History Main / FlashyTeleportation

* In ''Series/DoctorWho'', whenever the Doctor's TimeMachine, known as the TARDIS (Time and Relative Dimensions in Space), appears or disappears, it makes a grinding noise. Behind the scenes this is done by scraping a key along piano strings.

* ''Series/Charmed1998'': Whitelighters, and half-Whitelighters like Paige or Wyatt, have the ability to "Orb" which involves the person, and anyone they're taking with them, dissolving into a cloud of white-blue lights with a chiming noise playing when they leave or enter. In the final season it's revealed that Cupids have a similar ability called "Beaming" where they turn into a ball of pink light (which forms over their heart) in order to travel.

* ''Literature/TheElenium'': ''The Tamuli'': {{Invoked|Trope}} by the {{Physical God}}dess Aphrael as a joke after people complain about her StealthyTeleportation. The next time, she manifests with a celestial fanfare and shower of divine light. Everyone quickly stops complaining about the stealth teleportation after that.

** "Instant Transmission", a teleportation technique that looks like the character's image is being ripped to shreds, with SpeedLines. Goku learns it from a race called the Yardrats, though he can only teleport to places where there are people with ki to lock onto. This means his effective limit is his limit for sensing ki. But given that Goku can simply skip into the Spirit Realm to extend his range, basically, if there's life (or afterlife), Goku can go there.

* Creator/MarvelComics ''ComicBook/TheMightyThor'' universe: Enchantress from is a goddess of Asgard who seems to have two modes of teleporting. DependingOnTheWriter, there might be {{Unsound Effect}}s:

** In the edition 3.5 supplement ''Complete Mage'', the Cloudy Conjuration feat lets you accompany your conjuration spells (a category that includes teleportation and SummonMagic) with a poof of noxious smoke, [[StatusAilment sickening nearby creatures]] for 1 round. [[ObviousRulePatch Creatures summoned by the spell are unaffected]].

It also gives the audience an audible or visual shorthand to show that teleportation indeed happened, making it clearer why the character moved from one place to another.

* ''Literature/TheElenium'': ''The Tamuli'': {{Invoked|Trope}} by the {{Physical God}}dess Aphrael as a joke after people complain about her StealthyTeleportation. The next time, she manifests with a celestial fanfare and shower of divine light.

To improve aesthetics and narration, teleportation can be given audible or visual effects. They may happen upon activation of teleportation or upon arrival at the destination. Effects may include flashes of light, booms of vacuum, smoke screens, and similar phenomena.

The {{Opposite Trope|s}} to StealthyTeleportation, for when disappearance is the only sign of teleportation.

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* ''Literature/TheBelgariad'': Teleportation looks {{stealthy|Teleportation}} to {{Muggles}}, but is so magically disruptive that anyone with SupernaturalSensitivity can "hear" it from miles away, making it absolutely useless for undercover work.
* ''Literature/TheElenium'': ''The Tamuli'': {{Invoked|Trope}} by the {{Physical God}}dess Aphrael as a joke after people complain about her StealthyTeleportation. The next time, she manifests with a celestial fanfare and shower of divine light.
* ''Literature/TheWheelOfTime'': {{Downplayed|Trope}} and {{Invoked|Trope}}. ThinkingUpPortals usually doesn't give any warning at the destination point, which makes {{Portal Cut}}s a real hazard, so channelers work out a way to transmit a flash of light and a warning chime before the gateway opens.
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* The [[https://youtu.be/bI5hi4c4y9k?t=5 opening sequence]] of ''Film/GalaxyQuest'' shows the NSEA ''Protector'' after a hyperjump arriving at its destination with lots of flashy effects.

* ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' had the Rangers regularly teleport during its early seasons - Morphin' and Zeo had a column of Ranger-colorcoded light (non-Rangers teleport in white) while Turbo and Space had a sphere of Ranger-colorcoded energy appear above the teleport-ee and sort of spray a cone of light down around them, and then the sphere would whisk away, the cone becoming sort of a trail. Meanwhile, across the franchise, villains always teleport, usually with a unique effect down to RuleOfCool instead of anything meant to suggest that a Star Trek-like machine is responsible. (For example, King Mondo from Zeo had a truly epic lights show heralding his entrance, while Ransik from Time Force has his giant face appear for a moment. Even villains in the same season will have radically different effects, as if teleportation is simply the most common ability in the grab-bag of powers every villain has.)
** The Neo-Saban seasons make it more consistent for villains, where it's a function of their ships, bases, or other technology, so the effect is simpler, and the same for all who use it within a series (though sometimes more important villains get a different color from {{Mooks}} or the MonsterOfTheWeek.) It's still flashier than, say, Star Trek.

