History Main / ReflectingLaser

A SubTrope of RayGun. See also PinballProjectile. Cousin trope to MirrorsReflectEverything and AttackReflector. See also HoistByHisOwnPetard.

A SubTrope of RayGun. See also PinballProjectile. Cousin trope to MirrorsReflectEverything and AttackReflector.

* Hanna-Barbera's "Frankenstein Junior" featured boy genius Buzz use his "radar ring" to activate and summon the eponymous robot by bouncing a visible beam off satellites, mountains, buildings -- darn near anything. No matter how far away, he always made the beam arrive at his father's lab at just the right angle to wake up Frankie.

* The Gemini Laser in ''VideoGame/MegaMan3''. And as a ContinuityNod in ''10''.

** The Reflect Laser in ''VideoGame/MegaManZero 3'', natch.
** And to a lesser extent, the Ray Arrow in ''VideoGame/MegaManX 6'', although it always rebounds at a 90 degree angle.

* ''Literature/ThePatchworkGirl'' involves an attempted murder by laser fired through the window from the Moon's surface outside. There's an obvious suspect who was the only person outside at the time, but the investigator starts to wonder if someone used a solar mirror to bounce the shot from a nearby apartment. The only problem with this theory is no-one found any sign of a mirror. [[spoiler:Turns out the antagonist used a flat sheet of ice buffed to a mirror-like shine, which would then evaporate when the rising sun hit is, destroying the evidence. It doesn't work perfectly however, as the rising sun was already making the ice evaporate when the laser was fired, diffusing the beam just enough to inflict a non-fatal injury.]]

* ''Series/BlakesSeven''. In "Dawn of the Gods", the Liberator [[NoOneCouldSurviveThat somehow survives]] after falling into a black hole. They try to blast their way out of whatever place they ended up in, only to suffer AttackBackfire. At first they assume this is due to their being in an EldritchLocation, but it turns out the shiny walls are just reflecting back the neutron blast.

* This is an ability of the Prism Tank in ''VideoGame/CommandAndConquerRedAlert2'', to make up for them being unable to combine their beams into one super-powered beam like the defensive Prism Towers can. The effect becomes more pronounced as the tank gains veterancy, reaching the point that at elite status [[RecursiveAmmo even the reflected beams reflect further]]; it can be rather satisfying to have two or three elite Prism Tanks open fire on a harvester in the middle of an enemy base and watch them level half of that base in three seconds, ''on accident''.

* ComicBook/{{Cyclops}} of the ''Comicbook/{{X-Men}}'' is pretty much the Most Triumphant Example. While his beam is an "optic blast of concussive force" and not a laser, it still bounces pretty well. He has a super-human spatial awareness that helps him pull this off (as well as making him a great pilot [[MundaneUtility and pool player]]).

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''. In the "Jack-Jack Attack!" short, BadlyBatteredBabysitter Kari is shown casually deflecting Jack-Jack's EyeBeams using a handmirror at the end of a ''very'' long night.

* One of EI-01 (Pasdar)'s attacks in ''Anime/GaoGaiGar'' was a laser than could reflect off particles in the air to hit the heroes from multiple angles. In ''[=GaoGaiGar=] FINAL'', [=TenRyuJin=] copies the attack, using missiles to scatter hundreds of reflective (and apparently ''refractive'') mirrors, then calculating the angles on the fly to strike the enemy from multiple angles at once. (Pasdar had ''Tokyo's electrical output and computing power'' to make this all work - [=TenRyuJin=] complains about how hard the calculations are when she does it.)

* Used with increasingly infuriating frequency by the enemies in ''SpaceInvaders Extreme''.

* ''VideoGame/BangaiO'', [[UsefulNotes/SegaDreamcast Dreamcast]] version. In the {{Nintendo64}} version and the {{DS}} sequel, they are Reflect Missiles that reflect in the direction of nearby enemies when they hit surfaces.

* In ''{{U|pdatedReRelease}}ltimate [[CapcomVsWhatever Marvel vs. Capcom]] [[VideoGame/MarvelVsCapcom3 3]]'', [[StreetFighter Ryu's]] [[KamehameHadouken Shinku Hadouken]] is aimable and now reflects off of the side of the stage. Even when there's [[FridgeLogic nothing there to reflect it.]]

* The Beam Rifle in ''Franchsie/{{Halo}}'' is capable of doing this; in fact, it's possible to (accidentally) kill multiple enemies with a single shot.

* The Beam Rifle ''Franchsie/{{Halo}}'' is capable of doing this; in fact, it's possible to (accidentally) kill multiple enemies with a single shot.

* The Beam Reflexor in ''Jak3Wastelander'', which as an added bonus homes in on enemies. A few shots into a crowded room will clear it out in no time.

* ''WesternAnimation/TheIncredibles''. In the "Jack-Jack Attack!" short, BadlyBatteredBabysitter Kari is shown casually deflecting Jack-Jack's EyeBeams using a handmirror at the end of a ''very'' long night.

* In the ''VideoGame/BloonsTowerDefense'' games, lead bloons cannot be popped by lasers, but no beam is seen reflecting off of it's lead surface.