The ability to release/use air/wind to various attacks. Sub-power of Air Manipulation. Variation of Elemental Attacks and Gas Attacks.
Also Called
- Aerokinetic Attacks
- Air Projection
- Wind Attacks
Capabilities
The user can release/use air/wind to attacks of various shapes and/or intensities, either projected, used as a part of melee attacks, etc.
Applications
- Air Ball Projection: Create and launch spheres of air/wind.
- Air Beam Emission: Release beams of air/wind.
- Air Blast: Release air/wind over a specific target area.
- Air Bolt Projection: Release many low powered projectiles of air/wind.
- Air Bomb Generation: Create bombs/explosions of air/wind.
- Air Breath: Discharge air/wind blasts from mouth.
- Air Bullet Projection: Fire in short sequence over a wide area.
- Air Infusion: Empower and energize anything touched or used (usually a weapon) with air/wind.
- Air Pillar Projection: Project air/wind pillars.
- Air Spike Projection: Project air/wind spikes.
- Air Vortex Creation: Create spiral/vortex of air/wind.
- Air Wave Emission: Send out a wave of air/wind that repels everything.
- Expanding Air Bolts: Project air/wind that expands rapidly on contact with an object.
- Formulated Air Blasts: Release blasts of air/wind in a form of a creature or object.
- Hand Blasts: Release air blasts from hands.
- Hidden Attacks: Channel attacks through a medium.
- Airborne Attacks: Channel their techniques through air.
- Missile Generation: Create missiles of air/wind.
- Omnidirectional Air Waves: Send out a wave of air/wind in all directions.
- Razor Wind: Use air/wind to slice enemies.
- Reflective Attacks: Release attacks of air/wind that can bounce off of any surface.
- Scatter Shot: Release air/wind blasts that split into multiple fragments.
- Sword Beam Emission: Release air/wind blasts from swords and other such bladed weapons.
- Wave Motion Blast: Launch a massive wave of air.
- Wind Vision: Emit air/wind from one's eyes.
- Zap: A tiny short release of air/wind to cause pain or discomfort, usually too low-powered to be destructive.
Variations
Associations
- Aerokinetic Constructs
- Air Manipulation
- Air Mimicry
- Air Solidification
- Bubble Manipulation (when combined with water)
- Force-Field Generation
- Gas Attacks
- Gas Manipulation
- Nitrogen Manipulation
- Oxygen Manipulation
- Power Augmentation
- Projectile Enhancement
- Special Attacks
- Volatile Constructs
- Weather Attacks
Limitations
- Users may require source of air/wind to create a blasts.
- Users may not be immune to effects of own blast.
- Firing may be involuntary reaction, or released in constant stream.
- Users will be exhausted when too much energy is used.
- Users may be over-charged/wounded if too much energy is used at once.
- Users need control to avoid unnecessary destruction.
Known Users
- Aang (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Air Nomads (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Avatars (Avatar: The Last Airbender)
- Tenzin (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Korra (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Jinora (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Ikki (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Meelo (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Opal (Avatar: The Legend of Korra)
- Keniichiro Morio (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Takumi Yura (Alive: The Final Evolution)
- Kouji (Code: Breaker)
- Storm (Marvel)
- Most Wind Release users (Naruto)
- Wendy Marvel (Fairy Tail)
- Ren Akatsuki (Fairy Tail)
- Makarov Dreyar (Fairy Tail)
- Aria (Fairy Tail)
- Erigor (Fairy Tail)
- Mystogan (Fairy Tail)
- Jet (Draglade)
- Hay Lin (W.I.T.C.H.)
- Hyde and Eido (Zatch Bell)
- Toa of Air (Bionicle)
- Lewa Nuva
- Matau; formerly
- Lesovikk
- Iruni
- Nidhiki; formerly
- Kongu
- "Spinner"; formerly
- Gresh (Bionicle)
- Vastus (Bionicle)
- Harpy (Unbreakable Machine-Doll)
- Daigouin Jaki (Sakigake Otokojuku)
- Henshouki (Sakigake Otokojuku)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Franky (One Piece)
- Elaine (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Howzer (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Piccolo (Dragon Ball)
- Oceanus Shenron (Dragon Ball GT)
- Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong/Super Smash Bros.)
- Lucina (Fire Emblem/Super Smash Bros.)
- Crane (Kung Fu Panda)
Known Items
- Sword of Lucida (Xiaolin Chronicles)
Gallery
Kenichirō Morio (Alive: The Final Evolution) firing a crushing wind.
Takumi Yuri (Alive: The Final Evolution) releasing compressed air bubbles.
Koshirō Chikuma (Basilisk) breathing a vacuum.
Shunsui Kyōraku (Bleach) launching a cutting whirlwind.
Kōji (Code:Breaker) releasing a flaying windstorm.
Tyki Mikk (D.Gray-Man) firing a wide-ranged air blast.
Donkey Kong (Donkey Kong/Super Smash Bros.) using Storm Punch to unleash a powerful gust of wind from his fist.
Piccolo (Dragon Ball) using Destructive Wind to fire a funnel of Ki-charged air, powerful enough to destroy a mountain.
Lucina (Fire Emblem/Super Smash Bros.) using the Storm Thrust to unleash a powerful gust of wind from her sword.
Fūko Kirisawa (Flame of Recca) forming compressed air claws.
Kagura (InuYasha) creating drilling tornadoes.
Shukaku (Naruto) firing a drilling air cannon.
Danzō Shimura (Naruto) launching wind bullets.
Hinata Hyūga (Naruto) launching an invisible vacuum shell.
Jabra (One Piece) kicking off four bouncing air bullets.
Kaku (One Piece) kicking a compressed air beam.
Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece) creating an air bomb.
Franky (One Piece) uses Coup de Vent to fire a burst of compressed air.
Gairam (One Piece) creating an explosive air shell.
Donquixote Doflamingo (One Piece) kicking a 360° air blade.
Kairyu (Pokémon) flapping up a twister.
Lugia (Pokémon) breathing a vacuum vortex.
Elaine (Nanatsu no Taizai) can use her ability Miracle Wind to create powerful air attacks.
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Howzer (nanatsu no Taizai) using Whirl Shock to attack the opponent with a powerful whirlwind.
Yōmu Konpaku (Tōhō Project) utilizing wind blades.
Sword of Lucida (Xiaolin Chronicles)
By spinning his arms at high speeds, Sonic the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) creates two funnels of air powerful enough to destroy several robots.
Crane (Kung Fu Panda 2), creating a powerful gust of wind from his wings.