Levitation

Levitation
Dark Willow (Buffy the Vampire Slayer) levitating.
Power/Ability to:	Levitate unassisted.

The ability to cause oneself/subjects/objects to hover in the air. Opposite to Sinkability. Sub Power of Flight.

Also Called

• Anti-Gravity Effect
• Floatation
• Gravity Immunity
• Levity
• Transvection
• Ground Repulsion

Capabilities

User can cause oneself/subjects/objects to hover/float in the air unassisted, allowing the user to seamlessly float in the air and prevent their bodies from making contact with the ground below.

Applications

• Air Dashing by propelling oneself through the air.
• Inaudibility by lifting oneself off the ground.

Associations

• Air Walking
• Anti-Gravity Manipulation
• Buoyancy Manipulation
• Flight
• Gliding
• Gravity Manipulation
• Magic
• Magnetism Manipulation
• Motion Paradox
• Personal Gravity
• Sinkability
• Telekinesis
• Vacuum Walking

Limitations

• May float uncontrollably.
• May be difficult to stabilize.
• May be difficult to maneuver, one could hover in one direction but turning on a dime, pitch, yaw, barrel rolls, and other acrobatic feats are difficult to learn.
• May only be able to stay up for a short time.
• Weak against Flight Negation.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Amata Sora (Aquarion Evol)
• Izuku Midoriya (Boku No Hero Academia); via Float through One for All
• Nana Shimura (Boku No Hero Academia); via Float
• The Float (Cardcaptor Sakura)
• Tyki Mikk (D.Gray-man)
• Users of Psychokinesis Quanx ability (Denma)
• Jet (Denma); via Zero Gravity
• Seraph (Digital Devil Saga)
• Gemini (Fairy Tail)
• Aquarius (Fairy Tail)
• Mavis Vermilion (Fairy Tail)
• Prince Akatsuki (High School Prodigies Have it Easy Even in Another World)
• Dragon (Juuni Taisen)
• Tiara's Daughter (Love Tyrant)
• Magical Roe (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Guardian ÄRM, IX (Neun) (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• All For One (My Hero Academia)
• Ōnoki (Naruto)
• Six Paths Senjutsu Users (Naruto)
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Urashiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
• Teacher (I was a Sword when I Reincarnated!)
• Buggy (One Piece)
• Shiki (One Piece)
• Vinsmoke Family (One Piece); via high-tech shoes
• Issho/Fujitora (One Piece); via the Zushi Zushi no Mi
• Kusuo Saiki (Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan)
• Fairies (The Seven Deadly Sins)
• Goddesses (The Seven Deadly Sins)
• Merlin (The Seven Deadly Sins)
• Vivian (The Seven Deadly Sins)
• Solty Revant (Solty Rei)
• Ichiryu (Toriko); via Minority World
• Pamoon (Zatch Bell!)
• Vino (Zatch Bell!); via Clear Note's barrier
• Zofis (Zatch Bell!)

Literature

• Carrie White (Carrie)
• Phoners (Cell)
• Skyros' (The Crystal Chronicles)
• Olive Abroholos Elephanta (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
• Nicky (Mostly Ghostly)
• Tara (Mostly Ghostly)
• Phears (Mostly Ghostly)
• Ghosts (Mostly Ghostly)
• Gregory Kennedy (The Young Guardians book series); via Telekinesis
• Megumi Amano (Urotsukidōji: Legend of the Overfiend)

