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 Water Manipulation.

Also Called

• 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.

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 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)
• 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)
• Ripple/Hamon Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)
• The 7th Angel (Rebuild of Evangelion Films)
• Ninjas/Shinobi (Naruto)
• 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)

Video Games

• Saber (Fate series)
• Ryu Hayabusa (Ninja Gaiden/Dead or Alive)
• Arturia (TYPE-MOON)
• Suicune (Pokémon)
• Clefairy (Pokémon)
• Heliolisk (Pokémon)
• Mona Megistus (Genshin Impact)
• Vamp (Metal Gear)
• 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 power
• 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)

Literature

• Perseus Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• Hyperion (Percy Jackson and the Olympians)
• 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

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

... even within great storms, He stood strong.

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

Iris West (Arrowverse/DC Comics)

Dash Parr (The Incredibles)

Ripple/Hamon Users (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure)

Elliot (Misfits) walking on water.

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

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

Sweeper (Sonic the Hedgehog)

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.

Yuna (Final Fantasy X)

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

XLR8 (Ben 10) running on water.

Saitama (One-Punch Man)

Vamp (Metal Gear series)

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.

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

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.

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

Silvermist (Disney Fairies)

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