History BreathWeapon / AnimeAndManga

* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'': Friedrich, being a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], has his Blast Flare and Blast Ray attacks.

** Parodied with Exodia in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' (he fires an energy wave from his hands, not his mouth).

* The ''Anime/RahXephon'' has this as a WaveMotionGun. And now everyone after me: '''[[MakeMeWannaShout RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!]]'''

* ''LightNovel/DemonKingDaimao'' has Peterhausen, a dragon who can shoot ''[[ThisIsADrill drills from out of his mouth.]]''

* ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'': Most dragons just use old-fashioned fire breath, but gold dragons have '''laser''' breath.

* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' : Hyottoko of the [[{{Ninja}} Oniwabanshu]] can use his "Fire Breath" technique to burn opponents. It's revealed that he hides a sack full of oil in his stomach with a nuzzle poking in his mouth and flint-covered teeth to create the spark. His fire breathing also loses to Kenshin, who simply spins his sword and deflects the flames with the wind.

* ''Manga/{{Potemayo}}'': The things on the sides of Guchuko's head shoot a charring variety of beam.

* ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'': In the final episodes, a cyborg produces a number of guns from surprising places, including a tiny ''ball turret'' in his mouth.

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* ''Anime/MazingerZ'' has this as one of its best attacks, the Rust Hurricane. Mazinger blows a jet of particle-charged wind from its mouth grill that corrodes the enemy into nothingness. Its successor ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' has the Great Typhoon, which is the same thing but without the rust effect, while SuperPrototype ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'' has the Rust Tornado, an UpToEleven version of Mazinger's attack.

* One of ''Anime/MazingerZ's'' best attacks, the Rust Hurricane. Mazinger blows a jet of particle-charged wind from its mouth grill that corrodes the enemy into nothingness. Its successor ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' has the Great Typhoon, which is the same thing but without the rust effect, while SuperPrototype ''Anime/{{Mazinkaiser}}'' has the Rust Tornado, an UpToEleven version of Mazinger's attack.
** Many {{Robeast}}s from ''Anime/MazingerZ'', ''Anime/GreatMazinger'' and ''Anime/UFORoboGrendizer'' have breath-based attacks, usually expelling out fire, acid or even poison. One of the seven armies of Mykene Empire (the Reptilian Warbeasts) specialized in this kind of weapons.
* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'': This is one of the most common ways for moves that don't revolve around physically battering an opponent are depicted like: when a Pokémon uses a move such as [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hyper_Beam_(move) Hyper Beam]], [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Flamethrower_(move) Flamethrower]], [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dragon_Breath_(move) Dragon Breath]] or [[SuckingInLines Roar Of Time]], it's almost always depicted as a beam of energy or fire coming out of its mouth.

** Frieza, the ultimate BigBad, also used a variant of a breath weapon to gain access to Saichourou/Guru's hut before Nail distracted him & [[HeroicSacrifice lured him away to fight]].

* Several of the Boomer robots from ''Anime/BubblegumCrisis'' had beam cannons hidden in their mouths.

