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** Unsurprisingly, ''[[Film/{{Supergirl}} her movie]]'' and ''[[Series/Supergirl2015 her series]]'' feature Kara flying with a fist stretched out: [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/157/780/i02/Her-First-Great_Adventure_And_her_Last.jpg movie version]] and [[http://i0.wp.com/moviehole.net/img/supergirlposter.jpg live-action show one]].

* In 1984's ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'', director Jeannot Szwarc deliberately tried to avoid making the flight scenes similar to those in the Christopher Reeve Film/{{Superman}} movies, opting instead for a more "feminine" ballet-inspired take.

* ''[[Series/{{Ultraman}} Ultraman]]'' and his [[Franchise/UltraSeries relatives]] tend to fly with both hands forwards, or whatever emphasizes their streamlined alien look. The fist-raised pose and its variants come in when they [[Main/TransformationSequence transform]], like they're punching [[Main/{{Sizeshifter}} upwards in scale]].

** Post Crisis Supergirl in ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 2005}} Supergirl Vol 5]]'' [[http://www.comicbookbrain.com/_imagery/2016-06-27/supergirl-20-2007.jpg Supergirl 20 #20's cover]]''

** Unsurprisingly, ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'' and ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' feature Kara flying with a fist stretched out: [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/157/780/i02/Her-First-Great_Adventure_And_her_Last.jpg movie version]] and [[http://i0.wp.com/moviehole.net/img/supergirlposter.jpg live-action show one]].

* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' does this

* The title character of ''WesternAnimation/CaptainPlanetAndThePlaneteers'' does this, as shown in the image provided.

* A variant in ''Disney/WreckItRalph'', when the titular character [[spoiler:attempts his HeroicSacrifice: Ralph is actually in freefall, but with his fist extended towards the ground,]] making him assume the classic ''Franchise/Superman'' pose.

** Kara has been doing this since the late fifties. In the cover of ''Comicbook/ActionComics #252: Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'' -her first appearance- [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/3/33/Action_Comics_252.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20060811145127 she is flying upwards with her left arm above her head]].

** Kara has been doing this since the late fifties. In the cover of ''Comicbook/ActionComics #252'' -her first appearance- [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marvel_dc/images/3/33/Action_Comics_252.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20060811145127 she is flying upwards with her left arm above her head]].

** Her second solo book's first issue's [[http://i4.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article4290163.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/supergirl-comic.jpg cover]]

** Post Crisis Supergirl in ''[[http://www.comicbookbrain.com/_imagery/2016-06-27/supergirl-20-2007.jpg Supergirl 20]]''

** [[https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-LQOcV1ZLfJs/TWz2fqAamrI/AAAAAAAALRg/2nn2JcNkFYo/s1600/sm+307-07.jpg Two]] [[https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Ytwc1m68pC8/TW0EOd8TGcI/AAAAAAAALSg/vdcJDsZLYAk/s1600/sm+309-03.jpg examples]] from ''Superman #307 and #308'' respectively.

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* Subverted two times in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. John wouldn't dare pose like this in flight; he'd probably drop right out of the sky. He usually hooks his thumbs in the waistband or belt loops of whatever pants he's wearing. And Paul, just after receiving SuperStrength and thinking he's been turned into {{Superman}}, leaps into the air yelling the phrase--only to discover, several thousand feet up, that he can't actually fly. Good thing he's NighInvulnerable.

** Post Crisis Supergirl in ''[[http://www.comicbookbrain.com/_imagery/2016-06-27/supergirl-20-2007.jpg Supergirl 20]]
** Unsurprisingly, ''Film/{{Supergirl}}'' and ''Series/{{Supergirl 2015}}'' feature Kara flying with a fist stretched out: [[http://www.newsarama.com/images/i/000/157/780/i02/Her-First-Great_Adventure_And_her_Last.jpg movie] version] and [[http://i0.wp.com/moviehole.net/img/supergirlposter.jpg live-action show one]].

** Christopher Reeve flew gliders as a hobby and used that experience to make Superman's flying feel more believable in his films.

* In "Ayla and the Tests" of the Literature/WhateleyUniverse, Phase (after a couple months of having powers) is ''still' learning how to fly without having serious steering and angular momentum problems. He gets major grief from some other students because he's seen flying in the 'supergirl' posture.
** In keeping with the series' love for [[LampshadeHanging metahumor]], at one point Generator tries out several different flying poses, including the two-fisted "Franchise/{{Superman}}" style and the one-arm-forward "{{Supergirl}}" posture.

* {{Starbrand}}, Marvel's New Universe hero subverted this once or twice. Once while depressed the character was flying while in a classic moping pose, legs crossed as if sitting 'indian style', elbows on his knees and his cheeks resting on his hands.

* Subverted two times in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. John wouldn't dare pose like this in flight; he'd probably drop right out of the sky. He usually hooks his thumbs in the waistband or belt loops of whatever pants he's wearing. And Paul, just after receiving SuperStrength and thinking he's been turned into {{Superman}}, leaps into the air yelling the phrase�only to discover, several thousand feet up, that he can't actually fly. Good thing he's NighInvulnerable.

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* {{Starbrand}}, Marvel's New Universe hero subverted this once or twice. Once while depressed the character was flying while in a classic moping pose, legs crossed as if sitting 'indian style', elbows on his knees and his cheeks resting on his hands.

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* Subverted two times in ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached''. John wouldn't dare pose like this in flight; he'd probably drop right out of the sky. He usually hooks his thumbs in the waistband or belt loops of whatever pants he's wearing. And Paul, just after receiving SuperStrength and thinking he's been turned into {{Superman}}, leaps into the air yelling the phrase—only to discover, several thousand feet up, that he can't actually fly. Good thing he's NighInvulnerable.

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