History Main / BattleAura

This is by no means a hard-and-fast rule though, it can also match the character's "[[ColorCodedCharacters signature color]]" (for example, [[AntiHero Shadow]] [[Franchise/SonicTheHedgehog the Hedgehog's]] aura in ''WebAnimation/SuperMarioBrosZ'' is black [[note]] In the actual [[SonicTheHedgehog games]], Shadow has a yellow aura[[/note]], and even [[TheCape Superman]] has a [[RedIsHeroic red]] aura during his super move in ''VideoGame/InjusticeGodsAmongUs'').

* ''Manga/{{Saki}}'': the Miyanaga sisters and Koromo have battle auras. Mind you this is a ''{{Mahjong}}'' anime...

** ''LightNovel/FateZero'': Berserker has always a black aura surrounding his body (or armor).

* In ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}'', every human can manifest their soul in a way that creates this, blocking attacks and [[HealingFactor healing injuries]]. Word Of God (via the director's commentary), confirms that this is why most human characters are so tough --they're using their Aura to defend against injury.

* ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive'': Certain types of Surgebinder. They can inhale Stormlight to fuel their various powers, but the Light slowly leaks back out, producing this trope.

-->''Old man'': In this dimension, the aura of the owner of the cards will change to become the "Ether State" and in turn, materialize through the use of the "theory of microbits".
-->''Takeshi'': H-hey... Erm... This isn't the time to explain these...

* ''VideoGame/WeissSurvive'': It depends on the power and experience of the player, which also powers up their cards (ex: Takeshi at the start of the story, had weak cards of 500 power while Michi, being experienced, has 3000 power). Lampshaded by the old man.
** Old man: In this dimension, the aura of the owner of the cards will change to become the "Ether State" and in turn, materialize through the use of the "theory of microbits".
** Takeshi: H-hey... Erm... This isn't the time to explain these... %% This entry was added automatically by FELH2. In case the wording doesn't make sense, rewrite it as you like, remove this comment and tell this troper.

* ''Manga/AreaNoKishi'': Japanese [[FootyRules football]] ace Suguru displays a battle aura that, while invisible, can still cause his opponents to become too frightened to move.

** A few series have it as a plot point. In ''PowerRangersDinoThunder,'' when the power of the gems that power the shiny suits is channeled directly, it manifests as yellow energy capable of some incredible feats - the go-to solution when OnlyTheAuthorCanSaveUsNow. The final battle has it turn into a GIANT DINOSAUR HEAD that puts the bite on the BigBad, leaving the Dino Thunder ChestSymbol visible formed from the flames of the explosion for a few seconds after. However, this exhausted the Dino Gems, meaning their powers were gone for good. (Naturally "for good" means "until the next team-up.") Meanwhile, in ''PowerRangersJungleFury,'' the Rangers have animal battle auras they can summon to attack. This is actually the animal spirit energy that is the true source of their powers; they can do it unmorphed, and all members of their order (and some of their enemies) can do it without even being Rangers. In fact, making these giant and solid is what the Zords are. (Recently, Casey taught it to the ''PowerRangersMegaforce'' team, who are also animal-based.)

* In the ''VideoGame/FireEmblem'' franchise, characters usually get this when they are directly empowered by divinity or particularly powerful dragons. Notable examples include [[spoiler:Ike]] from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemRadiantDawn Radiant Dawn]]'' ({{blue|IsHeroic}}, and the only good example on this list), [[spoiler:Takumi]] from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemFates Fates]]'' (purple), and [[spoiler:Berkut]] from ''[[VideoGame/FireEmblemGaiden Echoes: Shadows of Valentia]]'' (red).

** The Japanese game which inspired ''Elite Beat Agents'', ''OsuTatakaeOuendan'', used the combined BattleAura of the ''entire world population'' in the final levels of both it and its sequel: in ''Ouendan'', it was used to blast an asteroid out of the sky, in the sequel to re-light the Sun after it had gone out.

* In ''{{Exalted}}'', characters that expend large amounts of Essence display what is referred to as an Anima Banner, a totemic image of their character's soul. One can often discern another's Exalt type by their Anima Banner.

* In the Feng Shui episode of Sealab2021, when the crew goes to confront Master Lu/Lew, he reveals that while he may be a greedy con artist, he really ''is'' a master martial artist.

* Sunspot from ''XMenEvolution'' gets the Kirby dot version (he's one of those aforementioned 'slavish adaptation' cases). Just like his comics counterpart did for most of his career, 'Berto becomes a black silhouette within yellow, Kirby Dotted flame. And just like his comics counterpart, sun-powered SuperStrength is his power - no heat is generated, regardless of how fiery he looks.

** Superman's new power, known as the [[https://i.kinja-img.com/gawker-media/image/upload/s--fQCPQXhK--/c_scale,f_auto,fl_progressive,q_80,w_800/bujam9yj8ejw84vdzmhh.png Solar flare]] which has pretty devastating results. The only drawback being after one use, he [[De-Power loses all his powers]] and becomes vulnerable as human for days.

This is a subtrope of PowerGlows, and the supertrope of AnimalBattleAura. Compare HolyHalo and ThroatLight. Often exhibited during the attainment of one's SuperMode. Occasionally manifests as a SphereOfPower or DramaticWind. If everyone has one but only certain people can see it, you could be looking at AuraVision.

* All Cosmic Individuals from {{Marvel}} can emit energy/light from themsleves (often in the form of fire). Even friendly neighborhood [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/0/03/Peter_Parker_(Earth-13)_from_Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_3_11.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141219232810 Spider-man]] after getting the comic make over.

