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| 5 | [[caption-width-right:300:[[{{pun}} Holy Crap!]]]] |
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| 7 | ->''"And Saint Attila raised the Hand Grenade up on high, saying: O Lord, bless this Thy hand grenade, that with it Thou mayest blow Thine enemies to tiny bits, in Thy mercy."'' |
| 8 | -->-- '''[[HollywoodApocrypha The Book of Armaments]]''' on the [[TropeNamers Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch]], ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' |
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| 10 | Simply put, this is when the Power of Good, which is supposedly devoted to [[LightIsGood light]], [[PowerOfLove love]], peace, {{forgiveness}}, [[HealingHands health]], and happiness, is instead used to crush, maim, desiccate, disembowel, and destroy. |
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| 12 | This can easily come into play when GoodIsNotNice, or when one is nice but GoodIsNotSoft. |
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| 14 | Can often be directly in a cycle of ElementalRockPaperScissors, but can just as often be separate, used as a direct counter to dark magic. Weapons that are MadeOfGood (including {{Silver| Has Mystic Powers}}) are also this. Expect any ChurchMilitant to have tons and tons of such items. |
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| 16 | In general, GoodHurtsEvil, and "Light" or "Holy" magic tends to work most effectively on demons, undead, and other AlwaysChaoticEvil creatures. In {{RPG}}s, these tend to include most of the main enemies at the end of the game. In some games Holy is sometimes treated as the InfinityPlusOneElement, or a way to induce VillainousBSOD. |
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| 18 | Game designers may counterbalance this by giving the Light spells to the WhiteMagicianGirl or TheMedic, since they'll usually be occupied with healing duty and won't be able to go nova on the enemy as often as the [[SquishyWizard black magic wielder]]. |
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| 20 | A SubTrope of ElementalPowers and WhiteMagic. |
| 21 | |
| 22 | A SuperTrope to ReviveKillsZombie and TurnUndead. |
| 23 | |
| 24 | A SisterTrope to LightEmUp (and can overlap when LightIsGood), BoltOfDivineRetribution (for when {{God}} cuts out the middleman), HolyIsNotSafe (where holiness is inherently dangerous even when not weaponized), and PrayerOfMalice (when someone asks God to do the smiting Himself). It is often associated with WhiteIsPure. |
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| 26 | Compare ArtifactOfHope, HeartBeatDown (using love like this), FireIceLightning, DepletedPhlebotinumShells, WeakenedByTheLight. |
| 27 | |
| 28 | Contrast CareBearStare, {{Hellfire}}, UnholyNuke, ProtectiveCharm, CrossMeltingAura. |
| 29 | |
| 30 | ''[[TropeCo/HolyHandGrenade This item]] is available for sale in the TropeCo/TropeCo catalogue.'' |
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| 32 | !!Examples: |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 35 | |
| 36 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 37 | * Played with in ''Literature/{{Slayers}}'': Divine Magic draws its power from the gods of the Slayers universe (as opposed to Demonic Magic and lesser BlackMagic, which is powered by demons), but it was lost a thousand years ago and the few characters who use it (dragons and their associates, like Lina's sister, etc.) are generally not inclined to. Sample spells? Chaotic Disintegrate and Flame Breath. The lesser form, WhiteMagic, is supposed to be entirely made of healing, protection or at least exorcism spells, and dismissed outright as a possible weapon by more sane mages like Lina and Zelgadis, but cranky MartialPacifist characters still manage to use it against AlwaysChaoticEvil foes (GoodHurtsEvil) in what Zelgadis called "oxymoronic attacks": |
| 38 | -->''"[[CallingYourAttacks Pacifist Crush! Kindness to All Creatures Kick! Good Will Towards Men Smash!]]"'' |
| 39 | * Most of the weapons used by [[ChurchMilitant the Magdalene Order of Exorcists]] in ''Manga/ChronoCrusade'' are some form of Holy Hand grenades. There's holy ammunition in the form of Sacreds (regular bullets with holy oil inside to act as a small explosive) and the more powerful Gospels (bullets made with alchemical silver, inscribed with holy runes, and packed with holy oil), a sword in which the handle is a cross and the blade is made out of some sort of holy energy, etc. |
| 40 | * ''Anime/StarBlazers (Anime/SpaceBattleshipYamato)''? Trelaina: "Zordar... You have misused your power. I am here to return you to the cosmos." Ka-BOOOOM!!! |
| 41 | * In ''Literature/ACertainMagicalIndex'', all of God's Right Seat possess a power of some sort which relates to this trope: |
| 42 | ** [[BlowYouAway Vento of the Front]] has "God's Divine Punishment", which causes everyone who feels hostility towards her to suffocate. |
| 43 | ** [[DishingOutDirt Terra of the Left's]] "Execution of the Light", drawn from Jesus' execution on the cross, alters the hierarchy of objects around him and alters their vulnerability. |
| 44 | ** [[MakingASplash Acqua of the Back]] has "Divine Mother's Mercy". It erases the Original Sin and allows him to remove all his biological limiters, use magic (specifically water magic on a mass scale), and NoSell practically any attack thrown at him. |
| 45 | ** Topping all of the above, [[PlayingWithFire Fiamma of the Right]] possesses "[[GameBreaker The Holy Right]]". It's a "[[HeadsIWinTailsYouLose You Win]]" button. |
| 46 | ** It's eventually revealed that [[spoiler:Touma's Imagine Breaker is of divine origin and sealing something ludicrously powerful inside Touma]]. |
| 47 | * In ''Manga/DGrayMan'', Exorcists fight using weapons made of a substance called Innocence, which is said to be 'God's crystal'. |
| 48 | * ''Anime/SmilePrecure'' has the team's leader, Cure Happy. She wields the power of holy light and can unleash destruction levels akin to what's seen on ''Anime/DragonBallZ''. |
| 49 | * ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' had the Spirit Bomb, a CombinedEnergyAttack fueled by LifeEnergy and ClapYourHandsIfYouBelieve, that could be used by OnlyThePureOfHeart and was taught to Goku by the god King Kai. However, as a result it's ZigZagged by PureIsNotGood; [[UltimateLifeForm Perfect Cell]] claims to be able to use it through GeneticMemory (although he'd have no use for it since it only harms malicious people and could potentially harm him in the process), and the NonMaliciousMonster [[EldritchAbomination Kid Buu]] is briefly able to resist it before it incinerates him. |
| 50 | * While not specifically holy in nature, in ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' Mamoru's purification abilities are mostly used to turn Zonder cores back into the humans they were made from, as well as counter the mechanization process in general. In FINAL, however, Mamoru shows that they are potent enough to utterly ''vaporize'' his target if he dials the power up high enough. Earlier in the series, [[spoiler: Replica Mamoru]] also demonstrated considerable destructive power with his own abilities, though his powers stem from a different source and may not count. |
| 51 | * In ''Manga/FairyTail'', we have one of the Three Great Fairy Magics, Fairy Law, a blast of pure light that annihilates those who are considered "foes" by the casters' heart. [[spoiler:''Fairy Tail Zero'' reveals that the original version, "Law", ran on BlueAndOrangeMorality and led to Mavis being cursed with CompleteImmortality as a result. As a workaround, Fairy Law was designed to be CastFromLifespan.]] |
| 52 | ** Sting's White Dragon Slayer Magic uses the holy element, rather than [[LightEmUp light]] as many who've witnessed it would assume. |
| 53 | * In ''Manga/FinalFantasyLostStranger'', the ultimate offensive White Magic, Holy, makes an appearance as the secret prized magic of Count Borghen's family. It uses holy light to inflict massive damage across a wide area. Cindy uses it in an attempt to wipe out that heroes at the Mysidia Royal Cathedral. They're only saved by Palom and Porum's quick thinking to shield themselves with rapid-fire Quaga spells. |
| 54 | * The Thaumaturges in ''Manga/{{Radiant}}'' are special members of the Inquisition that are capable of using a power called Miracle that doesn't contain [[BackgroundMagicField Fantasia]], it is activated after reciting a phrase and manifests as a circle of light with horizontal and vertical lines around the Inquisitor's body or weapons, with each Thaumaturge having their own unique power. |
| 55 | * In ''AudioPlay/SaintBeast'', Judas wields a very destructive force of light. |
| 56 | * In ''Manga/TalesOfWeddingRings'', the Ring of Light lets Satou imbue his weapons with a purifying light that is deadly to the demonic monsters of the Abyss. |
| 57 | * In ''Literature/ThatTimeIGotReincarnatedAsASlime'', this is the purpose of Holy Magic, which doesn't rely on magicules or a contract with spirits but rather absolute faith in a higher being (not necessarily a god [[spoiler:as even the god "Luminous" worshipped by the Church is in fact the True Demon Lord [[VampireMonarch Ruminas Valentine]]]] and several of Rimuru's followers are able to use it channeling their faith in him), which means it can actually ignore most AntiMagic effects. The two highest-tier Holy magic spells are Disintegration, [[FantasticNuke which uses a massive blast of holy light that can destroy a mountain]], and Melt Slash, [[SwordBeam which focuses the destructive light of Disintegration into a sword]]. Also, both of these are intense enough to [[DeaderThanDead destroy a target down to the molecular level and kill the soul]]. |
