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7	->''"With these mutants, they don't plant the bombs. They are the bombs."''
8	-->-- '''Bucky Barnes''', ''ComicBook/HouseOfM: ComicBook/CaptainAmerica''
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10	[[StockSuperpowersIndex Superpowers]] that involve [[StuffBlowingUp creating explosions]]. Can overlap with WhyAmITicking, PlayingWithFire, and LudicrousGibs. See also ActionBomb. Villainous and/or mentally insane users are considered {{Mad Bomber}}s. For the non-superpower equivalent see ThrowDownTheBomblet.
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12	Also includes FatalFireworks abilities, when they don't fall under PlayingWithFire.
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14	!!Examples:
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19	* In ''Manga/SazanEyes'', one of the most common ways to employ KiAttacks is to create massive explosions or use [[SummonMagic Juuma]] with similar effects. A specifically named technique are Spazug's "Bao Qi" (Explosive Aura), which Hasrath also describe with the name of [[GratuitousEnglish Spell Bomb]].
20	* The Colossal Titan from ''Manga/AttackOnTitan'' has this ability to devastating effect. As a [[spoiler: Titan shifter,]] the user of this Titan has the ability to create a massive explosion when transforming into Titan form, or none at all. The user will choose the former when trying to kill large amounts of enemies at once, just like how [[spoiler:Bertholdt did at Shinganshina and Armin did at Liberio, four years after he ate Bertholdt and got his Colossal power.]]
21	* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}''
22	** Bambietta Basterbine is actually codenamed E for "The Explode." She creates balls of reiatsu that enter objects and people and cause them to explode. As a result, she's extremely powerful and is only defeated in combat against a warrior with an immortal body.
23	** In the final arc, is revealed that Kensei Muguruma's Zanpakuto, Tachikaze, releases a RazorWind which blows up anything it touches, while the Bankai [[PowerFist Tekken Tachikaze]] pretty much does the same thing, only to anything getting punched by Kensei.
24	* Kuroneko from ''Manga/BrynhildrInTheDarkness'' is almost always fighting this way.
25	* ''Manga/BusoRenkin'': [[AntiVillain Papillon's]] buso renkin, Near-Death Happiness, gives him the ability to create and control gunpowder at will. Papillon typically forms this gunpowder into a pair of [[WingedHumanoid butterfly wings attached to his back]], using controlled explosions to grant him a form of flight, but will also form the gunpowder into [[AnimalMotifs smaller butterflies]] that he will unleash against his enemies. An entire flock of these smaller butterflies is able to blow an opponent to pieces.
26	* That kid Maki from ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' had psi-detonated ''fingerprints''.
27	* In ''Manga/DemonSlayerKimetsuNoYaiba'', the powerful Upper Rank 3 demon, Akaza, has many barrages of punches and kicks which are named similarly to certain japanese fireworks, and they have an added visual effect akin to that of a pulse blast, made more clear while it is shown in animated form. [[spoiler:It is another reference to his happy days as a human being, the event in which he could finally take his fiancé Koyuki to watch a fireworks festival]].
28	* ''Manga/DeliciousInDungeon'': Marcille's go-to combat spell is to launch a fiery, concussive blast from her MagicStaff (optionally with a SmokingBarrelBlowout). It's dangerous enough magic to require [[BanOnMagic special licensing]], though because the blast radius generally ranges from human-sized to considerably larger, it sometimes risks too much collateral damage to be practical.
29	* The Bombmon of ''Anime/DigimonFusion'' [[ActionBomb explode]] as their sole attack. During the final battle against [[EvilOverlord Bagramon]]'s army, they are seen flying out of an explosion they created completely unharmed.
30	* [[KiManipulation Ki attacks]] in ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' that aren't piercing, cutting, concussive, or purely destructive will detonate like a standard explosive, including a fiery plume and thick clouds of dark smoke. Several attacks create an explosion by itself:
31	** Nappa waves two fingers to create spontaneous explosions.
32	** Frieza and Vegeta who can finish someone off by making them explode.
33	** Chaotzu and Cell can self-destruct spectacularly, though only the latter can come back.
34	** One of Jiren's specialties is a creating comparatively small spheres of energy that he can remotely detonate into massive explosions.
