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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''"This is why so many heroes and villains wear such long clothing. Because it looks ''friggin' awesome'' when it's blowing in the wind."''|''[[
Before any fight begins or important truth is revealed, or if the character is simply standing and looking noble, a wind will invariably blow, ruffling his hair, the grass at his feet, and/or his cape if he's wearing one.
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Subtrope of [[Empathic Environment]], [[Rule of Drama]].
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== Straight Examples ==
=== Advertising ===
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gPcVG-dx8Y This] old Dairy Queen commercial, featuring none other than Fabio.
=== Anime and Manga ===
==== General ====
* Done often in [[Magical Girl]] series when spells are cast, [[mons]]ters are summoned, etc.
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* A side effect of using any level of spirit power in ''[[Bleach]]'' seems to be to summon a small gale to [[Battle Aura|surround the fighters]].
* ''[[Captain Harlock]]'', both his hair and his cape, seemingly flare out at will.
* This accounts for most of the animation budget used in ''[[
* ''[[Fushigi Yuugi]]'', just before Miaka finally gets to talk to Tamahome for the first time. Complete with [[Bishie Sparkle|sparkles]]!
** Happens again at the end of the series. Complete with [[Cherry Blossoms|symbolism]]!
* In ''[[Inuyasha]]'', any time Sesshoumaru is present. Also, when [[Inuyasha]] switches to his demonic form, frequently his hair will suddenly blow in the opposite direction it was just moving.
* In ''[[
** The fight between Luffy and Ussop had a dramatic wind in the beginning.
* More or less constantly in ''[[Kashimashi: Girl Meets Girl]]''.
* In ''[[
* In the last episode of the first season of ''[[Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha]]'', a strong wind suddenly blows Fate's long hair upward, underlining the [[Squee|most emotional and romantic moment]] during her private talk with Nanoha on the bridge {{spoiler|("Call my name")}}. That's some great timing by the weather gods.
** All the dramatic motion of hair, skirts, and capes during the airbourne battle scenes seem to have wind as well.
* A
* ''[[Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch]]'', any dramatic scene that doesn't take place indoors or underwater (and even then, the underwater ones get it too some days... physics has no hold in this series). It seems to be more of a "Dramatic Current" or "Dramatic Wave"
* ''[[Monster (
* In ''[[Nausicaa of the Valley of
** The floating hair-variant of
*** The same thing happens with Kiki's hair when she's about to take off on her broom.
*** Also see the ''Princess Mononoke'' example below.
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* In ''[[Princess Mononoke]]'', when Ashitaka learns about the history of [[Adventure Towns|Irontown]], the wind ruffles his hair. And he's inside a ''bar''.
** this also happens whenever his curse starts up.
* Early episodes of ''[[Ranma
* In ''[[
* ''[[Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann]]'', commonly seen in aforementioned anime in the form of an emblazoned cape worn by Kamina or [[Fan Nickname|Captain Garlock]] for dramatic flair; alternately, in the form of the flag of the Great Gurren-dan. Notable for the fact this has even been shown to occur in space; or at the very least, the upper stratosphere.
** Could be caused by Spiral
** It's justified since the primary law of physics in the setting is [[Rule of Cool]].
* Mendoza in ''[[
* About every other episode of ''The Twelve Kingdoms''.
* Seto Kaiba in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh!]]'' has a perpetually billowing longcoat... even when there's no wind! It billows backwards dramatically regardless of if it's indoors, underground, or in the airless vacuum of cyberspace. Perhaps he's used his [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|fabulous wealth]] to install wire ribs into his coat, much like Victorian dresses.
** Being [[Fiction 500|obscenely rich]], [[Screw the Rules, I Have Money|he has screwed the law of gravity]].
** Yugi's [[Anime Hair|pointy hair]] is no match for his Coattails Of Doom!
** Fan Artists love to parody this - usually by Seto getting blown off his own [[Zeppelins
* The ''[[Suzumiya Haruhi]]'' Brigade-movie "The Adventures Of Mikuru Asahina" used this with Yuki's introduction.
