History Main / PowerFloats

* Dimentio of ''[[PaperMario Super Paper Mario]]'' is only ever seen standing or floating, never walking.

* According to the French wolves specialist Gérard Ménatory, the bipedal position of humans is, in the eyes of the wolves, the equivalent of Power floats and the reason why they are scared by us and never stay close to big humans settlement: "Since this animal can casually stand, walk, and run with '''only''' two paws, they must be insanely strong and we better not mess with them" was what he claimed to be the basic reasoning of wolves. Considering the man spent most of his life [[GoingNative living with wolves]] and could literally summon wolf packs by '''howling''' he certainly knew what he was talking about. This is a subversion, since, according to the same man, an unarmed man has absolutely no chance to prevail in a fight against an adult wolf, especially if said wolf is a [[MamaBear female with cubs]].

Don't expect this to let you pass the InsurmountableWaistHeightFence though. Expect to see some MidairBobbing. The most common stock pose associated with this is the LotusPosition. If it takes a turn for the eerie, may be paired with MarionetteMotion.

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Don't expect this to let you pass the InsurmountableWaistHeightFence though. Expect to see some MidairBobbing. The most common stock pose associated with this is the LotusPosition.

* In the surreal 1989-1990 Larry Hama comic ''Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja'', the RealityWarper [[MeaningfulName Alphie O'Meagan]] floats off his bed the first time he truly activates his power, after having a conversation with his subconscious in the form of a giant animated face coming out his ceiling.

* In ''MyLittlePony: Friendship is Magic'', Twilight Sparkle and her newfound friends hover above the ground when they harness the Elements of Harmony.

Just like PowerGlows and [[PowerEchoes Echoes]], it also floats.

This is often augmented because PowerGivesYouWings. The most common stock pose associated with this is the LotusPosition. Of course, this can get devalued really fast [[IBelieveICanFly if most everyone in the series has]] {{Flight}}.

Don't expect this to let you pass the InsurmountableWaistHeightFence though. Expect to see some MidairBobbing.

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* The Ashura of ''LegendOfTheFiveRings'' appear to be samurai with moth wings that float above the ground. Although they are powerful, they aren't deliberately floating - they are so utterly corrupt that the earth itself repels them.

* In FinalFantasyXI, float is forbidden magic, so only certain very bad, BadAss characters can actually float. This includes the Arcangel Tarutaru, [[spoiler: [[AristocratsAreEvil Kam'lanaut]], and [[Really700YearsOld Eald'narche]]]]. Not to be out done [[spoiler: the BigBad from the ''Wings of the Goddess'' expansion, Lady Lilith]], is so BadAss that [[spoiler: she]] can actually fly. On the good side, [[spoiler: Selh'teus]] can fly because [[spoiler: he bonded with the Terrestrial Avatar [[ThePhoenix Phoenix]]]].

* ''TheWayOfTheMetagamer'' - the [[DismantledMacguffin Colour Drops]] all float, as do spellcasters when preparing spells.

* TheVentureBros has wizard Dr. Orpheus, who often levitates for no reason at all.

* The villain of ''PrincessGwenevereAndTheJewelRiders'', Lady Kale, once managed to take over most of the magic in Avalon and rule the kingdom. When the Jewel Riders broke into the Crystal Palace, they found her at Queen Anya's throne - or more specifically, "sitting" on it by floating high above.

* Many powerful mutants in ''The X-Men'' are able to levitate, but usually there is a concrete reason besides sheer badassery. Storm, for example, can control the weather (and therefore could do neat things with the air around her to hold her aloft), and Magneto's costume is made of metal.

* In Neverwinter Nights 2, anytime a high-level wizard or mage character casts a high-level spell, they levitate several a foot or so off the ground while performing the spell. The other two powers also occur, as the character gets a glow around them and the chants start to echo.
* In MegaMan X8, [[spoiler: Lumine spends the entirety of his first battle phase floating around the battlefield in a figure eight pattern.]]

* Tons of powerups and other items in videogames, especially networked deathmatch franchises like ''{{Quake}}'' and ''{{Unreal}} Tournament''.