Land, Sea, Sky: Difference between revisions

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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>, Land to overpower Sky<ref>Land blocks the wind and can withstand whatever the sky throws at it</ref>, and Sky to defeat Sea<ref>The waters of the sea are easily tossed around by the sky's winds and storms</ref>.

In an [[Elemental Rock-Paper-Scissors]] setting, expect Sea to overcome Land,<ref>The seas will wear away even the toughest landscapes</ref> Land to overpower Sky,<ref>Land blocks the wind and can withstand whatever the sky throws at it</ref> and Sky to defeat Sea.<ref>The waters of the sea are easily tossed around by the sky's winds and storms</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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== [[Video Games]] ==

* The transformations in ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask|The Legend of Zelda Majoras Mask]]''; Deku is air (flower helicopter), Goron is land (stone rolling), Zora is Sea (dolphin swimming).

** Also used in ''[[The Wind Waker]]''; the first three [[MacGuffin~~|MacGuffins~~]] are collected from the sky spirit Valoo, the earth spirit the Great Deku Tree, and the sea spirit Jabun.

** Also used in ''[[The Wind Waker]]''; the first three [[MacGuffin]]s are collected from the sky spirit Valoo, the earth spirit the Great Deku Tree, and the sea spirit Jabun.

* Three of the Four Guardians of Neo Arcadia in ''[[Mega Man Zero]]'' fit this mold. Each functions as the military general of their own unit: [[Blow You Away|Sage]] [[Shock and Awe|Harpuia]] commands the Rekku Army (the air force), [[An Ice Person|Fairy]] [[Making a Splash|Leviathan]] is leader of the Meikai Army (the navy), and [[Playing with Fire|Fighting Fefnir]] controls the Jin'en Army (the army). This is off-set partially by the fourth Guardian ([[Non-Elemental|Hidden Phantom]]) and his Zan'ei Army, which was Neo Arcadia's stealth force and anti-[[La Résistance|Resistance]] intelligence unit.

* ''[[Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire]]'': Groudon (land), Kyogre (sea), and Rayquaza (sky), all of which were based on the aforementioned Three Great Beasts.