History Main / WallJump

** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosMelee'': Some of the characters can wall-jump. They are: Mario (but not Luigi or Doctor Mario) Fox, Falco, Samus, Captain Falcon, Sheik (but not Zelda) Young Link (but not regular Link) and Pichu (but not Pikachu). However, all characters can wall-tech jump if hit into a wall. This technique is the only way Young Link can even ''start'' (and then clear) his Target Test challenge).

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* ''Film/CrouchingTigerHiddenDragon'' (although it demonstrates that Chinese People Can Fly, so partially [[JustifiedTrope justified]].)
* This is a regular staple of Creator/JackieChan movies. In ''Film/RushHour'', he uses it to break into the Chinese Consulate's home.

* Ratchet from ''[[{{Franchise/RatchetAndClank}} Ratchet & Clank]].''

* In Heavy Iron games of ''WesternAnimation/SpongebobSquarepants'' games, you can wall jump in very single game as Spongebob.

** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros4'': More characters have the ability to do a wall jump such as Greninja and Little Mac, while ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' included Joker (DLC) as well.

** The Prince in the ''Sands of Time'' [[TrilogyCreep quadrilogy]] can employ the inverse of this trope as well: if two walls are far enough apart, he can Wall Jump ''down'' the shaft.

* Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''. However, he can only do this once per try, and it's the only way he can DoubleJump until he learns Air Hike (which essentially makes a wall under his feet).

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': In Chapter 19, Undine and Heartful Punch are on patrol in a narrow alleyway when a small flying monster attacks them and promptly flees. Heartful Punch leaps between the buildings and onto the city rooftops to give chase.

* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': In Chapter 18, Undine and Heartful Punch are on patrol in a narrow alleyway when a small flying monster attacks them and promptly flees. Heartful Punch leaps between the buildings and onto the city rooftops to give chase.

* See [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-amd36SRbJw --this--]] [[LeParkour parkour]] video. Specifically at 3:10 and 4:45.

* Chinchillas can wall jump. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SH26cWVpXM Check it out]] (first 7 seconds)
* [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TamMqvk4Bb8&t=1m15s A squirrel using a successful wall jump to avoid an obstacle course]].

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** Technically, the wall-jumping ability is taught to Samus Aran (and, by extension, the player) in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' by some creatures she finds in the caves, but she can use it from the beginning of the game. In ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission'' she even keeps this ability when she doesn't have her Power suit. In any case, wall jumping is usually 100% optional in the 2D entries; its main purpose in the aforementioned games is actually to facilitate SequenceBreaking, as mastery of the technique can allow you to climb up using a single wall indefinitely. People complained when you couldn't do this in ''Metroid Fusion''.

** Apparently, the wall-jumping ability was taught to Samus Aran in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' by some creatures she found in the caves, but she can use it since the beginning. In ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission'' she even keeps this ability when she doesn't have her Power suit. Of course, [[SequenceBreaking Sequence Breakers]] have exploited this so you can jump off of the same wall indefinitely. People complained when you couldn't do this in ''Metroid Fusion''.

* ''VideoGame/MegaMan'':

* In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon'', this was one of the after-Boss power-ups you got, each one being some kind of physical ability (mostly), that [[MetroidVania helped you advance]].
* ''VideoGame/MirrorsEdge'' has the wall jump and the wall run as staples of Faith's movement abilities. However, you can only wall jump or wall run once.
** It is possible to wall jump more than once if the walls are very close together, but the second jump really doesn't give you much extra height at all, and there's not much point.

** The original NES trilogy lacked a wall-jump mechanic, but instead had a wall-clinging mechanic. The first ''Ninja Gaiden'' game with a proper wall-jump mechanic was ''Ninja Gaiden'' (1992) for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem. The wall-jump mechanic was then later adopted by the 3D ''Ninja Gaiden'' games.
** One particularly physics defying example requires Ryu to scale a square well by wall running, jumping to the next wall, wall running, jumping to the next wall, and so on. In total, about ten runs and jumps are required, and I don't care if he ''is'' a ninja, that's ridiculous(ly awesome).

* The UrExample of this trope was an VideoGame/AlexKidd game, ''Alex Kidd in Shinobi World'', released for the UsefulNotes/SegaMasterSystem in 1990.
* Dante from ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry''. However, he can only do this once per try, and it's the only way he can DoubleJump until he learns Air Hike (which essentially makes a wall under his feet). Of all the things to be more realistic about...

* Strider Hiryu in the ''VideoGame/{{Strider}}'' series. The [[Manga/{{Strider}} NES game]] had problems with this due to sloppy controls, while the [[VideoGame/StriderArcade arcade version]] lets Hiryu cling to the wall with a grappling blade, ''Ninja Gaiden'' style. He gets the blade in ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom'' too, and even uses it for a ''throw''. Ouch.
** Franchise/SpiderMan in the same series can naturally jump and stick to walls. His first [[LimitBreak Super]] "Maximum Spider", starts off with him jumping against a wall and kicking off, before crossing the opponent up with a one-man wall-jumping [[AirJousting Air Joust]].
* Lara Croft can do this in ''VideoGame/TombRaiderUnderworld''.

* In ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore 5'', they added this.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Melee'', some of the characters can wall jump. They are: Mario, but not Luigi or Doctor Mario; Fox, Falco, Samus, Captain Falcon, Sheik, but not Zelda; Young Link, but not regular Link; and Pichu, but not Pikachu. Yeah, [[JokeCharacter Pichu]]. However, all characters can wall-tech jump if hit into a wall.
** With Pichu out of ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'', Pikachu can wall jump now. Zero Suit Samus, but not Regular Samus, was also added. However, it subverts the trope a bit as wall jumps have diminishing gains in altitude until your feet hit something reasonably horizontal. This goes for ''everyone'' now.
*** Just give Lucario a single wall as tall as you want, and he can go from bottom to top in a matter of seconds. Though, he can stick to walls in between wall jumps, so it hardly seems fair.
*** Squirtle, Diddy Kong, and Sheik also have the ability to stick to walls.
*** In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros4'', more characters have the ability to do a wall jump such as Greninja and Little Mac while ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'' included Joker as well.

* ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament2004'' is a rare FPS example. A wall-jump is performed by jumping near a wall, then "dodging" in the direction facing away from the wall. This carried on to ''VideoGame/UnrealChampionship2TheLiandriConflict'' and ''VideoGame/UnrealTournamentIII''.
** Ups the ante by giving you the ability to ''DoubleJump from wall-jumping''.
** Further enhanced by a mutator called multidodge. This allows for unlimited wall-jumping and, with enough frantic button bashing, wall-running

* [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario]] in every Mario game since ''VideoGame/SuperMario64''. ''VideoGame/SuperMarioSunshine'' made it much easier, as Mario will slide down the wall instead of bouncing his head off it, and the quirk was carried over since. Luigi wasn't that lucky, but he eventually got the ability in ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBros''.
** This ability likely originated in the earlier 2D ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' games due to glitchy collision checking. If Mario approaches a wall when his vertical position is just right, he will momentarily land on it, and with quick reflexes, one can jump from it before starting to fall again (due to wall ejection, which is the standard way most 2D games use to compensate for cheap collision checking). They intentionally added it in 3D, and made it much easier.
** This was taken abit further in [[VideoGame/MarioTennis Mario Tennis Aces]] as Mario can actually wall jump from thin air during his special shot.

* Samus in ''VideoGame/{{Metroid}}''. Apparently, the ability was taught to her in ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'' by some creatures she found in the caves, but she could use it since the beginning. In ''VideoGame/MetroidZeroMission'' she even keeps this ability when she doesn't have her Power suit.
** In the ''VideoGame/MetroidPrimeTrilogy'' (namely ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime2Echoes'' and ''VideoGame/MetroidPrime3Corruption''), the Screw Attack can be used to this effect on special wall surfaces.
** Of course, [[SequenceBreaking Sequence Breakers]] have exploited this so you can jump off of the same wall indefinitely. People complained when you couldn't do this in ''Metroid Fusion''.
* ''VideoGame/MegaManX'' is the king of the Wall Jump. Combined with [[JumpPhysics the ability to change direction mid-air]], he can do something called a wall kick, in which he reverses course back to a wall after a wall jump, allowing him to rapidly ascend a ''single'' wall by jumping up it. It is quite handy when dealing with bosses with ground-spamming attacks.
** Zero can also Wall Kick, as can anyone who can transform in the ''VideoGame/MegaManZX'' series.
** One of X and Zero's {{limit break}}s in '''VideoGame/ProjectXZone'' has them attack while performing wall jumps... in mid-air, without the wall!
** Several bosses in the series use this too, like Sigma from the first game, Flame Stag, Neon Tiger, Split Mushroom, Mattrex, Dark Mantis, etc.
** When playing as Cut Man in VideoGame/MegaManPoweredUp, he has the ability to wall jump, though the game doesn't allow you to use like in other Mega Man games and you slide off icy surfaces.

** ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'' and ''VideoGame/ShadowTheHedgehog'' have the Triangle Jump, where Sonic, Shadow, and Espio have the ability to cling to a wall and use that to jump forward from wall to wall. Espio can cling to the wall indefinitely, while Sonic and Shadow fall down if they don't jump within a few seconds.
*** As a result, their teammates can also do it, but only [[SecretAIMoves when controlled by the computer]].

** Kirby's Ninja ability in ''VideoGame/KirbySuperStar'' allows him to stick to walls and do a Triangle Jump. Of course, since he has [[VideoGameFlight unlimited flight]], this is rather useless.
*** However, in ''VideoGame/KirbysReturnToDreamLand'', the Ninja ability returns, and some optional puzzles take advantage of the fact that Ninja Kirby can cling to walls and throw knives from his elevated position.
*** Same in ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'', where Kirby can throw shuriken while sticking to walls; a much better attack overall than his weak air puffs and helpful in rooms full of flying enemies.

* This is one of Altair's moves in ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedAltairsChronicles''.
* In ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedII'', (perhaps only after you get the jump-up-grab ability) you can run up a wall, then jump immediately to your left or right or backwards and grab onto something. It's kinda like an upside down "L".

* Chinchillas can wall jump. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4SH26cWVpXM Check it out.]](first 7 seconds)

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* In ''VideoGame/LaMulana,'' after collecting a certain item, Lemeza can cling onto walls and kick off of them to reach platforms below him that he normally cannot reach. However, he doesn't gain height with wall jumps; wall jumping simply increases his horizontal speed when he falls off the wall.

* This trope is used in various degrees throughout the ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog'' games:

* ''Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}''. Repeated battle tactic by the protaganists, helped by their abillity to create walls wherever they desire.

** Masao and Kazuo's Triangle Shot
* ''Anime/GhostInTheShellStandAloneComplex''. The Major is doing a training exercise with some rookies. She evades their surveillance by entering a public bathroom, opening its two-foot-by-two-foot window, and... 0_0 ...[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sA1ij7QpbKY Just see for yourself]]..
* ''Manga/GunslingerGirl''. Cyborg girl Petra does this during the Turin Nuclear Plant assault.

* Ninjette and other ninjas from ''Comicbook/{{Empowered}}'' can do this. Now, if this comic is ever made into a video game...

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