35	* ''Manga/FairyTail'':
36	** Azuma can blow up ships from a distance with his [[GreenThumb Great Tree Arc]] magic. According to him, it's done by absorbing the raw energy from the bowels of the earth through its plants, storing it in seeds and detonating them.
37	** Jackal's curse lets him create massive spontaneous explosions. He can even turn anything he ''touches'' into a bomb.
38	* Louise from ''Literature/TheFamiliarOfZero'' causes explosions whenever she tries to use magic. [[spoiler:That's because she's attuned to [[InfinityPlusOneElement the Void element]], and it backfires when she tries to use any other element.]] Louise learning to weaponize this power is a plot point of varying importance in ''many'' {{Fan Fic}}s.
39	* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
40	** Solf J. Kimblee can use alchemy to destabilize the air, which causes large explosions.
41	** Roy Mustang mixes this with PlayingWithFire. His own alchemy allows him to transmute air and water into an explosive mix of hydrogen and oxygen, which he then ignites with a spark from his special gloves, creating explosive firebombs with little more than a BadassFingerSnap (unless it's raining).
42	* Genthru the Bomb Devil from ''Manga/HunterXHunter'' has two abilities of this sort: He can create a small explosion with a touch or a bigger explosion (involving bombs conjured from thin air) if he sets things up right beforehand. Most notably, it also averts RequiredSecondaryPowers: his "Little Flower" can potentially injure his arms, which is why he has to coat them into a thick layer of aura, and when Gon douses him in gasoline he's left unable to perform the technique, since it could set himself ablaze.
43	* ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'':
44	** ''Manga/JojosBizarreAdventureDiamondIsUnbreakable'': Anything that Yoshikage Kira's Stand Killer Queen touches can be made to explode at will (or just [[DisintegratorRay disintegrate]] if you can't see Stands). He also has a secondary ability to allows him to launch an autonomous heatseeking bomb from the Stand's main body. It makes interacting with him kind of rough.
45	-->''Killer Queen has already touched that doorknob...''
46	** ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventureSteelBallRun'' has the minor villain Oyecomova, who can attach pins with miniature clocks to anything, which will eventually jump up and make the thing they were stuck into explode. Oyecomova can create many more bombs than Killer Queen, but the victims can delay the explosions by putting pressure on the clock pins to stop them from launching.
47	* Megumin, one of the main characters from ''Literature/KonoSuba'', is a young Arch Wizard who [[MasterOfOneMagic specializes solely in explosion magic]]. She can only create one blast [[AwesomeButImpractical before all of her mana is used up for that day]], but with [[FantasticNuke how powerful they can be]], the world would practically be gone in a month if she could do it multiple times a day.
48	* In ''Manga/MagiLabyrinthOfMagic'', Titus can combine Fire and Power to create the spell "Destruction", a tiny bullet which explodes in a massive blast, leaving craters in the ground. According to the onlookers, it's similar to a volcanic eruption, but is also considered an aberrant magic.
49	* Cinque's Inherent Skill in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' is the ability to transmute any metal into high-grade explosives on touch. Combine that with her ability to summon any number of steel daggers out of thin air, and you get a GameBreaker character who had to be PutOnABus until the end of the season immediately after her introduction.
50	* A [[DemBones skeleton ghost]] from ''Manga/MarchStory'' was able to create exploding bubbles by [[MagicDance tap dancing]] [[WalkOnWater on the ocean waves]].
51	* ''Manga/MyHeroAcademia'':
52	** Katsuki Bakugo can create explosions from the sweat from his palms. This sounds slightly ridiculous, but his Quirk makes his palms sweat nitroglycerin, and he can apparently sweat at will, meaning he can conjure up explosions all the time. And his intelligence allows him to find new, novel, and useful methods for his power, such as utilizing the knockback to propel himself. His superhero suit incorporates oversized cuffs to collect his sweat for later use, allowing him to create building-leveling blasts.
53	** Chitose Kizuki, aka "Curious" has the Quirk "Landmine", which allows her to turn anything she touches into a bomb that will then explode. While individual explosions are relatively weak compared to what Bakugo can pull off, she makes up for it by being able to prepare and launch multiple explosions at the same time, and if forced into physical combat she wears a special PowerFist that when combined with her Quirk is effectively an exploding boxing glove.
