History Main / ChestBlaster

One of the great signature SuperRobot weapons, after the RocketPunch. The Chest Blaster is a heavy weapon, ranging from {{BFG}} to WaveMotionGun in power, built into the chest (sometimes abdomen) of a HumongousMecha. Usually requiring little more than an AssKickingPose and a [[CallingYourAttacks vocal command]] to activate.

{{Real Robot}}s occasionally have torso-mounted weapons, but these are usually lighter, secondary guns, although some do have racks of missiles mounted in the chest or shoulder. If the Robot is made to look female, well, you know exactly where the missile launchers are.

** ''Anime/{{Daimos}}'' has the Double Blizzard, an attack that comes from a pair of fans attached to the SuperRobot's chest which Kazuya uses to set his opponent up for his FinishingMove. This later gets upgraded to the Fire Blizzard, which, coupled with the Freeze Blaster, give the MonsterOfTheWeek the intense feeling of being microwaved.

* In ''Manga/SgtFrog'', one episode features a giant SuperRobot that looks almost exactly like [[TeamMom Aki]], which features two large missiles mounted in its chest cavity. Three guesses what they were intended to look like!

* Exaggerated by Jack Rakan in ''Manga/{{Negima}}'' when he develops the "Eternal Negi Fever" attack, which is a Whole Body Blaster.

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* In Creator/SternPinball's ''[[Pinball/IronManStern Iron Man]]'', the final indicator of armor technology is Iron Man's Arc Reactor, which lights up when the Mark VI Armor is reached. The lower playfield is drawn to resemble Iron Man's upper torso to further enforce the Chest Blaster effect.

* In ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureBattleTendency'', after Stroheim becomes a cyborg, he uses a machine gun mounted in his stomach. Which for some reason requires him to take an amazingly flamboyant pose when he fires it.

* ''ComicBook/IronMan'''s Uni-beam, a powerful but battery-intensive laser beam on his chest. Possibly the UrExample for this attack wielded by heroes.
** His enemy, the original Melter, had a chest-mounted microwave generator that allows him to shoot powerful beams.
%% * Metallix AKA Metal Sonic in ''ComicBook/SonicTheComic'' continuity.
* One-time ComicBook/MartianManhunter foe the Human Flame had a "crime suit" that shot fire and lightning out of little nubbins on the chest. Flaming shock-nipples of crime!!! He later had to downgrade to an older model that really did only shoot fire from the nipples, but was eventually able to ditch ''that'' for cybernetic enhancements that eliminate the need for a suit in the first place.
* ComicBook/{{Supergirl}}'s enemy Reactron's shoots Kryptonite-powered energy beams out of his chest.
* ComicBook/{{Superman}}:

* On that note, Big Atomic Lantern Boy of the ComicBook/SuperYoungTeam has a chest blaster ''and'' a mysterious connection to a coalition of cosmic lanterns... In any case, shooting rays from his chest is Big Atomic Lantern Boy's only power, but he can control the intensity and even the kind of radiation.
* Energizer from [[Franchise/MarvelUniverse Power Pack]] had this ability when she was only [[TykeBomb five years old]]. One wonders if the power wasn't transferred to her brother when the authors realized what it would look like when she grew up.
* The Face, who briefly contended for a shot at being a Teen Titan, has an odd variation on this; his powers are EyeBeams and a BreathWeapon, but since his face is ''also'' his chest, it has the same effect as a more normal version of this trope.
* ComicBook/{{Darkhawk}}'s amulet embedded in his chest fires forcefields.
* Thunder, one of the ComicBook/{{New 52}}'s Ravagers, fires sonic force beams from the huge node in his chest. Unfortunately, he also seems to have fairly limited control over his powers.
* One of the big-league heroes in ''ComicBook/{{Wildguard}}'' is Blast Sternum, who can fire powerful beams from a plate in his chest.
* ComicBook/SpiderMan'': ComicBook/{{Mysterio}} and ComicBook/KravenTheHunter both have eye designs on their costumes that fire chemical smoke, tranquilizers, or energy blasts.
* ComicBook/XMen'':

* Sigel, the "greeter" robot [[Manga/AhMyGoddess Skuld]] rebuilt into an AI, '''thought''' she had missile launchers built into her chest. She was very embarrassed, after pulling open her blouse to "fire," to learn she'd bared her (not anatomically correct) bosom for nothing. Well, the sight '''did''' paralyze poor [[StalkerWithACrush Banpei]]....

