History Main / HandBlast

** As Harpy, ComicBook/BettyRoss could fire powerful concussion blasts from her hands; which were so powerful that she hurt and knocked-out the Hulk when they fought.

** On the evil side in the MarvelUniverse, Doctor Doom.

* As mentioned iin the Mazinger Z example above, Anime/{{Gunbuster}} also shoots missiles from its fingertips... '''''NUCLEAR ONES'''''!

* One of [[Film/CaptainMarvel2019 Carol Danvers's]] abilities is to shoot photon blasts from her arms.

* As mentioned iin the Mazinger Z example above, Anime/{{Gunbuster}} also shoots missiles from its fingertips... '''''[[UpToEleven NUCLEAR ONES]]'''''!

*** His nemesis Drax had the same ability for years, but lost it when he was resurrected as a KnifeNut.

* ''Webcomic/{{XRS}}'' The suit allows the wearer to fire extremely destructive energy beams of pure radiation from his palms. These beams can vary in intensity and size.It can also do a similar attack with bolts of electricity which have a bit less damaging effect.

* Ben from ''Webcomic/BreakpointCity'' can shoot blasts of [[ShockAndAwe electricity]] [[http://www.breakpointcity.com/archives/2000/09/29/zapped/ from his hands]].

* ''Webcomic/GrrlPower'' offers Maxima, who can do this. Sydney’s “pew pew orb” sort-of qualifies, it is a hand-held weapon apparently guided by her mind, although Sydney’s control over any of her orbs seems erratic at best

** Sunspot, a villain whom Franchise/GreenLantern Guy Gardner deals with in ''ComicBook/{{Legends|DC}}'', fires energy blasts from his right hand.

* ''Manga/InazumaEleven 2'' has the Ganymede Proton hissatsu technique which uses a Hand Blast for ''soccer'' of all things; the user stands behind the ball, facing the opposing team's goal, and directs the beam at the ball to send it flying at the goal. Apparently it's technically not a handball if you don't directly touch the ball with either hand, or maybe RuleOfCool just takes precedence over the other rules.

* In ''VideoGame/GodHand'', Gene's sole 3-stock Roulette attack is the Shaolin Blast, where he blasts a hand-shaped projectile forward out of his God Hand. [[spoiler:It turns into Double Shaolin in the final boss fight when he gets both God Hands]].

* In ''VideoGame/DoomEternal'', [[spoiler:the [[FinalBoss Icon of Sin]] fires streams of flame from its hands, forcing you to take cover until it stops.]]

* The protagonist in ''Film/{{Pandorum}}'' puts on a wrist-mounted concussion gun designed to [[StunGun stun people]]. However, he's warned from the get-go that it's deadly at close range, which he demonstrates later by liquefying some [[spoiler:mutant]]'s head. The use of the weapon aboard a spaceship is justified, since bullets can either pierce the hull or ricochet.

* Like her comic counterpart, Starfire of ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' is able to do this by feeling "righteous fury", and her sister Blackfire is able to do this in a similar fashion. Raven and Jinx can do this as well, but through magic rather than emotions.

* The titular character in ''WesternAnimation/{{Birdman}}'' is a WingedHumanoid superhero who shoots power blasts from his hands. They were solar-powered, so savvy villains often tried to trap him in dark places.

* In ''Fanfic/WithStringsAttached'', while [[SuperStrength super-strong]], ActualPacifist Paul is freaking out and struggling not to go berserk on the Hunter's ass for slaughtering a bunch of wolves, his fingernails begin to glow as he clenches his fists, growing brighter and brighter. Eventually he has to swing around and let all that energy loose into the swamp to avoid cooking the Hunter. He had no idea he could do that; nor does he want to, and he has a HeroicBSOD over nearly killing the Hunter. Later, when they're fighting wraiths and it turns out they're transparent to physical attacks, the Hunter apologizes for not warning Paul in advance and assuming he would use his energy beams to attack them. Paul responds by looking at his fingernails and admitting he'd forgotten he could do that.

* Comicbook/{{Empowered}} can do this, when her suit works -- which is never guaranteed.

'''Carol Danvers:''' ''[destroy jukebox using her energy blast]''\\

Hand Blasts are a StockSuperpower where the character shoots blasts of energy as a projectile out of their hands, [[PowerPalms palms]], wrists, fingertips or fists. "Energy" "Projectile" in this case is a broad term, and can encompass nearly anything: a heat ray, laser bolts, concussive force, whatever. The subject simply points his hand (or finger) at a target, and a Bright Ray O' Doom shines forth. Sometimes it requires activating with the other hand.

* Shego's "plasma" blasts from ''WesternAnimation/KimPossible'' (the original concept was that the blasts were from devices in her gloves; it was [[RetCon later established]] as an inherent superpower).

Subtrope of EnergyWeapon. See also BreathWeapon, EyeBeams, FullContactMagic and PsiBlast.

** ComicBook/{{Jubilee}} can shoot pyrotechnic energy plasmoids, or "fireworks" as she calls them, from her hands.

* ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPandaThePawsOfDestiny:'' The power of the Blue Dragon qi, which is bestowed upon the impulsive Nu Hai.