History Main / MercurysWings

* All of the members of the High Entia race in ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'' have large white wings on their heads, though the ones that are [[HalfHumanHybrid part Homs]] usually have smaller wings. A random, easily missable NPC mentions that while they can be used for flight, few of them bother to learn how due to the amount of training it requires, [[spoiler:making one such display during a sidequest all the more sudden]].

* Some ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games give Link the Pegasus Boots, which are depicted with having wings near the ankles. They are used for making a DashAttack, rather than flight, although in ''VideoGame/LinksAwakening'' they can be used in tandem with the Roc Feather, allowing that item's jumps to cover longer distances.

* In ''Manga/ThusSpokeRohanKishibe'' Yoma Hashimoto is able to form these in his back, claves and head. [[JustifiedTrope Justified]] as he is stated to be a GodInHumanForm, more specifically the human avatar of Hermes himself.

* Some ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' games give Link the Pegasus Boots, which are depicted with having wings near the ankles. They allow Link to jump pits.

* In her earlier appearances in the ''VideoGame/PuyoPuyo'' series, Amitie's signature puyo cap has little decorative white wings on the sides.

* Ambisextra from ''WesternAnimation/{{Gandahar}}'' (also titled ''Light Years'') has a bald head with birdlike wings at the sides. These wings are always seen deployed as if for flight, though she's never seen using them.

* The Spirit of the Post in ''Discworld/GoingPostal'' is a golden statue with a winged helmet, winged sandals and a winged fig leaf. Moist, as Postmaster and possible avatar, gets [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/9/91/Discworld_Postal.jpg a gold postman's hat with real pigeon wings attached to it, and a matching pair of boots]]. (There's also some kind of elasticated arrangement, but he decides to forgo this.)

It's also not unheard of for LittleBitBeastly characters who are based on some type of winged species to have head wings in space of the usual animal ears.

It's also not unheard of for LittleBitBeastly characters who are based on some type of avian species to have head wings.

** As originally envisioned Wonder Woman could not fly naturally and had to wear the sandals of Hermes to fly without her plane. Later versions of her could fly, and wore the winged sandals to fly through dimensional barriers instead.

* ComicBook/{{Asterix}}'s helmet has decorative wings, as do those of some other Gauls.

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* Prior to learning of her divine parentage and having the block on most of her natural demigod powers removed the second ComicBook/{{Wondergirl}} wore the actual talaria of Hermes to achieve flight.

* Hermes/Mercury of course. The winged sandals (named Talaria) were made by Hephaestus/Vulcan, made of gold, and were the source of Hermes power of swift flight. Thus it's natural for speedster type characters to homage Hermes, or his gear, in their design.

Related to WingedHumanoid. See also HelicopterHair, EarWings, HairWings, and HatOfFlight.

* Fanny from ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear [[SuperDeformed Petit]]'' and its sequel is a NurseWithGoodIntentions who searches for Dr. Baldhead, the man who saved her life when she was younger, unaware that he now operates under the alias of Faust. Her cap is adorned with wings that appear to be cosmetic and may serve as a reference to the [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caduceus caduceus.]]

** The dragon type Pokémon, Dragonair has wings on the sides of its head.
** Winona, the flying type gym leader from ''VideoGame/PokemonRubyAndSapphire'', has tufts of hair that are shaped like wings that stick out of her aviator helmet and goggles. It is for stylistic purposes only, though.
* The heroine of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfValkyrie'' and, by extension due to TheCameo, Cassandra's third outfit in ''VideoGame/SoulCalibur 2'' have ornamental wings (which are later obtainable as parts for creating a character in the third and fourth games).

* ''VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}}'' has the Aensland sisters, Morrigan and Lilith, a pair of HornyDevils who each have a second pair of bat wings extending from the sides of her head in addition to the [[WingedHumanoid more traditional pair on her back]].

The TropeMaker for these wings, is Hermes/Mercury, the messenger of the gods. Because of this, many characters that have worn the [[SymbolicWings winged helmet or winged sandals]] that are reminiscent to the ones he wore. They also tend to be quite swift in their movements.