History Main / SuperBreath

** [[BadassGrandpa Ichiryuu]] can also do this, which he did to deflect Toriko's [[BeamSpam Flying Forks]].

** SelfDemonstrating/{{Bizarro}} and Bizarrogirl, on the other hand, as imperfect reverse-clones of both Kryptonian cousins, have "flame breath" that heats air. It's Bizarro's Vision-based attack power that lets him freeze anything.

** In ''[[ComicBook/{{Supergirl2005 Supergirl Vol 5]]'' #34, Kara fights a flame-spewing griffon. When it belches out flames on her, Kara retaliates with her freezing breath.

** Grinpatch can literally [[BreathWeapon use his breath as a weapon]], using a giant straw to shoot bullets or missiles of air with his lung capacity.

** Franchise/{{Superman}} can create hurricane force winds by blowing, and also chill his breath to freeze a target. He can also breathe in large amounts of air to dispel clouds of gas by exhaling it.
*** Superman has not only super breath in the usual sense, but also the ability to survive indefinitely underwater or in space.

** Bizarro, on the other hand, as a imperfect reverse-clone of Superman, has "flame breath" that heats air. It's his Vision-based attack power that lets him freeze anything.

* Naturally this apply to all the Kryptonian in the Dc universe.

* Franchise/{{Superman}}:
** Superman has not only super breath in the usual sense, but also the ability to survive indefinitely underwater or in space, and exhale blasts of ultra-cold air.
** In ''Comicbook/KryptonNoMore'', Superman blasts Protector with a blow of super-heated air when they fight in the Fortress.
** In ''Comicbook/WarWorld'' Superman deflects a cluster of Kryptonite-tipped missiles with a tight-focus blast of his hurricane breath.
* Comicbook/{{Supergirl}}:
** Linda Danvers/Kara Zor-El -the titular heroine- has super breath: she can blow gale-force hurricane winds out of her mouth. Often she combines this with freezing breath. In the Silver Age her control was so precise that it was practically a form of telekinesis.
** In ''Comicbook/TheSupergirlFromKrypton'', Linda blows the dust off her bedroom... literally.
--->'''Linda:''' Super-Breath is handy, too, to dust out my room in one big blow!
** In ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1972}} Supergirl Vol 1]]'' #4 Kara uses her freezing breath to put out a burning meteorite; and in the seventh issue, Linda soaks two super-strong cavemen and then petrifies them in ice with a blast of super-cold breath.
** In ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 1982}} Supergirl Vol 2]]'' #23, Linda uses her hurricane breath to push bystanders away the battlefield.
** In ''[[Comicbook/{{Supergirl 2005}} Supergirl Vol 5]]'' #34, Kara fights a flame-spewing griffon. When it belches out flames on her, Kara retaliates with her freezing breath.
** In ''Comicbook/SupergirlRebirth'', Kara uses her super-icy breath to freeze the fist of a train hijacker.

** Linda Danvers/Kara Zor-El -the titular heroine has super breath: she can blow gale-force hurricane winds out of her mouth. Often she combines this with freezing breath. In the Silver Age Her control was so precise that it was practically a form of telekinesis.

* ComicBook/{{Superman}} has not only super breath in the usual sense, but also the ability to survive indefinitely underwater or in space, and exhale blasts of ultra-cold air.

** Heracles, one of [[spoiler: the Eight Kings uses this in both directions: he inhales once a year to take in as much air as there is water in the Atlantic Ocean, and a single exhalation was powerful enough to CurbStompBattle Toriko.]]

Theoretically, this would come hand in hand with SuperStrength, since the strength of your breath relates to the strength of your diaphragm, which is a muscle.

* Raseem in Creator/HannaBarbera's ''WesternAnimation/Arabian Knights'' has this as well as SuperStrength.

* Raseem in Creator/HannaBarbera's ''Arabian Knights'' has this as well as SuperStrength.

* In ''The Adventures of Baron Munchhausen'', the Baron's companion, Gustavus, has this ability in addition to super hearing.

It often overlaps with MakeMeWannaShout. See also BlowYouAway and BreathWeapon.

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* Majin Buu from ''Manga/DragonBall'' used his breath to destroy a city.

* Grinpatch from ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'' can literally [[BreathWeapon use his breath as a weapon]], using a giant straw to shoot bullets or missiles of air with his lung capacity.

