History Main / TornadoMove

* Goku tries this once in ''Manga/DragonBall''. It works at first, but then RealityEnsues as he gets dizzy and falls over.

* ''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.

* 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.

* In ''VideoGame/{{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".
* In ''VideoGame/DCUniverseOnline'', the [[ThatOneBoss Armored Robotic Custodian]] does a spin attack that flings everyone and everything all around the chamber while doing incredible amounts of damage.

* The ''VideoGame/{{Warcraft}}'' games generally have these.
** ''VideoGame/WarcraftII'': The Whirlwind spell moves slowly and randomly around an area, damaging everything it touches.
** ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'':
** The Bladestorm causes the Blademaster to spin around, dealing damage to all enemies and buildings near him. He's also immune to magic while it lasts, so it can't be interrupted.
** 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]].
** ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': Monks have an attack called Spinning Crane Kick which can be upgraded by way of investing a talent point into Rushing Jade Wind; the former is a [[SpinAttack basic spin-kick attack]], the latter summons a destructive whirlwind around the player for 6 seconds.
* 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.
* ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog''.
%% ** In ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland Sonic 3D Blast]]'', Sonic can perform this move in [[RuinsForRuinsSake Rusty Ruin Zone]] when he steps on the spinning fans. This attack allows him to break through pillars as well as destroy badniks, but if he gets hit or jumps, he returns back to his normal state.
** In ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', he and the other Speed characters can even whip up a tornado by rapidly moving in a circle.
%% ** Tails, a flight character, can also do this in some games. Specifically, in ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance3'' this is his attack when paired with Knuckles, and in ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', this is his special move. It probably has something to do with [[HeliCritter how he flies]].
%% ** Espio can perform this move in ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'' and ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''.
* Multiple moves in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' are depicted as this, including Gust, Twister, and Whirlwind. These moves do double damage to Franchise/{{Pokemon}} that are on their first turn of Fly.
* [[{{Tengu}} Ōtengu]] in ''Onmyōji'' whose skills include casting a huge tornado that deals impressive damage to all members on the opposite team.
* This is the signature ability of the Twister car from the ''VideoGame/TwistedMetal'' series, which [[SpectacularSpinning spins around]] to create a devastating whirlwind strong enough to pick up entire vehicles.
* Aero in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' is usually a tornado. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsA2'' adds the Illusionist spell Tornado. Several games in the franchise also include the Weak/Cyclonic/Tornado/Maelstrom attacks, which are typically enemy-exclusive HPToOne attacks.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' has Barbariccia (Valvalis in the SNES version), [[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...
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'''s Cloud can learn the LimitBreak Finishing Touch, in which a spinning sword slash creates a tornado that is then flung at the enemy party and sucks it up into the sky. Depending on the foe, it's either an instant-kill or delivers massive amounts of damage. His cameo in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTactics'' can also use this technique freely, but it has significant charge time.
** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'', Auron's final Overdrive LimitBreak also involves creating an ENORMOUS enemy-sucking tornado with a sweep of his sword... the difference is, if the player inputs the right button sequence, he also throws his jar of booze into the twister, which explodes into flames.
** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXII'' is particularly fond of tornado effects in many skills and {{Limit Break}}s, but, two specific characters stand out: the Esper Chaos uses Aeroja, the highest manifestation of the Wind element, during its boss battle; as a summon, it uses Whirlwind, which is basically a cosmic-level tornado. Vaan's White Whorl [[LimitBreak Quickening]] is a tornado riddled with lightning.

** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros 4'' brings Mega Man into the mix and gives him Air Shooter as an attack that hits enemies above him in the air multiple times. Additionally, Tornado Hold is one of his Up-Special recovery variants, which has him drop a device that generates a tornado to lift him into the air and damage opponents caught in it.

