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** In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] universe, he was a member of the 101st Airborne Division during WWII, but curiously enough, he didn't wear a parachute because they were for girls.
** In the [[Ultimate Marvel]] universe, he was a member of the 101st Airborne Division during WWII, but curiously enough, he didn't wear a parachute because they were for girls.
* In [[Y: The Last Man]] every man on Earth [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|(except one)]] has been killed by a mysterious plague, but the protagonists encounter a Russian woman who claims that [[But What About the Astronauts?|two surviving male astronauts]] from the International Space Station will be landing in Kansas. Later in Kansas Dr Mann, who's been skeptical about the whole idea, looks up to see the re-entry vessel falling on the end of its parachutes.
* In [[Y: The Last Man]] every man on Earth [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|(except one)]] has been killed by a mysterious plague, but the protagonists encounter a Russian woman who claims that [[But What About the Astronauts?|two surviving male astronauts]] from the International Space Station will be landing in Kansas. Later in Kansas Dr Mann, who's been skeptical about the whole idea, looks up to see the re-entry vessel falling on the end of its parachutes.
{{quote| '''Dr Mann:''' "I don't believe it. It's raining men."<br />
{{quote|'''Dr Mann:''' "I don't believe it. It's raining men."
'''Agent 355:''' "Halleluiah." }}
'''Agent 355:''' "Halleluiah." }}
* "It's Raining Xavins!" during the Skrull Invasion in ''[[Runaways]]''.
* "It's Raining Xavins!" during the Skrull Invasion in ''[[Runaways]]''.
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* At the climax of ''Honeymoon In Vegas'', Nicholas Cage parachutes onto the Vegas strip [[Elvis Impersonator|dressed as Elvis]].
* At the climax of ''Honeymoon In Vegas'', Nicholas Cage parachutes onto the Vegas strip [[Elvis Impersonator|dressed as Elvis]].
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''
* ''[[Who Framed Roger Rabbit?]]''
{{quote| [Eddie is falling; Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, both wearing parachutes, join him]<br />
{{quote|[Eddie is falling; Mickey Mouse and Bugs Bunny, both wearing parachutes, join him]
'''Bugs Bunny:''' Eh, what's up, Doc? Jumping without a parachute? Kinda dangerous, ain't it?<br />
'''Bugs Bunny:''' Eh, what's up, Doc? Jumping without a parachute? Kinda dangerous, ain't it?
'''Mickey Mouse:''' Yeah. You could get killed. Heh, heh. }}
'''Mickey Mouse:''' Yeah. You could get killed. Heh, heh. }}
* ''[[Battle of the Bulge]]'' (1965) depicted [http://tinyurl.com/4ldnko Operation Greif], with English-speaking Germans parachuting behind Allied lines to perform sabotage and disinformation missions.
* ''[[Battle of the Bulge]]'' (1965) depicted [http://tinyurl.com/4ldnko Operation Greif], with English-speaking Germans parachuting behind Allied lines to perform sabotage and disinformation missions.
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*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_S2g1w7Dew How Thaddeus makes his entrance].
*** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_S2g1w7Dew How Thaddeus makes his entrance].
* One level of ''[[No One Lives Forever]]'' takes place during a free fall, as you must shoot enemy paratroopers while falling to catch another one and steal his parachute, in an homage to the scene from ''Moonraker'' above. Once you do so, what follows is one of the [[Crowning Moment of Funny|most hilarious moments in the game]]:
* One level of ''[[No One Lives Forever]]'' takes place during a free fall, as you must shoot enemy paratroopers while falling to catch another one and steal his parachute, in an homage to the scene from ''Moonraker'' above. Once you do so, what follows is one of the [[Crowning Moment of Funny|most hilarious moments in the game]]:
{{quote| '''Helpless Mook''': (Falling towards a barn) ''"Please be full of hay! Please be full of hay! Please be full of..."'' '''(CRASH!)'''}}
{{quote|'''Helpless Mook''': (Falling towards a barn) ''"Please be full of hay! Please be full of hay! Please be full of..."'' '''(CRASH!)'''}}
* In ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield 2142]]'', the one of the fastest ways to get from point A to B safely on a Titan map is in a drop-pod launched from the [[Airborne Aircraft Carrier|Titan]]. You ([[Dummied Out|used to]]) get the added bonus of taking down any aircraft, troops, or light vehicles that you meet on the way down. If you're in a squad, and the squad leader deploys a spawn beacon, you can be pod-dropped (from really high up rather than just titan height) at the beacon's location.
* In ''[[Battlefield (series)|Battlefield 2142]]'', the one of the fastest ways to get from point A to B safely on a Titan map is in a drop-pod launched from the [[Airborne Aircraft Carrier|Titan]]. You ([[Dummied Out|used to]]) get the added bonus of taking down any aircraft, troops, or light vehicles that you meet on the way down. If you're in a squad, and the squad leader deploys a spawn beacon, you can be pod-dropped (from really high up rather than just titan height) at the beacon's location.