* ''Anime/MiraiRoboDaltanious'': Daltanias's Sigma Beam and Chodenji Eraser.

* While most {{Franchise/DragonBall}} fighters are not robotic or cybernetic, the nature of [[KiManipulation ki powers]] allows them to do this anyway, although it's employed less often than blasts from the hands or eyes. Garlic Jr. once used such an attack that the dub referred to as a [[{{Pun}} "Belly Plant"]].

** One-time Superman's rogue Protector -who appeared in the ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore'' storyline- shoots energy blasts from his belt.

* Film/{{Gamera}}, FriendToAllChildren and [[DestructiveSaviour a long-time benefactor to the construction industry]], gains the ability to shoot an incredibly powerful beam of Mana from his chest in ''Gamera2AdventOfLegion'', appropriately named the Mana Blast. After Mother Legion's Red Rod technique has him in a bind, repeatedly lashing his skin with crimson tendrils that sear his flesh, Gamera's plastrons open up, and energy erupts from his body as a LastDitchMove. This burst of energy is enough to overcome Mother Legion's armoured shell and finally kill her.

* ''Videogame/SuperGodzilla'': Godzilla fires a blue beam of energy with his head on it from his stomach. This weapon can only be used during the final battle against the BigBad, Bagan

* In the ''WesternAnimation/{{Sealab 2021}}'' episode "I, Robot, Really", when Capt. Murphy (with Sparks' personality grafted into a cybernetic appendage) is converted into Barbeaubot/Sparkamus Prime, he has two large rockets sticking out of his chest. He calls them "D-cups...full of justice!"

* The Afro Droid in ''Anime/AfroSamurai'' had a rather, uh... ''[[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything suggestively]]''-shaped energy cannon in its chest. When he fires it, Ninja Ninja replies with "I think he blew his load"

* The WesternAnimation/SuperRobotMonkeyTeamHyperforceGo Super Robot has this one. It's often a last resort weapon because it drains most of the Super Robot's power supply to activate it, rendering it frequently counter-productive in attrition battles.\\

* ''TabletopGame/{{Eberron}}'': With a lenient DM, a warforged artificer could probably make something like this for themselves by installing a BagOfHolding into their chest and putting a balista (firing explosive bolts) in there with a small construct instructed to fire the moment the 'bag' is opened. Alternatively, a warforged spellcaster could (as it has no effect on gameplay) say that any spells they cast fire from their chest as long as they fulfill all the normal requirements.

* Franchise/{{Superman}}:

* [[Franchise/SpiderMan Mysterio and Kraven the Hunter]] both have eye designs on their costumes that fire chemical smoke, tranquilizers or energy blasts.
* ComicBook/XMen villain Nimrod, is a future Sentinel that has a energy weapon in his chest. He used it to kill a future version of Kitty Pryde.
** Havok (Alex Summers) of the X-Men has the mutant ability to fire blast of concussive force mainly from but not always his chest. His costume even includes a focusing dish so he can aim the blast, as well as channeling it along his arms for more precise direction. But he quite often releases huge omnidirectional blasts during dire situations.

* The Sun God Ra from {{VideoGame/SMITE}} has the ability "Searing Pain", an extreme blast of heat that comes out of his chest that melts anything unfortunate enough to be in its path.
* Most core parts in the ''VideoGame/ArmoredCore'' series has these in the form of a gun barrel. [[spoiler:Though these only work as an anti-missile system.]]
* Mazinger/Mazinkaiser's {{Expy}} G. Kaiser in ''VideoGame/TechRomancer'' has the same, calling it the Heat Blazer.
* Grungust's Final Beam in the ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars'' series. See also the Type 0's Hyper Blaster, the Type 2's Maxi Blaster and the Type 3's Omega Blaster. There's also Giganscudo's Giga Blaster.
** See also the Dygenguard's General Blaster (more properly a ShoulderCannon), Granteed's Orgone Slave, and Combatible Kaiser's Kaiser Burst. And we can't forget the Infinity Cylinder of the Astranagant or Dis Astranagant's Ain Soph Aur. And there's the newcomer Solvlius Rex's Regret Buster.
* The mutants in ''VideoGame/Wolfenstein3D'' have something like a pistol lodged in their torso; the "boss" version Ubermutant from ''Spear Of Destiny'' instead has a [[GatlingGood gatling gun]]. [[DualWielding And a knife in each of its four hands.]]
** In the case of the regular mutants, it's not mounted to their chests but ''gripped in hands attached to arms protruding from their chests''.
* The only armament of the [=S'pht=] compilers in ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' is a large energy weapon in their floating body, concealed within their cloaks. The Pfhor Mystics in the {{game mod}} ''EVIL'' also have this.
* Demi and Wren in ''VideoGame/PhantasyStarIV'' can install chest-mounted weapons, one of which is capable of nuking a space station in seconds. Different than most of the examples in that the two androids in question are roughly man-sized.
* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' has, in the next-to-last battle against Lavos, the "Doors of Doom" attack.
* The [[OneWingedAngel final form]] of the final boss of ''VideoGame/{{Aquaria}}'' shoots a massive laser out of his chest cavity once you [[spoiler:pull his eye out.]] The capper is that the laser takes away a huge amount of health, but you pretty much ''have'' to get shot with it (unless you're really good at dodging) to hit the boss's weak point.