Video Games

• Phantoms (Animal Jam)
• Martyr Logarius (Bloodborne)
• Flygares (Cry of Fear)
• Black Dragon Kalameet (Dark Souls)
• Dark Lurker (Dark Souls II)
• The Pursuer (Dark Souls II)
• Octabrains (Duke Nukem)
• Bone Balls (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
• Bone Monks (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
• Mages/Cultists/Wizards (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
• Priestesses (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
• Luluca (Epic Seven)
• Basement Demon (FAITH: The Unholy Trinity)
• Mirror Demon (FAITH: The Unholy Trinity)
• Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
• Revenants (God of War)
• Flocking Floaters (Hλlf-Life)
• Alien Controllers (Hλlf-Life series)
• Combine Advisors/Shu'ulathoi (Hλlf-Life 2 series); via Telekinesis
• Scanners (Hλlf-Life 2 series)
• Bronya Zaychik (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Deathly Doom (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Herrscher of the Void (Honkai Impact 3rd)
• Magician (The House of the Dead series)
• Emperor (The House of the Dead II)
• Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
• Janna (League of Legends)
• Malzahar (League of Legends)
• Syndra (League of Legends)
• Yuumi and Book (League of Legends)
• Fi (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
• Kinesis (MapleStory)
• Axl (Mega Man X)
• Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Series)
• Screaming Mantis (Metal Gear Solid 4)
• Ghasts (Minecraft)
• The Wither (Minecraft)
• Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat series)
• Emil (NieR)
• Zenyatta (Overwatch)
• Graveler (Pokémon)
• Pokémon with the "Levitate" ability (Pokémon)
• Great Tiger (Punch-Out!!)
• Scrags (Quake series)
• Overlords (Quake: Dissolution of Eternity)
• Wraths (Quake: Dissolution of Eternity)
• Spike Mines (Quake: Scourge of Armagon)
• Hex (Skylanders)
• Golden Queen (Skylanders)
• Kaos' Mom (Skylanders)
• Sorcerer Doomlander (Skylanders)
• Mysticat (Skylanders)
• Blastermind (Skylanders)
• Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Lyric the Last Ancient (Sonic Boom)
• Dhalsim (Street Fighter)
• Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros)
• Several enemies (Super Mario Bros.)
• Master Hand (Super Smash Brothers)
• Inviso-Mutants (System Shock)
• Security-1-Bots (System Shock)
• Zero-Grav Mutants (System Shock); via Personal Gravity
• Yulia Jue (Tales of the Abyss); via Float Project
• All Touhou Project characters with some exceptions (Touhou Project)
• Gasbags (Unreal series)
• Umbrella (Valkyrie Crusade)

Live Television/Movies

• Shane Henson (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
• Flaries (Barbie: A Fashion Fairytale)
• Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
• Ghosts (Being Human)
• Bo Adams (Believe)
• Jennifer Pierce (Black Lightning)
• Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)
• Amy Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Tara Maclay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
• Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
• Yen Lo (Charmed)
• An Ling (Charmed)
• Whitelighters (Charmed)
  • Leo
• Katya (Charmed)
• Sigmund (Charmed)
• Ariel (Charmed)
• Shadow (Charmed)
• Sabrina Spellman (The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina)
• Caleb Danvers (The Covenant)
• Chase Collins (The Covenant)
• Pogue Parry (The Covenant)
• Nancy Downs (The Craft)
• Rochelle (The Craft)
• Bonnie (The Craft)
• Ghosts (Dead Gorgeous)
• Daleks (Doctor Who)
• Isolus (Doctor Who)
• Ernest P. Worrell (Ernest Goes to Jail); via Electric Conductivity
• Ghosts (The Frighteners)
• Zuul (Ghostbusters)
• Ghost (The Haunted Hathaways)
  • Ray Preston
  • Miles Preston
  • Louie Preston
• Ghosts (The Haunted Mansion)
• Gabriel Gray/Sylar (Heroes); via Telekinesis
• Brainy Barker (Krypto the Superdog)
• Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
• Bob (Lab Rats: Bionic Island)
• Marcus Davenport (Lab Rats: Bionic Island)
• Emma Wilder (The Last Mimzy)
• Carlitos (Los Protegidos); via Telekinesis
• Professor Kang (Magic to Win)
• Marvin Forman (Marvin Marvin)
• Jade/Remix (Mighty Med)
• Emma Bloom (Miss Peregrine's Home For Peculiar Children)
• Carmine The Bowler (Mystery Men)
• Odette Toulemonde (Odette Toulemonde)
• Evanora (Oz the Great and Powerful)
• Glinda (Oz the Great and Powerful)
• Tristan (Polterguests)
• Squiffy (Polterguests)
• Kneecaps (Polterguests)
• Serrator (Power Rangers Super Samurai)
• Red (Spirits)
• Luke Skywalker (Star Wars)
• Toydarians (Star Wars)
  • Watto
• Eleven (Stranger Things)
• Buddha (Super Buddies); via Telekinesis.
• Eve (Supernatural)
• Monica (Una Hora mas en Canarias)
• Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
• Sukie Ridgemont (The Witches of Eastwick)
• Jane Spofford (The Witches of Eastwick)
• Alexandra Medford (The Witches of Eastwick)
• Graciana Barrenetxea (Witching and Bitching)
• Eva (Witching and Bitching)
• Wizards (Wizards of Waverly Place)
• Brandon Breyer/Brightburn (Brightburn)
• Vanya Hargreeves/Number Seven/The White Violin (The Umbrella Academy/Dark Horses Comics)

