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** Katsuki Bakugo can create explosions from the sweat from his palms. This sounds slightly ridiculous, but his Quirk makes his palms sweat ''nitroglycerin'', and he can apparently sweat at will, meaning he can conjure up explosions all the time. And his intelligence allows him to find new, novel, and useful methods for his power, such as utilizing the knockback to propel himself. His superhero suit incorporates oversized cuffs to collect his sweat for later use, allowing him to create building-leveling blasts.

* ''Series/{{Charmed|1998}}''. Piper can make things explode by [[{{Handwave}} "speeding up molecules"]].

Also includes WeaponizedFireworks, when they don't fall under PlayingWithFire.

* ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': Anything that Yoshikage Kira's Stand Killer Queen touches can be made to explode at will (or just [[DisintegratorRay disintegrate]] if you can't see Stands). He also has a secondary ability to allows him to launch an autonomous heatseeking bomb from the Stand's main body. It makes interacting with him kind of rough.

* Arin Kalsey aka "Fury" of ''WebOriginal/AcademyOfSuperheroes'' can make explosions that emanate from her.

** Bambietta Basterbine is actually codenamed E for "The Explode." She creates balls of reiatsu that enter objects and people and cause them to explode.

** Subverted by [[InvisibleMan Absalom,]] who appeared to be able to cause explosions by pointing his empty palms at his target, [[PowerMisidentification but was actually]] just using {{Arm Cannon}}s that he rendered invisible.

* The Human Bomb, who made his original appearance in ''Police Comics #1'' in August of 1941, is the original super-powered explosion maker. He literally could cause anything he touched to explode... the bigger the object, the bigger the explosion. When Quality comics went out of business, Creator/DCComics purchased the rights to its entire stable of characters, and the Human Bomb became a member of the Freedom Fighters.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': In the episode ''Mind Games'', there is one psychic with the ability to throw bolts of energy that explode on impact, literally with the snap of her fingers. They call her 'Bombshell'.

* On ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', an EVO (human super-mutated by nanites) had the power to charge objects with so much energy that they would bloat and explode. [[spoiler:He later uses this power on himself, in an attempted SuicideAttack]].

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* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s "Nuclear Pulse" involves him overclocking his own body with radiation and unleashing a shockwave.

*** Gogmazios, introduced in ''4 Ultimate'' and serving as its FinalBoss in multiplayer, is a colossal Elder Dragon that employs an explosive element not based in Blastblight, but instead in the debuting Tarred ailment. Since its entire body is covered in volatile tar, many of its attacks leak part of this tar; if the hunter is hit with it, it will remain immobile until the tar explodes, potentially killing them if their defense is too low. The player has to quickly use a Cleanser to get rid of the tar and resume the fight.

** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter4'': Starting from this game, more monsters besides Brachydios make use of the Blast status, though not by using explosive slime but instead powder-like dust. This includes monsters that didn't use this status in prior games, such as Emerald Congalala and Teostra. The expansion ''4 Ultimate'' goes as far as introducing the Raging variant of Brachydios, whose explosive slime is even more volatile.

* Louise from ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' causes explosions whenever she tries to use magic. [[spoiler:That's because she's attuned to [[InfinityPlusOneElement the Void element]], and it backfires when she tries to use any other element.]] Louise learning to weaponize this power is a plot point of varying importance in ''many'' {{Fan Fic}}s.

* Megumin, one of the main characters from ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'', is a young Arch Wizard who [[MasterOfOneMagic specializes solely in explosion magic]]. She can only create one blast [[AwesomeButImpractical before all of her mana is used up for that day]], but with [[FantasticNuke how powerful they can be]], the world would practically be gone in a month if she could do it multiple times a day.

** Katsuki Bakugo can create explosions from the sweat from his palms. This sounds slightly ridiculous, but his palms sweat ''nitroglycerin'', and he can apparently sweat at will, meaning he can conjure up explosions all the time. And his intelligence allows him to find new, novel, and useful methods for his power, such as utilizing the knockback to propel himself. His superhero suit incorporates oversized cuffs to collect his sweat for later use, allowing him to create building-leveling blasts.

* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'' supervillain Nitro has the ability to blow himself up and reform instantly. He is also the villain ultimately responsible for ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel|MarvelComics}}'s death as well as causing the incident that incites ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006''.