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| 59 | |
| 60 | [[folder:Card Games]] |
| 61 | * ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'': |
| 62 | ** A signature of white mana. The creators went full blown [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament]] when it comes to white direct damage and mass removal. To note some specific examples: |
| 63 | *** [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?printed=true&multiverseid=1809 Fire and Brimstone]] deals equal damage to both players. |
| 64 | *** [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=441994 Armageddon]] destroys all lands. |
| 65 | *** [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=129808 Wrath of God]] destroys all creatures. |
| 66 | *** Several white "spot removal" spells also qualify, such as [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=383224 Devouring Light]] (which exiles a target creature) and [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=366456 Smite]] (which destroys an attacking creature when it is blocked). The card art really drives the connection home. |
| 67 | ** The culmination of Urza's efforts to defeat Yawgmoth was the Legacy: a collection of artifacts and people that formed a construct of thought given purpose, fate constructed through artifice. When the time came to unleash the Legacy against Yawgmoth, who had manifested himself in Dominaria as a cloud of death, it emitted a wave of light that dissipated the cloud, killing Yawgmoth for good. |
| 68 | [[/folder]] |
| 69 | |
| 70 | [[folder:Comic Books]] |
| 71 | * Given all of what ComicBook/GreenLantern's power ring can do against villainy, there's a reason why the Green Lantern [[TheChosenMany Corps']] BadassCreed has the phrase, "Let those who worship Evil's might/Beware my power/Green Lantern's light!" |
| 72 | * ComicBook/TheMightyThor was once hit by his own Hammer. It had no effect, because the Hammer can only be used for good. |
| 73 | ** This has been quietly ignored in recent years and as it happens, Thor can be hit with his own hammer, and very effectively too. However, getting it off him is no easy task, nor is lifting it, which (usually) requires one to be worthy.[[note]]exactly what makes one "worthy" varies from writer to writer, so there isn't always a conflict between "worthy (whatever that means) to lift the hammer" and "willing to use it to bludgeon the Odinson."[[/note]] |
| 74 | * In ''ComicBook/{{Hellboy}}: The Crooked Man'', an elderly preacher take a demonic lucky charm and proceeds to (in his own words) "squeeze the Holy Spirit into it". He then uses the charm to draw a cross onto a shovel, which he gives to Hellboy to bash a demon over the head with. |
| 75 | * Played with in ''ComicBook/JusticeLeagueElite''. Manitou Raven's magic axe is incapable of piercing the skin of an innocent. It ''can'', however, pierce [[spoiler:Green Arrow's]] skin, because [[spoiler:he's sleeping with Manitou's wife]]. Manitou uses this to save [[spoiler:Green Arrow's]] life when he nearly falls to his death, by embedding the hatchet in his chest and using it to pull him up. [[spoiler:After Manitou's death, Dawn gives the axe to the devout Muslim Al-Sheikh]]. |
| 76 | * ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'': Being an object of divine origin, Diana's [[KnowsTheRopes Lasso of Truth]] has displayed abilities such as undoing mind control or possession, destroying [[ComicBook/BlackestNight Black Lanterns]] and killing Decay, a creature formed from the malevolent matter of Medusa's heart. |
| 77 | [[/folder]] |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 80 | * In the ''Fanfic/PonyPOVSeries'', it turns out the Fires of Friendship were a tiny faction of [[TopGod Fauna Luster's]] true power called down by the PowerOfFriendship. The Elements channel the same power, and their original form the Rainbow Of Light, was a divine gift to Equus from the gods. Ironically, the Rainbow of Darkness/Elements of Chaos are ''also'' this trope, as rather than being the opposite in good and evil, it's simply from the Draconequi half of the Pantheon. |
| 81 | * ''Fanfic/SwordAndClaw'' has Adam's Evil Obliterating Incantation, which can paralyze most monsters and (according to him) completely destroy undead or demonic monsters, while leaving humans unharmed. However, using it risks harming his ally Lilith since she's also a monster. |
| 82 | * The titular ''Fanfic/AllGuardsmenParty'', when faced with a Chaos-created shield that does not yield to lasfire or conventional explosives, decide to use faith. Specifically, they jury-rig a large bomb using all the plastic explosive they could scrounge up and a couple of less-than-legally appropriated barrels of fuel. They then have a priest bless the bomb and load it with every holy icon, relic and symbol they could find. The items' owners were usually happy to give them up when finding out they would be used to turn heretics into [[ChunkySalsaRule chunky salsa.]] |
| 83 | * In the ''VideoGame/HoloFunk'' side story ''Fanfic/TheDragonsPizzeria'', it's revealed that Daddy Dearest possesses holy hand grenades specifically to kill demons. Well... less kill and more ''enforce a CessationOfExistence'' upon any demon struck by its light. Good for Daddy Dearest himself, since he's actually a FallenAngel in this continuity... not so good for Aloe's adoptive father Mamoru, who got between her and the blast to protect her. |
| 84 | * In ''Fanfic/StormwolfAdventures'', this is how [[spoiler:Finn finally beats his very tough foe Astaroth. He was given only one for when he would truly need it, and when he did use it, the near-unbeatable Archdemon he faced had his face blown off.]] |
| 85 | [[/folder]] |
| 86 | |
| 87 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 88 | * ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'' is the TropeNamer. The Holy Hand Grenade of Antioch is the weapon used against the KillerRabbit. Although it functioned just like a regular grenade, it was treated like a holy relic, and even had a section in [[HollywoodApocrypha "The Book of Armaments"]]. Considering it was a grenade in the Middle Ages and the only thing that killed the most likely demonic [[OneManArmy killer rabbit]], it still earned its name. |
| 89 | * In ''Film/{{Dogma}}'' the true villain Azrael is defeated when he's hit by a golf club that Cardinal Glick blessed for a better game. |
| 90 | * Carl's concentrated sunlight grenade from ''Film/VanHelsing''; powerful enough to wipe out an entire mansion full of vampires when detonated. |
| 91 | * Several [[http://www.imfdb.org/index.php/Constantine examples]] in ''Film/Constantine2005'', including the Holy Shotgun, the Holy Brass Knuckles, and yes, a literal Holy Hand Grenade. |
| 92 | * In ''Film/{{Stardust}}'' when [[spoiler:Yvaine embraces Tristan and [[PowerGlows shines blindingly]]]] to defeat Lamia. |
| 93 | * ''Film/Hellboy2004'': Hellboy's gun fires all sorts of religious DepletedPhlebotinumShells, including shells filled with [[KillItWithWater Holy Water]], White Oak shavings and garlic, while the gun itself is made of metal from church bells, crucifixes, and pieces of the True Cross. |
| 94 | * ''Film/{{Tron}}'''s DeadlyDisc became one of these after some upgrades from Alan. Seeing as Users ''are'' considered the equivalent of Gods to the Programs inhabiting {{cyberspace}}... |
| 95 | * In ''Film/TheLordOfTheRings'' and ''Film/TheHobbit'', Gandalf's and Galadriel's powers are accompanied by blinding flashes of light, as well as some form of energy that can hold enemies at bay or fling them away. Perhaps tellingly, [[spoiler:Saruman's]] powers, though very strong, manifest far less light. |
| 96 | * In ''Film/RaidersOfTheLostArk'', Indy shows the two government guys a picture of the Ark being used to crush Israel's enemies in battle. Later in the movie, the Germans and Belloq get a taste of it. |
| 97 | -->'''Major Eaton:''' Good God!\ |
| 98 | '''Brody:''' Yes, that's just what the Hebrews thought.\ |
| 99 | '''Colonel Musgrove:''' [pointing to a beam of light] Uh, now what's that supposed to be coming out of there?\ |
| 100 | '''Indiana:''' Lightning. Fire. Power of God or something.\ |
| 101 | '''Major Eaton:''' I'm beginning to understand Hitler's interest in this.\ |
| 102 | '''Brody:''' Oh, yes. The Bible speaks of the Ark leveling mountains and laying waste to entire regions. An army which carries the Ark before it... is invincible. |
| 103 | * In ''Film/ReadyPlayerOne'' the Trope Namer itself makes an appearance early on, and is used to great effect in the climactic battle. It's never actually stated whether it deals holy-element damage, but given the context of the [=OASIS=], it'd be surprising if it ''didn't''. |
| 104 | * In ''Film/SixGunSavior'', no normal bullet can stop Zathera's zombies. The ammunition needs to be blessed by a priest or an Indian medicine man. Lane has all of his ammo blessed by a medicine man he is friends with. |
| 105 | [[/folder]] |
| 106 | |
| 107 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 108 | * In ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': |
