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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Doc Brown uses the Clock Tower as a lightning rod to gain the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity the [=DeLorean=] needs to get back to the future.
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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', ''Film/BackToTheFuture1'', Doc Brown uses the Clock Tower as a lightning rod to gain the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity the [=DeLorean=] needs to get back to the future.
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* In ''Film/Predator2'', after the titular Predator concludes its rampage at the Columbian drug lord's penthouse, it climbs atop a tall building and holds its metal spear in the air, causing lightning to strike it with no ill-effects to the alien. Somewhat downplayed in that it does not appear to serve any purpose other than [[RuleOfCool looking cool]].
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* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''"
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* ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''"''Anime/PokemonTheSeries'':
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** In Pikachu's rematch against Lt. Surge's Raichu, he jams his tail into the ground to cancel out the otherwise game-ending Thunderbolt.
** In Pikachu's rematch against Lt. Surge's Raichu, he jams his tail into the ground to cancel out the otherwise game-ending Thunderbolt.
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*** In its rematch against Lt. Surge's Raichu, it jams its tail into the ground to cancel out the otherwise game-ending Thunderbolt.
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* ''LightNovel/KnightsAndMagic'': in the anime, Ernesti defeats the [[{{Kaiju}} Demon Beast Behemoth]] by using an electric attack on a sword impaled in its eye, which goes through its nerves and eventually to its brain.
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* ''LightNovel/KnightsAndMagic'': ''Literature/KnightsAndMagic'': in the anime, Ernesti defeats the [[{{Kaiju}} Demon Beast Behemoth]] by using an electric attack on a sword impaled in its eye, which goes through its nerves and eventually to its brain.
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* ''Series/{{LOST}}'': Desmond fashions a lightning rod out of a golf club and some wood to draw a lightning strike away from Claire and Charlie's tent. When Charlie asks how he could have possibly known to do it, Desmond reveals he'd had a vision of the lightning hitting the tent and killing Charlie.
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* ''Manga/JujutsuKaisen'': Hajime carries around a [[MagicStaff metal staff]] which he uses to supplement his combat techniques. He always has a positive charge stored in said staff, using his Cursed Energy to turn it into an Improvised Lightning Rod. When Hakari catches him off-guard and without a charge attached, Hajime invokes the lightning bolt it creates as a sneak attack when Hakari is positioned between himself and the staff, obliterating most of Hakari's left torso in the process.
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* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': In IDW's ''Infestation'', a group of Autobots and humans, including UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, attempt to revive Optimus Prime using a kite and a lightning storm.
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* ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'': In IDW's ''Infestation'', ''ComicBook/TheTransformersIDW: Infestation'', a group of Autobots and humans, including UsefulNotes/NikolaTesla, attempt to revive Optimus Prime using a kite and a lightning storm.
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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' Doc Brown uses the Clock Tower as a lightning rod to gain the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity the [=DeLorean=] needs to get back to the future.
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* In ''Film/BackToTheFuture'' ''Film/BackToTheFuture'', Doc Brown uses the Clock Tower as a lightning rod to gain the 1.21 gigawatts of electricity the [=DeLorean=] needs to get back to the future.
* ''VideoGame/HouseOfTheDead: Scarlet Dawn'': Ryan stabs The Moon in its ThirdEye with a metal pipe, and lightning does the rest, putting it down for good.
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** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', to effectively fight [[spoiler: Demise, you need to use the Master Sword as a lightning rod.]]
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** In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword'', to effectively fight [[spoiler: Demise, [[spoiler:Demise, you need to use the Master Sword as a lightning rod.]]
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* ''Videogame/MegaManX4:'' One of Colonel's attacks is him pointing his sword to the sky, causing it to be struck by lightning; then he does a SwordPlant that spreads the electricity across the ground.
* ''Videogame/MegaManX8:'' The Crystal Wall weapon is effective against [[ElectricJellyfish Gigavolt Man-o-war]] not just because it deals high damage to him, but it can also act as this to avoid his DesperationAttack - raining volleys of powerful lightning from above; set up one wall and his lightning will strike only the wall.
* Russian [[BioluminescenceIsCool Glowcap]] mushrooms in ''Videogame/MetalGearSolid3'' can be used to draw Volgin's lightning bolts if you throw them into the battlefield during his boss fight. They can only take one hit before being destroyed, though.
* ''Videogame/MegaManX8:'' The Crystal Wall weapon is effective against [[ElectricJellyfish Gigavolt Man-o-war]] not just because it deals high damage to him, but it can also act as this to avoid his DesperationAttack - raining volleys of powerful lightning from above; set up one wall and his lightning will strike only the wall.
