Zap

Zap
Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales) uses his Venom Strike to zap his enemies, incapacitating them.
Power/Ability to:	Release elements/energy in short bursts.

The ability to release elements/energy in short bursts. Sub-power of Attack Powers.

Also Called

• Elemental/Energy Shock
• Elemental/Energy Sting
• Shock/Shocking Attacks
• Sting/Stinging Attacks

Capabilities

The user can release elements/energy in tiny, short bursts to cause discomfort or incapacitation, usually without being destructive. These small discharges can be used to stun targets without damaging them or, alternatively cause only enough harm as to immobilize, repel or render them unconscious.

Applications

• Elemental Generation/Energy Generation
• Incapacitation Inducement
• Pain Inducement
• Stun Attack

Variation

• Electric Zap

Associations

• Attack Powers
• Concussive Force
• Electric Shock
• Electrical Arc Emission
• Elemental Attacks
• Energy Attacks
• Paralysis Inducement

Limitations

• May not inflict much damage.

Known Users

Anime/Manga/Manhwa

• Don Kanonji (Bleach)
• The One Being Sought (Code:Breaker)
• Various Characters (Dragon Ball Z)
  • Raditz
  • Frieza
• Users of Tobu Shigan/Flying Finger Pistol (One Piece)
  • Stussy
  • Rob Lucci
• Ikaros and Melan Ikaros (Sora no Otoshimono); via Artemis
• Jin Narumi (Tokyo Shinobi Squad)
• Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho)
• Cheon Yeo Woon (Wolyaverse)

Literature

• Magic Users (Harry Potter); via pain/damage inflicting curses

Live TV/Movies

• Miles Morales/Spider-Man (Marvel Comics)
• James "Bucky" Barnes/Winter Soldier (Marvel Comics)
• Penny Parker (Marvel Comics); via Robot
• Kiss (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery)
  • Starchild
  • Spaceman
  • Catman
  • Demon
• Crimson Witch (Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery)
• Electricity (Mucha Lucha)
• Bobby (Logan)
• Users of Force Lightning (Star Wars)

Table Top/Video Games

• Dan Hibiki (Street Fighter)
• Magic Missile Users (Dungeons and Dragons)

Cartoons/Comics

• Four (Battle for BFDI)
• Teardrop (BFDI: TPOT)
• Ghost Stinger Users (Danny Phantom)
• Sparx (DC Comics)
• Leslie Willis/Livewire (DC Comics)
• Garth Ranzz/Lightning Lad (DC Comics)
• Ayala Ranzz/Lightning Lass/Spark (DC Comics)
• Lightning Lord (DC Comics)
• Spark (DC Comics)
• Starfire (DC Comics)
• Blackfire (DC Comics)
• Raven (DC Comics)
• Jinx (DC Comics)
• Rei (unORDINARY)
• Remi (unORDINARY)
• John Doe (unORDINARY); via Skill Replication
• Lord Hater (Wander Over Yonder)

Known Objects

• Stun arm (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain)
• Cosmic Staff (DC Comics)

Gallery

Cheon Yeo Woon (Nano Machine)

The One Being Sought (Code:Breaker) using a quick zap of his Absolute Space to spark off Rei's sleeve.

Vlad Plasmius (Danny Phantom) uses the Ghost Stinger to zap Danny with ectoplasmic energy, weakening him.

Sparx (DC Comics)

Jack Knight (DC Comics) using the Cosmic Rod to fire a Star Bolt.

Livewire (DC Comics)

Spark (DC Comics)

Raditz (Dragon Ball Z) firing off his Saturday Crush to zap his brother Goku, causing him to fall down from the sky.

Frieza (Dragon Ball Z) using Shockwave From the Fingertips to create ki-induced zaps at Piccolo.

Winter Soldier's (Marvel Comics) Taser Attack.

Venom Snake (Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain) can use his stun arm to zap enemies with 120 volts of electricity, knocking them out.

Rob Lucci (One Piece) using Flying Finger Pistol Sting/Tobu Shigan: Bachi to zap Luffy, causing him to recoil slightly in pain.

Stussy (One Piece) using Flying Finger Pistol/Tobu Shigan.

Starchild KISS (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery)

Spaceman Kiss (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery)

Demon KISS (Scooby-Doo! and KISS: Rock and Roll Mystery)

Count Dooku (Star Wars: The Clone Wars) using Force Lightning.

Starkiller (Star Wars: The Force Unleashed) using Force Lightning on PROXY.

Snoke (Star Wars) using a small burst of Force Lightning to subdue an angry Kylo Ren.

For all its usefulness, the Magic Missile spell (D&D/AD&D) isn't particularly damaging.

Livewire (DCAU)

Starfire (Teen Titans)

Blackfire (Teen Titans)

Raven (Teen Titans)

Jinx (Teen Titans)

John Doe (unOrdinary)

Jin Narumi (Tokyo Shinobi Squad)

Younger Toguro (Yu Yu Hakusho) creates an air pressure bullet simply by flicking his finger due to his enormous strength...

...and can rapid-fire akin to a machine gun.

Videos

Generator Rex - Van Kleiss and Rex Team Up-2