History Main / DramaticWind

* ''ComicBook/DoctorStrange'''s Cloak of Levitation is in near-constant billow -- justified since it's 1) magic and 2) associated with flight. When he stopped wearing it he adopted a BadassLongcoat look, then a housecoat with tails, just to keep the effect.
* Played straight in ''ComicBook/GoldenEyesAndHerHeroBill'', whenever the titular Golden Eyes is wearing [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/7.php#anchor a scarf]], or [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/4.php#anchor a cloak]], or whenever [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/10.php#anchor her very long hair is down]], or there happens to be [[http://cartoons.osu.edu/digital_albums/nellbrinkley/16.php#anchor a flag in the background]]. Even her [[CanineCompanion dog Uncle Sam]] gets a his fur blown about.

* An awesome example of RealLifeWritesThePlot in ''WebVideo/SuburbanKnights''. While the Chicago weather nearly forced the reviewers to stop filming, the constant wind of the Windy City made some scenes (especially the final battle) seem even more epic.

* [[OverlyLongGag Overdone]] in the ninja-themed ''Shuriken School''.
* Used occasionally in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', but justified in that most of the time it happens quite high in the air, where things are naturally breezier. For instance, in the GrandFinale, [[spoiler: Aang and Ozai's clothes ripple in the breeze as they prepare for battle perhaps a hundred feet above the ground.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', ComicBook/MsMarvel's hair and scarf blow when she activates her powers, even indoors.
* Used occasionally in ''WesternAnimation/KingOfTheHill''. Whenever John Redcorn shares a Native American saying or story, it is accompanied by a breeze that moves through his hair, complete with mystical flute music appearing out of nowhere.
* Robin and Raven of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' have their moments with this -- {{justified|Trope}} as they're the only two members with a cape and cloak. Most notably was at the end of "The End" arc, which is a double-whammy: After saving both the world ''and'' Raven from the apocalypse, the two of them stand atop Titans Tower [[CueTheSun in the morning sun]], and have a conversation as the wind blows:

* In ''Franchise/ThePowerpuffGirls'', Mojo Jojo's cape always flows in the wind, no matter where he is.
* ''WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb'' invokes this, when Ferb pulls out a large fan to blow some DramaticWind on Phineas when he's making a speach.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** Whenever the Mane Six use the Elements of Harmony, a light breeze is blowing their manes and tails to the side.
** Twilight Sparkle has one scene during the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6LQk-DaZSzU&feature=player_detailpage#t=60s Failure Song]] Season 3 Preview.
** In "The Mane Event", Coloratura briefly has one as she is singing the Equestria anthem at a talent show in Applejack's flashback.
* ''WesternAnimation/SummerMemories'': Ronnie's hair is always blowing in the wind, whether he's indoors or outdoors, as indicated by the two perpetually-moving ends on the back of his head. If it isn't blowing, it's usually for various reasons, like his hair being wet. It seems to be a family trait, as his dad and sister do this too, [[spoiler:as do his kids in the DistantFinale.]]
* In ''WesternAnimation/WhereOnEarthIsCarmenSandiego'', Carmen's trench coat tends to always have a slight wind to rustle it, even indoors.
* ''WesternAnimation/MollyOfDenali'': In the episode "[[Recap/MollyOfDenaliS1E23SealDanceSnowboardingQyahStyle Seal Dance]]," when the wind blows the door to the seismograph hut open while Molly, Nadia and Grandpa Nat are waiting out a storm, it causes a candle to flicker, which results in the shadow of Nadia's seal dance figurine to dance on the wall, inspiring her to imitate it.

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', when ComicBook/LoisLane is briefly the superhero "Stiletto", she brought along a fan to do this for her photo.

** Seto Kaiba has a perpetually billowing longcoat... even when there's no wind! It billows backwards dramatically regardless of if it's indoors, underground, or in the airless vacuum of cyberspace. Perhaps he's used his [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney fabulous wealth]] to install wire ribs into his coat, much like Victorian dresses. Being [[{{Fiction500}} obscenely rich]], [[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney he has screwed the law of gravity]].

* ''Literature/SixtyEightRooms'': Each time Ruthie touches the key and shrinks, a wind blows past her.

* After the climactic fight in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda'', [[AscendedFanboy Po]] walks toward the crowd surrounded by a dust cloud so that his silhouette matches the legendary warrior from his opening dream, complete with a rounded hat and a cape billowing in the wind. It's PlayedForLaughs because the wind that billows his cape does not disturb the dust cloud at all and it stops the instant he emerges from the dust to reveal a wok as his "hat" and an apron as his "cape".
* [[spoiler:After he is being kicked out of the town and had lost hope,]] WesternAnimation/{{Rango}} eventually decided to return to Dirt with the wind blowing on him to show his badassery.

* In the {{manhwa}} ''Manhwa/DemonDiary'', this trope is lampshaded when Raenef comments that Demon Lord Krayon's cape is blowing when there's no wind. The wind then dies down and the Demon Lord admits to commanding wind spirits to create the wind for dramatic effect.

