History Main / ImplausibleBoardingSkills

** In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Marty makes a skateboard out of a soap-box derby car.

-->-- [[Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja Dr. McNinja]], [[http://drmcninja.com/archives/comic/11p49/ being awesome.]]

** This seems to be Sonic's forte besides his SuperSpeed as other games have proven. In ''VideoGame/SonicStorybookSeries'' first game, he surfs on logs multiple times in Dino Jungle, and in Pirate Storm, uses a CANNON BALL LAUNCHED FROM SHIPS to travel between them

-> '''"I just surfed a Robo-Dracula from the Moon so all yalls can just take it."'''

* In ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarOnline2'', a special skill Ride Slasher exists for weapons of the sword class is the ability to surf on a sword like rocket powered board with one of these weapons being a giant tuna allowing for some amusing fun.

** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry3DantesAwakening'': One of the skills Dante can use in this game on {{Mooks}}.
** ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry4'': Dante does this in a cutscene on mooks, and he actually ''revs'' them with his sword.

* One of the skills VideoGame/{{D|evilMayCry}}ante can use in the third game... on a ''{{Mook|s}}!!!'' Nero also counts in a cutscene in the fourth game, and he actually ''revs'' them with his sword.

* ''Manga/PokemonSpecial'' has the finale of the Yellow Arc, where Yellow lavasurfs during the final battle and creates a massive whirlpool of lava that engulfs Lance.

* ''FanFic/RWBYReckoning'': during the highway chase scene, Darrel is forced to use a disconnected car door as a board, whilst being dragged along the highway by a hostile mecha.

* In ''Creator/JeanJohnson'''s [[Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy A Soldier's Duty]], Ia grabs a part of a roof shed made of corrugated metal, to help her surf the massive wave which is the result of a dam breaking. [[Main/MindOverMatter Telekinesis]] and her incredibly powerful short-term [[Main/OmniscientHero precognition]] help her survive.

* In ''Creator/JeanJohnson'''s [[Literature/TheirsNotToReasonWhy A Soldier's Duty]], Ia grabs a part of a roof shed made of corrugated metal, to help her surf the massive wave which is the result of a dam breaking. [[Main/MindOverMatter Telekinesis]] and her incredibly powerful [[Main/Seers precognition]] help her survive.

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* WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} slides across moss-covered branches and lianas in a manner not unlike surfing. Supervising animator Creator/GlenKeane was inspired by watching his son skateboarding and snowboarding.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}'': Bigweld surfs on a giant domino over a cascade of falling dominoes.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'': Granny Puckett surfs down a sky bucket cable on a muffin pan. Awesome when you consider how chairlifts have a standard 4.8 meter rope gauge, which makes you question whether or not this is plausible in real life.

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* ''WesternAnimation/TheKarateKid'': in the opening sequence, Daniel surfboards using a ''torpedo.''

* Disney's WesternAnimation/{{Tarzan}} slides through moss-covered branches in a manner not unlike surfing. This "surfing" was a typical "Disneyfication" by the animator in imitation of his kid skateboarding.
** Tony Hawk himself mentions in his memoir, "Hawk - Occupation: Skateboarder", that he was personally contacted by Disney to be mo-capped pulling a few tricks, so they could get Tarzan's movement and balance juuust right.

* So much in ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'', mainly via the snowboarder Langa who's now skateboarding...in snowboarder style through the illegal skate park S, thanks to his GadgeteerGenius friend Reki. Later in the series the implausible part starts becoming more obvious, as there's characters like Joe, who mainly downhill longboards by muscle, even torpedoing off a boulder by smashing it with his leg (and then a steel beam), and by episode 11, [[spoiler:Reki, likely inspired by Langa, "rock-boards" down a surprisingly sheer cliff]].

* So much in ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'', mainly via the snowboarder Langa who's now skateboarding...in snowboarder style in the illegal skate park S, thanks to his GadgeteerGenius friend Reki. Later in the series the implausible part starts becoming more obvious, as characters like Joe mainly downhill longboards by muscle, even torpedoing off a boulder by smashing it with his leg (and then a steel beam), and by episode 11, [[spoiler:Reki, likely inspired by Langa, "rock-boards" down a surprisingly sheer cliff]].

* So much in ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'', mainly via the snowboarder Langa who's now skateboarding...by a fusion of snowboarder-skateboarder style in the illegal skate park S, thanks to his GadgeteerGenius friend Reki. Later in the series the implausible part starts becoming more obvious, as characters like Joe mainly downhill longboards by muscle, even torpedoing off a boulder by smashing it with his leg (and then a steel beam), and by episode 11, [[spoiler:Reki, likely inspired by Langa, "rock-boards" down a surprisingly sheer cliff]].

* So much in ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'', mainly via the snowboarder Langa who's now skateboarding...by a fusion of snowboarder-skateboarder style, thanks to his GadgeteerGenius friend Reki. Later in the series the implausible part starts becoming more obvious, as characters like Joe mainly downhill longboards by muscle, even torpedoing off a boulder by smashing it with his leg (and then a steel beam), and by episode 11, [[spoiler:Reki, likely inspired by Langa, "rock-boards" down a surprisingly sheer cliff]].

* So much in ''Anime/SK8TheInfinity'', mainly via the snowboarder Langa who's now skateboarding...by a fusion of snowboarder-skateboarder style, thanks to his GadgeteerGenius friend Reki.

* ''Anime/PokemonSpecial'' has the finale of the Yellow Arc, where Yellow lavasurfs during the final battle and creates a massive whirlpool of lava that engulfs Lance.

* Disney's Disney/{{Tarzan}} slides through moss-covered branches in a manner not unlike surfing. This "surfing" was a typical "Disneyfication" by the animator in imitation of his kid skateboarding.

* During ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings: The Two Towers'' and the Battle for Helm's Deep, we get a short but memorable scene of Legolas using his elven agility to surf an [[OurOrcsAreDifferent uruk-hai]]'s shield down a staircase, firing arrows until he reaches the bottom and sends the shield into one foe before stabbing another with a spare arrow. This was only surpassed in the third film when he slid down a dying ''[[WarElephants mûmak]]'''s trunk after single-handedly killing it and its riders.

* In ''VideoGame/MegaManX1'' game, if you charge the ice weapon, it will turn into an ice platform, which you can ride on. This feature returns as Model L's ability in ''VideoGame/MegaManZX''.

* ''WesrernAnimation/{{Hoodwinked}}'': Granny Puckett surfs down a sky bucket cable on a muffin pan. Awesome when you consider how chairlifts have a standard 4.8 meter rope gauge, which makes you question whether or not this is plausible in real life.

* At the end of ''VideoGame/MetalWolfChaos'', PresidentAction Michael Wilson destroys the orbital space station and uses some debris as a surfboard. He slides down the station wreckage and [[RefugeInAudacity safely reenters earth's orbit.]]

* During the second ''Literature/AlexRider'' story, Point Blanc, Alex crafts an improvised snowboard out of an ironing board.

* ''Advertising/HealthHotline'': Just minutes after Grandma gets a knee brace and actually begins to stand on her own, she's already good enough at skateboarding to out-speed Ellie.