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* Played with: While she does not actually possess wings, [[{{X-Men}} Storm]] has, among [[SuperpowerLottery others,]] the ability to [[BlowYouAway hurl gusts of wind in any direction]], and usually wears a unique cape attached to her arms. When she uses this power wearing one of these attached 'wing-capes,' it creates the same visual effect.
** Her teammate Angel has sometimes been known to do this, when he has [[GoodwingsEvilWings feathered wings.]]

* In the {{Anime/Pokemon}} anime, some Flying-type moves such as Gust and Whirlwind are shown to work this way when used by winged {{Mons}}. As most winged mons can learn the Fire-type move Heat Wave (a blast of hot air), it can be presumed that it operates similarly.

* Physics are followed (for the most part) in Warehouse13, where Daedelus's wax wings generate their own lift for flight.

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* Played with: While she does not actually possess wings, [[{{X-Men}} Storm]] has, among [[SuperpowerLottery others,]] the ability to [[BlowYouAway hurl gusts of wind in any direction]], and usually wears a unique cape attached to her arms. When she uses this power wearing one of these attached 'wing-capes,' it creates the same visual effect.
** Her teammate Angel has sometimes been known to do this, when he has [[GoodwingsEvilWings feathered wings.]]

** Battle Network 5's Gyro Soul used something similar to the propeller version of this trope: Using a Wind-based chip in Gyro Soul would make the propeller on Mega Man's back spin twice as fast, which would power-up the next Wind chip used.

* Dragons in WorldOfWarcraft use attacks like this, usually called something like "Wind Buffet". Sindragosa The Frost Queen goes one better with "Magical Buffet".

* Gargoyle hero Galio in LeagueOfLegends creates a ''tornado'' with his wings.
* This is one of Ridley's moves in SuperSmashBros Brawl.
* [[spoiler: Feral chaos']] Ventus Ire in {{Dissidia Final fantasy}}.
* Avion, the bird Colossus from Shadow of the Colossus, can do this to Wander.

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* Some large bosses in TheLegendOfZelda series have been known to do this, notably [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening]]'s Eagle boss, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'s Helmaroc King and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]' [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Argorok]].

* Some large bosses in TheLegendOfZelda series have been known to do this, notably [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening's]] Eagle boss, [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'s Helmaroc King and [[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]' [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Argorok]].
* One of the [[OneGameForThePriceOfTwo two versions]] of MegaManBattleNetwork 6 had the final boss Falzar, who would use this technique in conjunction with [[RainOfArrows Rain Of Feathers]] for a difficult-to-avoid attack.

* Kratos of ''GodOfWar'' gets a fairly realistic version of this after he gets Daedelus's wings. It's just a single gust from wings he can only really use to glide, which does push him back/up through the air when he uses it.

* Some large bosses in TheLegendOfZelda series have been known to do this, notably [[TheLegendOfZeldaLinksAwakening Link's Awakening's]] Eagle boss, [[TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'s Helmaroc King and [[TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]' [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Argorok]].

* In [[MegaManX Mega Man X1]], Storm Eagle had attacks that functioned this way.

** [[JustifiedTrope It actually makes sense that Appa wouldn't have to worry about conservation of momentum or the other physical issues mentioned in this trope]]. It's stated that airbenders learned to bend by mimicking sky bisons, therefore it's implied that sky bisons fly not through regular physics but by instinctual airbending. Therefore any gust of wind he creates may be from some form of airbending and thus [[AWizardDidIt does not have to obey normal physics]].

** [[JustifiedTrope It actually makes sense that appa wouldn't worry about conservation of momentum or they other physical issues mentioned in this trope]]. It's stated that airbenders learned to bend by mimicking sky bison and implied that sky bison fly not through regular physics but by instinctual airbending. Therefor any gust of wind he creates may be from some sort form of airbending and thus [[AWizardDidIt not have to obey normal physics]].

* A hawk from ''KimbaTheWhiteLion'' attacked Kimba by using this technique.

This is a another case of [[YouFailPhysicsForever failing physics]]; while it's true that flapping one's wings should create a noticeable gust (which is typically a central element of winged flight), that character usually should not be able to remain stationary, especially if already airborne. Unless the character is especially massive or firmly held in place, conservation of momentum says that the character should be pushed in the opposite drection to cancel out the air's newfound velocity (which is, again, typically a central element of winged flight). [[NoConservationOfEnergy Given many writers' stances on physical laws of conservation]], though, the fact that the characters don't fly backwards with each flap isn't very surprising.

* Appa, the 10-ton [[GiantFlyer Sky Bison]] of ''AvatarTheLastAirbender'', has done this a couple of times with his beaver-like tail, which he uses ordinarily to "swim" through air.

* In the [[Anime/{{Ptitlei015gc004kw4}} Pokémon anime]], some Flying-type moves such as Gust and Whirlwind are shown to work this way when used by winged {{Mons}}. As most winged mons can learn the Fire-type move Heat Wave (a blast of hot air), it can be presumed that it operates similarly.

* ''MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': This was one of the special tricks of MonsterOfTheWeek King Sphinx.

A subtrope of BlowYouAway, in which the character generates powerful wind currents by strongly flapping his or her wings like large fans in the desired direction. This form of wind manipulation is usually limited to powerful, directional gales, although generating other standard wind techniques (tornadoes, RazorWind, etc.) with this method isn't unheard of. Characters who fly using propellers can perform similar maneuvers by pointing their rotors at their targets and spinning them very quickly (Although they'll generally go for the HelicopterBlender, with all of its own kettle of worms).

** Battle Network 5's Gyro Soul used something similar to the propeller version of this trope: Using a Wind-based chip in Gyro Soul would make the propeller on Mega Man's back spin twice as fast, which would power-up the next Wind chip used.

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* Physics are followed (for the most part) in Warehouse13, where Daedelus's wax wings generate their own lift for flight

* This is one of [[Metroid Ridley]]'s moves in SuperSmashBros Brawl.

A subtrope of BlowYouAway, in which the character generates powerful wind currents by strongly flapping his or her wings like large fans in the desired direction. This form of wind manipulation is usually limited to powerful, directional gales, although generating other standard wind techniques (torandoes, RazorWind, etc.) with this method isn't unheard of. Characters who fly using propellers can perform similar maneuvers by pointing their rotors at their targets and spinning them very quickly (Although they'll generally go for the HelicopterBlender, with all of its own kettle of worms).

* Some large bosses in TheLegendOfZelda series have been known to do this, notably [[TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker Wind Waker]]'s Helmaroc King and [[TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess Twilight Princess]]' [[InstantAwesomeJustAddDragons Argorok]].