History Main / TornadoMove

* Used by Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog in some games. In ''SonicHeroes'', he and the other Speed characters can even whip up a tornado by rapidly moving in a circle.

* Espio in ''KnucklesChaotix'' and ''SonicHeroes''.

* ''FatalFury'' and ''KingOfFighters'': Joe Higashi's moves set includes multiple attacks of this nature. Beginning with his "Hurricane Upper" and "Twin Hurricane", which are two of his basic attacks. Followed by his [=HDMs=] "Screw Upper", and "Exploding Screw Upper". He first gained "Malestrom", which unleashes two Screw Uppers at once, in CapcomVsSNK2. And last, but certainly NOT least, there's his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcK49AnQ8cA NEO MAX, "Screw Straight"!]] They call him [[RedBaron "The Human Storm"]] for a reason.

* RalphBakshi's ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyHeroes'': Tornado Man could turn himself into a tornado. He would suck villains into his vortex and shoot them into the nearest wall.

* In ''SupermanBatmanApocalypse'', Superman [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown attacks]] {{Darkseid}} with a [[RapidFireFisticuffs flurry of punches]] and [[EyeBeams heat vision]] blasts so fast it generates a tornado around them.

* In ''SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies'', Franchise/{{Superman}} does this to simultaneously overpower CaptainAtom, Starfire, BlackLightning, Major Force and PowerGirl.

* One of the later episodes of ''[[ElHazard El Hazard: The Wanderers]]'' has TV Ifurita whip up a monster sized tornado, on Jinnai's orders to wreak havoc on Roshtaria's allies. But, being a [[TheDitz ditz]] and a [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Minion With an F, in Evil]], it soon spirals out of her control, [[{{moe}} leaving her trapped inside it]], with no idea how to stop it. [[spoiler: In the end, the wind preistess, Afura Mann, [[HeartwarmingMoments sets aside her differences with Ifurita to help her]], by listening to the wind's "voice". Then they combines their powers to calm it, dispelling the tornado.]]

* One issue of ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog'' had Sonic take out a patrol of Swat Bots by sticking his arms out and spinning around, creating a tornado. However, Sonic starts bragging without stoping, causing him to spin right into a nearby rock.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' has Valvalis, [[ElementalEmbodiment the Fiend of Wind]], whose hair is said to be [[RapunzelHair three times the length of her body!]] She uses her killer tresses to whip up wind storms, including a tornado around her own body; which deflects all outside attacks. [[DeathFromAbove Attacks from above]], on the other hand...

* Air Man from ''VideoGame/MegaMan2'' Air Man fires swarms of miniature tornados at the player, pushing them backwards against the wall in the process.

* In VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Ventus creates a huge tornado called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tornado]] that sucks his opponent into the tornado but leaving him vulnerability to upcoming attacks.

* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' has Valvalis, [[ElementalEmbodiment the Fiend of Wind]], whose hair is said to be [[RapunzelHair three times the length of her body!]] She uses her killer tresses to whip up wind storms, including a tornado around her own body; which deflects all outside attacks. [[DeathFromAbove Attacks from above]], on the other hand...

* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': XLR8 can use his super-speed to generate small tornadoes for attack purpose. It's also Terraspin's typical way to attack.

* One of the later episodes of [[ElHazard El Hazard: The Wanderers]] has TV Ifurita whip up a monster sized tornado, on Jinnai's orders to wreak havoc on Roshtaria's allies. But, being a [[TheDitz ditz]] and a [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Minion With an F, in Evil]], it soon spirals out of her control, [[{{moe}} leaving her trapped inside it]], with no idea how to stop it. [[spoiler: In the end, the wind preistess, Afura Mann, [[HeartwarmingMoments sets aside her differences with Ifurita to help her]], by listening to the wind's "voice". Then they combines their powers to calm it, dispelling the tornado.]]
* {{Berserk}}: the Kushan sorceror attacks Vritanis during a storm, so waterspouts are already forming naturally. He manipulates one to take the form of a giant watersnake.

* Aero in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' is usually a tornado. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' adds the Illusionist spell Tornado.
* Air Man from VideoGame/MegaMan2 shoots tornadoes at you.
* ''[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tornado Man]]'' from ''VideoGame/MegaMan9'' shoots tornadoes at you.

* In ''VideoGame/MegaMan'', Air Man fires swarms of miniature tornados at the player, pushing them backwards against the wall in the process; Tornado Man launches miniature tornadoes upward from the floor, which also boosts the player's jump height due to the updrafts.

{{Tornado}}s are frightening natural phenomena, and characters may use them in combat. The fighter usually creates them by moving in circles (or [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinning]]) with SuperSpeed or [[BlowYouAway air-controlling powers]].

{{Tornado}}s are frightening natural phenomena, and characters may use them in combat. They are usually created by moving in circles (or [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinning]]) with SuperSpeed or [[BlowYouAway air-controlling powers]].

