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Line 4: {{quote\|''Riding on a rocket, I wanna go to Pluto...''\|'''[[Shonen Knife]]''', "Riding on a Rocket"}} [[Speculative Fiction]]'s answer to the [[Flying Broomstick]], in which a character rides on a rocket. Not to be confused with [[Riding the Bomb]], as this trope involves flying and being able to navigate the projectile rather than just having it fall. Line 13: {{examples}} == [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] == * The opening credits of ''[[Paprika]]'' * The Rocket Bikes in the sewer in ''[[Akira]].'' * One of the last episodes of ''[[Grenadier]]'' has Touka riding a missile. * In [[Shin Mazinger Shougeki! Z-hen]], [[Badass Grandpa\|Juzo Kabuto]] rides a Rocket '''Punch''' to snap Kouji out of a [[Heroic BSOD]]. * One episode of the upcoming ''[[Halo]]'' anime miniseries ''Halo Legends'' features Spartans riding Booster Frames. == [[Comic Books]] == * The [[Norman Osborn\|Green Goblin's]] initial introduction in ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)\|Spider-Man]]'' has him riding a rocket powered broomstick before upgrading to his famed [[Hover Board\|Goblin Glider]] * The Penguin has ridden on a number of rocket powered Umbrellas in the ''[[Batman]]'' comics. They are referred to as "Umbrella Jet Packs" in ''[[Batman: The Movie]]''. * Leni "Sky Witch" Muller from ''[[Top Ten]]'' rode a rocket powered broomstick. Line 32 ⟶ 31: == [[Literature]] == * Rocket-powered rideable craft much like broomsticks are used in asteroid mining in ''[[The Rolling Stones (novel)\|The Rolling Stones]]'' by [[Robert A. Heinlein]]. * At least one [[Star Wars]] book took a speeder bike and turned it [[Up to Eleven]], welding the controls of a bike to a PODRACER engine. Han commented it must shake considerably when it breaks the sound barrier. The owner answered that it did. He later experienced it first hand. == [[Live -Action TV]] == * ''[[Power Rangers Mystic Force]]'' had Mystic Racers. Like other examples mentioned here, they're high-tech versions of the [[Flying Broomstick]] (well, they're wizard Rangers - what else would they ride?). * ''[[The Adventures of Brisco County Jr]]'': In order to catch up with some bad guys on a speedingtrain, Brisco rides a prototype rocket which he has mounted on the train tracks and uses his saddle to stay on. == [[Music]] == * [[Edguy]] has album ''Rocket Ride''. Three guesses as to the cover art. == [[Tabletop Games]] == Line 43 ⟶ 45: == [[Video Games]] == * Vultures in ''[[~~Starcraft~~StarCraft]]'' are of the "Rocket Bike" variety. They're apparently [[Gameplay and Story Segregation\|a lot smaller then their unit appearance suggests]]. * Dante from ''[[Devil May Cry]] 3'' plays this for laughs, sort of, by jumping on Lady's rocket and riding it like a surfboard. * The jetbikes from ''[[Warhammer ~~40000~~40,000]]'' * Hikaru and Akane from the ''[[Parodius]]'' series. * Wizpig does this in ''[[Donkey Kong\|Diddy Kong Racing]]'', in the second race against him. Line 60 ⟶ 62: * In ''[[Action 52]]'', main character and some enemies in ''Rocket Jockey'' ride on a rocket. * It happens in both NES and Wii versions of ''[[A Boy and His Blob]]'' to reach Blob's home planet and to navigate the levels. * The last non-boss level of [[Donkey Kong Country]] 3. Also a frequent form of [[Auto -Scrolling Level]] on [[Donkey Kong Country Returns]]. ** In ''[[Donkey Kong 64]]'', there are two missions involving Diddy Kong using his rocketbarrel to pass through a series of rings. They're quite hard, but at least the rocket's magical fuel (Crystal Coconuts) is unlimited in these cases. == [[Web Comics]] == * ''[[Schlock Mercenary]]'' had two DoytHabans doing this [http://www.schlockmercenary.com/2001-07-27 here]. Of course, the missile isn't there to fly around, it just carries a drive that can 'port everyone back to its ship. == [[Western Animation]] == Line 68 ⟶ 73: * Baloo from ''[[Tale Spin]]'' flies a jet engine in "Mach One for the Gipper". (Literally just the jet engine.) == Other Media == * Huntsville is awesome. http://torsoboyprints.deviantart.com/art/PRINT-von-Braun-102883305 == [[Real Life]] == Line 77 ⟶ 81: {{reflist}} [[Category:~~Vehicle Tropes~~{{PAGENAME}}]] [[Category:Alliterative Trope Titles]] [[Category:Travel Cool]] [[Category:~~Rocket~~Vehicle ~~Ride~~Tropes]]