The ability to cause oneself/subjects/objects to hover in the air.
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 carelessly 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
- Telekinesis
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
Manga/Anime
- Amata Sora (Aquarion Evol)
- 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)
- Dragon (Juuni Taisen)
- 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)
- Master (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)
- 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)
- 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
Video Games
- 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)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
- Revenants (God of War)
- Magician (The House of the Dead series)
- Emperor (The House of the Dead 2)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Fi (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Kinesis (MapleStory)
- Axl (Mega Man X)
- Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
- Screaming Mantis (Metal Gear Solid 4)
- Ghasts (Minecraft)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
- 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)
- Lyric the Last Ancient (Sonic Boom)
- Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros)
- Several enemies (Super Mario Bros.)
- Master Hand (Super Smash Brothers)
- 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.)
- Beetlejuice (Beetlejuice)
- Ghosts (Being Human)
- Bo Adams (Believe)
- 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)
- Katya (Charmed)
- Sigmund (Charmed)
- Ariel (Charmed)
- Shadow (Charmed)
- 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)
- Ray (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Miles (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Louie (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Ghosts (The Haunted Mansion)
- Gabriel Gray/Sylar (Heroes); via Telekinesis
- Brainy Barker (Krypto the Superdog)
- Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
- Bob (Lab Rats)
- Marcus Davenport (Lab Rats)
- Emma Wilder (The Last Mimzy)
- Carlitos (Los Protegidos); via Telekinesis
- Professor Kang (Magic to Win)
- Marvin Forman (Marvin Marvin)
- 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
- 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)
Comics/Cartoons
- 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)
- Fixit (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- 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: Omiverse)
- 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)
- 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)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Vanessa (The Hollow)
- Tso Lan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Gravis (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics); via Cloak of Levitation
- Ancient One (Marvel Comics)
- Nico Minoru (Marvel Comics); via Staff of One
- Astranova (Monster High)
- Unicorns (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic)
- 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)
- Bob/Glitch Bob (ReBoot)
- Hexadecimal (ReBoot)
- Daemon (ReBoot)
- Glossaryck (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
- Tom Lucitor (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
- Pearl (Steven Universe)
- 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!)
- Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
- Yo (Yin Yang Yo!)
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)
Other
- Lewa (Bionicle); via Kanohi Miru Nuva
- Wairuha (Bionicle); via Kanohi Rua
- Makuta (Bionicle)
- Rahkshi (Bionicle)
- Nidkihi (Bionicle)
- Krekka (Bionicle)
- Bomb Bears (TF2 Freak)
- Dangerous Bacon (TF2 Freak)
- Dr. Schadenfreude (TF2 Freak); via Telekinesis
- EnGeRs (TF2 Freak); via Telekinesis
- Painis Vagicake (TF2 Freak)
- Piegineer (TF2 Freak)
- Pygas (TF2 Freak)
- Medizard (TF2 Freak)
Known Objects
- Rooster Talisman (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- SCP-1931 - The Bite of Flight (SCP Foundation)
- Fuwa Fuwa no Mi (One Piece)
- Chop Chop no Mi (One Piece)
- Berri Berri no Mi (One Piece)
- Raid Suits (One Piece)
Gallery
An example of levitation.
Fixit (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10) levitating.
Ghostfreak (Ben 10)
Charmcaster (Ben 10)
Ultimate Kevin (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien) possesses Big Chill, AmpFibian and Ultimate Aggregor's flight.
Ultimate Aggregor (Ben 10: Ultimate Alien)
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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)
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.
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Raven (DC Comics/Teen Titan)
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.
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Fujitora (One Piece) using his gravity powers to lift rubble into the air.
Being from the technologically advanced Vinsmoke Family, Reiju and her brother Yonji (One Piece) possess high-tech equipment, 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.
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Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles)
An Imperial Dalek hovers up the stairs (Doctor Who:Remeberance 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)
Bomb Bears (TF2 Freak) levitate without being able to turn it off.
Dr. Schadenfreude (TF2 Freak) can levitate himself via Telekinesis.
EnGeRs (TF2 Freak) like BLU EnGeR, can levitate themselves via Telekinesis.
Medizard (TF2 Freak) can levitate to either attack from above or to reach to higher places.
Painis Vagicake (TF2 Freak), like Weaselcake, can levitate, though the ability couldn't be turned off by default.
Umbrella (Valkyrie Crusade)
The barrier that Vino (Zatch Bell!) was given by his mamodo, Clear Note, allows him to levitate.
Video
Phoebe Halliwell Levitation
Phoebe Halliwell Levitation
Alex and Justin levitate across
Alex and Justin levitate across