History Main / LandSeaSky

** The Hayate/Wind Ninja Academy in ''NinpuuSentaiHurricanger''/''PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' teaches these three disciplines, and the three core Rangers each wield one. Interestingly enough, the Rangers that join the team later use different abilities altogether (the next two, from a rival academy, use Thunder; and the sixth is either Fire or NonElemental depending on which show you're watching).

** ''SeijuuSentaiGingaman''/''Series/PowerRangersLostGalaxy'' has the Steel Starbeast GigaRhinos / Centaurus Megazord (land), Giant Steel Starbeast GigaBitus / Zenith Carrierzord (sea), and Steel Starbeast GigaPhoenix / Stratoforce Megazord (sky).

* In Literature/HarryPotterAndTheGobletOfFire the four trials can be categorized as this, the 1st trial is Sky, it involves Harry using his broomstick to win it, the 2nd trial is Water the competitors have dive under the lake, and the 3rd trial is Land which takes place in a labyrinth.

* ''ResidentEvil5'': the Earth, Sea, and Sky Emblems used to open a gate in one level.

* In ''Manga/OnePiece'' one can see the three Admiral's elements in such a light: Akainu (MagmaMan) is Land, Aokiji (AnIcePerson) is Sea and Kizaru (HardLight) is Sky. Is also reflected in their fighting styles, with Aokiji freezing the sea to fight and Kizaru attacking from above.

** The Hayate/Wind Ninja Academy in ''NinpuuSentaiHurricanger''/''PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' teaches these three disciplines, and the three core Rangers each wield one. Interestingly enough, the Rangers that join the team later use different abilities altogether (the next two, from a rival academy, use Thunder; and the sixth is either Heaven or NonElemental depending on which show you're watching).

** The Hayate/Wind Ninja Academy in ''NinpuuSentaiHurricanger''/''PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' teaches these three disciplines, and the three core Rangers each wield one. Interestingly enough, the Rangers that join the team later use different abilities altogether (the next two, from a rival academy, use Thunder; and the sixth is either Fire or NonElemental depending on which show you're watching).

* ''CommandAndConquerRedAlert3'' the 3 factions units emphasize on their armies strength. The Soviets are Land for their tough tanks, the Empire are Ssea 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.

* In ''{{Bleach}}'', there's a subtle name theming referred to these three elements in the Shiba siblings: Kaien (Kai = Sea), Ganju (Gan = Rock, hence earth) and Kukaku (Ku = Sky).

* In ''MassEffect3'', the three largest armies can be seen as representing this with their favoured forms of warfare. The Krogans utilise a ground-based Army and Tanks (Land), the Humans use their Space-Navy to quickly deploy Marines (Sea), and the Turians provide aerial-support and bombing runs (Sky).

** The LordOfTheRings also had the Three Rings, which followed an "Air, Water, Fire" motif instead, essentially swapping Earth for Fire. (Though these two were somewhat conflated in the mythology; Maedhros actually cast himself into a "fiery chasm".)

** The LordOfTheRings also had the Three Rings, which followed an "Air, Water, Fire" motif instead, essentially swapping Earth for Fire. (Though these two were somewhat conflated in the mythology; Maedhros' actually cast himself into a "fiery chasm".)

In an ElementalRockPaperScissors setting, expect Sea to overcome Land [[hottip:*:The seas will wear away even the toughest landscapes]], Land to overpower Sky [[hottip:*:Land blocks the wind and can withstand whatever the sky throws at it]], and Sky to defeat Sea [[hottip:*:The waters of the sea are easily tossed around by the sky's winds and storms]].

* The ThemeNaming convention for Sora (sky), Riku (land), and Kairi (sea) along with Ventus (wind), Terra (earth), and Aqua (water) in ''KingdomHearts''. To a lesser extent, Roxas (An anagram of "Sora" with an X added, while also meaning "red" itself, so could be interpreted to be "twilit Sky"), Axel/Lea (Meadow) and Xion (Shio=Tide).

* In the ''Kingdom Hearts'' series the main characters are named Sora(japanese for sky), Riku(land) and Kairi(kai=sea)
** Also in ''Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep'' the protagonists are named Terra, Aqua and Ventus. Latin for earth, water, wind.

* Magmatron from ''Anime/BeastWarsNeo'' has his units Landsaur, Skysaur and Seasaur.

** ''JyukenSentaiGekiranger'' actually gives this to the villains rather than the heroes in the three Kenma, giving you Kata (Hawk/Air) Rageku (Jellyfish/Sea) and Maku (Bear/Land).

** It has another one in the form of...berries, surprisingly enough. Three especially rare berries: Liechi, Ganlon, and Salac, are described to contain the power of the sea, land, and sky respectively.

Also a form of ElementalRockPaperScissors, in which the three elements of Earth, Water and Air are made a trinity.

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* ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man X}}4'' has three of Repliforce's high ranking members of the army ([[KingOfBeasts Slash Beast]]), Navy ([[FlyingSeafoodSpecial Jet Stingray]]) and Air Force ([[OwlBeDamned Storm Owl]]).

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