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* Inverted in an episode of ''Manga/Planetes'', when it's the sudden introduction of gravity that ends the threat. While on board a lunar ferry (which, given the series' hard sci-fi setting, lacks artificial gravity), a man takes a child hostage, using the lack of gravity to put distance between him and the security crew. The situation is resolved by the pilot firing some of the ship's manoeuvring thrusters, sending the ship into a roll, disorienting the kidnapper enough that he loses hold of the child and sends him slamming into the floor. The child, on the other hand, is safely caught by one of the protagonists, who as space debris collectors all have experience working in different frames of gravity.

** Some bank robbers clad with The Vulture's ImportedAlienPhlebotinum levitate Spider-Man with an Anti-Gravity Gun in ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming''. The Vulture lator vaporises a mook who was threatening to blackmail him but admits he picked up the wrong gun an wanted the [=AGG=].

* Part of Rocket's plan of escaping the Kyln in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' involves disabling the artificial gravity everywhere in the prison ''but'' the watchtower in the center, which the heroes have broken into. Cue Kyln guards with rocket launchers flailing helplessly.

* In ''Film/StarTrekVITheUndiscoveredCountry'', Chancellor Gorkon's assassins start by firing a torpedo that disables the gravity on his ship. They can get around because they're wearing suits with magnetic boots; everyone else on the ship is considerably more impaired.
* In ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' during the fight on the deflector dish, at one point Picard deactivates his magnetic boots in order to float over the heads of several Borg.

* ''WebOriginal/AcademyOfSuperheroes'': A rare case of the antagonist using this ''on himself''. The hero, a GravityMaster, pins him to an asteroid that's heading for Earth and leaves him to die. Fortunately for him, the villain was TheSmartGuy of his team and [[http://books.google.com/books?id=89fxlVBylfEC&pg=PA8&dq=electromagnetism+%22stronger+than+gravity%22&hl=en&ei=DXHtTbeiL8TDgQfA0rXYCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=electromagnetism%20%22stronger%20than%20gravity%22&f=false an electrokinetic]].

* ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'': During Jim and Scroop's fight on the ''Legacy'', the gravity is turned off. [[spoiler:Since the ship is completely open-topped, Scroop goes flying out into space.]]

* ''Literature/PayMeBug'':
** Part of the drill for repelling boarders on the ''Fool's Errand'' is to switch the gravity on and off at predetermined intervals. Since the boarders wouldn't know the schedule, they wouldn't be prepared for the sudden shifts.
** A more mundane example is that, because the ''Fool's Errand'' uses older gravity technology, they can't have the artificial gravity on at all while they're [[FasterThanLightTravel in tach]]. Well, they ''can'', but it's dangerous.

* Ochako Uraraka from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has this as her power (called "Zero Gravity"). She can make people and objects helplessly float by simply touching them with her fingertips, removing the effects of gravity from them. A Twitter sketch from the author [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this by showing her curbstomping an arc's main threat through this.

* An inversion in ''Literature/LuckyStarr and the Big Sun of Mercury'': Bigman Jones is in a fight with another man in the low gravity of Mercury, but someone turns the gravity ''up'' to Earth-normal at exactly the wrong moment, and Bigman's opponent is killed.

* In ''Film/StarTrekFirstContact'' during the scene on the deflector at one point Picard deactivates his magnetic boots in order to float over the heads of several borg.

-> ''"Gravity displeases me, so I have removed it!"''

* Ochako Uraraka from ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'' has this as her power (called "Zero Gravity"). She can make people and objects helplessly float by simply touching them with her fingertips, removing the effects of gravity from them. A Twitter sketch from the author [[LampshadeHanging lampshaded]] this by showing her curbstomping an arc's main threat through this.

* Used in ''ComicBook/TheTransformers'' comic. When a corrupted matrix-posessed decepticon leader enters the autobot ship in one of their shuttles and starts demolishing the autobots, one of the heroes turns off the gravity and opens the airlock, allowing a single harpoon shot to push the monster out into space.

