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* In Aqua / Manga/{{Aria}}, Woody is an airbike courier. This series also has the land-based, or should we say canal-based Mr Mailman as well.
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* In Aqua / Manga/{{Aria}}, ''Aqua/Manga/{{Aria}}'', Woody is an airbike courier. This series also has the land-based, or should we say canal-based Mr Mailman as well.
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* ''[[Franchise/{{Bionicle}} BIONICLE]]'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
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* A bird postman (postbird?) is the second animal (Mudge is the first) Jon-Tom meets, back at the beginning of the ''{{Spellsinger}}'' series.
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* A bird postman (postbird?) is the second animal (Mudge is the first) Jon-Tom meets, back at the beginning of the ''{{Spellsinger}}'' ''Literature/{{Spellsinger}}'' series.
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Can be a form of MundaneUtility. If you're comparing this trope to FlyingDutchman, you're probably reading too quickly.
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Can be a form of MundaneUtility. Compare an InstantMessengerPigeon, which is not officially a sapient species but often gets the message there as efficiently as if it was. If you're comparing this trope to FlyingDutchman, you're probably reading too quickly.
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* In Aqua / {{Aria}}, Manga/{{Aria}}, Woody is an airbike courier. This series also has the land-based, or should we say canal-based Mr Mailman as well.
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If there actually is a person called \"i\", feel free to correct me.
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* In Aqua / {{Aria}}, Woody is an airbike courier. This series also has the land-based, or i should we say canal-based Mr Mailman as well.
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* Hermes, the [[GreekMythology Greek]] messenger god, has winged shoes and a winged helmet.
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* Hermes, the [[GreekMythology [[Myth/GreekMythology Greek]] messenger god, has winged shoes and a winged helmet.
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* The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon anime]] has Delibert's Delivery Service and Peliper's Post Office. Other than being from two different regions, think of Delibird's Delivery Service more akin to UPS while Peliper's is your standard postal service.
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* The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon anime]] has Delibert's Delibird's Delivery Service and Peliper's Post Office. Other than being from two different regions, think of Delibird's Delivery Service more akin to UPS while Peliper's is your standard postal service.
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* This is, of course, the basic idea behind Air Mail, using airplanes to carry mail over long distances. Actually putting the act into practice proved much harder than expected, resulting in a number of scandals including air transport companies scamming the government due to poor oversight, and a large number of military airmen dying in plane crashes in poor winter weather when the US Army tried to take over all air mail responsibilities while lacking in sufficient experience in night time and winter operations, as well as poorly equipped aircraft and insufficient manning, due to Great Depression-related budget cuts.
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* ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' has the Pelipper Post Office; the name pretty much says it all. (Pelipper is a flying pelican-like Pokémon.)
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* The ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' series has the Pelipper Post Office; (A pelican Pokemon) delivering the name pretty much says it all. (Pelipper is a flying pelican-like Pokémon.)mail in each game.
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Gotta mention Aria, my favorite anime!
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* In Aqua / Aria, {{Aria}}, Woody is an airbike courier. This series also has the land-based, or i should say canal-based Mr Mailman as well.
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* Amazon.com may soon be using cargo-carrying unmanned aerial vehicles to drop off packages for its customers.
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\"Most likely\"? Did I write that? A more definite statement is probably called for.
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Particularly common in OceanPunk settings, most likely because the lack of land magnifies the advantages of flight.
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Particularly common in OceanPunk settings, most likely because since the lack of land magnifies the advantages of flight.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': An unnamed mail pegasus has a brief appearance in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Wonderbolts Academy]]".
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': An unnamed mail pegasus has a brief appearance in "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Wonderbolts Academy]]".
Academy]]". Similarly, it's a commonly accepted bit of fanon that MemeticBystander Derpy Hooves (a pegasus) is a postal worker.
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* Hermes, the Greek messenger god, has winged shoes and a winged helmet.
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* Hermes, the Greek [[GreekMythology Greek]] messenger god, has winged shoes and a winged helmet.
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* ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
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* ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}'': ''[[Franchise/{{Bionicle}} BIONICLE]]'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
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* ''Franchise/Bionicle'': ''Franchise/{{Bionicle}}'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
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Tweaks~
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* In the ''PaperMario'' series, the postal service is run by Paratroopas. You can get one of them as your partner in the first game.
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* In the ''PaperMario'' ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series, the postal service is run by Paratroopas. You can get one of them as your partner in the first game.