| 109 | ** The primary violent methods for heavenly powers to interact with the mortal world has been through three Swords that are supernaturally good at cutting up things because each one is endowed with a single nail that pierced Jesus to the Cross. Note that ''Fidelaccius'', the Sword of Faith, is able to slice through [[spoiler:a Red Court [[PhysicalGod Lord of the Outer Night]]]] with a single blow. ''Amoracchius'', the Sword of Love, [[spoiler:cut through the arm of the Red King and shielded the wielder's child from harm]]. Even when not held by a person, the Swords can bless or at least inhibit a FallenAngel from [[spoiler:aiding his host while Harry is strangling the man]]. The Sword leaves it a level playing field of mortal vs. mortal. Simply put, the Swords are ''hardcore'' holy weapons. The [[AllThereInTheManual RPG]] makes it clear: by paying a fate point the Swords can satisfy any "catch" that an enemy's [[SuperToughness toughness]] or [[HealingFactor recovery]] powers have. Note also that the Power in each of these Swords lays not in the physical vessel, but in the ideal aligned with the blade. So even if the vessel of the Power is broken, the Sword is not beyond repair. The Swords can even take forms which aren't typical for a sword. This allowed [[spoiler:for Waldo Butters to reconstitute the broken ''Fidelaccius'' not as a katana but as a blade of angelic light and choral hum. This made it essentially a lightsaber]]. |
| 110 | ** The other is Soulfire, the Fires of Creation wielded by Him and His angels acts as a form of magic booster that was first see used by a wizard to burn part of his soul in exchange for dramatically improving the power and complexity of his spells. While less violent than, say, giant bursts of hellish flame, very much not WhiteMagicianGirl material. It is so potent to the corrupt, that when a typically quick healing Denarian, human playing host to a Fallen Angel, was injured by Soulfire he remained crippled several hours later. Soulfire can also be infused into mundane things, like bullets, to add to the power of the shot against immortal monsters. |
| 111 | ** Sunlight in a handkerchief is a potent, if limited battery, weapon against the Red Court. The catch is that you have to be genuinely happy to make it, and happiness is very much a limiting reagent for Harry. |
| 112 | ** Faith is a vaguely defined power that seems to be able to repel some forms of evil creatures and Fae. |
| 113 | *** One Knight of the Cross named Michael, wielder of ''Amoracchius'' wore a cloak with crosses embroidered onto it. A Red Court vampire touched it and was set on fire. |
| 114 | *** While Harry lacks true faith in the Almighty or the symbols of Him, he does believe deeply in magic and the encircled-pentagram is the symbol of his faith in what magic represents to him. Touching his silver pentagram is just as bad and he can make the light shine from it painful for evil forces. |
| 115 | ** More humorously, water balloons filled with holy water are also an effective weapon against vampires. |
| 116 | ** Another character uses a similar tactic of making paintball gun ammo out of holy water. It will burn Black Court vampires while leaving any mortal thrall unharmed. |
| 117 | ** While the exact limits and powers of [[spoiler:the other articles of Christ's Crucifixion, the Plaque bearing his name, the Crown of Thorns, the true Shroud of Turin, the Spear that pierced Jesus, and the Holy Grail]] are presently undefined, when Harry discovers them he explicitly calls them weapons. They are so powerful, they have been guarded by Hades for a long time until people smart enough to bypass his gates make it inside. |
| 118 | ** There is a ritual among the Dine, a tribe of Native Americans in the Southwest USA, that is able to banish away a [[SkinWalker Naagloshii]], a fallen semi-divine being that feeds on fear of itself to grow stronger. Short of that, it takes Soulfire-infused magical attacks to fight the beast or a nuclear explosion to send it packing. |
| 119 | ** Faith, Hope, and Love are the greatest virtues of God, and so several of the examples from ThePowerOfLove page will qualify by association. Other Virtues are similarly the bane of some evils. The White Court of Vampires are raised to be fearful of these as their psychic-feeding habits can be blocked by these virtues, and even potentially kill the vampire if the vampire feeds on a person who reflects the virtue opposing the vampire's tastes. |
| 120 | *** True romantic love or symbols of that between two people will burn the lust-feeding vampires. |
| 121 | *** Courageous people or their symbols are the bane of the fear-feeding vampires. |
| 122 | *** People who are hopeful, or symbols of hope are the bane of despair-feeding vampires. |
| 123 | * ''Literature/ShadowsOfTheApt'': In ''Salute the Dark'', while all past indications have been that Butterfly-kinden are utterly harmless and completely abhorrent of violence, when [[spoiler:Salma]] is killed, Prized of Dragons feels hatred for the first time on her life and uses her Art to incinerate the Wasp-kinden responsible in a blinding flash of light. |
| 124 | * In ''Literature/UnderTheDome'', Chef Bushey has an AK-47 with the words "God's Warrior" painted on the side. He believes that protecting his meth lab is the will of God, and he is willing to go to any extreme to do it. |
| 125 | * And, of course, there is the one in ''Literature/{{Discworld}}''. A preacher who walks across Uberwald with Forgiveness in his hands. [[spoiler: Forgiveness is a battle axe.]] |
| 126 | * In Creator/RobertEHoward's Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian story "Literature/ThePhoenixOnTheSword", the mark of the phoenix is put on Conan's sword by Epimetrius, which lets Conan slay the demon that Thoth-Amon summoned as revenge against Ascalante, even after the sword is broken during the battle with Ascalante and his assassins. The phoenix mark is identified by the high priest of Mitra. |
| 127 | * In ''Literature/SpecialCircumstances'', A warrior's "aspect" basically serves this trope's purpose. Most supernatural beasties can only be killed when a warrior calls on their beliefs while in combat with them. |
| 128 | * The ''Literature/YoungWizards'' series has the [[PublicDomainArtifact four great treasures of Ireland]], where each treasure is an object which houses a powerful holy spiritual entity which have various ElementalPowers. In particular, the Spear of Light acts as the "body" for the Virtue of Fire, which as the embodiment of purification is particularly harmful to evil. |
| 129 | * In ''Literature/HeraldsOfValdemar'', there's [[CastFromHitPoints Final Strike]] in which the user pulls all the life-energy in the area through his own body, resulting in a massive explosion. The magic user doesn't have to be very powerful to do this, although the more powerful she or he is, the bigger the explosion; the person does not survive the experience, of course. |
| 130 | * ''Literature/ForestKingdom'': Book 4 (''Beyond the Blue Moon'') features the use of ''Fiat lux'', a powerful holy spell that generates light and counters evil darkness, even the bell of the Inverted Cathedral. |
| 131 | * ''Literature/FengshenYanyi'', the two buddhist patriarchs Zhunti Daoren and Jieyin Daoren often employ magical relics of their fate (such as a branch of the Wonderful Seven-Treasures Tree or a rod from the Six-Rooted Purifying Bamboo) to fight, being able to wound and submit their enemies with ease, usually forcing monsters to take their true feral forms. A common weapon in the novel are the "Demon-Vanquishing/Banishing/Crushing Pestles", described as massive deadly clubs whose name is associated with buddhist prayer tools. |
| 132 | [[/folder]] |
| 133 | |
| 134 | [[folder:Gamebooks]] |
| 135 | * ''Literature/FightingFantasy'': |
| 136 | ** ''Literature/SwordOfTheSamurai'': The powerful katana known as the "Singing Death", if your Honor stat is high enough, will turn into an exploding projectile that kills Lord Ikiru in one fell swoop in the finale. |
| 137 | ** ''Literature/BeneathNightmareCastle'': One of the two methods to defeat the BigBad, Xakhaz: if you can't get your hands on the [[InfinityPlusOneSword Trident of Skarlos]] for the final battle, or simply choose not to fight Xakhaz one-on-one, you can instead combine the Talisman of Loth with a Sacred Green Orb, and then hurl it at Xakhaz. Best case scenario, the resulting explosion performs a OneHitKill on Xakhaz allowing you to win instantly. Otherwise, the exploding orb reduce Xakhaz's stats to SKILL 9, a reasonably low stat for a final battle that players who made it that far into the game shouldn't have any problem fighting. |
| 138 | [[/folder]] |
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| 140 | |
| 141 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 142 | * In ''Series/PowerRangersInSpace'', the Red Ranger is forced to resort to [[spoiler:killing Zordon]]. Doing so unleashes a [[CareBearStare wave of goodness]] across the universe - all currently attacking evil monsters are turned to dust, all currently attacking humanoid villains are turned good. That makes [[spoiler:Zordon]] a holy universal nuke. |
| 143 | * On ''Series/{{Shadowhunters}}'', the Mortal Sword becomes this when activated by someone with pure angelic blood, unleashing divine light that will kill demon-blooded beings, including Downworlders (faeries, vampires, werewolves, warlocks, etc.). |
| 144 | * ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'': |
| 145 | ** There is a rather literal example of this trope where Castiel uses a molotov cocktail full of holy oil to take out Michael, if only for a few minutes. |
| 146 | ** Angels in general can generate blinding holy light capable of decimating a target. Lilith, who is a demon, also has this ability because she was personally taught by Lucifer. However, hers seems to be weaker because it doesn't affect Sam (then again, he is TheChosenOne). |
| 147 | ** In Season 11, the Host of Heaven cast a combined form of their holy light against [[TheAntiGod Amara]]. This results in the surrounding environment exhibiting the effects of a nuclear fallout, though it isn't enough to kill her. |
| 148 | [[/folder]] |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Myths & Religion]] |
| 151 | * A plague here, a pillar of fire there, giant floods, and add a dash of killing every first-born not in a marked house, and you've got [[Literature/TheBible Old Testament]] Holy [[{{Metaphorgotten}} and a whole lotta spare water.]] |
