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key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-knockback
type: mechanic
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-knockback
lang: en
title: Knockback
summary: An impact pushes the player away and changes their relation to hazards.
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
status: active
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https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-knockback/
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https://gamemechanics.pro/api/v1/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-knockback.json
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https://gamemechanics.pro/content/knowledge/en/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-knockback.md
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- Boss fights
- Arena
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- id: source-6002109c9a1e3fc3
title: 'Boss Fight Atlas: Knockback (RU)'
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title: False Knight · Hollow Knight
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title: Horn Beetle · Ori and the Will of the Wisps
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- id: source-fe1d941d246fcb74
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- id: source-baf38070a8989361
title: Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout
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- id: source-945019fe5d82d809
title: 'Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault'
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title: Final Fantasy XIV
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preview:
updatedAt: '2026-10-22'
title: Knockback
description: An impact pushes the player away and changes their relation to hazards.
image:
src: images/mechanics/boss-final-sqmecota2fk-196.webp
width: 640
height: 360
game: Final Fantasy XIV
sourceUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk&t=196s'
originalUrl: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk'
sourceFrameSeconds: 196
credit: Square Enix; gameplay capture by Rainesama
rights: >-
Game graphics © Square Enix. Gameplay recording by Rainesama. Original
visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from
portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
caption: >-
Final Fantasy XIV: Hephaistos’s Footprint knocks players away from the
center
alt: >-
Final Fantasy XIV: Hephaistos’s Footprint knocks players away from the
center
markers:
- x: 49
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label: >-
The central impulse changes position; an immunity effect can prevent
it
tips:
- >-
Show push direction and check landing positions against walls and
drop-offs.
examples:
- title: Final Fantasy XIV
url: 'https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk&t=196s'
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provenance: >-
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic
pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by
gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference
URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights;
references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
license: CC-BY-4.0
codeLicense: MIT
attribution: gamemechanics.pro contributors
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---
# Knockback
id: boss-fight-atlas--boss-knockback
type: mechanic
key: mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-knockback
lang: en
status: active
url: https://gamemechanics.pro/en/knowledge/mechanic/boss-fight-atlas--boss-knockback/
An impact pushes the player away and changes their relation to hazards.
## At a glance
[Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk&t=196s) · Game graphics © Square Enix. Gameplay recording by Rainesama. Original visible source markings retained. All rights reserved; excluded from portal MIT and CC BY 4.0.
[Source recording](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk), 196 s
1. The central impulse changes position; an immunity effect can prevent it
- Show push direction and check landing positions against walls and drop-offs.
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk&t=196s)
## How it works
An impact pushes the player away and changes their relation to hazards.
## Variants
### How the technique works
- An impact pushes the player away and changes their relation to hazards.
## Context and limits
A concise reference to all 124 Boss Fight Atlas mechanics across its 14 source sections. Each entry includes a definition, full RU/EN lesson links, game references and further reading retained from the source. Animations and detailed rules remain in the atlas.
## Connected materials
## Sources and provenance
Editorial reference index based on the 124 public Boss Fight Atlas mechanic pages checked on 2026-10-20. Original concise RU/EN definitions by gamemechanics.pro; source categories, game/boss associations and reference URLs retained from the atlas. Linked materials retain their original rights; references are upstream attributions, not independent verification.
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Knockback (RU)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/ru/mechanics/knockback/) (id: source-6002109c9a1e3fc3)
- [Boss Fight Atlas: Knockback (EN)](https://polyakovin.github.io/boss-fight-atlas/en/mechanics/knockback/) (id: source-de2814d064aa6c4a)
- [False Knight · Hollow Knight](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rwZmf4u366o&t=151s) (id: source-33fd2e5b8feccbc5)
- [Horn Beetle · Ori and the Will of the Wisps](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DvuB8cImPIg&t=61s) (id: source-eef81b16224f1c1d)
- [Godfrey, First Elden Lord · Elden Ring](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U2jd1fqLpsE&t=180s) (id: source-fe1d941d246fcb74)
- [Enemy Attacks and Telegraphing · Mike Stout](https://www.gamedeveloper.com/design/enemy-attacks-and-telegraphing) (id: source-baf38070a8989361)
- [Boss Up: Boss Battle Design · GDC Vault](https://www.gdcvault.com/play/1024921/Boss-Up-Boss-Battle-Design) (id: source-945019fe5d82d809)
- [Final Fantasy XIV](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sqMeCota2fk&t=196s) (id: source-4919502bad8e8460)
CC-BY-4.0 · gamemechanics.pro contributors