54	* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'':
55	** Deidara, a former member of the Hidden Stone's Explosion Corps, uses Exploding Clay, which combines this trope with DishingOutDirt and ArtInitiatesLife.
56	** [[spoiler:Later on, we meet Gari, another member of the Explosion Corps with the "Explosion Release" [[SuperPowerfulGenetics Kekkai Genkai,]] who explodes people by simply punching them.]]
57	** While the series does have explosive tags, the Shibuki sword is mainly comprised of them rolled up in a scroll.
58	* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
59	** Mr. 5 from the Baroque Works saga ate the Bomb-Bomb Fruit, allowing him to make any part of his body explode at will (without harming himself). Because of how One Piece [[SwissArmySuperpower treats its powers,]] this means he can even breathe into an empty gun chamber to make explosive bullets. His preferred method of attack is flicking his boogers at people.
60	** Subverted by Absalom, who appeared to be able to cause explosions by pointing his empty palms at his target, [[PowerMisidentification but was actually]] just using {{Arm Cannon}}s that he rendered invisible.
61	** In a variant, Gladius of Donquixote Family ate the Pop-Pop Fruit, which gives him the power to make any (non-human) object he touches to inflate and then pop, releasing shrapnels of varying intensity depending on the object popped. At his best, he can make ''the ground itself'' pop.
62	* AxCrazy villain Dholaki from ''Manga/{{Psyren}}'' can do this with his "Explosia."
63	* By the same author of the above manga, [[TheHero Haru]] of ''Manga/RaveMaster'' wields the Ten Commandments, a sword that can take on ten different forms. Haru's favorite is Explosion the, well, [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin explosion sword,]] Also Shuda, one of the Oracion Six, wields the Dark Bring "Ballet Flare", which allows him to encapsulate his target inside a spherical shell which he then explodes. Another member of Oracion Six, Jegan, can also use the same trick as Azuma above (summoning plants to shoot explosive seeds).
64	* In ''Manga/TheRedRangerBecomesAnAdventurerInAnotherWorld'', everything behind Red will explode as part of his TransformationSequence, and his Burning Kizuna Punch will also make things explode even if nothing inside them is prone to detonating.
65	* ''Manga/SamuraiDeeperKyo'': Minor villain Kitsunebi employs a fighting technique called "Bakujin'en" (Explosive Powder Feast): as he moves, he sheds clouds of a peculiar powder around his enemy and, at the same time, flings sharp metal darts at him, putting the opponent in a MortonsFork. If they don't parry, they get wounded by the daggers. If they do, the resulting spark ignites the powder and causes an explosion.
66	* Karasu from ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'' has the ability to create a wide variety of organic bombs out of his ki energy, ranging from dynamite sticks to flying eye bombs and bear trap-like mines.
67	* ''Manga/ZatchBell'': Zofis, the series' first BigBad, has this as the focus of his spells, usually by dropping explosive clusters on his foes like meteors.
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71	* The "Human Hand-Grenade" from ''[[ComicBook/TheAuthority The Authority: Revolution]]'' had the power to explode, then reassemble himself.
72	* ''ComicBook/BlackMoonChronicles'': Creating explosions is one of the many powers that a mage can learn. Shamballeau especially is very good at it, being introduced blowing up twenty soldiers who hassled him before Wismerhill adopts him into his crew.
73	* ''ComicBook/{{Family}}'': Gio and Silver both have the ability to create explosions with their bloodline powers.
74	* The ''ComicBook/FirestormDCComics'' character Plastique can cause explosions in objects she touches with her fingertips.
75	* Both Liberty Lad and El Diablo gain the ability to cause random bits of scenery to explode in ''VideoGame/FreedomForce''.
76	* ''ComicBook/LegionOfSuperHeroes'': X-Bomb Betty was a rejected Legionnaire who had the ability to generate an explosion an explosion equal to a 150 million megaton X-Bomb. Unfortunately, this was an ability she could use precisely once in her lifetime, hence why she was rejected.
