The ensuing battle for the Tsukiyama Heir results in two helicopters going up in flames, and Shuu (Icarus) being thrown from the roof of the building. Mirumo Tsukiyama has sent his son, Shuu, to be evacuated from the building's heliport in order to escape extermination. Building, referring to it as "Daedalus's Tower". In Tokyo Ghoul:Re, Matsuri Washuu invokes the myth of Icarus while discussing the coming battle at the L.E.Parodied in One Piece when the giant squid Daidalos flew too close to the sun and turned into surume (dried squid), traumatizing his friend Ikaros.In the manga's final arc, she lives up to her namesake when Tomoki leads the Angeloids to an attack on Synapse Ikaros delivers Tomoki to Synapse, but it turns out she was installed with a 'safeguard' after trying to turn on Synapse, that her wings would burn up if she came too close. Heaven's Lost Property's Deurotagonist Ikaros is the titular 'lost property' an Angeloid that fell from the Floating Continent of Synapse.In Fullmetal Alchemist, a parallel is drawn between Icarus and the Elric brothers, who believed they could successfully perform human transmutation despite the fact that no one ever had before.Daedalus and one of his creations is given wings and dies from exposure to the sun (not because of wings melting, but because she was a Proxy and sunlight is their Achilles' Heel)
In Ergo Proxy, one of the characters is a scientist named Dr.Doraemon: Nobita and the Winged Braves has a new character, the once-mighty Birdopian war hero Icarus, who blames himself over getting his best friend Seagrid shot by humans because of his mistake, where he quits his high-ranking position in the Bird Migration Patrolling Troops and allows himself to be imprisoned, remaining a recluse in Birdpia's equivalent to The Alcatraz until he found out the monster Phonenixia is being unleashed and his help is required.He loses control, burning and freezing the Earth before Zeus kills him with a Bolt of Divine Retribution. Phaethon, the son of the sun god Helios, ask to drive the sun chariot for one day, despite his father's warnings. The myth of Phaethon can have similar connotations. If a character or aircraft is named Icarus, then it's fairly obvious that this is going to happen. The popular English saying "flying too close to the sun" (alternatively "fly too close to the sun, and you will burn") comes from this story and trope. Many of its allusions may fit the same tropes. The original story may be seen as an early example (indeed significantly pre-dating the Trope Namer) of Ludd Was Right if taken literally as an Aesop about the dangers of manned flight, or of Tall Poppy Syndrome if seen as an allegory about soaring ambition. Thus the story warns against single mindedly chasing one's ambitions and being too prideful of oneself in doing so. In this reading, Icarus tries to get closer to the sun not out of ecstasy, but out of blind ambition and hubris about his own capabilities. (Incidentally, Icarus was also warned not to fly too low, as the water would also damage his wings.) The moral of the story in this reading is to not act recklessly and to heed the warnings of others, especially those with more experience and knowledge.Ī second popular variation of the trope however takes a different angle by focusing on the Ambition Is Evil lesson the story can be interpreted as. The reason behind their trouble may vary problems will range from extreme temperature changes to oxygen deficiency at high altitudes. (It's particularly common with characters who have only recently gained the ability to fly). This story has had an influence on modern media, with a number of stories about flying characters going too high and suffering the consequences. Eventually, the sun melted the wax off his wings and they disintegrated, causing Icarus to fall to his death. Icarus, however, overcome with the joy of flying, started soaring higher and higher toward the sun. Attaching the wings to their arms, he and his son Icarus managed to escape, flying over the ocean.
The father, Daedalus, constructed two pairs of wings out of wax and feathers. In the Greek myth of Icarus and Daedalus, a father and son attempted to flee from an island where they were held prisoner.
Randall Munroe, What If? #30: "Interplanetary Cessna"Ī specific Mythical Motif and Stock Shout-Out to the myth of Icarus meant to highlight a character's reckless negligence and dangerous ambition.