* In ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]] 2'', you get to ride a Basilisk war droid down to the surface, then continue your spree of badassery on the groud. This was set up in the original, where Canderous Ordo could relate a tale of his first raid, and you could gush "I want one of those droids!" You don't play the same character in the sequel, but you still get to enjoy it vicariously.
* In ''[[Knights of the Old Republic]] 2'', you get to ride a Basilisk war droid down to the surface, then continue your spree of badassery on the groud. This was set up in the original, where Canderous Ordo could relate a tale of his first raid, and you could gush "I want one of those droids!" You don't play the same character in the sequel, but you still get to enjoy it vicariously.
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== Web Original ==
== Web Original ==
* ''[[Skippy's List|Skippys List]]'' has examples:
* ''[[Skippy's List|Skippys List]]'' has examples:
{{quote| 35. Not allowed to sing "High Speed Dirt" by [[Megadeth]] during airborne operations. ("See the earth below/Soon to make a crater/Blue sky, black death, I’m off to meet my maker")}}
{{quote|35. Not allowed to sing "High Speed Dirt" by [[Megadeth]] during airborne operations. ("See the earth below/Soon to make a crater/Blue sky, black death, I’m off to meet my maker")}}




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* ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''. In "Jungle Jeopardy" Penelope used her scarf as a parachute after jumping from a plane.
* ''[[The Perils of Penelope Pitstop]]''. In "Jungle Jeopardy" Penelope used her scarf as a parachute after jumping from a plane.
* Played with in the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "Tip of the Zoidberg" during a flashback sequence where a young Zoidberg and (relatively) young Farnsworth scream in terror as they are tossed out of a plane until their parachutes open, where they ''immediately'' switch to a casual conversation. Their landing, along with the rest of their peers, isn't quite so casual.
* Played with in the ''[[Futurama]]'' episode "Tip of the Zoidberg" during a flashback sequence where a young Zoidberg and (relatively) young Farnsworth scream in terror as they are tossed out of a plane until their parachutes open, where they ''immediately'' switch to a casual conversation. Their landing, along with the rest of their peers, isn't quite so casual.
{{quote| '''Zoidberg:''' We'll be safe as long as we stay out of the methane swamps! *lands in swamp, sniffs* What smells like methane?}}
{{quote|'''Zoidberg:''' We'll be safe as long as we stay out of the methane swamps! *lands in swamp, sniffs* What smells like methane?}}




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** Covered in various media, such as the ''[[The Longest Day]]'', ''[[Band of Brothers (TV series)|Band of Brothers]]'' and ''[[Medal of Honor]] Airborne''.
** Covered in various media, such as the ''[[The Longest Day]]'', ''[[Band of Brothers (TV series)|Band of Brothers]]'' and ''[[Medal of Honor]] Airborne''.
** And also where the concept of [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/airborne-tactics.htm Little Groups Of Paratroopers] was realized:
** And also where the concept of [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/ops/airborne-tactics.htm Little Groups Of Paratroopers] was realized:
{{quote| ''After the demise of [[A Simple Plan|the best Airborne plan]], a most terrifying effect occurs on the battlefield. This effect is known as the rule of the LGOPs (Little Groups of Paratroopers). This is, in its purest form, small groups of pissed-off [[Teens Are Monsters|19 year old]] American paratroopers. [[Badass Army|They are well trained]]. They are [[More Dakka|armed to the teeth]] and [[Teenage Wasteland|lack serious adult supervision]]. They collectively remember [[The Captain|the Commander's]] intent as "March to the sound of the guns and kill anyone who is not dressed like you" - [[Dissimile|or something like that]]. [[Sociopathic Hero|Happily they go about the day's work...]]''}}
{{quote|''After the demise of [[A Simple Plan|the best Airborne plan]], a most terrifying effect occurs on the battlefield. This effect is known as the rule of the LGOPs (Little Groups of Paratroopers). This is, in its purest form, small groups of pissed-off [[Teens Are Monsters|19 year old]] American paratroopers. [[Badass Army|They are well trained]]. They are [[More Dakka|armed to the teeth]] and [[Teenage Wasteland|lack serious adult supervision]]. They collectively remember [[The Captain|the Commander's]] intent as "March to the sound of the guns and kill anyone who is not dressed like you" - [[Dissimile|or something like that]]. [[Sociopathic Hero|Happily they go about the day's work...]]''}}
* [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Operation_Varsity Operation Varsity], an airborne drop intended to aid the crossing of the Rhine towards the end of WWII, is the largest single-day drop at 16,000 men.
* [https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Operation_Varsity Operation Varsity], an airborne drop intended to aid the crossing of the Rhine towards the end of WWII, is the largest single-day drop at 16,000 men.
* German paratroopers during World War II:
* German paratroopers during World War II:
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