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*'''[[Cancel]]''': The act of prematurely ending an animation to be free to act again sooner. Cancellable actions vary between games but often includes attacks, movements, and receiving knockback or hitstun. | *'''[[Cancel]]''': The act of prematurely ending an animation to be free to act again sooner. Cancellable actions vary between games but often includes attacks, movements, and receiving knockback or hitstun. | ||
**"Cancelling" can also refer to cancelling the execution of an action to remain non-committal. Characters with chargeable [[special move]]s may have the option to cancel them before release to avoid an otherwise lengthy period of vulnerability or to gut an opponent's attempt to predict or punish the attack. | **"Cancelling" can also refer to cancelling the execution of an action to remain non-committal. Characters with chargeable [[special move]]s may have the option to cancel them before release to avoid an otherwise lengthy period of vulnerability or to gut an opponent's attempt to predict or punish the attack. | ||
**'''[[Kara cancel]]''': The ability to cancel the start-up of a move into another move. Both of these moves are dependent upon the game and character: for example, all characters can cancel their dash attack into their dash grab in every game except for ''64'', while Ryu, Ken, and Terry can cancel their normals in the first 3 frames after activation into their command inputs. | **'''[[Kara cancel]]''': The ability to cancel the start-up of a move into another move. Both of these moves are dependent upon the game and character: for example, all characters can cancel their dash attack into their dash grab in every game except for ''64'' (known as a '''boost grab'''), while Ryu, Ken, and Terry can cancel their normals in the first 3 frames after activation into their command inputs. It's usually done to transfer properties of the first move (such as range or invincibility) onto the second. | ||
*'''Clean hit''': A well-timed hit that uses an attack's initial hitbox; usually much stronger than the late hit. Many attacks don't differentiate, but examples of those that do include {{SSBM|Fox}}'s [[up smash]] in ''Melee'' and most [[sex kick]]s. | *'''Clean hit''': A well-timed hit that uses an attack's initial hitbox; usually much stronger than the late hit. Many attacks don't differentiate, but examples of those that do include {{SSBM|Fox}}'s [[up smash]] in ''Melee'' and most [[sex kick]]s. | ||
**'''Late hit''': A hit that uses an attack's later hitbox; usually weaker than the clean hit. Some attacks have a [[sourspot]] that coincides with the late hit, like the [[Knee Smash]] | **'''Late hit''': A hit that uses an attack's later hitbox; usually weaker than the clean hit. Some attacks have a [[sourspot]] that coincides with the late hit, like the [[Knee Smash]] | ||