| 152 | ** Atypical in that half of those listed served to demonstrate the ineffectiveness of the Egyptian gods (each of the Ten Plagues directly attacked domains central to the various deities of Egyptian polytheism), and that the most commonly referenced pillar of fire was never used offensively. |
| 153 | *** Sodom and Gomorrah on the other hand, got a first hand taste of Heavenly Fire. [[DoNotTauntCthulhu Do not displease Old Testament God]]. |
| 154 | ** While there certainly are Holy Hand Grenade moments in the Old Testament, they're actually not that common, especially not after the Exodus. Those who think the Old Testament is all floods and plagues clearly haven't read it. |
| 155 | ** [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elijah Elijah]] probably could have pulled off the title of [[BadAssPreacher Holy Hand Grenadier]]. He seemingly introduced [[TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons Flame Strike]] as a combat spell, having called down columns of fire on two different groups of 50 soldiers each. He pulled the same stunt earlier on a sacrifice to [[GiveMeASign Show up]] the [[ReligionOfEvil Priests of Baal]] after mocking their ineffectual attempts to do the same. |
| 156 | *** When Elisha was mocked by a group of youth, he cursed them in the name of the Lord, resulting in 42 of them being mauled by bears. |
| 157 | ** Also, the walls of Jericho were taken down by seven days of trumpeting and God's very own intervention. |
| 158 | ** Not that it was ever used offensively, but TheArkOfTheCovenant had wooden handles because anyone that touched it directly was killed as though struck by lightning. This combines with the design of the Ark to make some think it was an electrical generator or something, possibly with sparks arcing between the two angel statues when in use. |
| 159 | ** The Ark was once captured by Israel's enemies, who later ''brought it back'' because it was causing ... well, we're not sure exactly what the word used meant. Could be "tumors", could be "hemorrhoids". They even threw in some golden tumor/hemorrhoids as a bribe to convince the Israelites to take it off their hands. |
| 160 | ** In the New Testament, two of Jesus' disciples, not having got their heads round the whole "love your enemies" part of his teaching yet, offered to call down a flame strike on a village which had rejected him. [[AvertedTrope Jesus rebuked them for suggesting it, and just went on to another village.]] |
| 161 | * There are various instances in which goodness represented by an object repels evil in folklore. Vampires, for example, are supposed to be weak to holy water, communion bread, crucifixes, etc. Unicorns were often said to be vicious, behaviorally monstrous beasts capable of being tamed only by the touch of a pure-hearted maiden. And so on. |
| 162 | * The Catholic icon of The Sacred Heart of Christ depicts a white-robed Jesus, holding the front of his robes open to reveal [[https://aleteia.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2020/06/web3-sacred-heart-jesus-christ-shutterstock_243797071.jpg?quality=100&strip=all a stylised heart, radiating light, and surmounted by a cross]]. His Mother Mary is also given a similar heart, pierced by seven swords (representing her sorrows.) |
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| 166 | * Cleric spells can be harmful to evil and undead creatures in ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'', including Holy Water, TurnUndead and ReviveKillsZombie. |
| 167 | ** "Smite Evil" is the signature ability of ThePaladin class (who also get DetectEvil). |
| 168 | ** One of the more noteworthy spells in a 3.5 edition supplement was the ''Bolt of Glory'' which fits this trope to a tee. A clerical attack spell with the Good subtype that deals heavy damage to evil outsiders and undead, and could still pack a whallop to anyone but holy outsiders. |
| 169 | ** Inverted in that many of these spells have evil equivalents that harm good creatures. [[OrderVersusChaos As well as chaotic equivalents that harm lawful creatures, and vice versa.]] |
| 170 | ** In Fourth Edition, clerics have even more spells that can do damage to just about any kind of creature. Clerics who specialize in these are nicknamed "Laser Clerics." Also in Fourth Edition, there is the Avenger class, which is a class pretty much devoted to this trope. Slightly subverted in that unlike other divine classes, Avengers are always allowed to be unaligned, regardless of the affiliation of the god they serve. Paladins also have very strong ties to this trope. |
| 171 | ** ''[[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=71 Book Of Exalted Deeds]]'' is a supplement for 3rd Ed. that is just ''full'' of this trope. It starts from the basic premise that people need to play better characters, in the moral sense, and does a fine job for a while -- and then you get to the Ravages and Afflictions. See, if PoisonIsEvil, then Good Guys can't use it. However, Ravages and Afflictions are poisons that only hurt Evil characters, so they're okay! Some of the stuff in there is awesome -- just not the Holy Hand Grenade part. |
| 172 | ** Most good stuff was converted from [[http://index.rpg.net/display-search.phtml?key=background&value=Planescape&sort=system earlier]] [[http://index.rpg.net/display-search.phtml?key=background&value=Outer%2BPlanes&sort=system books]] of ''TabletopGame/{{Planescape}}''. ''[[http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=8405 Warriors of Heaven]]'' -- note that its author participated in [=BoED=] too -- already had magic mostly restricted to Celestials and whoever they deem really worthy, including attacks. Parts designated "only good guys" weirdly (like telepathic eavesdropping) or reminding of "12 yr old gamer girl" template from ''[[Funny/TabletopGames Portable Hole]]'' are new additions. |
| 173 | ** Holy Word (Divine Word in some editions) is a high-level spell that has various [[BrownNote damaging effects]] on non-Good creatures nearby. Unfortunately, going by standard D&D demographics, speaking a Holy Word on a busy street would probably strike three quarters of the crowd dead on the spot. Its variants are "Blasphemy" (affects non-Evil targets), "Dictum" (affects non-Lawful targets) and "Word of Chaos" (affects non-Chaotic targets). |
| 174 | ** 5th edition plays around with this by having "holy" apply to any divine being, even if that being is evil. Case in point, the evil dragon goddess Tiamat can cast Divine Word several times a day, since she ''is'' divine. |
| 175 | * ''TabletopGame/Warhammer40000'': |
| 176 | ** The [[ChurchMilitant Sisters of Battle]], whose entire arsenal has been blessed by the clergy. This includes the requisite Holy Hand Grenades [[KillItWithFire (mostly of the Willy Pete variety), but also Holy Flamethrowers & Holy Napalm Bombs]]. |
| 177 | ** And the Psyk-Out grenade, one using the waste from the Golden Throne.[[note]]i.e. More or less literal "holy crap."[[/note]] |
| 178 | ** And this wargear option for Black Templar characters from the same setting, [[ShoutOut Holy Orbs of Antioch]]. They are lethal weapons against the impure and wicked filled in equal measure with high explosives and sacred unguents. It's from ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xOrgLj9lOwk click here to see it in action]] |
| 179 | ** Also, the Ecclesiarch (high priest/Pope type) has a rosarius that projects a force-field. Not a weapon as such, but not what you would expect a priest to be carrying. Of course, in 40k, practically everything in the Imperium is holy, and practically everything could be and is used as a weapon. Imperial Priests also often carry a [[{{BFS}} two-handed]] [[ChainsawGood chainsword]] known as an Eviscerator. |
| 180 | ** The Dreadnoughts are a fine example of this. A tomb-cum-shrine, with legs, a massive machine gun and a missile launcher. |
| 181 | ** A number of the Space Marines might consider all their weaponry of this nature, though it probably isn't by the nature of the setting. Depending on how zealous they are, certain Imperial Guard regiments might have the same attitude toward their equipment. |
| 182 | *** This will definitely be the view of the masses towards Space Marine equipment, as they're commonly indoctrinated to believe that the Astartes are literally the angels of the Emperor responsible for bringing death to the Imperium's enemies. |
| 183 | * Celestial TabletopGame/{{Exalted}} get a lot of Charms with effects like this. (Terrestrials also have one or two, but they're much less potent, and are relatively recent creations, developed to compensate for the fact that they usurped, exterminated, and then demonized the remnants of the Exalted with ''real'' holy power.) There's also the Solar Circle Sorcery spell Light of Solar Cleansing, which nukes any "Creatures of Darkness" in the area, leaving everything else untouched. |
| 184 | ** Which is not to be confused with Cleansing Solar Flames, another Solar level spell that destroys [[{{Mordor}} shadowlands]]. |
| 185 | ** ''Wonders of the Lost Age'' (the {{Magitek}} {{sourcebook}}) introduces the Sun's Fist Chakram, a ''literal'' Holy Hand Grenade. |
| 186 | * ''TabletopGame/WarhammerFantasy'' battle and roleplay has the gods of the empire to mainly help their followers.....until they decide to unleash destructive powers rivaling those of mighty sorcerers. Brettonia avoids this by having their goddess only protect the knights from harm and give them powers when they become epitomes of good, the destructive power of their "damsels" (mystical priestesses) are given by training from elves. |