* In SupermanBatmanPublicEnemies, {{Superman}} does this to simultaneously overpower CaptainAtom, Starfire, BlackLightning, Major Force and PowerGirl.
* In SupermanBatmanApocalypse, Superman [[NoHoldsBarredBeatdown attacks]] {{Darkseid}} with a [[RapidFireFisticuffs flurry of punches]] and [[EyeBeams heat vision]] blasts so fast it generates a tornado around them.
* In SupermanVsTheElite, [[RuleOfThree Superman]] does this to [[AntiHero The Elite]] while having GlowingEyesOfDoom. Cue CurbStompBattle.

* In ''Film/MysteryMen'', Dr. Heller has invented a "Tornado in a Can". He uses one to get the group's attention when they have decided he was a crackpot and go to leave.

* In ''{{Smallville}}'': ''Homecoming'', [[spoiler:future Superman puts out a nuclear plant fire by flying around it really fast.]]

* ''DungeonsAndDragons''

* ''{{VideoGame/Heretic}}''. The monsters known as Iron Liches can create tornadoes to attack you. The tornadoes sweep you up into the air and do a great deal of damage besides.
* WarcraftIII: The Cyclone spell creates a tornado under a unit that propels it into the air, unable to move, attack or be attacked. The Tornado spell channels a large, slow moving tornado that does large amounts of damage to buildings it passes over, and randomly casts the aforementioned Cyclone on units [[DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud that get too close]].
* In ''[[{{VideoGame/Awesomenauts}} Awesomenauts]]'', one of Froggy G's special moves is a tornado made of water. It can damage enemies and, with the right upgrades, shield or reflect enemy fire.

** One of [[{{VideoGame/Kirby}} Meta Knight]]'s attacks is spinning himself rapidly to become a tornado, a la [[WesternAnimation Taz Maniac]].

* Espio in KnucklesChaotix and SonicHeroes.

* [[FatalFury Fatal Fury]]/[[KingOfFighters King of Fighters]]: Joe Higashi's moves set includes multiple attacks of this nature. Beginning with his "Hurricane Upper" and "Twin Hurricane", which are two of his basic attacks. Followed by his [=HDMs=] "Screw Upper", and "Exploding Screw Upper". He first gained "Malestrom", which unleashes two Screw Uppers at once, in CapcomVsSNK2. And last, but certainly NOT least, there's his [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcK49AnQ8cA NEO MAX, "Screw Straight"!]] They call him [[RedBaron "The Human Storm"]] for a reason.
** [[BloodKnight Wulfgang]] [[BiggerBad Krauser's]] Senpuu-kyaku first made it's appearance in the anime adaptation of Fatal Fury 2, where both he and [[TheProtagonist Terry]] [[EagleLand Bogard]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3IGOvlhVpM could use it (00:45-01:09).]] It became a case of ThrowItIn, when {{SNK}} added it to Krauser's moves set, as his HDM, in Real Bout Fatal Fury Speacial, where it was renamed "Gigantic Cyclone".
* FinalFantasyIV has Valvalis, [[ElementalEmbodiment the Fiend of Wind]], whose [[HairOfGold hair]] is said to be [[RapunzelHair three times the length of her body!]] She uses her killer tresses to whip up wind storms, including a tornado around her own body; which deflects all outside attacks. [[DeathFromAbove Attacks from above]] on the other hand...
* For MegaMan, Air Man fires swarms of miniature tornados at the player, pushing them backwards against the wall in the process; Tornado Man launches miniature tornadoes upwards from the floor, which also boosts the player's jump height due to the updrafts.
* A recurring [[PowerCopying Copy Ability]] in the {{Kirby}} series is one called "Tornado", which allows Kirby to turn into a tornado for a short while. Meta Knight also has a attack called "Mach Tornado", which allows him to create a huge tornado from his sword.

* ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy II''. During the fight on the ice Rinoa Heartilly creates a huge tornado that sucks all of her opponents into itself.

* TheFlash, all the time. He usually uses it to shield others from harm, but he once froze a battalion of demons just with the icy winds.

* [[CrystalDragonJesus Aang]] sometimes does this in AvatarTheLastAirbender, using it to directly assault opponents, levitate himself or shoot rocks like a cannon.
* RalphBakshi's ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyHeroes''. Tornado Man could turn himself into a tornado. He would suck villains into his vortex and shoot them into the nearest wall.

!!!Anime and Manga

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* TheFlash, all the time. He usually uses it to shield others from harm, but he once froze a battalion of demons just with the icy winds.
* RedTornado could ride on tornados and generate them with his hands. One memorable episode had him doing a BeamOWar with three Wind Dragon clones.
* [[CrystalDragonJesus Aang]] sometimes does this in AvatarTheLastAirbender, using it to directly assault opponents, levitate himself or shoot rocks like a cannon.
* RalphBakshi's ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyHeroes''. Tornado Man could turn himself into a tornado. He would suck villains into his vortex and shoot them into the nearest wall.

* FinalFantasyIV has Valvalis, [[ElementalEmbodiment the Fiend of Wind]], whose [[HairOfGold hair]] is said to be [[RapunzelHair three times the length of her body!]] She uses her killer tresses to whip up wind storms, including a tornado around her own body; which deflects all outside attacks. [[DeathFromAbove Attacks from above]] on the other hand....

