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6	[[quoteright:1000:[[Manga/{{Kodocha}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/hummingbirdver2.jpg]]]]
7	[[caption-width-right:1000:[[GenkiGirl Sana]] gets a little carried away demonstrating this trope.]]
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9	When an animated character gets frightened, excited or angry, she may flail her arms or legs around so fast that they are literally a blur. Sometimes it's a complete blur; other times, you will see the arms or legs, but in multiple vision.
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11	This trope comes in a few simple variations:
12	* A character doing a WildTake flails her arms, sometimes jumping in the air and flailing her legs, too. Occasionally, this will cause her to hover like a helicopter -- or a hummingbird.
13	* A character who is running TooFastToStop will have this happen to his legs while his arms appear normal. Any InnocentBystander who gets caught in his path may become ATwinkleInTheSky. This is similar to but distinct from WheelOFeet.
14	* A small character being held AtArmsLength may swing her arms this way in a futile effort to strike the taller character.
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16	This is a typical behavior for a GenkiGirl.
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18	See also: KewpieDollSurprise. Also see RapidFireFisticuffs[=/=]SpamAttack for an offensive, usually non-comedic, version.
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21	!!Examples:
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25	[[folder:Animation]]
26	* This effect is often used on characters in the ''VideoGame/MolesWorld'' animated series when they are running.
27	* In ''Animation/PleasantGoatAndBigBigWolf'', it's not uncommon for characters' arms or legs to blur when they're moving really quickly.
28	* Characters in ''Animation/YamuchasKungFuAcademy'' often have their legs blur when they run.
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31	[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
32	* Suzu of ''Amuri in Star Ocean'' flaps her arms on a regular basis and for no particular, to the point that she has to use ''her hair'' in place of hands.
33	* Tomo does this in the first episode of ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'' upon finding out she's late for class.
34	* This happens to [[CuteBruiser Yachiru]] frequently in ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''.
35	* Sakura does this while attempting to whack Touya for being a jerk in the first episode of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''.
36	* Done in an episode of ''Manga/DragonBall'', where Goku pretends he has a technique that lets him have eight arms. The trick, of course, is that he's waving them up and down so fast the after-image makes it seem real. This is in response to Tenshihan's technique of actually growing a second pair of arms.
37	* This happens to many girls frequently in ''Manga/FairyTail'', particularly when humorously distressed or angry. Lucy does this most often, and Coco is guilty of this as well, running around the room and doing this as she talks to people.
38	* Taiga, yet again a Genki Girl, does this sometimes in ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', at least in the game. She doesn't move her arms that fast though since ''FSN'' doesn't really use cartoonish body movements like that but Taiga's antics push it sometimes.
39	* Tohru Honda from ''Manga/FruitsBasket'' will sometimes flail her arms around when flustered or panicking over something.
40	* Bocchi of ''Manga/HitoribocchiNoOOSeikatsu'' has a tendency to cramp up when she's nervous, and doing this [[JustifiedTrope is her way of exercising.]] It still ends up making her look like a bit of a loon though.
41	* Sana Kurata of ''Manga/{{Kodocha}}'' (shown above) does this [[OncePerEpisode at least twice per episode]].
42	* In ''Manga/KuroganePukapukaTai'', Commander Kuki does this when Captain Mary forcibly kisses her.
43	* Yui from ''Manga/LuckyStar'' often does this when she's waving to greet people.
44	* Midori from ''Anime/MidoriDays'', another Genki Girl.
45	* ''Manga/MyDressUpDarling'': In Episode 6, Marin's LoveEpiphany about Gojo has her briefly engaging in this, flapping her arms while fluttering slightly as she thinks "I ''wuv'' Gojo-kun!"
46	* Negi of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' tends to do this when the students mock or belittle him.
47	* Brook from ''Manga/OnePiece'' runs so fast that you see multiple legs, especially when he [[WalkOnWater runs across water.]]
48	%%** Same with Becky of ''Anime/PaniPoniDash''.* This happens in an episode of ''Anime/TokyoMewMew'' where Ichigo does this with her legs... until she slips on a piece of broken crockery.
49	* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesRubyAndSapphire'': In the episode "Sharpedo Attack", May does this when she's menaced by a Sharpedo while on a boat.
50	* Miss Hinako's child form from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' does this so frequently that this sort of movement is referred in the fandom as the Hinako Shuffle.
51	* Subverted in ''VisualNovel/UminekoWhenTheyCry'', Jessica tries this and gets interrupted by an asthma attack.
52	%%* Done quite often in ''Anime/{{Slayers}}''.
53	* A more controlled and odd version occurs in ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': When Keima suffers from severe game withdrawal, he compensates by playing eight or more games simultaneously, following all the games and stories well enough to emotionally respond to each one. When he's playing like this (in what he calls "God mode"), he uses the controllers for all the systems, moving from controller to controller so quickly that it looks like he's sprouted several extra pairs of arms.
