Water Walking

Water Walking
Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea/Gake no Ue no Ponyo)
Power/Ability to:	Walk or run on the surface of water.

The power to walk and/or run on the surface of the water. Sub-power of Levitation and Water Manipulation. Technique of Hydrokinetic Surfing.

Also Called

• Dengpingdushui
• Hydro-Locomotion
• Pondus (The Lorien Legacies)
• Walking/Running/Sprinting on Water
• Water Running/Sprinting
• Water Surface Walking/Running/Sprinting

Capabilities

The user can stand, walk and run on the surface of water by literally defying the surface tension and can move across the surface of water as easily as they would be able to move on land.

Applications

• Adhesive Walking
• Slippery Surface Walking
• Water Dashing
• Water Sliding
• Waterfall Climbing

Variations

• Water Bouncing

Associations

• Enhanced/Supernatural/Absolute Speed
• Enhanced Walking
• Flight/Levitation
• Qilin Physiology
• Surface Tension Manipulation
• Underwater Walking
• Water Manipulation

Limitations

• Users may have to be focused to stay on top of water.
• May have to build up momentum to move across the surface of water.
• May only be able to stand on water and will fall in if knocked over.
• Could probably be constantly active.

Reality

Being able to move across the surface of water without going into it has been shown to exist in real life. Insects known as Hemiptera can stand and move across water, they can also move fast thanks to their ability to “glide” on water. Humans are actually able to run on water with enough speed and mastery of leg strength, however, humans eventually fall in swift time, so humans can only cross ponds and small rivers without falling in.

Known Users

See Also: Walk on Water.

Cartoons/Comics

• Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
• Captain Hook (Peter Pan)
• Nya (The Lego Ninjago Movie)
• XLR8 (Ben 10)
• The Flash (DC Comics)
  • Barry Allen
• Duchess Swan (Ever After High)
• Quicksilver (Marvel Comics)
• Tommy Shepherd/Speed (Marvel Comics)
• Kitty Pryde (Marvel Comics)
• Azam (Ordeal)
• Pearl (Steven Universe)
• Lapis Lazuli (Steven Universe)
• Opal (Steven Universe)
• Lion (Steven Universe)
• Undine Wells/Alchemical Water (Sleepless Domain)
• Irma Lair (W.I.T.C.H.)

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Various Characters (Baki the Grappler)
  • Yuujiro Hanma
  • Retsu Kaiou
• Lenalee Lee (D.Gray-man)
• Tyki Mikk (D.Gray-man)
• Loser (Dimension W)
• Cheon Soso (Infinite Leveling: Murim)
• Ripple/Hamon Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• The 7th Angel (Rebuild of Evangelion Films)
• Various Shinobi (Naruto/Boruto)
• Katio Lusani (Pick Me Up!)
• Saitama (One-Punch Man)
• Mavis Vermilion (Fairy Tail)
• Brook (One Piece)
• Ponyo (Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea/Gake no Ue no Ponyo)
• Forest Spirit (Princess Mononoke)
• Alice (Moomin)
• Akira Kongo (Kongo Bancho)
• Various characters (Wolyaverse)
  • Sima Chak
  • Cheon Yeo Woon
• Soichi Takahashi/Dresser (Lili-Men)
• Nagi Oshima (Futo Detective)

Video Games

• Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Bananza); via Zebra Bananza
• Saber (Fate series)
• Palutena (Kid Icarus series)
• Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive)
• Arturia (TYPE-MOON)
• Clefairy (Pokémon)
• Suicune (Pokémon)
• Heliolisk (Pokémon)
• Walking Wake (Pokémon)
• Mona Megistus (Genshin Impact)
• Vamp (Metal Gear series)
• The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)
• Yuna (Final Fantasy X)
• Various characters (Kingdom Hearts)
• The Last Dragonborn (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim); via Ahzidal's Boots of Waterwalking
• All Fleet Girls including abyssal fleets (Kantai Collection)
• Mario (New Super Mario Bros. Series); via the Mini Mushroom or Gold Leaf
• Sigrid (Wavetale); via help from a shadow
• Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Sweeper (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• KAN-SENs (Azur Lane)
• Sirens (Azur Lane)
• Abyssal Fleet (Kantai Collection)
• Fleet Girls (Kantai Collection)