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* Characters in [[Rurouni Kenshin]] are said to be able to summon their ''own'' Dramatic Wind by virtue of their [[Battle Aura]]; one sign that [[Kid Samurai|Yahiko]] [[Took a Level
* An egregious example can be found in ''Shattered Angels'' where Kyoshiro and Kuu stand face to face with one another but the wind blows at both characters in different (opposite) directions even though they are only standing a few paces apart.
* Space inside of a [[Shakugan no Shana|Fuzetsu]] seems to always be very windy, especially during standoffs. [[Fridge Logic|Though you'd think that a sealed space would have no wind at all, unless a spell was used...]]
* Wherever a [[Katekyo Hitman Reborn|Vongola]] [[Bishonen|Guardian]] apears, there ''will'' be
** Somehow, it's justified since these things happen after energy bursts and big explosions when these boys decide to showcase their badass abilities.
* One of these seems to follow the Medicine Seller in ''[[Mononoke]]''. And it's sparkly!
* Combined with [[Crowning Music of Awesome]] ([http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XPexAtwnwj8 Voices Silently Sing]), Seshiro in the few episodes during the Oto Country arc in [[Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle]]
* Fusanosuke appears to have a passionate love-affair with illustrating dramatic wind, particularly in the series ''[[Maiden Rose]]''. Clothing especially gets blown about to full visual effect, but any sort of drapery will do.
* Right when the colors get normal in the first episode of ''[[Clannad (
** In one instance, Kotomi [[Invoked Trope|invokes]] the wind by opening a window.
* ''[[Axis Powers Hetalia]]'' has two moments like this...although it's fair to say the drama of the moment is invariably soonafter ruined, given that the show's nature is to take [[Refuge in Audacity|refuge in audacity.]]
** In one of the first scenes of the series, [[Germanic Depressives|Germany]] is narrating philosophically about the Roman Empire's great accomplishments; we see the grass around [[Vestigial Empire|Ancient Rome]] be ruffled lightly by the wind.
** During one of their first encounters, [[Big Brother Mentor|England]] and a [[The Colonial Period|toddler-aged America]] are conversing face to face in a Dramatic Field.
* Plenty of those in ''[[
* Edgar Redmond in ''[[Black Butler]]'' somehow, at dramatic moments, seems to be able to summon a wind carrying rose petals. It doesn't matter if he's indoors or standing in the middle of an open cricket field with absolutely no roses in a wide radius. No one else in the series has that ability.
=== Comic Books ===
* [[Doctor Strange]]'s Cloak of Levitation is in near-constant billow—justified since it's 1) magic and 2) associated with flight. When he stopped wearing it he adopted a [[Badass Longcoat]] look, then a housecoat with tails, just to keep the effect.
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* In ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (animation)|Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers]]'' fanfiction "[[The Nowakverse|Under the Bridge]]", [[Byronic Hero]] Widget waited to go on deck until the (surfaced) submarine was going the right velocity to cause her cape to flap in the wind.
* In [[Dragon Age: The Crown of Thorns]], Alim Surana, the [[Badass Longcoat]]-wearing mage, sometimes generates his own wind, like when he {{spoiler|destroys the rock wall Branka had collapsed over the tunnel they came through}} and {{spoiler|during the whole succession mess in Orzammar, when he prevented the bloodbath and stood in the middle of the assembly room, adding some [[Glowing Eyes of Doom]] and a [[Battle Aura]] for intimidation purposes}}.
=== Film ===
==== General ====
* In any [[Western]] movie [[The Gunslinger|gunslinger]] [[Duel to the Death|face-off]], will be accompanied by a [[Worm's-Eye View]] of tumbling tumbleweeds.
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* In the Hindi movie ''Kabhi Khushi, Kabhi Gham'', houses are incredibly drafty: even a small apartment seems to have high-powered fans running constantly off screen. And once the music numbers start, every conceivable thing (hair, clothes, paper, curtains, etc.) begins roiling like a poorly-built suspension bridge. Fortunately, the look is [[Rule of Cool|too awesome]] to annoy the audience.
* In ''[[The Mummy
* [[Batman]] in most incarnations has a cape solely for Dramatic Wind and also to provide an intimidating shadow. In the ''[[Dark Knight Trilogy]]'' they changed that by making the cape into a firm glider to prevent hard landings. So now the Dramatic Wind is just an added bonus.