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* In the ''Literature/WhateleyUniverse'', the supervillain Lycanthros pulls this one out when he's losing a battle. Lycanthros is a werewolf-type villain, but his boss, The Necromancer, may have whipped this little gem up for him.

* Aang in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''; a natural offshoot of his airbender powers. He'll use it mostly if his hands aren't free.
** In fact, in the second episode he takes out a pair of guards escorting him - [[WithMyHandsTied with both hands tied behind his back]]. ''After'' telling them that he could do exactly that.

* The Demon of Wind in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures''.
** And the mythological frog creature on whom he was based.

* Hurricane Harry from ''WesternAnimation/{{Cool McCool}}''.

* Aang in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender''; a natural offshot of his airbender powers. He'll use it mostly if his hands aren't free.

Theoretically, this would come hand-in-hand with SuperStrength, since the strength of your breath relates to the strength of your diaphragm, which is a muscle.

* Bigby Wolf from ''{{Fables}}'', who is an updated version of the Big Bad Wolf. His super-breath probably originates from him being [[spoiler:the son of the North Wind]].

* OlderThanRadio: The Big Bad Wolf in the fairy tale ''The Three Little Pigs'', and most retellings.

* In ''Series/{{Smallville}}'', [[{{Superman}} Clark]], naturally. He also discovers this from sneezing.
* As an homage to Superman, Thermoman from ''MyHero'' has "Thermo-breath", which can add or remove heat with his breath, as well as simply exhaling powerful gusts.
* Auric The Conqueror from Series/PowerRangersZeo and Kapri from ''Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm'' both have this power, though both have only used it once (Auric against Prince Sprocket and Kapri against Tori).

* {{Kirby}} has various breath powers, the most used being a puff of air the size of his body. He also has super-inhaling powers.
* [[Franchise/AceAttorney Phoenix Wright]] from the Marvel vs. Capcom series has a sneeze for his a attack, the attack that's used to send enemies into the air.

* In the ''WhateleyUniverse'', the supervillain Lycanthros pulls this one out when he's losing a battle. Lycanthros is a werewolf-type villain, but his boss, The Necromancer, may have whipped this little gem up for him.

* Raseem in {{Hanna-Barbera}}'s ''Arabian Knights'' has this as well as SuperStrength.
* Aang in ''[[WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar: The Last Airbender]]''; a natural offshot of his airbender powers. He'll use it mostly if his hands aren't free.

* Hurricane Harry from ''{{Cool McCool}}''.

* Howler in Hanna-Barbera's ''Drak Pack''. The cartoon's premise is a pack of descendants of traditional movie monsters Fight Evil to make up for said ancestors' crimes. He's a descendant of the Wolfman, so presumably he has super breath by association with "the Big Bad Wolf".

* [[Franchise/AceAttorney PhoenixWright]] from the Marvel vs. Capcom series has a sneeze for his a attack, the attack that's used to send enemies into the air.

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-> "I'll just put out this fire with my [[TropeNamer Super-Breath]]... [[LampshadeHanging I've got to think of a less embarrassing name for that..."]]
-->--''{{Superman}}''

* Comicbook/{{Superman}} has not only super breath in the usual sense, but also the ability to survive indefinitely underwater or in space, and exhale blasts of ultra-cold air.

* Majin Buu from ''DragonBallZ'' used his breath to destroy a city.

* Grinpatch from ''{{Toriko}}'' can literally [[BreathWeapon use his breath as a weapon]], using a giant straw to shoot bullets or missiles of air with his lung capacity.

* Auric The Conqueror from Series/PowerRangersZeo and Kapri from Series/PowerRangersNinjaStorm both have this power, though both have only used it once (Auric against Prince Sprocket and Kapri against Tori).

* {{Phoenix Wright}} from the Marvel vs. Capcom series has a sneeze for his a attack, the attack that's used to send enemies into the air.

* In ''{{Kevin and Kell}}'', Kell's family is descended from The Big Bad Wolf, and also can huff and puff with the best of them.

* ''{{Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law}}'': Peter Potamus, with his Hippo Hurricane Holler.

* ''TotallySpies'': The episode "Mime World" had EnemyMime villain Jazz Hands transform himself into a giant. He then blew wind at the titular spies, forcing them to act out the "walking against the wind" routine.