verb Gaming Slang

Moonwalking

· verb · gaming

Sliding backward while still facing and dashing forward in Melee.

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Definitions

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Lightly tilt the stick back during the dash and your character glides backward at dash speed while still facing forward, just like the dance. It lets you retreat and still threaten a forward grab from the wrong direction.

“He moonwalked out of the corner and grabbed me facing the other way, filthy.”
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Pure style points, but it has real use for grabbing from the back.

“Captain Falcon moonwalk grabs never stop being cool.”
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Moonwalking In A Sentence

He moonwalked out of the corner and grabbed me facing the other way, filthy.
Captain Falcon moonwalk grabs never stop being cool.

Origin & Usage

Super Smash Bros. Melee. Discovered by smasher Mr.C and named after Michael Jackson's dance move.

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