* In ''ComicBook/{{Sillage}}'', while performing a mission on an alien world, Navis tumbles off a cliff during a struggle with a native. They are saved from death by an anti-gravity field generated by the local plebothinium and she quickly overpowers her opponent since she is trained in zero-gravity fighting and he is not.

* ''ComicBook/{{Shakara}}'': When the [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot Teknosaurs]] lure Shakara into a trap, he deactivates the ArtificialGravity on the ship to kill them one by one in a zero gravity frenzy.

* An inversion in ''Literature/LuckyStarr and the Big Sun of Mercury'': Bigman Jones is in a fight with another man in the low gravity of Mercury, but someone turns the gravity ''up'' to Earth-normal at exactly the wrong moment, and Bigman's opponent is killed.
* In Creator/WarrenEllis's ''Ocean'', the protagonist uses not only antigravity but also inverted and perpendicular gravity.

* Sort of subverted in ''Literature/EndersGame''. The characters learn special tactics for fighting in zero gravity.

** In the novel ''Literature/{{Changes}}'', Harry uses a specialized form of earth magic to temporarily create this. His main goal is the extremely crushing, localized gravity that results when the spell ends. It works very well.
** In the earlier book ''Literature/SmallFavor'', [[LittleMissBadass Ivy the Archive]] traps [[FallenAngel Magog]] in a gravity- and friction-less sphere, leaving him floating helplessly above the ground. Being an [[ImplacableMan unstoppable]] [[TheJuggernaut juggernaut]] is not much good when you can't touch the ground, as it turns out.
** Harry uses a similar tactic against [[spoiler: Cait Sith]] in Literature/ColdDays, when the latter rebounds from jumping on him, Harry uses that split second of simple physics to magically shove him out a window.

** In [[Recap/DoctorWhoS32E4TheDoctorsWife "The Doctor's Wife"]], the extra-universal entity House (no, not THAT Series/{{House}}) takes over the TARDIS, and begins toying with Rory and Amy; one such method of doing so involves turning off the ship's gravity relocator, turning many of the corridors into horrendously deep pits...

* The same trick is used in an early ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'' episode. A group of teenagers obsessed with killing all [[NietzscheWannabe Nietzscheans]] and Magog have taken over the bridge of the ''Andromeda Ascendant''. Harper has just finished building an android body for Rommie, the ship's avatar. Suddenly, everyone on the bridge collapses and is unable to move. Rommie (in all her naked glory) walks out on the bridge and explains to the teens that she is God aboard the ship and can adjust ArtificialGravity as she sees fit. The only ones who can move are Tyr (being a Nietzschean) and Dylan (half-HeavyWorlder).

* Variation in the classic 1970's ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'' story "Who took the Super out of Superman?" Clark has lost his powers, but finds himself as Clark Kent having to track down a gang. He brings along an anti-gravity device and handily takes them all down because as Superman he's experienced in zero gravity and they are not.

This technique is also a staple of {{Gravity Master}}s, who do not require the whole "being in space" to be able to pull it off. In this case, it's almost always an ability [[AntagonistAbilities exclusive to villains]], due to how [[GameBreaker game-breaking]] making your foes float uselessly in the air whenever you want is.

This technique is also a staple of {{Gravity Master}}s, who do not require the whole "being in space" to be able to pull it off. In this case, it's almost always an ability [[AntagonistAbilities exclusive to villains]], due to how [[GameBreaker game-breaking]] making your foes float uselessly in the air is.

* Subverted/Defied in ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. [[KnifeNut Lariska]] is [[GenreSavvy aware of this trope]], so when she is assigned to kill a [[GravityMaster Toa of Gravity]], she first spends quite some time using levitation disks to practice fighting/assassination/both in zero-g conditions.

This technique is also a staple of {{Gravity Master}}s, who do not require the whole "being in space" to be able to pull it off.

This technique is also a staple of {{Gravity Master}}s, who do not require the whole "being in space" to be able to pull it off. In that case, it's almost always an {{Antagonist Power|s}}.

This technique is also a staple of {{Gravity Master}}s, who do not require the whole "being in space" to be able to pull it off. In that case, it's almost always an {{Antagonist Superpower|s}}.