| 187 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Deadlands}}'' and its CCG counterpart, Doomtown, have the Holy Wheel Gun, a revolver with "The Right Hand of God" engraved on the barrel. It does terrible things to monsters, especially the more profane, like the walking dead, werewolves, and vampires. |
| 188 | * Stats for the Holy Hand Grenade itself are given in ''GURPS Camelot.'' |
| 189 | * ''TabletopGame/{{Ironclaw}}'' the [[CrystalDragonJesus Church of s'Allumer]] has a few offensive holy spells, such as Fulguration, which is too dangerous to be readied bare-handed and must be cast with a rod, wand, or calendar sword. And then there's the Lutarist faith's Blessed magic, which is not supposed to be used to attack and punishes the user if they do so. |
| 190 | * Around half the "direct harm" powers in ''TabletopGame/InNomine'' are this; the other half are ''Un''holy Hand Grenade. |
| 191 | * ''TabletopGame/PrincessTheHopeful:'' The WhiteMagic of the titular Princesses includes a wide variety of spells to inflict harm or summon weapons. |
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| 195 | * The Light Element in ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}''. Examples include Takanuva and Av-Matoran. |
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| 199 | * The Apple of Eden in ''Franchise/AssassinsCreed'' is a Holy Hand Grenade. The main difference is that [[spoiler: it is actually a long lost piece of technological equipment created by an older, much more advanced civilization on Earth, who used the Apples of Eden to enslave humanity.]] |
| 200 | * Joshua's attacks in ''VideoGame/TheWorldEndsWithYou'', several of which involve casting beams of holy light surrounded by cherub angels. |
| 201 | * ''VideoGame/RondoOfSwords'': While most Light spells are for healing or otherwise support, the spell Oratoriorae stands out for being the only offensive one, indiscriminately damaging lines of both allied and enemy units in front of the caster. |
| 202 | * ''VideoGame/EldenRing'' has Holy as one of its damage types, which is mainly associated with [[TopGod Marika]]'s Golden Order Fundamentalists, and the worship of the [[WorldTree Erdtree]]. The damage is particularly strong against the undead, and you can even craft ''literal'' holy bombs to have them on hand. [[spoiler: As it turns out, the source of holy power is a god-entity even above Marika called the Greater Will, who seeded the Lands Between with the Erdtree long ago and used Marika and her lineage to spread its influence on the world in a struggle against other Outer Gods.]] |
| 203 | * ''VideoGame/FinalFantasy'': |
| 204 | ** In most of the games, and a few other Creator/SquareEnix series, "Holy" is often equal to "Flare" in terms of effect and damage. In the days Nintendo had censorship policies, Holy was given different names, like "Fade" in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'', "Pearl" in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVI'' and "White" in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' and a handful of others. |
| 205 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'', spells and items that would harm the undead were considered Holy by the in game laws. |
| 206 | ** In addition to Holy, ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyI'' also included the Dia series of spells, initially translated as "Harm". Dia's power ''only'' affects undead creatures, but it causes heavy damage to them. Later games did away with Dia and instead implemented the rule that ReviveKillsZombie. |
| 207 | ** ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'' brings the Dia series of spells back, though the first Dia is the lowest level white magic available. Instead of straight-up Holy damage, it does light elemental damage over time and lowers the target's defense. Still [[ReviveKillsZombie extra harmful to undead]], but it damages everything else just fine. In fact, there's a whole school of Divine Magic that includes Dia, but also direct-damage light elemental spells like the Banish line. |
| 208 | ** In ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'' White Mage and Red Mage respectively have Holy and Verholy in their offensive toolkit. Paladin gets the unique attack spells Holy Spirit and Holy Circle, which have a finisher in the form of Confiteor that summons [[SpontaneousWeaponCreation a holy sword of light]] from the ground. |
| 209 | ** Alexander is the summon that represents holy even when the spell itself isn't available. |
| 210 | * ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'' has plenty of [[LightEmUp light-powered]] characters with weapons capable of doing incredible and terrible things, so it does this a lot: |
| 211 | ** The Keyblade is a CoolSword of incredible power. OnlyTheChosenMayWield them (though the criteria tends to differ on what that means) and they can be used as edged-weapons, blunt-weapons, a MagicStaff, a shield, a purifying tool and a universal skeleton-key depending on how they are used. They are the ideal weapons when face with creatures of darkness, including the Heartless[[note]]who are noted as to target keyblade wielders specifically for the threat they wield despite being non-sentient beings[[/note]], Nobodies and the Unversed. While keyblade wielders are generally aligned with the light, there are plenty of keyblade wielders who unambiguously side with the darkness, as is the case with Master Xehanort and his various incarnations, though he himself was originally a good guy that turned to the dark side later in life. |
| 212 | ** Holy has been a recurring spell since ''Chain of Memories'', although it's generally translated as Faith. |
| 213 | ** ''WesternAnimation/MinnieMouse'' of all people in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', actually has two variants: one a ball of light she projects at enemies that approach her, the other a combo attack with Sora which creates an explosion of light that fairly heavily damages enemies. |
| 214 | ** In ''Birth by Sleep'', Ven has two such attacks: Faith and Salvation, both of which not only hurt enemies but heal him. |
| 215 | * ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'': |
| 216 | ** In most games except ''VideoGame/RaidouKuzunohaVsTheSoullessArmy'' (which lacks a light element altogether), "Hama" (light) has the exact same effect as "Mudo" (dark) - insta-kill (in some, it just halves the target's HP). |
| 217 | ** In the later games, there's also the aptly named Megido, which deals Almighty damage. No enemy resists Almighty, except a handful that [[PuzzleBoss resist everything]]. |
| 218 | ** The ''VideoGame/Persona'' sub-series also occasionally has the spell "Kouha" (Literally 'Light Wave') and its stronger variants, which are the same element as Hama but deal damage instead of instantly killing. |
| 219 | * Light elemental weapons in some of the ''Franchise/{{Castlevania}}'' games: |
| 220 | ** The holy water and the Item Crash Hydro Storm, or Divine Storm. |
| 221 | ** The Claimh Solais in the ''Sorrow'' games. |
| 222 | ** The Holy Sword in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaSymphonyOfTheNight''. It is quite effective for that part of the game. |
| 223 | ** The cross, which acts like a boomerang, and its Item Crash, Grand Cross, which is represented as a gigantic beam of light surrounded by twirling crosses. |
| 224 | ** The Bible itself. |
| 225 | ** In ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaPortraitOfRuin'' there's Holy Lightning. |
| 226 | ** The Vampire Killer itself is a holy whip, and if you face a Belmont in combat, they are always resistant to holy damage. |
| 227 | ** Proving that [[LightIsNotGood Light Is Not (Necessarily) Good]], one of the {{Animated Armor}}s you fight in ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaCircleOfTheMoon'' is a Light Elemental. Other enemies in the series are Light-aligned as well. |
| 228 | ** The early games had a cross necklace as an item. When picked up, it creates a bright flash of light that kills everything on-screen. |
| 229 | ** ''VideoGame/CastlevaniaLordsOfShadow'' gives you a Light medallion which allows you to heal with each landed attack, as well as some other light/holy abilities. |
| 230 | * In ''VideoGame/DantesInferno'', the titular hero's trusty crucifix acts as this, where it can be used to either fire out anti-air flashes of energy, or (more dramatically), it can be used as a finisher where Dante ''smashes'' it into demonic foes' faces to burn the life out of them. |
| 231 | * ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline'' has the Holy element which is extremely resistant to Earth, Water, Air, Fire, Poison, and Ghost attacks, but was both weak when attacked by and strong in attacking Shadow and Undead. |
| 232 | * ''VideoGame/MasterOfMagic'' has Life magic, their offensive spells only work on creatures of Chaos, Death or summoned creatures though. Their BENEFICIAL spells makes it probably the most powerful magic in the game. |
| 233 | ** Word. Life-backed armies get buffs out the wazoo. Beware of even the humblest spearman unit buffed with Heroism, Invulnerability, Righteousness, Holy Armour, Holy Weapon, Lionheart, Crusade, Charm of Life and a stacked Prayer/High Prayer - not to mention getting Healed even if you do manage to damage them. Heroes, meanwhile, not only get all these benefits but can be Resurrected as well! |
| 234 | * ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'': |
| 235 | ** The game has the Holy school of magic, performed exclusively by priests and paladins. While most Holy spells are for healing or buffing, there are a few damage spells and a Holy DPS priest makes a viable--if challenging and unorthodox--character option. What's nice about holy damage is that there's no resistance or immunity to it, at the cost of dealing slightly less damage than the other schools. This is even more true since "Mists Of Pandaria" gave Paladins an overhaul. Many Paladin abilities now either generate Holy Power or are fueled by it. All Paladins use holy power, and Retribution Paladins specifically use it as a weapon. |
