History Main / FallInAngel

* A plot point in ''VideoGames/BravelyDefault'', with the added twist that the girl in question is mistaken for an angel when she isn't one.

* Referenced in the OVA of ''LightNovel/ProblemChildrenAreComingFromAnotherWorldArentThey'', where the story begins with a tanuki girl fleeing from pursuers running straight off a cliff and falling into the main character's arms. Kasukabe goes so far as to quote Pazu's line from ''Anime/CastleInTheSky''.

Wherever she comes from, this girl acts as [[{{Herald}} the trigger for all sorts of adventure to come]] and often a guide or key to said events. It's an incredibly unusual and surprising event that simply could not be normal. Closely related to IHaveTheHighGround, only rather than staying in a high location to create a cool/intimidating impression, one descends from these heights to give the impression of a mysterious origin. The sky has long been associated with mystery and wonders. This is where one will find a mystical FloatingContinent, the source of almost any kind of alien visitors, and even Heaven itself. Even when clearly not the case, the appearance of a character to have come from above can still suggest this same wonder and mystery.

* In ''Manga/ThereBeyondTheBeyond'', 12-year-old Futaba's life is forever changed when Kiara, a [[WitchSpecies Flower of the Beyond]] appears from a portal in the sky, and both are immediately pursued by evil wizards seeking to use Kiara's powers. They manage to escape the pursuers by portaling to Kiara's world, and so the adventure begins.

-->--'''Touyama Kinji''', ''LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo''

* ''Anime/{{Photon}}'': Keyne Aqua's starship is damaged by TheVillain, and falls to ground on "Sandy Planet," which looks at lot like Earth. Later, TheHero Photon tumbles into a canyon, then into a sinkhole created by Keyne's ship's impact. Photon ultimately discovers Keyne reposed in her "rejuvenating chamber," which for Photon is a MeetCute; for Keyne, who awakens to this odd li'l fellow in her bed ... not so much.

* ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' with Pazu meeting Sheeta is the TropeCodifier.

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* ''Anime/PrincessTutu'': Generally inverted, with the male Mytho as the beautiful and mysterious one and female Duck/Tutu as the hero.
** Two variations occur in the first episode:
*** When Duck (in human form) first meets Mytho at the dance studio, she gets so awkward she trips over herself. Self-sacrificing Mytho slides forward to catch her, only to twist his ankle in the process.
*** Near the end of the episode Mytho falls out of a window while Duck is watching. As she runs to him, she is transformed for the first time into Princess Tutu, catching him with a swirling cloud of flowers before floating down to the ground. This first encounter between Tutu and Mytho triggers the rest of the plot to start moving.

* At the start of the Black Moon Arc of ''Manga/SailorMoon'' (both manga and [[Anime/SailorMoon anime]]), just as Usagi and Mamoru are about to kiss, a small pink-haired girl also calling herself Usagi (aka Chibiusa) falls out of the sky and lands in Mamoru's arms, before pointing a gun at Usagi and demanding her Silver Crystal. Certainly kicks off the arc in a memorable way.

*** Near the end of the episode Mytho falls out of a window while she's watching. As she runs to him, she is transformed for the first time into Princess Tutu, catching him with a swirling cloud of flowers before floating/pirouetting down to the ground. This first encounter between Tutu and Mytho triggers the rest of the story, with the guy as the Fall-In Angel and the girl as the hero.

* ''Anime/PrincessTutu'': Generally inverted, with the boy Mytho as the mysterious damsel and female Duck/Tutu as the hero.

* ''Anime/PrincessTutu'':
** A variation of sorts occurs at the end of the first episode - Mytho, the mysterious, emotionless waif who Duck has a crush on, falls out of a window while she's watching. As she runs to him, she remembers that he is the Prince and she is transformed for the first time into Princess Tutu, catching him with a swirling cloud of flowers before floating/pirouetting down to the ground. This first encounter triggers the rest of the story, with the guy as the Fall-In Angel and the girl as the hero.

** At the beginning of the second season, an IronicEcho of the above occurs. [[spoiler: Mytho, now under the influence of evil raven's blood, ''purposely'' jumps out the window to frame Fakir, and Duck once again becomes Tutu and catches him. While this triggers the plot of the second season the same way as the first, Mytho is [[TheCorruption no longer an angel]].]]
* In the ''Francise/SailorMoon'' Black Moon Arc (both manga and anime), just as Usagi and Mamoru are about to kiss, a small pink-haired girl also calling herself Usagi falls out of the sky and lands in Mamoru's arms, before pointing a gun at Usagi and demanding her Millennium Silver Crystal. Certainly kicks off the arc in a memorable way.

* The plot of ''Film/{{Stardust}}'' begins with a young man finding a literal fallen star.

-->--'''Touyama Kinji''' from LightNovel/AriaTheScarletAmmo

* In the manga ''Manga/LoveRush'', Reiji's situation (a genetic mutation resulting in women seeing their ideal man when they look at him) goes from bad to worse when Kokoro flies down from heaven on his eighteenth birthday, heralding the imminent arrival of all kinds of supernatural women looking to marry him and inspiring him to actually act on his own feelings toward his ChildhoodFriend. [[spoiler: doubled down on when later it's revealed that Reiji's life was also changed long ago when a child Kokoro fell from the sky while learning to fly.]]

! Examples:

[[folder: Anime and Manga]]
* The TropeCodifier would likely be ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'' by Creator/StudioGhibli. Pazu was just an average boy living an average life working in a mining town. Then a strange girl came floating down from the sky, bringing with her pursuing sky pirates, mysteries of an ancient lost city, and all kinds of adventure.

* In the manga ''LoveRush'', Reiji's situation (a genetic mutation resulting in women seeing their ideal man when they look at him) goes from bad to worse when Kokoro flies down from heaven on his eighteenth birthday, heralding the imminent arrival of all kinds of supernatural women looking to marry him and inspiring him to actually act on his own feelings toward his ChildhoodFriend. [[spoiler: doubled down on when later it's revealed that Reiji's life was also changed long ago when a child Kokoro fell from the sky while learning to fly.]]

[[folder:Film - Live-Action]]

* ''Film/MaryPoppins'': the plot kicks off as the titular MagicalNanny descends from the sky with her umbrella to bring fun and wonder to the Banks household.

* ''Film/WonderWoman'': WWI American pilot Steve Trevor falls into Themyscira and is rescued by Diana, starting her curiosity for knowing the outside world..

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* In ''VideoGame/PrinceOfPersia2008'', this is how Prince meets Elika. Doubles as an EstablishingCharacterMoment, as Prince's first response to a strange woman falling on him is to smile and say "Hi".