History Main / SweepingLaserExplosion

** ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'': One of the FinalBoss' attacks is a laser beam that sweeps across the arena. The beam itself is harmless, but produces a chain of damaging explosions about half a second after it vanishes.

* During Sieg's battle against Karna in ''LightNovel/FateApocrypha'', Karna creates huge walls of fire after firing his [[EyeBeam Brahmastra]] across the ground, even setting one off with a flash from his eye.

** One of [[LightNovel/FateApocrypha Karna's]] Active Skills has him use [[EyeBeam Brahmastra]] to create a wall of explosions by firing a laser at the ground in front of him.

** The Demon from Below [[spoiler:after transforming into Demon Prince]] can fire a beam of fire which leaves small explosions in its wake. It and the Demon of Pain also have a variant of the trope where they breathe a trail of poisonous mist which then explode into a trail of toxic clouds.

* In ''Anime/BleachHellVerse'', Ichigo Hollowfies at [[spoiler:Kokuto's betrayal]] and starts spamming Ceros. One of them tracks across the horizon, causing a chain of colossal explosions that billow up through the CirclesOfHell and [[spoiler:blast a huge hole in Hell's gate]].

** The BonusBoss [[DraconicAbomination Darkeater Midir]] has an attack where it sweeps a white laser across the battlefield, followed by a series of explosions along the laser's path. It's a nasty surprise for players who got used to simply dodging through attacks.

** Balore in ''[[VideoGame/CastlevaniaChroniclesOfSorrow Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow]]'' can fire an EyeBeam that is followed up with a trail of fire.

* ''In [[UsefulNotes/RPGMaker RPG Maker 3]]'', the stock "Laser" and "Demon (Laser)" attack effects have a small blue laser connect the caster and the ground under the opponent, which shortly bursts into flame. If the attack is set to [[HerdHittingAttack affect all opponents]], it sweeps across the enemy's side of the battlefield, and the resulting flame becomes a wall of fire.

* In ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy 3'', ''4'', and ''5'', the BossInMookClothing Cosmic Monolith fires a laser that slices the ground, doing minor damage to the party and lowering their accuracy... which causes a HUGE explosion that deals extreme dark elemental damage to the entire field. This is a case of ThatOneAttack and FeedItWithFire, as not only do you risk a TotalPartyKill if you don't have Magic Defense buffed or Dark-Resistant gear on, but also the Monolith healing from the attack.

* ''Manga/StrikeWitches'': If Neuroi's lasers cut through something, they only explode after few seconds as oppose to blowing up instantly if directly hit with a laser blast. There are also few cases such as in the beginning of ''The Movie'' and later on in the Movie when [[spoiler:a Neuroi almost kills Yoshika]] where just grazing the ground will set off an explosion.

A variant of DelayedExplosion which is mostly seen in Japanese media. Instead of directly aiming at a target, someone uses their WaveMotionGun or similar laser-firing weapon to sweep across the ground. Once the laser has stopped firing, the resulting area will either explode or burst into flame, either simultaneously or in a chain explosion following the path. If something specific is hit with it, expect it to blow up only after the laser has stopped firing. The laser itself can appear ineffective until it has stopped firing.

* In [[VideoGame/TouhouHisoutensokuChoudokyuuGinyoruNoNazoOOe Touhou 12.3: Hisoutensoku]], Utsuho Reiuji's Skill Card, "Ground Melt", allows her to fire a harmless laser on the ground, which then creates a series of dome-shaped explosions along its path.

A variant of DelayedExplosion which is mostly seen in Japanese media. Instead of directly aiming at a target, someone uses their WaveMotionGun or similar laser-firing weapon to sweep across the ground. Once the laser has stopped firing, the resulting area will either explode or burst into flame, either simultaneously or in a chain explosion following the path. If something specific is hit with it, expect it to blow up only after the laser has stopped firing. The laser itself can appear ineffective on doing anything until it has stopped firing.

A variant of DelayedExplosion which is mostly seen in Japanese media. Instead of directly aiming at a target, someone uses their WaveMotionGun or similar laser-firing weapon to sweep across the ground. Once the laser has stopped firing, the resulting area will either explode or burst into flame, either simultaneously or in a chain explosion following the path. If something specific is hit with it, expect it to only blow up only after the laser has stopped firing. The laser itself can appear ineffective on doing anything until it has stopped firing.

** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Ray Bomb attack, used by [[SpiderTank X-ATM092]] and a possible [[PowerCopying Blue Magic]] attack that Quistis can learn, involves blasting the group under the target(s) with a laser, causing it to explode beneath them a few seconds later. Omega Weapon's Megido Flame has it firing multiple lasers across the ground, causing the ground to erupt after it is done doing it.

* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'': The "Laser Ray" [[PlayingWithFire Pyrokinesis skill]] deals fire damage in a long line and leaves lingering [[DangerousTerrain clouds of fire]] behind, which can [[StandardStatusEffect/{{Burn}} ignite]] creatures who enter it.

* ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'': One of the FinalBoss' attacks is a laser beam that sweeps across the arena. The beam itself is harmless, but produces a chain of damaging explosions about half a second after it vanishes.

* One of Tor's attacks in ''VideoGame/{{Iji}}'' has him jump into the background so he can sweep the entire arena with a laser that causes an upward blast

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* ''Anime/CastleInTheSky'': Laputian robots can shoot a laser that causes surfaces to erupt in explosions shortly upon contact. Studio Ghibli's previous film, ''Manga/NausicaaOfTheValleyOfTheWind'', also features these kinds of lasers courtesy of the Giant Warriors, seen near the end as a FantasticNuke when one fires at a stampede of enraged Ohmu.

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* ''Film/UltraGalaxyLegendGaidenUltramanZeroVsDarklopsZero'': Darklops Zero's destruction of the Salome Aliens' robot-creating facility is depicted in this manner, where a single laser fired from Darklops Zero's eye cause a chain of explosions behind everywhere it passes until the entire facility is reduced to ruins.

* In ''[[Literature/TheIcewindDaleTrilogy The Crystal Shard]]'', Akar Kessell gives a demonstration of his power by sweeping a ray of Crenshinibon's energy through one of the towns. The description of both the direct devastation and resulting fires is thorough enough.

* ''VideoGame/FateExtellaLink''

* Across the ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' franchise, this is Alexander's most recurring forms of attack. ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'' has one of the more elaborate ones where it fires off multiple lasers to draw a magic circle on the ground which then explodes, while [[spoiler:''VideoGame/FinalFantasyType0'' has one of most devastating ones where he finishes off the Militesi forces with a fiery explosion.]]
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVIII'': The Ray Bomb attack, used by [[SpiderTank X-ATM092]] and a possible [[PowerCopying Blue Magic]] attack that Quistis can learn, involves blasting the group under the target(s) with a laser, causing it to explode beneath them a few seconds later. Omega Weapon's Megido Flame has it firing multiple lasers across the ground, causing the ground to erupt after it is done doing it.
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'': Valefor's [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3yndN0Bq7o Energy Ray Overdrive]] fires a laser on the ground, leaving a trail that then explodes a second later. Penance has a move called Obliteration has it firing multiple lasers at once, leading to multiple explosions to happen after that.

* ''VideoGame/{{Persona 5}}'': The Inferno spell animation involves summoning a laser to sweep the ground to create a wall of fire.

* ''[[VideoGame/SonicRushSeries Sonic Rush]]'': One of the FinalBoss' attacks is a laser beam that sweeps across the arena. The beam itself is harmless, but produces a chain of damaging explosions about half a second after it vanishes.

* ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfHeroesTrailsOfColdSteel'': Millium's Riot Cannon Craft skill is a small laser fired from Airgetlam that zips across the field before creating blue explosions across the trail. Altina's Brionac Craft skill is similar, but coloured red.
* ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''- In the Khadgar Harbingers animated short, when granted a vision of what he could do with the power of the Guardian, Khadgar raises his staff into the air and it projects a seemingly harmless laser that sweeps across the army of demons arrayed before him. Shortly after the laser dissipates, a trail of massive explosions clear the path traced by the laser.

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* ''''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII: The "Laser Ray" [[PlayingWithFire Pyrokinesis skill]] deals fire damage in a long line and leaves lingering [[DangerousTerrain clouds of fire]] behind, which can [[StandardStatusEffect/{{Burn}} ignite]] creatures who enter it.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'''s Subspace Emissary campaign, the Subspace Gunship fires a giant laser beam from it's [[WaveMotionGun main cannon]] that hits a spot of ocean near the horizon, twinkles for a second or two, and then rips open a massive hole into subspace.