| 236 | ** In ''Legion'' at least several Artifact Weapons the Adventurers could wield were in some way considered Holy Hand Grenades. Paladins could wield ''[[AbsurdlySharpBlade Oathseeker]] and [[LuckilyMyShieldWillProtectMe Truthguard]]''[[note]]Protection Paladin Artifact crafted by Titan Keepers capable of revealing the truth of their opponents, be it through GlamourFailure or MyGodWhatHaveIDone.[[/note]], ''[[CarryABigStick The Silver Hand]]'' [[note]]Holy Paladin Artifact created by the Titans for the Titan Keeper [[GreaterScopeParagon Tyr]] in the Titans' fight against [[EldritchAbomination The Old Gods]] and the Black Empire during the Ordering of Azeroth. The Silver Hand serves as the namesake for the Knights of The Silver Hand and Tyr himself serves as a testament to his HeroicSacrifice that all [[ThePaladin Paladin]] Organizations on Azeroth operate by.[[/note]], and ''[[FlamingSword The Ashbringer]]'' [[note]]Retribution Paladin Artifact created by [[ChurchMilitant The Knights Of The Silver Hand]] from a dark crystal once carried by an Orcish Warlock that was purified by The Light. The Crystal was used to create a sword [[HolyBurnsEvil capable of incinerating both Demons and The Undead when struck by it]], and was the very blade [[BeenThereShapedHistory used to defeat the Lich King Arthas Menethil]] during the events of ''Wrath of The Lich King''.[[/note]] |
| 237 | * Crono in ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'' uses "Heavens" element magic. This is why he learns Life, and makes two pairs of opposing elements (Fire and Water, Holy and Shadow), but the English version names it Lightning (since some of his attacks and multitechs cause lightning to strike from the heavens) instead. Luminaire is the best example of this trope. The [[EnhancedRemake DS version]] renames his brand of magic "Light" magic, bringing it closer to the original Japanese naming. |
| 238 | * ''VideoGame/GrandiaII'' plays this straight with Elena's ultimate move, White Apocalypse. |
| 239 | * ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': |
| 240 | ** In both ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaI'' and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaALinkToThePast A Link to the Past]]'', the sacred Silver Arrows are the only weapon that can penetrate the defense of the otherwise invincible Ganon. |
| 241 | ** Light Arrows from ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOcarinaOfTime'' onward. They're capable of dispelling evil barriers, hurting the otherwise invincible Ganondorf and Malladus (in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks''), stunning large enemies like Stalfos and, in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', they not only kill enemies in fewer hits (sometimes only one), but also make them leave large sums of money as a result; they also have the power of activating the gravity flip at the entrance of the Stone Tower Temple, as well as in a couple rooms within. The arrows are further buffed in ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker'', where any minor enemy hit anywhere with a light arrow dramatically explodes in a brilliant flash of light. |
| 242 | ** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'' has the Skyward Strike, a SwordBeam repeatedly stated to be made of divine power, which is charged up by [[StabTheSky pointing the sword upwards.]] |
| 243 | * ''VideoGame/AgeOfWonders'': |
| 244 | ** A few units in the game can deal Holy damage, which is a useful damage type in that it has a chance to cripple enemies with the Vertigo debuff. Most spells that deal Holy damage are from the Life sphere of magic, and the incorruptible, quasi-angelic High Men race has several units that deal holy damage in melee or from afar, the earliest example being the Saint unit, which can fling Holy Bolts as an effective ranged attack. |
| 245 | ** In sequels [[http://aow2.heavengames.com/aowsm/gameinfo/units/archons.shtml Archons]] (High Men stand-in) do it again, as well as Good priests and summoned units like [[http://aow2.heavengames.com/aowsm/gameinfo/units/summoned.shtml#angel Angel]]. |
| 246 | ** ''Age of Wonders 3'' brings us the Theocrat leader class which specializes in dealing holy damage. The combat spell "Smite" deals a large amount of holy damage, while their ultimate unit, the "Shrine of Smiting", does large amounts of holy and fire damage. Even better, the Shrine of Smiting does more damage the more Devout units you have on the field. |
| 247 | * ''VideoGame/TrialsOfMana'' has light magic as one of its 8 elements, with spells like Saint Beam and Silver Dart. It is unique among the 8 elements in that it utilizes your Spirit stat, instead of Intelligence. |
| 248 | * ''VideoGame/NexusWar'' is all over this trope. Evil may have the dirty tricks, but Good has all the big guns. Embracing the holy love and peace of Paradise lets characters turn into firestorms, throw cars and trees, replace limbs with [[ArmCannon weapons]] and summon [[SuperRobot holy war machines]]. Let's not even get started on all the smiting. When Heaven goes to war, it goes to war. |
| 249 | * ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'': |
| 250 | ** One of the random encounters in ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 2}}'' is with a bunch of knights in power armor looking for the Holy Hand Grenade. Another random encounter features actual grenade itself, but it is regrettably unreachable due to script error. |
| 251 | ** In ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', if you have the Wild Wasteland trait you can actually find the Holy Hand Grenade within Camp Searchlight. Use them sparingly, as there's [[TooAwesomeToUse only three]], and carefully, as they [[TheresNoKillLikeOverkill light off like mini-nukes]]. |
| 252 | * In ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'', Kirei Kotomine is often derided as a "fake priest" by Rin Tohsaka, and primarily trades on being a {{Chessmaster}} and a ManipulativeBastard. But come the Heaven's Feel route, his true badassery and holy power is revealed when he [[spoiler:exorcises Zouken Matou to death with the Baptismal Rite]]. |
| 253 | * ''Franchise/FireEmblem:'' |
| 254 | ** Most games in the series have Light as a category of attack magic, and it tends to conjure gigantic beams and explosive spheres of light. In the games that have ElementalRockPaperScissors, Light beats Dark, but loses to elemental magic[[note]]with the exception of ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' and ''VideoGame/FireEmblemThracia776'', where Light and Dark are neutral against each other, but strong against Anima magic[[/note]]. |
| 255 | ** ''VideoGame/FireEmblemGenealogyOfTheHolyWar'' features the Book of Naga, wieldable only by those who carry Major blood of its namesake Divine Dragon [[spoiler:and is instrumental in defeating Loptous]]. |
| 256 | ** In ''VideoGame/FireEmblemTheSacredStones'', the light using Bishop class has a special skill that deals bonus damage to monsters. |
| 257 | ** In fact, even the [[VideoGame/FireEmblemShadowDragonAndTheBladeOfLight Archanea]] [[VideoGame/FireEmblemMysteryOfTheEmblem duology]], which don't have the above mentioned Elemental Rock Paper Scissors, have the Aura and Starlight tomes. Its distant sequel ''VideoGame/FireEmblemAwakening'', meanwhile, has the Book of Naga, carried over from ''Genealogy of the Holy War''. |
| 258 | * ''VideoGame/GuildWars'' has smiting prayers in general, and Ray of Judgment in particular, which is arguably the most powerful spell against a stationary target. |
| 259 | * The {{miko}}s of ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' do this quite a bit. In fact, even the goddesses they worship themselves aren't averse to rolling up their sleeves and getting into brawls using their "miracle" power to level massive destruction at whatever random Gensokyo resident they feel like fighting with at the time. ''[[Manga/TouhouBougetsushou Inaba of the Moon & Inaba of the Earth]]'' gives the {{Shout Out}}s to Creator/MontyPython and ''VideoGame/{{Wizardry}}'' by mentioning the HHG of Aunty Ock. Another specific example are the Celestials, whose very body is anathematic to the {{Youkai}}. Too bad the only playable Celestial is a colossal JerkAss. |
| 260 | * ''VideoGame/ChampionsOnline'' offers the Celestial powerset with the Blood Moon content, focusing primarily on abilities that can both damage enemies and heal allies. There are a few individual abilities in other powersets as well, particularly Condemn in the Supernatural set which hits the enemy with a column of light from the sky and can stun enemies near the point of impact. |
| 261 | * This is the shtick of three of the four Priest subclasses, especially the Crusader, in ''VideoGame/DungeonFighterOnline''. |
| 262 | * The HHG shows up in ''VideoGame/HandsOfNecromancy'' as one of the many power-up items, and looks exactly like the one in ''Monty Python'' (round, golden bauble with a cross). It functions the same way as well, useful for blowing up large numbers of zombies and demons, but it's called ''Un''holy Hand Grenade. |
| 263 | * ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'': |
| 264 | ** The games has had Light-element attacks, like Photon, Holy Lance, and Judgment, since the very beginning. And despite it being a lightning-based spell, the Indignation spell fits under this trope; the incantation describes the caster as commanding heavenly powers to send down "Divine Lightning"; when the spell is cast, the skies part and lightning falls from the heavens. In some games it is a proper light elemental spell. An exception is ''VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss'', where Judgment counts as a [[PlayingWithFire Fire-element spell]]. |
