The power to attack targets from orbit. Technique of Satellite Attacks.
Also Called[]
- Colony Drop (Gundam Universal Century)
- Exterminatus (Warhammer 40,000); excepting the Virus Bombs
- Glassing (Halo)
- Kinetic Bombardment
- Orbital Artillery Strike
- Orbital Strike
- Rods from God
Capabilities[]
The user can attack targets on astronomical objects (bolts, beams, planets, (natural) satellites, asteroids, stars, etc.) from their orbit rather than from an aircraft, or a platform beyond orbit.
Applications[]
- Artillery Proficiency
- Beam Emission
- Bolt Projection
- Charged Attacks
- Energy Accumulation
- Energy Ranged Weaponry
- Enhanced Accuracy
- Enhanced Precision
- Heat Accumulation
- Heat Ranged Weaponry
- Ionic Accumulation
- Ionic Ranged Weaponry
- Kinetic Accumulation
- Laser Ranged Weaponry
- Light Accumulation
- Light Ranged Weaponry
- Particle Ranged Weaponry
- Plasma Ranged Weaponry
- Railgun Proficiency
- Wave Motion Blast
- Crushing
- Meteor Summoning
- Moon Fall
- Planet Fall
- Reflective Attacks
- Satellite Attacks
- Star Fall
- Telescopic Vision via an interface.
Associations[]
- Advanced Technology
- Civilization Erasure
- Charged Particle Absorption
- Destruction
- GPS Manipulation
- Radar
- Satellite Manipulation
- Spacecraft Mastery
Limitations[]
- May be imprecise without means of ascertaining needed coordinates.
- May need time to charge if the weapon is beam-based or the user have to focus on their beam-based attack.
- Run the risk of self-termination when misaimed.
Known Users[]
- Maru (Arc the Lad)
- Tina (Closers); via Finish Them
- Global Defense Initiative (GDI) (Command & Conquer)
- Scrin (Command & Conquer)
- Allies (Commander & Conquer: Red Alert 3)
- Soviet Union (Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3)
- United States of America (USA) (Command & Conquer: Generals)
- Missile Men (DC Comics)
- Neo Zeon (Gundam Universal Century)
- Axis Zeon
- Newborn Neo Zeon
- Principality of Zeon (Gundam Universal Century)
- Gjallarhorn (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
- Covenant (Halo)
- Super Earth Armed Forces (Helldivers)
- Super Destroyer crew
- Clear Note (Konjiki no Gash!!/Zatch Bell!); via his final form
- Chachamaru Karakuri (Mahou Sensei Negima!/Negima! Magister Negi Magi); via her Pactio
- Cyclops (Mahou Sentai Magiranger)
- Catastrophobia (Marvel Comics)
- Technovore (Iron Man: Rise of Technovore): via the Howard Satellite
- Reapers (Mass Effect)
- Enel (One Piece)
- Oculous (Power Rangers Mystic Force)
- Locus Swarms (Solar Smash)
- Bee Swarms
- Nanite Swarms
- Nebula Gods (Solar Smash)
- Nebula Gods (Gigachad)
- Polygon Angels (Solar Smash)
- Space Dragons (Solar Smash)
- Space Shibas (Solar Smash)
- Cheems
- Space Worms (Solar Smash)
- Mecha Worms
- Tentacle Creatures (Solar Smash)
- Goa'uld System Lords (Stargate)
- Wraith Hives (Stargate Atlantis)
- Galactic Empire (Star Wars)
- Imperium of Man (Warhammer 40,000)
- Satellite Cannon (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Known Objects[]
- Gravestone (Anima: Beyond Fantasy)
- Spear of Heaven (Assassination Classroom)
- Odin (Call of Duty: Ghosts)
- X1 Vulcan (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
- Ion Cannon (Command & Conquer)
- Tiberium meteors (Command & Conquer)
- Overlord's Wrath
- Athena Cannon (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
- Chronoshot (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
- Chronoblast
- Chronogeddon
- Chronoblast
- Magnetic Satellite (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
- Super Magnetic Satellite
- Ultra Magnetic Satellite
- Super Magnetic Satellite
- Particle Cannon (Command & Conquer: Generals); via the orbital mirror
- Platform One (DC Animated Universe/Justice League)
- Watchtower II (DC Animated U Universe/Justice League Unlimited); via the Binary Fusion Generator
- Zeus Satellite (G.I. Joe: Retaliation)
- Hammer of Dawn (Gears of War)
- Axis (Gundam Universal Century)
- Space Colonies (Gundam Universal Century)
- Side 2/Hatte
- Grazes (Dáinsleif Mounted) (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans)
- Energy Projector (Halo)
- MAC guns (Halo)
- Class 6 Series Crewed Interplanetary Combat Vessel/Super Destroyers (Helldivers)
- Democracy Space Station (Helldivers)
- Type-2130 Chao Bao Zi Satellite Support System: Al-Iskandariya (Mahou Sensei Negima!/Negima! Magister Negi Magi)
- ODIN (Mortal Engines Quartet)
- Terror Spacecraft (Power Rangers S.P.D.)