* In the {{manhwa}} ''Manhwa/DemonDiary'', this trope is lampshaded when Raenef comments that Demon Lord Krayon's cape is blowing when there's no wind. The wind then dies down and the Demon Lord admits to commanding wind spirits to create the wind for dramatic effect.

* ''WesternAnimation/SummerMemories'': Ronnie's hair is always blowing in the wind, whether he's indoors or outdoors, as indicated by the two perpetually-moving ends on the back of his head. If it isn't blowing, it's usually for various reasons, like his hair being wet.
** Ronnie's dad seems to have his hair like this as well. It's not as long as Ronnie's but it does move like it's being blown about in the wind.

** The developers openly admitted that their main reason for setting ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' on an ocean, involving sailing, was, that they wanted to show of the DramaticWind-capabilities of the [[UsefulNotes/NintendoGameCube GameCube]]. Indeed, the cloth physics engine is still pretty impressive, although dated by today's standards.

* Robin and Raven of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' have their moments with this -- {{justified|Trope}} as they're the only two members with a cape and cloak. Most notably was at the end of "The End" arc, which is a double-whammy: After saving both the world ''and'' Raven from the apocalypse, the two of them stand atop the tower [[CueTheSun in the morning sun]], and have a conversation as the wind blows:

* With the notable lack of wind, dramatic or otherwise, on the moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts had a crossbar in the flag to keep it out. Notably, the crossbar jammed briefly when activated on the moon, giving the flag a "billowing" look while it was extended that has haunted conspiracy theories since.

* ''Manga/Reborn2004'': Wherever a Vongola [[{{Bishonen}} Guardian]] apears, there ''will'' be DramaticWind. Even [[JustifiedTrope inside]]. Even [[FridgeLogic underground]]. It helps with the [[RuleOfCool visual impact]] of [[CastFullOfPrettyBoys the art]]. Somehow, it's justified since these things happen after energy bursts and big explosions when these boys decide to showcase their badass abilities.

** ''VisualNovel/PhoenixWrightAceAttorneySpiritOfJustice'': The climax has [[spoiler:Garan's royal guards]] be blown away by the power of dramatic wind, prompted by [[spoiler:Apollo Justice]]'s objection. (See Anime.AceAttorney example above)

* ''Anime/AceAttorney'': Dramatic wind is much more prevalent in the anime adaptation than in the games, to the point where attorneys are joked to have [[WesternAnimation/AvataRTheLastAirbender airbending]] [[BlowYouAway powers]] by fans. An objection, whether by witness or attorney, inside the courtroom, or outside, will cause a gale of dramatic wind. The most egregious example of this has Phoenix Wright causing a witness to be blown ''over'' the railing behind the witness stand. {{Exploited|Trope}} by Manfred von Karma, who uses these bursts of dramatic wind to silence unruly witnesses simply by snapping his fingers.

* In ''Film/RogueOne'', Darth Vader manages to have his cloak billow in the wind while outside a spaceship in outer space watching the blockade runner escape with the Death Star plans.

* And who could forget the battle atop Riovanes Roof ([[LuckBasedMission starring Rafa the Idiot]]) in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' when [[spoiler: Elmdor's]] cape flaps in the wind for no apparent reason, just because [[spoiler: he's [[CardCarryingVillain got one of those Zodiac Stones that are all the rave]].]]

ProtectivePressure is a science-y way to justify this.

* In ''LightNovel/KazeNoStigma'', Kazuma is a wind mage, so obviously when he fights seriously he conjures tornadoes around himself that both protect him and blow his enemies away.

* The ''LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya'' Brigade-movie "The Adventures Of Mikuru Asahina" used this with Yuki's introduction.

* ''LightNovel/ShakuganNoShana'': Space inside of a Fuzetsu seems to always be very windy, especially during standoffs. [[FridgeLogic Though you'd think that a sealed space would have no wind at all, unless a spell was used...]]

* In ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' there is a spell called Diem Claw specifically for causing this effect on demand.

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' has a spell, Diem Claw, the ''sole use of which'' is to make the user's cape billow dramatically even when there's no wind.

* With the notable lack of wind, dramatic or otherwise, on the moon, the Apollo 11 astronauts had a crossbar in the flag to keep it out. Notably, the crossbar jammed briefly when activated on the moon, giving the flag a "billowing" look while it was extended that has haunted UsefulNotes/ConspiracyTheories since.

* ''Art/TheFallenAngel'' by Creator/AlexandreCabanel: This artwork captures TheClimax of Lucifer's story. Being cast from Heaven after a long war against his beloved God is the turning point for his descent into [[{{Pun}} full-blown]] villainy. Among other things, this is conveyed by the wind tousling his mop of hair, making this trope at least OlderThanSteam. It's {{justified}} because, for added RuleOfDrama, Lucifer is nested atop a mountain, so strong winds are no strange occurrence. This also serves to justify why his locks aren't obscuring his eyes, which are the painting's main element.

* In ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', ComicBook/MsMarvel's hair and scarf blow when she activates her powers, even indoors.