* Barnak, the FinalBoss from ''VideoGame/HypeTheTimeQuest'', can create blue tornadoes. They follow Hype around, trying to hurl him into the air.
* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'':
** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', one of the commands available to Ventus creates a huge tornado that he can control called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tornado]]. It sucks in enemies that come in contact with it and damages them repeatedly, but it leaves Ventus vulnerable to attacks from enemies that aren't affected by it. Tornado also appears as a sleight in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories'', where it works pretty much the same way as it ''Birth By Sleep'' except that unless an enemy pulls off a card break, they won't be able to attack Sora for the duration due to how the card mechanics work.
** Raging Storm is a command exclusive to Aqua in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'' and a sleight used by Sora in ''[[VideoGame/KingdomHeartsChainOfMemories Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories]]'' that generates a trio of fiery whirlwinds that circle the caster and while they move around the battlefield, usually obliterating anything in their path.
** The King of Toys Heartless from ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsIII'' has an attack where it creates a tornado around itself and goes on a rampage around the entire battlefield, sucking up the [[ToyTime block city]] that comprises said battlefield as it goes. The block city resets to an intact state afterward.
* 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.
* ''VideoGame/FatalFury'' and ''VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters'': 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 ''VideoGame/CapcomVsSNK2MarkOfTheMillennium''. And last, but certainly NOT least, there's his [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcK49AnQ8cA NEO MAX, "Screw Straight"!]] They call him [[RedBaron "The Human Storm"]] for a reason.
** [[BloodKnight Wulfgang Krauser's]] Senpuu-kyaku first made its appearance in the anime adaptation of ''Fatal Fury 2'', where both he and [[EagleLand Terry Bogard]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3IGOvlhVpM could use it (00:45-01:09).]] It became a case of ThrowItIn, when {{Creator/SNK}} added it to Krauser's moves set, as his HDM, in Real Bout Fatal Fury Speacial, where it was renamed "Gigantic Cyclone".
* A recurring [[PowerCopying Copy Ability]] in the ''VideoGame/{{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 ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankFutureToolsOfDestruction'' one of the weapons is called the Tornado Launcher, a controllable tornado that sucks in any enemy and debris in it's path.
* The ''VideoGame/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAsPortable'' games give Shamal a variety of these as part of her wind magic arsenal. These include the Wind Shackles (multiple small tornadoes that slowly track her opponent which she could remotely 'detonate' into bigger whirlwinds), the Swirling Storm (a tornado she fires towards her opponent from her hands), and the Surging Storm (a tornado she creates around her after grabbing her opponent).

* Used by the KillerRabbit boss in ''VideoGame/DragonsCrown''. It also tosses up weapons and armor from the pile of dead knights around it, which rain down on you after the attack.
** The Wizard also gets the Storm spell, which summons forth tornadoes, and both the Wizard and Sorceress can make a single tornado that does ice damage with the proper staff.
* In ''VideoGame/MagicPockets'', the Bitmap Kid has the power to pull bouncing whirlwinds out of his pockets.
* This is Luigi's special ability in ''VideoGame/MarioSuperSluggers''. He can encase the baseball in a tornado, which makes it VERY difficult to catch.
* Artea's standard attack combo in ''VideoGame/LufiaCurseOfTheSinistrals'' has one attack involve casting a horizontal tornado from his hand. When [[DittoFighter Dekar]] uses Artea's guns, the tornado attack is replaced with...a puff. That still does damage.
* Starfy from ''VideoGame/TheLegendaryStarfy'' has this as standard attack.
* ''VideoGame/StreetFighterV'' newcomer Rashid's moveset is based on this.
* One of the possible spells that can be cast by Invoker in ''VideoGame/{{Dota 2}}'' is the aptly named Tornado, which tosses a tornado to a line that tosses anyone caught in its path upwards. Perfect to set up for his next spell.
* One of the enemy types of ''VideoGame/{{Miitopia}}'' ''are'' tornadoes. One of them has a move which created another tornado that blows one of the Miis away.
* The -dyne level (maximum level) spells in the Zan (Force) and Garu (Wind) family of ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' and ''Franchise/{{Persona}}'' franchises, respectively, tend to have this effect, especially when using the Ma- (group) version. ''VideoGame/Persona4'''s Magarudyne is specifically impressive as it generates a huge green tornado that covers the battlefield instead of just individual small blasts for each enemy. ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' also has the specific Tornado (random damage to enemies) and Whirlwind (Dante's exclusive, damage to all enemies). ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', despite lacking a lengthy visual effect, has Tornado of God, the strongest possible Force skill which also pierces all elemental immunities.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Cuphead}}'', Hilda Berg can conjure up a tornado to fire it at the player's direction.