* Destroyman in ''VideoGame/NoMoreHeroes'' has ''nipple machine guns''. And a crotch laser.
* In ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', the weapon of Liberty Prime can be used by the player with the use of a cheat code. The weapon has no model, so it appears as if the character is holding an invisible rocket launcher. Guess where the beam comes from, though...

* In ''VideoGame/SupremeCommander'' the Cybran ACU can be upgraded with a Microwave Laser Generator, which possesses an insanely high DPS (4000 the highest in the game). Although the upgrade is installed into the right arm, the weapon itself fires from the ACU's chest.
* Although not a mecha/robot, Raven from ''VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia'' can use his [[spoiler: Blastia]] heart to turn the battlefield into a laser show. More typically to this trope, the gigantic stone robots powered by Blastia do it as well.
* ''VideoGame/MakaiKingdom'' has the Robosuit, a major ShoutOut to the Mazinger franchise and its kin. It has a huge V-shaped chest cannon as its most powerful attack.
* Roll's appearances in [[VideoGame/CapcomVs the Versus games]] are meant to make her play much like ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]''. Well, he enlarges into a ''Anime/MazingerZ'' {{expy}} and fires a gigantic ArmCannon for his Hyper Mega Man special. So naturally Roll becomes an Aphrodite A expy with Breast Missiles for her Hyper Roll.
* ''VideoGame/{{Xenosaga}}'''s T-ELOS and KOS-MOS literally burst out their cleavage to fire their most powerful attacks. Specially KOS-MOS, who has her cup size upped for the last leg of the final episode.
* As a ShoutOut to ''Xenosaga'', ''VideoGame/XenobladeChronicles1'' has [[spoiler:Fiora's]] Final Cross art, which is almost identical in appearance, and likewise performed by a [[spoiler:RobotGirl]]
* The extremely well-endowed Jennifer from ''VideoGame/Disgaea3AbsenceOfJustice'' (available as DLC) has a chest-blasting attack that lacks subtlety and is even slightly uncomfortable to watch.
* ''VideoGame/DustyRevenge'' has Tongara, a KillerGorilla boss with a chest-mounted WaveMotionGun. Stay low when he does a PrimalChestPound - that's the cue for Tongara to unleash a massive screen-covering energy blast from his chest.
* [[EvilChancellor RICHAAARD!!! Hawk]] gets one in ''VideoGame/MetalWolfChaos''.
* The FinalBoss of ''VideoGame/MischiefMakers'' (which is basically a Megazord) has a giant "V" shape on its chest that, of course, fires a giant energy beam for its ultimate attack.
* In ''VideoGame/RedneckRampage'', the alien vixens wear purple chrome bras with dual machineguns. Your skinny, male redneck character [[{{Squick}} can wear]] and use it.
* ''VideoGame/LeisureSuitLarry5PassionatePattiDoesALittleUndercoverWork'' has the Hooter Shooter bra cannon.
* In the ''Franchise/MortalKombat'' series, the cyborg characters Sektor and Cyrax can shoot missiles and bombs, respectively, from their chest. The cyborg version of Smoke had a spear that he shot from his chest, but this was removed in later installments.
** Also, [[TheScrappy Hsu Hao]] has an artificial heart that shoots lasers, which can [[HalfTheManHeUsedToBe knock someone's upper half off of their legs]]. Jax rips it out for what he's done in his ending in ''VideoGame/MortalKombatDeadlyAlliance''.
* Dive Man's [[KillItWithWater Water Cutter]] is fired like this in ''VideoGame/Rockman4MinusInfinity''.
* Slightly subverted in ''Videogame/SuperGodzilla'', when the titular hero fires a blue beam of energy with his head on it, from his stomach. This weapon can only be used during the final battle against the BigBad: Bagan
* In ''Veigues: Tactical Gladiator'', Veigues' chest area is armed with two optical guns.
%% * In ''VideoGame/Sonic3AndKnuckles'', Dr. Eggman weaponizes the Master Emerald within his Death Egg Robot as a powerful Chest Blaster.
* in ''VideoGame/{{Battleborn}}'', the {{golem}}-like Guardians that inhabit the ancient Aztanti ruins are capable of firing blasts from their exposed chest area. It unfortunately is also their weakpoint.