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** The postman you meet in ''TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'' is also winged, somewhat inexplicably.
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* Pete the pelican from ''AnimalCrossing''.
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* Pete the pelican from ''AnimalCrossing''.
''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing''.
* A pelican is responsible for mail delivery in''LegendOfMana'', ''VideoGame/LegendOfMana'', and figures into several sidequests.
* A pelican is responsible for mail delivery in
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* ''Franchise/Bionicle'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
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* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
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* The Rito people of Dragon Roost Island in ''TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''.
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** A different variant occurs in ''TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''; Zelda's Loftwing delivers a letter to Link in the opening sequence.
* ''PokemonMysteryDungeon'' has the Pelipper Post Office; the name pretty much says it all. (Pelipper is a flying pelican-like Pokémon.)
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** A different variant occurs in ''TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''; ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''; Zelda's Loftwing delivers a letter to Link in the opening sequence.
*''PokemonMysteryDungeon'' ''VideoGame/PokemonMysteryDungeon'' has the Pelipper Post Office; the name pretty much says it all. (Pelipper is a flying pelican-like Pokémon.)
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* The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon anime]] has Delibert's Delivery Service.Service and Peliper's Post Office. Other than being from two different regions, think of Delibird's Delivery Service more akin to UPS while Peliper's is your standard postal service.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fan works overwhelmingly portray the fan-favorite background pegasus Derpy Hooves as Ponyville's mailmare.
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* The ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fan works fandom is somehow overwhelmingly portray in agreement that the fan-favorite [[EnsembleDarkhorse fan-favorite]] background pegasus Derpy Hooves as is Ponyville's mailmare.
mailmare. If we tried to list every fanfic portraying her in this role, we'd be here all day.
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': A mail pegasus has a brief appearance in "Wonderbolt Academy".
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': A An unnamed mail pegasus has a brief appearance in "Wonderbolt Academy".
"[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS3E7WonderboltsAcademy Wonderbolts Academy]]".
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While very, very likely, it\'s not yet been confirmed that the messenger bat was a Warlord invitation.
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* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', newspapers are delivered by trained seagulls all over the world, due to the huge amount of oceans and island. Furthermore, we later see that the Revolutionary Army seems to use large crows to deliver messages, and the World Government send messenger bats to [[spoiler: invite pirates to join the Shichibukai.]]
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* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', newspapers are delivered by trained seagulls all over the world, due to the huge amount of oceans and island. Furthermore, we later see that the Revolutionary Army seems to use large crows to deliver messages, and the World Government send has been seen sending messenger bats to [[spoiler: invite pirates to join the Shichibukai.]]
people.
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* A bird postman (postbird?) is the second animal (Mudge is the first) Jon-Tom meets, back at the beginning of the ''{{Spellsinger}}'' series.
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If you've got a world populated by multiple different sapient species, and that world has a postal service, chances are the mail delivery will be handled by a species capable of flight. If the postman themselves isn't flight-capable but uses a mount that is, that's this trope, too.
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If you've got a world populated by multiple different sapient species, and that world has a postal service, chances are the mail delivery will be handled by a species capable of flight. If the postman postmen themselves isn't aren't flight-capable but uses a mount use mounts that is, are, that's this trope, too.
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* In ''{{ComicStrip/Shoe}}'' (a world populated by semi-anthropomorphic birds) Loon is a mail and general delivery flyer.
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* A pelican is responsible for mail delivery in LegendOfMana, and figures into several sidequests.
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* A pelican is responsible for mail delivery in LegendOfMana, ''LegendOfMana'', and figures into several sidequests.
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If you've got a world populated by multiple different sapient species, and that world has a postal service, chances are the mail delivery will be handled by a species capable of flight. If the postman themselves isn't flight-capable but uses a mount that is, that's this trope, too.
This trope practically [[JustifiedTrope justifies]] itself; after all, if you need to task someone with mail delivery, why not pick someone who can fly over all the ground hazards and easily land at each mailbox?
Particularly common in OceanPunk settings, most likely because the lack of land magnifies the advantages of flight.
Can be a form of MundaneUtility. If you're comparing this trope to FlyingDutchman, you're probably reading too quickly.
!Examples
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* The namesake of ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' is a variant, where a witch makes deliveries via FlyingBroomstick.
* The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon anime]] has Delibert's Delivery Service.
