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An EnergyWeapon, and a specific [[SubTrope subtype]] of KiManipulation or FunctionalMagic or, occasionally, a gun that fires one or more glowing orbs of PureEnergy[=/=]PureMagic. Most commonly made of [[LightEmUp light]], [[ShockAndAwe electricity]] or [[PlayingWithFire fire]].

Warning: just because it's shaped like a ball doesn't always mean it will [[PinballProjectile bounce off flat surfaces]] (although if it does, expect it to [[HyperDestructiveBouncingBall instantly destroy anything it touches]]). In fact, they're far more likely to explode on impact, sometimes [[SphereOfDestruction in an equally spherical blast]]. You may need special equipment if you want to [[TennisBoss play tennis]]. Often created by SuckingInLines.

See also KamehameHadoken, which may overlap. Supertrope to {{Fireballs}}. Compare SphereOfPower, which covers your body instead.

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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', [[spoiler:after absorbing God, Father gains the ability to create a miniature sun in his hand using nuclear fusion]]. A more straight example of this trope occurs around that same point in the anime adaptation, ''Brotherhood'', where he fires some kind of purple energy ball from his forehead instead of creating a tornado as he did in the manga.
* ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'': Sensui's Reikou-resshuu-ken (single) and Resshuu-shien-dan (multiple) attacks.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'': Yamcha's Spirit Ball, Vegeta's Big Bang Attack, Piccolo's scatter shot and most of Broly's attacks, such as his signature Eraser Cannon. Not to mention the [[CombinedEnergyAttack Spirit Bomb]]. Generic balls of energy also get thrown around in pretty much every fight as well.
* In ''Anime/MobileSuitGundam00'', the Seravee Gundam is shown to be able to create a large EnergyBall with its {{Wave Motion Gun}}s.
* Koizumi's fireball in ''[[Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya]]'', down with ''Literature/FullMetalPanic'' {{Shout Out}}s.
* ''Manga/SgtFrog'': Parodied with Tamama's Jealousy Ball.
* [[spoiler:Vivio's Sankt Kaiser form]] in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has the Impact Cannon, a huge energy ball that she punches out of her fist, and the Sacred Cluster, energy balls she throws which would explode around a target and bombard them with smaller energy bullets.
* Several of the Sailor Senshi's attacks in ''Anime/SailorMoon'', such as Jupiter's [[ShockAndAwe Sparkling Wide Pressure]] and Pluto's [[DarkIsNotEvil Dead Scream]].
* Ku:Nel Sanders of ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'' uses giant orbs of gravity magic during his fight with Kaede. Kaede hit back with massive balls of ki.
* The Choudenji Ball (Super Electromagnetic Ball) from ''Anime/VoltesV'', an energy ball launched from the SuperRobot's CoolSword which will simultaneously paralyze the MonsterOfTheWeek and weaken their armor, leaving them wide open for the FinishingMove.
* Franchise/{{Naruto}}'s Rasengan. Unique in that it cannot be thrown in its basic form; with heavy refinement -- one can create elemental variants which ''can'' be thrown with a ''lot'' of effort.
** Tailed Beast Ball, the Rasengan's inspiration.
* Shin Manga/GetterRobo's Stoner Sunshine.
* Most KiManipulation in the ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' manga and video games is actually large spheres of force propelled forward, as opposed to the [[KamehameHadoken constant beams]] shown in the animated versions. Most epic of all: the Perfect Shishihokodan actually does generate a [[PillarOfLight Pillar of Ki]] straight up... that coalesces into a titanic ball that crushes everything underneath and leaves a perfectly hemispherical crater.
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'': Kabuterimon's Electro Shocker can qualify as this, as well as Greymon's Nova Blast to an extent.
* One of Ryoko's abilities in ''Anime/TenchiMuyo'' is to create these. If she squeezes one, it turns into a LaserBlade.
* ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'': The Four Heavenly Kings' Dinner of Kings/Ou Shoku Bansan, which is a ball of Appetite Energy that eats everything in its path like a giant ''VideoGame/PacMan''.
* Homura fires a few of these in the first episode of ''Anime/PuellaMagiMadokaMagica''. Weirdly, this scene is the only time she uses a magical attack instead of conventional guns and bombs.
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[[folder:Fan Works]]
* In ''Fanfic/TheApprenticeTheStudentAndTheCharlatan'' and ''Fanfic/TheArchmagesLastBow'', Nova Shine uses five of these as extensions of his Source for spellcasting, allowing him to target opponents from multiple angles, physically harass opponents, illuminate dark rooms, and even as physical stepping stones to gain altitude. Their shape appears to be personal preference, as Star Swirl instead uses lines that he can use to create a magic whip.
