What does DFA mean?

[Iynx]

In the game, what does DFA mean? I hear a lot of people using it, so what does it stand for?

 

 

-Iynx

[SpYzEr]

DFA = Death From Above (i think?) It refers to the red and yellow specials

[Iynx]

Thanks, that makes sence. Anyone else have any other meanings?

 

 

-Iynx

[Wacky_Baccy]

Originally posted by Iynx

Anyone else have any other meanings?

Yes, but they're not official, and nor are they suitable for the audience these forums attract

 

 

Death From Above is the most widely used meaning, afaik

[<Im Yo Pusha>]

Death From Above

[Pedantic]

What I want to know is when did people start calling the yellow finisher a DFA?

[teutonicknight]

I think it was when the 1.03 patch came out... not sure though... just my guess.

[-s/<itzo-]

Originally posted by Pedantic

What I want to know is when did people start calling the yellow finisher a DFA?

 

 

no its actually the red special not yellow.

[SpYzEr]

Originally posted by -s/<itzo-

 

 

no its actually the red special not yellow.

 

 

I have heard the yellow special been called DFA on many occasions. Those may have been noobs tho, who knows

[-s/<itzo-]

i haven't played the game in a while but i think the specials were called:

 

 

DFA (red style special move)

 

Inverted Upslash (yellow style special move)

 

The Lunge (blue style special move)

 

 

 

and i'm pretty sure DFA is the red stance special.

[Hekx]

Some people call the yellow special a yellow DFA, but I prefer the term 'butterfly'

 

I believe 'DFA' is the red special

[Luc Solar]

Here's the deal:

 

First DFA meant the yellow special. Makes more sense imo.

 

For some reason (lack of imagination?) the red special stole the shortening. DFA now usually stands for Death From Above as the red special move.

 

The yellow special has a dozen names (blender, butterfly etc.). I mostly use "Yellow special" or "Medium finisher".

 

Anyways: 99% of the time when someone gets "DFA'ed" -it means the strong stance jumping overhead shop which buries the saber into the ground.

[BigTeddyPaul]

I have also heard people call it th yellow DFA and red DFA to distinguish the two since they both are lethal. However, you can be hit with the yellow butterf;y (that is what I heard/read it called) and still live. The red DFA however is almost always fatal unless you have full health or dodge most of it.

 

BigTeddyPaul