The power to let loose an explosion from their body and potentially recover afterward.
Also Called
- Atomic Explosion
- Detonation
- Explosion
- Nitrokinesis
- Nuclear Explosion
- Reiciokinesis
- Self-Destruction
Capabilities
The user builds up immense energy and pressure within his body, and then literally causes themselves to explode. Some who possess this ability can control the power of the explosion after some practice; from simply blowing open a door to explosions with the magnitude of nuclear explosions.
Some can simply blow up portions of their body, like their fist or their leg, and then reassembling them afterwards. Some can even severe parts of their bodies and let it explode at contact with the enemy.
Sometimes, their body turns to vapor as they explode and reforms. Others have their body fall apart, after which their bodies reassemble themselves. Sometimes, their bodies do not regenerate at all and the user of such an ability simply dies because of such a release of energy and pressure, making it only fit to be used as a last-ditch measure.
Variations
Associations
- Evaporation
- Energy Physiology
- Explosive Physiology
- Reforming
- Regenerative Healing Factor
- Suicidal Attack
- Thermal Resistance
Limitations
- May not be able to regenerate unless they use all body energy.
- May not be able to regenerate if part(s) of their body are separated post-explosion.
- May not be able to regenerate at all, making this a suicide attack only to be used once.
- Generally unrefined and in-discriminating.
Known Users
Comics
- Ecanic (Cool Toons Comics)
- Nitro (Marvel)
- The Human Bomb (DC Comics)
- Rockslide (Marvel)
- Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
- Superman (DC Comics); via the Super Flare
Cartoons
- Kablamus (The Mask: The Animated Series); via "balloon mimicry"
- Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)
Literature
- Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)
Anime/Manga
- Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Magical Index); via reaching level 6
- White (Bleach)
- Deidara (Naruto: Shippuden)
- Tobirama Senju (Naruto)
- Kami (Dragon Ball Z)
- Saibamen (Dragon Ball Z)
- Chiaotzu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Androids (Dragon Ball Z); due to an inbuilt bomb
- Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
- Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
- Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
- Goku (Dragon Ball GT)
- Kappelmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Guardian ÄRM, Trick-Or-Treat (Marchen Awakens Romance)
- Gensuru (Hunter X Hunter); can only detonate his hands
- Stone Monsters (Konosuba)
- Gladius (One Piece)
- Mr. 5 (One Piece)
- Fraudrin (Nanatsu no Taizai)
- Elie/Resha Valentine (Rave Master); via Utellion
- Pokémon that can learn "Self-Destruct" and "Explosion" (Pokémon)
Television
- Ted Sprague (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
- Peter Petrelli (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
- Darryl Blake (Heroes)
- Sylar (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
Video Games
- Autobombs (System Shock)
- Link (Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask); via the Bomb Mask
- Bob-ombs (Paper Mario)
- Bomb (Final Fantasy)
- Kimahri Ronso (Final Fantasy X); via Power Replication
- Yuna (Final Fantasy X-2); as Black Knight
- Rikku (Final Fantasy X-2); as Black Knight
- Paine (Final Fantasy X-2); as Black Knight
- The Beast (inFamous 2)
- Heavy and Bomb (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Lemmings (Lemmings)
- Creepers (Minecraft)
- Banelings (Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty)
- Tabuu (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
- Frozen Meat (Painkiller)
- Galleom (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
- 'Splosion Man and Ms. 'Splosion Man (Splosion Man)
- The Vault Dweller (Fallout 3)
- Jalapeno (Plants vs. Zombies)
- Players who have Ragevenge equipped (Punch Quest)
- Beheaded Kamikaze(Serious Sam)
- Boomer (Left 4 Dead/Left 4 Dead 2)
- Countdown (Skylanders)
- Enfuego Chompies (Skylanders)
- Octopods (Splatoon)
- Abominations (Mass Effect 2 and 3)
- Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
- Bomby (Valkyrie Crusade)
Other
- Patrick VanDusen (Super Smash Stadium)
- The Entity (AT4W)
- Gamera (Gamera the Brave)
- Jaegers like Striker Eureka & Gipsy Danger (Pacific Rim); via nuclear payload
- Detonator form of Banjo (Banjo Tooie)
Gallery
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Using the Super Flare, Superman (DC Comics) expels all of the solar energy in his body in the form of an explosion powerful enough to incinerate everything within a quarter mile radius.
Chaozu (Dragon Ball Z) self-destructs.
Semi-Perfect Cell (Dragon Ball Z) self-destructing.
Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z) preparing to self-destruct.
Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) unleashing his Final Explosion.
Peter Petrelli (Heroes) about to explode.
Painting by precognitive Isaac Mendez (Heroes) of "The Exploding Man".
Mr. 5 (One Piece) detonating his body parts without any harm to himself.
Black Fog (Pokémon) using Explosion to detonate its own body, causing devastating damage at the cost of much of its health.
Black Fog (Pokémon) using Self-Destruct as its last resort, exploding and killing itself rather than being captured by a human.
Using Chaos Blast, Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) unleashes a massive explosion of Chaos Energy.
Octopods (Splatoon) will self-destruct if Agent 3 draws too close.
Creeper (Minecraft) can self-detonate.
In a last effort to defeat Team MÄR, Kappelmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance) overflows his entire body with magical power, causing him to explode.
The Trick-Or-Treat (Marchen Awakens Romance) guardians will explode if their heads are touched.
Bomby (Valkyrie Crusade) can explode herself without any ill effect.