- Zelos (Skies of Arcadia)
- Anti-Matter Missiles (Solar Smash)
- SpaceY Rockets
- Bombs (Solar Smash)
- Soccer Balls
- TNTs
- Detonation Missiles (Solar Smash)
- Drills (Solar Smash)
- Gauss Cannons (Solar Smash)
- Lasers (Solar Smash)
- Dark Laser Beams
- Freeze Laser Beams
- Rainbow Laser Beams
- Laser Satellites (Solar Smash)
- Orbital Stations
- Missile Satellites (Solar Smash)
- Nuclear Missiles (Solar Smash)
- Planet Destroying Killerships (Solar Smash)
- Planetary Bombardment (Solar Smash)
- Remnant Battleships
- Plasma Bolts (Solar Smash)
- Purple Plasma Bolts
- Quantum Shift Fighters (Solar Smash)
- Chimera Fighters
- Falcon Fighters
- Javelin Fighters
- Titan Fighters
- Wraith Fighters
- Rapid-Fire Lasers
- Semi-Auto Lasers
- Spinning Laser Balls (Solar Smash)
- UFOs (Solar Smash)
- UFO Motherships
- UFO Motherships (UFO Spawner)
- UFO Motherships
- Asuran Stargate satellite (Stargate)
- Horizon weapons system (Stargate)
- Death Star (Star Wars)
- Death Star II (Star Wars)
- Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnoughts (Star Wars)
- Orbital Autocannons (Star Wars)
- Starkiller Base (Star Wars)
- Turbolasers (Star Wars)
- DSCR Rifle (Sunset Overdrive)
- Project Damocles (Transformers: Prime)
- Cyclonic Torpedoes (Warhammer 40,000)
- Atmospheric Incinerator Torpedoes
- Two-Stage Cyclonic Torpedoes
Known Powers/Techniques[]
- Orbital Drop (Command & Conquer: Red Alert)
- Orbital Dump
- Orbital Downpour
- Orbital Dump
- Offensive: Orbital Strike Stratagems (Helldivers)
- Orbital 120 MM HE Barrage
- Orbital 380 MM HE Barrage
- Orbital Airburst Strike
- Orbital EMS Strike
- Orbital Gas Strike
- Orbital Gatling Barrage
- Orbital Laser
- Orbital Precision Strike
- Orbital Railcannon Strike
- Orbital Smoke Strike
- Orbital Walking Barrage
- Tactical Action: Orbital Bombardment (Helldivers)
- Orbital Bombardment (Yu-Gi-Oh!)
Gallery[]
The eponymous target-designating vehicle part of the Athena Cannon (Command & Conquer: Red Alert) can call down a proton beam on its target from space.
The Particle Cannon (Command & Conquer: Generals) fires a sustained particle beam from its satellite/radar dish part up to an orbital mirror that reflects the beam back down onto enemy positions. The mirror can be remote-controlled by the commander to slowly move the beam, hitting more than one target.
Chachamaru's (Mahou Sensei Negima!/Negima! Magister Negi Magi) Pactio manifest is the Type-2130 Chao Bao Zi Satellite Support System: Al-Iskandariya which she can use to launch space adorned blasts of incredible destructive power.
Castastrophobia (Marvel Comics) was the short-lived new god of war and strife who could designate targets to be fired upon via remote energy discharge from an unknown location.
While the Reapers (Mass Effect) prefer to harvest civilizations rather than destroying them outright, each Reaper is still able to perform large scale bombardments capable of massive destruction.
Some BC-304 carriers (Stargate), such as the Apollo, are equipped with the Horizon weapons platform, a large MIRV warhead containing six 280-gigaton naquadria bombs.
The Mandator IV-class Siege Dreadnoughts (Star Wars) is space warships specifically designed for large-scale orbital strikes.
The DSRC Rifle (Sunset Overdrive) acts as a targeting beacon which either activates a laser array or drops satellites on its target.
An Exterminatus action being carried out on a world using Imperial Cyclonic Torpedoes (Warhammer 40,000).