History Main / GrindBoots

* Cyborg from the ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' also demonstrates this ability in the episode "A Date With Destiny". Sliding down the cables of a bridge while shooting his ArmCannon -- Booya!

* In ''VideoGame/{{TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKindgom}},'' [[ShieldSurf shield surfing]] is upgraded to allow Link to ride along minecart rails.

* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTearsOfTheKindgom,'' [[ShieldSurf shield surfing]] is upgraded to allow Link to ride along minecart rails.

Ever try grinding a rail on a skateboard? It is as hard as it looks. But not as hard as grinding one without a board. Despite this a surprising number of characters are able to do just that. Harnessing the power of gravity to surf down [[BenevolentArchitecture well placed]] rails at high speed like a makeshift roller coaster, rail grinding allows a character to move faster than their normal running speed though only in the direction of the rail possibly serving as a shortcut between areas. Sometimes they don't even need a rail, they can grind just as well down any slope.

** The [[ProductPlacement Soap Shoes]] were featured in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' in order to introduce rail sliding to the series ([[TropeMaker and the genre]]). Although the games no longer feature the brand (due to the bankruptcy of the original company), the rail grinding has remained. Originally only Sonic and Shadow (as well as Amy and Metal Sonic in multiplayer) could grind. Now anyone can grind, even those without shoes, like Big (who wears sandals instead) and Omega (who's a robot, and thus has no need for clothes). In other words, in the world of Sonic, people really, ''really'' like Soap Shoes.

%%* The Disney ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' movie.

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* Chev Chelios in ''Film/CrankHighVoltage'' attempted this, but failed while [[GroinAttack crushing his balls]].
* In ''Film/Daredevil2003'', a young Matt Murdock does this after mastering getting around while blind.

* The Disney ''WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}}'' movie, and the ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' movies.
* Batman, Nightwing and the Red Hood all do this in a chase scene in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanUnderTheRedHood''.

* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' series.

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* ''LightNovel/FullMetalPanic'' does this in the episode "The Rising Wind In The Homeland, Part 2", with HumongousMecha discharging oversized shotguns while sliding freely down a steep hill.
* An episode of ''Manga/InuYasha'' features [=InuYasha=] and Miroku rushing to the aid of the populace by sliding down a grassy hill.

* In ''Film/{{Daredevil}}'', a young Matt Murdock does this after mastering getting around while blind.

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** When Sora visits [[{{WesternAnimation/Tarzan}} Deep Jungle]] in the first ''[[{{VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI}} Kingdom Hearts]]'', there's a minigame where he and Tarzan go tree-surfing. To make this even weirder, if you make the right turns you can end up sliding through a ''cave''.
** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' has this as part of the "Flowmotion" system. The series being what it is, there's nothing forcing you to grind in the direction of gravity, and indeed can use the feature to go ''straight up''. It returns in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3'', primarily in Monstropolis and San Fransokyo.

** ''VideoGame/KingdomHearts3DDreamDropDistance'' has this as a regular feature. The series being what it is, there's nothing forcing you to grind in the direction of gravity, and indeed can use the feature to go ''straight up''.

->''"Rumors circulated for a brief time that someone had invented a device called '[[TropeNamer Grindboots]]' that would somehow allow users to slide along thin narrow rails at high speeds. After further investigation, we do not believe any such device ever existed."''

* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' introduces ride rails, which allow you to grind on them in kid form or swim through them as a squid. Unlike the Inkrails used in ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' (and appearing in multiplayer maps in this game as well), these allow you to fire your weapon while riding the rail, which is used as a mechanic in various levels.

** The below mentioned [[ProductPlacement Soap Shoes]] were featured in ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure2'' in order to introduce rail sliding to the series. Although the games no longer feature the brand (due to the bankruptcy of the original company), the rail grinding has remained. Originally only Sonic and Shadow (as well as Amy and Metal Sonic in multiplayer) could grind. Now anyone can grind, even those without shoes, like Big (who wears sandals instead) and Omega (who's a robot, and thus has no need for clothes). In other words, in the world of Sonic, people really, ''really'' like Soap Shoes.

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* ''VideoGame/Splatoon2'' introduces Inkrails, which allow you to grind on them in kid form or swim through them as a squid. Unlike the Inklines used in ''VideoGame/{{Splatoon}}'' (and appearing in multiplayer maps in this game as well), these allow you to fire your weapon while riding the Inkrail, which is used as a mechanic in various levels.

* The Disney ''Disney/{{Tarzan}}'' movie, and the ''Film/GeorgeOfTheJungle'' movies.