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* ''Manga/PlatinumEnd'': Whenever God candidates summon their Arrows to their hands, rings of light manifest at the base of the arrows.
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** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'': Gatomon and Patamon's Armor Digivolution sequences both feature them briefly becoming an upward-travelling beam of glowing rings as they fuse with their respective armor eggs.
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*** Gatomon and Patamon's Armor Digivolution sequences both feature them briefly becoming an upward-travelling beam of glowing rings as they fuse with their respective armoreggs.eggs.
*** The [[FusionDance DNA Digivolution]] sequences feature the Digivices creating a ring of data and code from which the final Digimon fusion emerges.
*** Gatomon and Patamon's Armor Digivolution sequences both feature them briefly becoming an upward-travelling beam of glowing rings as they fuse with their respective armor
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** ''Series/PowerRangersTimeForce'': [[SixthRanger Eric]]'s morphing sequence has a beam or yellow rings surround him before his Ranger suit materializes around him.
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* ''VideoGame/ArcAngle'': Enemies and bosses signal an attack with an energy ring (or multiple) that [[SuckingInLines shrinks inwards]], giving the player ample warning.
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* ''Anime/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesLegendOfTheSupermutants'': The Turtles' [[FusionDance merging]] into Turtle Saint is completed by a beam of purple rings materializing as Turtle Saint appears.
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** ''Anime/DigimonGhostGame'': In "The Witching Hour", [[MonsterOfTheWeek Piccolomon]] to pluck people from time. This process involves the victim being surrounded by three pink rings before they vanish.
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** ''Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'': Kinkyu Gattai Victory Robo[=/=]Lightspeed Megazord's FinishingMove involves generating a ring of fire with its sword and them slashing through it to generate a fiery SwordBeam.
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** ''Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'': Kinkyu Gattai Victory Robo[=/=]Lightspeed Megazord's FinishingMove involves generating a ring of fire with its sword and them then slashing through it to generate a fiery SwordBeam.
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* ''Series/SupermanAdLois'': In "Girl... You'll Be A Woman, Soon", Clark places [[spoiler:Bizarro]] in a force field surrounded by intertwining rings to keep him contained.
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* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': The spell Aku uses to send Jack to the future has him firing a beam of white rings which transform into a pillar of light that sucks up the samurai. [[spoiler:Ashi creates a time portal the same way in the series finale where she and Jack return to the past to kill Aku once and for all.]]
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* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': When the Rangers use their new powers to revive Zordon, the reactivation of the force field that houses his giant head form is accompanied by three rings that form into a solid beam structure.
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* ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'': Boom Tubes are portals created by Mother Boxes, the devices used by the New Gods of New Genesis and Apokalips. The inside of the Boom Tubes is portrayed as a series of glowing white circles connected by short lines.
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*** In their ultimate evolutions, the sphere surrounded by rings interlock and explode as they take their mega forms.
* ''Manga/EdensZero'': [[FrogMen Illega's]] RayGun fires a concentric circle beam which [[TakenForGranite turns people into stone.]]
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*** In "Game On", [[MonsterOfTheWeek Demangnetron]] fires a concentric circle beam that sucks Ethan into the game he's playing.
*** In "A Ranger Exclusive", the villains hijack a TV station's satellite dish to use it as a weapon to destroy Jupiter. The beam the weapon fires as a concentric circle pattern.
*** In "Game On", [[MonsterOfTheWeek Demangnetron]] fires a concentric circle beam that sucks Ethan into the game he's playing.
