History Main / ThunderboltsAndLightning

Named for a lyric in [[Music/ANightAtTheOpera "Bohemian Rhapsody"]] by Music/{{Queen|Band}}(Very very frightening!).

Named for a lyric in [[Music/ANightAtTheOpera "Bohemian Rhapsody"]] by Music/{{Queen|Band}}.

%%* StabTheStorm: Holding up a metal object during a thunderstorm is a bad idea. - Rogue launched trope; restore once properly relaunched.

* ThirtySecondBlackout\\
A very brief power outage.
* BigBlackout\\
An entire city or region goes through a major power outage.
* BoltOfDivineRetribution\\
Piss off a god, get a lightning bolt coming at you.
* CerebroElectro\\
Electricity is associated with knowledge in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) fields.
* ChainLightning\\
Lightning that likes to move from one target to another.
* {{Cumulonemesis}}\\
A sentient cloud can use lightning as a weapon.
* DramaticThunder\\
Lightning and thunder can really punch up a moment.
* ElectricBlackGuy\\
ComicBook/BlackLightning, and his copycats, have electric powers.
* ElectricInstantGratification\\
Electric-driven orgasm.
* ElectricJellyfish\\
A jellyfish sting is either made to look like an electric shock, or actually is one.
* ElectricJoybuzzer\\
Shaking hands with someone to administer a shock as a prank, often with actual lightning.
* ElectricLove\\
Love and romance represented by electric sparks.
* ElectricSlide\\
Travelling on, or through, power lines.
* ElectricTorture\\
A tool in ColdBloodedTorture.
* ElectricityKnocksYouOut\\
Electricity causes unconsciousness.
* ElectrifiedBathtub\\
A common way to make a DeadlyBath.
* ElectroconvulsiveTherapyIsTorture\\
Electroconvulsive Therapy as useless and painful
* FastAsLightning\\
Lightning or electricity is associated with speed.
* FearOfThunder\\
A phobia of the loud noise it makes.
* FireIceLightning\\
A common ElementalPowers trio.
* GodOfThunder\\
A god that rules over electricity.
* HarmlessElectrocution\\
When 100,000 volts aren't even as bad as stubbing a toe.
* HighVoltageDeath\\
When 100,000 volts is lethal.
* HydroElectroCombo\\
Water and electricity go hand-in-hand someway.
* ImprovisedLightningRod\\
Lightning is hard to control, unless you use this.
* InstantThunder\\
It's not as cool if the light and sound delay means we can't see the flash and hear the boom all at once.
* LightningCanDoAnything\\
Can make monsters, give superpowers, and bring back the dead.
* LightningFireJuxtaposition\\
They make a lot of heat, and do a lot of damage, so why not pair them up?
* LightningGlare\\
Two {{Death Glare}}s at each other make mini lightning.
* LightningGun\\
Any device that shoots lightning.
* LightningLash\\
Electrified whips or whip-like weapons made out of lightning.
* LightningReveal\\
Using the "light" in "lightning" for showing things in the coolest way.
* LightningWindJuxtaposition\\
Two elements occuring naturally in the weather, paired up and juxtaposed.
* MagicalDefibrillator\\
Electricity to the chest always revives people.
* PowerCableAttack\\
When you can't use magic or advanced tech to attack with lightning, use these instead.
* PowerCordTail\\
It just looks cute to use that as an appendage.
* PowerOutagePlot\\
An episodic plot where characters deal with a sudden disruption of electrical power in their buildings.
* PsychoElectricEel\\
Somehow being able to generate electricity isn't cool enough, so fiction makes them spark and glow.
* PsychoElectro\\
Electricity can be chaotic without grounding, and the same applies to the sanity of those with electric powers.
* {{Raiju}}\\
{{Youkai}} of lightning in Japanese Folklore.
* RideTheLightning\\
Using lightning or electricity as a teleportation medium.
* ShockAndAwe\\
Having electric powers.
* ShockCollar\\
A control device that delivers an electric shock to the wearer.
* ShockStick\\
A stick or club that generates electricity.
%%* StabTheStorm\\
Holding up a metal object during a thunderstorm is a bad idea. - Rogue launched trope; restore once properly relaunched.
* StaticElectricity\\
Using electricity as a powerful... annoyance tool.
* TaserTagWeakness\\
Stun guns can drop even the toughest targets.
* ThunderBeetle\\
Stag beetles, fireflies and other creatures are associated with lightning for various reasons.
* ThunderHammer\\
A hammer that can channel electricity or summon lightning.
* {{Thunderbird}}\\
A giant bird connected with storms, lighting and more generic electric powers, usually drawn from Native American myth.
* ThunderDrum\\
Pairing drums and thunder, due to their booming noises.
* ThunderShock\\
Lightning flashes on the 4th wall, to emphasize a moment.
* UmbrellasAreLightningRods\\
You won't get wet... but you will wish that happened instead.
* XRaySparks\\
A favorite visual for one getting shocked.
* YellowLightningBlueLightning\\
The two most common colors fiction uses for it. But that doesn't mean they are the only colors used.

->''very very fright'ning me!''

The two most common colors fiction uses for it.

Named for a lyric in "Bohemian Rhapsody" by Music/{{Queen}}.

* ElectricityKnocksYouOut