History Main / DimensionalTraveler

* In ''ComicBook/XMan'', Nate Grey develops this ability as an extension of his colossal PsychicPowers following his development as part of the Shaman Reboot, whereupon he treated the Multiverse as his personal stepladder.

* ''Franchise/{{Superman}}'': Before the ''[[ComicBook/CrisisOnInfiniteEarths Crisis]]'', Superman, ComicBook/{{Supergirl}} and, by extension, any Kryptonian, were able to travel to other dimensions by their own power, although it was explicitly rather difficult. When Creator/ElliotSMaggin's character [[Characters/SupermanSupportingCast Superwoman]] debuted, it was made clear that one thing that distinguished her from Superman was that she could do it easily.

** In ''Film/SpiderManFarFromHome'', Quentin "ComicBook/{{Mysterio}}" Beck explains that [[Film/AvengersInfinityWar Thanos' use of the Infinity Stones]] has connected TheMultiverse. His world, Earth-833, was destroyed by monsters called the Elementals, but he was able to cross over to the main MCU setting, Earth-616, to make sure the same doesn't happen to that Earth. [[spoiler:It's a lie, part of Beck's plan to use EngineeredHeroics to become the next superhero. [[RightForTheWrongReasons Ironically, there]] ''[[RightForTheWrongReasons is]]'' [[RightForTheWrongReasons a Multiverse in this setting,]] Beck just had no way of knowing that.]]

** The spin-off DungeonCrawl game ''[[VideoGame/AnElderScrollsLegendBattlespire Battlespire]]'' has the PlayerCharacter become one. He/She travels through many realms of Oblivion in order to defeat the Daedric forces including the Soul Cairn, Shade Perilous, the Chimera of Desolation, and the Havok Wellhead. Even the [[WizardingSchool Battlespire]] itself exists in the "Slipstream", a realm at the edge of Oblivion between it and Mundus.

* The whole plot of ''VideoGame/BioShockInfinite'' hinges on the [[spoiler:Lutece twins]]' ability to travel between alternate realities and pulling [[spoiler:new, alternate Bookers]] to Columbia in an attempt to release Elizabeth. [[spoiler:Elizabeth herself gains the same powers, but amplified by the end of the game, but loses them again in part two of the ''Burial at Sea'' DLC.]]

->''"Gozer, the Gozerian? Good evening! As a duly designated representative of the [[UsefulNotes/NewYorkCity city]], county, and state of New York, I order you to cease any and all supernatural activity and return forthwith to your place of origin, or to the nearest convenient parallel dimension."''

* In Pre-Crisis days, the Comicbook/LegionOfSuperHeroes' Phantom Girl hailed not merely from another planet, but from a planet called Bgztl occupying the same space as Earth in a parallel universe. Her walking-through-walls power derived from her ability to travel from one universe to the other effortlessly.

* The plot for ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManIntoTheSpiderVerse'' is kicked off by an InterdimensionalTravelDevice going haywire and dragging a number of Spider-Heroes into ComicBook/MilesMorales's universe.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons''

* ''VideoGame/SuperPaperMario'' involves Mario, Peach, Bowser, and Luigi, traveling through various dimensions to prevent [[TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt the end of all existence]].

* In the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' {{multiverse}}, many of the "multiversal singularities" are mentioned as having this ability--particularly [[ComicBook/TheTransformersMarvel The]] [[{{Film/Transformers}} Fallen]], [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Vector Prime]], [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 Unicron]], and [[Franchise/TransformersTimelines Nexus Prime]], as well as the non-singularity [[Anime/TransformersArmada Sideways]]. There's also the city of [[ComicBook/TransformersTransTech Axiom Nexus]], which is roughly analogous to ''Planescape's'' Sigil mentioned above, and where the inhabitants all have travelling between dimensions down to a literal science. It's also where lost dimension travelers end up... and often don't get to leave.

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* ''Literature/TheCosmere'' has worldhoppers, people who travel between cosmere's various worlds. Note that despite their differences the worlds are physical planets that exist in the same universe, meaning physical travel between them is possible, but would require space travel to accomplish. Instead worldhopping is done by traveling through another dimension called the [[MentalWorld Cognitive Realm]]. Since the Cognitive Realm is shaped by human perception, the uninhabited lightyears between planets can be traversed easily, although planets themsevles will be much closer to their actual size. Some of the more prominent worldhoppers in the cosmere are:

* ''Literature/InCryptid'': [[BadassGrandma Alice Price-Healy]] has been searching for her husband through a dozen other dimensions for decades, and as a result [[OlderThanTheyLook looks younger than her own grandkids]].

** ''TabletopGame/AdvancedDungeonsAndDragonsSecondEdition'': The obscure "Dimensionalist" class is a wizard specialized in magics relating to traveling to and manipulating dimensions, such as ThinkingUpPortals. It's portrayed as a more specialized subclass of the standard conjurer, whose standard spellset covers a mixture of dimension travel and SummonMagic.

* The Wiki/SCPFoundation gives us [[http://www.scp-wiki.net/scp-507 SCP-507.]] It plays with the trope in that 507 is randomly pulled into other dimensions once or twice a month, with no control over when he vanishes, where he goes, or how long he stays there.

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* In ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'', the only thing linking the Human World and Makai ([[OurMonstersAreDifferent the]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demon]] [[FantasyKitchenSink World]]) is a portal located roughly in the middle of Makai, known as The Gate. Morrigan is a special case, in that she can freely travel between the realms independently of this gateway. Being a [[RebelliousPrincess fun]]-[[BloodKnight loving]] [[HornyDevils succubus]], you should be able to understand ''why'' she enjoys this unique ability of hers.

** The ''Anime/FatePrototype'' version of Myth/KingArthur has been sent by Merlin to travel through the timelines in order to hunt down [[BeastOfTheApocalypse Beast VI]], which keeps [[NighInvulnerable not dying when it's killed]] and Arthur wants to stop it from ever fully manifesting in any timeline.

* Delilah from ''Fanfic/TheLegendOfSpyroANewDawn'' is a [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]] capable of traveling through dimensions. This apparently a species trait of her specific type of Kitsune, as it's the only way to leave the Spirit World. After [[Really700YearsOld 200 years]] of traveling the multiverse, she's a {{Cloudcuckoolander}} who's SeenItAll. She often drops {{Shout Out}}s to other series which she's visited, most commonly ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' because she really likes that universe and is best friends with Pinkie Pie. She also mentions the [[NoodleIncident "Cupcakes Incident"]] frequently, which involved a nasty encounter with ''Fanfic/{{Cupcakes}}''!Pinkie Pie and resulted in her [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes being deathly afraid of cupcakes.]]

** Jane Shepard is aware that she's from a different universe from the one she woke up to find herself in. [[spoiler: Again, this is due to Doom and Reed being unable to properly merge her, in this case because Kara interrupted the process.]]