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* ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImASupervillain'': Generic Girl is an extremely powerful hero with flight, strength, invulnerability, and speed. She earned her name because she refuses to talk to anyone or grandstand; she just stops crime and leaves. The other heroes simply didn't know what else to call her.

* ''WesternAnimation/HamsterAndGretel'': Gretel and her pet Hamster were given such powers by [[TouchedByVorlons mysterious aliens,]] with the standard flight, super strength and invulnerability for both of them. Two of their enemies The Destructress and Fistpuncher possess similar powers [[spoiler:given to them by the exact same aliens]].

** Due to OnePersonOnePower, these are extremely rare. However, there exists a MasterApprenticeChain of Flying Bricks between Nana Shimura, All Might, and Izuku Midoriya, the seventh, eighth, and ninth wielders of [[SuperStrength One For All]] respectively. Nana wielded One For All alongside her original Quirk, [[NotQuiteFlight Float]]. Nana's apprentice, All Might, cultivated One For All to such an extent that he could easily jump across long distances by creating a sonic boom. All Might's apprentice, Izuku [[spoiler:inherited Nana's Quirk alongside the Quirks of all the past wielders. By the time of the final arc, Izuku's power is comparable to All Might in his prime.]]
** Star and Stripe uses her RealityWarper powers to grant herself All Might's strength and speed.
** ''Manga/MyHeroAcademiaVigilantes'': Captain Celebrity is one of those rare true flying bricks. He has a tactile telekinesis Quirk that he can use on anything within a close radius, including himself; this allows him to fly, shield himself from harm, and lift things that should fall apart under their own weight. However, when he's extending his telekinesis too far (such as when he's shielding bystanders), he leaves himself vulnerable.

* The Space Shuttle is also sometimes called a "Flying Brick", because its return-to-Earth "glider" configuration is so heavy that it has, as one NASA engineer put it, "all the aerodynamic properties of a pair of pliers" and "the glide-slope of a brick". It doesn't so much as ''glide'' as it "falls out of the sky, gently". Indeed, this is more like an {{inver|tedTrope}}sion; without the giant External Tank to provide fuel, the Shuttle engines are powerless; and as events have sadly shown, it is always quite vulnerable.

* ''Series/TheGreatestAmericanHero''. When he's not a ''falling'' brick.

** [[Characters/XMenTheOriginalTeam Warren Worthington III]] a.k.a. Archangel is a low level version of this -- he's mentioned as being able to bench press a troll, likely regarding being hit by a speeding car as an inconvenience and irritation and he has RazorWings that enable him to fly at mach speeds. When HYDRA [[spoiler: attack Hogwarts]], he demonstrates just how terrifying this combination can be.

* WesternAnimation/{{Captain Planet|AndThePlaneteers}}, along with his ElementalPowers.

** Due to OnePersonOnePower, these are extremely rare. The closest is All Might; his Quirk "One For All" gives him enhanced strength, speed, and durability. While he can't actually fly, he can [[InASingleBound jump very high]] and then kick so hard that he gets a RecoilBoost on the air itself.
** All Might's master, Nana Shimura, was the previous holder of One For All, which she wielded alongside her original Quirk, Float. This made her one of the world's few true flying bricks.
** All Might's apprentice, Izuku Midoriya demonstrates this when fighting Overhaul. Thanks to Eri's Quirk, he can temporarily use One For All 100% with ease and propel himself in the air by just kicking. Later, [[spoiler:he manifests Nana's Quirk "Float" alongside [[AllYourPowersCombined the Quirks of previous One For All users]].]]

* ''Film/ManOfSteel'' features the TropeCodifier, as well as the other Kryptonians on Earth.

* Technically Zelgadiss in ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'', though his Flying Brick power set does not come from a single source: NighInvulnerability (being headshot from a cannon only knocks him out) and strength from him being a [[HeinzHybrid chimera]] of human, demon and golem, and flying from his mastery of magics (he also knows offensive magic spells, so that's close enough to the eye beams/breath mold). He is also a literal flying brick, having a body of living stone.

* Like both his [[ComicBook/TheBoys comic book counterpart]] and the character he parodies, [[SupermanSubstitute Homelander]] of ''Series/TheBoys'' has the standard set; SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, {{Flight}}, XRayVision, SuperHearing, and [[NighInvulnerability Invulnerability]]. The twist is that [[spoiler:he's not like the Man of Steel at all - in fact, he's [[BewareTheSuperman quite the opposite]].]]

* The title character of ''Film/MySuperExGirlfriend''. She has pretty much every power Superman has.
* Neo, in ''Film/TheMatrix'' trilogy, after realising his potential as [[TheChosenOne The One]]. Others can hack their strength, speed and durability by understanding the Matrix, but his become unmatched. And he learns to fly. Other than that, he has some limited RealityWarper abilities.
* Film/{{Hancock}}. He also has a HealingFactor in case something does hurt him. [[spoiler: Mary has the same powers as well, but they both lose them if they spend too much time together.]]
* ''Film/SkyHigh2005'': Married superhero couple Steve and Josie Stronghold (aka The Commander and Jetstream), between the two of them. Steve's got SuperStrength and invulnerability, Josie's a flyer, early on they're shown using their powers together for a FastballSpecial combo. Their son Will initially appears to be a MuggleBornOfMages, [[spoiler: then after a couple DieOrFly moments turns out to have inherited both their powers.]]
* The Space Shuttle was referred to as such in ''Film/SpaceCowboys'' (See its entry in the Real Life section, below).