* All Cosmic Individuals from ''Franchise/Marvel'' can emit energy/light from themsleves (often in the form of fire). Even friendly neighborhood [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/0/03/Peter_Parker_(Earth-13)_from_Amazing_Spider-Man_Vol_3_11.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20141219232810 Spider-man]] after getting the comic make over.

** [[ChefOfIron Sanji]] is note worthy example, as upon discovering the love of his life (Nami) had been spied on while bathing, kidnapped and forced [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe and forced into marriage]] Sanji did not seem to take [[http://68.media.tumblr.com/63a19c631d033d193561b9c60b466f74/tumblr_inline_o1d7fqTP9m1tpgdtc_500.gif it well]]. A clear reference to ''Dragon Ball Z'' and made even clearer in the Japanese version when Zoro remarks: ''If this gets any more intense, I think he will transform''. Sanji later utilizes his Super Saiyan-knock off form into a attack called ''Hell Memories'' which can burn almost any opponent into a crisp, and he didn't even eat the Devil Fruit that gives you [[PlayingWithFire Fire powers]]. Bonus points for English dub for having Eric Vale (American voice of Trunks in ''DBZ'') also voice Sanji.

** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' loves this trope. The battle auras seen in the anime escalate to the point that the color of the world around the aura itself begins to change, and the display of this increases to signify how powerful that person is.

** [[ChefOfIron Sanji]] is note worthy example as upon discovering the love of his life (Nami) had been spied on while bathing, kidnapped and forced [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe and forced into marriage]] Sanji did not seem to take [[http://http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/screensurfer/Gifs%20I%20Made/SanjiSSJ2Part2.gif it well]]. A clear reference to ''Dragon Ball Z'' and made even clearer in the Japanese version when Zoro remarks: ''If this gets any more intense, I think he will transform''. Sanji later utilizes his Super Saiyan-knock off form into a attack called ''Hell Memories'' which can burn almost any opponent into a crisp, and he didn't even eat the Devil Fruit that gives you [[PlayingWithFire Fire powers]]. Bonus points for English dub for having Eric Vale (American voice of Trunks in ''DBZ'') also voice Sanji.

** [[ChefOfIron Sanji]] is note worthy example as upon discovering the love of his life (Nami) had been spied on while bathing, kidnapped and forced [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe and forced into marriage]] Sanji did not seem to take [[http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/screensurfer/Gifs%20I%20Made/SanjiSSJ2Part2.gif it well]]. A clear reference to ''Dragon Ball Z'' and made even clearer in the Japanese version when Zoro remarks: "If this gets any more intense, I think he will transform". Sanji later utilizes his Super Saiyan-knock off form into a attack called "Hell Memories" which can burn almost any opponent into a crisp, and he didn't even eat the Devil Fruit that gives you [[PlayingWithFire Fire powers]]. Bonus points for English dub for having Eric Vale (American voice of Trunks in ''DBZ'') also voice Sanji.

* From Franchise/XMen, ''ComicBook/JeanGrey'', [[http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8169/16sk0.jpg Phoenix.]]

* Franchise/{{Superman}} in ''Comicbook/KryptoniteNevermore''. After regaining part of his powers, "an aura of power" wraps Superman's spirit.

* The GuileHero / MagicKnight protagonist in ''DragonAgeTheCrownOfThorns'' can go from GlowingEyesOfDoom to shining white from his whole body to exuding enough energy that something like gossamer mist strands form around him, culminating with, when he's really serious, looking like an ascended being from Franchise/{{Stargate|Verse}}. The ironic part is that it gets dangerous the more he lets loose, what with [[spoiler:his magic power coming from a tear in the Veil he harbors in his body, which is [[BlessedWithSuck unstable]] even at the best of times.]]

* ''VideoGame/Yakuza'': Kazuma Kiryu emits a color-coded aura when he builds up Heat energy, which enables him to perform special attacks. In 4 and 5, this aura also appears around the other playable characters as they build up Heat, and even appears for some bosses.

* In ''Manga/AreaNoKishi'' , Japanese [[FootyRules football]] ace Suguru displays a battle aura that, while invisible, can still cause his opponents to become too frightened to move.
* Naturally, The titular mecha of ''Anime/AuraBattlerDunbine,'' for obvious reasons.

* The military artists in ''LightNovel/ChromeShelledRegios'' all have battle auras, with different colors for different levels of power.

* ''Fanfic/ACrownOfStars'': Members of the Avaloni Imperial Family have auras, but usually they keep it hidden. When they are using their power, though, it manifests as a huge sphere of golden energy.

* ''Fanfic/ChildOfTheStorm'' has Harry in pretty much every engagement from chapter 59 onwards, Jean Grey, [[spoiler: Carol Danvers as]] the Green Lantern, Loki, Wanda, Doctor Strange.

* In ''FanFic/TheTaintedGrimoire'', [[spoiler: Luso]] radiates this when preparing a Fighter ability.

* In ''Fanfic/ChildrenOfAnElderGod'', Asuka has a battle aura. When she fights, an halo of glowing flames surrounds her.

* In the 1985 film ''TheLastDragon'', there is The Glow: when a fighter's hands glow, he is among the best in the world - when his entire body glows, he IS the best. Sho'Nuff, the Shogun of Harlem, demonstrates the former towards the end of the movie, but Leroy "Bruce Leroy" Green demonstrates the latter after getting his HeroicSecondWind.

