Human Cannonball: Difference between revisions

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In fiction, particularly video games, the [[Human Cannonball]] act is, not much like [[Real Life]], a popular way for a character to choose to travel instantly (or, if they're really unlucky, unwillingly). However, [[Did Not Do the Research|unlike in real life]], fiction treats being shot out of a cannon in a very, '''very''' literal way. Unlike in actual acts, cannons used for this purpose in fiction are never powered by a large spring or compressed air, but by literal gunpowder and lighting the fuse. (Any explosions you might see in circus acts are just for show.) Expect characters to be shot really long distances too, on the country wide or even interplanetary scale. Expect them also to make a sudden stop via wall or solid piece of ground (or [[Soft Water|water]]) at the other end. In some works, there will not even be any apparent effects on gravity on anyone in mid flight, meaning their flight path will be a completely straight line from point A to B. May also be done with a large medieval catapult in some comical settings.

 

== [[Anime]] and Manga ==

** ''[[Mario Party (Video Game)|Mario Party]]'' had Wario's Battle Canyon in the original, where this was the only method of transport between areas.

** ''[[Paper Mario (Video Game)|Paper Mario]]'' had a giant Bob-Omb-powered cannon used to launch Mario to the moon...

* ''[[Donkey Kong Country]]''. Barrel cannons. Heck, the spinoff ''Barrel Blast''/''Jet Race'' uses them as [[Jet Pack|jetpacks]]!

* Used as a method of transportation in ''[[Secret of Mana]]'' and ''[[Seiken Densetsu 3]]''

* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]]'' Zoe dated a professional [[Human Cannonball]] for a while. They met after he crash landed on another guy Zoe was trying to chat up.

* In one ''[[User Friendly]]'' story arc, Pitr is launched to the moon by trebuchet.

 

 

== [[Web Original]] ==

 

== [[Western Animation]] ==