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* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'': Ray Palmer aka the Atom is surrounded by yellow rings resembling the one found in the Rutherford model of the atom.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': The spell Aku uses to send Jack to the future has him firing a beam of white rings which transform into a pillar of light that sucks up the samurai. [[spoiler:Ashi creates a time portal the same way in the series finale where she and Jack return to the past to kill Aku once and for all.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': The crossover with ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' has a woman named Genevieve who serves as an assistant to an anti-Mutant racist. It is revealed that Genevieve is a mutant herself with telekinetic powers which manifest as a concentric circle beam that levitates anything it hits.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'': One episode has a Klingon warship test out a stasis field ray against the Enterprise. When fired, concentric circles engulf the Enterprise, immobilizing it. The stasis ray is also fired at two supply drones that the Enterprise was escorting.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': The spell Aku uses to send Jack to the future has him firing a beam of white rings which transform into a pillar of light that sucks up the samurai. [[spoiler:Ashi creates a time portal the same way in the series finale where she and Jack return to the past to kill Aku once and for all.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': The crossover with ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' has a woman named Genevieve who serves as an assistant to an anti-Mutant racist. It is revealed that Genevieve is a mutant herself with telekinetic powers which manifest as a concentric circle beam that levitates anything it hits.
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*''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': The crossover with ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' has a woman named Genevieve who serves ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'': Like Aquaman, Mermaid Man's telepathic communication is visualized as an assistant to an anti-Mutant racist. It is revealed that Genevieve is a mutant herself with telekinetic powers which manifest as a concentric circle beam that levitates anything it hits.
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* ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'': The process of Hajime's summoning of his vehicles is preceded by a large ring made of glowing green code materializing above the area the vehicle appears.
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* ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'': The process of Hajime's summoning of his vehicles is preceded by a large ring made of glowing green code materializing above the area the vehicle appears.
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** ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Friendship Games]]'': When human Twilight activates her magic-collection device to unleash the power within, the initial explosion of energy is accompanied by two massive magical rings, [[spoiler:before a SphereOfPower lifts Twilight up and transforms her into a DarkMagicalGirl]]. The [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] Sunset then takes hold of the dropped device [[spoiler:and uses it on herself, again producing the rings, but this time results in an angelic transformation]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'':
** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1 The first film]]: When Sunset Shimmer dons Princess Twilight’s crown containing the Element of Magic, she’s engulfed by a series of glowing rings that coalesce into a PillarOfLight, marking the start of a TransformationSequence into a [[BigRedDevil demonic figure]].
** ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Friendship Games]]'': When human Twilight activates her magic-collection device to unleash the power within, the initial explosion of energy is accompanied by two massive magical rings, [[spoiler:before a SphereOfPower lifts Twilight up and transforms her into a DarkMagicalGirl]]. The [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] Sunset then takes hold of the dropped device [[spoiler:and uses it on herself, again producing the rings, but this time results in an angelic transformation]].
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** [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls1 The first film]]: When Sunset Shimmer dons Princess Twilight’s crown containing the Element of Magic, she’s engulfed by a series of glowing rings that coalesce into a PillarOfLight, marking the start of a TransformationSequence into a [[BigRedDevil demonic figure]].
** ''[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsFriendshipGames Friendship Games]]'': When human Twilight activates her magic-collection device to unleash the power within, the initial explosion of energy is accompanied by two massive magical rings, [[spoiler:before a SphereOfPower lifts Twilight up and transforms her into a DarkMagicalGirl]]. The [[HeelFaceTurn redeemed]] Sunset then takes hold of the dropped device [[spoiler:and uses it on herself, again producing the rings, but this time results in an angelic transformation]].
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Magical or advanced scientific phenomena can manifest all manner of visuals in fiction. One of the most recurring is a ring or rings made of light, energy or some kind of glowing substance. This is used in processes such as {{Teleportation}}, futuristic vehicle propulsion, {{Transformation Sequence}}s and use of PsychicPowers. This is likely influenced by the fact that illustrations of certain processes such as transmission of signals or vibrations drawn as waves of expanding rings.
SuperTrope to EnergyRingAttack. See InstantRunes, which often incorporate rings. See also WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens, as the spinning bits are usually ring-shaped. Compare with KirbyDots. Not to be confused with RingOfPower or RingsOfDeath. Machines or devices with physical rings as part of them do not count.
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* ''Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate'': The Irenic has a [[ShockAndAwe lightning attack]] fired from a golden ring of light that manifests [[HeadBlast around its face.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'': Gatomon and Patamon's Armor Digivolution sequences both feature them briefly becoming an upward-travelling beam of glowing rings as they fuse with their respective armor eggs.
** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': The [[FusionDance Biomerge Digivolution]] sequence involves rings of light manifesting around the tamers as they merge with their Digimon. These rings are still present when the perspective switches to the kids within the Digimon.
** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'': Fractal Code is the data that Digimon's bodies are comprised of and typically appears as a glowing ring of light when manifested. The Digidestined's tranformation sequence has a ring of fractal code manifest around their hands as they scan it with their [[TransformationTrinket D-Tector]].
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'': The evolution sequences have been updated to involve rings manifesting around the Digimon's bodies. A large single ring passes upwards of them in champion evolution, multiple, smaller rings manifest across their form in super evolution and four glowing rings are featured in ultimate evolution.
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'': Agumon and Gabumon's evolution sequences feature rings of light.
*** During their champion evolutions, Agumon and Gabumon are hit with a beam of data surrounded by rings. The beam then transforms into a sphere around them, with the sphere itself surrounded by rings matching Agumon and Gabumon's respective signature colors.
*** The sphere surrounded by rings appears at the end of their super evolution sequences, exploding to reveal their ultimate forms.
*** In their ultimate evolutions, the sphere surrounded by rings interlock and explode as they take their mega forms.
* ''Manga/EdensZero'': [[FrogMen Illega's]] RayGun fires a concentric circle beam which [[TakenForGranite turns people into stone.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Aqua Ring move (see below in the video games section) has been featured in a few episodes and just like the games, it features rings of water materializing around the Pokemon.
** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl'': Aqua Ring is used in "Our Cup Runneth Over" and "Last Call--First Round" by Wallace's Milotic and Zoey's Lumineon, respectively.
** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'': Skyla's Swanna uses Aqua Ring in "Cilan Takes Flight". Unlike the above examples, Swanna's variant of the move uses six rings instead of three.
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': When a Synchro Summon occurs, the tuner monster breaks up into a number of green rings equal to its level. The non-tuners break up into a number of energy balls equal to their combined levels and line themselves up through the rings. The energy balls then explode into a pillar of light and bring forth the Synchro Monster.
** ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'': Unlike previous series, [[SuperWristGadget Duel Disks]] in this show don't have visible slots for the Duelists to play their cards, being more wristbands with a touchscreen interface. Whenever the Duelist needs to interact the Main Deck, Graveyard or Extra Deck, the disk produces a white ring of energy around their wrist.
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* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
** ''ComicBook/DevilsReign'': In issue #1 of the ''Superior Four'' tie-in series Dr. Octopus is hit with a magic spell that manifests golden rings of light around his tentacles, causing him to temporarily lose control of them. [[spoiler:The end of the issue reveals that the person behind this attack was another Dr. Octopus who wielded the armor and magic of Dr. Doom. He also has golden rings manifesting around his wrists when he uses his magic.]]
** ''ComicBook/SheHulk2004'':
*** In issue #12 of volume 2, Mr. Zix's transformation into [[spoiler:his true form of Zeta 9]] causes several yellow rings of light to appear around him. When he changes She-Hulk's clothing into her cosmic judge uniform, rings of pink light appear around her.
*** Issue #13 has She-Hulk and Starfox venturing into Thanos' mind where they witness memories of his previous battles. One of these is when the original Captain Marvel destroyed the Cosmic Cube, which the comic depicts as generating a blast of light shaped like Rutherford's model of the atom.
*** Colonel John Jameson generates rings of light when he teleports to Jen's location using his Stargod powers.
*** Issue #15: [[MagicalNativeAmerican Talisman]] creates circles or half-circles of violet light anytime she uses her magic.
* ''ComicBook/XMenEmperorVulcan'': [[spoiler:Vulcan tries to kill Alex by throwing him into the vacuum of space. Alex survives by drawing power from a star, which grants him a BattleAura composed of rings of blue light.]]
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': Amy uses the [[MagicMusic Mystic Melody]] in #282 to locate the shards of the Master Emerald. This process causes a ring of golden light to form around her head like a halo.