| 265 | ** The ''VideoGame/TalesOfLegendia'' spell God Press (incorrectly localized as Judgement) hits enemies with an actual holy hand. |
| 266 | * ''VisualNovel/{{Tsukihime}}'': |
| 267 | ** ChurchMilitant Ciel wields the Seventh Holy Scripture, a unicorn horn fused with the soul of a sacrificed girl. Clearly, however, this wasn't good enough for her, so she modified it into a ''pilebunker''. It's so powerful that [[spoiler: it can stop the reincarnation of a Dead Apostle, INCLUDING [[EnemyWithin Roa.]] Or, rather, it's specifically designed to stop the reincarnation of one such as Roa, and happens to stop reincarnation by any lesser being. It's filled with the power of all church verses, theories, sermons, etc, that deny reincarnation, imparting that belief upon the one hit.]] |
| 268 | ** All of the Church Executors (among which Ciel is a member of the elite Burial Agency) in the {{Franchise/Nasuverse}} are capable of using weapons powered by faith, the most widespread of which are the Keys of Providence, who have the ability to impose natural laws on their targets (for a vampire this means their body is forcibly brought back to human. ''Dead'' human, with the additional effect of falling to dust if the vampire is old enough) and, in case of the blade-like Black Keys (the most seen type of Key of Providence), stopping them cold if they hit their shadows. Prime example: While [[VisualNovel/FateStayNight Kotomine Kirei]] usually seems to be an admittedly-inept mage who succeeds through his BadassNormal fighting skills and strength, the moment he is put against [[spoiler:Matou Zouken]] (an ''incredibly'' corrupted {{lich}}-like ex-human made of demonic worms possessing bodies) he is able to use the full extent of his holy magic through a "baptismal rite". [[CurbStompBattle There’s nothing left]]. |
| 269 | * ''VideoGame/{{Worms}}'': |
| 270 | ** The first game has a [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/worms_grenade.jpg literal Holy Hand Grenade]] just like in ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail''. Complete with a fixed three-second fuse rather than the 1-5 second adjustable fuses of other grenades (However, the grenade will not explode until it stays perfectly still. Later games remove the fuse, and the grenade will explode as soon as it stays still), because "three shall be the number thou shalt count, and the number of the counting shall be three."[[note]]"Four shalt thou not count, neither count thou two, excepting that thou then proceed to three. Five is right out."[[/note]] A "HAAAALELUJAH!" choir sounds in the air, and immediately after that, sweet mass destruction is the outcome. |
| 271 | ** ''Worms 4 Mayhem'' and ''Worms Ultimate Mayhem'': The explosion has a halo. |
| 272 | ** As a ShoutOut in ''VideoGame/TeamFortress2'', those who bought [[VideoGame/{{Worms}} Worms Reloaded]] before its release get a promotional helmet for the Soldier. Holy Hand Grenades included. Taunting with the Equalizer will result in an "HAAAALELUJAH!" choir playing in the air, and foes too close will be reduced to tiny bits... [[TakingYouWithMe in addition to yourself]]. |
| 273 | ** ''VideoGame/{{Terraria}}'' has this very grenade in its mobile/3DS versions, 100% inspired on its ''Worms'' origins, from its appearance, to the "Hallelujah!" choir, and down to its insanely destructive power and blast radius, which makes it the most powerful single-damaging item of all versions of this game. |
| 274 | * ''VideoGame/{{Sacred}}'' Seraphims' powers are based on this. They even have [[VideoGame/{{Doom}} Holy Hand BFG]]! |
| 275 | * This is an actual usable item (with the appropriate and predictable results) in the third installment of ''VideoGame/TheBardsTale'' series. |
| 276 | * The holy water, white mage and paladin's attacks in ''VideoGame/BattleForWesnoth'', there was even a “holy” damage type in earlier versions. |
| 277 | * The game ''VideoGame/DukeNukem: Time To Kill'' features a literal "Holy Hand Grenade" as a weapon similar to the one in Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail, found when Duke travels back in time to the middle ages. |
| 278 | * In ''VideoGame/{{Doom}} II RPG'' there's the Holy Water Pistol which makes most demons empty their bowels with fear (not literally), and to all Lost Soul variants, it does critical damage. |
| 279 | * In ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'', the final ability of the [[PrestigeClass Paladin]], Solar Flair, is a light type ability that does respectable damage. Even better, the spell doesn't work off of Magical Might (the offensive spell stat), but Magical Mending (the healing spell stat). Since the ability can be given to any class, to any member once unlocked, it is the perfect move to give to the Priest, who has the highest Mending, yet not an offensive ability to speak of, so it's right at home with them. |
| 280 | * In ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemptionUndeadNightmare'', John Marston is given vials of holy water by the Mother Superior of a nunnery in Mexico. They function like {{Molotov Cocktail}}s that only affect the undead, causing them to be burned by blue flames. |
| 281 | * The Plasma Grenades in ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'', which the Covenant refer to as "holy flare", "prophet's flare", or "cleansing flame" (Or "Demon flare", when thrown by an enemy). They're actually more akin to StickyBomb than this trope, though, but they're holy as far as [[ScaryDogmaticAliens the Covenant]] are concerned. Given that the Covenant reverse-engineers Forerunner tech for all of their gear, and worship the Forerunners as gods, it might still be literal truth to them. |
| 282 | * Fate Cards in ''VideoGame/SepterraCore'' - magic cards attributed to one of four main gods of Septtera mythology -- [[CrystalDragonJesus Marduk]], [[GodOfEvil Gemma]], [[TheTrickster Dogo]] and [[LoveGoddess Kyra]] and combining specific cards can dwell more into this territory: |
| 283 | ** Combining specific cards with summoning card allows you to summon Marduk, Gemma and lesser mythological or legendary figures to attack your enemy or Kyra to heal the target and [[ReviveKillsZombie damage the undead enemies]]. Dogo's primary card -- Joker -- gives you random summon. |
| 284 | ** Combining two primal cards of Marduk and Gemma -- Law (removes all negative effects from the target) and Chaos (target turns berserk and may attack it's allies) unleashes destructive power upon your enemy. Combining them with Mirror will create black hole. |
| 285 | * The offensive Miracles in ''VideoGame/DarkSouls'' "Wrath of the Gods" and "Emit Force" basically channel your Faith into big explosions. Divine weapons are also the only things that can put down true Undead like skeletons permanently without killing the necromancer animating them first. |
| 286 | * The Usage of Mantra in weapons in ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' is this, as its based upon the emotions drawn from Human prayer and their souls. [[spoiler: [[TrueFinalBoss Chakravartin]], the embodiment of this power, is [[{{God}} Holy in origin]], but his personality, [[GodIsEvil on]] [[JerkassGods the]] [[LightIsNotGood other hand]], is not good at all.]] |
| 287 | * Anyone playing a Guardian in ''VideoGame/GuildWars2'' will end up relying heavily on skills of this type. While there is no "holy" type damage in the game, a lot of their skills heal allies while simultaneously damaging enemies, and sometimes even setting them on fire. A Guardian's user interface will even periodically burn with blue flames to indicate that their passive buff skills are in effect. Interestingly, even nearby allies will have THEIR skill bar ignited with blue flames when they receive a buff from the Guardian. |
| 288 | * Shows up in the ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'' series as the Holy element. The page image is the cutscene from Natalie's Genesis LimitBreak in ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy4'', which blasts enemies for a ''lot'' of Holy damage, heals the party, and revives any dead members. Natalie also gets the Judgement spell, which is Holy-elemental and has the greatest damage output of any single-target spell. |
| 289 | * ''VideoGame/BoardGameOnline'' has a literal Holy Hand Grenade, attainable by combining Holy Water with a mundane grenade. They are noticeably more potent than their mundane cousins, with higher knockback and a bigger kill radius. |
| 290 | * In the ''VideoGame/ShadowHearts'' series Light is commonly associated with holy imagery, although [[LightIsNotGood it's not always wielded by good people]]. |
| 291 | ** Alice is an exorcist, has affinity with Light, and uses two Light-elemental combat spells - Blessed Light and Advent. |
| 292 | ** Yuri's Light-based fusions in both games are based on angels, and allow him to use Light magic. |
| 293 | ** Nicolai in ''[[VideoGame/ShadowHeartsCovenant Covenant]]'' is a priest from Vatican, who comes equipped with Light magic, and can use a special "Divine Light" move if his SanityMeter drops below zero. Then he turns out to be a villain and a heretic, making it an InvokedTrope in his disguise. |
| 294 | * ''VideoGame/DiabloII''[='=]s Paladin class has a few abilities like this, most notably Holy Bolt and [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Fist of the Heavens]]. The Crusader class in ''VideoGame/DiabloIII'' also has Fist of the Heavens--but, counter to the trope, that is now primarily a Lightning ability. The Crusader does have several other Holy abilities to make up for it, though, some of which are based off the Paladin abilities in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft''. |
