Catch a Falling Star: Difference between revisions

* Renton and Eureka pull this off at least twice in ''[[Eureka Seven]]''.

* In the final episode of ''[[Gate Keepers]] 21'', Miyu catches Yukino after the latter is struck down in a [[Blast Out]] and falls from the top of a [[Humongous Mecha]]. {{spoiler|Yukino is mortally wounded, however, and dies in Miyu's arms.}}

* The finale of ''[[Sailor Moon]] SuperS'' has Moon and an unconscious Chibimoon falling to their deaths. After catching Chibimoon, Moon spends the rest of the fall trying to get her to wake up so that they can use the Golden Crystal to save them. When she finally does, the Golden Crystal gives them wings which they use to land safely. It's a touching scene, as long as you ignore how long they spend falling.

** There ''is'' some attempt at physics in this scene. Chibimoon is flung, unconscious and limp, off a huge floating platform; Moon jumps after her using her weight and the velocity of her dive to make up the distance between them. Chibimoon is a little girl no older than 7, so she's also light enough to be blown by the wind. By the time Moon catches her, they have matched velocity. But don't ask me how [[Rule of Cool|transforming into Princess Serenity, flowing gown and all, helped here]].

* ''[[Cave Story]]'': Occurs in the normal ending to the game, where the player and a companion are both caught by a small flying dragon.

* A variation occurs in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'''s Subspace Emissary mode, where several of the heroes jump out of a bomb-filled room and land in Captain Falcon's [[Cool Car]]. They're falling at enough of a height that they ought to be at terminal velocity, but ''Smash'' never really bothered with falling damage, what with being [[Rule of Cool]] and all.

** Also, Meta Knight pulls this off with Lucas and the Pokemon Trainer, ''right'' before they hit the ground. Although at least in that case it seemed like Lucas was trying to psychokinetically slow their fall.

*** Also, the Trainer had already recovered his Charizard at that point, and could have used it to save them. Too bad he was unconscious...

* [[Final Fantasy XIII]] has the beginning of Chapter 11, where Fang ''and'' Lightning summon [[Transforming Mecha|Bahamut]] to save the party after their airship is crippled

* ''[[Adventure Island]] III'' ending. Higgins and [[Damsel in Distress|Tina]] fall from the UFO, to be caught by Higgins' [[Powerup Mount|pet pterodactyl]].

 

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