* [[Literature/TheDresdenFiles Harry Dresden]] wraps himself in an aura of light when stepping out to confront Cowl (Darth Bathrobe) and apprentice in ''Dead Beat''. The necromancers are impressed.
** Which is impressive considering that Cowl is more powerful than Ebenezar [=McCoy=], member of the Senior Council and past master of the ColonyDrop.
** Also just before he fries the elder fetch in ''Proven Guilty'' when he taps into Lily's Summer Fire.
* [[Literature/TheWheelofTime Aes Sedai]] and other woman channelers [[PowerGlows "glow"]] when embracing saidar to other female channelers or those who have the potential to learn to channel.
* Certain types of Surgebinder in ''Literature/TheStormlightArchive''. They can inhale Stormlight to fuel their various powers, but the Light slowly leaks back out, producing this trope.

* In {{VideoGame/Vindictus}}, a few attacks, status effects, etc. come with a glow or other effect around the player. Only really makes sense in the case of Evie's focus skill, which is actually magical.
* In most versions of ''VideoGame/KaraokeRevolution'', if you sing very well (i.e. match the pitch and timing the game expects) long enough, your on screen avatar starts to glow brightly.
* ''Franchise/MassEffect'': upon landing on Noveria for the first time, having Liara in your active squad will let you see a biotic Battle Aura (she does it other times but this one is the best) when you confront the CorruptCop at the entrance of the base. While any other teammate or Shepard will just ready a gun, Liara readying her aura makes her strangely more intimidating than Wrex, the seven foot tall natural super-soldier.
** This pops up a ''lot'' more with biotics in the sequels. Even Shepard gets in on the action sometimes. The third game's DLC includes characters with the "Annihilation Field" ability, a weaponized aura that harms enemies and sets up combos.
** It also appears in a certain cutscene in the third game that implies [[PowerPerversionPotential recreational]] uses of biotics.
* A human-only ability in ''VideoGame/DevilSurvivor''; it prevents ScratchDamage of less than 50. At the beginning of the battle where an enemy uses it, they'll glow green, although there's no visual effect for most of the battle.
* Characters that are affected by the Satsui no Hadou (Killing Intent) in the ''StreetFighter'' series (like Akuma and the Evil versions of Ryu and Ken) glow with a reddish aura, and characters that use Psycho Power (such as M. Bison) often have a purplish aura added to their attacks.
** Every character gets one when using a super in [[StreetFighterAlpha Alpha]]. Ryu also gets surrounded by a blue BattleAura after activating his Denjin Mode hyper in ''VideoGame/MarvelVSCapcom3''.
* In the final levels of ''VideoGame/EliteBeatAgents'', the agents are surrounded by a BattleAura while the people they're inspiring are dancing. This vanishes if the player misses a step, as the aliens overhead begin blasting them. At the end of the level, the aura is gathered into a CombinedEnergyAttack and fired at the alien mothership.
** The Japanese game which inspired ''Elite Beat Agents'', ''OsuTatakaeOuendan'', used the combined BattleAura of the ''entire world population'' in the final levels of both it and its sequel: in ''Ouendan'', it was used to blast an asteroid out of the sky, in the sequel to re-light the Sun after it had gone out.

* MortalKombat has this with [[AnIcePerson Sub-Zero]], [[SuperSmoke Smoke]], and [[ShockAndAwe Raiden]].
* When a character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros Brawl'' grabs a Smash Ball, they get a multicolored aura and their [[GlowingEyesOfDoom eyes glow yellow]], which continues until after the Final Smash is used.
** Lucario, as per the page quote, has a functional Battle Aura (literally called "Aura"), which powers most of his attacks. Its intensity is [[TurnsRed based on how much damage he's taken]], and as it grows stronger, so do his attacks.
** In the ''Brawl'' mod ''VideoGame/ProjectM'', Lucario instead gains Aura charge by dealing damage in order to do super versions of his specials.
* In the videogame ''VideoGame/GrandiaII'', Millenia will get "annoyed" if she takes damage; the more damage she takes, the redder and angrier her picture at the bottom of the screen becomes. It'll eventually glow red, at which point she'll shout something (normally piss off), knock all the friendly characters out of her way, and then run around with a red aura doing whatever the hell she pleases until she calms down.
* The Paladin character from ''{{VideoGame/Diablo}}'' has literal auras of various types which can be shared with his allies.
** Heroes in ''VideoGame/WarcraftIII'' often have a similar ability.
** While the Paladin in ''VideoGame/WorldOfWarcraft'' uses auras extensively and the Shaman has it's aura-inducing totems, many other character classes have auras of their own with various amounts of glow.
* The posthuman "daodan" protagonist and antagonist in ''VideoGame/{{Oni}}'' play this trope straight, right down to 'good = blue, bad = red'.
* In almost every ''Franchise/FinalFantasy'' game, characters give off a certain colored glow (which, for an ''SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem''-gen era, have an aura-like movement) when afflicted with a status effect, whether buffed or debuffed. For example, when a character is afflicted with the Haste spell, he or she will give off a red glow.
** Also, in next-gen Final Fantasy games, this was removed and was instead given either different colors, or colors were just given to other unrelated spells.

