Official Superman Poster

[Morrus]

Here’s a weird question that occurred to me.

The tagline is “Look Up”. In the original Superman movie it was “You’ll believe a man can fly!”

So flight is still portrayed as an amazing thing, despite the fact that we’ve seen a thousand people fly in the intervening years.

But then I thought. Most of them fly because of equipment. They don’t have flight innately. There’s a bunch of magic users who can fly of course.

So my question is this — offhand, which characters can innately fly, without the use of special equipment?

I’m just trying to get a sense.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I think “Look Up” is intended as a metaphor, and as a respense to “Don’t Look Up”, a movie with the message that humanity is incapable of being better.

 

[Reef]

It’s possible that the “Look Up” doesn’t refer to flying, but hope. As in, here’s a hero to look up to. But I have no info outside of this teaser.

 

[Reynard]

Here’s a weird question that occurred to me.

The tagline is “Look Up”. In the original Superman movie it was “You’ll believe a man can fly!”

So flight is still portrayed as an amazing thing, despite the fact that we’ve seen a thousand people fly in the intervening years.

But then I thought. Most of them fly because of equipment. They don’t have flight innately. There’s a bunch of magic users who can fly of course.

So my question is this — offhand, which characters can innately fly, without the use of special equipment?

I’m just trying to get a sense.

Namor.
Wonder Woman (depending on the interpretation)
I assume you aren't including Green lantern and the like?
Magneto, technically, as well as a number of the X-telekinetic characters (TelekinetiX?)

 

[Umbran]

The tagline is “Look Up”. In the original Superman movie it was “You’ll believe a man can fly!”

I think “Look Up” is intended as a metaphor...

It’s possible that the “Look Up” doesn’t refer to flying, but hope.

It is, of course, also more basically a simple reference: "Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Superman!"

 

[Ruin Explorer]

What he hasn't established is the ability to handle sincere characters well.

Wow I really disagree, especially based on Peacemaker and GotG2. I think GotG2 alone has more sincere emotion in it than most of the rest of the MCU put together. I think one thing he's actually pretty good at is sincere emotion. Moments of levity don't take away from that.

 

[Morrus]

I think “Look Up” is intended as a metaphor, and as a respense to “Don’t Look Up”, a movie with the message that humanity is incapable of being better.

It’s possible that the “Look Up” doesn’t refer to flying, but hope. As in, here’s a hero to look up to. But I have no info outside of this teaser.

It is, of course, also more basically a simple reference: "Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's... Superman!"

Sure. My question stands. What characters can fly innately?

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Wile E. Coyote

 

[Umbran]

So my question is this — offhand, which characters can innately fly, without the use of special equipment?

By no means exhaustive...

Marvel:
Angel, Human Torch/Johnny Storm, Captain Marvel, Rogue, Aurora, Banshee, Blue Marvel, Storm, Firestar, Gladiator, Cannonball, Aero, Lightspeed, Photon/Spectrum, Sentry, Namor, Graviton, Magneto, Sunfire...

Vision and Warlock don't so much use special equipment as they are special equipment.

The Silver Surfer is weird. He generally doesn't fly without his surfboard, but he creates the surfboard directly with his powers.

DC
Superman (and pretty much all Kryptonians), Wonder Woman (in some ages), Martian Manhunter, Shazam/Captain Marvel...

Atom Eve, Invincible, Hancock...

 

[Umbran]

Wow I really disagree, especially based on Peacemaker and GotG2.

I didn't watch Peacemaker. What I saw of the character in Suicide Squad was a caricature that I found I had no further interest in.

I think GotG2 alone has more sincere emotion in it than most of the rest of the MCU put together.

I thought so too, until I remembered that however much Yondu claimed to love Peter, he raised the kid in what we'd consider a hazardous environment and abusive manner if it happened to an actual person. Abusive parent love isn't sincere, and his redemption by self-sacrifice was, in retrospect, just application of a trope.