History Main / TrickBomb

** The Driller has a High-Explosive Grenade, a Neurotoxin Grenade that releases a cloud of flammable poison gas that the dwarves are thankfully immune to, and the Spring-Loaded Ripper, a self-prepared buzzsaw capable of crawling up cave walls and across ceilings, tearing through anything - ally or enemy - in its path.

** The Scout's Inhibitor-Field Generator creates a sphere of energy that drastically slows all enemies moving through it, his Cryo Grenade temporarily freezes anything in its burst radius (with fatal results for flying enemies), or he can toss a Pheromone Canister that causes enemy creatures in the splash zone to [[SetAMookToKillAMook go berserk and attack each other.]]

* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' has the pipe bomb, an explosive canister with a fire alarm attached to it that attracts Infected to it before exploding and killing them all. ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' adds the bile bomb, a canister filled with Boomer bile that can be tossed at specific Infected to get common ones to chase after and attack it.

** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', the grenades can be modded to be incendiary grenades, concussion grenades, chemical grenades, flashbangs, and radioactive grenades. In VideoGame/MassEffect2, grenades were a much smaller part of gameplay, only available as DLC powers in the form of flashbang grenades and incendiary grenades.
** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' adds more Trick Bomb varieties; in addition to standard frag grenades, there are inferno grenades, biotic lift grenades, cluster grenades and [[StickyBomb sticky grenades]]. Also, unlike the last game, the only grenade launcher in the game (the M-37 Falcon) is classified as an assault rifle rather than a heavy weapon. Meaning it can be armed with Incendiary Ammo, Warp Ammo, Disruptor Ammo, Cryo Ammo, and [[ArmorPiercingAttack Armor Piercing Ammo]]. So in addition to it being able to launch an infinite supply of incendiary grenades and biotic grenades due to using thermal clips, it can also launch grenades that electrocute people (disruptor) and grenades that snap-freeze targets (cryo).

* The ''Series/GetSmart'' movie ''[[TheNudifier The Nude Bomb]]'' involves a bomb that [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin dissolves people's clothing]].

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'': Coin, {{Caltrops}}, cherry, splinter, stink, smoke, and blood bombs.

* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'' has [[ItemCrafting craftable]] grenades to deliver all kinds of damage types and StatusEffects in an AreaOfEffect. They range from simple [[WaterGunsAndBalloons water balloons]] to [[CharmPerson Love]] and [[SupernaturalFearInducer Terror]] grenades, [[HealingShiv healing grenades]], [[HolyWater blessed ice]] grenades, ''earthquake'' grenades...
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' the grenades simply did area damage, but a spell called the Walking Bomb turns NPC's into potential explosives that can also infect others.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', the grenades can be modded to be incendiary grenades, concussion grenades, chemical grenades, flashbangs, and radioactive grenades. In VideoGame/MassEffect2, grenades were a much smaller part of gameplay, only available as DLC powers in the form of flashbang grenades and incendiary grenades.

* ''[[VideoGame/MegaManClassic Mega Man]]'' has copied such weapons before. These have included the Crash Bomber, Drill Bomb, Napalm Bomb, Ballade Cracker, Bubble Bomb, Danger Wrap, Flash Bomb, Remote Mine, Black Hole Bomb, Commando Bomb, and the Mine Sweeper. His little brother, ''VideoGame/MegaManX'', has likewise wielded trick bombs like the Magnet Mine, Parasitic Bomb, Bomb Bee, and the Squeeze Bomb.

* ''VideoGame/ResidentEvilOperationRaccoonCity'': Pheromone Bombs [[EncounterBait attract zombies and B.O.W.S.]] to it.

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'' has {{Sticky Bomb}}s, [[SmokeOut smoke bombs]], and "smart bombs" (bombs that inexplicably explode slowly).

** They also had the [[IncrediblyLamePun Smart Bombs]] that were meant to counteract the effects of Duh Stoopid Bomb.

* ''Manga/{{Btooom}}'': [=BIM=]s. Besides the garden variety [[StuffBlowingUp Cracker & Remote BIMs]], there are quite a variety of [[TrickBomb Trick Bombs]]:

** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' adds more TrickBomb varieties; in addition to standard frag grenades, there are inferno grenades, biotic lift grenades, cluster grenades and [[StickyBomb sticky grenades]]. Also, unlike the last game, the only grenade launcher in the game (the M-37 Falcon) is classified as an assault rifle rather than a heavy weapon. Meaning it can be armed with Incendiary Ammo, Warp Ammo, Disruptor Ammo, Cryo Ammo, and [[ArmorPiercingAttack Armor Piercing Ammo]]. So in addition to it being able to launch an infinite supply of incendiary grenades and biotic grenades due to using thermal clips, it can also launch grenades that electrocute people (disruptor) and grenades that snap-freeze targets (cryo).

