History Main / TheLightfooted

* ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf:'' Ranma Saotome is light enough on his feet to walk across the edge of a katana blade. He also can run along the narrow edge of a fence.

* ''Literature/WaxAndWayne'': Wax uses [[FunctionalMagic Feruchemy]] to make himself lighter, generally going around at 75% of his normal weight, as it gives him an edge in combat. He can also invert it by discharging all the stored-up weight.

* ''Literature/WaxAndWayne'': Wax uses his [[FunctionalMagic Feruchemy]] to make himself lighter, generally going around at 75% of his normal weight, as he finds it gives him an edge in combat. He can also invert it by discharging all the stored-up weight.

* ImpliedTrope in ''Literature/TheCrocodileGod.'' Haik is the title's Filipino crocodile-god, and when helping a transgender woman and her family escape the Spanish, he tries to scale a tree with one of their children to cross a river--but being a [[WildSamoan gigantic Maori-descended sailor,]] [[SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome the branches can't support his weight.]] His demigod son Banog, however, takes BOTH children and [[InASingleBound jumps clear to the other side.]] Banog [[GenerationXerox takes a lot from Haik's bird-shifter cousin Lumawig,]] since they have similar [[PowerTattoos eagle-tattoos,]] and Banog's name is a Tagalog nickname for [[NobleBirdOfPrey the Philippine eagle.]]

** Oberyn is, during his duel with Gregor Clegane, revealed to be very agile, being able to perform flips and stunts to entertain the crowd.

* In ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'', the Contracts of Separation allow a Changeling to walk across any surface, from snow to mud or even tissue paper without leaving any trace. They're a favourite of the Fairest, who cultivate grace and poise. Amusingly, one of them can be cast for free OnOneCondition - that you're wearing very fancy shoes which would be ruined if you ''didn't'' use it.

* Pearl from ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': in [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5T5rCSmduaY this solo song,]] she sings while dancing atop a ''glass balcony railing'' on the top floor of a hotel. She's just as agile in combat, where she's highly mobile and effortlessly dodges incoming strikes.

* In ''TabletopGame/ChangelingTheLost'', the Contracts of Separation allow a Changeling to walk across any surface, from snow to mud or even tissue paper without leaving any trace. They're a favourite of the Fairest, who cultivate grace and poise.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender:'' Aang's lightness has been commented on several times, so much that he's been given the name "Twinkletoes" by Toph. He's able to float down gently from ten feet in the air.

* ''ComicBook/SpiderMan'': Every member of the Spider-Man Family is a master acrobat capable of performing every acrobatic feat imaginable, including ones beyond the capabilities of an olympic level acrobat. They tend to use this in combination with their reflexes to dodge gunfire and dance around opponents.

* ''WesternAnimation/InsideOut:'' Joy often skips or bounces around without making a sound. A scene of note is the one where she imitates Riley's ice-skating.

* ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings'' trilogy novel ''The Fellowship Of The Ring''. When the Fellowship is trapped by a blizzard while trying to go through the Redhorn Gate, Legolas is able to run lightly on top of the snow without making much imprint on it.

* Seen in ''Series/GameOfThrones'' (and [[Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire the book it's based off of]]) because many characters are trained to be agile instead of being true fighters.

** Bron is considered a deadly fighter because he prefers to stay mobile and dodge attacks, instead of blocking with a shield, like Westerosi knights do.

** In the throne room of Dohn Mheg, Aenc Thon creates the illusion of a BottomlessPit with only a thin, jagged tightrope providing passage across. While Alphinaud and [[spoiler:Ryne]] express alarm and concern, Thancred remarks that this wouldn't fool a child and dashes across in a full sprint before jumping across the final length of the crevasse. He even remarks [[LampshadeHanging how good it is that he's light on his feet]]. Similarly, if [[spoiler:G'raha Tia]] as part of a Trust run, he'll declares that he's not afraid of heights and runs the whole length of the tightrope without slowing down.

The Lightfooted is often a FragileSpeedster, although speed isn't necessary to qualify. See also the PhantomThief, who usually has to be silent and quick in order to be successful. May overlap with the DanceBattler and forms of WaifFu. See also CombatParkour.

This character stands out for being physically graceful, agile, and light on their feet. Sometimes it seems like they could take off into the air at a moment's notice, and indeed, these characters are frequently associated with {{Flight}} or [[BlowYouAway air elemental]] powers. As they walk, these characters could be prone to [[IHaveTheHighGround perching on things like trees]] or walking along narrow fences to show off their agility. Some might elevate this to supernatural levels by gliding over surfaces that shouldn't be able to support them at all.

* As a child, Kwai Chang Caine of ''Series/KungFu'' was asked to approach his mentor without damaging large sheets of delicate rice paper draped upon the temple floor. Despite his small size and body weight, Caine left a trail of footsteps in the rice paper. Much later, after years of studying and training to be a Shaolin monk, young adult Caine was presented with this same challenge. Despite his now much greater size and body weight, Caine traversed the rice paper sheets with zero damage.