Introduction
The ability to move freely above ground, in the atmosphere, or even a vacuum. There are many ways for a character to perform this ability, which are as follows down below.
Types
1) Pseudo Flight: A form of flight where a person is able to achieve this by successive jumps or kicking the air rapidly. Due to the method it's done, this form of flight is limited.
- Examples: Nikola Tesla from What a Beautiful Series, Wolfgang Schreiber from Dies Irae
2) True Flight: Ability of a character to move freely above ground, atmosphere or Vacuum for a long period of times.
- Examples: Several characters from Dragon Ball, Several characters from The God of High School
3) Levitation: Levitation is the process by which an object is suspended against gravity, in a stable position, without physical contact. The drawback of this form of flight is user can't move freely in the air, or at least cannot move far from the spot they started to levitate from.
- Examples: Many characters from Bleach, Dhalsim from Street Fighter (verse)
4) Using Devices: A form of flight where a character uses different equipments to move in air (Rocket engines, anti-gravity equipments, Mechanical wings, or other gadgets). Characters who use Wings to fly also come under this category.
- Examples: Gilgamesh (Archer) from Fate Series, Devil Gene Users from Tekken
5) Using Abilities: Characters achieving flight by using different abilities like elemental manipulation (Water/ Wind/ Sand Manipulation), Gravity Manipulation, Magic or other powers come under this category.