* ''ComicBook/ArchieComicsSonicTheHedgehog'':

* In ''VideoGame/Cuphead'', Hilda Berg can conjure up a tornado to fire it at the player's direction.

* The -dyne level (maximum level) spells in the Zan (Force) and Garu (Wind) family of ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' and ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTenseiPersona'' franchises, respectively, tend to have this effect, especially when using the Ma- (group) version. ''VideoGame/Persona4'''s Magarudyne is specifically impressive as it generates a huge green tornado that covers the battlefield instead of just individual small blasts for each enemy. ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIIINocturne'' also has the specific Tornado (random damage to enemies) and Whirlwind (Dante's exclusive, damage to all enemies). ''VideoGame/ShinMegamiTenseiIV'', despite lacking a lengthy visual effect, has Tornado of God, the strongest possible Force skill which also pierces all elemental immunities.

** ''VideoGame/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]].

** Obe issue had Sonic take out a patrol of Swat Bots by sticking his arms out and spinning around, creating a tornado. However, Sonic starts bragging while he's still spinning, causing him to crash right into a nearby rock.

* Used by VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog in some games.
** In ''[[VideoGame/Sonic3DFlickiesIsland Sonic 3D Blast]]'', Sonic can perform this move in [[RuinsForRuinsSake Rusty Ruin Zone]] when he steps on the spinning fans. This attack allows him to break through pillars as well as destroy badniks, but if he gets hit or jumps, he returns back to his normal state.

** Tails, a flight character, can also do this in some games. Specifically, in ''VideoGame/SonicAdvance3'' this is his attack when paired with Knuckles, and in ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', this is his special move. It probably has something to do with [[HeliCritter how he flies]].
** Espio can perform this move in ''VideoGame/KnucklesChaotix'' and ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes''.

** Crocodile's Sables (French for "Sand") combines this with [[DishingOutDirt sand]].

** In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', one of the commands available to Ventus creates a huge tornado that he can control called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tornado]]. It sucks in enemies that come in contact with it and damages them repeatedly, but it leaves Ventus vulnerable to attacks from enemies that aren't affected by it. Tornado also appears as a sleight in ''VideoGame/KingdomHearsChainOfMemories'', where it works pretty much the same way as it ''Birth By Sleep'' except that unless an enemy pulls off a card break, they won't be able to attack Sora for the duration due to how the card mechanics work.

* [[Anime/DigimonFrontier Agunimon]] combines this with WreathedInFlames for one of his attacks.

* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', one of the commands available to Ventus creates a huge tornado that he can control called [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Tornado]]. It sucks in enemies that come in contact with it and damages them repeatedly, but it leaves Ventus vulnerable to attacks from enemies that aren't affected by it.

** [[BloodKnight Wulfgang Krauser's]] Senpuu-kyaku first made its appearance in the anime adaptation of ''Fatal Fury 2'', where both he and [[TheProtagonist Terry]] [[EagleLand Bogard]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3IGOvlhVpM could use it (00:45-01:09).]] It became a case of ThrowItIn, when {{Creator/SNK}} added it to Krauser's moves set, as his HDM, in Real Bout Fatal Fury Speacial, where it was renamed "Gigantic Cyclone".

Tornados are frightening natural phenomena, and characters may use them in combat, possibly [[SpinToDeflectStuff deflecting missiles]] or containing explosions. The fighter usually creates them by moving in circles (or [[SprctacularSpinning spinning]]) with SuperSpeed or [[BlowYouAway air-controlling powers]].

