Sky Surfing: Difference between revisions

* ''[[Kinnikuman]]'': Kinnikuman Zebra weaponizes this trope with his Muscle Inferno technique. He rides upon his foe like a surfboard and forces them to crash into a wall face-first.

 

* [[Mister Miracle]] uses a pair of discs under his feet that allow him to fly.

** So did Eppy Thatcher, the fourth [[Grendel]], until he developed a more advanced (and grisly) method: micro-levitation devices he surgically implanted in the soles of his feet. Not sure if those also count as this trope or not...

** If that counts, then so do [[The Flash|the Trickster]]'s "air-walker shoes".

** Another [[Jack Kirby|Kirby]] creation, The Black Racer of the [[New Gods]], flew through the cosmos on ''skis''.

* ''[[Spider-Man (Comic Book)|Spider-Man]]'' villains Green Goblin and Hobgoblin with their Goblin Glider.

* ''[[The Avengers (Comic Book)|Avengers: Initiative]]'' introduced Cloud 9, a mutant(?) girl who flies/surfs on a cloud like substance she can control.

* During the [[Keith Giffen]] era of the ''[[Justice League of America]]'', the JL fought the Scarlet Skier; the herald of the cosmic decorator Mr Nebula (a parody of the Silver Surfer and Galactus).

 

== Films ==

* Jim Hawkins of ''[[Treasure Planet]]'' has solar surfing, fitting with all the other [[Space Sailing|flying boats]] in the movie. It gets him into trouble with the law in the very beginning{{spoiler|, but it makes an excellent [[Chekhov's Skill]].}}

 

* "[[Power Rangers in Space|Galaxy Gliders, hang ten!]]"

* Apollo from ''[[Hercules: The Legendary Journeys]]'' uses a flying board to get around.

 

== Tabletop Games ==

* Dark Eldar Hellions in ''[[Warhammer 40,000]]''

* The Skyblade Personal Transport in ''[[Exalted]]''.

 

== Toys ==

* ''[[Bionicle]]'''s Toa Lhikan had two fire-swords which could unite to form a shield, and that shield in turn doubled as an instrument well-suited for sky surfing.

 

== Video Games ==

* While not technically flying, the Anchoring ability in [[S4 League]] allows you to shoot a grappling chain to any surface and then zip their on a board. Since this can be done in midair, arenas with enough tall buildings will let you zoom from one end to the other without touching the ground.

* [[Gravity Master|Layle]] of ''[[Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles Crystal Bearers]]'' does this during the final battle.

 

== Web Comics ==

** [https://web.archive.org/web/20140209185429/http://sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=4121 Squidley's couch, too, when he's high]—literally, as witness he can fly others, too.

* Bro in ''[[Homestuck]]'' (as well as his Alpha Universe counterpart) has a rocket board.

 

== Web Original ==

* Used in [[Becoming a Better Writer|The Wolf's Will]] for the [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Wind]] [http://becomingabetterwriter.wordpress.com/2009/04/15/the-wolfs-will-scene-011/ Surfers]

* Riptide's cloud-board in the [[Whateley Universe]]. Built especially to use her powers by Bugs, it's a flight board that uses Riptide's aquakineitc powers to fly, and it generates a tint cloud around itself while Riptide 'surfs' on it.

 

== Western Animation ==

** Early in the original comic (and the cartoon), Static would fly by magnetically levitating a convenient piece of metal. He preferred manhole covers and hubcaps, but he would set aside his embarassment and ride a ''garbage can'' in a pinch.

* ''[[Kim Possible]]'' : Finished as a villain tutor, Shego calls up a flying rocket-powered skyboard in her signature colours and dives onto it from a helicopter. That's how to leave your job in style...

** Taken to the logical end with Ray Tracer, who uses an actual surfboard ala [[Silver Surfer]].

* In ''[[Transformers Animated]]'', Jetfire transforms and rides Jetstorm when making their initial attack on Prowl and Bulkhead.

** In ''[[Beast Wars]]'', Optimus Primal's Transmetal form is a <s> munky</s> ape on a hoverboard, so he did this more than a few times in the show.

* In ''[[Batman Beyond]]'', the "Royal Flush" villain group flies on giant playing cards. Spellbinder, another villain, has his own mechanical device to fly on as well, although it's more spherical than board-shaped.

 

== Other ==