Hero and antagonist fight in the air tearing off each other limbs. Usually their allies on earth preserve limbs of their leader and destroy limbs of the adversary
| Areal ID | Tradition |
| 10.2.4.1 | Koreans; Goguryeo |
| 12.3.4.6 | Lower Chehalis, Upper Chehalis, (Lower) Cowlitz |
| 12.3.7.3 | Coos |
| 12.3.7.9 | Upper Chinook: Wasco, Wishram, Clackamas, Kathlamet |