{{Berserk}}: the Kushan sorceror attacks Vritanis during a storm, so waterspouts are already forming naturally. He manipulates one to take the form of a giant watersnake.


!!!Video games



* [[RanmaOneHalf Ranma's]] ''Hiryu Shoten Ha'' attack.

For MegaMan, Air Man fires swarms of miniature tornados at the player, pushing them backwards against the wall in the process; Tornado Man launches miniature tornadoes upwards from the floor, which also boosts the player's jump height due to the updrafts.

A recurring [[PowerCopying Copy Ability]] in the {{Kirby}} series is one called "Tornado", which allows Kirby to turn into a tornado for a short while. Meta Knight also has a attack called "Mach Tornado", which allows him to create a huge tornado from his sword.

In ''Film/MysteryMen'', Dr. Heller has invented a "Tornado in a Can". He uses one to get the group's attention when they have decided he was a crackpot and go to leave.

* ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy II''. During the fight on the ice Rinoa Heartilly creates a huge tornado that sucks all of her opponents into itself.

{{Berserk}}: the Kushan sorceror attacks Vritanis during a storm, so waterspouts are already forming naturally. He manipulates one to take the form of a giant watersnake.


!!!Video games

* [[RanmaOneHalf Ranma's]] ''Hiryu Shoten Ha'' attack.

For MegaMan, Air Man fires swarms of miniature tornados at the player, pushing them backwards against the wall in the process; Tornado Man launches miniature tornadoes upwards from the floor, which also boosts the player's jump height due to the updrafts.

A recurring [[PowerCopying Copy Ability]] in the {{Kirby}} series is one called "Tornado", which allows Kirby to turn into a tornado for a short while. Meta Knight also has a attack called "Mach Tornado", which allows him to create a huge tornado from his sword.

In ''Film/MysteryMen'', Dr. Heller has invented a "Tornado in a Can". He uses one to get the group's attention when they have decided he was a crackpot and go to leave.

!!!Video games

* ''WebAnimation/DeadFantasy II''. During the fight on the ice Rinoa Heartilly creates a huge tornado that sucks all of her opponents into itself.

!!!Anime and Manga
* One of the later episodes of [[ElHazard El Hazard: The Wanderers]] has TV Ifurita whip up a monster sized tornado, on Jinnai's orders to wreak havoc on Roshtaria's allies. But, being a [[TheDitz ditz]] and a [[MinionWithAnFInEvil Minion With an F, in Evil]], it soon spirals out of her control, [[{{moe}} leaving her trapped inside it]], with no idea how to stop it. [[spoiler: In the end, the wind preistess, Afura Mann, [[HeartwarmingMoments sets aside her differences with Ifurita to help her]], by listening to the wind's "voice". Then they combines their powers to calm it, dispelling the tornado.]]

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* In VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep Ventus creates a huge tornado called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tornado]] that sucks his opponent into the tornado but leaving him vulnerability to upcoming attacks.

Espio in KnucklesChaotix and SonicHeroes.

All the Jupiter adepts of ''VideoGame/GoldenSun'' have access to a [[RuleOfThree trio of spells]] called Whirlwind, Tornado, and Tempest. Also available to Venus and Mars adepts are the spells Gale, Typhoon, and Hurricane. All six of these spells attack the enemy with electrified tornados.

In addition, the third-level Jupiter summon sucks enemies up in a tornado before a bird-like goddess beats the snot out of them.

WarcraftIII: The Cyclone spell creates a tornado under a unit that propels it into the air, unable to move, attack or be attacked. The Tornado spell channels a large, slow moving tornado that does large amounts of damage to buildings it passes over, and randomly casts the aforementioned Cyclone on units [[DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud that get too close]].

Comics

* Torpedo was the name given to two different characters who mostly appeared in the ''NewWarriors'' as members.
* Whirlwind is an old villain from ''Comicbook/TheAvengers'' who, as the name implies, can generate whirlwinds by spinning around. Sometimes, he can simply launch them or ride on top of them while his upper body remains stationary.

In ''[[{{VideoGame/Awesomenauts}} Awesomenauts,]]'' one of Froggy G's special moves is a tornado made of water. It can damage enemies and, with the right upgrades, shield or reflect enemy fire.

{{Berserk}}: the Kushan sorceror attacks Vritanis during a storm, so waterspouts are already forming naturally. He manipulates one to take the form of a giant watersnake.

Used by Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog in some games. In ''SonicHeroes'', he and the other Speed characters can even whip up a tornado by rapidly moving in a circle.

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* In ''{{RuneScape}}'', players may cast the spell "Storm of Armadyl" to conjure a tornado, which counts as a powerful air attack. There is also its weaker version "Divine Storm".

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* RalphBakshi's ''WesternAnimation/TheMightyHeroes''. Tornado Man could turn himself into a tornado. He would suck villains into his vortex and shoot them into the nearest wall.

* In ''{{RuneScape}}'', players may cast the spell "Storm of Armadyl" to conjure a tornado, which counts as a powerful air attack. There is also its weaker version "Divine Storm".