noun, verb
Gaming Slang
DP (Dragon Punch)
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An invincible rising uppercut on a forward-down-forward motion — the answer to jump-ins.
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Definitions
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A rising uppercut, usually with invincibility on start-up, done on the dragon-punch motion. It blows up jump-ins and works as a wake-up reversal — but whiff it and you're wide open for a punish.
“He jumped in and ate a DP straight to the face for the knockdown.”
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Often used as a verb. To DP is to throw out that invincible reversal, usually on wake-up when you're sick of pressure.
“Quit DPing on wake-up, I'm baiting it every time and punishing you for half your life.”
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DP (Dragon Punch) In A Sentence
He jumped in and ate a DP straight to the face for the knockdown.
Quit DPing on wake-up, I'm baiting it every time and punishing you for half your life.
Origin & Usage
Named after the Shoryuken, Ryu and Ken's rising uppercut in Street Fighter; the input notation '623' / 'Z-motion' is the DP motion.
People Also Ask
Why is it called a Dragon Punch?
It comes from the Shoryuken ('Rising Dragon Fist') in Street Fighter. The name and its input motion got generalised to any invincible rising uppercut across the genre.
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