* Franchise/{{Batman}} and Robin use these.

* Franchise/{{Lobo}} used a "guilt grenade" against ComicBook/TheMask since it was the only way for Lobo to defeat an otherwise "cartoon-invulnerable" opponent.

* Glitter bombs -- which, as the name implies, are packed full of sparkling glitter -- have been used to both protest anti-LGBTQIA+ individuals and as tools to escape from would-be rapists and sexual assaulters, who are further humiliated by having their attempted crime literally covering their body (as any art teacher will tell you, glitter gets ''everywhere'').

%% Image selected per Image Pickin' thread: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/posts.php?discussion=1626817603041062400
%% Please do not replace or remove without starting a new thread.

[[quoteright:265:[[WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/tb_ver.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:265:This bomb gives a shocking surprise!]]

* ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'': The Boogie Bomb causes those caught up in its blast radius to start dancing on the spot for five seconds, or until they take damage.
* ''VideoGame/CounterStrike: Global Offensive'' introduced Decoy Grenades, which imitate the sound of random gunfire in order to distract enemies. They even show up on their EnemyDetectingRadar.
* ''VideoGame/DivinityOriginalSinII'' has [[ItemCrafting craftable]] grenades to deliver all kinds of damage types and StatusEffects in an AreaOfEffect. They range from simple [[WaterGunsAndBalloons water balloons]] to [[CharmPerson Love]] and [[SupernaturalFearInducer Terror]] grenades, [[HealingShiv healing grenades]], [[HolyWater blessed ice]] grenades, ''earthquake'' grenades...
* In ''VideoGame/ThePersistence'', you can unlock and upgrade a variety of grenades that create weird sci-fi effects like a swarm of robots or a black hole.

* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' had smoke, slime, and stink bombs in addition to the usual exploding type. And some that explode ''and'' stink.
* ''WesternAnimation/FilmationsGhostbusters'' had "Zombie Bombs," which could turn people nearby into zombies when detonated. Scarechrome tried to use one against the Ghostbusters, but [[HoistByHisOwnPetard he caught his peg-leg in a small hole on the deck.]] Its only use was to set up Prime Evil's immortal line, "Did anyone ever tell you that you drive like a zombie?"

* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'': Lan Fan and Fuu use a variety of trick bombs, including flash and tear.

%%* ''Manga/{{Btooom}}''

* Franchise/{{Batman}} and Robin use these.
** Similarly, ComicBook/TheJoker occasionally uses bombs that harmlessly distribute scraps of paper with "BOOM!" written on them. They are externally indistinguishable from his bombs that actually kill people.
* Lobo used a "guilt grenade" against ComicBook/TheMask since it was the only way for Lobo to defeat an otherwise "cartoon-invulnerable" opponent.

[[folder:Films -- Animation]]

[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* One of the non-lethal weapons in ''Film/MysteryMen'' was a [[BlowYouAway tornado]] in a can.

* The hero of ''Hornet Flight'' gives the British the schematics of a new German radar system, allowing them to use trick chaff bombs to mess with the Germans, making them believe there is a tremendous wave of enemy airplanes coming to attack them.

* The Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse mentions grenades such as [=CryoBan=] ([[KillItWithIce freezes stuff]]), "goop" ([[StickySituation fast-setting glue, used to entangle rioters]]) Bothan stun spores (causes disorientation and nausea) and thermal detonators (create [[SphereOfDestruction Spheres Of Destruction]]).
* ''Literature/TheStainlessSteelRat'' loves nonlethal gas bombs, including blackout-gas ([[InterfaceScrew temporary blindness]]), [[InstantSedation knockout gas]], lachrymose and regurgitant (He once said of the latter "The [[IntimidatingRevenueService IIER]] had made me throw up often enough and I wanted to return the favor".)
* In ''[[Literature/MatadorSeries The Machiavelli Interface]]'', Emile Khadaji supplies a number of rebel groups with nonlethal weapons, including vomit- and diarrhea-inducing gas bombs.

* There was a Propaganda Bomb in an early episode of ''Series/{{MASH}}''. A friendly fire bomb landed at the unit, and didn't explode. Hawkeye and his friends tried [[BombDisposal to disarm it]] but that just set it off, which is when they discovered it was only leaflets. The propaganda read:
-->''Give yourselves up. You can't win.''\\
-- UsefulNotes/DouglasMacArthur.

* ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'' has a number of special grenade types available to different species. These run from relatively "normal" grenades such as smoke and stun grenades right the way up really exotic things such as Stasis Grenades (which stop time in a small area) and Warp Grenades (which tear a hole in the fabric of reality and suck anything nearby into [[HyperspaceIsAScaryPlace the Warp]]).

