The ability to cause oneself/subjects/objects to hover in the air. Sub-power of Gliding and Flight.
Also Called
- Anti-Gravity Manipulation
- 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
Associations
- Air Walking
- Buoyancy Manipulation
- Flight
- Gliding
- Gravity Manipulation
- Magic
- Magnetism Manipulation
- Motion Paradox
- Personal Gravity
- Telekinesis
Limitations
- May float uncontrollably.
- Difficult to stabilize at times.
- 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.
Known Users
Manga/Anime
- Amata Sora (Aquarion Evol)
- Ghasts (Minecraft)
- Flygares (Cry of Fear)
- Gemini (Fairy Tail)
- Aquarius (Fairy Tail)
- The Float (Cardcaptor Sakura)
- Shiki (One Piece)
- Vinsmoke Reiju (One Piece); via high-tech shoes
- Vinsmoke Yonji (One Piece); via high-tech shoes
- Seraph (Digital Devil Saga)
- Solty Revant (Solty Rei)
- Fairies (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Merlin (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Vivian (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Octabrains (Duke Nukem Series)
- Ōnoki (Naruto)
- Six Paths Senjutsu users (Naruto)
- Kaguya Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Momoshiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Kinshiki Ōtsutsuki (Naruto)
- Pamoon (Zatch Bell!)
- Vino (Zatch Bell!)
- Zofis (Zatch Bell!)
Literature
- Phoners (Cell)
- Gregory Kennedy (The Young Guardians book series); via Telekinesis
- Olive Abroholos Elephanta (Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children)
- Nicky (Mostly Ghostly)
- Tara (Mostly Ghostly)
- Phears (Mostly Ghostly)
- Ghosts (Mostly Ghostly)
Video Game
- Princess Peach (Super Mario Bros)
- Many Assorted Mario Enemies (Super Mario Bros.)
- Master Hand (Super Smash Brothers)
- Great Tiger (Punch-Out!! series)
- Axl (Mega Man X)
- Hex (Skylanders)
- Pokemon with the "Levitate" ability (Pokemon)
- Red (Spirits)
- Lewa (Bionicle); via Kanohi Miru Nuva
- Wairuha (Bionicle); via Kanohi Rua
- Makuta (Bionicle)
- Rahkshi (Bionicle)
- Nidkihi (Bionicle)
- Krekka (Bionicle)
- Hex (Skylanders)
- Mysticat (Skylanders)
- Blastermind (Skylanders)
- Golden Queen (Skylanders)
- Kaos' Mom (Skylanders)
- Sorcerer Doomlander (Skylanders)
- Shang Tsung (Mortal Kombat)
- Carmine The Bowler (Mystery Men)
- All Touhou Project characters with some exceptions (Touhou Project)
- Silver the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Lyric the Last Ancient (Sonic Boom)
- Umbrella (Valkyrie Crusade)
- Sephiroth (Final Fantasy VII)
- Sora (Kingdom Hearts)
- Psycho Mantis (Metal Gear Solid)
- Screaming Mantis (Metal Gear Solid 4)
- Yulia Jue (Tales of the Abyss); via Float Project
- Zenyatta (Overwatch)
Film/Television
- Bo Adams (Believe)
- Buddha (Super Buddies); via Telekinesis
- Brainy Barker (Krypto the Superdog)
- Caleb Danvers (The Covenant)
- Chase Collins (The Covenant)
- Pogue Parry (The Covenant)
- Daleks (Doctor Who)
- Evanora (Oz the Great and Powerful)
- Glinda (Oz the Great and Powerful)
- Willow Rosenberg (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Cordelia Chase (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel)
- Amy Madison (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Tara Maclay (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
- Nancy Downs (The Craft)
- Rochelle (The Craft)
- Bonnie (The Craft)
- Zuul (Ghostbusters)
- Carlitos (Los Protegidos); via Telekinesis
- Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
- Yen Lo (Charmed)
- An Ling (Charmed)
- Whitelighters (Charmed)
- Katya (Charmed)
- Sigmund (Charmed)
