Lunge
Prerequisites: Close Combat Expert or Leap/Climb

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When the character is given an action, but before it makes a close combat attack, it can break away automatically and move up to 2 squares.

Sidestep
Prerequisites: {duo}

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When using the Duo Attack special ability, before making the second attack the character can attempt to move up to 4 squares (it must still successfully break away, if necessary). If it moves, it must be able to attempt the second attack after the move.



I've noticed several duos have L/C or CCE (Powerman and Iron Fist, Hawk and Dove, Trickster and Pied Piper, World's Finest, Batman and Robin, Barda and MM) - are they able to attack, then with lunge break away automatically and move 6 spaces before making the second attack if they make a close combat attack with the second attack?
OR, Vice versa - could it break away for 2, make a close combat attack, then attempt side step for the second attack? (I'm pretty tired - I suspect only the second is actually possible)

they way it would be is your inital attack would be lunge 2 then you would need to break away for sidestep then lunge for 2 if u break away.

lung is the last thing that u do before you make a CC attack.

so if you broke away for sidestep u can move 4 then lunge 2 for 6.
If you opt to break away you would be unable to make the second attack.

maraud is right.

the order of actions for your lunge/sidestep fig is
1) Lunge 2 squares breaking away for free
2) first close combat attack
3) roll break away and sidestep four squares (if the breakaway roll fails the action is over)
4) Lunge another 2 squares
5) second close combat attack

lunge must happen immeadiately before the close combat attack.
Sidestep must happen in between the two duo attacks.
so its lunge, attack, sidestep, lunge, attack.

also note that if the figure has leap/climb it still needs to roll break away, since it only gets free break away when it is taking a move action, which uo attack isnt.

Edit: As long as you Sidestep and then Lunge, I think it's ok.