History Main / HeliCritter

* The fan lizard from [[JamesCameron James Cameron's]] ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' (pictured). The lizard spins with its fan, so its slightly more plausible than some other examples.

[[caption-width-right:342:When he's not pursuing the Red Baron, Snoopy dabbles in search and rescue missions.]]

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** It doesn't fly, however, but uses its tails as a propeller in water.

* In the GrandFinale of ''SamuraiPizzaCats'' The Big Cheese is seen using his tail as a helicoptor propeller. SonicTheHedgehog find it hillarious in hindsight, considering that he was a Fox in the Japanese version.

* Famously, Tails the fox from ''SonicTheHedgehog''. He uses his two tails to fly and hover like a helicopter.

* In the GrandeFinale of ''SamuraiPizzaCats'' The Big Cheese is seen using his tail as a helicoptor propeller. SonicTheHedgehog find it hillarious in hindsight, considering that he was a Fox in the Japanese version.

* In ''{{Hoodwinked}}'', Japeth the [[CursedWithAwesome singing goat]] survives the mine car crash by using a set of his [[SwissArmyAppendage interchangeable horns]]. Trust me, ItMakesSenseInContext.

* In ''{{Hoodwinked}}'', Japeth the [[BlessedWithSuck singing goat]] survives the mine car crash by using a set of his [[SwissArmyAppendage interchangeable horns]]. Trust me, ItMakesSenseInContext.

* ''EdEddNEddy'' - Ed manages to make Eddy's hair spin like a helicopter and help him achieve flight.

* The fan lizard from [[JamesCameron James Cameron's]] ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' (pictured).

* ''Troperworks/TheMansionOfE'' has Helipaths, tentacled creatures who fly using this method.

A creature that flies using an organic propeller instead of wings. Though [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellum some bacterial life forms]] in RealLife really do move this way, it is impossible in more complex organisms, because such a structure requires at least two separate parts and there'd be no way for their nerves, veins, ''et cetera'' to make it from one to the other. It does tend to show up in [[SpeculativeFiction fiction]], though, largely due to the RuleOfCool and because [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning everything is better with spinning.]]

A creature that flies using an organic propeller instead of wings. Though [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellum some bacterial life forms]] in {{real life}} really do move this way, it is impossible in more complex organisms, because such a structure requires at least two separate parts and there'd be no way for their nerves, veins, ''et cetera'' to make it from one to the other. It does tend to show up in [[SpeculativeFiction fiction]], though, largely due to the {{rule of cool}} and because [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning everything is better with spinning.]]

** Tiny Kong from ''DonkeyKong64'' uses her pigtails as a propeller, by [[EverythingIsBetterWithSpinning spinning]]

A creature that flies using an organic propeller instead of wings. Though [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellum some bacterial life forms]] in {{real life}} really do move this way, it is impossible in more complex organisms, because such a structure requires at least two separate parts and there'd be no way for their nerves, veins, etc. to make it from one to the other. It does tend to show up in [[SpeculativeFiction fiction]], though, largely due to the {{rule of cool}} and because [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning everything is better with spinning.]]

A Heli Critter is a creature that flies using an organic propeller instead of wings. Though [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flagellum some bacterial life forms]] in {{real life}} really do move this way, it is impossible in more complex organisms, because such a structure requires at least two separate parts and there'd be no way for their nerves, veins, etc. to make it from one to the other. It does tend to show up in [[SpeculativeFiction fiction]], though, largely due to the {{rule of cool}} and because [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning everything is better with spinning.]]

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* In Disney's ''RobinHood'', Sir Hiss floats by using a bag of air around his head and his tail as a propeller.

* Donald Duck also uses his tail as a propeller in the {{classic Disney short}} "Alpine Climbers".