Attack Reversal

The power to turn an attack back on the attacker. Sub-power of Attack Movement Manipulation.

Also Called

• Attack Reflection

Capabilities

The user can reverse any attack (from long range attacks to melee) launched at them back at their opponent. Sometimes the attack reversed can become stronger, faster, or both.

Methods include deflecting the attack upon contact with the mirror-based surface, bending the attack with force, or absorbing the attack and firing it in the opposite direction.

Applications

• Counter
• Deflection
• Energy Redirection
• Projectile Enhancement

Variations

• Spell Reflection

Associations

• Attack Movement Manipulation
• Meta Power Reflection
• Power Reflection
• Reflection Manipulation

Limitations

• May be limited to a certain type of attack.
• May be limited to the number of attacks reversed.
• Cannot reverse an Absolute Attack.
• May not affect a user of Self-Power Immunity.

Known Users

See Also: Attack Reflector.

Known Weapons/Techniques

Gallery

Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index) reversing the vectors of all attacks against him automatically, causing them to strike the sender.

Using the immense strength of his Mantra form, Asura (Asura's Wrath) was able to punch back Oni's Gohadoken.

An Anodite (Ben 10) using her hair to toss back Gwen's mana attacks.

Gwen Tennyson (Ben 10)

Nelliel Tu Odelschwanck (Bleach) using Cero Doble to absorbs an opponent's Cero, add her own power to it, and release it back at the opponent.

Jūshirō Ukitake's (Bleach) Sōgyo no Kotowari can absorb an opponent's attack and release it with a faster speed and more potency than it originally had.

Using Shiten Kōshun, Orihime Inoue (Bleach) creates a triangular shield that, at the very instant of receiving an attack, disperses the resultant force as a concentrated explosion which is automatically returned along the attack's opposing trajectory.

Kagerōza Inaba's (Bleach) Raikū copies an opponent's attack and releases back at them.

Nozomi Kujō (Bleach) using her Arazome Shigure to absorb spiritual energy and fire it back at her opponents.

Gabriel Belmont/Dracula (Castlevania: Lords of Shadow) reverses Roland de Ronceval's holy spell, destroying Ronceval's army in a massive explosion.

Utah of the Mirror (Code:Breaker) using his Mirror to absorb attacks and reflect them back onto his enemies.

Using a Kiai, Tien Shinhan (Dragon Ball) is not only able to stop Yamcha's Kamehameha Wave in its tracks...

...but reverse it.

Piccolo (Dragon Ball) uses the Evil Containment Wave Reflection to reflect Kami's Evil Containment Wave back at him.

Beerus (Dragon Ball Super) reverses Chief Moginaian's Fire Breath.

Broly (Dragon Ball Super) reverses Goku's God Bind.

Lord Voldemort (Harry Potter) reverses Harry's Disarming Charm.

InuYasha (InuYasha) using Bakuryūha to use his Kaze no Kizu to envelop enemy attacks and send them back along with his own.

Kaguya (InuYasha) preparing to reflect Sango's Hiraikotsu.

Josuke Higashikata's Stand, Crazy Diamond (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part VI: Diamonds are Unbreakable)

Typhoid Mary (Marvel Comics) uses her Telekinesis to give a Yakuza...

...a bullet goodbye kiss.

Shojoji (Naruto) using Wind Release: Shield of the Wind Count to reflect attacks.

Bartholomew Kuma (One Piece) using his paw pads to bounce incoming attacks back at his opponents.

Mewtwo (Pokémon) reverses Gyarados' "Hyper Beam"...

...and Magneton's electric attack.

Mewtwo (Pokémon Adventures) using "Psywave" as a tornado to blow back attacks with amplified strength.

Professor Oak's Spearow (Pokémon Adventures) using "Mirror Move" to reflect Green's Blastoise's "Water Gun".

Guile Hideout (Pokémon Adventures) wielding the sword Instant that reflects attacks back to the attackers.

Using the incredible strength of his Darkspine form, Sonic (Sonic the Hedgehog) kicks back Alf Layla wa-Layla's Spirit Blast.

Agent 3 (Splatoon) can reverse the Octobot King's rocket fists...

...and octomissiles by damaging them enough. However...

...DJ Octavio can use the Octobot King's fists to reverse the octomissiles back towards Agent 3.

Mario (Super Mario/Super Smash Bros.) uses his Cape to reflect a projectile attack.

Zatch Bell and Kiyo Takamine (Zatch Bell!) using Rashirudo to block an enemy attack and send it back, enhanced by electrical energy.

Dark Yugi (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using Holy Barrier - Mirror Force to reflect an enemy attack and destroy everything on the enemy's side.

Reflect Bounder (Yu-Gi-Oh!) reflecting enemy attacks back at the enemy, causing fatal backfire towards them.

Black Magician Girl (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using Magic Cylinder to reflect Osiris' attack back at it.

Konosuke Ōshuta (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using his Deck Master Deepsea Warrior's ability, Reflector Hole, to reflect his opponent's attack straight back at them.

Mahado (Yu-Gi-Oh!) using Afterworld Warp to reflect Diabound's Thunder Force.

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