* The Menos Grande and some of the Arrancar of ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'' do this with their Cero attacks. Nnoitra has a slightly creepy variant: he fires his from the tip of his very long tongue. Ew.
** Nelliel can eat Ceros and [[BreathWeapon fires]] them back with the combined force of her own Cero, this technic is called Cero Doble.
** Taken further by the Espada Baraggan Louisenbairrn, [[spoiler:whose "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Respira (Death Breath)]]" will cause [[HoistByHisOwnPetard anything]] it touches to rot into nothingness.]]
* Several ''Franchise/YuGiOh'' monsters do this, especially Dragon-Type Monsters are fond of doing it
** Parodied with Exodia in ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries''.
** There's also the well-known Burst Stream of Destruction / White Lightning from Blue-Eyes White Dragon, and the Giga Mega Flare of Red-Eyes Black Dragon.
** Slifer the Sky Dragon has two Breath Weapons, one for each mouth. His first mouth fires the yellow Thunder Force (the Japanese name is ''Chō den dō wa - Thunder Force/Super Electrical Conduction Wave - Thunder Force''), aiming for attacking. His second mouth fires the blue Lightning Blast (the Japanese name is ''Shōraidan/Summon Thunder Bullet''), aiming for reducing the ATK or DEF of the opponent's new summoned monster by 2000 points.
* Piyoko has her Upchuck Bazooka attack to counter ''Anime/DiGiCharat'''s Mekara Beam (which ''she'' shoots from her eyes).
* Bellcross from ''Anime/HeroicAge'' does this several times, being sure to clean up the local space of annoying bug-aliens by using their own life force and energy to power it.
* Some Zoanoids in ''Manga/{{Guyver}}'' have this; Derzerb of the [[FiveManBand Hyper-Zoanoid Five]] could breathe napalm, and the Zoalord De Galenos fires energy blasts from his mouth.
* In the final episodes of ''Anime/FullmetalAlchemist'', a cyborg produces a number of guns from surprising places, including a tiny ''ball turret'' in his mouth.
* From ''Manga/{{Potemayo}}'', the things on the sides of Guchuko's head shoot a charring variety of beam.
* The God Warriors in ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind''.
* Friedrich from ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'', being a [[OurDragonsAreDifferent dragon]], has his Blast Flare and Blast Ray attacks.
* If mecha count, you can include pretty much any Franchise/{{Zoid|s}} with a Charged Particle Beam. 9 times out of 10, the cannon fires from the mouth (with the exception of the Death Stinger).
* [[MentorMascot Kero]] of ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura'' gained the ability to breathe fire once Sakura managed to capture [[PlayingWithFire The Firey]].
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' has several dragons (including one that breathes RazorWind), in addition to a number of robots with mouth-mounted [[ClothingDamage stripper rays]].
* The Bijuus in ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' are all capable of firing highly destructive balls of pure chakra from their mouths. Several of them also have other breath attacks, such as Shukaku's balls of concentrated air and the Nibi's fireballs.

* Many ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'' have breath weapons, at least until the higher evolutions when they usually grow actual cannons.
* ''Manga/OnePiece'''s Bartholomew Kuma had a mouth beam built into him to add on to his other powers. The Pacifista modeled after him likewise have a mouth beam built in them.
** [[{{Cyborg}} Franky]] on the other hand is equipped with both a flamethrower and built in [[Main/NailEm nailgun]].
** A giant bird in the Skypiea arc had a flame-dial in its beak and both Buggy and Kidd had firebreathers in their crews.
** Before any of these examples was Mr. 5. Using the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, he's able to make any part of his body explode, including his breath, which he loads into a gun.
** In the first movie, the main antagonist ate the Goe Goe no Mi, which gave him this ability.
** [[spoiler: Kaido in his dragon mode]] has this ability. It is more powerful than anyone mentioned above, [[spoiler: as his BreathWeapon ''disintegrated'' Oden Castle to nothingness.]]

* ''Manga/DoctorSlump's'' [[ActionGirl Arale]] and her deadly [[RuleOfFunny N'cha! Beam]].
* ''Manga/SgtFrog'' has Tamama's signature move, the "Tamama Impact".
* 'Manga/RaveMaster'':