Tornados are frightening natural phenomena, and characters may use them in combat, possibly [[SpinToDeflectStuff deflecting missiles]] or containing explosions. The fighter usually creates them by moving in circles (or [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning spinning]]) with SuperSpeed or [[BlowYouAway air-controlling powers]].

* FanFic/CodeGeassAwesomeOfTheRebellion has Suzaku gain a variant of his [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning Spin]][[HurricaneKick zaku]] move, the Spinzaku Tornado, where he creates a tornado, and [[DoNotTouchTheFunnelCloud throws it]] at his foes.

** ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': Monks have an attack called Spinning Crane Kick which can be upgraded by way of investing a talent point into Rushing Jade Wind; the former is a [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning basic spin-kick attack]], the latter summons a destructive whirlwind around the player for 6 seconds.

* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': Not only can [[BlowYouAway Jasmine]] create small whirlwinds, but also a ''HUGE'' funnel cloud!
** Liz can breathe a sideways tornado from his mouth. He can also create a hurricane [[EverythingsBetterWithSpinning by flying around and around.]]

** ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros 4'' brings Mega Man into the mix and gives him Air Shooter as an attack that hits enemies above him in the air multiple times.
*** [[Franchise/DonkeyKong Donkey Kong]] also gets Storm Punch, a [[MemeticMutation familiar]] variation of his Giant Punch smash attack.
*** Mii Swordfighter has the Gale Strike.

* ''WebComics/CogaNito'' has Eric attempting this. It just hurls him through the air in a mostly-uncontrolled fashion.

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* ''Roleplay/CXRPandRPers'' has TornadoMan, who moves around inside a giant tornado.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ben10}}'': XLR-8 can use his super-speed to generate small tornadoes for attack purpose. It's also Terraspin's typical way to attack.

* WesternAnimation/SupaStrikas Twisting Tiger's signature move

* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'' has the Tasmanian Devil. For him, being in tornado mode is more a way of locomotion rather than an attack, though.

* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehog'':

* Used by Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog in some games.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' has Valvalis (Barbariccia in the DS version), [[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...

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

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

* Dante from ''Franchise/{{Devil May Cry}} 3'' can do this with Agni and Rudra -- actually makes sense since one sword has a fire element and the other has a wind element. When spun at superfast speeds, this creates a tornado of fire.

* One of the later episodes of ''[[Anime/ElHazardTheMagnificentWorld 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 priestess, Afura Mann, [[HeartwarmingMoments sets aside her differences with Ifurita to help her]], by listening to the wind's "voice". Then they combine their powers to calm it, dispelling the tornado]].

** [[BloodKnight Wulfgang]] [[BiggerBad Krauser's]] Senpuu-kyaku first made its appearance in the anime adaptation of ''Fatal Fury 2'', where both he and [[TheProtagonist Terry]] [[EagleLand Bogard]] [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U3IGOvlhVpM could use it (00:45-01:09).]] It became a case of ThrowItIn, when {{Creator/SNK}} added it to Krauser's moves set, as his HDM, in Real Bout Fatal Fury Speacial, where it was renamed "Gigantic Cyclone".

* One of the most famous examples, especially among older anime fans, is Ranma's ''Hiryuu Shoten Ha'' (Flying Dragon Rising Heaven Blast) from ''Anime/RanmaOneHalf'', which consists of, basically, keeping oneself very cool while goading a very hot-running opponent into a spiral, then delivering a spinning uppercut at the nexus, creating a temperature difference between the two {{Battle Aura}}s that explodes into a localized tornado.

* In ''Manga/OnePiece''.

* 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 while he's still spinning, causing him to crash right into a nearby rock.

** Tails, a flight character, can also do this in some games. Specifically, in ''SonicAdvance 3'' this is his attack when paired with Knuckles, and in ''[[VideoGame/SegaSuperstars Sonic & Sega All-Stars Racing]]'', this is his special move. It probably has something to do with [[HeliCritter how he flies]].