Talk:Manic/@comment-73.140.7.214-20150820033913

(Note: There are reports of the player being able to kick the Manic off before it begins slashing, however this needs to be verified.)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Uw5AWYxiOE

After seeing this successfully done on recording here on this vid (you'll see the Mirage kick the manic off of herself at 1:23, I thought I might as well grind out finding out the mechanics for:

HOW TO KICK A MANIC OFF AFTER YOU'VE BEEN MOUNTED... ALL BY YOURSELF.

It appears there's 2 ways to escape/counter a mount from a Manic after the Manic has successfully mounted you.

(1) Well-timed melee strike (Seems difficult to do so far). It seems you've got to try to execute the melee strike right before or at the same moment the Manic is about to make the 1st swipe at you after mounting you.

(2) Press "dodge roll" after the Manic has mounted you. Just press/mash dodge roll if you find yourself under the mount of a Manic, and you'll just kick the Manic off of your character. ALL BY YOURSELF.

I'll continue grinding to find the specific mechanics of the melee-counter to after the Manic has mounted you.