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Gain the power of [[Flight]]... through your hair! No doubt [[Everything's Better With Spinning]].
Gain the power of [[Flight]]... through your hair! No doubt [[Everything's Better with Spinning]].


See [[Heli Critter]] for animal examples. See also [[Hair Wings]] for less spinning, more flapping variation.
See [[Heli Critter]] for animal examples. See also [[Hair Wings]] for less spinning, more flapping variation.
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== Anime & Manga ==
== Anime & Manga ==
* In the [[Hentai]] manga ''[[Petit Roid 3 (Manga)|Petit Roid 3]]'', Kirara is a [[Robot Girl]] with [[Prehensile Hair]] that she can put to many uses, including creating a pair of rotors to fly.
* In the [[Hentai]] manga ''[[Petit Roid 3]]'', Kirara is a [[Robot Girl]] with [[Prehensile Hair]] that she can put to many uses, including creating a pair of rotors to fly.




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== Films -- Live-Action ==
== Films -- Live-Action ==
* ''[[Spy Kids (Film)|Spy Kids]]'': Gertie Giggles' pigtails can spin in circles, giving her this ability.
* ''[[Spy Kids]]'': Gertie Giggles' pigtails can spin in circles, giving her this ability.




== Video Games ==
== Video Games ==
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country (Video Game)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' & ''[[Donkey Kong 64 (Video Game)|Donkey Kong 64]]'': Dixie and Tiny Kong can both glide and slow their descent with their ponytails.
* ''[[Donkey Kong Country (video game)|Donkey Kong Country]]'' & ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'': Dixie and Tiny Kong can both glide and slow their descent with their ponytails.
* ''[[Rayman (Video Game)|Rayman]]'': One of the title hero's trademark abilities is to spin his hair like helicopter blades, giving him limited gliding ability (and in some games, genuine flight).
* ''[[Rayman]]'': One of the title hero's trademark abilities is to spin his hair like helicopter blades, giving him limited gliding ability (and in some games, genuine flight).




== Webcomics ==
== Webcomics ==
* ''[[Slyphorama (Webcomic)|Slyphorama]]'' has this in the [http://slyphorama.net/01-katri-kopter/ Katri Kopter] strip. With a ''[[Beyblade]]'' rip cord, no less!
* ''[[Slyphorama]]'' has this in the [http://slyphorama.net/01-katri-kopter/ Katri Kopter] strip. With a ''[[Beyblade]]'' rip cord, no less!




== Western Animation ==
== Western Animation ==
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy (Animation)|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'': Ed manages to make Eddy's hair spin fast enough for him to fly when they try to catch a balloon. He does this by [[Rule of Funny|pulling Eddy's wallet chain like the starter cord of a lawnmower]]. Which leads to a hilarious reaction from Edd.
* ''[[Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy|Ed, Edd n Eddy]]'': Ed manages to make Eddy's hair spin fast enough for him to fly when they try to catch a balloon. He does this by [[Rule of Funny|pulling Eddy's wallet chain like the starter cord of a lawnmower]]. Which leads to a hilarious reaction from Edd.
{{quote| '''Edd:''' ''(with a look of disbelief on his face)'' Remind me to ask you how you did that, Ed.}}
{{quote| '''Edd:''' ''(with a look of disbelief on his face)'' Remind me to ask you how you did that, Ed.}}
* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents (Animation)|The Fairly Odd Parents]]'': As the result of a wish gone wrong, Timmy ended up with a hair ''tornado''.
* ''[[The Fairly Odd Parents]]'': As the result of a wish gone wrong, Timmy ended up with a hair ''tornado''.
* Ellie in the [[Nicktoons]]' ''[[Zevo-3 (Animation)|Zevo-3]]''.
* Ellie in the [[Nicktoons]]' ''[[Zevo-3]]''.


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Revision as of 12:16, 9 April 2014

Gain the power of Flight... through your hair! No doubt Everything's Better with Spinning.

See Heli Critter for animal examples. See also Hair Wings for less spinning, more flapping variation.

Mercury's Wings is a sister trope. Compare Hat of Flight and Prehensile Hair.

Examples of Helicopter Hair include:


Anime & Manga


Films -- Animation


Films -- Live-Action

  • Spy Kids: Gertie Giggles' pigtails can spin in circles, giving her this ability.


Video Games

  • Donkey Kong Country & Donkey Kong 64: Dixie and Tiny Kong can both glide and slow their descent with their ponytails.
  • Rayman: One of the title hero's trademark abilities is to spin his hair like helicopter blades, giving him limited gliding ability (and in some games, genuine flight).


Webcomics


Western Animation

 Edd: (with a look of disbelief on his face) Remind me to ask you how you did that, Ed.