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The power to self-explode. Opposite to Self-Implosion.

Also Called[]

  • Atomic Explosion
  • Human Bomb Effect
  • Living Bomb
  • Nitrokinesis
  • Nuclear Explosion/Detonation
  • Reiciokinesis
  • Self-Destruction/Self-Explosion
  • Self-Exploder/Detonator/Bomber
  • Self-Nuclear Bomb
  • Super/Superhuman Bomb

Fiction-Specific Terms[]

  • Energy Explosion (Marvel Comics)

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 explosion, blow up portions of their body, or severe parts of their bodies and let it explode at contact with the enemy.

Applications[]

Variations[]

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Limitations[]

  • Generally unrefined and in-discriminating.
  • May hurt or kill the user.
    • 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.
  • May cause harms to everything near the user's sucidal attack, including friends and allies.

Known Users[]

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

  • White (Bleach)
  • Gremmy Thoumeaux (Bleach); via Mentifery
  • Akuma (D.Gray-Man)
  • Deidara (Naruto)
  • Tobirama Senju (Naruto)
  • Delta (Boruto: Naruto Next Generation)
  • 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)
  • Fabrication No. 100 (Fabricant 100)
  • Ichiro Inuyashiki (Inuyashiki)
  • Hiro Shishigami (Inuyashiki)
  • Kapellmeister (Marchen Awakens Romance)
  • Guardian ÄRM, Trick-Or-Treat (Marchen Awakens Romance)
  • Allu Majuu (Marchen Awakens Romance)
  • Number 6 (My Hero Academia: Vigilantes)
  • Katsuki Bakugo (My Hero Academia); via nitroglycerin sweat
  • Toya Todoroki/Dabi (My Hero Academia)
  • Gensuru (Hunter X Hunter); can only detonate his hands
  • Stone Monsters (Konosuba)
  • Sachiel (Neon Genesis Evangelion)
  • Gladius (One Piece)
  • Mr. 5 (One Piece)
  • Genos (One-Punch Man)
  • Underdog Man (One-Punch Man); series of robots created by Child Emperor
  • Metal Knight Units (One-Punch Man); remote-controlled robots created by Bofoi
  • Fraudrin (Nanatsu no Taizai)
  • Elie/Resha Valentine (Rave Master); via Utellion
  • Misaka Mikoto (Toaru Kagaku no Railgun); via reaching Level 6
  • Maris Stella (Trinity Seven)
  • Metaroid (Sidekicks)
  • Tanya von Degurechaff (Youjo Senki); via Power Jewel
  • E-43 Falcon (Sonic X)

Cartoons

  • Mine Turtle (Asdfmovie)
  • Penfold Transformer (Danger Mouse)
  • Cocky Aliens (Hero 108)
  • GIR (Invader Zim)
  • Goddard (The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius)
  • Kablamus (The Mask: The Animated Series); via "balloon mimicry"
  • Robot Jones (Whatever Happened to…Robot Jones?)

Comics

  • Ecanic (Cool Toons Comics)
  • Bailey Hoskins (Marvel Comics)
  • Robert Hunter/Nitro (Marvel Comics)
  • Various Mutants (Marvel Comics)
    • Bailey Hoskins/X-Ceptional
    • Anthony/Bomb
    • Esme Fernando/Breakdown
    • Explosa
    • Nathaniel Grey/X-Man
    • Oswald
    • Peter
    • Santo Vaccarro/Rockslide
  • Owen Reece/Molecule Man (Marvel Comics); formerly
  • The Human Bomb (DC Comics)
  • Mageddon (DC Comics)
  • Parademons (DC Comics)
  • Super Sonic (Sonic the Comic)
  • Kal-El/Clark Kent/Superman (DC Comics); via the Super Flare

Literature

  • Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)

Television/Movies

  • Yautja (Predator Series)
  • Terminators (Terminator Series)
    • T-800s
      • T-800/Uncle Bob
      • T-RIP
      • Pops/Guardian
      • Carl
  • Ellie Phimister/Negasonic Teenage Warhead (X-Men Movies)
  • Tucker Shockley (Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.)
  • Ted Sprague (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
  • Naqib (The Boys)
    • Soldier Boy (The Boys)
  • Peter Petrelli (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
  • Darryl Blake (Heroes)
  • Sylar (Heroes); via Induced Radioactivity
  • IG-11 (Star Wars)
  • Deker (Power Rangers Samurai)
  • Yuckles (Round the Twist)

Video Games

  • Kevin Cube (Fortnite)
  • Autobombs (System Shock)
  • K1-B0 (Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony)
  • Link (The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask); via the Bomb Mask
  • Bob-Ombs (Super 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)
  • Various robots (Sonic the Hedgehog)
  • Lemmings (Lemmings)
  • Creepers (Minecraft)
  • Welders (New Blood Interactive's DUSK)
  • Banelings (StarCraft)
  • Tabuu (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
  • Frozen Meat (Painkiller)
  • Galleom (Super Smash Bros. Brawl)
  • Spawns/Tarbabies (Quake series)
  • Spike Mines (Quake: Scourge of Armagon)
  • Hell Spawns (Quake: Dissolution of Eternity)
  • Wraths (Quake: Dissolution of Eternity)
  • 'Splosion Man and Ms. 'Splosion Man (Splosion Man)
  • Vault Dweller (Fallout)
  • Cherry Bomb (Plants vs. Zombies)
  • Doom-shroom (Plants vs. Zombies)
  • Jalapeno (Plants vs. Zombies)
  • Potato Mine (Plants vs. Zombies)
  • Primal Potato Mine (Plants vs. Zombies)
  • Pokémon that can learn "Self-Destruct" and "Explosion" (Pokémon)
  • Players who have Ragevenge equipped (Punch Quest)
  • Beheaded Kamikaze (Serious Sam)
  • Boomers (Left 4 Dead)
  • Countdown (Skylanders)
  • Enfuego Chompies (Skylanders)
  • Grinnade (Skylanders: Trap Team)
  • Juju Junior (Skylanders)
  • Eye-ras (Backyard Monsters)
  • Octopods (Splatoon)
  • Red Tinykin (Tinykin)
  • Abominations (Mass Effect)
  • Bomby (Valkyrie Crusade)
  • Bomb (Angry Birds)
  • Pyrogen (Mighty No.9)
  • Conduits (Madness: Project Nexus)
  • Sleepwalker Patients (Madness: Project Nexus); after being revived twice
  • Slayers (Madness: Project Nexus)
  • Elf Gudgeons (Madness: Project Nexus)
  • Hiveslugs (Madness: Project Nexus)
  • Honk Zeds (Madness: Project Nexus)
  • Soldier/Mister Jane Doe (Team Fortress 2); via Kamikaze Taunt
  • Sentry Busters (Team Fortress 2)
  • Bomb (Angry Birds)

Other

  • Hank J. Wimbleton (Madness Combat)
  • Ultraman Taro (Ultraman series)
  • Ultraman Mebius/Mirai Hibino (Ultraman series); via Burning Brave
  • Ultraman Taiga (Ultraman series); via Tri-Strium
  • SCP-001-J - The Big Red Button (SCP Foundation)
  • SCP-5556 - The Foundation Gets Gnomed (SCP Foundation)
  • The Virus (SCP Foundation)
  • 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)
  • Limon (Kofi); via impacmoco

Known Objects[]

  • Omnitrix (Ben 10)
  • The Blow Itself Up-inator (Phineas and Ferb)

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