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5	[[caption-width-right:350: PopQuiz! What kinds of wings can you spot?[[labelnote:Answer]] top row from left to right: MercurysWings (Myth/ClassicalMythology), WingedHumanoid with [[GoodWingsEvilWings Good Wings]] (by Creator/AubreyBeardsley); middle row: EarWings (''WesternAnimation/{{Dumbo}}''), SymbolicWings + SpreadWingsFrameShot (''VideoGame/DeusExMankindDivided''); bottom row: [[GoodWingsEvilWings Evil Wings]] (''Film/{{Maleficent}}''), WingedHumanoid + PowerGivesYouWings (''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'') [[/labelnote]]]]
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10	->''Take these broken wings\
11	And learn to fly again\
12	And learn to live so free''
13	-->-- '''Mr. Mister''', "Broken Wings"
14
15	Tropes about wings.
16
17	But just having "wing" in the title is not enough. Look at the description before adding any trope to this list. Unless almost every example has to involve wings in some form, it doesn't belong here.
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20	!!Tropes:
21	[floatboxright:
22	Related:
23	+ AngelicTropes
24	+ AvianTropes
25	+ TheCapedIndex
26	+ DragonTropes
27	+ FairyTropes
28	+ FineFeatheredTropes
29	+ FlyingTropes
30	+ ThisIndexBlows
31	+ TropesOutOnALimb
32	]
33	[[index]]
34	* CapeWings: A cape turns into a pair of wings or vice versa.
35	* ClipItsWings: A flying target's wings are its most vulnerable spot, so attacking or damaging those wings can cause the target to no longer be capable of flight; applies to both planes and winged people/animals.
36	* EarWings: Large ears that can function as wings.
37	* FeatherFlechettes: Using one's own feathers as projectile weapons.
38	* FeatherMotif: Using feathers for symbolism.
39	* GoodWingsEvilWings: Wing type/color indicates CharacterAlignment.
40	* GrowingWings: A person, animal, or even an object sprouts wings -- permanent or at least semi-permanent ones.
41	* HairWings: Wings that sprout out of a person's head where their hair would usually be, almost AlwaysFemale.
42	* HotWings: A massive flying creature that's at least partially made of fire.
43	* IcarusAllusion: A character's unhealthy ambition is presented as being either their AchillesHeel or [[FailedASpotCheck the reason for their undoing]]; expect references to the Greek myth of Icarus "flying too close to the Sun".
44	* MercurysWings: Wings on the head or feet.
45	* OurWyvernsAreDifferent: The various portrayals of wyverns in fiction, many of which are winged.
46	* {{Pegasus}}: Horses with feathered wings that can fly.
47	* PerpetualMolt: A winged character always seems to be molting loose feathers.
48	* PowerGivesYouWings: A character who gains incredible power gains a set of wings to show their power.
49	* RazorWings: Wings outfitted with knives and cutting edges in place of feathers.
50	* RidiculouslySmallWings: Wings that are small yet still usable for the character.
51	* SheduAndLammasu: Creatures from Mesopotamian myth who resemble winged bulls with human heads.
52	* SpreadWingsFrameShot: A character stands in front of something that gives them the appearance of having wings.
53	* StationaryWings: A character's wings don't move while they're flying.
54	* SymbolicWings: A visual element of character design that invokes the image of a WingedHumanoid.
55	* WindFromBeneathMyWings: Flapping one's wings to generate strong winds.
56	* WingedHumanoid: A human or human-esque being with wings.
57	* WingedUnicorn: A horse with both wings and a horn; the most common term for this is 'alicorn'.
58	* WingsBelowTheWaist: A WingedHumanoid, [[AlwaysFemale usually female]], has their wings extending from their lower back.
59	* WingsDoNothing: A character has wings but cannot fly.
60	* WingShield: Using one's wings to protect individuals from danger or hazards.
61	[[/index]]

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