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Often, the swinging violates laws of physics that are [[Bellisario's Maxim|better left alone]]. It's hard to do realistically in live action and is not often used there. (The '70s [[Japanese Spider-Man|Japanese live-action version]] of ''[[Spider-Man]]'' made very limited use of web-swinging, relying more on a flying car and a [[Humongous Mecha|giant robot]]/spaceship.) For a similar conveyance technique used more often in [[Anime]], see [[Roof Hopping]]. Compare [[Fast Roping]]
The ''technology'', if not the skill, behind grapple-and-swing maneuvers was partially busted (and partially confirmed) by the [[
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* Simon and Yoko in ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'' do this ''by sticking the Gurren Lagann's drills on enemy aircraft!''
* In ''[[Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team]]'', Norris Packard does a little swinging in his [[Humongous Mecha|Gouf]] using the dozens of enemy aircraft bombing his base.
* Teana of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
* In ''[[Mahou Sensei Negima]]'', this is just one of the many tricks Makie can do with her gymnastics ribbon.
* The Tachikomas in ''[[Ghost in
* Hei of ''[[Darker
* Several of the mercenaries in ''[[Desert Punk (
* In ''[[Tiger and Bunny]]'', Kotetsu/Wild Tiger has a [[Grappling Hook Pistol]] in his [[Powered Armor]] (as well as in his civilian wear's wrist watch) that he sometimes uses in this fashion.
* In ''[[Ranma
* In ''[[Attack on Titan]]'' soldiers use Omni-directional Mobility Gear to do this.
== Comics ==
* The various incarnations of ''[[Spider
** Spidey's arms not coming out of his sockets, as would generally happen with normal people, is [[Handwaved]] (justifiably) with his super-strength. On one occasion in the 90s cartoon, he loses his powers temporarily, and mentions how much it hurts when he tries to use the webshooters to get around. He also uses his wall crawling ability to stick his hands to the web strings, otherwise it'd easily slip out of his hand when he swung from it.
** Pretty much all of the issues there are with web-slinging are justifiable in Spidey's case. The aiming of the lines? Spider-sense. The construction of the lines? An adhesive that the chemistry-savvy Peter Parker made on instinct.
*** How he manages to carry enough web-mix to swing his way all over New York, without the shooters' fluid-cartridges ruining the smooth lines of his costume's sleeves, is still a mystery.
**** Certain comics and other adaptations (such as the ''[[Marvels]]'' mini-series and the upcoming Spider-Man reboot film show the bulge of the web-shooters under his costume.
** In the [[Spider-Man (
** In an issue of ''[[X-Factor (
* When not in the Batmobile, the [[Batman: The Animated Series
* Batman's cohorts Nightwing, Robin, Batgirl, Huntress, etc., travel in the same way.
** ''Batgirl Year One'' showed Barbara trying to swing from buildings for the first time. Batman and Robin had to intervene, however, because she used the wrong kind of cord. She would've died otherwise. (Eventually Robin gave her a sturdier cable to use.)
*** It wasn't that Barbara's cable wasn't sturdy enough, it was that it wouldn't stretch. Her cord would have put all the force of her fall onto her shoulders in an instant, ripping her arms out of her sockets.
* Ted "the [[Blue Beetle]]" Kord often used a grappling hook, as well as a trapeze suspended from his private hover-plane.
* The grappling-hook armbands worn by ''The [[
* [[Lampshade Hanging|Lampshade hung]] by an issue of the ''Bartman'' comic: "Almost there! And good - I'm out of tall things to swing from!"
** In the same series, a "letter to the editor" asks how Bartman can swing when there's nothing in the background to hang a rope from. The answer? Springfield's notorious air pollution has apparently given clouds the consistency of ballistics gel.
* Lampshaded in an issue of ''[[Catwoman (
* In ''[[
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== Film ==
* An oft-talked about gaffe in ''Star Wars: Return of the Jedi'' is that Luke and Leia's
* Both [[Indiana Jones]] and [[Zorro]] are known to swing from their [[Whip It Good|bullwhips]], though, of course, over much shorter distances than most of the examples here.
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* Used to transport Ethan Hunt to an adjacent roof in ''[[Mission: Impossible]] III''. Surprisingly realistic, in that the rope was (apparently) properly anchored, and the swing was the equivalent of a human pendulum.
* The 2008 ''[[Get Smart (
* Done realistically at the end of ''[[Darkman]]'', in which Westlake stands on top of a hook at the end of a construction-site cable, rather than simply clinging to the line with his hands.
* A fair bit of this takes place in the climax of ''[[Pirates of the Caribbean]]: At World's End'', with combatants from both ships swinging back and forth on lines of rigging.
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== Live-Action Television ==
* Subverted in the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' episode "The Runaway Bride" in which Donna swings to
* The Batmobile "turn radius" grapple and standard "get up the building" grapple guns have been examined on ''[[
== Video Games ==
* The defining characteristic of ''[[
* Ryu Hyabasa does this briefly, for one building, in his ending on ''[[Dead or Alive]] 4''.
* The Grappling Beam in later ''[[Metroid]]'' games allows you to swing from special ceiling blocks and some enemies.
* Link's Grappling Hook in some ''[[
* Lara Croft has a magnetic [[Grappling Hook Pistol]] in ''Legend,'' ''[[Tomb Raider]] Anniversary'' and ''Underworld''.
* [[Ratchet and Clank|Ratchet]] sometimes uses a grappling gun to get around. In fact, he's kept it in each game since aloing with his Grind Boots.
* In ''[[
* The ''Thunder Claw'' in ''[[
** In ''[[
* The various Spider-Man games, of course, use this as well. Depending on the game, you either swing off nothing (and ignore the physics of swinging) or you're required to anchor the swingline (and must obey physics while swinging). Which one works better depends on whether or not you're trying to swing over Central Park.
* Amaterasu in ''[[Okami]]'' can summon vines from [[Benevolent Architecture|conveniently-located]] hovering flowers and either pull herself along or use them to snare other objects.
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* The Rocket in ''[[Legion of Nothing]]'' says he has a pair of grappling-hooks 'just in case I have to do the Spiderman thing'.
* Subverted by Ace of [
* Widow and Arachne, two spider-themed superheroes from the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'', prefer this method of travel.
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* Blackarachnia of ''[[Transformers Animated]]'' can use her webbing (or borrowed grappling hooks, if she's been around Optimus) to swing around Detroit's higher buildings.
* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' seldom uses it for travel, but one of her trademark gadgets is a [[Shoe Phone|bright red grappling gun that looks like a hair dryer]]. The depiction here is slightly more realistic, as it's almost big enough to hold the length of cord it spools out, not more than about fifty feet.
* Frequently executed by the ''[[Totally Spies!]]'' with the gadget, the Expandable Cable Bungee Belt.
* ''[[George of the Jungle]]'''s titular hero was always hitting stuff while swinging through the jungle.
* An episode of ''[[
* [[South Park|General Disarray]], [[The Dragon
* In the ''[[Phineas and Ferb]]'' Christmas episode, Ferb does this to hang Christmas lights throughout Danville.
* In ''[[
* In the ''[[
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