Cartoons/Comics

• Lumpy Space People (Adventure Time)
• Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
• The Fool (Adventure Time)
• Vampire King (Adventure Time)
• The Ethereal (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
• Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)
• Kevin 11 (Ben 10 series)
• Ghostfreak (Ben 10 series)
• Hex (Ben 10 series)
• Charmcaster (Ben 10 series)
• Brainstorm (Ben 10: Alien Force)
• Gravattack (Ben 10: Omniverse)
• Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Ultimate Aggregor (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
• Hedy Hopper (Casper's Scare School)
• Melinda Halliwell (Charmed)
• Father (Codename: Kids Next Door)
• Grandfather (Codename: Kids Next Door)
• Most Ghosts (Danny Phantom)
• Raven (DC Comics/Teen Titans)
• Kryptonians (DC Comics)
• Jane (Descendants: Wicked World)
• Mal (Descendants: Wicked World)
• Jack Jack Parr (The Incredibles)
• Violet Parr (The Incredibles); via Force-Field Generation
• Apogee (The Incredibles)
• Tallest Red and Tallest Purple (Invader Zim)
• Gaz (Invader Zim)
• Count Nogrog (Glitch Techs)
• Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
• Vanessa (The Hollow)
• Tso Lan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Gravis (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Airjitzu users (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
• Lyna (Lolirock)
• Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics); via Cloak of Levitation
• Ancient One (Marvel Comics)
• Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics); via Staff of One
• Sentry (Marvel Comics)
• Astranova (Monster High)
• Various unicorn ponies (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
• Proxina Starfall (Mysticons)
• Klaus Hargreeves/The Séance (The Umbrella Academy/Dark Horse Comics)
• Radicles (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Turbo K.O. (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Professor Sunshine (OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes)
• Night Ninja (PJ Masks)
• Ninjalinos (PJ Masks)
• Bob/Glitch Bob (ReBoot)
• Hexadecimal (ReBoot)
• Daemon (ReBoot)
• Sanderson Mansnoozie/Sandman (Rise of the Guardians)
• Toothiana/The Tooth Fairy (Rise of the Guardians)
• Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians)
• Glossaryck (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
• Tom Lucitor (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
• Eclipsa Butterfly (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
• Sapphire (Steven Universe)
• Rose Quartz (Steven Universe)
• Steven (Steven Universe)
• Stevonnie (Steven Universe)
• Smoky Quartz (Steven Universe)
• Omega Pets (Super Mansion)
• Antauri (Super Robot Monkey Team HyperForce Go!)
• Mumbo Jumbo (Teen Titans)
• April O’Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)
• Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
• Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
• Yo (Yin Yang Yo!)
• Massive (Loonatics Unleashed)
• Jade Chan/Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• Manon Chamack/The Puppeteer (Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir)

Web Original

• SCP-606 - "The Teacher" (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2664 - Redline (SCP Foundation); via Telekinesis
• SCP-2901 - Mothman (SCP Foundation)
• SCP-2990 - Silently Soaring (SCP Foundation)
• Erma Williams (Erma)
• Emiko Williams (Erma)

Other

• Lewa (Bionicle); via Kanohi Miru Nuva
• Wairuha (Bionicle); via Kanohi Rua
• Makuta (Bionicle)
• Rahkshi (Bionicle)
• Nidkihi (Bionicle)
• Krekka (Bionicle)