* Used almost to the point of ridiculosusness in the film ''[[
* When Elizabeth falls in the water in ''[[The Curse of the Black Pearl]]'', there is a dramatic change in wind direction, apparently triggered by the pulse the medallion sent out.
** This is also used a little earlier in (Captain) Jack's introduction, when his braids are flying out behind him as he stands on top of the mast.
* Used many times in ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]''. For example, when Saruman is casting a weather spell from atop Orthanc, his wizard robes billow around him dramatically although it may be [[Justified Trope|justified]] because of altitude. Wind gets faster the higher up you go, and if you're standing on top of a bloody huge tower you're gonna get hit with a
* In ''Face/Off'' some wind blows just in time to blow Castor Troy's [[Badass Longcoat]] as he exits his vehicle in dramatic fashion. This is the scene that introduces his character in the flesh (not counting a flashback sequence).
* In ''[[Final Destination]]'', whenever Death is around an ominous wind blows, even indoors.
* In what is clearly a wink-and-nod to the trope, whenever [[Pocahontas]] appears in ''[[Ralph Breaks the Internet]]'', her hair is ''always'' blowing in a Dramatic Wind. Even if she's indoors and none of her fellow [[Disney Princess]]es are affected.
=== Literature ===
* In ''[[A Christmas Carol]]'', Jacob Marley's ghost is described as being provided with its own atmosphere which continually ruffles its hair and clothes like "the hot vapour from an oven".
=== Music ===
* The [[Eurovision Song Contest]] is rife with
=== Tabletop Games ===
* ''[[Dungeons
** DND also has a Weapon of Legacy called the Desert Wind. When the wielder grasps the hilt, it summons a gust of warm, dry
** 3e [[Sourcebook]] ''[[Forgotten Realms|Races of Faerǘn]]'' recommends a slight breeze from nowhere as one of possible traits for Air Genasi (descendants of humans and Djinn or other air elemental creatures).
** Of course, this is one of the classic things
=== Video Games ===
* Proto Man from the ''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]'' series of games is a repeat offender. His long scarf would rustle in the wind even if he was standing inside a building with no visible means of ventilation. The effect was done mostly to make him look cooler then he already was.
** This was noted in the ''Mega Man'' parody webcomic ''[[Bob and George]]'', in which the titular Bob (a Protoman recolor) asks Protoman how their scarves blow around when there's no wind. Protoman replies, [[Rule of Cool|"We're just that cool."]]
** Protoman and Prometheus have air vents in their backs that makes their scarves flutter. They are also just that damn cool anyway though.
* The [[Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game|MMORPG]] ''[[City of Heroes]]'' is filled to the brim with examples. Once a character has a cape, it is ''always'' blowing in his or her very own personal wind whenever they are standing still - get five caped heroes together and each one's cape blows in a different direction.
** Certain powers in ''[[City of Heroes]]
* Ryu's famous [[Victory Pose]] in the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series shows him crossing his arms and disdainfully turning his back on his defeated foe. As he does so, the wind blows his headband and hair around, regardless of location.
** [[Fan Girl|Sakura]] also does this, but she's wearing a skirt. The result is inevitable.
** In Ryu's case a leaf apears out of nowhere to complete the set.
* ''[[Metal Gear|Solid Snake]]'''s notorious bandanna started off as an homage to Eighties [[Action Hero
* Extremely important in ''[[Final Fantasy VII]]: [[Advent Children]]'', where Vincent Valentine's main thing is to stand around looking grim, explain things in a gravelly voice and have his cape blow dramatically.
** He does that a lot. The only thing stopping him in the original game was the fact that his cape was as stiff as a board.
* In ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]],'' wind apparently follows Rinoa and Irvine, but only Rinoa and Irvine, wherever they go. Why their hair and clothing are liable to flapping dramatically in the breeze, but not, say, Squall or Quistis's, is never addressed or explained.
** Squall's, too. Just take a look at some of the FMVs.
** Possibly justified by the fact that the hairstyles on both of them are longer and neither pinned up like Quistis' or hairsprayed to death like Selphie's, and therefore much more ''noticeable'' while in motion. Same goes for their clothes, which appear lighter, more flowing and less fitted.
