise), The Legend of Zelda (Franchise), Capcom Versus (Franchise), Marvel vs. Capcom (Franchise), Street Fighter (Franchise), Star Wars (Franchise), Star Wars: Battlefront (Franchise), Grand Theft Auto (Franchise), Wario (Franchise), Mario (Franchise), New Play Control (Franchise), Wario Land (Franchise), Castlevania (Franchise), Assassin's Creed (Franchise), Bionic Commando (Franchise), Sega Vintage Collection (Franchise), Batman (Franchise), DC Universe (Franchise), Banjo-Kazooie (Franchise), Donkey Kong (Franchise), Batman: Arkham (Franchise), Metal Gear (Franchise), Metal Gear Solid (Franchise), Metroid (Franchise), Metroid Prime (Franchise), Ninja Gaiden (Franchise), The Chronicles of Riddick (Franchise), Jak and Daxter (Franchise), Dead Rising (Franchise), Uncharted (Franchise), Donkey Kong Country (Franchise), Gears of War (Franchise), Lost Planet (Franchise), Tomb Raider (Franchise), Final Fantasy (Franchise), Total Overdose (Franchise), Devil May Cry (Franchise), Compilation of Final Fantasy VII (Franchise), Kingdom Hearts (Franchise), Katamari Damacy (Franchise), Warhammer 40,000 (Franchise), Star Ocean (Franchise), Disney (Franchise), Mickey Mouse (Franchise), Mass Effect (Franchise), Killzone (Franchise), Syphon Filter (Franchise), Just Cause (Franchise), Manhunt (Franchise), Perfect Dark (Franchise), Gothic (Franchise), DreamWorks Animation SKG (Franchise), Kung Fu Panda (Franchise), JoJo's Bizarre Adventure (Franchise), Prince of Persia (Franchise), The Sands of Time (Franchise), Fable (Franchise), Gun (Franchise), Tenchu (Franchise), Darksiders (Franchise), God of War (Franchise), de Blob (Franchise), inFamous (Franchise), Matt Hazard (Franchise), Army of Two (Franchise), Alien (Franchise), Crackdown (Franchise), Dead Space (Franchise), G.I. Joe (Franchise), Shank (Franchise), Souls (Franchise), Hunter: The Reckoning (Franchise), Dead to Rights (Franchise), Earth Defense Force (Franchise), Hydrophobia (Franchise), Garshasp (Franchise), NARC (Franchise), TrackMania (Franchise), 1942 (Franchise), Barbarian Series (Franchise), Rolando (Franchise)

Characters

• Has characters: Mileena (Character), Link (Character), Wario (Character), Voldo (Character), Abel (Character), Solid Snake (Character), Thardus (Character), Ryu Hayabusa (Character), Jak (Character), Nathan Drake (Character), Marcus Fenix (Character), King Dodongo (Character), Kiddy Kong (Character), Dante (Character), Zack Fair (Character), Sora (Character), Felicia (Character), Roach (Character), Ayame (Character), Rikimaru (Character), Tatsumaru (Character), Stitch (Character), Richter (Character), Melvin Underbelly (Character), Mercury (Character), Celeste (Character), Faith Connors (Character), Tony Ferguson (Character), The Kid (Character), Maya Torres (Character), Cole Cassidy (Character), Coiny (Character)

Locations

Objects

• Has objects: Rock Mushroom (Object), Wheel (Object), Dice Block (Object)

People

Related Concepts

• Has related concepts: Slope Sliding (Concept), Somersault (Concept), Spin Dash (Concept), Parkour (Concept), Dodge (Concept), Invincibility Frames (Concept), Side Step (Concept), Pinball Character (Concept), Dodongos (Concept), Handspring (Concept), Krakkiss (Concept), Looping (Concept), Cartwheel (Concept), Stop, Drop, and Roll (Concept)