77	* ''Franchise/MarvelUniverse'' supervillain Nitro has the ability to blow himself up and reform instantly. He is also the villain ultimately responsible for ComicBook/{{Captain Marvel\|MarvelComics}}'s death as well as causing the incident that incites ''ComicBook/CivilWar2006''.
78	* ''ComicBook/TheNewUniverse'' has a couple of examples.
79	** Harlan Mook, aka Blow-Out, is a variation. He's a teleporter who also generates an explosion in the location he's leaving. The further he teleports, the bigger the explosion.
80	** Blow-Out's equivalent in the ''ComicBook/{{Newuniversal}}'' reboot is only seen briefly, but seems to have the same abilities.
81	** ''ComicBook/JusticeNewUniverse'' features a character called Impact, a paranormal who gradually builds up energy and then triggers a huge explosion when he hits something hard enough. He demolishes the N.S.C. headquarters by falling backwards onto the floor of their lobby.
82	* The Human Bomb, who made his original appearance in ''Police Comics #1'' in August of 1941, is the original super-powered explosion maker. He literally could cause anything he touched to explode... the bigger the object, the bigger the explosion. When Quality Comics went out of business, Creator/DCComics purchased the rights to its entire stable of characters, and the Human Bomb became a member of the ComicBook/{{Freedom Fighters\|DCComics}}.
83	* In ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'', the mother and daughter Bombshells are able to fire off explosive blasts. Mama Bombshell used her power for thefts, taking her daughter along on her crimes; after she got locked up, her daughter made a HeelFaceTurn, becoming a superheroine.
84	* ''ComicBook/TheUltraverse'': Grenade from ''The Strangers'' has the ability to project explosive energy outwards from his body (most commonly focused through his chest).
85	* ''ComicBook/XMen'':
86	** Tabitha "Boom-Boom" Smith has this as her superpower. She creates time-delay plasma balls which explode. They can be small or huge.
87	** War of the Apocalypse horsemen had a power to detonate objects he focused on.
88	** Gambit has a power to turn any object he touches into a bomb, as small as a playing card or as big as a car (he used that one when teaming up with Ben Grimm from the ComicBook/FantasticFour).
89	** Jubilee, pre-depowering, had this. Usually, it was in the form of tiny little fireworks that could blind and deafen others, but in times of stress, she was able to level buildings with them.
90	** The first War of the Four Horsemen of Apocalypse had the power to cause explosions anywhere he wished by clapping his hands together once.
91	** ''X-Men: Worst X-Man Ever'' is about a mutant who recently discovers that he has the power to explode, but ''without'' any RequiredSecondaryPowers that would let him survive this, meaning that his power is [[BlessedWithSuck functionally just suicide-bombing]].
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95	* ''Fanfic/AllForLuz'': The "Bomb Touch" Quirk belongs to Riley Stewardson, Luz's older cousin and an assassin for The Wittebane Mega Church. It gives her the power to turn anything or anyone she touched with her bare hands into bombs, from inanimate objects to living people, and blow up them from the inside out, so long as she comes into physical contact with them and feels [[ThePowerOfHate great hatred towards her target]]. Otherwise, it won't work.
96	* Enjin from ''Fanfic/TheBridge'' can create energy spheres that explode on contact. It can either grab onto and punch the attack into someone for a direct hit, or throw them as a rapidly expanding explosion.
97	* ''Fanfic/ADiplomaticVisit'': Chapter 2 of the second sequel, ''Diplomacy Through Schooling'', reveals that Tempest Shadow's ability to create explosive blasts is how she got her Cutie Mark.
98	* ''Fanfic/DreamingOfSunshine'' gives Shikako this as her preferred method of combat. Though the reader never finds out exactly how it began, [[NoodleIncident or how she earned her reputation as a]] MadBomber.
99	* [[SailorEarth Vengeance]], a homunculus in the ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'' fanfic ''Forgive Us Our Trespasses'', has the ability to heat her own body. She eventually figures out how to use this to turn herself into a living bomb - after [[PowerIncontinence her powers go haywire on a train]]. FromBadToWorse from there.