* By the same author of the above manga, [[TheHero Haru]] of ''Manga/RaveMaster'' wields the Ten Commandments, a sword that can take on ten different forms. Haru's favorite is Explosion the, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin explosion sword,]] Also Shuda, one of the Oracion Six, wields the Dark Bring "Ballet Flare", which allows him to encapsulate his target inside a spherical shell which he then explodes. Another member of Oracion Six, Jegan, can also use the same trick as Azuma above (summoning plants to shoot explosive seeds).
* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Mr. 5 from the Baroque Works saga ate the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, allowing him to make any part of his body explode at will (without harming himself). Because of how One Piece [[SwissArmySuperpower treats its powers,]] this means he can even breathe into an empty gun chamber to make explosive bullets. His preferred method of attack is flicking his boogers at people.
** Subverted by [[InvisibleMan Absalom,]] who appeared to be able to cause explosions by pointing his empty palms at his target, [[PowerMisidentification but was actually]] just using {{Arm Cannon}}s that he rendered invisible.
** In a variant, Gladius of Donquixote Family ate the Pop-Pop Fruit, which gives him the power to make any (non-human) object he touches to inflate and then pop, releasing shrapnels of varying intensity depending on the object popped. At his best, he can make ''the ground itself'' pop.
* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
** Deidara, a former member of the Hidden Stone's Explosion Corps, uses Exploding Clay, which combines this trope with DishingOutDirt and ArtInitiatesLife.
** [[spoiler:Later on, we meet Gari, another member of the Explosion Corps with the "Explosion Release" [[SuperPowerfulGenetics Kekkai Genkai,]] who explodes people by simply punching them.]]
** While the series does have explosive tags, the Shibuki sword is mainly comprised of them rolled up in a scroll.
* Genthru the Bomb Devil from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' has two abilities of this sort: He can create a small explosion with a touch or a bigger explosion (involving bombs conjured from thin air) if he sets things up right beforehand. Most notably, it also averts RequiredSecondaryPowers: his "Little Flower" can potentially injure his arms, which is why he has to coat them into a thick layer of aura, and when Gon douses him in gasoline he's left unable to perform the technique, since it could set himself ablaze.
* In ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'', everything behind Red will explode as part of his TransformationSequence, and his Burning Kizuna Punch will also make things explode even if nothing inside them is prone to detonating.

* That kid Maki from ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' had psi-detonated ''fingerprints''.
* Cinque's Inherent Skill in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' is the ability to transmute any metal into high-grade explosives on touch. Combine that with her ability to summon any number of steel daggers out of thin air, and you get a GameBreaker character who had to be PutOnABus until the end of the season immediately after her introduction.

* AxCrazy villain Dholaki from ''Manga/{{Psyren}}'' can do this with his "Explosia."
* [[KiManipulation Ki attacks]] in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' that aren't piercing, cutting, concussive, or purely destructive will detonate like a standard explosive, including a fiery plume and thick clouds of dark smoke. Several attacks create an explosion by itself:
** Nappa waves two fingers to create spontaneous explosions.
** Frieza and Vegeta who can finish someone off by making them explode.
** Chaotzu and Cell can self-destruct spectacularly, though only the latter can come back.
** One of Jiren's specialties is a creating comparatively small spheres of energy that he can remotely detonate into massive explosions.

* Karasu from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' has the ability to create a wide variety of organic bombs out of his ki energy, ranging from dynamite sticks to flying eye bombs and bear trap-like mines.
* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', the powerful Upper Rank 3 demon, Akaza, has many barrages of punches and kicks which are named similarly to certain japanese fireworks, and they have an added visual effect akin to that of a pulse blast, made more clear while it is shown in animated form. [[spoiler:It is another reference to his happy days as a human being, the event in which he could finally take his fiancé Koyuki to watch a fireworks festival]].
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
** Bambietta Basterbine is actually codenamed E for "The Explode." She creates balls of reiatsu that enter objects and people and cause them to explode.
** In the final arc, is revealed that Kensei Muguruma's Zanpakuto, Tachikaze, releases a RazorWind which blows up anything it touches, while the Bankai [[PowerFist Tekken Tachikaze]] pretty much does the same thing, only to anything getting punched by Kensei.

* The Bombmon of ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' [[ActionBomb explode]] as their sole attack. During the final battle against [[EvilOverlord Bagramon]]'s army, they are seen flying out of an explosion they created completely unharmed.
* Megumin, one of the main characters from ''LightNovel/KonoSuba'', is a young Arch Wizard who [[MasterOfOneMagic specializes solely in explosion magic]]. She can only create one blast [[AwesomeButImpractical before all of her mana is used up for that day]], but with [[FantasticNuke how powerful they can be]], the world would practically be gone in a month if she could do it multiple times a day.
* Kuroneko from ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' is almost always fighting this way.
* Louise from ''LightNovel/TheFamiliarOfZero'' causes explosions whenever she tries to use magic. [[spoiler:That's because she's attuned to [[InfinityPlusOneElement the Void element]], and it backfires when she tries to use any other element.]] Louise learning to weaponize this power is a plot point of varying importance in ''many'' {{Fan Fic}}s.
* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': [[AntiVillain Papillon's]] buso renkin, Near-Death Happiness, gives him the ability to create and control gunpowder at will. Papillon typically forms this gunpowder into a pair of [[WingedHumanoid butterfly wings attached to his back]], using controlled explosions to grant him a form of flight, but will also form the gunpowder into [[AnimalMotifs smaller butterflies]] that he will unleash against his enemies. An entire flock of these smaller butterflies is able to blow an opponent to pieces.

