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You hit an instant snag, though. Once you are out of range of the ocean, your naval man's mech loses its special value to the team. How does one make up for this Aquaman-level flaw?
 
Invoke the power of [['''If It Swims, It Flies]]'''. Suddenly, that seafaring machine takes to the air.
 
It's not just mecha, by the way. Anything that looks like an aquatic vehicle can, with the right amount of thought or lack thereof, be converted to something that flies through the air or into space. After all, [[Space Is an Ocean]], isn't it?
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* ''[[Space Battleship Yamato]]'' has it both ways: it is an ex-sea battleship that was reconfigured into a space battleship, but it can still go on water, and can indeed go underwater and survive if absolutely necessary.
* ''[[Super Atragon]]'': The undersea battleship ''Ra'' is given exactly two scenes where it is shown flying; neither instance of her flight has any plot relevance.
* Taken to ridiculous levels in ''[[Pokémon: The Movie 2000]]'', where Melody's sailboat--whichsailboat—which is apparently ''just a regular sailboat''--is—is made to fly above the waves when they need to go faster. Complete with the following dialogue:
{{quote|'''Ash:''' This thing ''flies?!?''
'''Melody:''' If you know how. }}
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