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[[folder:Card Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has the iconic [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191393 Ball Lightning]], which is an interesting example in that it's actually a ''creature'', but plays more like a spell. It has both [[LightningBruiser trample and haste]], which allows it to hit ''hard'' with its 6 power on the turn you play and the damage can't be negated with a chump block. However, [[GlassCannon it has only one toughness]], and even if it survives its attack, it is sacrificed at the end of your turn.
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[[folder:Films -- Live Action]]
* In ''Film/BurntByTheSun'', the [[http://alsolikelife.com/shooting/images/burnt24.jpg ball lightning]] is a recurring {{Motif}}.
* ''Film/TimeBandits''. The mini-fireballs that shoot out of the eyes of the cow-skull-head monsters. On Website/YouTube [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nn5e7pn5DNA starting at 5:10]].
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[[folder:Literature]]
* [=ThunderFlashes=] in ''Literature/SeptimusHeap'' are described as energy balls that are used as weapons both by antagonists and protagonists.
* During the climactic duel between Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader in the Creator/AlanDeanFoster's Franchise/StarWarsExpandedUniverse novel ''Literature/SplinterOfTheMindsEye'', Vader creates a kinetite, a ball of pure white energy the size of his fist, and sends it at Luke. [[spoiler: Luke [[PlayingTennisWithTheBoss hits it back at Vader]], and Vader's armor is dented inward as if hit by a giant's fist.]]
* In ''Literature/{{Dragonlance}}'', Fizban loves his fireballs. He tries to use one to break out of an iron cage. (He's a bit absentminded.)
* In ''Literature/PleaseDontTellMyParentsImASupervillain'', Penny designs a pair of gloves that can generate these for Ray.
* ''Literature/WhiteNight'': Used as a test and demonstration by Harry Dresden. He creates a super-hot, concentrated ball of fire magic and slowly nudges it toward his apprentice, challenging her to stop or deflect it if she can. She'd spent the whole book demanding/begging to help him, and the demonstration is meant to show that she doesn't have nearly enough power or control yet to face off against the things he's up against. In a later book, he uses the same spell to blow up trucks' fuel tanks as a distraction.
* ''Literature/JourneyToChaos'':
** The ability to fire magical energy from one's hand is a common skill. Even Tiza, who is not a mage, can use it.
** Eric's first lesson in mercenary magic is how to focus mana in the palms of his hands and eject in the form of a sphere. This is a mana bolt. He later learns various such as the compressed bolt and mana barrage.
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[[folder:Live Action TV]]
* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''. It's part of the standard demon power package: teleport, slow moving dark energy fire-y balls, and... not being able to dodge slow moving light energy fire-y balls.
* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'':
** The Mega Dragonzord's [[FinishingMove finisher]] is a giant blue energy sphere with a Z in the middle that completely disintegrates the monsters it's used on.
** In his first fight with the Rangers, the BrainwashedAndCrazy Green Ranger conjured up and fired a black energy ball at them. He never used this ability again.
* ''Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries'' has the PlasmaCannon used by the Romulans. The energy bolt it fires is extremely powerful, but it dissipates quickly.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': There are numerous examples of energy balls. These include the ever-popular Fireball spell (which flies out as a smaller bead and explodes into a large globe of fire), the Psionic Power "Energy Ball", the Hellball, and various "Orb of [[ElementalPowers X]]" spells -- [[HollywoodAcid Acid]], [[AnIcePerson Cold]], [[ShockAndAwe Electricity]], [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[PureEnergy Force]], and [[MakeSomeNoise Sound]] -- most of which have a "Lesser" version too (only Force doesn't).
* In TabletopGame/{{Deadlands}}, this is the basis of the Wichita Witches' trademark spell, Ball o'[[DoomyDoomsOfDoom Doom]].
* ''TabletopGame/{{GURPS}}: Magic'' the Ball of Lightning spell that makes an intangible guided missile that makes an explosion of electricity when it reaches a target.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* Present in almost every shoot'em up, especially if it's a BulletHell genre where every projectile is typically like it.
* The ''Hadoken'' and every other projectile attack that isn't a physical object from ''Franchise/StreetFighter'', of course.
* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros''. Unique in that not only does the fireball bounce off the ground, it also obeys gravity. Freaky!
* ''VideoGame/{{Doom}}'''s {{BFG}} 9000 fired one of these. In addition, Imps, Cacodemons, Hell Knights and Barons of Hell are well known for hurling (or spitting, in the Cacodemon's case) fireballs. Mancubi use cannons built into their arms that shoot fireballs that explode like rockets.
