Blowdown

Effect

Blowdown is one of the side-effects of certain skills or bullets can have. Unlike a status effect, the enemy does not gain a certain status, but undergoes a physical action, which may impede it's ability to strike back at you. The effect is also known as knockdown or wipeout.

Properties

The sort of physical impediment the enemy undergoes depends on the enemy itself. But usually the same category of enemies undergoes nigh-on the same side-effect. It also sometimes depends on where you hit the enemy (from behind, the side, or the front).

• Small enemies: These will 'trip up', and fall on the floor.
• Medium enemies: These will fall flat-out on their back or belly.
• Large enemies: The effects vary. Most common are flinching, tripping and falling over