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* The STRUQ Team in ''Literature/IlivaisX'', being a play on classic CombiningMecha anime, has this as unit R's attack when combined.

* Jenny in ''WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot'' had one built into her chest, [[DoAnythingRobot among other things]].
* Megas in ''WesternAnimation/MegasXLR'' has a number of these, including the original WaveMotionGun (complete with the prow of the ''[[Anime/UchuuSenkanYamato Yamato]]'').
* In the original ''WesternAnimation/TheTransformers'' cartoon, Autobot Warpath had the cannon of his [[TankGoodness tank vehicle mode]] protruding from the center of his chest. He used it as often as he could, typically while shouting "[[VerbalTic kablam!]]"

** One MonsterOfTheWeek robot in ''Series/TokusouSentaiDekaranger'' was female-looking and had ''boob missiles.'' Unsurprisingly, they weren't kept in ''Series/PowerRangersSPD.''

*** Metal Alice from ''Series/TensouSentaiGoseiger'' has them as her main weapon. We'll see what ''Series/PowerRangersMegaforce'' does with ''that.''

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' the alien-like Deoxys is said to shoot beams from his brain, which is a crystal in its chest.

* While most characters in the franchise are not robotic or cybernetic, the nature of [[KiManipulation ki powers]] in {{Franchise/DragonBall}} allows them to do this anyway, although it's employed less often than blasts from the hands or eyes. Garlic Jr. once used such an attack that the dub referred to as a [[{{Pun}} "Belly Plant"]].

* In {{Toys/Bionicle2015}}, Korgot, the Protector of Earth, has a weapon known as the "Rapid Shooter" built in to her chest. It leads to a bit of FridgeLogic when one considers that Korgot [[ViewerGenderConfusion is actually female]], especially considering that the [[AmbiguousRobots inhabitants of Okoto]] [[BizarreAlienReproduction give birth]] [[BizarreAlienBiology biologically]]. It is possible that Korgot is wearing some sort of armor with the Chest Blaster built in, providing an explanation for this.

* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' Deoxys is said to shoot beams from his brain. Which strangely is in its chest.

* In {{Bionicle 2015}}, the Protector of Earth - Korgot - has a weapon known as the "Rapid Shooter" built in to her chest. It leads to a bit of FridgeLogic when one considers that Korgot [[ViewerGenderConfusion is actually female]], especially considering that the [[AmbiguousRobots inhabitants of Okoto]] [[BizarreAlienReproduction give birth]] [[BizarreAlienBiology biologically]]. It is possible that Korgot is wearing some sort of armor with the Chest Blaster built in, providing an explanation for this.

* Some miscellaneous ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' examples are the [[Film/{{Transformers}} 2007 movie line's]] Wreckage, Generation 1's Fortress Maximus and all designs derived from him, and both the [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 original]] and ''WesternAnimation/TransformersAnimated'' versions of Warpath, who both have an entire tank turret for a torso. A more obscure but extremely literal example would be the little-known Action Master Treadshot...whose design was based on a transforming robot toy who had the barrel and cylinder of a revolver sticking out of his chest.

* In the live-Action 2007 ''Film/{{Transformers}}'' film, the largest transformer in the film, Blackout has one he attempts to use twice but never fires.

* Parodied in ''LightNovel/MagiciansAcademy'', where a giant robot version of [[BeastMan dog girl]] {{meido}} Eneus has two breast missiles that are also the cockpits for Miyabi and Synclavia. When the missiles fire, they go with them to their explosive end. Also parodied when Ataro attempts to fire the breast missiles again, only to find he already shot the only two he had.

* ''VideoGame/Squadron51'' has an alien mech as one of the bosses, shaped like a giant eagle with a chest blaster for firing a WaveMotionGun covering half the screen.