A GravityMaster may have this as an ability, thus not needing to be in space in the first place to use it.

While ArtificialGravity is usually assumed in a science fiction setting, this trope can be a handy way of reminding the audience that yes, technically we aren't supposed to have any. Granted, this trope is almost always invoked deliberately, and is typically used by those who control the local spaceship as opposed to those who are trying to invade it. If this attack was anything except a gimmick, the viewers would [[FridgeLogic likely wonder]] why it isn't used more often considering how effective it is.

Still, as gimmicks go, it's a pretty cool one. After all, where else can you see people fighting each other UsefulNotes/IsaacNewton style? A GravityMaster may have this as an ability, thus not needing to be in space in the first place to use it.

A special kind of attack a character uses when they're in space and realize something. With gravity, this week's villain is a total badass who can take out all of the heroes singlehandedly. But turn the gravity off, and all of a sudden he's a flailing ninny helplessly floating around in the air. It would seem that in this situation knowing eighty forms of martial arts isn't that useful a skill.

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* ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'', during Jim and Scroop's fight on the ''Legacy'' the gravity is turned off. [[spoiler:Since the ship is completely open-topped, Scroop goes flying out into space.]]

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* Part of Rocket's plan of escaping the Kyln in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' involves disabling the artificial gravity everywhere in the prison ''but'' the watchtower in the center, where the heros have broken into. Cue Kyln guards with rocket launchers flailing helplessly.

** The episode "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS31E5FleshAndStone Flesh and Stone]]" is mostly set in a crashed, now-tipped-on-its-front spaceship where the Doctor and friends are trying to outrun what is effectively an army of Weeping Angels (the pseudo-moving statues that first appeared in "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E10Blink Blink]]") ''and'' deal with a crack in time that erases its victims. The Angels [[HoistByHisOwnPetard ultimately defeat themselves]] by draining the ship of all its power, causing the gravity to fail so they all fall into the crack and, as such, [[{{Retgone}} never existed in the first place]].
** More recently, the extra-universal entity House (no, not THAT Series/{{House}}) takes over the TARDIS, and begins toying with Rory and Amy; one such method of doing so involves turning off the ship's gravity relocator, turning many of the corridors into horrendously deep pits....

* ''Series/{{Firefly}}'' uses a variation of this trope. Rather than turning the ship's AntiGravity systems off, Mal and River trick a villain into going outside the ship into the Zero-G environment of outer space. One well-placed punch is enough to send him flying endlessly into space with no way of getting back.
* Referenced on the ''Series/StargateSG1'' episode "Wormhole X-treme", when the show-within-a-show's producers are trying to scale back the special effects budget, and are stuck on a scene where the hero is supposed to become weightless and float past an alien guard. O'Neill, as their military advisor, asks [[WhyDontYaJustShootHim "Why doesn't he just... shoot him?"]]

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' features a fight between Mister Terrific and Franchise/TheFlash who's had a FreakyFridayFlip with ComicBook/LexLuthor. As Mister Terrific's only superpower is that he's really smart, this proves problematic, and he evens the fights by turning off the Watchtower's ArtificialGravity. Flash Luthor is non-plussed, and uses his SuperSpeed to turn his arms into propellers. Mr. Terrific responds by turning the ArtificialGravity back ''on'', causing Flash Luthor to plummet painfully to the ground, getting knocked out in the process.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars'' sees Cad Bane use this trick to help even the odds in a fight against Anakin, Ahsoka and some Clone Troopers.
* The Autobots shut off the gravity in their ship to give themselves a fighting chance when they first battled Megatron in ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated''.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', [[EvilCounterpart Negaduck]] negates the SuperStrength of the duck-turned-dinosaur [[DumbMuscle Stegmutt]] by putting him in a chamber with no gravity in it. Justified since Stegmutt can't even figure out how to fight a villain on his own.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Futurama}}'' episode "Love and Rockets", when the Planet Express ship's central computer goes crazy, it shuts off both the gravity and the oxygen on the ship to prevent Fry and Leela from thwarting her.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'': one of Graviton's tactics.