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103	* Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'s "Nuclear Pulse", first seen during the Heisei era of the series, involves him releasing a shockwave of radiation that can stun opponents and damage nearby objects. In ''Film/GodzillaVsDestoroyah'', his meltdown makes these pulses both uncontrollable (and a symptom of his impending demise), and simultaneously much, ''much'' more powerful, being able to set vast areas of the ground on fire and trigger gigantic explosions.
104	* ''Film/MontyPythonAndTheHolyGrail''. Tim the Enchanter can cause explosions (presumably using magic) hundreds of yards away.
105	* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirlsLegendOfEverfree'', the Humane Seven start developing super-powers, and Pinkie Pie gains the ability to make sugary foods (like sprinkles and marshmallows) spontaneously combust.
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109	* "Boomers" have this power in ''Literature/TheGrimnoirChronicles.'' Giuseppe Zangara is the most prominent example, meaning that in this version his attempted assassination of FDR results in ''hundreds'' of casualties (though Roosevelt himself still survives).
110	* ''Literature/ThePerfectRun'': Felix, AKA Atom Cat, has the power to make anything he touches explode. Yes, including people. Early on in every loop, he realizes that he can delay the explosion, allowing him to throw explosive projectiles.
111	* Hero Megaton from ''Literature/WearingTheCape'' ended up with this power.
112	* Desmond from ''Literature/TheZombieKnight'' has the power to turn parts of his body into sodium. generally, this reacts with water to produce hydrogen gas, which goes off at about the right time for him to rip off an arm and throw it like a grenade.
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116	* In ''Series/AgentsOfSHIELD,'' the Inhuman Hellfire has this power -- he merely has to touch an item to charge it up and have it explode a few seconds later.
117	* ''Series/{{Charmed\|1998}}''. Piper can make things explode by [[{{Handwave}} "speeding up molecules"]]. The arrival of this power coincides with her [[CharacterDevelopment becoming]] more openly aggressive and confrontational after spending most of her life as the [[MiddleChildSyndrome quiet middle child]].
118	* ''Series/KamenRiderWizard'': This is the effect of the Explosion Ring, commonly used by the White Wizard.
119	* In ''Series/NinpuuSentaiHurricaneger,'' Furabijou is fond of opening her hand in the direction of the Hurricangers and saying "Boom." Then things go boom.
120	* In ''Series/Titans2018'', Doctor Light generally used his powers to project blasts of energy, but also demonstrated the ability to inject energy into objects or, more horrifyingly, people, causing them to explode some time later.
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124	* ''TabletopGame/DCHeroes''. A character with the Bomb power could make objects explode.
125	* Fantasy Games Unlimited's ''TabletopGame/PsiWorld''. The psionic ability Blast caused explosions.
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129	* In ''Toys/{{Bionicle}}'', this is the major difference between Rahkshi of Disintegration and Fragmentation; the former turns objects into dust, the latter turns them into shrapnel.
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133	* There is a magical item in ''VideoGame/AgeOfWonders 2'' that turns the hero wielding it, picture this, into a reusable suicide bomber.
134	* Many characters of the ''{{VideoGame/Bomberman}}'' series, White Bomber potentially being the TropeCodifier among video game characters.
135	* In ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'', the Explosive Artifact, for [[TheBerserker Brick]] and [[FeatheredFiend Bloodwing]], lets them make explosions and detonate their enemies with their fists and beak (respectively). In-game, Explosion is considered NonElemental damage: it deals above-average damage to most sources without any penalties to either health, armor or shields. In ''VideoGame/Borderlands2'', Krieg the Psycho can gain the ability to [[DefeatEqualsExplosion make his enemies explode when they die]].
136	* The Grey Knight in ''VideoGame/CastleCrashers'' technically has this, as his projectile magic is summoning a bomb which promptly explodes.
137	* ''VideoGame/DefendYourCastle'' has a spell that allows you to make an enemy explode.
138	* ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'':
139	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'': The Princess of Moonbrooke is your party's only member who learns the explosive spell Kaboom, and the first hero in the franchise to use a Blast type of spell.
140	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': The Bang line of spells -learned by Mages and Sages- pounds the enemies with explosive force. Unlike Blaze, which is exclusively single target, or Fireball, which targets only a group of enemies and can thus be thrown off by funky enemy formations or heavily mixed groups, Bang will hit everything on the opposing side of the battlefield without exception.