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* ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'': The process of Hajime's summoning of his vehicles is preceded by a large ring made of glowing green code materializing above the area the vehicle appears.
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* ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'': When Rotwang activates his Robot Woman and has her take on the appearance of Maria, the transformation is accompanied by glowing rings that surround her, and travel up and down her body.
* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': When the Rangers use their new powers to revive Zordon, the reactivation of the force field that houses his giant head form is accompanied by three rings that form into a solid beam structure.
* ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'':
** When Dr. Strange casts the spell that will erase the world's memory of Spider-Man's identity, the spell is represented by a bunch of spinning, intertwined rings surrounding Peter and Strange.
** Strange enchants one of Peter's web-shooters into a magical gauntlet that sends any of the multiverse visitors to the Sanctum in one shot. The gauntlet's manifesting around Peter's arm is accompanied by three glowing rings.
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': The teleportation effect in this movie takes the form of numerous white rings of light surrounding the individual before they are transported.
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* ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'': The Mysterons can create copies of their murder victims by casting twin green rings of light over their corpses.
* ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'': Transforming into a Kamen Rider is accompanied by two large rings intertwining across the body before vanishing in a flash of light, leaving the Rider in their armor.
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai''[=/=]''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** ''Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'': Kinkyu Gattai Victory Robo[=/=]Lightspeed Megazord's FinishingMove involves generating a ring of fire with its sword and them slashing through it to generate a fiery SwordBeam.
** ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': The combination sequence of the [=MagiFirebird=]/Mystic Firebird and [=MagiLion=]/Mystic Lion involves the lion jumping through three rings of fire, the third of which is generated by the firebird's wings, triggering the combination.
** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'':
*** In "Game On", [[MonsterOfTheWeek Demangnetron]] fires a concentric circle beam that sucks Ethan into the game he's playing.
*** In "A Ranger Exclusive", the villains hijack a TV station's satellite dish to use it as a weapon to destroy Jupiter. The beam the weapon fires as a concentric circle pattern.
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* ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'':
** Teleportation machines generate four rings around the target.
** Optic Sunflower has an ability called "Change Space", which allows him to change the position of the scaffolding in the room. This ability is accompanied by a series of shining rings materializing around Optic Sunflower.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Aqua Ring is a move that restores HP. It is visualized by a "veil" of three or more rings of water materializing around the Pokemon.
** The Hypnosis move is often visualized as a wave of rings.
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* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Invoked in the finale; During the battle with Ozai, [[spoiler:Aang regains the ability to use [[SuperMode the Avatar State]]. Aang then displays his mastery of his fully realized powers by bending an orb of air around himself and surrounding it with rings made of rock, fire and water.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'': Whenever Vision turns [[{{Intangibility}} intangible]] or [[NighInvulnerability extra dense]], a red ring materializes around and passes up or down his body.
* ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'': Boom Tubes are portals created by Mother Boxes, the devices used by the New Gods of New Genesis and Apokalips. The inside of the Boom Tubes is portrayed as a series of glowing white circles connected by short lines.
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Danny Fenton's transformation into Danny Phantom is accompanied by one or two white rings materializing around his body as he is converted into ghost form. [[ArchEnemy Vlad Masters/Plasmius]] and [[OppositeSexClone Dani Fenton/Dani Phantom]] transform in a similar way.
* ''WesternAnimation/GerryAndersonsNewCaptainScarlet'': Like in the original series, the creation of Mysteron duplicates is accompanied by twin glowing rings of green light.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2021'': Duncan's transformation sequence involves him passing through three large glowing hoops before his PoweredArmor materializes around him.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': Propulsion from jet packs or flying cars is depicted as white rings expanding from the exhaust.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'': Ray Palmer aka the Atom is surrounded by yellow rings resembling the one found in the Rutherford model of the atom.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': The spell Aku uses to send Jack to the future has him firing a beam of white rings which transform into a pillar of light that sucks up the samurai. [[spoiler:Ashi creates a time portal the same way in the series finale where she and Jack return to the past to kill Aku once and for all.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': The crossover with ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' has a woman named Genevieve who serves as an assistant to an anti-Mutant racist. It is revealed that Genevieve is a mutant herself with telekinetic powers which manifest as a concentric circle beam that levitates anything it hits.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'': One episode has a Klingon warship test out a stasis field ray against the Enterprise. When fired, concentric circles engulf the Enterprise, immobilizing it. The stasis ray is also fired at two supply drones that the Enterprise was escorting.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'': Aquaman's telepathic communication with sea creatures is visualized with ring waves vibrating across the water.
