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Telegraphing is the art of making a dangerous attack readable before it happens; the larger the punishment, the more important that warning usually becomes. Meanwhile, the mechanics tell a second story. A launcher attack is really a temporary rewrite of the rules: once the opponent is airborne, both players enter a different timing and positioning problem. Action games measure courage in a strange unit called 'how close you are willing to stand to the boss.'