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** Speaking of demolition "expert"... Lieutenant Pibald was on a ship captured by the UNS, so (semi-reasonably) decided to avoid capture by trying to blow up the UNS battleplate. It didn't work, but the resultant hole necessitated a comment on "filing an environmental impact statement." And for comparison, the first time 'impact statements' were referenced? The need for more paperwork after someone accidentally destroyed a ''moon''. It took '''ten years''' to pull off.

** Volaster, being one of the most powerful ones, is capbable of turning himself into a fiery nuke, able to take entire cities down with him.

* ''Webcomic/MarioAndLuigiCleanupCrew'':Mario is introduced fighting a Piranha Plant that has somehow found its way to his toilet. Piranha Plants breathe fire. [[http://cleanupcrew.thecomicseries.com/comics/6 Do you know just how many flammable materials are in a bathroom?]]

** Speaking of demolition "expert"... Lieutenant Piebald was on a ship captured by the UNS, so (semi-reasonably) decided to avoid capture by trying to blow up the UNS battleplate. It didn't work, but the resultant hole necessitated a comment on "filing an environmental impact statement." And for comparison, the first time 'impact statements' were referenced? The need for more paperwork after someone accidentally destroyed a ''moon''. It took '''ten years''' to pull off.

* In ''Webcomic/BobAndGeorge'', [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000406 Megaman goes for an unnecessarily large one -- just one of those perks of the job.]]
** [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000514c The Author, forced to play Megaman's role, realizes he gets explosions.]]

** [[RunningGag "I prepared Explosive Runes this morning."]]

* In ''Webcomic/{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2696 offered in an ad.]]

* Surprisingly averted in Spontaneous Combustion

* ''Webcomic/UnwindersTallComics'': Unwinder [[ConversationalTroping discusses]] its (over)use in film [[http://tallcomics.com/?id=33 here]].

* So says Vaarsuvius from ''WebComic/OrderOfTheStick'': "as the size of the explosion increases, the number of situations it is incapable of solving reaches zero".

* Likewise Vaarsuvius from Order of the Stick: "as the size of the explosion increases, the number of situations it is incapable of solving reaches zero"

** * [[RunningGag "I prepared Explosive Runes this morning."]]

* In ''BobAndGeorge'', [[http://www.bobandgeorge.com/archives/000406 Megaman goes for an unnecessarily large one -- just one of those perks of the job.]]

* In ''{{Heartcore}}'', salamander demons are capable of making making highly explosive bombs out of their blood. As such, Carval and his parent demon Volaster invoke this trope (and Carval [[AxCrazy absolutely revels in it]]).

* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2696 offered in an ad.]]

* ''TerrorIsland'', [[http://www.terrorisland.net/strips/193.html Theorem 193]] deserves mention.

* ''UnwindersTallComics'': Unwinder [[ConversationalTroping discusses]] its (over)use in film [[http://tallcomics.com/?id=33 here]].

[[quoteright:250:[[HeartCore http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/bombing_heartcore_5728.png]]]]
[[caption-width-right:250: The regular result of a visit from a [[FierySalamander Salamander]] [[OurDemonsAreDifferent Demon.]]]]

* In ''Webcomic/SluggyFreelance'', Mad Scientist Riff is convinced that explosives can solve anything.
* Likewise Vaarsuvius from Order of the Stick: "as the size of the explosion increases, the number of situations it is incapable of solving reaches zero"
** * [[RunningGag "I prepared Explosive Runes this morning."]]
* ''TerrorIsland'', [[http://www.terrorisland.net/strips/193.html Theorem 193]] deserves mention.
-->'''The Green Grocer''': What would you say the opposite of being banned from shopping is? Being forced to shop? Being banned from selling? Banning someone else from shopping?\\
'''Bizarro-Aorist''': Exploding.
* ''Webcomic/GirlGenius'': [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20050725 "Hee hee...Death ray go BOOM!"]]
** Anything made by Sparks tend to explode for any or no reason. One example was Agatha [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070608 causing a massive explosion while fixing a coffee maker]] and is later Lampshaded by Vole with his [[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20070613 report to Gil]].

* ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'', constantly.
** So often from an in-universe perspective that we get Maxim 3: "A demolition expert at a dead run outranks everyone."
* ''UnwindersTallComics'': Unwinder [[ConversationalTroping discusses]] its (over)use in film [[http://tallcomics.com/?id=33 here]].

* Surprisingly averted in Spontaneous Combustion
* In ''{{Sinfest}}'', [[http://www.sinfest.net/archive_page.php?comicID=2696 offered in an ad.]]

* In ''{{Heartcore}}'', salamander demons are capable of making making highly explosive bombs out of their blood. As such, Carval and his parent demon Volaster invoke this trope (and Carval [[AxCrazy absolutely revels in it]]).