Falling
Falling adjective - Coming down freely under the influence of gravity.
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Upright
Upright adjective - Conforming to a high standard of morality or virtue.
Nearby Words: uprightness, uprightly
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Shout-Out: In the trailer, Anthea's upright stance when falling and shooting is extremely similar to Canaan's pose in that show's first episode, which Masahiro Ando also directed.
Source: Anime / Under the Dog -
In the MechWarrior series from 2 onwards, most enemies have a tendency to explode when destroyed, instead of perhaps just falling over or remaining upright but deactivated.
Source: Made of Explodium - Freeflying: Freeflying is an expansion of skydiving which includes the traditional belly-to-earth positions, but extends into vertical flight where the flyer is in an upright position (falling feet first) or in an inverted position (falling head first).
Source: Useful Notes / Skydiving
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