History Main / SkipOfInnocence

* Subverted by [[DarkActionGirl Neo]] from ''WebAnimation/RWBY'', who often skips around because she's a PsychopathicWomanchild who has never really grown up. The most notable is her skipping around in the aftermath of [[spoiler:the Monstra's destruction]], utterly uncaring as to its consequences because [[ItsAllAboutMe she got what she wanted]].

A type of walk where the character swings their arms back and forth while hopping lightly from foot to foot. This is a visual cue indicating that the character is innocent, carefree, and young. If the person skipping is older than a child, this may indicate that they're immature or behaving unusually (perhaps they are a {{Cloudcukoolander}}).

A type of walk where the character swings their arms back and forth while hopping lightly from foot to foot. This is a visual cue indicating that the character is innocent, carefree, and young. If the person skipping is older than a child, this may indicate that they're immature or behaving unusually (perhaps they are a {{CloudCukooolander}}).

A type of walk where the character swings their arms back and forth while hopping lightly from foot to foot. This is a visual cue indicating that the character is innocent, carefree, and young. If the person skipping is older than a child, this may indicate that they're immature or behaving unusually (perhaps they are a {{Cloudcookooolander}}).

A type of walk where the character swings their arms back and forth while hopping lightly from foot to foot. This is a visual cue indicating that the character is innocent, carefree, and young. If the person skipping is older than a child, this may indicate that they're immature or behaving unusually.

A type of walk where the character swings their arms back and forth while skipping. This is a visual cue indicating that the character is innocent. That is, they are carefree, young and/or immature.

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* In the film of ''Film/HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix'', Luna skips. This is never mentioned in the books, but it fits her CloudCuckoolander character perfectly.
** [[DarkActionGirl Bellatrix]] also does this briefly in the same movie, right after murdering a named character. She happens to be a sadist, so this is a inversion.

* ''TheSmurfs'': The Smurfette often does this when she joyfully has a walk in the forest, in various albums of the series.

* [[CheerfulChild Sealand]] of ''Webcomic/AxisPowersHetalia'' does this during one of the series' [[ChristmasEpisode Christmas Episodes]], while fantasizing about the presents he wants from Santa Claus.

* In his book ''Travels with Charlie,'' John Steinbeck commented on this trope when he saw Ruby Bridges, a young black girl going to integrate a public school all by herself in 1960 while surrounded by jeering white crowds.

Characters that walk like this are most likely a CheerfulChild or a GenkiGirl. If it is not the character’s default walk then it is sign of joyousness. It is almost always done exclusively by [[AlwaysFemale females]] because FemalesAreMoreInnocent (and it is kind of effeminate to be begin with). Bonus points for [[NotSoInnocentWhistle whistling]] while doing this.

A type of walk where the character swings their arms back and forth while skipping. This is a visual cue indicating that the character is young or immature. Characters that walk like this are most likely a CheerfulChild or a GenkiGirl. If it is not the character’s default walk it is sign of joyousness. Almost always done exclusively by [[AlwaysFemale females]]. Bonus points for [[NotSoInnocentWhistle whistling]] while doing this.

* ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'': Dorothy, the Tin Man, Scarecrow and the Cowardly Lion.
* In the film of ''Film/HarryPotter and the Order of the Phoenix'', Luna skips. This is never mentioned in the books, but it fits her character perfectly.
** [[DarkActionGirl Bellatrix]] also does this briefly in the same movie, right after murdering a named character.
* Buddy does this in ''Film/{{Elf}}''.

* ''Series/DoctorWho'': The little girl in "Remembrance of the Daleks" skips around town [[spoiler:when she's not plugged into the Dalek battle computer]]. She's not exactly "innocent", though.

* [[Wrestling/ChickBusters AJ]] does this. She's not innocent.

* Princess Kururu from the [[VideoGame/RhapsodyAMusicalAdventure Marl Kingdom]] series does this when she about to sing a song with her best friend.
* Cream the Rabbit walks like this in ''VideoGame/SonicBattle''.
* Tiny Kong walks and runs like this in ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong64'', but she does not do it while she tiptoes.
* This is Princess Peach's walk cycle in the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' games since ''Brawl''.
* Roll does this in ''VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp!'' after saving the day.

* Laura from ''VideoGame/SilentHill2''.
* Gwen in presearing of ''VideoGame/GuildWars''.
* One of [[Manga/DeathNote Misa Amane's]] supports in ''[[VideoGame/JumpSuperStars Jump Ultimate Stars]]'' has her doing this. If an opponent attacks her, Rem appears and inflicts the [[YouAreAlreadyDead death timer]] effect on them.
* A rare male example is Ebisumaru from ''VideoGame/GanbareGoemon''. Some games (The Super Famicom ones mainly) have him skipping as a walking animation.

* Pinocchio does this in the video games of the movie.

* Janice from ''VideoGame/ChronoCross'' has this as her running animation.

* Charlotte from ''WesternAnimation/MakingFiends''. Only in the TV show.

---> ''Adam'': ♫I'm a child and I like to skip, I don't walk normally because I'm a child!♫

* ''WebVideo/YourMovieSucksDotOrg'': Adam lampshades this trope in his review of Cool Cat Saves the Kids.

* In the StarTrekTheNextGeneration episode "Rascals" Guinan's reaction to being turned into a little girl due to a transporter malfunction is to skip merrily down the corridor.

* Laura from ''SilentHill2''.

* Charlotte from ''MakingFiends''. Only in the TV show.

* In ''Discworld/{{Hogfather}}'', Susan catches Gawain stepping on cracks in the sidewalk in order to provoke [[ItMakesSenseInContext child-eating imaginary bears]] into a fight with Susan, and he claims he was just skipping. Susan retorts "Real children don't go hoppity-skippity unless they're on drugs."