- Sukie Ridgemont (The Witches of Eastwick)
- Jane Spofford (The Witches of Eastwick)
- Alexandra Medford (The Witches of Eastwick)
- Toydarians (Star Wars)
- Watto
- Gabriel Gray/Sylar (Heroes); via Telekinesis
- Eve (Supernatural)
- Ariel (Charmed)
- Shadow (Charmed)
- Graciana Barrenetxea (Witching and Bitching)
- Eva (Witching and Bitching)
- Marvin Forman (Marvin Marvin)
- Wizards (Wizards of Waverly Place)
- Chase Davenport (Lab Rats)
- Bob (Lab Rats)
- Marcus Davenport (Lab Rats)
- Ray (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Miles (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Louie (The Haunted Hathaways)
- Shane Henson (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
- Professor Kang (Magic to Win)
- Remix (Mighty Med)
- Ghosts (The Frighteners)
- Tristan (Polterguests)
- Squiffy (Polterguests)
- Kneecaps (Polterguests)
- Ghosts (The Haunted Mansion)
- Ghosts (Dead Gorgeous)
- Ghosts (Being Human)
- Bonnie Bennett (The Vampire Diaries)
- Emma Wilder (The Last Mimzy)
- Odette Toulemonde (Odette Toulemonde)
- Monica (Una Hora mas en Canarias)
- Ernest P. Worrell (Ernest Goes to Jail); via Electric Conductivity
Comics/Cartoons
- Raven (DC Comics)
- Kryptonians (DC Comics)
- Doctor Strange (Marvel Comics); via Cloak of Levitation
- Ancient One (Marvel Comics)
- Unicorn ponies (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Discord (My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic)
- Bill Cipher (Gravity Falls)
- Most ghosts (Danny Phantom)
- Lumpy Space People (Adventure Time)
- Marceline the Vampire Queen (Adventure Time)
- The Fool (Adventure Time)
- Vampire King (Adventure Time)
- Gravis (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Melinda Halliwell (Charmed Comic)
- Rooster Talisman Users (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Jack-Jack Parr (The Incredibles)
- Tallest Red and Tallest Purple (Invader ZIM)
- Gaz (Invader ZIM)
- Bob/Glitch Bob (ReBoot)
- Hexadecimal (ReBoot)
- Daemon (ReBoot)
- Antauri (Super Robot Monkey Team HyperForce Go!)
- The Ethereal (Aladdin: the Animated Series)
- Father (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Grandfather (Codename: Kids Next Door)
- Wisdom Thumbs (Super/Lette)
- Fi (The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword)
- Yin (Yin Yang Yo!)
- Yo (Yin Yang Yo!)
- Ghostfreak (Ben 10)
- Gravattack (Ben 10)
- Brainstorm (Ben 10: Alien Force)
- Kevin 11 (Ben 10)
- Hex (Ben 10 Series)
- Charmcaster (Ben 10 Series)
- Astranova (Monster High)
- Pearl (Steven Universe)
- Sapphire (Steven Universe)
- Rose Quartz (Steven Universe)
- Steven (Steven Universe)
- Fixit (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Wuya (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Chase Young (Xiaolin Showdown)
- Tso Lan (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures)
- Glossaryck (Star vs. the Forces of Evil)
- Jane (Descendants: Wicked World)
- Mal (Descendants: Wicked World)
Gallery
An example of levitation.
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.
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.
Phoebe Halliwell (Charmed)
Cordelia Chase (Angel)
Nancy, Bonnie and Rochelle (The Craft)
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)
Fixit (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Umbrella (Valkyrie Crusade)
Eve (Supernatural) rising to Earth.
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)
Daolon Wong (Jackie Chan Adventures) uses the power of the Rooster to levitate.
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