Knockback (term)

Knockback is a phenomenon which appears in several games in the series (Primarily the Tactics series, though a similar phenomenon appeared in Final Fantasy XII). Has the name suggests, the effect involves knocking an enemy back with an attack, this can be part of an offensive ability, or has part of a counter ability (such has Blink Counter). In the Tactics series it is possible to use this effect to your advantage by either knocking enemies out of range to avoid counter attacks, or, if you manage to position it right, it is possible to knock enemies off of cliffs, thus causing them to take damage from the fall (if you do so from a sufficient height), in addition to the damage from your attack.