* The ''Doom 2'' mods ''VideoGame/BrutalDoom'' and ''Project Brutality'' feature the energy balls in the base game and adds new ones as well; The {{BFG}} 9k Mark 4 can shoot a single plasma ball or a rapid fire stream of faster but weaker ones, the {{BFG}} ''11k'' is a BFG chaingun, Demon Tech Rifle uses "Demon Essence" (the red orbs demons drop when killed) to fire orbs that burn or melt, the Cryogenic Dispersion Rifle shoots globs that freeze monsters, and the Heavy Plasma Rifle shoots plasma bolts the scorch monsters to a crisp. New monsters like the Cyber Hell Paladins can defend themselves with their shields and shoot energy balls from the crystal in them and Flesh Wizards harass Doomguy with fire balls when they aren't teleporting around the battlefield.
* A good number of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' attacks are represented as balls of whatever element; however, the move entitled [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Energy Ball]] is a [[GreenThumb Grass-type]] as opposed to being Normal, Electric, or Steel-type. Most likely it's a [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar-powered move]] a la Solar Beam.
** In addition to the actual [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Energy Ball]] attack, there's also Zap Cannon and Electro Ball (Electric-type), Shadow Ball (Ghost-type), and Aura Sphere (Fighting-type). Flash Cannon, which is a Steel-type attack, also looks like a round ball of energy before Generation 6 (where it's a [[EnergyWeapon laser instead]]), even if it's not explicitly in the name.
** Focus Blast is a Fighting-type chi blast.
** Gyro Ball is also depicted as one of these, though that's more of the user spinning at high speeds and slamming into the opponent, similar to Rollout and Ice Ball.
** Generation V brings us [[https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Searing_Shot_(move) Searing Shot (''Flame Bomb'' in Japanese)]], an attack that can only be learned by one [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]], Victini, who happens to be a Fire/Psychic-type.
** Furthermore, Fusion Flare (Fire-type) and Fusion Bolt (Electric-type), the respective signature moves of the Tao Dragon-type [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] Reshiram and Zekrom, resemble powerful fireballs and electrical balls, corresponding with the secondary elemental types of this Dragon duo. If both moves happen to be used in the same turn, the one that occurs second receives a boost, as well.
** Pyro Ball is an actual {{fireball|s}} that it batted about like a soccer ball (by the appropriately soccer-themed Cinderace at that) before being kicked at the opponent. It's a physical non-contact Fire-type move with more power than a Fire Blast, and Cinderace's no featherweight in that department, either.
** Castform's signature move Weather Ball could also be seen as a form of Energy Ball, as it changes its elemental type with the weather, complementing Castform's own weather-dependent ability of changing type, Forecast. Weather conditions also provide a boost, doubling Weather Ball's base power from 50 to 100. The variants of Weather Ball occur with the following weather settings:
*** Sunny weather yields the Fire-type.
*** Rain brings forth the [[color:blue:Water]]-type.
*** A hailstorm converts the move to the Ice-type.
*** Sandstorm changes the element of Weather Ball to Rock-type, though Castform itself remains Normal-type and still takes residual Sandstorm damage.
*** Just like Castform, the move remains as a Normal-type if no weather is occurring or if foggy conditions are present.
*** Under the Shadow Sky condition (present in ''[[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]] Colosseum'' and ''XD''), this move assumes the ???-type, causing neutral damage against all defending types.
** Ancient Power is depicted as a silvery-white sphere of energy, but only in the anime. The game animations include throwing levitating stones at the enemy. The move is Rock-type, but the anime might have tried to emphasize that this is also a special attack rather than a physical one (it wasn't shown in the anime until Generation IV, even though the move was introduced in the Generation II games).
** [[OlympusMons Mewtwo]] is often considered to be a specialist with energy spheres, learning a good number of the above moves naturally and being particularly associated with Shadow Ball and Aura Sphere, as well as its own signature move [[PsiBlast Psystrike]].
* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'':
** Ganon shoots off balls of energy in a few of the boss fights throughout the series; PlayingTennisWithTheBoss results.
** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleOfAges'':
*** The boss Plasmarine's primary attack fires a ball of electricity at Link.
*** During the third phase of its battle, Ramrock will periodically fire large energy balls at Link.
%%* ''VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}'': Plasma bombs and Energy Cannon weapons.
* ''Franchise/{{Kirby}}'' can throw these when using the Fighter ability in some of his later games, in exactly the same fashion as a Hadoken.
* ''Franchise/MegaMan'' shoots spherical energy pellets of varying size throughout the series.
* ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'': Biotic attacks appear as basketball-sized semi-spherical missiles of blue and white energy, with slight variations depending on which power you use.
* ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'': Dante can launch [[PlayingwithFire fire]] or [[HolyHandGrenade light]] balls at points, while in the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry1 first game]] during his EleventhHourSuperPower, he launched demonically powered energy balls.
* ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' has the Combine assault rifle, which can generate a ball of energy as its SecondaryFire. These also exist in the Combine's power generators. They vaporize other people instantly, but not you; perhaps the HEV suit grants some sort of protection against vaporization.
** ''VideoGame/{{Portal}}'' uses similar energy balls to ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'' in many puzzles. Portal and [=HL2=] are set in the same universe, and use the [[PropRecycling same graphic effect and sounds]] for the balls, but they are referred to as "High Energy Pellets" in Portal. Unlike [=HL2=], if they hit you they will vaporize you instantly, though it may be because of Chell lacking the HEV Suit.
* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', it's a fairly common ranged attack option among the characters, and usually (though not always) a ChargedAttack. Most characters who use it are simply bringing such attacks from their home games: [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]] have their fireballs, [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Ken]] have their Hadokens, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo and Lucario]] use Shadow Ball and Aura Sphere, respectively, Franchise/MegaMan attacks with his energy pellets, [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus and Dark Samus]] use their Charge Beam attacks; all these are described elsewhere on this page. In addition, the [[VideoGame/WiiFit Wii Fit Trainer]], [[AdaptationalBadass a mundane yoga instructor in her own game]], can use the Sun Salutation sequence to conjure a sphere of solar energy in ''Smash'', and the [[OriginalGeneration Mii Gunner]] gets a Samus-style ChargedAttack [[CharacterCustomization as an option]].
* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXI'': Chi Blast, despite people sometimes making [[Anime/DragonballZ Kamehameha]] macros for it.
* ''VideoGame/{{Marathon}}'' has the Zeus Class Fusion Pistol.
* ''Franchise/{{Halo}}'' has several. One of them is the plasma pistol, which can either semiautomatic-fire small ones, or you can charge it up and release a big one at the expense of energy and overheating. The plasma rifle and its various cousins fire energy balls on full-auto.
* ''VideoGame/ArcanaHeart'' has a few, such the Sfaira attacks of Partinias, the [[ThePowerOfLove Arcana of Love]], and the projectiles of Anutpada, the [[TimeMaster Arcana of Time]].
* The Valhawk in ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWars W'' can generate this with it's "Plasma Executor" weapon, which also counts as a ChestBlaster.
* In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy,'' [[VideoGame/FinalFantasyIX Kuja]] has several of these floating around him during battle, and uses them for several of his attacks.
* Elizabeth Greene's OneWingedAngel form in ''VideoGame/{{Prototype}}'' can fire what are presumably energy balls. Somewhat off considering the mostly organic nature of the series.
* ''Franchise/TheKingOfFighters'': Athena and her Psychic Friends can throw energy balls. Hers and Kensou's don't bounce, but Bao's does, and Athena has the ability to ''become'' an energy ball herself, and fire copies of herself at enemies.
* Several attacks in ''VideoGame/BatenKaitos'', such as Xelha and Lyude's level II finishing moves.
* This is the ranged attack that bareknuckles have in ''VideoGame/SoulNomadAndTheWorldEaters''.
* Enough attacks in ''Franchise/TouhouProject'' (a lot of bullets are round), but especially Utsuho Reiuji's attacks (read: miniature stars) and Reimu's Fantasy Orb and Fantasy Seal.
* Your plasma gun in ''VideoGame/{{Purple}}'' shoots these.
* In ''VideoGame/TalesOfSymphonia'', Yuan has a lightning orb that he uses this way in cutscenes, and the Sorcerer's Ring allows the onscreen character to fire several different types of them when solving puzzles (depending on what dungeon you're in). Oddly, neither of these examples is ever used in battle.
* This is the basic magic that all the Reyvateils (singing mages) can use in the ''[[VideoGame/ExaPico Ar tonelico]]'' series, and in fact, Misha's even has the same name as the trope.
* The {{magick}} missiles used by the PlayerCharacter and the enemy mages in ''VideoGame/CatacombAbyss''. In the sequels, they're no longer ball-shaped.
* The shock rifle's alternate fire mode in ''VideoGame/UnrealTournament'' launches a slow-moving plasma ball at the target, which detonates on impact. It can also be detonated by the shock rifle's primary firing mode (an [[{{hitscan}} instant]] beam).