* ''[[Dissidia]]: [[Final Fantasy]]'' has the Victory Poses for Bartz and Firion: they stand with their hands on their hips while their capes blow in the wind.
* [[Fire Emblem|Ike]] summons up a little dramatic wind to flutter his cape when he taunts in ''[[Super Smash Bros.|Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]''.
** In Brawl's adventure mode, [[F
* In ''[[Tales of the Abyss]]'' when Luke cuts his hair he lets a clump of it go and wind blows it away. It is extremely odd considering that they are inside a building, under the crust of the planet.
* Wielding a two-handed sword and a cape in ''[[
** This includes standing underwater.
* And who could forget the battle atop Riovanes Roof ([[Luck
* Tower Tycoon Palmer and Cynthia's [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/d/d8/PalmerPlatinum.gif new animated]{{Dead link}} [https://web.archive.org/web/20130615035239/http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/51/CynthiaPlatinum.gif sprites] in ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
** As well as [https://web.archive.org/web/20120701075800/http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/1/18/PryceHGSS.gif Pryce's] in ''[[Pokémon Gold and Silver
** '"[[
* ''[[
* ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** The developers openly admitted that their main reason for setting [[The Wind Waker]] on an ocean, involving sailing, was, that they wanted to show of the
** Vaati from ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
* Every time someone summons his or her ''[[Persona (
* Main character Hotsuma of the 2002 game Shinobi sports a red scarf that is easily twice as long as his body which flows behind him in perfect dramatic wind style.
* An example from [[Castlevania]]: In both the games he's featured in, Soma Cruz's trench-coat ''never'' stops billowing in the wind, no matter how still he's standing or where he is.
* The first ''[[Rayman]]'' game has this trope in the form of [[Big Bad|Mr. Dark]], who seems to be a [[Coat, Hat, Mask]] with hands and feet. As he [[Palantir Ploy|spies on the eponymous hero's progress]] from the top of a hill for most of the game, his cloak perpetually billows in the wind.
* [[Hot Blood|Bang]] [[Badass|Shishigami]] of ''[[
* Jude of ''[[Agarest Senki]]'' abuses this trope with flair. His scarf looks like it has a life on its own whenever he's in his idle animation, his [[Victory Pose]], or [[And Now for Someone Completely Different|his world avatar]].
=== Web Comics ===
* ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'' used this for Susan and [[Lampshaded]] in various places (e.g., "[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2002-11-07 Badass Hair In The Wind effect with no wind is your friend]"), and even has a Q&A episode featuring "[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2006-10-25 hair manipulation fairies]". Of course now that Susan's magical [http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2010-05-21 talent] is mostly revealed, it's a bit more iffy...
* At the execution scene in ''[[Goblins]]'', a pretty strong wind blows.
* Lady Noga, [[Wicked Witch]] of ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'', manages this even [http://www.sluggy.com/comics/archives/daily/20050919 in Timeless Space].
* In ''[[Impure Blood]]'', Roan's [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] [https://web.archive.org/web/20120714071629/http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter005/ib031.html is defeated by one.]
* In ''[[
* In ''[[Endstone]]'', [http://endstone.net/2011/09/11/6-27/ when Kyri confronts Jon].
=== Web Original ===
* An awesome example of [[Real Life Writes the Plot]] in ''[[Suburban Knights]]''. While the Chicago weather nearly forced the reviewers to stop filming entirely, the constant wind of the Windy City made some scenes (especially the final battle) seem even more epic.
=== Western Animation ===
* [[Overly Long Gag|Overdone]] in the ninja-themed ''Shuriken School''.
* Used occasionally in ''[[
* Used occasionally in [[King of the Hill]]. Whenever John Redcorn shares a Native American saying or story, it is accompanied by a breeze that moves through his hair, complete with mystical flute music appearing out of nowhere.
* Robin and Raven of ''[[Teen Titans (
{{quote|
'''Robin:''' Do what?
'''Raven:''' Keep hoping. After everything that happened, everything I did, how did you still manage to hope it could all work out?