Known Objects

• Rooster Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)
• SCP-1931 - The Bite of Flight (SCP Foundation)
• Float-Float Fruit/Fuwa Fuwa no Mi (One Piece)
• Chop-Chop Fruit (One Piece)
• Berry-Berry Fruit/Berri Berri no Mi (One Piece)
• Raid Suits (One Piece)
• Levitation Magisword (Mighty Magiswords)
• Magical Candy Canes (Santa Claus: The Movie)
• SCP-1863-A/"Lime Liftoff" (SCP Foundation)
• Shulker Bullets (Minecraft)

Gallery

An example of levitation.

Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10) levitating.

Ghostfreak (Ben 10)

Charmcaster (Ben 10)

Kevin 11 (Ben 10) possesses Stinkfly's wings.

Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Big Chill, AmpFibian and Ultimate Aggregor's flight.

Ultimate Aggregor (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)

All For One (Boku No Hero Academia) can use his quirk "Air Walk" to walk on air and levitate freely.

Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer/Angel)

Jennifer Pierce/Lightning (Black Lightning/DC Comics)

Leo (Charmed)

Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)

Nancy Downs, Bonnie, and Rochelle (The Craft)

Black Dragon Kalameet (Dark Souls) using telekinesis to lift the Chosen Undead into the air.

Raven (Teen Titan)

The Bone Balls (New Blood Interactive's DUSK) always tend to float in the air with no way to switch it off, though despite that, they can float near exit ways, hidden from being easily sighted until they finally attack their victims and enemies.

Mages/Cultists/Wizards (New Blood Interactive's DUSK) tend to float, but just slightly off the ground via their eldritch, magical auras they surround themselves with.

The Flocking Floaters (Hλlf-Life) can float thanks to the gases that are inside their heads.

Alien Controllers (Hλlf-Life series) can levitate, possibly due to the cybernetic device.

Scanners (Hλlf-Life 2 series) like the Combots...

...City Scanners...

... Shield Scanners...

...and Wasteland Scanners use anti-gravitational devices installed inside them to levitate.

Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures) uses the power of the Rooster Talisman to levitate.

Starlight Glimmer (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)

Buggy (One Piece) levitating his body parts, barring his feet.

Very Good (One Piece) levitating his body parts.

The Fuwa Fuwa no Mi gives Shiki (One Piece) the ability to levitate any inorganic object that he touches.

Fujitora (One Piece) using his gravity powers to lift rubble into the air.

Being from the technologically advanced Vinsmoke Family (One Piece) possesses high-tech equipment Raid Suits, including shoes that allow them to levitate.

After Carmine The Bowler (Mystery Men) was murdered, he returned from the grave and, possessing his skull, gained the ability to levitate himself even after being encased in a bowling ball.

Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Lyric the Last Ancient (Sonic Boom)

Eve (Supernatural) rising to Earth.

Violet Parr (The Incredibles) can levitate with her full force field bubble.

Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles)

An Imperial Dalek hovers up the stairs (Doctor Who: Remembrance of the Daleks)

Hagoromo Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)

Toydarians (Star Wars) like Watto, are capable of hovering using a combination of wings and natural gases.

Sapphire's levitation (Steven Universe)

Sanderson Mansnoozie (Rise of the Guardians) is lighter than most people and is not affected by gravity the way humans are, so he hovers above the ground and can levitate.

Toothiana (Rise of the Guardians) has the ability to freely fly with her wings, as well as hover in place without tiring out.

Jack Frost (Rise of the Guardians) flies by floating like a snowflake, and propels himself with the wind to fly faster.

Umbrella (Valkyrie Crusade)

The barrier that Vino (Zatch Bell!) was given by his mamodo, Clear Note, allows him to levitate.

Massive (Loonatics Unleashed)

Sentry (Marvel Comics)

Brandon Breyer/Brightburn (Brightburn)

Merlin (Seven Deadly Sins) levitating

April O’Neil (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2012)

Jade Chan as the Amazing T-Girl (Jackie Chan Adventures)

Ghost like Louie (The Haunted Hathaways) can levitate using their flight abilities.