** Mermaid Man in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' does the same thing, as seen in his first appearance.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMen'':
** Xavier and Jean's telepathic waves sometimes manifested in the form of a concentric circle pattern.
** The opening title sequence has Magneto generating magnetic waves in a similar form.
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Magical or advanced scientific phenomena can manifest all manner of visuals in fiction. One of the most recurring is a ring or rings made of light, energy or some kind of glowing substance. This is used in processes such as {{Teleportation}}, futuristic vehicle propulsion, {{Transformation Sequence}}s and use of PsychicPowers. This is likely influenced by the fact that illustrations of certain processes such as transmission of signals or vibrations drawn as waves of expanding rings.
SuperTrope to EnergyRingAttack. See InstantRunes, which often incorporate rings. See also WhenThingsSpinScienceHappens, as the spinning bits are usually ring-shaped. Compare with KirbyDots. Not to be confused with RingOfPower or RingsOfDeath. Machines or devices with physical rings as part of them do not count.
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!!Examples:
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[[folder:Anime & Manga]]
* ''Anime/BayonettaBloodyFate'': The Irenic has a [[ShockAndAwe lightning attack]] fired from a golden ring of light that manifests [[HeadBlast around its face.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Digimon}}'':
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure02'': Gatomon and Patamon's Armor Digivolution sequences both feature them briefly becoming an upward-travelling beam of glowing rings as they fuse with their respective armor eggs.
** ''Anime/DigimonTamers'': The [[FusionDance Biomerge Digivolution]] sequence involves rings of light manifesting around the tamers as they merge with their Digimon. These rings are still present when the perspective switches to the kids within the Digimon.
** ''Anime/DigimonFrontier'': Fractal Code is the data that Digimon's bodies are comprised of and typically appears as a glowing ring of light when manifested. The Digidestined's tranformation sequence has a ring of fractal code manifest around their hands as they scan it with their [[TransformationTrinket D-Tector]].
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventureTri'': The evolution sequences have been updated to involve rings manifesting around the Digimon's bodies. A large single ring passes upwards of them in champion evolution, multiple, smaller rings manifest across their form in super evolution and four glowing rings are featured in ultimate evolution.
** ''Anime/DigimonAdventure2020'': Agumon and Gabumon's evolution sequences feature rings of light.
*** During their champion evolutions, Agumon and Gabumon are hit with a beam of data surrounded by rings. The beam then transforms into a sphere around them, with the sphere itself surrounded by rings matching Agumon and Gabumon's respective signature colors.
*** The sphere surrounded by rings appears at the end of their super evolution sequences, exploding to reveal their ultimate forms.
*** In their ultimate evolutions, the sphere surrounded by rings interlock and explode as they take their mega forms.
* ''Manga/EdensZero'': [[FrogMen Illega's]] RayGun fires a concentric circle beam which [[TakenForGranite turns people into stone.]]
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': The Aqua Ring move (see below in the video games section) has been featured in a few episodes and just like the games, it features rings of water materializing around the Pokemon.
** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesDiamondAndPearl'': Aqua Ring is used in "Our Cup Runneth Over" and "Last Call--First Round" by Wallace's Milotic and Zoey's Lumineon, respectively.
** ''Anime/PokemonTheSeriesBlackAndWhite'': Skyla's Swanna uses Aqua Ring in "Cilan Takes Flight". Unlike the above examples, Swanna's variant of the move uses six rings instead of three.
* ''Franchise/YuGiOh'':
** ''Anime/YuGiOh5Ds'': When a Synchro Summon occurs, the tuner monster breaks up into a number of green rings equal to its level. The non-tuners break up into a number of energy balls equal to their combined levels and line themselves up through the rings. The energy balls then explode into a pillar of light and bring forth the Synchro Monster.