* ''TabletopGame/MageTheAwakening'': With {{Alchemy|IsMagic}}, a mage can create an explosive device that [[LimitedUseMagicalDevice discharges a spell]] instead of a blast. Any AreaOfEffect spell works, so there can be [[WindsOfDestinyChange bad-luck bombs]], {{Time|StandsStill}} bombs, anti-gravity grenades, or almost anything else.

* ''VideoGame/SCPSecretLaboratory'' has two throwable SCP objects which can be found in the facility:
** [[HyperDestructiveBouncingBall SCP-018]] is an anomalous toy rubber ball which bounces with 200% efficiency. Upon being thrown, it will bounce around the room, dealing damage on contact and eventually gaining enough velocity to break windows and even doors. 80 seconds after being thrown, 018 will exit the facility by exploding through a wall, injuring anyone nearby.
** [[{{EMP}} SCP-2176]] is a lightbulb which shatters when thrown (or 10 seconds after cracking from being dropped). Depending on circumstance, it will either blackout a room, turning off the lights and locking the doors shut, or it will prematurely end a blackout started by SCP-079, forcing the doors open. Any Tesla Gates in the room will also be temporarily disabled.
* ''VideoGame/MarioParty2'': The Bowser Bomb explodes... and turns the tiny Baby Bowser into a full-sized Bowser.
* ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'': Certain grenade mods qualify. They can range from the mundane (cluster bombs, mines, StickyBomb), to the weird (ones which fly into the air and blast massive amounts of a given element on anything below, teleporting grenades) to the completely insane (grenades which release particles which smash into enemies then return to you to [[HealingShiv restore health]]).
* ''VideoGame/TransformersWarForCybertron'' has [[HealingShiv grenades that heal]].

* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'' has {{Sticky Bomb}}s, [[SmokeOut smoke bombs]], and "smart bombs" (bombs that inexplicably explode slowly).

* ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' presents a wider variety, with bombs that slow, stun and damage, or even revive fallen party members. A few rogue-specific skills are named and defined as bombs, a few more a labeled with a bomb icon and exhibit the same grenade range and visual effects.

* ''VideoGame/TeamFortressClassic'' had several cool grenades, unique to the classes, as well as the standard frag grenades that almost every class got:
** Heavy and Demoman: MIRV grenades. After it explodes, doing the damage of a standard frag, it disperses ''smaller'' grenades that proceed to detonate themselves for massive damage. Probably the strongest grenade in the game.
** Soldier: Nail grenades. When thrown, it'll hover up and start shooting nails in all directions. Ideal for taking out sentries or holding a choke point.
** Pyro: Napalm grenades. Similar to the MIRV grenade in principle, but instead of doing direct explosive damage (which only the initial explosion does), it scatters several small napalm fragments that light people on fire for damage over time. Useful for area denial and, in FortressForever, stacking multiple flame weapons for extra damage.
** Medic: Concussion grenades. No damage, but they cause the enemy to be stunned for a few seconds and mess up their arm and [[InterfaceScrew interface]] for a few seconds more, but they're most useful for "conc-jumping", since they propel the user MASSIVE lengths (without bringing them so high that they get fall damage) when primed and held until detonation.
** Spy: Gas grenades. They do a tiny bit of damage, but more importantly they actual cause the target to hallucinate, seeing explosions, grenades, and enemies that aren't there. Quite amusing, actually.
** Scout: Caltrops. It doesn't explode, but when thrown it'll release a bunch of caltrops that slow down and damage whoever steps on them. Useful for stopping pursuers. He also has the distinction of not getting frag grenades; instead, he gets the same concussion grenades that the Medic does, mostly for conc-jumping.
** Engineer: EMP grenades. Can potentially have the highest damage of all grenades in the game; throwing one causes whoever is hit by it to have all their ammo detonated at once, including shotgun shells and rockets. Damage spends on class; if thrown at a Scout, who only carries a few shotgun shells, it'll do next to no damage. If thrown at a Soldier, who carries a bucket load of shotgun shells for his Super Shotgun and a bunch of rockets for his Rocket Launcher, it'll be a OneHitKill.
** The only one who don't get unique grenades is the Sniper, but like the other classes (except the Scout), he does get standard frag grenades.
* ''VideoGame/{{Bomberman}}'' in general came to love this trope as the series progressed. The original series had remote bombs that were detonated manually instead of on a fuse, rubber bombs that bounced around when kicked or thrown, and spiked "piercing bombs" that blew right through every block in their blast range. Later games added elemental wind, water, electric, ice, and light bombs, turning normal bombs into fire-elemental ones. Still other games have included bait bombs, pile bombs, barrier bombs, salt bombs (for killing slugs and nothing else), bombs which curved left, right, or towards enemies when thrown, poison bombs, radio-controlled bombs, speed bombs, power bombs, dangerous bombs (which act like small nukes), and many more.

