Rolling

Rolling (ローリング), also known as Roll, is an action used by Axl in the Mega Man X series to avoid attacks. In Mega Man X7 a roll is performed by quickly pressing the dash button twice. In Mega Man X8 it is done by pressing the dash button while holding down in the directional button. In Mega Man X7 Axl can continue attacking while rolling, and his roll can damage enemies after obtained the Rolling Attack with Power Up Chips. In Mega Man X8 Axl can't attack during a roll.

Axl also does a rolling move in Mega Man X: Command Mission if his Action Trigger fails, shooting after the roll.

Tactical Rolling
Tactical Roll (戰術翻滾), known as Axl Rolling (アクセルローリング) in Japan, is one of Axl's Active Skills in Rockman X DiVE. When used, Axl rolls forward and gains a short invulnerabilty buff. The Player can improve the skill by equipping one of the three Skill Cards that becomes available by increasing Axl's rank:
 * Tactical acceleration - Becomes accelerated after using the skill, increasing movement speed by 25%.
 * Protective Shield - Acquires a shield after rolling, which can withstand 20% attack damage.
 * Tactical Reload - Has a chance to immediately use Strafing Barrage again after rolling.

Cartwheel
Cartwheel (側転) is a similar action used by MegaMan Volnutt in the Mega Man Legends series to avoid attacks, rolling left or right instead of rolling forward. This special technique is performed by pressing the jump button and the desired direction at the same time.