** ''Anime/YuGiOhVRAINS'': Unlike previous series, [[SuperWristGadget Duel Disks]] in this show don't have visible slots for the Duelists to play their cards, being more wristbands with a touchscreen interface. Whenever the Duelist needs to interact the Main Deck, Graveyard or Extra Deck, the disk produces a white ring of energy around their wrist.
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* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'':
** ''ComicBook/DevilsReign'': In issue #1 of the ''Superior Four'' tie-in series Dr. Octopus is hit with a magic spell that manifests golden rings of light around his tentacles, causing him to temporarily lose control of them. [[spoiler:The end of the issue reveals that the person behind this attack was another Dr. Octopus who wielded the armor and magic of Dr. Doom. He also has golden rings manifesting around his wrists when he uses his magic.]]
** ''ComicBook/SheHulk2004'':
*** In issue #12 of volume 2, Mr. Zix's transformation into [[spoiler:his true form of Zeta 9]] causes several yellow rings of light to appear around him. When he changes She-Hulk's clothing into her cosmic judge uniform, rings of pink light appear around her.
*** Issue #13 has She-Hulk and Starfox venturing into Thanos' mind where they witness memories of his previous battles. One of these is when the original Captain Marvel destroyed the Cosmic Cube, which the comic depicts as generating a blast of light shaped like Rutherford's model of the atom.
*** Colonel John Jameson generates rings of light when he teleports to Jen's location using his Stargod powers.
*** Issue #15: [[MagicalNativeAmerican Talisman]] creates circles or half-circles of violet light anytime she uses her magic.
* ''ComicBook/XMenEmperorVulcan'': [[spoiler:Vulcan tries to kill Alex by throwing him into the vacuum of space. Alex survives by drawing power from a star, which grants him a BattleAura composed of rings of blue light.]]
* ''ComicBook/SonicTheHedgehogArchieComics'': Amy uses the [[MagicMusic Mystic Melody]] in #282 to locate the shards of the Master Emerald. This process causes a ring of golden light to form around her head like a halo.
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[[folder:Light Novels]]
* ''LightNovel/ArifuretaFromCommonplaceToWorldsStrongest'': The process of Hajime's summoning of his vehicles is preceded by a large ring made of glowing green code materializing above the area the vehicle appears.
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[[folder:Films -- Live-Action]]
* ''Film/{{Metropolis}}'': When Rotwang activates his Robot Woman and has her take on the appearance of Maria, the transformation is accompanied by glowing rings that surround her, and travel up and down her body.
* ''Film/MightyMorphinPowerRangersTheMovie'': When the Rangers use their new powers to revive Zordon, the reactivation of the force field that houses his giant head form is accompanied by three rings that form into a solid beam structure.
* ''Film/SpiderManNoWayHome'':
** When Dr. Strange casts the spell that will erase the world's memory of Spider-Man's identity, the spell is represented by a bunch of spinning, intertwined rings surrounding Peter and Strange.
** Strange enchants one of Peter's web-shooters into a magical gauntlet that sends any of the multiverse visitors to the Sanctum in one shot. The gauntlet's manifesting around Peter's arm is accompanied by three glowing rings.
* ''Film/StarTrek2009'': The teleportation effect in this movie takes the form of numerous white rings of light surrounding the individual before they are transported.
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[[folder:Live-Action TV]]
* ''Series/CaptainScarletAndTheMysterons'': The Mysterons can create copies of their murder victims by casting twin green rings of light over their corpses.
* ''Series/KamenRiderDragonKnight'': Transforming into a Kamen Rider is accompanied by two large rings intertwining across the body before vanishing in a flash of light, leaving the Rider in their armor.
* ''Franchise/SuperSentai''[=/=]''Franchise/PowerRangers'':
** ''Series/KyukyuSentaiGoGoV''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersLightspeedRescue'': Kinkyu Gattai Victory Robo[=/=]Lightspeed Megazord's FinishingMove involves generating a ring of fire with its sword and them slashing through it to generate a fiery SwordBeam.
