# Using a variable to delete movie clips

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**Created:** [June 11, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-variable-to-delete-movie-clips/150857 "2005-06-11T00:39:49Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 11, 2005, 12:39am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/using-a-variable-to-delete-movie-clips/150857/1 "2005-06-11T00:39:49Z")

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k in my platform game i have an enemy to shoot at and after getting hit three times i want him to disappear so i tried to make a variable called health and on the hittest add one to it then under that code i put if health equals three to remove the clip but it doesn’t work.i also need help on making the enemy shoot so any help would b great.