History Main / LandSeaSky

* ''Anime/MobileSuitGundamSEEDDestiny'': The first half featured with Earth Alliance's [[TransformingMecha transformable]] [[SuperPrototype Gundam]] [[PowerTrio trio]]: ground combat Gaia (transform into dog-like mode), aquatic combat Abyss (transform into stingray-like mode), and aerial/space combat Chaos (transform into bird-like mode) representing land, sea, and sky respectively. The first two even bearing MeaningfulName.

However, it isn't easy to associate the element of water to a role in CompetitiveBalance as the first two: as such, Sea can be a literal SquishyWizard, and form a FighterMageThief triangle; otherwise, it can be the JackOfAllStats, referecing the fluidity of water, and in that case the three will form a BalanceSpeedStrenghtTrio.

However, it isn't easy to associate the element of water to a role in CompetitiveBalance as the first two: as such, Sea can either be a literal SquishyWizard, and form a FighterMageThief triangle, or it can be the JackOfAllStats, referecing the fluidity of water, and in that case the three will form a BalanceSpeedStrenght trio.

In terms of skillsets, Sky will be the FragileSpeedster and Land the MightyGlacier almost 100% of the time, since the wind is fast but insubstantial, and the ground is solid but immobile. Meanwhile, Sea can either be a literal SquishyWizard, and form a FighterMageThief triangle, or it can be the JackOfAllStats, referecing the fluidity of water, and in that case the three will form a balance-power-skill trio.

In terms of skillsets, Sky will be the FragileSpeedster and Land the MightyGlacier almost 100% of the time, since the wind is fast but insubstantial, and the ground is solid but immobile. Meanwhile, Sea can either be a literal SquishyWizard, and form a FighterMageThier triangle, or it can be the JackOfAllStats, referecing the fluidity of water, and in that case the three will form a BalancePowerSkill trio.

** In ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot1996 the original game]]'', Ripper Roo is fought on a river (sea), Koala Kong in a mine (land), and Pinstripe in his office at a high point (sky).
** In ''[[VideoGame/CrashBandicoot2CortexStrikesBack Cortex Strikes Back]]'', Ripper is fought yet again in a river (sea), the Komodo Brothers in a cavern (land) and Tiny Tiger in a space station with falling platforms (sky).
** In ''VideoGame/CrashTeamRacing'', Ripper Roo is raced in a SharkTunnel (sea), Papu Papu in a temple and Komodo Joe in a mine (land) and Pinstripe on a floating circuit (sky).

* Prior to her receiving an original mold in ''Toys/TransformersLegacy'' (a car, which was then [[PaletteSwap retooled]] into [[Anime/TransformersMasterforce Minerva]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015 Strongarm]]), Elita-1's alternate modes were a boat (Botcon, PaletteSwap of [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Thunderblast]]), an airplane (Power of the Primes, PaletteSwap of [[TheStarscream Starscream]]), and a car (War for Cybertron Trilogy, PaletteSwap of ''Earthrise'' Arcee), respectively.

* Prior to her receiving an original mold in ''Toys/TransformersLegacy'' (a car, which was then [[PaletteSwap retooled]] into [[Anime/TheTransformersMasterforce Minerva]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015 Strongarm]]), Elita-1's alternate modes were a boat (Botcon, PaletteSwap of [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Thunderblast]]), an airplane (Power of the Primes, PaletteSwap of [[TheStarscream Starscream]]), and a car (War for Cybertron Trilogy, PaletteSwap of ''Earthrise'' Arcee), respectively.

* Prior to her receiving an original mold in ''Toys/TransformersLegacy'' (a car, which was then [[PaletteSwap retooled]] into [[Anime/TheTransformersMasterforce Minerva]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015 Strongarm]]), Elita-1's alternate modes were a boat (Botcon, PaletteSwap of [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Thunderblast]]), an airplane (Power of the Primes, PaletteSwap of [[TheStarscream Starscream]]), and a car (WesternAnimation/WarforCybertronTrilogy, PaletteSwap of ''Earthrise'' Arcee), respectively.

* Prior to her receiving an original mold in ''Toys/TransformersLegacy'' (a car, which was then [[PaletteSwap retooled]] into [[Anime/TheTransformersMasterforce Minerva]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015 Strongarm]]), Elita-1's alternate modes were a boat (Botcon, PaletteSwap of [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Thunderblast]]), an airplane (Power of the Primes, PaletteSwap of [[TheStarscream Starscream]]), and a car (WebAnimation/WarforCybertron, PaletteSwap of ''Earthrise'' Arcee), respectively.

* Prior to her receiving an original mold in ''Toys/TransformersLegacy'' (a car, which was then [[PaletteSwap retooled]] into [[Anime/TheTransformersMasterforce Minerva]] and [[WesternAnimation/TransformersRobotsinDisguise2015 Strongarm]]), Elita-1's alternate modes were a boat (Botcon, PaletteSwap of [[Anime/TransformersCybertron Thunderblast]]), an airplane (Power of the Primes, PaletteSwap of [[TheStarscream Starscream]]), and a car (WebAnimation/WarforCybertronTrilogy, PaletteSwap of ''Earthrise'' Arcee), respectively.