* In ''VideoGame/DissidiaFinalFantasy'', characters glow brightly when in [[SuperMode EX Mode]].
* Several different units in ''VideoGame/AgeOfMythology'' glow to indicate some kind of combat enhancement in effect.
* ''VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsAlpha 3'' and ''[[VideoGame/SuperRobotWarsW W]]'' give [[Anime/MazingerZ Mazinkaiser]] an attack known as Kaiser Nova, which should be [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8IhwNIP07k seen for yourself]].
* In Vile's mode in ''VideoGame/MegaManMaverickHunterX'' the final boss is X and Zero fighting together. When the boss health bar gets low enough one of them will fall, and the other demonstrates [[UnstoppableRage just how ticked off they are]] with a [[RedOniBlueOni red or blue]] battle aura.
* The ''VideoGame/{{Tekken}}'' series has had aura customizations since ''Tekken 5''. They don't do anything, but they look pretty.
* You can undergo a special quest in ''VideoGame/CityOfHeroes'' to unlock special Aura costume pieces, which are implied to be this. Many powers also give off auras, though you can turn them off outside PVP at the tailor.
** They've even added an option to only display your aura during combat, finally making it a literal example of this trope.
* Characters in the ''Franchise/{{Disgaea}}'' series briefly shine with an aura when initiating a [[CombinationAttack team attack]], and also get one for quite a few special attacks. There's also the Majin class that has a perpetual one, the color varying depending on what class rank they're at.
** Twice over in ''VideoGame/Disgaea4APromiseUnforgotten'' does Fuka flare up with one - the first when her back's against the wall against Valvatorez and Fenrich in Chapter 2, and again [[spoiler:at the end of Chapter 8 when Des X (Fuka's killer, naturally) gets overly clingy with Genjuro.]]
* Even though Akira Toriyama designed the characters for the entire ''VideoGame/DragonQuest'' series, and earlier games did in fact have enemies who could gather strength, even giving you the ability in ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII'' as Psyche Up, the visual component of this didn't show up until ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'', where you can actually see the characters battling. All four characters can Psyche Up to build up tension and make their next attack, healing spell or buffing spell more powerful. If a character Psyches Up four times in a row, they enter a state of 'Super High Tension', complete with a bright pink-ish glow and their hair standing up like a [[Anime/DragonBallZ Super Saiyan]]. For the main character, this is also accompanied by his signature bandanna coming off, [[DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything revealing]] [[ShoutOut spiky]] [[Anime/DragonBallZ hair]]. Once this happens you see that the hero looks just like [[Anime/DragonBallZ Teen Gohan]], though even without seeing the hair the resemblance was very strong. There are some enemies that can Psyche Up too, including a few bosses.
** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestMonsters: Joker'' also includes the ability, available to any monster with the 'Psycho' trait, but the visible aura isn't quite as exaggerated.
* [=LifeAura=] in ''VideoGame/MegaManBattleNetwork'' serves as a shield.
* In the ''VideoGame/Yakuza'' series, Kazuma Kiryu emits a color-coded aura when he builds up Heat energy, which enables him to perform special attacks. In 4 and 5, this aura also appears around the other playable characters as they build up Heat, and even appears for some bosses.
* ''VideoGame/{{Fallout 3}}'' might count with the Enclave Tesla Power Armor's constant electric discharges between the coils. Prior to ''Broken Steel'', it was the best non-unique armor in terms of protection but made the wearer much less stealthy due to the glow and its heaviness. Plus it also gives a nifty bonus to energy weapons.
** The Glowing Ones, as their name implies, have a SicklyGreenGlow, and the Feral Ghoul Reavers burn with green smoke.
* Battle Auras don't normally show up in ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'', but there are exceptions.

* Some characters in the VideoGame/{{Touhou}} universe display battle auras when using their spellcards (if you can see them through the [[BulletHell fog of bullets]]. Fujiwara no Mokou takes the prize, with a battle aura that manifests in the shape of a [[HotWings pulsing phoenix]].
** Ironically, Utsuho, whose power is literally that of stars (i.e. nuclear fusion), doesn't glow. At all. Then again it would be hardly noticeable considering the miniature suns she lobs around.
* In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOriginsAwakening'', Justice is surrounded in glowing aura when activating his primary combat buff. Other Warriors can be trained in Spirit Warrior specialization for the same effect.
** In ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'' both Anders and Merrill gain an aura when mode-shifting to their CastFromHitPoints offensive magic. Anders's comes complete with glowing eyes and VolcanicVeins all over him.
* When Starkiller uses Force Fury in ''Franchise/StarWars: VideoGame/TheForceUnleashed II'', he has a blue, electric aura.

* ''VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion'' After becoming a god of madness (or at least the steward of madness) you gain the ability to be wreathed in green flames.
** Meanwhile, in [[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim's]] third DLC, ''Dragonborn'', the player gains access to a new [[MakeMeWannaShout Dragon Shout]] which shrouds them in a multicolored. dragon-shaped aura that greatly enhances their abilities.

* In ''VideoGame/InitialDArcadeStage'' (ver. 1 through 3 only), the most popular video game adaptation of the ''Manga/InitialD'' series, ''you'' can have one too, if you get enough wins.
* The Deities from ''VideoGame/AsurasWrath'' all have one, referred to as [[{{Ki}} Mantra]]. The auras are ColorCodedForYourConvenience.
* In ''VideoGame/{{Xenoblade}}'', auras are a specific type of powerful buff that's utilized by both your party and enemies alike. They come in many colors and a few different styles, such as a faint glow or a highly visible flame-like one.
* In the CardBattleGame ''VideoGame/WeissSurvive'': It depends on the power and experience of the player, which also powers up their cards (ex: Takeshi at the start of the story, had weak cards of 500 power while Michi, being experienced, has 3000 power). Lampshaded by the old man.
** Old man: In this dimension, the aura of the owner of the cards will change to become the "Ether State" and in turn, materialize through the use of the "theory of microbits".
** Takeshi: H-hey... Erm... This isn't the time to explain these... %% This entry was added automatically by FELH2. In case the wording doesn't make sense, rewrite it as you like, remove this comment and tell this troper.
* In {{VisualNovel/Seinarukana}}, accompanies the use of a character's most powerful skill(s).
* Orbital Frames in Zone of the Enders activate an aura when in Burst state, usually proceeded by a powerful, unblockable attack and they come in many colors
** When Anubis shows up at the end of the first game, it's constantly emitting one with purple sparkles, just to showcase how utterly powerful it is, though in The 2nd Runner, it trades this for a black aura.
** In The 2nd Runner, auras start coming in more colors. Jehuty and Anubis are the only ones to produce electricity and absorbing effects in their Burst mode
*** Taken even further with Jehuty when it starts ascending forms and changing color, ranging from paralyzing to outright obliterating enemies just by being near them.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Persona 3}}'' and ''VideoGame/{{Persona 4}}'', all characters and enemies gain an aura when using skills, though the protagonist of both games gets a bigger one than the rest. ''3'''s protagonist in particular takes it UpToEleven when using Great Seal, with an aura that covers nearly the entire screen.