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', newspapers are delivered by trained seagulls all over the world, due to the huge amount of oceans and island. Furthermore, we later see that the Revolutionary Army seems to use large crows to deliver messages, and the World Government send messenger bats to [[spoiler: invite pirates to join the Shichibukai.]]
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fan works overwhelmingly portray the fan-favorite background pegasus Derpy Hooves as Ponyville's mailmare.
[[AC:Literature]]
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, owls are used to deliver mail.
* In ''Cold Copper Tears'' of the ''Literature/GarrettPI'' series, a description of the multi-species crowd in a [=TunFaire=] neighborhood includes a mention of a winged pixie messenger.
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* Hermes, the Greek messenger god, has winged shoes and a winged helmet.
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* In ''{{ComicStrip/Shoe}}'' (a world populated by semi-anthropomorphic birds) Loon is a mail and general delivery flyer.
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* In the ''PaperMario'' series, the postal service is run by Paratroopas. You can get one of them as your partner in the first game.
* The Rito people of Dragon Roost Island in ''TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''.
** The postman you meet in ''TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'' is also winged, somewhat inexplicably.
** A different variant occurs in ''TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''; Zelda's Loftwing delivers a letter to Link in the opening sequence.
* ''PokemonMysteryDungeon'' has the Pelipper Post Office; the name pretty much says it all. (Pelipper is a flying pelican-like Pokémon.)
* Pete the pelican from ''AnimalCrossing''.
* A pelican is responsible for mail delivery in LegendOfMana, and figures into several sidequests.
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* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' crossed this trope with DragonRider.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': A mail pegasus has a brief appearance in "Wonderbolt Academy".
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* Carrier pigeons can be seen as a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example.
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* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
This trope practically [[JustifiedTrope justifies]] itself; after all, if you need to task someone with mail delivery, why not pick someone who can fly over all the ground hazards and easily land at each mailbox?
Particularly common in OceanPunk settings, most likely because the lack of land magnifies the advantages of flight.
Can be a form of MundaneUtility. If you're comparing this trope to FlyingDutchman, you're probably reading too quickly.
!Examples
[[AC:Anime and Manga]]
* The namesake of ''Anime/KikisDeliveryService'' is a variant, where a witch makes deliveries via FlyingBroomstick.
* The [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon anime]] has Delibert's Delivery Service.
* In ''Manga/OnePiece'', newspapers are delivered by trained seagulls all over the world, due to the huge amount of oceans and island. Furthermore, we later see that the Revolutionary Army seems to use large crows to deliver messages, and the World Government send messenger bats to [[spoiler: invite pirates to join the Shichibukai.]]
[[AC:Fan Fiction]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' fan works overwhelmingly portray the fan-favorite background pegasus Derpy Hooves as Ponyville's mailmare.
[[AC:Literature]]
* In the ''Literature/HarryPotter'' series, owls are used to deliver mail.
* In ''Cold Copper Tears'' of the ''Literature/GarrettPI'' series, a description of the multi-species crowd in a [=TunFaire=] neighborhood includes a mention of a winged pixie messenger.
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* Hermes, the Greek messenger god, has winged shoes and a winged helmet.
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* In ''{{ComicStrip/Shoe}}'' (a world populated by semi-anthropomorphic birds) Loon is a mail and general delivery flyer.
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* In the ''PaperMario'' series, the postal service is run by Paratroopas. You can get one of them as your partner in the first game.
* The Rito people of Dragon Roost Island in ''TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker''.
** The postman you meet in ''TheLegendOfZeldaPhantomHourglass'' is also winged, somewhat inexplicably.
** A different variant occurs in ''TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword''; Zelda's Loftwing delivers a letter to Link in the opening sequence.
* ''PokemonMysteryDungeon'' has the Pelipper Post Office; the name pretty much says it all. (Pelipper is a flying pelican-like Pokémon.)
* Pete the pelican from ''AnimalCrossing''.
* A pelican is responsible for mail delivery in LegendOfMana, and figures into several sidequests.
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* One episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheBackyardigans'' crossed this trope with DragonRider.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': A mail pegasus has a brief appearance in "Wonderbolt Academy".
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* Carrier pigeons can be seen as a [[DownplayedTrope downplayed]] example.
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* ''{{BIONICLE}}'': Venom Flyers were used to deliver messages between the Brotherhood of Makuta and the Dark Hunters.