'''Robin:''' Because of you. You don't realize it, Raven, but you're actually the most hopeful person I've ever met. From the day you were born, they said you were evil--that you were created to do unspeakable things. But you wished for more. You dared to hope that you could be a hero.
'''Raven:''' I thought it was all over. And now... suddenly...
'''Robin:''' You have your whole life ahead of you. You can decide your own destiny. }}
* Disney's ''[[Pocahontas]]''. [[The Nostalgia Chick
* In ''[[The Powerpuff Girls]]'', Mojo Jojo's cape always flows in the wind, no matter where he is.
* [[Phineas and Ferb]] invokes this, when Ferb pulls out a large fan to blow some
=== [[Real Life]] ===
* During the Hong Kong handover ceremony and the 2008 Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, China had powerful fans blowing on their flag(s) to ensure that they flapped straight out with pride.
* The funeral service for Pope John Paul II.
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== Non-Straight Examples ==
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* Parodied in [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ocgSiAVb7nY this commercial for a Dutch energy company], which shows a dramatic wind following illusionist [[wikipedia:Hans Klok|Hans Klok]] wherever he goes. The company tries to harness the wind energy, but the contract keeps blowing out the window before Klok can sign it.
=== Anime
* In the [[Manhwa]] ''[[Demon Diary]]'', this trope is lampshaded when Raenef comments that Demon Lord Krayon's cape is blowing when there's no wind. The wind then dies down and the Demon Lord admits to commanding wind spirits to create the wind for dramatic effect.
* Parodied in ''[[Excel Saga (
* Lampshaded in ''[[Ouran High School Host Club]]'' during a duel between Honey and his brother. "When did this dramatic wind-swept field get here?" (Paraphrased)
** Lampshaded again in the DVD commentary for the episode "[[Excited Episode Title|Mori-Sempai Has an Apprentice Candidate!]]" by Travis Willingham not five minutes in. "DRAMATIC WIND!"
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* Strike Man, a self-proclaimed defender of justice who is more of a nuisance than a help to the police protagonists in ''[[You're Under Arrest]]'' likes to appear dramatically, posing on [[I Have the High Ground|high places]] with dramatic wind blowing his cape... except that the wind is generated by a mini ''electric fan''.
=== Fan Works ===
* Parodied in ''[https://web.archive.org/web/20160527015130/https://www.fanfiction.net/s/5184649/2/Neon_Toppa_EVA_Lagann Neon Toppa EVA Lagann]'', where after a hospital-gown clad Kamina makes an absurd speech, "The wind from the open window suddenly picked up, blowing the hem of his hospital gown dramatically. Unfortunately the garment was then blown upward, revealing?well?the reason why his backside was feeling drafty, and making several spectators feel terribly inadequate."
* ''[[Those Lacking Spines]]'' lampshades this when descending from a height: 'One improbable slow-falling swooshy-coat and hair dramatic landing on their feet later, our heroes found themselves deep in the basement of the Second Darkest Tower.
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* Spoofed (as you might expect) in the poster for the 2008 version of ''[[Get Smart (film)|Get Smart]]'': a dramatic wind is blowing, but all it's serving to do is (a) blow one character's tie in front of another one's face (b) blow the female lead's hair in the face of the third character and (c) force the third character to hold his gun in a [[Pistol Pose]] which blocks out the fourth character's face.
=== Literature ===
* Parodied in Terry Pratchett's ''[[Discworld]]'' book ''A Hat Full of Sky'', where a young witch purchases an expensive cloak designed to blow and flutter dramatically in even the lightest of breezes.
** Pratchett also did something similar in his pre-Discworld novel ''Strata''. A character's cape is mentioned as having small electrical charges pulsed through it every few seconds, keeping it in a state of permanent dramatic flutter.
** Susan gets
* In Fool Moon, the 2nd book of "[[The Dresden Files]]", Harry is slightly annoyed by the fact he isn't wearing his duster (a coat regularly described as [[Running Gag|like something off the set of El Dorado]]) so it could billow dramatically as he stepped through a large hole he had just blasted in a wall.