| 295 | * In ''VideoGame/DarkestDungeon'', the Crusader and Vestal make some use of this, with the Vestal's Hand of Light, Illumination, Dazzling Light and [[BoltOfDivineRetribution Judgment]], and the Crusader's Zealous Accusation. |
| 296 | * ''VideoGame/MasterOfTheMonsterLair'': The Holy Light spell. It's extremely effective against undead like ghosts and skeletons, and usually {{One Hit Kill}}s them. |
| 297 | * ''VideoGame/FableI'': The powerful "Divine Fury" spell hits an area of effect with a HeavenlyBlue BeamSpam from the sky and gets cheaper to cast as the Hero raises his KarmaMeter. Its evil counterpart, "Infernal Wrath", is only cosmetically different. |
| 298 | * ''VideoGame/PathfinderWrathOfTheRighteous'': While Divine Spellcasters in general have some spells and abilities that deal holy damage, it's the Angel Mythic Path that really goes all in on the holy smiting: |
| 299 | ** First it grants Bolt of Justice, a spell that sends down light from heaven to blast an enemy not unlike a divine KillSat. The spell deals holy damage, which pretty much nothing in the game resists. Even better, it actually deals ''more'' damage depending on how evil its target is. It deals the most damage against the strongest evil beings such as demon lords, evil dragons, and lords of the undead. And if that wasn't enough, it also has a chance of knocking its targets down to the ground prone, leaving them unable to act for a round and making it easier for attackers to finish them off. |
| 300 | ** Then it grants Storm of Justice, which is Bolt of Justice except it hits ''every enemy in a thirty foot radius''. |
| 301 | ** Finally it grants Wrath of the Righteous, which is actually a bit less powerful than Storm of Justice and only affects demons (fortunately this is one of the most common enemy types in the game) but hits a wider area. |
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| 303 | |
| 304 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 305 | * ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': [[YinYangBomb Keedran]], in her true form, can send out an EnergyBall that creates an explosive pillar of light. |
| 306 | [[/folder]] |
| 307 | |
| 308 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 309 | * In ''Webcomic/EightBitTheater'' this is apparently [[spoiler: what was used to kill Chaos]]. |
| 310 | ** Black Mage's Hadouken spell [[spoiler: is powered by love.]] As in, literally [[PoweredByAForsakenChild consumes it like a fuel.]] |
| 311 | * In ''Webcomic/TheAdventuresOfDrMcNinja'', when the Catholic Church hires the [=McNinja=] family to kill an evil ghost wizard, they loan them sacred weapons: a bo staff made from the wood of the true cross, sais created from the iron of St Peter's sword, [[BreadEggsMilkSquick nunchucks made from Mother Theresa's bones]], and bullets gargled by the Pope. Eventually, Doc uses the most potent holy weapon of all: he chucks Pope Francis himself at [[spoiler: a vampirized King Radical]]. |
| 312 | * In ''Webcomic/{{Nodwick}}'', {{PC}}s won't content to merely splash uglies with holy water, thus... Holy Hand Grenade Launcher [[JustForFun/XMeetsY + ]] KillItWithWater = "H2oly Sacred Soaker" |
| 313 | * ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', being based on D&D, uses a lot of this. |
| 314 | ** [[GoodShepherd Clerics]] have "Turn Undead" |
| 315 | ** {{Paladin}}s use "Smite Evil" |
| 316 | ** In [[http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots0859.html strip #859]], Durkon uses "Holy Word" (described above under Tabletop Games) against the Linear Guild. Most of their members are deafened, while the [[SuccubiAndIncubi succubus]] Sabine is outright banished to her home plane for 24 hours. Only "Thog", namely [[spoiler:[[BigBadWannabe Tarquin]] in disguise]], manages to resist the spell. Amusingly, Belkar is also deafened by the Holy Word, as his alignment does not include "Good". |
| 317 | * Nith, a battlemage from ''Webcomic/WhatsShakin'' uses holy magic with his sword skills. Another character, Ell, can also launch heavy holy attacks when in need. |
| 318 | * ''Webcomic/IngressAdventuringCompany'': [[https://www.ingress-comic.com/comic/chapter-3-19/ Aidan conjures holy water]] with his cleric abilities to dispatch the large attacking spirit in Chapter 3. |
| 319 | * ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'', among the wild variety of MadScientist-provided goodness of Mechanicsburg has mechanical [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120824 "Bloodstone Paladins"]] in the cathedral [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20100611 built by]] Good Heterodyne (and "dey schtarted all dot krezy sekrifice schtuff"). That's when you notice a Heterodyne trilobite sigil on their Abbess's cross... and remember that the founder of House Heterodyne [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20091102 was considered a consort of the local battle goddess.]] |
| 320 | [[/folder]] |
| 321 | |
| 322 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 323 | * A power of Light in ''Literature/{{Phaeton}}'', but it is in no way the strongest light power. |
| 324 | * In [[https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Literature/Prolecto Prolecto]], HRE ammunition is used to instant-kill demons that are otherwise ImmuneToBullets. Unfortunately, the protagonists ARE those demons. |
| 325 | * In the ''Webcomic/MSPaintAdventures'' [[InteractiveComic fan adventure]] ''Tales Of Webcomic/{{Visseria}}: The White Depths'', a cleric blesses a ballista by writing runes on it ([[CouldntFindAPen his own blood]]...) A sufficiently advanced machine later upgrades it into a railgun, ''without disrupting the runes'', which means the railgun is still blessed and able to badly hurt the big bad. |
| 326 | * ''Podcast/DiceFunk'': Anne channels holy light through her teddy bear to incinerate an undead monster. |
| 327 | * ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'': Being a War Domain cleric, Pike is the personification of this trope, wielding such destructive and combat-oriented abilities as "War God's Blessing" and "Divine Strike". Her "Destroy Undead" ability is described as an explosive shock wave that turns a large number of attacking undead into ash. |
| 328 | * Innocence in ''Literature/WhoSays'' is described as "[[AppliedPhlebotinum cosmic uranium]]", used as a power source for Heaven and Hell's infrastructure and the source of {{Mana}} for some magical disciplines. |
| 329 | [[/folder]] |
| 330 | |
| 331 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 332 | * ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'': |
| 333 | ** The Rainbow of Light from the original cartoon. Megan uses it to obliterate [[BigBad Tirac]] in the pilot episode. |
| 334 | ** Much the same applies to its direct descendant, the Elements of Harmony in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic''. Although its first use is to dispel dark magic rather than inflict serious harm, its second shot [[TakenForGranite petrifies]] a being of pure chaos energy. Bastard had it coming, too. [[spoiler:Though he did eventually come back...]] |
| 335 | ** Then, It's third use was to destroy an infestation of monstrous weeds. After that, They were used in an attempt to banish the pony of shadows. They banished the shadow, but not the pony. They then destroyed evil doppelgangers who attempted to use them in another episode, before getting destroyed in the season 9 opener after they failed to banish King Sombra. It's worth noting that the Mane six used the sam power to vaporize King Sombra for good and [[spoiler: Strip Tirek, Chrysalis, and Cozy Glow of powers in the finale.]]" |
| 336 | ** The Crystal Heart, empowered by the joy of the revitalized Crystal Ponies, sends out a burst of light that ''shatters'' the EvilOverlord unicorn whose soul had long since collapsed into darkness. |
| 337 | * The Matrix of Leadership in the various ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' continuities, especially the [[Franchise/TransformersGeneration1 first television series]] is considered to be holy and potent indeed. |
| 338 | * ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': |
| 339 | ** [[spoiler: Energybending]] is not only the original and thus purest form of [[spoiler:bending]], but also implied to be divine in origin, what with having origins in the spiritual world and being used solely by the Avatar. In the SequelSeries, ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'', [[spoiler:Amon]] claims to have acquired what appears to be the exact same thing from the spirits. [[spoiler:It turns out to be a combination of [[DangerousForbiddenTechnique bloodbending]] and chi blocking. And it still isn't as powerful as energybending, as Korra is able to reverse the effect with it]]. |
| 340 | ** In the Book 2 finale, [[spoiler:the waterbending technique that Unalaq taught Korra, involving infusing water with [[LightEmUp light]] in order to pacify spirits, backfired spectacularly on him, the "cleansing" resulting in his ''death'' [[ReviveKillsZombie because he was fused with Vaatu, the spirit of darkness]].]] |
| 341 | * In ''WesternAnimation/HellboyAnimated: Blood and Iron'', Professor Bruttenholm flings holy water at the vampire Erszebet Ondrushku, which burns her and drives her away. [[spoiler:Later, when she takes a BloodBath, Bruttenholm spikes it with more holy water, and this kills her.]] |
| 342 | * In ''WesternAnimation/TransformersTheMovie'', the Autobot Matrix of Leadership, when opened, releases energy that destroys the evil monster planet-transformer [[MechanicalAbomination Unicron]], leaving only his head floating around Cybertron like a moon. |
| 343 | [[/folder]] |
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