* ''VideoGame/AssassinsCreedRevelations'': Coin, {{Caltrops}}, cherry, splinter, stink, smoke, and blood bombs.

* In ''VideoGame/MassEffect1'', the grenades can be modded to be incendiary grenades, concussion grenades, chemical grenades, flashbangs, and radioactive grenades. In VideoGame/MassEffect2, grenades were a much smaller part of gameplay, only available as DLC powers in the form of flashbang grenades and incendiary grenades.
** ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'' adds more TrickBomb varieties; in addition to standard frag grenades, there are inferno grenades, biotic lift grenades, cluster grenades and [[StickyBomb sticky grenades]]. Also, unlike the last game, the only grenade launcher in the game (the M-37 Falcon) is classified as an assault rifle rather than a heavy weapon. Meaning it can be armed with Incendiary Ammo, Warp Ammo, Disruptor Ammo, Cryo Ammo, and [[ArmorPiercingAttack Armor Piercing Ammo]]. So in addition to it being able to launch an infinite supply of incendiary grenades and biotic grenades due to using thermal clips, it can also launch grenades that electrocute people (disruptor) and grenades that snap-freeze targets (cryo).
* ''VideoGame/TheWitcher'' contains five different types of bombs, manufactured using alchemy just like potions and blade coatings. The only one that acts even remotely like a traditional explosive is Dragon's Dream (releases a cloud of flammable gas that Geralt can detonate with the Igni sign). The other four bombs produce poison, evoke fear, stun, and blind, respectively.
** ''VideoGame/TheWitcher2AssassinsOfKings'' adds a fragmentation bomb, an incendiary bomb, one that releases noxious gas, a light bomb (illuminates the area), and a psychoactive gas bomb.
* ''VideoGame/BinaryDomain'' features a number of different types of grenades apart from standard frags, including sticky and remote-detonated varieties. Of special note are the chaff grenades; rather than confusing radar, they confuse enemies (all of whom are robots) into attacking each other.
* ''VideoGame/{{Tribes}}: Ascend'' has unique explosives for all of its nine classes. Perhaps the most notable is the Brute's Fractal Grenade, which levitates in the air for a few seconds after it hits the ground, firing powerful lasers that ricochet off walls in every direction.
** Also of note is the Pathfinder's Impact Nitron grenade, which does some damage but is mostly used because it knocks enemies back and forces them to drop the flag if they're carrying it.
* ''VideoGame/DeepFear'' has this as one of the ways to restore the OxygenMeter: John Mayor can throw an "air grenade" in order to quickly fill the room with breathable oxygen without having to visit a SavePoint. One puzzle also requires Mayor to throw a "fire extinguisher capsule" in order to put out the flames blocking his progress.

* The ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' series has normal grenades used by space marines, while Covenant forces use sticky plasma grenades. Later games in the series include sticky shrapnel grenades, napalm grenades, grenades that project an aura that rapidly drains shields, and grenades that leave behind floating sparks that will explode if anyone walks into them.
* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' has the pipe bomb, an explosive canister with a fire alarm attached to it that attracts Infected to it before exploding and killing them all. ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' adds the bile bomb, a canister filled with Boomer bile that can be tossed at specific Infected to get common ones to chase after and attack it.
* ''VideoGame/SpiralKnights'' uses bombs as an entire class of weapon, giving us bombs that deploy a field of any of the StatusEffects in the game, "vortex" bombs that collapse into a miniature black hole before exploding, a bomb that pretty much acts as a deployment point for a ring of damaging orbs, and shard bombs that act like a cluster bomb.

* ''VideoGame/{{Destiny}}'' has a wide range of unlockable grenades for each class. These include grenades that chain electricity between enemies in their blast radius, energy balls that explode into vortexes that damage any enemies that get near and grenades with homing shrapnel.
* In ''VideoGame/KirbySqueakSquad'', after getting the Bomb Ability Scroll, the player can mix the Bomb Ability with Ice and Spark in the bubble inventory. These result in Ice Bomb, which freezes enemies, along with the Thunder Bomb, which explodes into sparks of electricity that move on the ground.
** ''VideoGame/KirbyStarAllies'' brings these back and adds a couple more: Bluster Bomb, which produces bombs that generate gusts of wind and can be used as makeshift balloons, and Splash Bomb, which produces bombs that explode into blobs of water. Marx's Jester Ball also functions like a bomb and can be augmented with elements, some of which will let him use [[ContinuityNod one of the moves he used in his original boss fight]].
* ''VideoGame/DungeonsOfDredmor'' has a number of bomb weapons accessed through the Alchemy and Tinkering skill paths. Alchemists get Mosolov Cocktails, poison gas flasks, acid flasks, and brimstone flasks. Tinkers mostly get normal black powder bombs and grenades but can also craft [[{{Knockback}} concussion bombs]] and thermite (which leaves a patch of burning ground).