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--> [[TheAngryVideoGameNerd "Why not a sword or magic lightning bolts or fireballs or a gun or undefined pixelized pieces of shit? FUCKING ANYTHING BUT BUBBLES!!!"]]

* The Bubble card in ''CardCaptorSakura'', which turned out to have been created only so Clow could, uhh... [[{{MundaneUtility}} give Kero's big form a bath]].

* {{The World Ends With You}}'s frog Noise use this attack. Certain versions include poison bubbles in each cloud, which deal greater damage. While a simple slash is enough to destroy the bubbles, it's ''very'' easy to get decked by them. Not to mention that you're usually fighting more than one at a time, and those bubbles linger.

* In ''TalesOfLegendia'', Norma's sole physical attack is blowing bubbles at enemies through her [[ImprobableWeaponUser straw]]. Needless to say, it's best to keep her casting spells at all times.

* Several of [[SquishyWizard Patchouli's]] Water Sign spells in the ''{{Touhou}}'' fighting games utilize bubbles. Some are large projectiles which doubles as shields that can soak up a lot of the enemy's projectiles, while others can trap enemies in a giant bubble if they connect.

* In ''KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep'', Aqua's starting Shotlock, Bubble Blaster, is her only [[MakingASplash water based attack]].

You know that "Heart" [[WhatKindOfLamePowerIsHeartAnyway tends to be a sucky power]], right? Well, that's pretty hefty compared to bubbles!

* The Bubbler in ''CaveStory'' is pretty much useless at level 1, is okay at level 2, but can come in handy if you know what you're doing with it in level 3: the bubble "cloud" is quite useful and a full barrage does considerable damage.

* This is the main "weapon" in ''[=~Milon's Secret Castle~=]''. For more annoyances, they shoot at an angle and don't have that long a range!

* Marvin's weapon in the climax of ''[[{{ptitle36fwwzhk}} Looney Tunes: Back in Action]]''.

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* ''[[{{ptitle1094ykag}} Filmation's GhostBusters]]'' was fond of this, as variations appeared throughout the series. If I may?

* The ''UnrealTournament'' mod [=Unreal4Ever=] has a Bubble Gun.

* One PowerupLetdown in ''EarthwormJim'' is a gun that only "shoots" bubbles. Emphasis on the quotes, as the bubbles don't even go forward. Because the Genesis version didn't allow weapon switching, picking up the bubble gun in the final stage will completely screw you sideways.

Sometimes this trope will be [[Subversion Bubble Subverted]].

*** It also features a series of water-elemental gun chips that use bubbles ((Bubbler, BubCross, etc) which despite their frothy appearance are no less effective than their more conventional counterparts.

* In ''{{Pokemon}}'', the weakest [[color:blue:Water]]-type attack is Bubble, [[DepartmentOfRedundancyDerpartment which is really quite weak]]. However, the later attack [=BubbleBeam=] is actually quite powerful.

** On the other hand, bubbles shot from these fellows (and ''especially'' their [[MetalSlime Amazee]] cousins) are quite painful in the ''PaperMario'' series.

* In ''{{Pokemon}}'', the weakest water-type attack is Bubble, which is really quite weak. However, the later attack Bubblebeam is actually quite powerful.

* The ''UnrealTournament'' mod Unreal4Ever has a Bubble Gun.

* This is one of the reasons why ''[[SpyroTheDragon Spyro: Enter The Dragonfly]]'' was [[Horrible/VideoGames so badly received]]. The main goal of the game is to catch dragonflies with bubble breath. Awkward, short-ranged bubble breath. And you know what else? The dragonflies are running away from you!

** ''7'' features the Danger Wrap, an attack that encases enemies in bubbles that have bombs in them, which then explode, damaging the victim.

* In ''KingdomHeartsBirthBySleep, Aqua's starting Shotlock, Bubble Blaster, is her only [[MakingASplash water based attack]].

* Donald Duck in ''Quackshot'' uses a revolver that [[AbnormalAmmo fires plungers, popcorn or bubblegum ammunition]]. The latter, when fired, results in a slow-moving projectile that oscillates when in flight. Marginally useful since it can travel through walls, and in the case of the Transylvania level, delete false bricks that the bubbles pass through. Also, it may be the game's first lethal weapon, capable of taking out bad guys instead of merely incapacitating them.

** ''BobAndGeorge'' hypothesizes that the Bubble Lead actually does its damage [[EpilepticTrees because it induces lead poisoning]].

** ''MegaMan 7'' features the Danger Wrap, an attack that encases enemies in bubbles that have bombs in them, which then explode, damaging the victim.