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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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* 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 [[Dramatic Wind]] blows in right before Natsuki's "Marilyn Monroe moment" in episode 4 of ''[[
* ''[[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 [[Dramatic Wind]] seems to be a fairly standard trope in Miyazaki films.
*** The same thing happens with Kiki's hair when she's about to take off on her broom.
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** this also happens whenever his curse starts up.
* Early episodes of ''[[Ranma One Half|Ranma 1/2]]'', particularly Akane's face-off with Kuno in episode 2.
* 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 Energy--because, you know, [[Crazy Awesome|Kamina and Simon are just that awesome.]]
** 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.
{{quote| '''Kyon:''' "Yuki Nagato stands here dramatically... Although we don't really know why."}}
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* 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 ''[[
** 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 ''[[
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=== Fan Works ===
* In ''[[Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers (
* In [[Dragon Age:
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==== General ====
* In any [[Western]] movie [[The Gunslinger|gunslinger]] [[Duel to
=== Specific ===
* 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 ''[[Behindthe Waterfall]]''.
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=== Video Games ===
* Proto Man from the ''[[Mega Man (
** 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.
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* ''[[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 ''[[Runescape]]'' causes this even if you are in a dimension without air.
** This includes standing underwater.
* And who could forget the battle atop Riovanes Roof ([[Luck-Based Mission|starring Rafa the Idiot]]) in [[Final Fantasy Tactics]] when {{spoiler|Elmdor's}} cape flaps in the wind for no apparent reason, just because {{spoiler|he's [[Card-Carrying Villain|got one of those Zodiac Stones that are all the rave]].}}
* Tower Tycoon Palmer and Cynthia's [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/w/upload/d/d8/PalmerPlatinum.gif new animated] [http://archives.bulbagarden.net/media/upload/5/51/CynthiaPlatinum.gif sprites] in ''[[Pokémon Diamond and Pearl
** As well as [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 [[Dramatic Wind]]-capabilities of the [[Game Cube]].
** 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.
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=== Webcomics ===
* ''[[
* At the execution scene in ''[[
* Lady Noga, [[Wicked Witch]] of ''[[
* In ''[[Impure Blood]]'', Roan's [[Paper-Thin Disguise]] [http://www.impurebloodwebcomic.com/Pages/Chapter005/ib031.html is defeated by one.]
* In ''[[Nip and Tuck]]'', [http://www.rhjunior.com/NT/00655.html it wins an argument.]
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=== 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| '''Raven:''' How do you do it, Robin?<br />
'''Robin:''' Do what?<br />
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'''Raven:''' I thought it was all over. And now... suddenly...<br />
'''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 [[Dramatic Wind]] on Phineas when he's making a speach.
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=== Anime & Manga ===
* 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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=== Fan Works ===
* Parodied in ''[http://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."
* ''[[
=== Film ===
* Spoofed (as you might expect) in the poster for the 2008 version of ''[[Get Smart (
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** Susan gets [[Dramatic Wind]] in ''Thief of Time,'' when using her {{spoiler|Death voice}} to get Lobsang's attention. Of course, being who she is, she can alter reality to suit herself.
* 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 Hitchhiker's Guide to
* 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.
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=== Video Games ===
* Illustrated and parodied at the [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vq-TNllpIfg#t=01m55s end of the trailer] for the new ''[[
* 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 (
** 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!
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=== Webcomics ===
* 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]
* ''[[
* ''[[Sinfest]]'' [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=390 in a staring contest]. Also, Slick when trying [http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=278 "Alejandro"] role.
{{quote| '''"Alejandro"''': Hairspray. ''Mucho'' hairspray.}}
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** 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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