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So, your PlayerCharacter just got an InvincibilityPowerUp, your anime hero unlocked a SuperMode, or [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking your essay is due in an hour]] [[MundaneMadeAwesome and you drink a Red Bull.]] How do you [[PowerMakeover represent the sudden increase in power]]? With circles and spheres.

It can be in the form of a [[SwirlingDust debris cloud]] that envelops the character, a ChunkyUpdraft that circles the character like electrons around an atom, a [[BattleAura full-body halo]] that radiates from him, a [[DeflectorShields barrier]] of [[BeehiveBarrier any stripe,]] a cyclone spiraling upwards, or maybe InstantRunes following the character around like a celestial spotlight. Point is, it's got circles and therefore it ''must'' be powerful.

This is possibly because a circle (in 2D) and sphere (in 3D) are the shapes any equally distributed outward pressure will form.

Not to be confused with the SphereOfDestruction, although the two often do overlap, or the alternate magic system Sourcebook ''TabletopGame/SpheresOfPower'', though you could build one with those rules. Compare OrbitingParticleShield.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* In ''Manga/Brave10'', the form Isanami's DefenceMechanismSuperpower takes is a growing [[PowerOfTheVoid black energy sphere]] emanating from her.
* ''Anime/DragonBallZ'':
** It combines this with SphereOfDestruction when Cell attains his [[SuperMode Perfect form]], rendering himself temporarily invulnerable and taking out a chunk of countryside to boot.
** Also, Android #17's barrier of ki forms a perfect sphere around him.
** Frieza is surrounded by one of as part of his own final transformation; in the ''VideoGame/DragonBallZBudokai'' games, the entire process is abbreviated into him calling it up, then cracking out of it like an eggshell.
** Broly often creates these to survive indefinitely in environments with no air, such as the depths of space or deep in molten lava. He also regularly forms forcefields during combat.
* Shows up in ''Manga/KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' whenever the Seikuken is activated.
* Hayate's ascension as the [[PersonOfMassDestruction Queen of the Night Sky]] in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaAs'', which was marked by her being surrounded by a sphere of white light.
* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'''s Ku Fe emits one in a [[SeriousBusiness really intense]] ''arm wrestle''.
* Mew and Mewtwo in ''Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie'', with Mewtwo himself being the page image above.
* When pissed off, the Phoenix King Saffron from ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' begins radiating a sphere of blinding-white heat which he then uses to build up his [[WaveMotionGun ultimate technique]].
* Souls in ''Anime/SoulEater'' usually take a spherical form. Some characters can see the souls of living beings, and depending on the strength of that being the soul can be anything from a tennis ball sized sphere in the chest area (normal people) to a sphere around the creature and the '''entire city it's in''' (the {{Shinigami}}).
* ''Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann'' twists this trope with Spiral Power, which is depicted with small spirals that appear from the aura.
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[[folder:Films -- Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'':
** In ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsRainbowRocks Rainbow Rocks]]'', for the final battle, the ultimate move of the [[spoiler:Rainbooms singing in unison generates a rising rainbow beam made of the Magic of Friendship, which coalesces into a multicolored sphere of twirling energies. And then a huge pair of glowing wings emerge from it, prelude to the summoning of a giant WingedUnicorn made of light.]]
** In ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Friendship Games]]'', two [[TransformationSequence Transformation Sequences]] involve glowing spheres of magic. [[spoiler:Twilight reacts by struggling against it and screams for help, while Sunset willingly embraces it.]]
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Franchise/KamenRider'':
** Several Kamen Riders get a sphere effect. And these spheres are ''crazy'' impenetrable, repelling any charging monster ''or'' its weaponfire.
** The ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'' transformation effect looks a great deal like the page image. The sphere forms, the circle (actually two in one) appears at waist level, and they slowly flip, suiting the Rider as they pass over. When the circles have gone 180° and are one again, the effect ends. A monster or rival Rider unfortunate enough to be too close when the henshin field bursts forth from the belt will be thrown backwards.
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[[folder:Tabletop Games]]
* The ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'' spell "Prismatic Sphere", with all the powers of RainbowMotif.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/AzureStrikerGunvolt'' uses a flashfield to attack, which is basically a sphere of electricity. It's strikingly similar to the shields of ''Franchise/MegaMan'', which is fitting since it's a SpiritualSuccessor of the series.
* ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'':