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[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
* ''Disney/TreasurePlanet'', during Jim and Scroop's fight on the Legacy the gravity is turned off. [[spoiler:Since the ship is completely open-topped, Scroop goes flying out into space.]]

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[[folder:LiveActionTV]]

** The episode [[Recap.DoctorWhoS31E5FleshAndStone "Flesh and Stone"]] is mostly set in a crashed, now-tipped-on-its-front spaceship where the Doctor and friends are trying to outrun what is effectively an army of Weeping Angels (the pseudo-moving statues that first appeared in [[Recap/DoctorWhoS29E10Blink "Blink"]]) ''and'' deal with a crack in time that erases its victims. The Angels [[HoistByHisOwnPetard ultimately defeat themselves]] by draining the ship of all its power, causing the gravity to fail so they all fall into the crack and, as such, [[{{Retgone}} never existed in the first place]].

* An episode of ''Series/StarTrekDeepSpaceNine'' deals with a character who comes from a planet with very little gravity who must get around in a wheelchair, because medical treatment to acclimate her to normal gravity would make it impossible for her to return to her homeworld for extended periods. In the climax, she's able to save a captured shuttle crew by turning off the gravity and kicking the hostage-takers' asses in zero-g.
* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise'' presents the opposite approach to this trope, in an episode where a dangerous alien is defeated by ''increasing'' the gravity over the deck plates it was walking on. This causes the reptilian biped to heave onto the floor and remain trapped there for a few seconds before it was shot to death.
** The same trick is used in an early ''Series/{{Andromeda}}'' episode. A group of teenagers obsessed with killing all [[NietzscheWannabe Nietzscheans]] and Magog have taken over the bridge of the ''Andromeda Ascendant''. Harper has just finished building an android body for Rommie, the ship's avatar. Suddenly, everyone on the bridge collapses and is unable to move. Rommie (in all her naked glory) walks out on the bridge and explains to the teens that she is God aboard the ship and can adjust ArtificialGravity as she sees fit. The only ones who can move are Tyr (being a Nietzschean) and Dylan (half-HeavyWorlder).
* ''{{Series/Firefly}}'' uses a variation of this trope. Rather than turning the ship's AntiGravity systems off, Mal and River trick a villain into going outside the ship into the Zero-G environment of outer space. One well-placed punch is enough to send him flying endlessly into space with no way of getting back.

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* In ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' the levitation spell can also be used against enemies. Without contact to the ground or anything in reach to grasp, they float more or less helplessly in mid air.

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[[folder:{{Web Original}}]]

* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeague Unlimited'' features a fight between Mister Terrific and TheFlash who's had a FreakyFridayFlip with ComicBook/LexLuthor. As Mister Terrific's only superpower is that he's really smart, this proves problematic, and he evens the fights by turning off the Watchtower's ArtificialGravity. Flash Luthor is non-plussed, and used his SuperSpeed to turn his arms into propellers. Mr. Terrific responds by turning the ArtificialGravity back ''on'', causing Flash Luthor to plummet painfully to the ground, getting knocked out in the process.

* ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' pulled this on Monkey Fist and his army of monkey ninjas while on a space station.

* The Autobots shut off the gravity in their ship to give themselves a fighting chance when they first battled Megatron in ''TransformersAnimated''.
* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'', [[EvilCounterpart Negaduck]] negates the SuperStrength of the duck-turned-dinosaur [[DumbMuscle Stegmutt]] by putting him in a chamber with no gravity in it. Justified in Stegmutt can't even figure out how to fight a villain on his own.

* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'': In "The Jihad", Kirk and Spock join a team of alien specialists to retrieve The Soul of Skor, an artifact stolen from an avian race called the Skor, to prevent the Skor from attacking the galaxy in retribution. A Skor member, Tchar, turned out to be TheMole, having stolen the Soul to bring about a Skor jihad. He then shut off the gravity in the temple, believing that, as a flyer, this would give him an edge over the others in combat. Unfortunately for him...
-->'''Kirk''': Spock, how long since you worked out in null-gravity combat exercises?\\
'''Spock''': Last week, with you, Captain. (Cue OhCrap look on Tchar's face.)