141	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Maya's speciality is blowing entire waves of enemies up.
142	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'': Jessica dominates the Bang-family class of explosive spells.
143	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'': Sages' non-Zam offensive spells are all from the "Bang" family.
144	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'': Mordegon can use the Boom-class spells.
145	** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestHeroesTheWorldTreesWoeAndTheBlightBelow'': Nera's "Hubble Bubbles" can be set to detonate like miniature bombs. She also has "Bang", "Boom" & "Kaboom" as a set of spells. But to top that off, her Coup de Grace is "Big Banger", a powerful mega hubble bubble that erupts into a massive explosion after traveling a couple of yards ahead.
146	* ''VideoGame/DragonsWake'': In addition to a flamethrower-like BreathWeapon attack, the player can also spit exploding fireballs.
147	* ''VideoGame/EpicBattleFantasy'' eventually introduced "Bomb" to the roster of elemental powers of the game, performed through bombs but also weapons and techniques. Usually causes the status effect "Staggered", which means the target will suffer doubled damage from the next attack.
148	* The ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' series has the Flare spell, which creates a massive explosion that deals NonElemental damage despite its often fiery appearance. It's usually the second-strongest BlackMagic spell after Ultima, Meteor, or Scathe.
149	* ''VideoGame/GachaLife'':
150	** Creator Luni launches countless missiles at all enemies when summoned.
151	** DJ X's summon ability has him exploding his enemy when summoned while DJ X-mas explodes every enemy multiple times when summoned.
152	%%This is a Zero-Context Example. * ''VideoGame/HyperPrincessPitch'''s mother, the [[OddJobGods Goddess of Explosions]].
153	* Cole [=McGrath=] from ''VideoGame/InFamous'' can use his [[ShockAndAwe power over electricity]] to pack kinetic energy into his moves. Most relevant are his grenade and rocket attacks.
154	* ''VideoGame/KingdomsOfAmalurReckoning'' has the RPG elements of FireIceLightning , except fire effect are more ''boom'' and less ''fwoosh'', with even the FlamingSword weapons making small explosions on contact. The starter fire spell isn't even a {{Fire Ball\|s}} or stream of flames, but 'tagging' enemies with the spell and remotely detonating them.
155	* ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'': The Poppy Bros are playful-looking enemies that give Kirby the Bomb ability when inhaled, which allow him to throw bombs just like the Poppy Bros.
156	* In ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask'', there's a mask called the Blast Mask. In theory it's a tradeoff-- an infinitely-usable bomb, but with no way for you to avoid taking damage from the blast yourself. In practice, however, it pretty much makes regular bombs obsolete, due to the fact that [[GoodBadBugs you can avoid taking damage by having your shield raised]]. [[ViolationOfCommonSense Despite the explosion originating from]] ''[[ViolationOfCommonSense your face]]''.
157	* ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter'':
158	** ''[[VideoGame/MonsterHunter3Tri Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate]]'' introduces Blast (originally known as Slime), an element that accumulates on a monster every time an attack connects until it reaches a certain threshold, like most "ailment" type elements. Unlike most elements, rather than a poison or paralysis effect, Blast simply creates an explosion which deals a large amount of damage at a single spot, good for breaking off and harvesting monster parts. The only monster to use this explosive status in ''3 Ultimate'' itself is the flagship monster Brachydios, which covers its foes in slime that explodes after a few seconds. When the monster is enraged, its slime loses the delay and its punches just explode on contact.
159	** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunter4'':
160	*** Starting from this game, more monsters besides Brachydios make use of the Blast status, though not by using explosive slime but instead powder-like dust; such is the case of Molten Tigrex, a rare species of Tigrex that lifts puddles of powder with its attacks. This includes monsters that didn't use this status in prior games, such as Emerald Congalala and Teostra. The expansion ''4 Ultimate'' goes as far as introducing the Raging variant of Brachydios, whose explosive slime is even more volatile.
