History Main / RetractableAppendages

* [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] from the ''[[DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia: Final Fantasy]]'' series has six retractable wings that only detract when he uses the attack "'''''Havoc Wing'''''".
* Algol from [[SoulCalibur Soul Calibur IV]] has [[NightmareFuel 3 on each side retractable kraken like clawed fingeresque tentacles that detract from his chest.]]

* [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Mr.Fantastic]] can retract everything, turning into a sphere. That is how he survived exposure to space once.

* In ''The City And The Stars'' by Creator/ArthurCClarke, future humanity has been engineered so that male genitalia are stored internally when not in use.

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* Disney/LiloAndStitch has Stitch with retractable antennae, back spikes and 2nd pair of arms.
** Almost all of Stitches "cousins" have this ability.

* Filburt from RockosModernLife Justified that he is a turtle.
* Gary from SpongebobSquarepants also justified knowing he's a snail.

* {{Catdog}} has the titular character retract its body like a snail, there's only one episode where the play it rather... [[NightmareFuel Gruesomely]].

* Toothless from ''WesternAnimation/HowToTrainYourDragon'' has retractable teeth, hence his name. In the sequel, he is revealed to also have retractable scales along his spine.

* Toothless from Film/HowToTrainYourDragon has retractable teeth, hence his name. In the sequel, he is revealed to also have retractable scales along his spine.

* In ''The City And The Stars'' by ArthurCClarke, future humanity has been engineered so that male genitalia are stored internally when not in use.

* DungeonsAndDragons. Giant Snapping Turtles are noted as being able to retract their legs and head into their shell, thus improving their armor class.

* Sephiroth from KingdomHearts has a retractable black wing. Implied in the ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' series that his black wing is the same as in Kingdom Hearts.
** Genesis and Angeal from CrisisCore also have retractable wings.
* {{Pokemon}} Generation V has the golem-like Golurk who is able to fly this way by retracing its arms and legs.

* LiloAndStitch has Stitch with retractable antennae, back spikes and 2nd pair of arms.

* The Manaketes, from FireEmblem, are shown to have retractable wings in human form. Even the races that don't have wings in dragon form.

* Toothless from Film/HowToTrainYourDragon has retractable teeth hence his name.

* LiloAndStitch has Stitch with retractable antennai, back spikes and 2nd pair of arms.

** One of [[OwlBeDamned Hoothoot's]] legs is retractable.

* Sephiroth from KingdomHearts has a retractable black wing. Implied in the ''FinalFantasyVII'' series that his black wing is the same as in Kingdom Hearts.

* In ''FinalFantasyIV'', the turtle monster Cagnazzo is a creepy example of this. He can collapse to invulnerable shell form, even though his beefy humanoid arms and legs are clearly too big to fit in his shell.
* [[FinalFantasyVI Kefka]] from the ''[[DissidiaFinalFantasy Dissidia: Final Fantasy]]'' series has six retractable wings that only detract when he uses the attack "'''''Havoc Wing'''''".

* In the JamesBond book YouOnlyLiveTwice Bond visits a Japanese martial arts training facility, where the fighters have been trained to retract their testes, making them invulnerable to a groin attack. You really do this (if you're a male), but to a lesser extent than they show in the book.

* [[FantasticFour Mr.Fantastic]] can retract everything, turning into a sphere. That is how he survived exposure to space once.

* Neiz from DragonBall

* An early StephenChow movie, ''The Royal Tramp'', involved a battle with the MadeOfIron villain who could even retract his manparts. But Stephen's character, having grown up in a brothel, learned how to counteract this by shoving something up the [[AssShove backdoor.]]

* {{Pokemon}} Generation V has the Golem like Golurk who is able to fly this way by retracing its arms and legs.

* Algol from [[SoulCalibur Soul Calibur IV]] has [[HighOctaneNightmareFuel 3 on each side retractable kraken like clawed fingeresque tentacles that detract from his chest.]]

ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin, The ability to retract one's body like a turtle or snail. Your Mileage May Very but it can be considered either [[AccidentalNightmareFuel Nightmare Fuel]] or [[RuleOfCool Extremely Awesome]] when a Human has such an ability.

* {{Catdog}} has the titular character retract its body like a snail, theres only one episode where the play it rather... [[AccidentalNightmareFuel Gruesomely]].

** Also the Darumakas in battle and in the anime can retract their limbs into their body, giving them the appearance of an egg.

** Also Darumakas in battle and in the anime can retract their limbs into their body, giving them the appearance of an egg.