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** Generation V brings us [[http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/Ball_of_Flame_(move) Searing Shot (''Ball of Flame''/''Flame Bomb'' in Japanese)]], an attack that can only be learned by one [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Pokémon]], Victini, who happens to be a Fire/Psychic-type.

->''"[[KamehameHadouken HADOUKEN!]]"''

See also KamehameHadouken, which may overlap. Supertrope to {{Fireballs}}. Compare SphereOfPower, which covers your body instead.

* In ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'', [[spoiler:after absorbing God, Father gains the ability to create a miniature sun in his hand using nuclear fusion.]]
** A more straight example of this trope occurs around that point in ''Brotherhood'', where he fires some kind of purple energy ball from his forehead instead of creating a tornado as he did in the manga.

* [[spoiler: Vivio's Sankt Kaiser form]] in ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanohaStrikers'' has the Impact Cannon, a huge energy ball that she punches out of her fist, and the Sacred Cluster, energy balls she throws which would explode around a target and bombard them with smaller energy bullets.

* Franchise/{{Naruto}}'s Rasengan. Unique in that it cannot be thrown in its basic form; with heavy refinement - one can create elemental variants which ''can'' be thrown with a ''lot'' of effort.

** ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaOracleOfAges'': The boss Plasmarine's primary attack fires a ball of electricity at Link.

* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'': Ganon shoots off balls of energy in a few of the boss fights throughout the series; PlayingTennisWithTheBoss results.
* Plasma bombs and Energy Cannon weapons in ''VideoGame/{{Homeworld}}''

* Biotic attacks in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'' appear as basketball-sized semi-spherical missiles of blue and white energy, with slight variations depending on which power you use.
* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', Dante can launch [[PlayingwithFire fire]] or [[HolyHandGrenade light]] balls at points, while in the [[VideoGame/DevilMayCry1 first game]] during his EleventhHourSuperPower, he launched demonically powered energy balls.

See also KamehameHadouken and KiAttacks, which may overlap. Supertrope to {{Fireballs}}. Compare SphereOfPower, which covers your body instead.

See also KamehameHadouken, which may overlap. Supertrope to {{Fireballs}}. Compare SphereOfPower, which covers your body instead.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', it's a fairly common ranged attack option among the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, and usually (though not always) a ChargedAttack. Most characters who use it are simply bringing such attacks from their home games: [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]] have their fireballs, [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Ken]] have their Hadokens, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo and Lucario]] use Shadow Ball and Aura Sphere, respectively, Franchise/MegaMan attacks with his energy pellets, [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus and Dark Samus]] use their Charge Beam attacks; all these are described elsewhere on this page. In addition, the [[VideoGame/WiiFit Wii Fit Trainer]], [[AdaptationalBadass a mundane yoga instructor in her own game]], can use the Sun Salutation sequence to conjure a sphere of solar energy in ''Smash'', and the [[OriginalGeneration Mii Gunner]] gets a Samus-style ChargedAttack [[CharacterCustomization as an option]].

* In ''VideoGame/DevilMayCry'', Dante can launch [[PlayingwithFire fire]] or [[HolyHandGrenade light]] balls at points, while in the first game during his EleventhHourSuperPower, he launched demonically powered energy balls.

* Starfire from ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans'' fires energy balls called starbolts from her hands.

* The ''Doom 2'' mods ''VideoGame/BrutalDoom'' and ''Project Brutality'' feature the energy balls in the base game and adds new ones as well; The {{BFG}} 9k Mark 4 can shoot a single plasma ball or a rapid fire stream of faster but weaker ones, the {{BFG}} ''11k'' is a BFG chaingun, Demon Tech Rifle uses "Demon Essence" (the red orbs demons drop when killed) to fire orbs that burn or melt, the Cryogenic Dispersion Rifle shoots globs that freeze monsters, and the Heavy Plasma Rifle shoots plama bolts the scorch monsters to a crisp. New monsters like the Cyber Hell Paladins can defend themselves with their shields and shoot energy balls from the crystal in them and Flesh Wizards harrass Doomguy with fire balls when they aren't teleporting around the battlefield.
* A good number of ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' attacks are represented as balls of whatever element; however, the move entitled [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Energy Ball]] is a [[GreenThumb Grass-type]] as opposed to being Normal, Electric, or Steel-type. Most likely it's a [[ThePowerOfTheSun solar-powered move]] a la Solarbeam.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', it's a fairly common ranged attack option among the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, and usually (though not always) a ChargedAttack. Most characters who use it are simply bringing such attacks from their home games: [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]] have their fireballs, [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Ken]] have their hadokens, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo and Lucario]] use Shadow Ball and Aura Sphere, respectively, Franchise/MegaMan attacks with his energy pellets, [[Franchise/{{Metroid}} Samus and Dark Samus]] use their Charge Beam attacks; all these are described elsewhere on this page. In addition, the [[VideoGame/WiiFit Wii Fit Trainer]], [[AdaptationalBadass a mundane yoga instructor in her own game]], can use the Sun Salutation sequence to conjure a sphere of solar energy in ''Smash'', and the [[OriginalGeneration Mii Gunner]] gets a Samus-style ChargedAttack [[CharacterCustomization as an option]].