* Natsu and all of the Dragon Slayers from ''Manga/FairyTail'' sport this ability, called the "[Element] Dragon's Roar", which ranges from shooting [[PlayingWithFire fire]], ''[[ExtraOreDinary metal]]'', [[ShockAndAwe lightning]], [[BlowYouAway wind]], [[PoisonousPerson poison]], [[LightEmUp light]], and [[CastingAShadow shadow]]. Of course, dragons do this, too. [[spoiler:[[TheDreaded Acnologia's]] BreathWeapon is eventually revealed to be [[NonElemental pure Magical energy]] shot from his mouth.]]
** Two of the three known God Slayers use a similar technique, though its called a "Bellow" against a Dragon Slayer's "Roar".
** [[spoiler:Devil Slayers have a technique with "Rage" in place of "Roar".]]
* ''LightNovel/DemonKingDaimao'' has Peterhausen, a dragon who can shoot ''[[ThisIsADrill drills from out of his mouth.]]''
* Flame Convoy in ''[[Anime/TransformersCybertron Transformers: Galaxy Force]]'' has this as part of his Force Chip Ignition power.
* Zatch[=/=]Gash, in his namesake series ''Manga/ZatchBell'', gets a series of spells that short bursts of lightning out of his mouth, and in one of the more powerful spells, the lightning forms into a dragon. Not to mention he's also a demon, although he looks exactly like a human child except for the lines down his cheeks and the horn hidden in his hair.
* Kumo, Kiri, and most probably all other Mystarians in ''Anime/FinalFantasyUnlimited.''
* Most dragons in ''LightNovel/{{Slayers}}'' just use old-fashioned fire breath, but gold dragons have '''laser''' breath.
* The Anime/RahXephon has this as a WaveMotionGun. And now everyone after me: '''[[MakeMeWannaShout RRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHH!!!]]'''
* Chikuma Koshirou from ''Manga/{{Basilisk}}'' can create [[WeaponsThatSuck little vacuums that rip his enemies to shreds]] merely by breathing.

* Free's Magic Eye Cannon from ''Manga/SoulEater'' ([[NonIndicativeName despite the name]]) has him firing a huge laser from his mouth. The reason it's called "Magic Eye" is because he forms the magical energy into the shape of an eye before firing it.
* Flau, a youma from ''Anime/SailorMoon'', was shown to fire lasers from her mouth.
* ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'': Walpurgisnacht is able to breathe fire. At one point, she even sets a building ablaze after tossing it at Homura.
* ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'': When Kuroe first transforms into [[{{Kaiju}} Harugon]], she nearly fires a breath blast at the JSDF helicopters shooting at her, but she stops when she sees Arata looking at her. She later fires off several breath blasts in her human form as an involuntary jealousy-induced reaction to hearing about him interacting with Seina.

* A common attack of Let and Julia's in ''Manga/RaveMaster''. There's also a Blue Gaurdian member with a Dark Bring that grants him one.

* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' has a character who tries to pass himself off as this, though he is revealed to have a bag of gasoline in his stomach that allows him to use flame as a weapon.

* ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'': This is one of the most common ways for moves that don't revolve around physically battering an opponent are depicted like: when a Pokémon uses a move such as [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Hyper_Beam_(move) Hyper Beam]], [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Flamethrower_(move) Flamethrower]], [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Dragon_Breath_(move) Dragon Breath]] or [[SuckingInLines Roar Of Time]], it's almost always depicted as a beam of energy or fire coming out of its mouth.

* ''Manga/KaijuGirlCaramelise'': When Kuroe first transforms into [[{{Kaiju}} Harugon]], she nearly fires a breath blast at the JSDF helicopters shooting at her, but she stops when she sees Arata looking at her. She later fires off several breath blasts as an involuntary jealousy-induced reaction to hearing about him interacting with Seina.

* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' has several dragons (including one that breathes RazorWind), in addition to a number of robots with mouth-mounted [[ClothingDamage stripper rays]].

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* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'', but villains most times. Notably Nappa, Piccolo and Cell (whose use of this trope inspired the [[MemeticMutation Internet memes]] "IMMA FIRIN' MAH LAZER", "SHOOP DA WHOOP", and [[WebAnimation/TheLazerCollection Dr. Octagonapus]]).

*** Canon Broly has this ability as well, due to his incredible power being the result of the Oozaru state in his human form.

* Free's Magic Eye Cannon from Soul Eater ([[NonIndicativeName despite the name]]) has him firing a huge laser from his mouth. The reason it's called "Magic Eye" is because he forms the magical energy into the shape of an eye before firing it.

* Free's Magic Eye Cannon from Soul Eater ([[NonIndicativeName despite the name]]) has him firing a huge laser from his mouth.