* In the climax of ''[[Film/FantasticFourRiseOfTheSilverSurfer Rise of the Silver Surfer]]'', Johnny Storm becomes the Cosmic Torch, due to still having some of the Surfer's cosmic energy; [[AllYourPowersCombined his powers are a combination of the whole team's powers]] -- Stretchiness, Invulnerability, Super Strength, Force Fields, Invisibility, Pyrokinesis and Flight.
* Weaponized by Brandon in ''Film/BrightBurn'', who uses a combination of flight, super speed ''and'' super strength to turn his target into chunky salsa by slamming her right into a wall. And the things he does with his [[EyeBeams heat vision]], including [[spoiler:killing his father]], [[BewareTheSuperman are even more horrifying]].
* In ''Film/Freaks2018'', Chloe's mom is very powerful when flying, as she is shown nearly liquefying one enemy soldier she flies into. However, [[LogicalWeakness she cannot do anything in a cramped space where she cannot fly]].

* The Space Shuttle was referred to as such in ''Film/SpaceCowboys''. (See its entry in the Real Life section, below.)

* Despite being a {{Homage}} to and a show all about superheroes, ''Anime/TigerAndBunny'' is a notable {{aver|tedTrope}}sion. No one hero has the entire package.
* ''[[Anime/ProjectAKo Project A-ko's]]'' titular character has the basic power set, minus the power of flight, but makes up for it with excessive speed and leaping ability. [[spoiler:Given her parents are Characters/{{Wonder Woman|TheCharacter}} and Characters/{{Superman|TheCharacter}}, it shouldn't be a surprise.]]

* Characters/TheSentry. Makes Silver Age Superman look reasonable, in both raw power and power set. A weakened version was easily beating ComicBook/{{World War|Hulk}} [[Characters/IncredibleHulkBruceBanner Hulk]] before he lost control -- and that loss of control pretty much leveled Manhattan.

* In ''Fanfic/GodsAngelsAndKings'', Shinji becomes a kaiju-sized flying brick when he bonds with Series/ZoneFighter.

* Ryan Kendall, the second Black Condor, can fly, has a HealingFactor, and is telekinetic in lieu of having superhuman strength.

* Captain Comet, from [=DC=]'s short-lived ''Atomic Age'', was originally an example of this trope, as he could fly, had superhuman strength, and also has telekinesis, clairvoyance, a HealingFactor, and the ability to shoot fire from his hands. However, in recent decades he lost his superhuman strength.

* To sum up, all Kryptonians and Daxamites in yellow sunlight, all Martians, anyone given power by Shazam, all Green Lanterns (and members of every other Lantern Corps), the Rocket Reds (via PoweredArmor) and so on. DC uses Flying Bricks a lot more often than Marvel does.

* Captain Comet, from [=DC=]'s short-lived ''Atomic Age'', was originally an example of this trope, as he could fly, has superhuman strength, and also has telekinesis, clairvyoance, a HealingFactor, and the abiltiy to shoot fire from his hands. However, in recent decades, he lost his superhuman strength.

** ''Film/AvengersAgeOfUltron'' marks the film premier of ComicBook/TheVision, and he is by far the most straight-forward example in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse. Rather than requiring powered armor, a magic hammer, or [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheWinterSoldier wings]] to fly, he literally comes straight out of the box with the ability despite having no visible means of propulsion, [[spoiler:and his "[[OrganicTechnology flesh]]" is bonded with [[NighInvulnerability Vibranium]] at a cellular level]].

* Webcomic/{{Iron Violet|TheShyTitan}} has superhuman strength, invulnerability, flight and enhanced agility.

* The Ukrainian film ''Райские птицы'' (Paradise Birds) depicts a man who knows how to fly and teaches a young woman and a young man how to fly. Good example of [[TheJoyOfFirstFlight Joy Of First Flight]] when the two young people take to the sky.

* Of all the utterly...well, bizarre Stand abilities in ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'', Jotaro's Star Platinum is the most straightforward, with SuperStrength and enhanced speed and precision. Despite this simple powerset, though, Jotaro still manages to use his Stand's abilities in [[SwissArmySuperpower creative ways]], especially by exploiting the {{Intangibility}} that [[FightingSpirit Stand]]s usually have. [[spoiler: By the time Jotaro fights DIO, he discovers Star Platinum is effectively a nascent version of [[BigBad DIO]]'s The World, and his enhanced speed could be interpreted as a much weaker version of The World's ability to [[TimeStandsStill stop time]] (which Jotaro eventually learns to do as well.)]]

* Like both his [[ComicBook/TheBoys comic book counterpart]] and the character he parodies, [[SupermanSubstitute Homelander]] of ''Series/TheBoys'' has the standard set; SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, {{Flight}}, XRayVision, SuperHearing, and [[NighInvulnerability Invulnerability]]. The twist is that he's not like the Man of Steel at all - in fact, he's [[BewareTheSuperman quite the opposite]].

** Stormfront as well, although was not on his quite on his level, as proven when [[spoiler:[[MamaBear Becky]] stabs her [[EyeScream in the eye]]. She's then [[AccidentalMurder fried to a crisp]] by [[BewareTheNiceOnes Ryan's]] heat vision.]]

* ''Series/TheBoys'':Like both his comic book counterpart and the character he parodies, [[SupermanSubstitute Homelander]] has the standard set; SuperStrength, SuperSpeed, {{Flight}}, XRayVision, SuperHearing, and [[NighInvulnerability Invulnerability]]. The twist is that he's not like the Man of Steel at all - in fact, he's [[BewareTheSuperman quite the opposite]].