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** Zuko's used it a couple of times, notably in "The Firebending Masters" when he ran along a wall to avoid a spike pit.
** Also, in one episode during the Ba Sing Se arc, the [[Fan Nickname|Gaang]] make a straight run toward the Earth King's Palace, using [[Elemental Powers|bending]] to clear some obstacles, namely the [[Mooks|palace guards]].
* [[Sequel Series]] ''[[The Legend of Korra]]'' takes place in a "[[Steampunk]] metropolis" and uses a lot of parkour-style fighting and chase scenes. This helps represent the way the Avatar world's societies have begun moving away from more traditional, form-based bending styles as society industrializes. And as with the martial arts in both ''Korra'' and its predecessor ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender (Animation)|Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'', they've [[Shown Their Work|hired a parkour expert to assist them]].
** However, the more traditional martial-arts based forms of bending are still practiced, especially by [[The Mentor|Tenzin]], the last real practicionerpractitioner of Air Nomad culture on the planet until his three (soon to be four) children grow up. This helps set up the "tradition versus progress" conflict that forms part of the story's core.
* ''[[The Spectacular Spider-Man]]'' has ''finally'' added this to Spider-Man's repertoire, making his [[Roof Hopping]] and [[Wall Crawl]]ing action sequences a lot more interesting.
** Meaning Parker can now [[Incredibly Lame Pun|Parkour]]?