** The fighting style of the Monster Trio of the Straw Hats (Luffy, Zoro, and Sanji): Luffy's style is fluid and unpredictable like the sea, Zoro is strong and unmoving like the land, and Sanji is fast and strikes hard like the sky (even moreso now he possesses an ability called [[DoubleJump Sky Walk]]).

-->"From the earth, the land
-->The sea and sky
-->They can never win, but they sure can try."

* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'': Has Rathian as the Queen of Earth, Rathalos as the King of the Skies, and Lagiacrus as the Lord of the Seas. This is best noticed in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'' and ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterGenerations'' (and by extension their ''Ultimate'' editions), as the three monsters appear in them together. Appropiately, the three Elder Dragons that appear in ''3'' (as well as ''3 Ultimate'' prior to G Rank) are Ceadeus (which swims in the Underwater Ruins), Jhen Mohran (which dwells in the sands of the Great Desert) and Alatreon (a winged dragon who guards the Sacred Land).

* The reptile groups that ruled the world during the Mesozoic Era could be seen as this: the dinosaurs dominated the Land, the marine reptiles patrolled the Sea and the pterosaurs soared through the Sky. More directly is the Archosaur PowerTrio that all evolved together at roughly the same time in the Triassic period in the aftermath of the Permian mass extinction that kicked off the period; dinosaurs (land), crocodilians (sea), and pterosaurs (sky).
** At the very end of the Cretaceous, during the Maastrichtian age, there was a unnofficial predator trinity each one being a "peak" from its environment, those being the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' (biggest of the tyrannosaurs and considered by some as the biggest terrestrial predator ever) on the Land, the ''Mosasaurus'' (largest of the mosasaurs) in the Sea and the ''Hatzegopteryx'' (a massive pterosaur and the biggest flying animal discovered so far) in the Sky.

* The three largest economic powers in Europe — France (Land), the United Kingdom (Sea), and Germany (Sky). As Jean Paul Richter put it, ''"In the beginning, the good God gave to the French the dominion of the land, to the English the dominion of the seas, and to the Germans the dominion of the clouds."''
** Found in various theaters of war and imperialistic eras in each country's history. Napoleonic France built an empire conquering other nations on continental Europe, the British Empire became the largest colonial empire in history primarily due to their naval strength and possession of overseas territories, while the Germans made notable use of their Air Force in both World Wars and Nazi Germany's Luftwaffe were instrumental in victorious invasions of France and Poland.
** Also seen in modern commercial transit, with the Chunnel connecting England and France via underwater railway tunnel (Land and Sea), while the German-based Lufthansa Group fields the largest plane fleet in Europe (Sky).

* The current incarnation of Wrestling/Damage CTRL consists of members who's gimmick represents the three elements. [[Wrestling/IoShirai Iyo Sky]] is known as the Genius of the Sky therefore represents the Sky element, Kairi Sane is known as the Pirate Princess therefore represents the Sea element therefore [[Wrestling/KanakoUrai Asuka]] effectively represents the Land element of the trinity.

%%Thread already discussed the duplication with Characters/PokemonWeatherTrio. Please do not start a thread for that reason.

* In ''VideoGame/AdvanceWars 2: Black Hole Rising'', the three Green Earth commanders fit: Eagle has stronger air units and is the proud leader of the trio, Jess has strong ground vehicles and tends to be very practical (her resupply power actually makes her pretty handy with air and sea units despite the attack power penalty she suffers with them), and Drake specializes in naval warfare and has very damaging CO powers.
* The three games in the "Dusk" subseries of ''VideoGame/AtelierSeries'' are ''VideoGame/AtelierAyeshaTheAlchemistOfDusk'' ("of the Land of Dusk" in the Japanese title), ''VideoGame/AtelierEschaAndLogyAlchemistsOfTheDuskSky'', and ''VideoGame/AtelierShallieAlchemistsOfTheDuskSea''.
* In the ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'' series, the three objects used to seal Malpercio are the Earth Sphere, the Ocean Mirror and the Sword of the Heavens, when the sealing is shown in the 2nd game the line "[[spoiler: Marno Ar HelloInsertNameHere]], accursed one, for the sake of the earth, the sky and the ocean, thy life must end!" is used. Of note is that during the games [[spoiler:until the ending]], the earth "polluted and barren", the ocean is sealed away ("and the Lost Ocean") and the lower part of the sky filled with the poisonous "taintclouds".
* Used in one of the riddles in ''VideoGame/BatmanArkhamCity''. Although the wording suggests the classic military interpretation [[spoiler:the actual answer is a shipping company]].
* In ''VideoGame/ClockTower3'' at one point Alyssa must solve a riddle involving the three rooder's stones of Earth, Sky and Sea. To be specific, she must put them in the right order to free some ghosts.
* ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'' the 3 factions units emphasize on their armies strength. The Soviets are Land for their tough tanks, the Empire are Sea as their navy's excel in taking on enemy ships, and many of their units are amphibious, and the Allies are Sky because they have the most advanced air units that are fast and hit hard.

* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' uses this for ThemeNaming:

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', the three largest military forces can be seen to represent this in their favoured forms of warfare. The Krogans utilise a ground-based Army and Tanks (Land), the Humans use a Space-Navy with many Carriers to quickly deploy Marine forces (Sea), while the Turians provide aerial-support and bombing runs (Sky).

* Three of the Four Guardians of Neo Arcadia in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero1'' fit this mold. Each functions as the military general of their own unit: [[BlowYouAway Sage]] [[ShockAndAwe Harpuia]] commands the Rekku Army (the air force), [[AnIcePerson Fairy]] [[MakingASplash Leviathan]] is leader of the Meikai Army (the navy), and [[PlayingWithFire Fighting Fefnir]] controls the Jin'en Army (the army). This is off-set partially by the fourth Guardian ([[NonElemental Hidden Phantom]]) and his Zan'ei Army, which was Neo Arcadia's stealth force and anti-[[LaResistance Resistance]] intelligence unit.
* ''VideoGame/MitsumeteKnight R: Daibouken Hen'' has the Slates of Earth, Sea and Sky. Scattered throughout the world, you need to gather them and put them all in a machine inside [[spoiler:the Pyramid]] in order to activate the WarpWhistle system.
* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'' has Rathian as the Queen of Earth, Rathalos as the King of the Skies, and Lagiacrus as the Lord of the Seas. This is best noticed in ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri'' and ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterGenerations'' (and by extension their ''Ultimate'' editions), as the three monsters appear in them together. Appropiately, the three Elder Dragons that appear in ''3'' (as well as ''3 Ultimate'' prior to G Rank) are Ceadeus (which swims in the Underwater Ruins), Jhen Mohran (which dwells in the sands of the Great Desert) and Alatreon (a winged dragon who guards the Sacred Land).

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvil5'': the Earth, Sea, and Sky Emblems used to open a gate in one level.
* The original party members of ''VideoGame/ShirenTheWanderer 2'' are Riku, Himakichi, and Asuka. Riku means land, Himakichi is a {{Kappa}}, and Asuka is the name of the ancient capital of Japan associated with flying birds. Oh, and the SixthRanger can [[BreathWeapon breathe]] [[PlayingWithFire fire]], making them a ClassicalElementsEnsemble.
* ''VideoGame/SkylandersSuperchargers'' invokes this trope, but the element-specific vehicle are tied to Land, Sea & Sky respectively.

* In ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander'', the three playable faction invoke this, with Cybrans being air, the Aeon being water, and the UEF being land. While all three have capable air, land and sea units, it is notable that the beginning tutorial mission for each faction starts you off with only units corresponding to that faction's element, with one other element added partway through the mission. Cybrans and UEF don't get naval units, and the Aeon don't get land units, until a later mission.
* In ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', an achievement named "The Cycle" requires a Scout to kill three enemies in a single life: one while he is airborne (sky), one while he is on the ground (land) and one while he is underwater (sea).
* ''VideoGame/TouhouKikeijuuWilyBeastAndWeakestCreature'' features three animal spirits that the player can choose from at the start of the game: Wolf (land) powers up the player's focused shots, Otter (sea) powers up the player's SmartBomb, and Eagle (sky) powers up the player's unfocused shots.
* In ''VideoGame/WeHappyFew'', this is how each of the three character players escape Wellington Wells with three different methods. Arthur escapes by going into a mine so he could get to the only bridge that leads to the mainland. Sally steals a boat and uses it to sail her and Gwen off the island. Ollie uses a parade balloon and flies out of town after broadcasting the truth.
* In ''VideoGame/WildArms1'', you acquire three vehicles to get you to places you cannot reach on foot; a ship called Sweet Candy (Sea), the golem Asgard who repels all monster attacks as well as crossing shallow water (Land), and a small airplane called the Gull Wing (Sky).

* ''Series/KamenRiderDouble'': The titular Rider's Hardboilder can swap out its components to travel on land as the default Hardboilder, swap out its rear half for hovercraft components as the Hardturbular (air) or jet ski components as the Hardsplasher (sea).

* The Museum Campus in {{UsefulNotes/Chicago}} is composed of the Field Museum(land), the Shedd Aquarium(sea), and the Adler Planetarium(sky), respectively.

* The three Franchise/DisneyAnimatedCanon movies released during the early 2000s that had their musical score composed by Music/JamesNewtonHoward, with the movies in question being ''{{WesternAnimation/Dinosaur}}''(land), ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''(sea), and ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''(sky), respectively.

* The three DisneyAnimatedCanon movies released during the early 2000s that had their musical score composed by Music/JamesNewtonHoward, with the movies in question being ''{{WesternAnimation/Dinosaur}}''(land), ''WesternAnimation/AtlantisTheLostEmpire''(sea), and ''WesternAnimation/TreasurePlanet''(sky), respectively.