Parasol Parachute: Difference between revisions

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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==

* The Ame-Warashi in ''[[xxxHolic|Xxx HO Li C]]'' is seen doing this in the opening credits with her umbrella, as well as once in the manga. Then again, she is the Rain Spirit, so her use of it might not be entirely unjustified.

* Miss Valentine in ''[[One Piece]]'' has this as her main gimmick, which along with the ability to change her weight to anywhere from 1 to 10,000 kilos allows her to float using her ~~parasol -- or~~ turn it around and crush her enemies flat.

* Miss Valentine in ''[[One Piece]]'' has this as her main gimmick, which along with the ability to change her weight to anywhere from 1 to 10,000 kilos allows her to float using her parasol—or turn it around and crush her enemies flat.

* This is a primary mode of transportation, both up and down, for the stuffed-animal Mary Land characters in ''[[Onegai My Melody]]''.

* In the manga and a season one episode of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', Usagi uses a parasol to gently float down from a 4th floor balcony. As if that isn't bad enough, she had Tuxedo ~~Kamen -- a~~ college-age young ~~man -- hanging~~ on to her during the descent. This is perhaps justified as the parasol was created as part of a magical disguise, so it could very well be magical itself.

* In the manga and a season one episode of ''[[Sailor Moon]]'', Usagi uses a parasol to gently float down from a 4th floor balcony. As if that isn't bad enough, she had Tuxedo Kamen—a college-age young man—hanging on to her during the descent. This is perhaps justified as the parasol was created as part of a magical disguise, so it could very well be magical itself.

* This is [[Older Than They Think]], actually. In a [[Nightmare Fuel|rather creepy]] episode of ''[[Mahou no Mako-chan|Mahou no Mako Chan]]'', one of the titular [[Magical Girl]]'s rivals is a [[Creepy Child]] who uses his parasol this way when he jumps off a building and escapes from her.

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* At one point of ''[[The Curse of Monkey Island]]'', Guybrush fell from a cliff and had to use the umbrella he had in the inventory to float safely to a cave in there. Else he'd fall, crash with the rocks and the bottom and splash on the water...just to surface at the shore seconds later to try again.

* Subverted in ''[[Mega Man Battle Network|Mega Man Battle Network 6]]'', Lan tries this...and the umbrella collapses.

* ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', released in 1985 for the [[Commodore 64]]. Though most plummeting descents would leave Alice stunned on her ass with her bloomers in the air, with the parasol she could guide her descent to reach ledges she otherwise couldn't. Alternating this with the top hat, which allowed her to float up in the same way, she could reach a lot of hidden characters, treasures, and [[Easter Egg~~|Easter Eggs~~]].

* ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'', released in 1985 for the [[Commodore 64]]. Though most plummeting descents would leave Alice stunned on her ass with her bloomers in the air, with the parasol she could guide her descent to reach ledges she otherwise couldn't. Alternating this with the top hat, which allowed her to float up in the same way, she could reach a lot of hidden characters, treasures, and [[Easter Egg]]s.

* An ancient [[ZX Spectrum]] ''[[Donkey Kong]]'' ripoff named ''Monkey Biznes'' used this, making it [[Older Than the NES]].

* Another [[ZX Spectrum]] game, ''CJ's Elephant Antics'' had your character do this. Oh, and your character just happened to be the titular elephant.

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* Parker does this in ''[[Thunderbirds]]'' after falling off a cable car and is forced to use Lady Penelope's umbrella as a parachute. The scene serves as a [[Shout-Out]] to [[Mary Poppins]].

* In ''[[The Venture Brothers]]'', Dr. Henry Killinger uses his umbrella to float away like Mary Poppins. However {{spoiler|a}} Hank Venture is shown trying the same from the roof of the Venture compound {{spoiler|and plummeting to his death}}.

* ''[[The Three Caballeros]]''/''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' - José Carioca is typically seen carrying an umbrella. And since he never seems to use it to keep the rain off of him, [[Parasol Parachute]] is one of the alternate uses he has for it.

* ''[[The Three Caballeros]]''/''[[Saludos Amigos]]'' - José Carioca is typically seen carrying an umbrella. And since he never seems to use it to keep the rain off of him, Parasol Parachute is one of the alternate uses he has for it.

* ''[[Pinocchio (Disney film)|Pinocchio]]'' - This is Jiminy Cricket's chosen mode of conveyance.

* An early [[Classic Disney Shorts]] had [[Minnie Mouse]] try this. The umbrella went inside out after a few seconds, causing [[Parachute Petticoat|her skirt to puff out instead and slow her fall]].