Live Television/Movies

• Jessi (Kyle XY)
• Kyle Trager (Kyle XY)
• Elliot (MisFits)
• Charon (Once Upon a Time)
• Tori Hanson (Power Rangers: Ninja Storm)
• Ken Sanen (Thunderbolt Fantasy)
• Nicolas Perbal (The Nevers)
• Water talent fairies (Disney Fairies)
• Elsa (Frozen); via ice magic
• The Nokk (Frozen)
• Number 8 (I Am Number Four)
• Dash Parr (The Incredibles) via Super Speed
• Bruce (Bruce Almighty)
• Unnamed Boy (X-Men Movie)
• Captain Armando Salazar and his crew (Pirates of the Carribean)
• Metroman (Megamind)
• Tokagale Nakushaku (Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger)

Literature

• Perseus Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Hyperion (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Orion (Riordanverse)
• Number Eight (Lorien Legacies)

Mythology/Folklore

• Jesus Christ (Christianity)
• Ephemus (Greek Mythology)
• Orion (Greek Mythology)
• Tootega (Inuit Mythology)

Known Objects

• Turbo Trainers (Banjo-Kazooie series)
• Ahzidal's Boots of Waterwalking (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• Potion of Waterwalking (The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim)
• Gold Leaf (New Super Mario Bros. 2)
• Mini Mushroom (New Super Mario Bros. Series)
• Hover Shoes (Sonic X)

Gallery

Religion/Folklore/Mythology

Jesus Christ (Christianity) of Christian theology is a famous user of this ability...

... even within great storms, he stood strong!

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

Using Burden, Water Surface Technique: Water Shackle, Lenalee Lee (D.Gray-man) becomes able to interface with water, enabling her to walk on liquid surfaces.

Loser (Dimension W)

Akira Kongo (Kongo Bancho)

Ripple/Hamon Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

The Forest Spirit (Princess Mononoke) can walk on water.

Alice (Moomin) walking on water.

All standard Shinobi (Naruto) can walk on water by focusing their chakra into their feet.

Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha (Naruto) fighting on the surface of water.

Brook (One Piece) is able to run on water due to his speed and light weight.

Sonic (Sonic X) using the Hover Shoes to walk on water.

Saitama (One-Punch Man)

Master Sima Chak (Wolyaverse) walking on water with the Floating Duckweed Technique.

Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine/Wolyaverse) running across the surface of water with the Floating Duckweed Technique.

Cartoons

XLR8 (Ben 10) running on water.

Silvermist (Disney Fairies)

The Nokk (Frozen) can effortlessly walk above water as if it were solid ground.

Lion running on water with Steven and Connie (Steven Universe)

Dash Parr (The Incredibles)

Comics

Azam (Ordeal) can use his Haste ability as a Kimyo to stand atop fluid surfaces, such as the body of the ocean if need be.

Live TV/Movies

Barry Allen/The Flash (Arrowverse) is so fast he can run on water.

Iris West (Arrowverse)

Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog film series) can also run or skate on water via Air Shoes.

Captain Armando Salazar (Pirates of the Caribbean) and his crew of the Silent Mary were able to walk/run on water because they are cursed ghost with several supernatural abilities.

Elliot (Misfits) walking on water.

Nicolas Perbal (The Nevers)

Video Games

Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong Bananza); via Zebra Bananza.

Suicune (Pokémon) sprinting on water while purifying it.

Like its modern counterpart, Walking Wake (Pokémon) can walk on water as well.

Vamp (Metal Gear series) can casually sit on...

...and run across water.

The Fear (Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater)

The Turbo Trainers (Banjo-Kazooie series) make Kazooie fast enough to run on water.

Palutena (Kid Icarus series)

Sora and Anti-Aqua (Kingdom Hearts III) standing on water.

Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) is so fast he can run on water.

Sweeper (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Yuna (Final Fantasy X)

All Fleet Girls (Kantai Collection) can walk, run, and slide on water as they wish.

Sigrid (Wavetale) is capable of doing this with the help of a shadow.

Videos

Frozen 2 — Elsa save Arendelle-2

Jesus’ Betrayal - What Really Went Down-2