* In VideoGame/TheKingOfFighters, Athena can manipulate her BattleAura it into {{EnergyBall}}s, {{Attack Reflector}}s, etc. From KOF XII on, her normal fighting stance includes [[EverythingsBetterWithSparkles sparkles surrounding her body.]]
* In ''VideoGame/SandsOfDestruction'', [[DraconicHumanoid Rhi'a]] has one when she transforms; it's a light purple dragon, of course. [[spoiler:Kyrie gains a golden lion aura after the Crimson Sun resurrects him.]]

* When an Avatar, such as Aang, enters the Avatar State in ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', he often produces a bright Battle Aura (sometimes with ChunkyUpdraft.) This is actually a plot point in the first episode, when it alerts an enemy to his presence.
* Sunspot from ''XMenEvolution'' gets the Kirby dot version (he's one of those aforementioned 'slavish adaptation' cases). Just like his comics counterpart did for most of his career, 'Berto becomes a black silhouette within yellow, Kirby Dotted flame. And just like his comics counterpart, sun-powered SuperStrength is his power - no heat is generated, regardless of how fiery he looks.

* During the opening song of ''Anime/AceAttorney'', Phoenix and Edgeworth give off ones with their respective colors in the courthouse.
* Elizabeth in ''Anime/{{Maburaho}}'', as well as occasional others.
* After the first few episodes, anyone in ''KenichiTheMightiestDisciple'' would start popping out his/ her battle aura. With masters, their eyes tend to shine like headlights.
** And Miu has her own UnapproachableToDates aura.
* ''Manga/RanmaOneHalf'' not only shows the effect many times, it explicitly names it. At one point, Genma and Happosai face off and generate battle auras in the shape of themselves that grow to become [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever city-sized]]. (They then promptly collapse from the effort of ''creating'' the battle auras in the first place). Soun Tendo, meanwhile, is implied to be able to use his DemonHead move as a specialised form of battle aura projection. In the anime, during his first episode, the second episode of the [[BlessedWithSuck Dragon Whisker]] two-part story, and the {{OAV}} adaption of Miss Hinako's arrival, Happosai is also shown being able to project it as a kind of special KamehameHadoken attack. More often, though, battle auras in ''[[Manga/RanmaOneHalf Ranma]]'' are simply glows as described above. One of the mildly-antagonistic recurring characters, the local English teacher, in the series has the power to drain {{Battle Aura}}s, temporarily gaining physical strength and age, and then release the energy as a [[KiAttacks directed energy attack]]. In her introductory arc, it's really made to seem like a "battle aura" is what allows you to ever do any fighting - she has to get you to attempt to fight her, then drain your aura, whereupon you become ''incapable of trying to attack'' and probably fall on your face. Also, one FinishingMove of Ranma's is the Dragon Heaven-Blast, luring an enemy into moving in such a way that their own BattleAura can be used against them at the right time to blast them with a tornado, a minor form of HoistByHisOwnPetard.
* ''Manga/DragonBall'' does this constantly, with a huge variety of colors, usually depending on the power used. The generic aura taken on by most human fighters (notably Krillin, Yamcha and Tien) and Saiyans in their normal state are white/silver (or blue in other adaptations, such as VideoGames), the Super Saiyans take on yellow auras (with the higher stages, Super Saiyan 2 and 3, taking on a constant electric crackle as well), the Kaio-ken technique generates a red aura, Villains often possess a Purple Aura (As purple is seen as the Color of Death in Japanese culture), etc.
** In the early days, the auras had a zen-like majesty to them and indicated an incredibly powerful or skilled opponent; as the series went on, the auras became more prevalent as mostly-realistic martial arts gave way to beam-spamming fistfights.
** ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' loves this trope. The battle auras seen in the anime escalate to the point that the color of the world around the aura itself begins to change, and the display of this increases to signify how powerful that person is.
* In ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'', certain characters glow with a visible chakra-molded battle aura when tapping into their characteristic inner power. This is considered a big deal as chakra is supposed to be invisible to the naked eye. This is very noticeable in ninjas like the Raikage and Might Guy, the former uses his own elemental nature as an aura, and the latter has a green aura formed from his own sweat ([[MST3kMantra just go with it]]).
** All Jinchuuriki go through this when they borrow power from their beast. Specifically, people like Naruto and Bee gain the use of additional energy-based appendages and take on the appearance of their beasts.
** When Naruto is in [[SuperMode Sage Mode]] he's surrounded by an aura of natural energy, which is still invisible, but he can control it giving him powers similar to telekinesis, as he's able to hit an opponent with a wave of force even though his punch was deflected.
* ''Manga/SaintSeiya'' explains the concept of [[BattleAura Cosmo]] by saying that it is the miniature cosmos that exists within each atom in a Saint's body. So, when a warrior shouts, "Burn, Cosmo!" they're concentrating in exploding this power into an overwhelming aura. Sometimes, they burn their Cosmo so brightly it actually manifests as a spectral vision of their patron constellation (or, in Andromeda Shun's case, the Andromeda Nebula,) which is always the sign that the enemy [[LetsGetDangerous is about to get his ass handed to him]].
* Characters in ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar'' not only have battle auras that are visible to other characters, they also explicitly call them "Battle Auras" (or ''touki'' in the series proper) and expert fighters can even determine details of their opponent's combat style by looking at their aura.
* In one episode of ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'', a young wild cat Sakaki had [[AndroclesLion befriended]] in the previous episode shows up to save her from a pack of cats led by Kamineko, and scares them off by displaying a BattleAura.
** Just to be clear, a [[http://webpages.charter.net/smerrow/posters/battle.jpg kitten]] has a BattleAura.

