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Energy Blasts are a form of offensive energy attack.

These huge rays of pure energy can knock over or even obliterate dozens of targets, and/or cause heating effects. Some users can discharge an incredibly powerful supernova from one’s body which can be quite large and extremely destructive. Blasts can range in size and destructiveness, often at the user's will. Some blasts may be focused while others may spread out in all directions. Users may generate blasts from weapons, skin, eyes, mouth or hands (or really any part of their body). These blasts may be formed of ki (or other ki - like energy sources), magic, cosmic energy, scientifically based energy (i.e. particle beams, laser, EM radiation), etc.

Limitations

  • Users require energy to create a blast
  • Amount of blasts dependent on amount of energy stored
  • Users may not be immune to effects of own blast, so beginners need to limit themselves until training can be done.
  • Firing may be constant, or unexpected.
  • Users may be exhausted if too much energy is consumed.
  • Users may be over charged if too much energy is gained
  • There may be a range limit

Application:

  • Nova: User collects a large amount of energy and releases it in an orb for an omnidirectional attack
  • Blasts: Hands, feet ,or face release energy over a specific target area
  • Bursts: Fired in short sequence over a wide area
  • Bolts: Releases very many low powered projectiles
  • Zap: A tiny short release of energy to cause pain or discomfort, not destructive
  • Overpower: Pulse energy is released, overloading powered devices in an area
  • Touch: Holding or touching a person or object may charge or supercharge that object, perhaps even Molecular Acceleration
  • Beam: The user shoots a long, powerful, continuous stream of energy.
  • Energy summoning: Summoning objects with energy.
  • Energy Wave :Sends out a wave of energy to cause destruction or detect enemies.
  • Energy Tracking: Places energy in objects/people and uses it to track them down
  • Blinding: Releases a flash of light or beam to (usually temporarily) blind an opponent instead of doing actual damage


Examples of characters who can use energy blasts:

- Everyone and their grandmother from Dragon Ball
- Bijuus and Jinchuurikis from Naruto
- Most characters from Bleach (the most common type are known as ceros)
- Various Pokemon
- Street Fighter characters
- Ki and magic users in Negima
- Touhou characters
- Warcraft spellcasters
- Psykers from Warhammer 40,000
- Bastard!! characters
- Kizaru and Pacifistas from One Piece
- Ki users from Fist of the North Star and Fist of the Blue Sky
- Recca's seventh dragon from Flame of Recca
- Many Yu Yu Hakusho characters
- Some characters from Ghost Sweeper Mikami
- Nono and space monsters from Diebuster
- Several characters from Houshin Engi
- Some characters from Inuyasha (often with the assistance of weapons)
- Many characters from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha
- Various ki users from Ranma 1/2
- Many Sailor Moon characters
- Most Saint Seiya characters
- Some Samurai Deeper Kyo characters (with the assistance of weapons)
- Various Shaman King characters
- Mages in Slayers
- Any Military Artists from Chrome Shelled Regios
- Angeloids in Sora no Otoshimono
- Many characters in Tekkaman Blade
- Tenchi, Z, and some others in Tenchi Muyo!
- Some ToAru characters
- Vash and Knives in Trigun
- Many characters in Veritas
- Negation Lawbringers and others in Crossgen Comics
- Many races, beings, and technologies from Doctor Who
- Many characters in DC Comics
- Many characters in Marvel Comics
- Many characters in Valiant Comics
- Many characters in Wildstorm Comics
- Many characters in Image Comics
- Several ghosts and other supernatural beings in Danny Phantom
- Various kaiju in the Gamera franchise
- Various kaiju in the Godzilla franchise
- Some characters, such as Jack Noir, in MS Paint Adventures
- Many Transformers characters
- Most Digimon
- Most Sonic characters, Shadow mainly though,
- Several Gate Keepers characters.
- Most Bionicle characters.
- Samus Aran and several other Metroid characters
- Mantis shrimp and Pistol shrimp in Real Life
- Certain TTGL mechs