161	*** Gogmazios, introduced in ''4 Ultimate'' and serving as its FinalBoss in multiplayer, is a colossal Elder Dragon that employs an explosive element not based in Blastblight, but instead in the debuting Tarred ailment. Since its entire body is covered in volatile tar, many of its attacks leak part of this tar; if the hunter is hit with it, they will remain immobile until the tar explodes, potentially killing them if their defense is too low. The player has to quickly use a Cleanser to get rid of the tar and resume the fight.
162	** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterWorld'': Dodogama is a Fanged Wyvern similar to Great Jagras that can use its own saliva to turn the rocks it eats into explosive projectiles it can then spit back at prey and hunters during battle.
163	** ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'':
164	*** One of the attacks Somnacanth can perform is a slam with its hard belly to crack open shells which taint hunters with explosive powder.
165	*** In addition to retaining the fire attacks of its standard cousin, Pyre Rakna-Kadaki in the ''Sunbreak'' expansion can also inflict Blastblight. It sends Pyrantula babies with its web threads, and then ignite said threads with fuses to make the Pyrantulas explode. Some of the melee attacks of the monster can inflict the Blastblight status as well.
166	*** Gaismagorm, the FinalBoss of ''Sunbreak'', is a gigantic Elder Dragon that features a vast repertoire of explosive attacks, some of which are imbued in either the fireballs it shoots or in its melee attacks. It can also unleash a rain of explosive crystals, as well as lure Qurio into its victims to form explosive clusters.
167	* ''VideoGame/NuclearThrone'': Melting's special ability is to detonate enemy corpses, turning them into explosive traps. One of his Ultra Mutations upgrades this by allowing him to blow up enemies who are at low enough health, turning them into his own personal {{Action Bomb}}s.
168	* In ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'', one of Amaterasu's powers is the ability to create bombs at will to destroy weak walls or harm enemies which she gains from Bakugami, the God of Explosive Force.
169	* In the ''VideoGame/PaperMario'' series, Bob-omb party members like [[VideoGame/PaperMario64 Bombette]] and [[VideoGame/PaperMarioTheThousandYearDoor Admiral Bobbery]] fall under this by having a lot of explosion-based attacks. Notably as a species, as long as they're a friendly Bob-omb, they're not as much of an ActionBomb due to being able to explode without repercussion.
170	* The ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' moves Explosion and Selfdestruct, unless you're a ghost-type. [[DeathOrGloryAttack They're powerful moves but always faint the user in exchange.]] Can get a bit squicky when you imagine a Pokémon the size of Snorlax or Wailord using Selfdestruct. Those moves made it in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU'' as one of Greninja's custom special attacks. Unusually for the trope, Greninja himself is immune to the blast and can do it whenever he wants.
171	* ''VideoGame/SaintsRowIV'': A DLC pack gives you the "Explosion" element for your superpowers. Particularly noteworthy is the Explosion [[HandBlast Blast]], which is basically ChainLightning but with stuff blowing up: it shoots a projectile that explodes upon hitting something, and anyone caught in that explosion also blows up, then anyone caught in ''their'' explosions blows up...
172	* Hisahide of ''VideoGame/SengokuBasara'' specializes in creating explosions by tossing gunpowder at his enemies and igniting them with a snap of his fingers.
173	* In ''VideoGame/ShantaeRiskysRevenge'', the higher-level Puff spells lets Shantae summon movable clouds that explode for a lot damage after a few seconds.
174	%%This is a Zero-Context Example. * The title characters of ''VideoGame/SplosionMan'' and ''VideoGame/MsSplosionMan''.
175	* ''VideoGame/{{Sundered}}'' has Eschaton Cultists, which attack by creating delayed magical explosions in the player's vicinity.
176	* In ''Franchise/TouhouProject'', this is usually how the fandom portrays [[AxCrazy Flandre]] [[PersonOfMassDestruction Scarlet]]'s powers over destruction to work since they were never shown ingame.
177	* ''VideoGame/VermintideII'': In her Unchained {{class\|AndLevelSystem}}, Sienna builds {{Overheat\|ing}} by PlayingWithFire and/or taking damage and vents it with her ultimate ability, causing a huge explosion centered on her. She also explodes if her Overheat overloads, albeit in a deadly SuperpowerMeltdown.
