History BreathWeapon / VideoGames

* ''FireEmblem'' dragons, both manaketes and the laguz, attack with their breath. Sometimes, there are even multiple different types of breath for dragons to use.

* The Dragon and Dragon Zombie in the ''{{Disgaea}}'' series predictably have a breath weapon, using fire (Or wind or ice in the first game) and darkness respectively. There's also the Cockatrice, who uses either petrifying breath or miasma depending on the game.

* Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles Michelangelo]], oddly enough, is granted this ability in the Sega Genesis and Super Nintendo versions of the ''[[TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesTournamentFighters Tournament Fighters']]' FightingGame.

* Many demons, including the [[ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne Demifiend]] and the [[DigitalDevilSaga Embryon]], in the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series can use different versions of this ability (Fire, Ice, Fog, etc.).

* All dragons in ''RuneScape'' breathe fire, and some can even shoot fireballs at you from a distance.

* [[MortalKombat Scorpion]] can pull off his ninja hood to breathe fire, usually as a [[FinishingMove Fatality]].

* The Flash game ''RobotDinosaursThatShootBeamsWhenTheyRoar'' is [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin all about this.]]..and [[EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs dinosaurs]].

** Later {{retcon}}ned to be a gift from Agni, the god of fire. He's still a really nice guy.

* Higher-level skags in {{Borderlands}} have fire and laser breath, as well as spitting shock and acid.

* The final boss of ''MassEffect2'' is [[spoiler: a gigantic partially-complete Human Reaper]] that attacks with a gigantic, long-charging beam attack from its mouth. It's also its own worst enemy with the thing, often sweeping its allies off the platform for you.

* Sigma at the end of ''VideoGame/{{Mega Man X}}6'', as well as too many other ''Franchise/MegaMan'' robots to sanely list here.

* Mieu from Videogame/TalesOfTheAbyss can breathe fire, [[SubvertedTrope but the flames are too small to do any real damage]]. Aside from some cutscenes where he's used as an ImprovisedWeapon, his breath mainly serves as a puzzle solving element.

* Karnov of ''Karnov'' and ''[[VideoGame/FightersHistory Fighter's History]]'', whose backstory makes him out to be a circus fire-breather.

* Dhalsim in ''StreetFighter'' breathes fire. Another exception to the only-humans-if-corrupted rule, since he apparently gained this ability through his mastery of ''yoga''.
** Later [[RetCon RetConned]] to be a gift from Agni, the god of fire. He's still a really nice guy.

* ''FinalFantasy's'' Bahamut, who is especially notable for breathing what is essentially the Flare spell. That's right. Bahamut has ''nuclear fission breath.''
** Reis in ''FinalFantasyTactics'', being basically a Dragon in the shape of a woman, can breathe [[FireIceLightning Fire, Ice, or Electricity]]. Oh, and holy. However that works. This may not have been clear in the original translation (Where breath gets translated Braclet)...
** The Dragoons of ''FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' (and ''A2'') can also breathe Fire, Ice and Thunder.
* All FinalFantasy games where Blue Mages appear feature them learning breath weapons. Usually, three are avalable: Aqua Breath, Fire Breath and Bad Breath ([[BossInMooksClothing Malboro's]] famous chemical weapon grade halitosis attack).
* Sigma at the end of ''VideoGame/MegaManX 6'', as well as too many other ''Franchise//MegaMan'' robots to sanely list here.
** In ''[[VideoGame/MegaMan V]]'' for the GameBoy, Mega Man has spent the game using a RocketPunch, because his Super [[ArmCannon Mega Buster]] can't affect this batch of robots. What happened to it, you ask? Dr. Light put it in ''Rush''. He shoots the charged shots from his mouth (having no arms).

* Barthandelus, BigBad and Master Troll of ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIII'', has two ultimate moves named "Thanatosian Smile" and "Thanatosian Laughter," both of which consist of him barfing lasers on you.
* Among the power-ups in ''Gauntlet Legends'' and its remake ''Gauntlet: Dark Legacy'' are breath weapons, including Fire Breath, Acid Breath, and Lightning Breath. Unlike most of the power-ups, these have ammo-based usage instead of being active for a limited time. A lot of the bosses use breath attacks too. Even though there's no Light Breath power-up but there's a Light Amulet, Skorne can spit beams of light at you.
* Firebrand, the Red Arremer from the ''GargoylesQuest'' series, gets varying kinds of breath attacks with his powerups.

* Many demons, including the [[ShinMegamiTenseiNocturne Demifiend]] and the [[DigitalDevilSaga Embryon]], in the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' series can use different versions of this ability, {Fire, Ice, Fog, etc.}

** The Dragoons of ''FinalFantasyTacticsAdvance'' (and A2) can also breathe Fire, Ice and Thunder.

* Sigma at the end of ''VideoGame/MegaManX 6'', as well as too many other ''VideoGame/MegaMan'' robots to sanely list here.
** In ''V'' for the GameBoy, Mega Man has spent the game using a RocketPunch, because his Super [[ArmCannon Mega Buster]] can't affect this batch of robots. What happened to it, you ask? Dr. Light put it in ''Rush''. He shoots the charged shots from his mouth (having no arms).
* The [[XMen Sentinel]], when it appears in [[MarvelVsCapcom Capcom's fighting games]], generally has one of these too.
* Breathing fire is one of Bowser's trademark characteristics in the ''SuperMarioBros'' series, but there are a few other critters that have this ability (such as the Dino Rhinos and Reznors in VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld.)

* Karnov of ''Karnov'' and ''VideoGame/FightersHistory'', whose backstory makes him out to be a circus fire-breather.
* Virtually every weapon in ''VideoGame/MegaManStarForce'' that does not simply come into existence in midair is fired from Omega Xiz's mouth. As a result, most of what Mega Man fires is technically a Breath Weapon, most notably the first game's Tail Burner, which is actual fire. Well, digital fire.

*** I always just thought she had some really nice jewelry.

* The daedroth and spider daedra in ''TheElderScrolls: [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]''. The daedroth spits balls of fire; the spider daedra breathes lightning, and also casts a touch-range paralysis spell by exhaling green haze into its palm and then slapping the target.

* [[SuperpoweredMooks Boomers]] from ''VideoGame/Left4Dead'' vomit upon players, thereby calling down hordes of [[NightOfTheLivingMooks basic]] [[OurZombiesAreDifferent zombies]] to descend upon them.
* ''VideoGame/Left4Dead2'' features a zombie called the Spitter, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin who spits acid]]. It was designed specifically to counter the usual survivor tactic of huddling together at all times.

* Dragons in ''TheElderScrolls [[TheElderScrollsVSkyrim V:Skyrim]]'' are capable of [[RealityWarper bending reality]] through the art of the Thu'um, being capable of literally ''shouting'' things into existence. The Dragonborn has this same ability and learns this art through absorbing Dragon-souls.
** As a result of a [[BlessedWithSuck 'blessing']] from Peryite, the Daedric god of plague, the Afflicted have [[{{Squick}} weaponized projectile vomit]].

* The ''BreathOfFire'' series where Ryu can transform into his dragon form (or summon them) will have breath attacks because of... well, they're dragons.