** ''Series/MahouSentaiMagiranger''[=/=]''Series/PowerRangersMysticForce'': The combination sequence of the [=MagiFirebird=]/Mystic Firebird and [=MagiLion=]/Mystic Lion involves the lion jumping through three rings of fire, the third of which is generated by the firebird's wings, triggering the combination.
** ''Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder'':
*** In "Game On", [[MonsterOfTheWeek Demangnetron]] fires a concentric circle beam that sucks Ethan into the game he's playing.
*** In "A Ranger Exclusive", the villains hijack a TV station's satellite dish to use it as a weapon to destroy Jupiter. The beam the weapon fires as a concentric circle pattern.
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[[folder:Video Games]]
* ''VideoGame/MegaManX8'':
** Teleportation machines generate four rings around the target.
** Optic Sunflower has an ability called "Change Space", which allows him to change the position of the scaffolding in the room. This ability is accompanied by a series of shining rings materializing around Optic Sunflower.
* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
** Aqua Ring is a move that restores HP. It is visualized by a "veil" of three or more rings of water materializing around the Pokemon.
** The Hypnosis move is often visualized as a wave of rings.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'': Invoked in the finale; During the battle with Ozai, [[spoiler:Aang regains the ability to use [[SuperMode the Avatar State]]. Aang then displays his mastery of his fully realized powers by bending an orb of air around himself and surrounding it with rings made of rock, fire and water.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersUnitedTheyStand'': Whenever Vision turns [[{{Intangibility}} intangible]] or [[NighInvulnerability extra dense]], a red ring materializes around and passes up or down his body.
* ''Franchise/DCAnimatedUniverse'': Boom Tubes are portals created by Mother Boxes, the devices used by the New Gods of New Genesis and Apokalips. The inside of the Boom Tubes is portrayed as a series of glowing white circles connected by short lines.
* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': Danny Fenton's transformation into Danny Phantom is accompanied by one or two white rings materializing around his body as he is converted into ghost form. [[ArchEnemy Vlad Masters/Plasmius]] and [[OppositeSexClone Dani Fenton/Dani Phantom]] transform in a similar way.
* ''WesternAnimation/GerryAndersonsNewCaptainScarlet'': Like in the original series, the creation of Mysteron duplicates is accompanied by twin glowing rings of green light.
* ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse2021'': Duncan's transformation sequence involves him passing through three large glowing hoops before his PoweredArmor materializes around him.
* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': Propulsion from jet packs or flying cars is depicted as white rings expanding from the exhaust.
* ''WesternAnimation/JusticeLeagueUnlimited'': Ray Palmer aka the Atom is surrounded by yellow rings resembling the one found in the Rutherford model of the atom.
* ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'': The spell Aku uses to send Jack to the future has him firing a beam of white rings which transform into a pillar of light that sucks up the samurai. [[spoiler:Ashi creates a time portal the same way in the series finale where she and Jack return to the past to kill Aku once and for all.]]
* ''WesternAnimation/SpiderManTheAnimatedSeries'': The crossover with ''WesternAnimation/XMen'' has a woman named Genevieve who serves as an assistant to an anti-Mutant racist. It is revealed that Genevieve is a mutant herself with telekinetic powers which manifest as a concentric circle beam that levitates anything it hits.
* ''WesternAnimation/StarTrekTheAnimatedSeries'': One episode has a Klingon warship test out a stasis field ray against the Enterprise. When fired, concentric circles engulf the Enterprise, immobilizing it. The stasis ray is also fired at two supply drones that the Enterprise was escorting.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}}'': Aquaman's telepathic communication with sea creatures is visualized with ring waves vibrating across the water.
** Mermaid Man in ''WesternAnimation/SpongeBobSquarePants'' does the same thing, as seen in his first appearance.
* ''WesternAnimation/XMen'':
** Xavier and Jean's telepathic waves sometimes manifested in the form of a concentric circle pattern.
** The opening title sequence has Magneto generating magnetic waves in a similar form.
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