* In ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'', Titus can combine Fire and Power to create the spell "Destruction", a tiny bullet which explodes in a massive blast, leaving craters in the ground. According to the onlookers, it's similar to a volcanic eruption, but is also considered an aberrant magic.
* In ''Manga/SazanEyes'', one of the most common ways to employ KiAttacks is to create massive explosions or use [[SummonMagic Juuma]] with similar effects. A specifically named technique are Spazug's "Bao Qi" (Explosive Aura), which Hasrath also describe with the name of [[GratuitousEnglish Spell Bomb]].

* The Human Bomb, who made his original appearance in ''Police Comics #1'' in August of 1941, is the original super-powered explosion maker. He literally could cause anything he touched to explode... the bigger the object, the bigger the explosion. When Quality comics went out of business, Creator/DCComics purchased the rights to its entire stable of characters, and the Human Bomb became a member of the Freedom Fighters.

* Both Liberty Lad and El Diablo gain the ability to cause random bits of scenery to explode in ''VideoGame/FreedomForce''.
* The ''ComicBook/FirestormDCComics'' character Plastique can cause explosions in objects she touches with her fingertips.
* In ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'', the mother and daughter Bombshells are able to fire off explosive blasts. Mama Bombshell used her power for thefts, taking her daughter along on her crimes; after she got locked up, her daughter made a HeelFaceTurn, becoming a superheroine.
* ''ComicBook/{{Family}}'': Gio and Silver both have the ability to create explosions with their bloodline powers.
* ''ComicBook/BlackMoonChronicles'': Creating explosions is one of the many powers that a mage can learn. Shamballeau especially is very good at it, being introduced blowing up twenty soldiers who hassled him before Wismerhill adopts him into his crew.
* ''ComicBook/TheUltraverse'': Grenade from ''The Strangers'' has the ability to project explosive energy outwards from his body (most commonly focused through his chest).

* Enjin from ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' can create energy spheres that explode on contact. It can either grab onto and punch the attack into someone for a direct hit, or throw them as a rapidly expanding explosion.
* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': Chapter 2 of the second sequel, ''Diplomacy Through Schooling'', reveals that Tempest Shadow's ability to create explosive blasts is how she got her Cutie Mark.

* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s "Nuclear Pulse" involves him overclocking his own body with radiation and unleashing a shockwave.

* Desmond from ''Literature/TheZombieKnight'' has the power to turn parts of his body into sodium. generally, this reacts with water to produce hydrogen gas, which goes off at about the right time for him to rip off an arm and throw it like a grenade.

* In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD,'' the Inhuman Hellfire has this power -- he merely has to touch an item to charge it up and have it explode a few seconds later.

* In the Literature/WhateleyUniverse, it's done in more than one way. Breaker can create a blast centered around himself, with no harm to his body. Tennyo and Bomber can both hurl plasma that will explode on contact.

* Butcher XIV (and Butcher VI before her) from ''Literature/{{Worm}}'' has a power that combines this with teleportation.
** Bambina combines this with the ability to [[BouncingBattler ricochet off solid surfaces]] at very high speeds.

* Combustion Man from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' fires beams from the PowerTattoo [[ThirdEye on his forehead]], which cause explosions by heating the air.

* Cyborg ActionBomb Grenader from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce''.

* ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'': In the episode ''Mind Games'', there is one psychic with the ability to throw bolts of energy that explode on impact, literally with the snap of her fingers. They call her 'Bombshell'.
* Kablamus on ''WesternAnimation/TheMask''. His gimmick was that he could make himself explode, thanks to being coated in a solution originally intended for balloons (he worked at a balloon factory). The Mask foiled his plans by switching his plutonium bomb (!) for a popcorn bomb (!!).
* The dragon talisman in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' grants the power of combustion. Whoever holds the talisman can shoot explosive balls of fire from their hands.

* ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'': minor villain Kitsunebi employs a fighting technique called "Bakujin'en" (Explosive Powder Feast): as he moves, he sheds clouds of a peculiar powder around his enemy and, at the same time, flings sharp metal darts at him, putting the opponent in a MortonsFork. If they don't parry, they get wounded by the daggers. If they do, the resulting spark ignites the powder and causes an explosion.

* ComicBook/TheNewUniverse setting has a couple of examples.

* Marvel supervillain Nitro had the ability to blow himself up and reform instantly. He is also the villain ultimately responsible for Captain Marvel's death as well as causing the incident that led to the first Marvel Civil War.

** ComicBook/{{Gambit}} has a power to turn any object he touches into a bomb, as small as a playing card or as big as a car (he used that one when teaming up with Ben Grimm from the ComicBook/FantasticFour).
** ComicBook/JubileeMarvelComics, pre-depowering, had this. Usually it was in the form of tiny little fireworks that could blind and deafen others, but in times of stress, she was able to level buildings with them.

* The Franchise/DCUniverse character Plastique can cause explosions in objects she touches with her fingertips.
* In ComicBook/UltimateMarvel, the mother and daughter Bombshells are able to fire off explosive blasts. Mama Bombshell used her power for thefts, taking her daughter along on her crimes; after she got locked up, her daughter made a HeelFaceTurn, becoming a superheroine.

*** In the [[Anime/FullmetalAlchemist 2003 anime version,]] he instead [[WhyAmITicking changes people's chemical makeup to make them explosive.]]