Dropkick

Dropkick is a two-footed flying kick that propels Kliff horizontally forward into a single target at high speed, delivering a forceful knockback effect on contact. Unlike Flying Kick (which targets a single enemy for stagger) or Meteor Kick (which is vertical with area shockwave), Dropkick prioritizes pushing the target away, making it one of the game's best repositioning tools for both creating space and knocking enemies into hazards.

The knockback properties of Dropkick have strategic environmental applications: near cliffs in Savage Peaks or Frozen Soul Mountain, Dropkick can launch enemies off ledges entirely. In The Bonepit arena fight against Muskan, Dropkick pushes him into the arena walls, interrupting his charge pattern and providing a free attack window. This environmental awareness transforms what appears to be a straightforward damage ability into a sophisticated positioning tool.

Dropkick also interrupts enemy attack animations on contact: landing a Dropkick during the wind-up of a telegraphed attack cancels the attack entirely, which is particularly useful against Black Bear Berserkers whose relentless charges are otherwise difficult to interrupt. Combined with Clothesline as a follow-up (Dropkick creates knockback distance, sprint follow-up delivers Clothesline), the sequence chains into a powerful two-hit crowd-control combo.

Dropkick's damage and knockback distance both scale with height advantage, making it exceptionally powerful when initiated from a Double Jump apex or after a Flight glide. The aerial Dropkick variant deals nearly double the base damage and sends targets significantly farther, which experienced players exploit to launch enemies into environmental hazards from elevated positions. Combining Dropkick with Axiom Force creates a gap-closer-to-knockback loop where Kliff grapples in, Dropkicks the target away, and then grapples again for a repeat, keeping aggressive enemies permanently off-balance while dealing consistent damage throughout the sequence.

Dropkick is a dynamic Unarmed attack where Kliff launches both feet forward in a powerful two-legged strike that sends enemies flying. It covers excellent horizontal distance, making it a strong gap-closer, and the knockback effect creates space when you need to reset the fight. Dropkick is particularly entertaining in environmental encounters where launching enemies off cliffs or into hazards can result in instant kills. Upgrade it for more knockback distance and impact damage.