* ''Anime/HeavyMetalLGaim'': L-Gaim Mk. II's advanced central computer's silhouette does this, sort of.
* ''Anime/PleaseTwins'' had two rivals for the lead's heart stare each other down when large animal auras burst out of their backs. We think this is metaphorical, but it terrifies the timid Karen, who is watching.
* During the Dark Tournament arc of ''Manga/YuYuHakusho'', Yusuke's aura is large enough to fill half of the arena. Younger Toguro, however, has such a powerful aura that it literally incinerates a portion of the audience. Hiei's last opponent during the same arc also explicitly calls his energy field a Battle Aura.
* The manga ''Manga/{{Parasyte}}'' has a variation: when one of the alien race known as the Parasytes threatens an Earth native, an image of a predatory creature overlays the alien (for example, just before one of them kills a lion, a spider appears over him).
* The ''Manga/{{Claymore}}'' anime added in BattleAura, something the manga ''inverted'' having a BattleAura is a sure fire way to die (or turn evil) and powerful characters are ones who suppress it.
* ''Manga/{{Bleach}}'': Shinigami have tangible Battle Auras, which at the high end of the spectrum can incapacitate low-powered enemies simply by being released. When two opponents are particularly focused, their battle auras also take on physical forms behind them, forming a shape that represents the spirit of the fighter. In one such fight, Ichigo's takes the shape of a Hollow's mask - foreshadowing his inner Hollow gaining in power [[spoiler: as well as the later reveal that his inner Hollow is his true Zanpakuto spirit and source of his Shinigami powers]]. General Yamamoto's appears as [[IncendiaryExponent a layer of flame]], whilst [[BloodKnight Kenpachi's]] aura is in the form of a skull.
** During his fight with [[spoiler: Aizen]], Ichigo reappears with no apparent aura. [[spoiler: Aizen]] assumes that something very bad has happened to him or that he has converted his reiatsu into raw physical strength. [[spoiler: He's at a higher level than Aizen who had previously observed his own Battle Aura was undetectable to even captain-class shinigami because of how high his level had become.]]
* Naru displays a battle aura several times before hitting Keitaro in ''Manga/LoveHina''.
* Comedic example: Yamazaki displayed a [[http://img.photobucket.com/albums/1103/lionheart/Yamazakiaura.jpg battle aura]] in one episode of ''Anime/WelcomeToTheNHK'', because someone told him that {{hentai}} games were something to be ashamed of.
* Hikaru in ''Manga/MagicKnightRayearth'' not only displays it when she's excited, it's part of her [[StockFootage attack footage]].
* Highly skilled drivers in ''Manga/InitialD'' occasionally display their battle auras in the ''4th Stage'' season.
* ''Manga/{{Inuyasha}}''
** Demons and spiritually powerful humans have this.
** Sango, the only member of the FiveManBand to have absolutely no supernatural powers, also [[http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/4328/inuyashav35094.jpg manifests]] a BattleAura several times when she is ''[[http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7997/inuyashav35112.jpg really pissed off]]'' (usually at [[HandsomeLech Miroku]]). It scares the pants off Inuyasha every time.
* ''Manga/RurouniKenshin'' has this (particularly in the Shishio saga) in the form of "swordsman spirit".
* ''Manga/SumomoMoMomoMo'' has auras for any martial artist that's sufficiently powerful. Momoko is unusual because she can actually use hers to deflect attacks. As for colors, well, with twelve factions, you take anything that looks good. Hers is red.
* Meito Anisawa (aka "Anime Tenchou") of ''Anime/LuckyStar'' quite literally sets himself on ''fire'', with someone on the film crew having to periodically put him out with a hose when he makes an appearance in a "[[GreekChorus Lucky Channel]]" segment at the end. His [[HotBlooded burning passion]] is enough to transcend reality in a mostly SliceOfLife show.
* These are typically avoided in ''Anime/PrettyCure'', but ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCureSplashStar'' went for it, particularly with Cure Bloom.
* Yoshimori's initial attempts in ''Manga/{{Kekkaishi}}'' to perform Zekkai look like one of these.