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56	[[folder:Comic Books]]
57	* ''ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'': Getafix does this in ''Recap/AsterixAndTheBigFight'', but that was mostly pointing while yelling orders.
58	* While this happens on occasion in ''ComicBook/MonicasGang'', Smudge has been able to use this to actually ''fly'' when the other option is falling into water.
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61	[[folder:Films -- Animated]]
62	* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'':
63	** Happens a few times [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1 in the first movie]] to Twilight Sparkle, notably when she's initially trying to walk upright. She also does the multiple-vision version when human Fluttershy almost bull-rushes her on seeing Spike.
64	** In the short "[[WebAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocksShorts Perfect Day for Fun!]]", Rainbow Dash shortly loses her balance and is about to fall from the scene. Note that she's flapping both her arms ''and'' [[WingedHumanoid her wings]].
65	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks'':
66	*** Twilight shortly flaps her arms during the sleepover, while trying to navigate around her sleeping friends without waking them up and almost losing her balance.
67	*** Pinkie Pie also moves her arms fast enough to make a flapping sound when she angrily complains that their band has become the very opposite of fun.
68	** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames'': Pinkie Pie, just before her FacePlant, flaps her arms wildly.
69	* In ''Anime/SonicTheHedgehogTheMovie'', Knuckles reacts this way upon discovering, "My hat's on fire!".
70	* ''WesternAnimation/TheThreeCaballeros'': This happens to WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck during the extended DisneyAcidSequence set to "You Belong to My Heart".
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73	[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
74	* ''Series/ElChavoDelOcho'': El Chavo, whenever someone suggests him doing something exciting.
75	* Vicki does this in the ''Series/SmallWonder'' episode "Vicki and the Pusher".
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78	[[folder:Video Games]]
79	* The [[VideoGame/MegaManLegends Servbot's]] Versus artwork from ''VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom2'' features him '''''desperately''''' [[RuleOfCute flailing around his little arms]], [[http://images.wikia.com/megaman/images/4/46/Servbot-mvc2-vs.jpg attempting to attack]].
80	* Downplayed with Gregg Lee in ''VideoGame/NightInTheWoods''. While he does frequently flap his arms when excited, he doesn't quite have the speed to turn into a blur.
81	* In ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyoSun'', Arle's feet are shown as circular blurs when she is chased around in a field by Honey Bee.
82	* ''Franchise/StreetFighter'' has Chun Li doing this in a similar way to Yoshi.
83	* The cute little goddess Suwako in ''[[Franchise/TouhouProject Touhou Hisoutensoku]]'' does this to remain airborn.
84	* Extremely noticeable with Shiki in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou''. Her waving image lasts longer than most, due to the sprite-based nature of most cutscenes.
85	* ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'': Yoshi's Flutter Kick does this. Hell, just ''running'' does this.
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88	[[folder:Webcomics]]
89	* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', Grace does it [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2011-04-29 here]], Susan's [[GoodAngelBadAngel shoulder nature]] does it [[http://www.egscomics.com/?date=2008-06-16 here]], and one of Nanase's DoppelgangerSpin doubles does it [[http://www.egscomics.com/comic/2002-11-18 here]].
90	* ''Webcomic/SailorRanko'': When Sailor Sun [[http://sailorranko.com/comic/chapter-10-page-19 passionately denies]] being in love with Akane.
91	* ''Webcomic/TwinDragons'': When the twins are [[https://www.twindragonscomic.com/comic/poke/ poking each other]] during a boring car ride.
92	* ''Webcomic/{{Wereworld}}'' has a scene with overly excited Anika, supposedly a homage to ''ComicBook/GoldDigger''.
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95	[[folder:Western Animation]]
96	* Although not human, WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog often does this when scared, and he is scared a lot.
97	* In multiple episodes of ''WesternAnimation/{{Kaeloo}}'', running characters' feet are depicted as a blur of oval shapes.
98	* Despite not being particularly fast, excitable or even human, Grup the Dragon from ''WesternAnimation/MightyMagiswords'' moves this way most of the time.
99	* ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons'' has two rather literal examples of this:
100	** In one HalloweenEpisode, Krusty's pacemaker shorts out and gets set to Hummingbird Mode. ("Nectar! Nectar! Gotta drink my weight in nectar!")
101	** In another, we see security cam footage of Apu thinking he's some kind of hummingbird after working for 96 hours straight; he tip-toes across the Qwik-E Mart, flapping his arms and humming (he also says that he tried to drink nectar out of Sanjay's head).
102	* Sometimes seen in ''WesternAnimation/TotallySpies'' particularly when Clover gets really angry.
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