* ''Literature/TheElenium'': ''The Tamuli'': {{Invoked|Trope}} by the {{Physical God}}dess Aphrael as a joke after people complain that she usually [[StealthHiBye appears without warning]]. The next time, she manifests with a celestial fanfare and shower of divine light.

* TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering : Planeswalkers leave a little magical flourish behind them when they leave the plane, like fire or light.

* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': The Teleportation skill sucks the target through a glowing portal, which usually alerts enemies near the departure and destination points and also drops the target hard enough to cause damage.

* ''VideoGame/{{Overwatch}}'': Sombra can toss a translocator that she can teleport back to at any time, including while it's still in flight, with visual effects to show its use, but [[StealthyTeleportation it becomes invisible]] if used with her {[Invisibility}} active.

* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Paula's Space Transformer makes a blinding flash and a muted explosive sound when teleporting someone. When a couple of Holliday College students who were not in the know about the teleportation device happened across it and messed around, the girl who accidentally sent her friend to Venus was found inconsolably sobbing as she thought she'd blown her friend up. (Of course, normally being beamed to Venus would be just as fatal, but, well, comic books.)

* ''Series/PowerRangers'' had the Rangers regularly teleport during its early seasons - Morphin' and Zeo had a column of Ranger-colorcoded light (non-Rangers teleport in white) while Turbo and Space had a sphere of Ranger-colorcoded energy appear above the teleport-ee and sort of spray a cone of light down around them, and then the sphere would whisk away, the cone becoming sort of a trail. Meanwhile, across the franchise, villains always teleport, usually with a unique effect down to RuleOfCool instead of anything meant to suggest that a Star Trek-like machine is responsible. (For example, King Mondo from Zeo had a truly epic lights show heralding his entrance, while Ransik from Time Force has his giant face appear for a moment. Even villains in the same season will have radically different effects, as if teleportation is simply the most common ability in the grab-bag of powers every villain has.)

* ''ComicBook/XMen'' Nightcrawler's signature *BAMF* effect when he disappears. There's also apparently a sulphur smell that accompanies it in universe.
* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman1942'': Paula's Space Transformer makes a blinding flash and a muted explosive sound when teleporting someone. When a couple of Holliday College students who were not in the know about the teleportation device happened across it and messed around the girl who accidentally sent her friend to Venus was found inconsolably sobbing as she thought she'd blown her friend up.

** Teleportation done via machines called "transporters" has a sparkly effect and a ringing sound.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Shazam}}'' fanfiction ''Fanfic/HereThereBeMonsters'', Ibis using his teleportation magic is accompanied by a flash of light.

* ''Fanfic/{{Adjacency}}'': In [[https://www.fimfiction.net/story/144314/3/adjacency/chapter-3-mirror-mirror "Mirror, Mirror"]], when Twilight teleports her and Trixie, a flash of light is produced:
--> With a bright violet flash the two vanished, teleporting outside to Trixie’s wagon.
* ''Fanfic/{{Maat}}'': At the end of Chapter 2, when Dani is sent onto the next part of her journey, she changes locations in a flash of light:
--> There was a bright flash, and she was gone.\\
The candle-lit room vanished, and Dani felt an instant of disorientation. Suddenly, she was outdoors again, with the warm sun on her back.

* ''Manga/DragonBall'': "Instant Transmission", a teleportation technique that looks like the character's image is being ripped to shreds, with SpeedLines.
*** Goku learns it from a race called the Yardrats, though he can only teleport to places where there are people with ki to lock onto. This means his effective limit is his limit for sensing ki. But given that Goku can simply skip into the Spirit Realm to extend his range, basically, if there's life (or afterlife), Goku can go there.
*** In ''Anime/DragonBallZTheReturnOfCooler'', Cooler and Goku both know it, leading to a brief clash of TeleportSpam.
*** Cell learns it after coming back from a single cell.
*** Because [[spoiler:Goku Black]] copied all of Goku's moveset, he can perform the Instant Transmission. Goku learned this the hard way when he thought he had an advantage over [[spoiler:Goku Black]] during their second battle.
*** The Tournament of Power introduces Jimeze, a member of the Yardrat race and master of Instant Transmission. However, Frieza points out that his teleportation pattern is predictable and Frieza is fast enough to catch up to him even when he teleports, resulting in Jimeze easily being defeated.

* Creator/MarvelComics ComicBook/TheMightyThor universe: Enchantress from is a goddess of Asgard who seems to have two modes of teleporting. DependingOnTheWriter, there might be {{Unsound Effect}}s:

--> There was a bright flash, and she was gone.\\\