* Discarding the [[DoingInTheWizard risible pseudoscience "justification"]], the Ripple from the first two parts of ''Manga/JoJosBizarreAdventure'' is basically a Battle Aura. It is made from energy generated whenever a person breathes in, and is transferred out through natural means - the hands and feet are most obvious, but wool, metal and vegetable oil are all used to conduct the Ripple at points. Because all energy on Earth comes ultimately from the Sun, the Ripple has the same devastating effect on vampires as sunlight.
** In a different vein, the Stands from the third part on are essentially anthropomorphic Battle Auras. (Or, in Jotaro's case, Battle [[{{Kiai}} Ora]]). It is particularly visible in the Jotaro vs Dio final battle from the animated series that, at times, seems a battle from ''Anime/DragonBallZ''.
** [[BadassGrandpa Joseph]] finds a way to harness both powers in Part 3, wrapping his body in one Battle Aura, his Stand Purple Hermit, while it conducts the other Battle Aura, the Ripple, turning his Stand into anti-vampire battle armor.
* Junior high tennis players often sport battle auras while using physics-defying moves in ''Manga/ThePrinceOfTennis''.
* And who could forget the golden glowing battle aura ''[[Anime/MobileFighterGGundam G Gundam]]'''s Domon Kasshu creates? (And other characters in the same series, of course).
* Not exactly Battle Auras, but the UC ''Franchise/{{Gundam}}'' franchise has high level newtypes use specific glow surrounding them, usually when they use the powers to their limits. Strong ones, such as Kamille's and Judau's, are even physically present and shield Gundams or damage opponents. Impressive, isn't it?
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-EyMbQY0fk#t=3m10s The one time Judau got seriously angry]], his Newtype powers manifested as a BattleAura, which then morphed into a demonic form and frightened Haman so terribly she actually locked herself in her room sobbing out of sheer terror. People outside saw what looked like a Godzilla-sized illusion of Judau hovering over the building. Not for nothing is Judau considered one of the most powerful Newtypes in the Universal Century.
* ''Anime/DigimonSavers'': "DIGISOUL FULL CHARGE!" The Digisoul (or Digital Natural Ability, in the ''Data Squad'' version) that the human partners have that can empower their Digimon partners surround them in ever-cooler ways as the {{Mons}} reach higher and higher levels, and become more and more prone to surrounding them as they get fired up.
** Then you have just Masaru, who gets it by ''punching the shit out of things''. And it is ''awesome''. It can also be used to power up a humans' abilities, and, if powerful enough, can protect the user from ''mega level attacks''.
* ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'', in its' [[GrowingTheBeard steady move towards more serious]], [[GenreShift action oriented stories]] has started getting into this, most notably on [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v22/c198/14.html these two]], [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/mahou_sensei_negima/v24/c217/8.html pages]].