* The protagonist in ''VideoGame/SecondSight'' eventually learns to literally throw balls of psychic energy at enemies, which usually results in instant death and a body being [[PunchedAcrossTheRoom Thrown Across The Room]]. Later-game elite enemies with psychic shields take two of these to take the shield down, and a third one to finish them off.
* In ''VideoGame/AncientDomainsOfMystery'', there's an enemy-only attack called [[http://ancardia.wikia.com/wiki/Glowing_balls "glowing balls"]], appearing as * in the ASCII graphics. It appears to be technically a [[FireBalls fireball]] (fire immunity protects against it) but isn't described as such. Most spells that the player casts that have "ball" in the name don't really count because they just create an explosion around the character, which the exception of the improved fireball, which flies to a distance before exploding.
* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'' has two examples.
** Iron Tager's Spark Bolt is a ball of electricity that he shoots out at the opponent - an internal reactor charges the shot for him to use, so you can't toss them willy-nilly. Impact damages and, more importantly, [[YouWillNotEvadeMe magnetizes]] the opponent.
** Makoto's Comet Cannon is another, but she lays it out as a mine first, and can opt to launch it later. It's still damaging as a mine, so one can shut down rushdown tactics in this fashion and crash [[SkillGateCharacters ice cars]] as needed.
* KillerRobot ACE from ''VideoGame/Gamer2'' shoots balls of electricity.
* In [[VideoGame/LegacyOfKain Legacy of Kain - Blood Omen]], the earliest spell that Kain can find is the highly un-vampiric "Energy Bolt", which is a small blue ball of energy. It doesn't use much spirit to cast, but it's a rather feeble attack that you unfortunately have to use for quite a while before the next attack spell is available.
* The "[[NonIndicativeName Beam]]" weapons from the ''Franchise/{{Metroid}}'' series are spheres of energy fired from Samus' ArmCannon, and her most common means of attack.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}'', the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]] and manifests as a high-velocity, luminous green ball.
* Carrie Fernandez's main attack in ''VideoGame/Castlevania64'' is a sphere of magical energy which can [[HomingProjectile home in]] on nearby enemies.
* ''Franchise/MortalKombat'':
** Johnny Cage can fire green energy balls.
** Reptile has a slow but powerful energy ball move.
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[[folder:Webcomics]]
* In ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'', the fire summon spits the fire variation of this during the battle with Justin and Elliot.
* In ''Webcomic/TheOrderOfTheStick'', Tsukiko the Mystic Theurge learns a number of non-core "orb" spells (Electric Orb, Fire Orb, Lesser Acid Orb, Cold Orb) in order to counter Haley's evasion skill.
* ''Webcomic/SleeplessDomain'': Outrageous Lime's {{magical girl}} power is to create glowing green orbs of magical energy, which she then uses a [[BatterUp baseball bat]] to hit towards her enemies. For those wondering how this ties into her "lime" theme, an interview reveals that the energy is apparently lime flavored.
-->'''Interviewer:''' H--how does that work?\\
'''Lime:''' [[AWizardDidIt Magic.]]
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* [=MatPat=] of WebVideo/GameTheory tackled the mechanics of Dragon Ball's Ki attacks in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq1aPOunsFA Film Theory video]], conjecturing that the "energy ball" is actually a plasma the fighters generate with their natural bioelectricity.
* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': The Darkness counterparts have only one attack: Firing a wave of 5 of these.
* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': [[KiManipulation Kai]] commonly uses natural energy like this. The size greatly varies. He can even kick them like soccer balls!
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* Shego, WesternAnimation/KimPossible's rival, often uses energy attacks in fights, but so far she has only used an actual energy ball once; in ''[[AllGirlsWantBadBoys Bad Boy]]'', she charged up a giant ball lightning and fired it at Kim.
* Starfire from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'' fires energy balls called starbolts from her hands.
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'' and the main character's [[strike:Energy]] Ecto Rays which at times works in this manner.
* Aelita from ''WesternAnimation/CodeLyoko'', since the start of Season 3, gains pink energy balls, called Energy Field, as an attack in Lyoko form. When it hits one of XANA's goons, this covers entirely the monster in energy that destroys it, with no need to AttackItsWeakPoint.
* In ''WesternAnimation/WinxClub'', this is a common form of attack for any magical character when they aren't shooting one of their ElementalPowers.
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[[folder:Real Life]]
* In the course of history, there have been eyewitness accounts of [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_lightning ball lightning]]. Laboratory experiments have produced effects that are visually similar to the reports, but the actual phenomenon is still unexplained.
* Flames on Earth come to a point because the oxygen they use heats up and rises as it burns. If you strike a match in a low-gravity environment where there's technically nowhere to "rise," you get a sphere of hot gases instead.
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