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{{trope}}
[[File:Hiroshige Wild sea breaking on the rocks.jpg|thumb|The water is in unpredictable flux, the land stalwart and unmoving, and the sky? The sky is free and above it all.]]
A type of [[trio]]. Also a form of [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]], in which the three elements of Earth, Water and Air are made a trinity.▼
▲Also a form of [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]], in which the three elements of Earth, Water and Air are made a trinity.
Land is usually depicted as steady and stable, Sea as unpredictable, and Sky as free spirited. Land may also involve death because of burials, and sky will often be the "king," especially in works created before human flight, since no matter where you are, you're always under the sky. The "sky is king" motif has become less common since flight became a thing, however.
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Sea is usually depicted as the most hostile of the three; considering most of the time humans are at sea, they're on a pretty small (relatively speaking) ship, and at the mercy of the extremely unpredictable sea, which could decide to throw storms, whirlpools, tsunamis and other unpleasant things at you at any moment, this is hardly surprising.
In an [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]] setting, expect Sea to overcome Land,<ref>The seas will wear away even the toughest landscapes</ref>
These are considered to be the three classic Theatres of War, each with its own branch of the military (Army, Navy, and Air Force respectively) specialized to fighting in it.
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{{examples}}
== [[Anime]]
* The Bigs from ''[[
* Magmatron from ''[[
* In ''[[Bleach]]'', there's a subtle name theming referred to these three elements in the Shiba siblings: Kaien (Kai = Sea), Ganju (Gan = Rock, hence earth) and Kukaku (Ku = Sky).
* The Three Great Beasts, Behemoth (Land), Leviathan (Sea), and Ziz (Sky).▼
* In [[Greek Mythology]], Zeus got land and sky, Poseidon got the ocean, and Hades drew the short straw for the Underworld.▼
** Also, there are the primordial gods Gaia (the earth), Uranus (the sky), and Pontus (the sea). Gaia, the first and born out of Chaos, conceived Uranus and Pontus via parthenogenesis, and [[Incest Is Relative|then mated with them]]. Most notably, the Titans and Greek pantheon were the byproduct of her union with Uranus. Additionally, Tartarus (the hell-pit) was sometimes perceived as a primordial deity/force of nature.▼
* A common referent in [[Celtic Mythology]].▼
== [[Comic Books]] ==
* The Terrible Trio, a group of ''[[Batman]]'' villains introduced in the [[Silver Age]], were criminals wearing masks of animals: Fox (Land), Shark (Sea) and Vulture (Sky).
* The big three Marvel (or rather, their predecessor Timely) heroes of World War II: [[Captain America (comics)]] is Land, [[Namor]] is Sea, and Human Torch (Jim Hammond, not [[Fantastic Four|Johnny Storm]]) is Sky.
== [[Literature]] ==
* In Julian May's continuity of the ''[[
* In the end of ''[[The Silmarillion|Quenta Silmarillion]]'', all three of the eponymous Silmarils are distributed equally across the sky (Earendil's Silmaril), earth (Maedhros'), and sea (Maglor's).
== [[Live
* Very common in ''[[Super Sentai]]'' and ''[[Power Rangers]]'' series, such as ''[[Taiyou Sentai Sun Vulcan]]'' (Vul Eagle = air, Vul Shark = sea, Vul Panther = land). The most important position, that of the [[Law of Chromatic Superiority|Red Ranger]], is usually the one with sky.
** The Hayate/Wind Ninja Academy in ''[[Ninpuu Sentai Hurricanger]]''/''[[Power Rangers Ninja Storm]]'' teaches these three disciplines, and the three core Rangers each wield one. Interestingly enough, the Rangers that join the team later use different abilities altogether (the next two, from a rival academy, use Thunder; and the sixth is either Fire or [[Non-Elemental]] depending on which show you're watching).
** ''[[Tensou Sentai Goseiger]]'' has a team of ''two'' Rangers of each, though one of the sea Rangers was killed off in the backstory. Gosei Knight uses all three.
== [[Oral Tradition]], [[Folklore]], Myths and Legends ==
▲* The Three Great Beasts, Behemoth (Land), Leviathan (Sea), and Ziz (Sky).
▲* In [[Greek Mythology]], Zeus got land and sky, Poseidon got the ocean, and Hades drew the short straw for the Underworld.
▲** Also, there are the primordial gods Gaia (the earth), Uranus (the sky), and Pontus (the sea). Gaia, the first and born out of Chaos, conceived Uranus and Pontus via parthenogenesis, and [[Incest Is Relative|then mated with them]]. Most notably, the Titans and Greek pantheon were the byproduct of her union with Uranus. Additionally, Tartarus (the hell-pit) was sometimes perceived as a primordial deity/force of nature.
▲* A common referent in [[Celtic Mythology]].
== [[Video Games]] ==
* The transformations in ''[[The Legend of Zelda:
** Also used in ''[[The Wind Waker]]''; the first three [[MacGuffin
* Three of the Four Guardians of Neo Arcadia in ''[[
* ''[[
** It has another one in the form of...berries, surprisingly enough. Three especially rare berries: Liechi, Ganlon, and Salac, are described to contain the power of the sea, land, and sky respectively.
*** [http://pokemaniacal.blogspot.com/2011/11/deino-zweilous-and-hydreigon.html One fan] used this trope to describe the three Pokémon he defined as the only truly [[Chaotic Evil]] Pokémon: Tyranitar (land), Gyarados (sea) and Hydreigon (sky).
* ''[[Resident Evil 5]]'': the Earth, Sea, and Sky Emblems used to open a gate in one level.
* The [[Theme Naming]] convention for Sora (sky), Riku (land), and Kairi (sea) along with Ventus (wind), Terra (earth), and Aqua (water) in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]''. To a lesser extent, Roxas (An anagram of "Sora" with an X added, while also meaning "red" itself, so could be interpreted to be "twilit Sky"), Axel/Lea (Meadow) and Xion (Shio=Tide).
* ''[[
* Used in one of the riddles in ''[[Batman:
* In the ''[[Baten Kaitos]]'' series, the three objects used to seal Malpercio are the Earth Sphere, the Ocean Mirror and the Sword of the Heavens, when the sealing is shown in the 2nd game the line " {{spoiler|Marno Ar [[Hello, Insert Name Here]]}}, accursed one, for the sake of the earth, the sky and the ocean, thy life must end!" is used. Of note is that during the games {{spoiler|until the ending}}, the earth "polluted and barren", the ocean is sealed away ("and the Lost Ocean") and the lower part of the sky filled with the poisonous "taintclouds".
* In ''[[Advance Wars]] 2: Black Hole Rising'', the three Green Earth commanders fit: Eagle has stronger air units and is the proud leader of the trio, Jess has strong ground vehicles and tends to be very practical (her resupply power actually makes her pretty handy with air and sea units despite the attack power penalty she suffers with them), and Drake specializes in naval warfare and has very damaging CO powers.
* In ''[[Clock Tower (
== [[Western Animation]] ==
* ''[[
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