** The spellcasting effect in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyVII'' looks like this.
** This is taken to its logical extreme in ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyX'' in which the entire levelling system is based around spheres.
* In ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII'', whenever a character levels up they are briefly surrounded by a sphere.
** The Aero spell, typically an air-elemental offensive spell in ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'', is instead a spherical shield in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsI''.
** Reflect/Barrier/Dark Barrier projects a spherical BeehiveBarrier whenever he guards.
** Xemnas's ultimate attack in the first game's Final Mix involves forming one and strafing Team Sora with energy beams. It's reused for his LimitBreak in days. In ''Dream Drop Distance'', this is Ansem / Xehanort's latest trick with his Guardian.
* ''Franchise/MegaMan'':
** ''VideoGame/MegaManX'''s Rolling Shield, when charged up, projects a sphere of pressure around him, protecting him from harm.
** For that matter, the classic Mega Man ''VideoGame/MegaManClassic'' uses the ReverseShrapnel variety for his shields: Leaf Shield, Jewel Shield, Skull Shield, Junk Shield (which can also be fired outwards,) Crystal Shield...
* The [[InvincibilityPowerUp Art of the Invincible Fire Wheel]] in the NES ''VideoGame/NinjaGaiden'' games, which is a set of three fireballs that orbit Ryu's body for a short amount of time.
* ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'' has this appear several times.
** The Saotomi orbs which circle princess Fuse and later you, the Vengeance Slips which protect you from attack, the Godhood barriers, the Bead weapons which circle Amaterasu's neck and the various enemies with orbiting stone heads/skulls.
** And of course, [[spoiler:Yami, the God of Evil is what seems to be a gray fish in a spherical fishbowl with a HumongousMecha outer shell. The latter comes from being [[ScienceIsBad the creator of Technology]].]]
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The titular creatures emerge from a sphere when they [[SuperMode Mega]] [[PowerMakeover Evolve]].
* In ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankGoingCommando'' and ''VideoGame/RatchetAndClankUpYourArsenal'' using Shield Charger or Tesla Barrier will surround ratchet with a glowing spherical shield which renders him essentially invincible until it dissipates (besides BottomlessPits, lava or the like) and in Tesla Barrier's case it also delivers a considerable shock to anything foolish getting nearby.
* ''Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog'':
** In ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', Tails's super form features four superpowerful Flickies (magical birds) that encircle him and constantly rotate around him, destroying anything that comes near him.
** In ''VideoGame/SonicAdventure'', [[spoiler: Super Sonic]] gets one in the true final level.
** As of ''VideoGame/SonicHeroes'', a SphereOfPower is now the only indication of Tails or Knuckles being in super form.
* ''VideoGame/SuperMetroid'':
** Power Bombs do this with an ever-expanding explosion.
** Each beam upgrade has a Special Attack that creates this effect around Samus.
** The Crystal Flash also creates this effect, but with a healing ability rather than destructive one.
* ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosBrawl'':
** Pikachu's [[LimitBreak Final Smash]] attack turns him into ball lightning. Large, fast, and [[AwesomeButImpractical almost uncontrollable by any but the most skilled players]].
** Sonic's is the same, but [[GameBreaker much easier to control]].
* Two notable examples from the ''VideoGame/TalesSeries'' series are [[VideoGame/TalesOfTheAbyss Sync]]'s Harrowing Gale and [[VideoGame/TalesOfVesperia Tison]]'s Infernal Lord [[SuperMovePortraitAttack Mystic Artes]].
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[[folder:Web Original]]
* ''Literature/{{Phaeton}}'' has several abilities that use this effect.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Aang made one from [[AllYourPowersCombined all four elements]] [[spoiler:during his fight with Ozai]].
* ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': Avatar Wan, the first Avatar, uses it to contain a powerful dark spirit, and Avatar Korra later does the same when it frees itself again. Notable as they cast it on the enemy rather than around themselves.
* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
** In the {{Pensieve Flashback}}s of the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E2PrincessTwilightSparklePart2 Princess Twilight Sparkle – Part 2]]", the Elements of Harmony when rotating around Celestia in the first flashback, and then again, around both Luna and Celestia in the second (earlier) one, form a Sphere of Power.
** In "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E26TwilightsKingdomPart2 Twilight's Kingdom – Part 2]]", the Mane Six imbued with the Rainbow Power are surrounded by a bright, multicolored sphere that [[PowerFloats Lift them in the air]] and is [[NoSell completely impervious]] to Tirek's attack. Then, after defeating the villain, it expands into a WorldHealingWave.
* In ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}: WesternAnimation/BeastMachines'', the heroic Maximals are surrounded by personal spheres of light when their [[OurSoulsAreDifferent Sparks]] are temporarily empowered by the Matrix, allowing them to [[FoeTossingCharge plow through the Vehicons]] like lightning-fast wrecking balls. Sadly, it doesn't last.
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