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* ''WesternAnimation/JimmyNeutronBoyGenius'' and following series feature the Yokian an alien race of [[NinjaPirateRobotZombie human sized egg shaped hover mecha with ooze monster brain in jar chicken kaiju worshipers]].

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* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', [[spoiler:Jeremiah Gottwald]] is given a modded [[MiniMecha Knightmare]] called the Giga Fortress Siegfried, which has no arms or legs but instead packs a [[MoreDakka whole load of guns]]. Its head is the only thing separating it from a HoverTank. It's later rebuilt as an extension for a modded Sutherland, making it also a MetaMecha.

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* The robot Maximilian from the old 1970's sci fi move ''Film/TheBlackHole''.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' adventure S3 ''Expedition to the Barrier Peaks''. The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/S3_police_robot_2607.jpg police robots]] aboard the ship have no legs and move via AntiGravity units. They had a built-in [[EnergyWeapon laser pistol]], grenade launcher, paralysis pistol and tractor/pressor beams.

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* Some of the enemies and bosses from Gunbird and the VideoGame/{{Strikers 1945}}
* Some HumongousMecha {{Simulation Game}}s like ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' and ''VideoGame/FrontMission'' have this as one option of locomotion.

* The Flybot type in ''[[VideoGame/BloodSport BaseWars]]'' for the UsefulNotes/{{NES}}.
* Kashiwagi, the first of Impact's opponents in ''[[VideoGame/GanbareGoemon Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon]].''
* The Praetorian boss from ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy4''.
* The [[http://finalfantasy.wikia.com/wiki/YAT-99 YAT-99]] enemies from ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' are floating gun platforms, paired with armless robots that use kicks.
* Many mecha in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars''. Also, any unit equipped with the "Tesla Drive" part in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsOriginalGeneration'' will hover, as the InUniverse explanation states the Tesla Drive allows flight and hovering capabilities.
** The [[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsCompact2 Alt Eisen Riese]] in ''Original Generation'' plays with this. The Riese becomes so heavy after tuning it into a MidSeasonUpgrade the mechanical designer discovers it couldn't take a step, let alone move. To remedy this, a Tesla Drive is installed; while it normally allows flight, the Riese's weight is so significant, it can only hover off the ground.

* ''VideoGame/ChromeHounds'' and ''M.A.V. Modular Assault Vehicle'' (a FanSequel) feature wheeled, tracked, and hover (as in, skirted hovercraft) "legs" for the HumongousMecha, which offer different advantages over legs - Hover and wheeled propulsion is very fast but fragile compared to the bipedal (in both man-walker and ChickenWalker form) and quadrupedal legs, while tracked is very durable but cannot carry quite as much weight as a quadrupedal.
* The first miniboss of ''VideoGame/{{Einhander}}'' is one of these, and is appropriately enough named Greif (German for [[OurGryphonsAreDifferent Griffin]]), possibly due to being half robot and half hovership in the same way a griffin is half lion and half eagle.

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* One of the few examples of a crossover between HoverMecha and TransformingMecha would be the Aero Drones and their general, Jetstorm, of the Franchise/{{Transformers}} series ''WesternAnimation/BeastMachines''. Obsidian and his Copter Drones, from the same series, would be another. Of course, in this case, they don't have pilots, with Jetstorm and Obsidian being MechanicalLifeforms and the drones being, well, [[ShapedLikeItself drones]].

* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' a villain named "The Lancer" pilots a [[MobileSuitHuman human sized]] Hover Mecha.

* Char Aznable's final mecha in ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam'' is the MSN-02 Zeong (pictured above). It was only 80% complete at the time and had thrusters where the legs were meant to go, but Char used it anyway because it was a space battle and thus legs weren't really important.

** Likewise the Febral from ''Anime/AfterWarGundamX'', which is an {{Expy}} of the Zeong; in place of legs it has a flower-like bud that contains its {{Attack Drone}}s.

* The Praetorian boss from ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy 4''.

** The OZ-07MS Tragos from ''Anime/AfterColonyGundamWing'' is a [[MechaMooks grunt-level]] mobile suit that can be built into a hover unit and is typically used for fire support. Though in some areas, they are fitted with legs and used as frontline units.

See also: TankTreadMecha, WalkingTank, SpiderTank, ChickenWalker, HoverSkates, HoverTank, and FogFeet.

* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', [[spoiler:Jeremiah Gottwald]] is given a modded [[MiniMecha Knightmare]] called the
Giga Fortress Siegfried, which has no arms or legs but instead packs a [[MoreDakka whole load of guns]]. Its head is the only thing separating it from a HoverTank. It's later rebuilt as an extension for a modded Sutherland, making it also a MetaMecha.

* In ''Anime/CodeGeass'', [[spoiler:Jeremiah Gottwald]] is given a modded Knightmare called the Siegfried, which has no arms or legs but instead packs a [[MoreDakka whole load of guns]]. Its head is the only thing separating it from a HoverTank. It's later rebuilt as an extension for a modded Sutherland, making it also a MetaMecha.

[[WellThisIsNotThatTrope These Mecha do not do that]], instead of say a TransformingMecha that is both a humanoid and a spaceship but only some of the time these vehicles sacrifice some of the human silhouette such as vestigial or altogether missing legs in order to fly in space.

On the ground a [[TitleDrop hover mecha]] would be much like a HoverTank except with arms and possibly a torso and a head or in the air they would resemble a helicopter (or a harrier jet) with arms.

* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' adventure S3 ''Expedition to the Barrier Peaks''. The [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/S3_police_robot_2607.jpg police robots]] aboard the ship have no legs and move via AntiGravity units. They had a built-in [[FrickinLaserBeams laser pistol]], grenade launcher, paralysis pistol and tractor/pressor beams.

* ''VideoGame/Spacelords'' has Aneska's mech as this trope.