* Russian [[BioluminescenceIsCool Glowcap]] mushrooms in ''Videogame/MetalGearSolid3'' can be used to draw Volgin's lightning bolts if you throw them into the battlefield during his boss fight. They can only take one hit before being destroyed, though.
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** ''VideoGame/HyruleWarriorsAgeOfCalamity'': Urbosa can use her sword as one to reabsorb ambient electricity after doing a lightning attack to regain some of her electrical meter. She also uses this during Weak Point Smash to conduct a thunderbolt directly into an enemy's face.
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** ''Videogame/MegaManX4'': One of Colonel's attacks is him pointing his sword to the sky, causing it to be struck by lightning; then he does a SwordPlant that spreads the electricity across the ground.
* ''Videogame/MegaManX8:'' ** ''Videogame/MegaManX8'': The Crystal Wall weapon is effective against [[ElectricJellyfish Gigavolt Man-o-war]] not just because it deals high damage to him, but it can also act as this to avoid his DesperationAttack - raining volleys of powerful lightning from above; set up one wall and his lightning will strike only the wall.
* Russian [[BioluminescenceIsCool Glowcap]] mushrooms in''Videogame/MetalGearSolid3'' ''Videogame/MetalGearSolid3SnakeEater'' can be used to draw Volgin's lightning bolts if you throw them into the battlefield during his boss fight. They can only take one hit before being destroyed, though.though.
* ''VideoGame/MortalKombatX'': Raiden uses his staff as a makeshift lightning rod in one of his Fatalities.
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** ''Videogame/MegaManX4'': One of Colonel's attacks is him pointing his sword to the sky, causing it to be struck by lightning; then he does a SwordPlant that spreads the electricity across the ground.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfSonicTheHedgehog'': In "Grounder The Genius", Grounder invents a lightning rod to stop Franchise/{{Sonic|TheHedgehog}}, Tails, and Hacker escaping from Robotnik's fortress. When Hacker asks Grounder if somebody already invented the lightning rod, Grounder tells him that his lightning rod doesn't protect against lightning; it ''causes'' it.
* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'': In "[[BannedEpisode Boston]]", after the Aqua Teens find out the city is in need of energy, they partner up with UsefulNotes/PaulRevere and Creator/BenjaminFranklin to tie a kite (along with Meatwad) onto a generator to send lightning electricity to the whole city.
* ''WesternAnimation/AquaTeenHungerForce'': In "[[BannedEpisode Boston]]", after the Aqua Teens find out the city is in need of energy, they partner up with UsefulNotes/PaulRevere and Creator/BenjaminFranklin to tie a kite (along with Meatwad) onto a generator to send lightning electricity to the whole city.
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* ''WebAnimation/Plan3'': When Stephen is cursed to have bad luck in ''The Chinese Food Curse'', he keeps getting struck by the occasional lightning strike, even if he is indoors. [[spoiler: [[GuileHero He uses it]] [[ImprovisedLightningRod to his advantage]] when he is told he has to battle the Fate Lord to the death to lift the curse.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/Plan3'': When Stephen is cursed to have bad luck in In ''The Chinese Food Curse'', Stephen realizes he keeps getting struck by can [[spoiler:weaponize]] the occasional random lightning strike, even if he is indoors. strikes that keep hitting him out of nowhere from his bad luck curse to [[spoiler: [[GuileHero He uses it]] [[ImprovisedLightningRod to win his advantage]] when he is told he has to battle to the death with the Fate Lord by simply hugging him so he is close enough to get hit by the death next bolt to lift the curse.]]strike Stephen]].
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* ''WebAnimation/Plan3'': When Stephen is cursed to have bad luck in ''The Chinese Food Curse'', he keeps getting struck by the occasional lightning strike, even if he is indoors. [[spoiler: [[GuileHero He uses it]] [[ImprovisedLightningRod to his advantage]] when he is told he has to battle the Fate Lord to the death to lift the curse.]]
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* ''WebAnimation/Plan3'': When Stephen is cursed to have bad luck in ''The Chinese Food Curse'', he keeps getting struck by the occasional lightning strike, even if he is indoors. [[spoiler: [[GuileHero He uses it]] [[ImprovisedLightningRod to his advantage]] when he is told he has to battle the Fate Lord to the death to lift the curse.]]
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* In one episode of ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003'', Donnie defeats the Shredder by having his brothers impale him with their metal weapons, then tinkering with some nearby machinery that generates a massive electric shock that is drawn to the weapons, and by extension, to Shredder.