* [=MatPat=] of WebVideo/GameTheory tackled the mechanics of Dragon Ball's ki attacks in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zq1aPOunsFA Film Theory video]], conjecturing that the "energy ball" is actually a plasma the fighters generate with their natural bioelectricity.

* Ku:Nel Sanders of ''Manga/MahouSenseiNegima'' uses giant orbs of gravity magic during his fight with Kaede. Kaede hit back with massive balls of ki.

* In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', it's a fairly common ranged attack option among the LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters, and usually (though not always) a ChargedAttack. Most characters who use it are simply bringing such attacks from their home games: [[VideoGame/SuperMarioBros Mario and Luigi]] have their fireballs, [[Franchise/StreetFighter Ryu and Ken]] have their hadokens, [[Franchise/{{Pokemon}} Mewtwo and Lucario]] use Shadow Ball and Aura Sphere, respectively, Franchise/MegaMan attacks with his energy pellets, [[{{Franchise/Metroid}} Samus and Dark Samus]] use their Charge Beam attacks; all these are described elsewhere on this page. In addition, the [[VideoGame/WiiFit Wii Fit Trainer]], [[AdaptationalBadass a mundane yoga instructor in her own game]], can use the Sun Salutation sequence to conjure a sphere of solar energy in ''Smash'', and the [[OriginalGeneration Mii Gunner]] gets a Samus-style ChargedAttack [[CharacterCustomization as an option]].

* Enough attacks in ''VideoGame/{{Touhou}}'' (a lot of bullets are round), but especially Utsuho Reiuji's attacks (read: miniature stars) and Reimu's Fantasy Orb and Fantasy Seal.

* Carrie Fernandez's main attack in ''VideoGame/{{Castlevania 64}}'' is a sphere of magical energy which can [[HomingProjectile home in]] on nearby enemies.

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* ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering'' has the iconic [[http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=191393 Ball Lightning]], which is an interesting example in that it's actually a ''creature'', but plays more like a spell. It has both [[LightningBruiser trample and haste]], which allows it to hit ''hard'' with its 6 power on the turn you play and the damage can't be negated with a chump block. However, [[GlassCannon it has only one toughness]], and even if it survives its attack, it is sacrificed at the start of your next turn.

** And ''Magic Missile'', though that depends on the user. ''Magic Missile'' can be assigned any visual representation the caster wishes, even as its being cast (at least for spontaneous casters) though it defaults to this trope. Being killed by mini casters glomping you to death has never been so much fun.

* ''WebAnimation/{{Dreamscape}}'': [[KiManipulation Kai]] commonly uses natural energy like this. The size greatly varies.

* ''Series/MightyMorphinPowerRangers'': The Mega Dragonzord's [[FinishingMove finisher]] is a giant blue energy sphere with a Z in the middle that completely disintegrates the monsters it's used on.

** In addition to the actual [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Energy Ball]] attack, there's also Zap Cannon and Electro Ball (Electric-type), Shadow Ball (Ghost-type), and Aura Sphere (Fighting-type). Flash Cannon, which is a Steel-type attack, also looks like a round ball of energy before Generation 6 (where it's a [[FrickinLaserBeams laser instead]]), even if it's not explicitly in the name.

* ''WebAnimation/DSBTInsaniT'': Killer can fire green energy blasts.
** The Darkness counterparts have only one attack: Firing a wave of 5 of these.

* In ''VideoGame/{{Majesty}}'', the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]]and manifests as a high-velocity, luminous green ball.

* In VideoGame/Majesty, the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]], manifesting as a luminous green ball.

* In ''VideoGame/Majesty'', the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]], manifesting as a luminous green ball.

* In ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'', the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]], manifesting as a luminous green ball.

* In ''VideoGame/Majesty'', the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]], manifesting as a luminous green ball.

* In ''VideoGame/Majesty Majesty'', the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]], manifesting as a luminous green ball.

* In [[VideoGame/Majesty Majesty]], the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]], manifesting as a luminous green ball.

* In [[VideoGame/Majesty]], the "Energy Blast" spell is the basic attack of your [[SquishyWizard Wizards]], manifesting as a luminous green ball.