superhero landing

From Deadpool (2016 film).

superhero landing (plural superhero landings)

1. (comics) An action pose where someone is supported by three limbs — specifically: kneeling with one leg, while only the other foot and one hand are also touching the ground — typically seen when a superhero lands after flying or falling.
   • 2016, Rhett Reese and Paul Wernick, Deadpool, spoken by Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds):

     Superhero landing. She's gonna do a superhero landing. Wait for it. [...] Whoo! Superhero landing! You know, that's really hard on your knees.

   • 2016 March 11, Betancourt, David, “‘Captain America: Civil War’: How Marvel Studios just saved Spider-Man”, in Washington Post:

     Then — boom! — Spidey sticks the classic superhero landing.

   • 2021 March 3, Jackson, Leigh-Ann, “Teyonah Parris Didn’t Get ‘WandaVision’ at First, Either”, in The New York Times:

     After the revelatory seventh episode aired, showcasing Monica’s newfound powers, fans flocked to Twitter to praise her first official superhero landing — a single mighty fist planted firmly on the ground, eyes forward and fierce.

• three-point landing