* ''Manga/OnePiece'':
** Although it is usually not visible, there's the entire concept of Haki. Shanks knocks out dozens of Mooks just by walking by them because his Haki aura is so strong (something Luffy has done as well). Thus making it the only Battle Aura you can use to punch someone in the face.
** [[ChefOfIron Sanji]] is note worthy example as upon discovering the love of his life (Nami) had been spied on while bathing, kidnapped and forced [[AndNowYouMustMarryMe and forced into marriage]] Sanji did not seem to take [[http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk87/screensurfer/Gifs%20I%20Made/SanjiSSJ2Part2.gif it well]]. A clear reference to Dragon Ball Z and made even clearer in the Japanese version when Zoro remarks: ''If this gets any more intense, I think he will transform''. Sanji later utilizes his Super Saiyan-knock off form into a attack called "Hell Memories" which can burn almost any opponent into a crisp, and he didn't even eat the Devil Fruit that gives you [[PlayingWithFire Fire powers]]. Bonus points for English dub for having Eric Vale (American voice of Trunks in DBZ) also voice Sanji.
** Though [[ShownTheirWork you may try to explain it]] as hot steam coming off his body and the redness is caused by the blood pumped at high velocity, [[Manga/OnePiece Luffy's]] Gear Second (Gia Segando) looks like an aura. Luffy's use of Haki was still in [[HowDoIShotWeb the embryonic stage]] at that point, but he could already make it manifest visibly. At least in the anime, when he uses Haki it manifests as a gust of wind or pressure wave centered on him, that rustles loose items and makes hair and capes billow dramatically. It's more like SwirlingDust at this point.
** There is also the [[MasterSwordsman spirited swordsman Zoro]].
* Every character in ''Manga/MyBrideIsAMermaid'' that matters has had a battle aura at least once.
* In ''Manga/{{Saki}}'', the Miyanaga sisters and Koromo have battle auras. Mind you this is a ''{{Mahjong}}'' anime...
** Don't forget Hisa. Nodoka, Touka and Yumi are slightly nonstandard; Momoko might sort of count too.
* A few Anime/{{Pokemon}}, like Ash's Grovyle, gain a Battle Aura when they use their special ability and power up.
** Also, all Pokemon shine white when evolving in the show.
* A distinct characteristic of Kanon, a character in ''Anime/UmiMonogatari'' is that she releases a black aura when angry, and is apparently not a random trope-ish "special effect" since, everyone in her town associates her with her black aura.
* The nine armors in ''Anime/RoninWarriors'' often give their wearers a battle aura in tense situations.
* While more prominent with just the titular hero, players in ''Manga/{{Eyeshield 21}}'' are prone to release tons of steam as they initiate a powerful move. Sena's Devil Bat Ghost and Devil Bat Hurricane are illustrated as him becoming the steam and flying through his foes.
* Akiho in ''LightNovel/NogizakaHarukaNoHimitsu'' has an aura that looks like [[Manga/ElfenLied Lucy's vectors]].
* In ''Anime/TransformersCybertron,'' the Autobots and Decepticons can do this. It's {{Handwaved}} as an effect of the various [[CrystalDragonJesus Primus]] related artifacts floating around, which respond to the user's emotion and are completely neutral - the Cyber Planet Keys respond to Megatron just as readily as the good guys. Megatron, whose armor is made from [[CosmicBeing Unicron]] himself, can summon up an aura (and an insane degree of power) by will alone.
* Contractors from ''Anime/DarkerThanBlack'' gain a faint blue glow and red eyes whenever they use their powers.
* Used to comedic effect in ''Manga/BGataHKei'' when Kyouka, enraged after hearing that her [[BrotherSisterIncest brother]] confessed his love to her rival Yamada, began to emit a hazy black aura that made those she passed shiver and even caused windows to crack. Later when Kyouka tried to seduce Yamada's love interest Kosuda, Yamada was surrounded by a bright blue aura that even momentarily caused Kosuda to mistake her for an angry tiger on the hunt.
* In ''Manga/AreaNoKishi'' , Japanese [[FootyRules football]] ace Suguru displays a battle aura that, while invisible, can still cause his opponents to become too frightened to move.
* [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nagato_yuki_chan_no_shoushitsu/v01/c005/9.html Asakura is]] [[TranquilFury angry]]. Anyone who knows the [[LightNovel/HaruhiSuzumiya original story]] knows this is played for comedy because [[AxCrazy she isn't stabbing anybody.]]
* Souls in ''Manga/SoulEater'' serve this purpose. They appear as a Sphere of Power of varying sizes according to strength, with characteristics unique to each person (exception so far being Shinigami and Kid who both have a skull motif) which can change over time (Maka's went from little pigtails to small wings to fully-formed ones). The anime adds [[ColourCodedForYourConvenience Colour Coding]].
* [[http://www.mangafox.com/manga/oto_x_maho/v02/c008/7.html Kanata's]] anger in Oto x Maho is quite well known.
* ''Manga/TheWorldGodOnlyKnows'': Keima sprouts a golden one of these whenever he gets REALLY excited about a Dating Sim. May be combined with EvilLaugh.
* Both the Anime/TengenToppaGurrenLagann and the Grand Zamboa feature permanent Battle Auras, since the top and bottom halves of the mecha are held together by a cloud of energy - Spiral Energy for the Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann and blue fire for the Zamboa.
** Much earlier on, Lordgenome gets HotBlooded for the first time in hundreds, maybe even thousands of years. As soon as he decides to LetsGetDangerous, his BaldOfEvil spouts his signature red Spiral Energy into [[CrazyAwesome a hair-like aura that makes it look like his head just caught fire]]; it gets even more symbolic when one considers that he's the last living [[HotBlooded Spiral]] [[RealityWarper Knight]] of Earth and his official backstory shows him having a massive mane of hair during his youth. And that aura's not just for show: '''he proceeds to get out of the Lazengann and wrecks the opponent's machine with his bare hands'''. The aura only goes away when [[spoiler:Simon's Core Drill fatally injures him]].
*** He doubles up with an aura of ''fire'' during the final battle, walking towards the BigBad and doing a BadassArmfold as he uses spiral energy to rapidly reconstruct the Lazengann around himself.
** And one can't forget the Super TTGL from ''Lagann-Hen'', a fully-animate hybrid of Battle Aura and FusionDance ''millions of lightyears tall''. Unsurprisingly, it's shaped like [[MemeticBadass Kamina]].
* Nen, the FunctionalMagic in ''Manga/HunterXHunter'', manifests itself as a BattleAura in especially powerful beings that can only be seen by other nen users.
* Andou Natsu's AK FIELD in ''30-sai no Hoken Taiiku''
* Youta gets one briefly in the fifth episode of the ''Manga/VideoGirlAi'' OVA, before Ai smacks him with a tray. [[spoiler: Of course, it's in response to the intense effort he puts forth into drawing for a children's book.]]
* In the final episode of ''Manga/GhostHunt'' [[spoiler: Naru]] gets a white battle aura with dramatic wind right before he uses his powers to completely destroy a statue possessed by a god.
* Most characters from ''Manga/RosarioToVampire'' get this just after entering their monster forms. Particularly Moka and Tsukune. In the anime, Mizore, Kurumu, and Yukari each have a steady glow during their face-off while visiting Tsukune's house.
* Making [[Anime/ProjectAko A-ko]] really mad activates a thin white aura that lasts just a few seconds but boosts her already formidable powers.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''Manga/DailyLivesOfHighSchoolBoys'', when a student from a [[OneGenderSchool Boys' high school]] was seen walking with a girl... (This turns out to be a ShaggyDogStory, though, as the girl was just asking him for directions)

* ''Anime/{{K}}'': All of the kings and clan members have glowing auras when using psychic powers, though the clan members don't always show them. Mikoto's fiery aura, in particular, has been shown to take whatever form he wishes, and it immediately dispels [[CatGirl Neko's]] illusions. The latter is something all Kings can do, due to being just ''that'' powerful.
* The ''Franchise/LyricalNanoha'' franchise has the Magic Energy aura that envelop the various characters when transforming, boosting up, flying, or when they're standing around with overflowing energy. They come in various colors that are visible InUniverse, which gives an idea on just how powerful the [[GodEmperor Sankt Kaiser]] is when her aura is shown to be [[EverythingsBetterWithRainbows rainbow colored]].
* Saber from ''VisualNovel/FateStayNight'' unleashes a golden aura of her sword [[spoiler:Excalibur]] whenever she release it. [[WaveMotionSword Then she attacks with it]].
** Berserker from ''LightNovel/FateZero'' has always a black aura surrounding his body (or armor).
* In the ''Manga/FairyTail'' anime, Dragon Slayers get a standard PowerGlow BattleAura.