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* Juice, the member of the Ultimen, in JusticeLeagueUnlimited can do this.

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* Juice, the member of the Ultimen, in JusticeLeagueUnlimited can do this.this.
*[[DarkwingDuck Darkwing Duck's]] foe [[PsychoElectro Megavolt]] can "skate" along power lines.

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* Variation: one ''StaticShock'' episode revealed that he can grind on power lines.

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* Variation: one ''StaticShock'' episode revealed that he [[StaticShock Static]] can grind rail-slide on power lines.lines, but his typical mode of travel is surfing on a collapsible metal disc.
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Named for the {{Metallica}} song, which is actually about another form of "riding the lightning."

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Named for the {{Metallica}} song, which is actually about another form of "riding the lightning."
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Named for the {{Metallica}} song.

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Named for the {{Metallica}} song.
song, which is actually about another form of "riding the lightning."
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* Laxus from ''FairyTail'' can turn himself into lightning for a short time in order to dodge an attack.
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* [[XMen Magneto]], since magnetism and electricity are technically the same force.
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Compare PsychoElectro, SkySurfing, and ElementalShapeshifter.

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Compare PsychoElectro, SkySurfing, and ElementalShapeshifter.
ElementalShapeshifter.
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Compare PsychoElectro, SkySurfing.

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Compare PsychoElectro, SkySurfing.
SkySurfing, and ElementalShapeshifter.
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* The Nightbane of Palladium's ''Nightbane'' RPG can purchase a [[MagicAndPowers Talent]] called "Lightning Rider", which [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin lets them turn into living electricity]].
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* ''{{Superman}}'' [[DorkAge Blue]] could travel as a lightning bolt.

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* Cole of {{Infamous}} Can travel extremely quickly by sliding along electrified wires - and they do have to be electrified. Amusingly, this works of something similar to the principle of a railgun.

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* Cole of {{Infamous}} Can InFamous can travel extremely quickly by sliding along electrified wires - and they do have to be electrified. Amusingly, this works of something similar to the principle of a railgun.


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* This is approximately how a railgun works - although it does require a metallic rail (or two) as a medium, it's the closest thing to this trope that exists in reality.
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* In an old hilarious DOS game ''Space Dude'' one of environmental stages ''literally'' made you ride the lightning - that is, the {{Surfer Dude}} had to keep shocking himself, otherwise he would fall.
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* The titular character of ''ACertainScientificRailgun'' is capable of surfing along steel-framed concrete walls, Spiderman-style, thanks to her [[ShockAndAwe abilities to control electricity]]. When she does that, there is a visible lightning "leash" extending from her body.
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* Juice, the member of the Ultimen, in JusticeLeagueUnlimited can do this.

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* [[{{Negima}} Negi Springfield]] devises a technique to absorb his own lightning-based spell and turn himself into lightning, making him considerably faster than most of his enemies.
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* It's been...''[[EpilepticTrees theorized]]''...that all the supernatural entities in ''TwinPeaks'' travel this way. A few odd incidents (particularly in TheMovie) are accompanied by shots of buzzing power lines. The same thing happens in ''MullhollandDrive'' at one point, [[WildMassGuessing possibly for the same reason.]] Uhh, [[MindScrew maybe.]]

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* It's been...''[[EpilepticTrees theorized]]''...that all the supernatural entities in ''TwinPeaks'' travel this way. A few odd incidents (particularly in TheMovie) are accompanied by shots of buzzing power lines. The same thing happens in ''MullhollandDrive'' ''MulhollandDrive'' at one point, [[WildMassGuessing possibly for the same reason.]] Uhh, [[MindScrew maybe.]]
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* It's been...''[[EpilepticTrees theorized]]''...that all the supernatural entities in ''TwinPeaks'' travel this way. A few odd incidents (particularly in TheMovie) are accompanied by shots of buzzing power lines. The same thing happens in ''MullhollandDrive'' at one point, [[WildMassGuessing possibly for the same reason.]] Uhh, [[MindScrew maybe.]]

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* ''{{Superman]]'' villain Livewire used this trick

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* ''{{Superman]]'' ''{{Superman}}'' villain Livewire used this tricktrick
* cg series Spiderman had a villain who did this too
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* ''{{Superman]]'' villain Livewire used this trick
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* [[PsychoElectro Enel]] in OnePiece, who has the power to transform his body into lightning.
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* Variation: one ''StaticShock'' episode revealed that he can "grind" on power lines.

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* Variation: one ''StaticShock'' episode revealed that he can "grind" grind on power lines.
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* Variation: one ''StaticShock'' episode revealed that he can "grind" on power lines.
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* One of Ky Kiske's Chaos Move in the ''GuiltyGear''.

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* One of Ky Kiske's Chaos Move in the ''GuiltyGear''.''GuiltyGear'' is named this because it, too, was named after the song "Ride the Lightning."
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* This is what Twoflower things Rincewind is talking about when he expresses a desire to "harness the lightning" in ''Discworld/TheColourOfMagic''.

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* This is what Twoflower things thinks Rincewind is talking about when he expresses a desire to "harness the lightning" in ''Discworld/TheColourOfMagic''.
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* This is what Twoflower things Rincewind is talking about when he expresses a desire to "harness the lightning" in ''Discworld/TheColourOfMagic''.
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* The Simbul of ForgottenRealms after lots of experiments with polymorphing into inanimate objects (which sane mages avoid) and self-enspelling acquired an ability she uses when even the most powerful magic-user in her world (and not quite in right mind) must leave in haste: she turn herself into chain lightning, thunders through the area, ''then'' the last bolt turns into a meteor and flies away.
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Too large, and that looks like just hugging the lightning, not riding it.


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* One of the gremlins in ''{{Gremlins}} 2: The New Batch'' gains this ability and starts travelling Clamp building's phonelines.

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