178	* Certain items in ''VideoGame/{{Wynncraft}}'' have the Exploding identification, which grants a chance for a mob to [[DefeatEqualsExplosion explode upon defeat]], dealing damage to other nearby creatures. However, the [[https://wynncraft.fandom.com/wiki/Scarlet_Veil Scarlet Veil]], a very rare helmet, instead gives this chance to explode to ''each hit,'' and has a singularly badass item description:
179	-->''You're seeing red... Time to see more of it.''
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182	[[folder:Webcomics]]
183	* The end of Chapter 17 of ''Webcomic/FurryFightChronicles'' shows [[spoiler: the end of Leg Jet Burst as an explosive attack. Nyarai focuses all of her energy into her foot to deliver a final kick to the opponent's face, creating an explosion that can break their jaw, give them a concussion, and send them flying. She finishes off Adelgund like this at the end of the chapter.]]
184	* Carval Jarvok, from ''Webcomic/{{Heartcore}}'', can use [[BloodyMurder his volatile salamander blood]] to create bombs.
185	* [[http://heroeswiki.com/Amanda Amanda Strazzulla]] of the ''Series/{{Heroes}}'' ExpandedUniverse webcomics can blow things up with her mind.
186	* In ''Webcomic/TouhouNekokayou'', [[OriginalCharacter Masha Kinoko's]] power (apart from [[GreenThumb "manipulation of fungus"]]) is "creating explosions" due to the specific type of MagicMushroom she was [[MushroomMan "born" from]].
187	* ''Webcomic/UnOrdinary'': The "Grenadier" ability lets its users gather and throw explosive blasts with their hands.
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190	[[folder:Web Original]]
191	* Arin Kalsey aka "Fury" of ''Literature/AcademyOfSuperheroes'' can make explosions that emanate from her.
192	* Cinder Fall from ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'' can use her Semblance in this manner, and uses it most often to explode the ground beneath her enemies. Given the prevalence of PersonalityPowers in the setting, it also foreshadows that she isn't the calm, composed LadyOfBlackMagic she initially presents herself as.
193	* In the Literature/WhateleyUniverse, it's done in more than one way. Breaker can create a blast centered around himself, with no harm to his body. Tennyo and Bomber can both hurl plasma that will explode on contact.
194	* ''Literature/{{Worm}}'':
195	** Butcher XIV (and Butcher VI before her) has a power that combines this with teleportation.
196	** Bambina combines this with the ability to [[BouncingBattler ricochet off solid surfaces]] at very high speeds.
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200	* ''[[Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender Avatar]]'' franchise:
201	** Combustion Man from ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' fires beams from the PowerTattoo [[ThirdEye on his forehead]], which cause explosions by heating the air.
202	** P'Li from the SequelSeries ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'' has this same ability, combined with normal Firebending. Unlike Combustion Man, her explosions can happen at the end of a [[{{Roboteching}} curved]] line instead of just a straight one.
203	* In the ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'' episode "[[Recap/BatmanBeyondS2E10MindGames Mind Games]]", there is one psychic with the ability to throw bolts of energy that explode on impact, literally with the snap of her fingers. They call her 'Bombshell'.
204	* Eustace from ''WesternAnimation/CourageTheCowardlyDog'', one episode, took some hair growing tonic. The episode dealt with its most dangerous side effect: anything angered the user would violently explode. And it makes the already irritable Eustace that much more prone to anger.
205	* In ''WesternAnimation/GeneratorRex'', an EVO (human super-mutated by nanites) has the power to charge objects with so much energy that they bloat and explode. [[spoiler:He later uses this power on himself in an attempted SuicideAttack.]]
206	* The dragon talisman in ''WesternAnimation/JackieChanAdventures'' grants the power of combustion. Whoever holds the talisman can shoot explosive balls of fire from their hands.
207	* Kablamus on ''WesternAnimation/TheMask''. His gimmick was that he could make himself explode, thanks to being coated in a solution originally intended for balloons (he worked at a balloon factory). The Mask foiled his plans by switching his plutonium bomb (!) for a popcorn bomb (!!).
208	* It's not known whether it's sleight-of-hoof or this, but ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic's'' Trixie can summon fireworks for her show.
209	%%* Cyborg ActionBomb Grenader from ''WesternAnimation/SkysurferStrikeForce''.
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