* Also parodied in ''[[The
* Averted, unfortunately, for poor Schmendrick the Magician in ''[[The Last Unicorn (
* Parodied in the third ''[[
* Shree, a wind sprite, [[Genre Savvy|mocks this trope]] in the [[Shadowleague]] trilogy, and her partner Elion mentions that she tends to blow up out of nowhere at dramatic moments.
=== Tabletop Games ===
* Parodied (of course) in ''Paranoia'', where antagonist Botman employs strategically placed fans (not to mention an entire special effects crew) in an attempt to look impressive.
* ''[[Mutants and Masterminds]]'' has a section on 1-point powers called Features, one of which is
=== Video Games ===
* Illustrated and parodied at the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq-TNllpIfg#t=01m55s end of the trailer] for the new ''[[Ace Attorney]]'' game (starring Edgeworth).
* Parodied in the quest "Minimum Safe Distance" in ''[[Billy vs. SNAKEMAN]]'', when one character holds a fan up to another character who is making a dramatic speech.
=== Web Animation ===
* Parodied on the web cartoon ''[[Homestar Runner]]''; Strong Bad's alter ego Stinko Man is an anime/''[[Mega Man (video game)|Mega Man]]''-styled character with blue hair that is always blowing in a nonexistent wind.
** Another of Strong Bad's personas, First Lieuteneral [[Recycled in Space|Space Captainface]], also gets a nice breeze whenever he appears. When appearing in person as Space Captainface, Strong Bad goes so far as to bring a fan with him, as seen in Career Day.
* Sailor Venus of, like, ''[[Sailor Moon Abridged]]'' has "Revlon Wind", which, like, makes her look ''so'' totally hot, okay!
=== Web Comics ===
* Parodied in ''[[Tsunami Channel]]''{{'}}s ''Experimental Comic Kotone'', where the characters play with it to make [http://www.tsunamichannel.com/index.php?date=2002-01-10&comic=ExCoKo wind blow inside buildings] and [http://www.tsunamichannel.com/index.php?date=2002-01-11&comic=ExCoKo lighting strike without clouds]
* ''[[The Adventures of Dr. McNinja]]'' lampshades this in the Punch Dracula arc. A politician (who is secretly a ghost wizard) has a dude set up fans behind some flags, so the wave in the wind during his speech. [[Rule of Cool|These fans are used against him to make a tidal wave, where he is picked up in a submarine, where he promptly gets the undead shit beat out him by the McNinjas and Gordito.]]
* ''[[Sinfest]]'' [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209170134/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=390 in a staring contest]. Also, Slick when trying [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209180058/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=278 "Alejandro"] role.
{{quote|'''"Alejandro"''': Hairspray. ''Mucho'' hairspray.}}
* An antagonist in ''[[Sarab]]'' invokes this with his [[Blow You Away|powers]].
=== Western Animation ===
* Invoked in ''[[Futurama]]'' when Zapp Brannigan is giving his dramatic speech to the DOOP tribunal,
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* ''[[King of the Hill]]'': In one episode Joseph steals "The Bugabago" (Dale's van) to go "wherever 1/8 of a tank of gas will take him". In a parody of generic romantic scenes, Connie runs out and asks to go with, complete with the dramatic wind blowing her hair.
** Every time John Redcorn talks about "his people", a sudden breeze from out of nowhere starts blowing his hair.
* Parodied in an episode of ''[[Freakazoid!]]'' - at one point, The Lobe was standing indoors making a rant with full dramatic wind. The camera then zoomed out to show a fan specially set up to achieve this effect.
* [[Tiny Toon Adventures|Plucky Duck]] parodies it in "The Return of the Toxic Revenger", where he does his [[In the Name of
* Parodied in an episode of [[Danny Phantom]] Where Danny is split into his "superhero" side and his "normal teen" side. The superhero side constantly has his hair and bedsheet cape blowing in a nonexistant wind.
* Lightly parodied in ''[[Undergrads]]'': when the hero's love interest shows up, there is a light breeze playing with her hair. They are indoors.
* ''[[Cloudy
* [[My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic
** Her mane and tail appear to be made of some kind of energy, rather than regular hair. I guess it's magical?
*** Since she is the sun goddess of Equestria, a popular fan-theory states that her mane billows like so because of ''[[Just for Pun|solar wind]]''.
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