Request for a animation suggestion

[Vertex]

I hate to admit it but I've hit a mental roadblock for my key sets, dodges for superspeed characters.
It cant' be anything that requires 2 bodies or extra objects because it's for keys for many meshes so.... if ya got a bright idea.. let me have it.

Thank you in advance for any possible suggestions.

[detourne_me]

well, since you asked...  Remember in the movies Spider-man 1 when pete dodge's flash's punch, and he does a double take at the fist, then at flash...
Well in movies we only ever see that done in slow-motion..  how would it look for us at normal speed?
so, umm animation wise, maybe a side step, with at double take or so..  maybe even a little smile too, since this is a VX mesh?

you could also do some cocky animations too.. maybe a small dodge and then the hero yawns. or even a little dance...   another idea, tricky to pull off is that the hero runs behind the attacker, taps him on the shoulder, then runs back to the spot where he was.

[herodad1]

maybe a quick turn to the left or right( kinda like an open door movement ).also maybe speed blocks with its arms(blocking punches) or a vibrating movement.another idea(might not be what your wanting now but an idea for specific vx_characters) is the fx trail behind your speedsters.instead of a color trail maybe a multi-image of the character with dust coming from his feet.

[yell0w_lantern]

I really like the dodge animation where the character remains in idle and the mesh gets moved to a different (far away) location in each key. Also, the running quickly in a large circle animation is a classic.

[doctorchallenger]

You could have the mesh back pedal (run backwards) away from the attack. If you want to add a cocky element you could have the character thumb his/her nose at the attacker (http://french.about.com/library/graphics/gestures/g-pieddenez.jpg)

[docdelorean88]

well, since you asked...  Remember in the movies Spider-man 1 when pete dodge's flash's punch, and he does a double take at the fist, then at flash...
Well in movies we only ever see that done in slow-motion..  how would it look for us at normal speed?
so, umm animation wise, maybe a side step, with at double take or so..  maybe even a little smile too, since this is a VX mesh?

you could also do some cocky animations too.. maybe a small dodge and then the hero yawns. or even a little dance...   another idea, tricky to pull off is that the hero runs behind the attacker, taps him on the shoulder, then runs back to the spot where he was.

I think any of those are great!