History Main / DivingKick

* In Flash Party, Tina's Down Special move, she launches herself into the air, and comes crashing down on her opponent, sending them flying.

* Flash Party: For Tina's Down Special move, she launches herself into the air, and comes crashing down on her opponent, sending them flying.

* ''VideoGame/EXTRAPOWERAttackOfDarkforce'': Guren Tiger, as a tribute to {{Toku}} heroes, uses a dive kick for his normal attack that would make any Kamen proud.

* ''Manga/OnePiece'' gives us Franchise/SuperSentai tribute character Soba Mask finishing off a fight with a Meteor Soba Kick that is a straight homage to the Rider Kick, it was something added by the anime (Toei, which also owns Super Sentai so the tribute is very intentional).

* The all-time king of Diving Kicks is ''Franchise/KamenRider'' of course, as pictured above. It's usually the signature FinishingMove of the main hero. There have been variations over the decades (Series/KamenRiderKabuto, for instance, favored a roundhouse over the traditional dive kick) but with all the series, movies and crossovers they've been in, nearly every Rider has pulled the classic Rider Kick at one point or another.

* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' anime episode #280. The Vizard Mashiro Kuna does one of these to the Arrancar Wonderweiss Margera, knocking him into the ground. It helps that she is a blatant ShoutOut to Kamen Rider.

** Miura of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' has the Heaven Piercing Starlit King Blade, a Diving Kick FinishingMove [[spoiler:that she uses to beat Vivio in their match]]

* In Evangelion, against the 7th Angel, Shinji(in Unit 1) and Asuka(in Unit 2) performed a dual version to simutaniously destroy the core of the twin Angels.

** This is one of Liu Kang's signature moves. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K09uB5XR5BU As seen in the opening cinematic]] of ''VideoGame/MortalKombat2'' - and established in dialogue in other games - this was the move Liu Kang used to defeat Shang Tsung in [[VideOGame/MortalKombat1 the first game]].

* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': Captain Bravo's [[CallingYourAttacks Meteor Bravo Kick]] attack sees him jump high into the air before crashing down on the target foot first. Bravo uses the attack a couple of times during the series and, at one point, the attack is shown to be powerful enough to seriously damage the metal telephone pole [[IHaveTheHighGround his target was standing on]] after they dodged out of the way.

** ''VideoGame/ViewtifulJoe'': The Red Hot Kick. Sexy Silvia has the Cool Blue Kick (based off of Remy's Cold Blue Kick from ''VideoGame/StreetFighterIII: Third Strike'', which is made more apparent in ''[=VJ2=]'') and Captain Blue has the self-named Captain Blue Kick. [[TheRival Alastor]] has his own variant, the Ultraviolet Kick (one of many nods to ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'' on Alastor's behalf).

** Miura of ''Manga/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaVivid'' has the Heaven Piercing Starlit King Blade, a DivingKick FinishingMove [[spoiler:that she uses to beat Vivio in their match]]

** In ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha'', [=RaiOh=] (and its upgrade [=DaiRaiOh=]) has a number of DivingKick attacks, being heavily themed after Series/KamenRider. [=DaiRaiOh=]'s ultimate attack, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cy6DW7nReo Jinrai]], combines two of them into a MeteorMove.

* In ''Anime/SenkiZesshouSymphogear'', Tsubasa's "[[CallingYourAttacks Heaven's Wrath]]" move has her jumping up in the air and throwing her sword forward, which transforms into a stories-tall, rocket-propelled {{BFS}}. Then, she gets into the kick motion and combines her heel with the sword.

* In the first ''VideoGame/{{Shantae}}'' game, buying the sash gives Shantae the ability to perform a diving drill kick while doing a somersault kick.
* One of the many superpowers The Boss gets in ''VideoGame/SaintsRow4'' is "Stomp", a [[ShockwaveStomp powerful stomp]] to the ground that damages nearby foes. When used in the air The Boss kicks towards the ground and increases damage depending on how high in the air you are, made slightly easier with their [[InASingleBound charged jump]].

** Snuggly uses it against Tanka Tallon, who NoSells it and gives Snuggly a CurbStompBattle that leaves her in tears.

* [[Creator/PlatinumGames Platinum Games]] seems to love this move:

** ''VideoGame/MetalGearRisingRevengeance'', [[VideoGame/MetalGearSolid2SonsOfLiberty Raiden]] a homing variation of this move. This makes it especially useful against flying opponents who may often be beyond the height of his regular jump.

** This is one of Liu Kang's signature moves. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K09uB5XR5BU As seen in the opening cinematic of ]] ''Mortal Kombat 2'', - and established in dialogue in other games - this was the move Liu Kang used to defeat Shang Tsung in the first game.

* ''Film/MortalKombat'' and ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'': Johnny Cage executes his "Shadow Kick" move this way in both films. In what may be a case of SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome, both times are failures likely due to the move being easily telegraphed.

* In the finale of the ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' anime's first season, Moka defeats Kuyo with a powerful drop kick, with the assist of Ginei pulling a full nelson on Kuyo to prevent the enemy from escaping or defending.

* ''Film/MortalKombat'' and ''Film/MortalKombatAnnihilation'': Johnny Cage executes his "Shadow Kick" move this way in both films. In what may be a case of RealityEnsues, both times are failures likely due to the move being easily telegraphed.

* In the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series, this is one of Kung Lao's signature moves.

* Yellow Tail from ''Anime/GonnaBeTheTwinTail'' has a diving kick that she performs by [[BifurcatedWeapon turning the parts of her armor into a giant gun]] and using it to shoot herself in the back to propel her into the target.

* Tends to be a staple of 2D ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' games; being able to drop kick off of enemies (or partners in games that have them) for a GoombaSpringboard is one of the ways a SpeedRun is accomplished.

* Nyarlathotep of ''LightNovel/HaiyoreNyarkoSan'' loves doing these primarily because she's a {{Tokusatsu}} fangirl (and the series' creator is a ''Franchise/KamenRider'' fan). In specific, she's "borrowed" [[Series/KamenRiderKuuga Kuuga]], [[Series/KamenRiderOOO OOO]], [[Series/KamenRiderFourze Fourze]] and [[Series/KamenRiderWizard Wizard]]'s respective Rider Kicks -- and that's ''just'' in the two seasons of the anime.