The power to spin in a tornado-like manner.
Also Called
- Rapid Gyration
- Spin Attack
- Super Spinning/Spinning/Spinning
Capabilities
The user can spin like a tornado for both offensive and defensive purposes.
Applications
Associations
- Air Manipulation
- Drill Protrusion
- Enhanced Durability
- Enhanced Endurance
- Invulnerability
- Vector Manipulation
Limitations
- May be only able to spin in place until training can be done.
- Side effects may include dizziness and inability to see clearly.
Known Users
Cartoons
- Sirocco the Wind Jackal (Aladdin: The Animated Series)
- Airbenders (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Benmummy (Ben 10)
- Thep Khufans (Ben 10)
- Ultimate Way Big (Ben 10)
- XLR8 (Ben 10)
- Ninjas (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu)
- Slam Tasmanian (Loonatics Unleashed)
- Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)
- Blossom (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Bubbles (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Buttercup (The Powerpuff Girls)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic Underground)
- Sonia the Hedgehog (Sonic Underground)
- Mermaid Man and Barnacle Boy (SpongeBob SquarePants)
- Yang (Yin Yang Yo)
Comics
- Spike the Porcupine (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
- The Flash/Barry Allen (DC Comics)
- The Flash/Wally West (DC Comics)
- Kid Flash/Bart Allen (DC Comics)
- Red Tornado (DC Comics)
- Rose and Thorn (DC Comics)
- Superman (DC Comics)
- The Top (DC Comics)
- Mandarin (Marvel Comics)
- Riptide (Marvel Comics)
- Whirlwind (Marvel Comics)
Films
- Stanley Ipkiss (The Mask)
Literature
- Joshua Rauje (The Young Guardians book series)
Live Action TV
- Spin (Lab Rats)
- Sharkjaw (Power Rangers Super Samurai)
Manga/Anime
- Kazeshini (Bleach)
- Son Goku (Dragon Ball)
- Oceanus Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Omega Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Pikkon (Dragon Ball Z)
- Ooba Badasaama (Fairy Tail)
- Kajima Satomi (Kenichi: The Mightiest Disciple); via Fuurinji Chigiguruma
- Hyuga Clan (Naruto)
- Inuzuka Clan (Naruto) via Tsūga and other clan techniques.
- Arlong (One Piece)
- Buffalo (One Piece)
- Vincent Bari (Zatch Bell)
Video Games
- Sphinx (Age of Mythology)
- Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot)
- Nina Cortex (Crash Bandicoot: Twinsanity)
- Togemon (Digimon)
- Halsemon (Digimon)
- WarGreymon (Digimon)
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong)
- Dark Daxter (Jak & Daxter)
- Tornado Kirby (Kirby series)
- Meta Knight (Kirby/Super Smash Bros.)
- Link (The Legend of Zelda)
- Cyclos (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)
- Zephos (The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker)
- Mega Man (Mega Man 3); via Top Spin
- Top Man (Mega Man 3)
- Various Pokemon (Pokemon)
- James Heller (Prototype 2)
- Katsuragi (Senran Kagura)
- Warnado (Skylanders: Spyro's Adventure)
- Blaze the Cat (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Espio the Chameleon (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- M. Bison (Street Fighter); via Psycho Crusher
- Boom Boom (Super Mario)
- Bowser (Super Mario)
- Luigi (Super Mario/Super Smash Bros.)
- Mario (Super Mario/Super Smash Bros.)
- Ryu (Ultimate Marvel vs Capcom 3); via Shin Tatsumaki Senpukyaku
Web Animation
- Captain Basilisk (Super Mario Bros. Z)
Gallery
Sonic the Hedgehog (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog) performs a Tornado Spin.
Spike the Porcupine (Archie's Sonic the Hedgehog)
Crash Bandicoot (Crash Bandicoot) showing his moves.
The always gothic Nina Cortex (Crash Bandicoot)
Goku (Dragon Ball) demonstrates.
Pikkon (Dragon Ball Z) performs his Hyper Tornado attack.
Ooba (Fairy Tail) can spin anything.
Link (The Legend of Zelda) using his Spin Attack.
Jay (Lego Ninjago: Masters of Spinjitzu) performing Spinjitzu, a form of cyclone spinning. Spinjitzu involves the user tapping into their innate elemental energies while spinning rapidly, creating a tornado-like vortex of energy around themselves.
Slam Tasmanian (Loonatics Unleashed)
Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes) is known for his Spin Attacks.
Mega Man (Mega Man) uses the Top Spin.
Kiba Inuzuka and Akamaru (Naruto) using Fang Wolf Fang.
Buffalo (One Piece) spinning himself at high speed to launch Baby 5 as a missile.
Espio the Chameleon (Sonic the Hedgehog)
Mario (Super Mario/Super Smash Bros.) performs a spin attack.
Before gaining his wings, Joshua's (The Young Guardians) method of flight was producing wind cyclones.
Vencent Bari (Zatch Bell) using Garazonis.