Self-Detonation

Self-Detonation
Nitro (Marvel Comics) in a populated center.
Power/Ability to:	Explode oneself.

The power to self-explode and recover afterward.

Also Called

• Atomic Explosion
• Detonation
• Explosion
• Nitrokinesis
• Nuclear Explosion
• Reiciokinesis
• Self-Destruction

Capabilities

The user can cause themselves to explode with varying effects from simply blowing open a door to explosions with the magnitude of nuclear explosions and recover/reassemble. They may be able to control the strength of the the explosion, blow up portions of their body, or severe parts of their bodies and let it explode at contact with the enemy.

Applications

• Explosion Inducement

Variations

• Self Combustion

Associations

• Evaporation
• Energy Physiology
• Explosive Physiology
• Reforming
• Regenerative Healing Factor
• Suicidal Attack
• Thermal Resistance

Limitations

• May not be able to regenerate unless they use all body energy.
• May not be able to regenerate if part(s) of their body are separated post-explosion.
• May not be able to regenerate at all, making this a suicide attack only to be used once.
• Generally unrefined and in-discriminating.

Known Users

Comics

• Ecanic (Cool Toons Comics)
• Nitro (Marvel)
• The Human Bomb (DC Comics)
• Rockslide (Marvel Comics)
• Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
• Superman (DC Comics); via the Super Flare

Cartoons

• Kablamus (The Mask: The Animated Series); via "balloon mimicry"
• Danny Phantom (Danny Phantom)

Literature

• Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)

Anime/Manga

• Mikoto Misaka (A Certain Magical Index); via reaching level 6
• White (Bleach)
• Akuma (D.Gray-Man)
• Deidara (Naruto: Shippuden)
• Tobirama Senju (Naruto)
• Kami (Dragon Ball Z)
• Saibamen (Dragon Ball Z)
• Chiaotzu (Dragon Ball Z)
• Androids (Dragon Ball Z); due to an inbuilt bomb
• Cell (Dragon Ball Z)
• Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
• Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z)
• Goku (Dragon Ball GT)
• Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Guardian ÄRM, Trick-Or-Treat (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Allu Majuu (Marchen Awakens Romance)
• Gensuru (Hunter X Hunter); can only detonate his hands
• Stone Monsters (Konosuba)
• Gladius (One Piece)
• Mr. 5 (One Piece)
• Fraudrin (Nanatsu no Taizai)
• Elie/Resha Valentine (Rave Master); via Utellion
• Metaroid (Sidekicks)
• Katsuki Bakugo (Boku no Hero Acedemia); via nitroglycerin sweat

Television

• Tucker Shockley (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
• Ted Sprague (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
• Peter Petrelli (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
• Darryl Blake (Heroes)
• Sylar (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
• Deker (Power Rangers Samurai)

Video Games

• Autobombs (System Shock)
• Link (Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask); via the Bomb Mask
• Bob-ombs (Paper Mario)
• Bomb (Final Fantasy)
• Kimahri Ronso (Final Fantasy X); via Power Replication
• Yuna (Final Fantasy X-2); as Black Knight
• Rikku (Final Fantasy X-2); as Black Knight
• Paine (Final Fantasy X-2); as Black Knight
• The Beast (inFamous 2)
• Heavy and Bomb (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Hell Spawns (Quake: Dissolution of Eternity)
• Lemmings (Lemmings)
• Creepers (Minecraft)
• Banelings (Starcraft II: Wings Of Liberty)
• Tabuu (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
• Frozen Meat (Painkiller)
• Galleom (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
• Spawns/Tarbabies (Quake Series)
• Spike Mines (Quake: Scourge of Armagon)
• 'Splosion Man and Ms. 'Splosion Man (Splosion Man)
• The Vault Dweller (Fallout 3)
• Jalapeno (Plants vs. Zombies)
• Pokémon that can learn "Self-Destruct" and "Explosion" (Pokémon)
• Players who have Ragevenge equipped (Punch Quest)
• Beheaded Kamikaze(Serious Sam)
• Boomer (Left 4 Dead/Left 4 Dead 2)
• Countdown (Skylanders)
• Enfuego Chompies (Skylanders)
• Octopods (Splatoon)
• Abominations (Mass Effect 2 and 3)
• Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)
• Bomby (Valkyrie Crusade)

Other

• Patrick VanDusen (Super Smash Stadium)
• The Entity (AT4W)
• Gamera (Gamera the Brave)
• Jaegers like Striker Eureka & Gipsy Danger (Pacific Rim); via nuclear payload
• Detonator form of Banjo (Banjo Tooie)

Gallery

Using the Super Flare, Superman (DC Comics) expels all of the solar energy in his body in the form of an explosion powerful enough to incinerate everything within a quarter mile radius.

Chaozu (Dragon Ball Z) self-destructs.

Semi-Perfect Cell (Dragon Ball Z) self-destructing.

Super Buu (Dragon Ball Z) preparing to self-destruct.

Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z) unleashing his Final Explosion.

Peter Petrelli (Heroes) about to explode.

Painting by precognitive Isaac Mendez (Heroes) of "The Exploding Man".

Mr. 5 (One Piece) detonating his body parts without any harm to himself.

Black Fog (Pokémon) using Explosion to detonate its own body, causing devastating damage at the cost of much of its health.

Black Fog (Pokémon) using Self-Destruct as its last resort, exploding and killing itself rather than being captured by a human.

Using Chaos Blast, Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog) unleashes a massive explosion of Chaos Energy.

Octopods (Splatoon) will self-destruct if Agent 3 draws too close.

Creeper (Minecraft) can self-detonate.

In a last effort to defeat Team MÄR, Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance) overflows his entire body with magical power, causing him to explode.

Spawns (Quake Series), also known as Tarbabies, are known to self-explode once they are killed.

Allu Majuu (Marchen Awakens Romance) will detonate itself when its user Phantom gives the order.

The Trick-Or-Treat (Marchen Awakens Romance) guardians will explode if their heads are touched.

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Bomby (Valkyrie Crusade) can explode herself without any ill effect.