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[[File:BattleAura.jpg|frame| <small>Bask in the glow of their awesomeness... wait a minute...[[What Do You Mean It's Not Awesome?|BASEBALL?!]] </small><ref>source from top left across then down: [[Dragon Ball
{{quote|''Watch the power of Aura!''|[[Pokémon
When psyching themselves up for battle, warriors emit a coruscating, [[wikipedia:Kirlian photography|Kirlian-like]] glow around their bodies. These glows are frequently [[Colour-Coded for Your Convenience]], with good guys having a blue aura and the bad guys having a red one, although this is by no means a hard-and-fast rule (for example, [[Anti-Hero|Shadow]] [[Sonic the Hedgehog|the hedgehog's]] aura in [[Super Mario Bros Z]] is black).
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== Anime and Manga ==
* Elizabeth in ''[[Maburaho]]'', as well as occasional others.
* After the first few episodes, anyone in ''[[Kenichi:
* ''[[Ranma One Half]]'' not only shows the effect many times, it explicitly names it. At one point, Genma and Happosai face off and generate battle auras in the shape of themselves that grow to become [[Attack of the 50 Foot Whatever|city-sized]]. (They then promptly collapse from the effort of ''creating'' the battle auras in the first place). Soun Tendo, meanwhile, is implied to be able to use his [[Demon Head]] move as a specialised form of battle aura projection. In the anime, during his first episode, the second episode of the [[Blessed
* ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' does this constantly, with a huge variety of colors, usually depending on the power used. (Kamehameha produces a blue aura, while Kaioken produces red, Super Saiyan is yellow, and so on).
* In ''[[Naruto]]'', certain characters glow with a visible chakra-molded battle aura when tapping into their characteristic inner power. This is considered a big deal as chakra is supposed to be invisible to the naked eye.
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** When Might Guy opens up the 6th chakra gate his [[Battle Aura]] expands so much and so quickly that he was able to force away the water surrounding him, creating a large air bubble. {{spoiler|When he opens the 7th, it expands to the size of a ''house''.}} Also, he gets a different aura for using either of the techniques specific to each gate: the 6th gate technique [[Wreathed in Flames|surrounds him in fire created by friction]] while {{spoiler|the 7th created and aura made entire of '''sweat.'''}}
* In ''[[Kodomo no Omocha]]'', Sana-chan, when angry, occasionally manifests effects -- frequently the appearance of standing in a raging bonfire -- that could be interpreted as battle auras.
* In one episode of ''[[
** Just to be clear, a [http://webpages.charter.net/smerrow/posters/battle.jpg kitten] has a [[Battle Aura]].
* ''[[Onegai Twins]]'' had two rivals for the lead's heart stare each other down when large animal auras burst out of their backs. We think this is metaphorical, but it terrifies the timid Karen, who is watching.
* During the Dark Tournament arc of ''[[
** Hiei's last opponent during the same arc also explicitly calls his energy field a Battle Aura.
* The manga ''[[Parasyte]]'' has a variation: when one of the alien race known as the Parasytes threatens an Earth native, an image of a predatory creature overlays the alien (for example, just before one of them kills a lion, a spider appears over him).
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** Sango, the only member of the [[Five-Man Band]] to have absolutely no supernatural powers, also [http://img576.imageshack.us/img576/4328/inuyashav35094.jpg manifests] a [[Battle Aura]] several times when she is ''[http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/7997/inuyashav35112.jpg really pissed off]'' (usually at [[Handsome Lech|Miroku]]). It scares the pants off Inuyasha every time.
* ''[[Rurouni Kenshin]]'' has this (particularly in the Shishio saga) in the form of "swordsman spirit".
* ''[[
* Meito Anisawa (aka "Anime Tenchou") of ''[[
* These are typically avoided in ''[[Pretty Cure]]'', but ''[[Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star]]'' went for it, particularly with Cure Bloom.
* Yoshimori's initial attempts in ''[[Kekkaishi]]'' to perform Zekkai look like one of these.
* ''[[Bamboo Blade]]'' has Tama's red battle aura which ignites whenever she gets particularly heroic, and Miyamiya's black aura, which activates whenever she [[Yandere|goes crazy]]. Andou, Miya's rival from another school, also has a black aura.
{{quote| ''"I can'' '''see''' ''your evil Miya, I can see it!"''}}
* Discarding the [[Doing in
* Naturally, ''[[Aura Battler Dunbine]],'' for obvious reasons.
* Junior high tennis players often sport battle auras while using physics-defying moves in ''[[
* And who could forget the golden glowing battle aura ''[[Mobile Fighter G Gundam
* Not exactly Battle Auras, but the UC ''[[Gundam]]'' franchise has high level newtypes use specific glow surrounding them, usually when they use the powers to their limits. Strong ones, such as Kamille's and Judau's, are even physically present and shield Gundams or damage opponents. Impressive, isn't it?
** [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-EyMbQY0fk#t=3m10s The one time Judau got seriously angry], his Newtype powers manifested as a [[Battle Aura]], which then morphed into a demonic form and frightened Haman so terribly she actually locked herself in her room sobbing out of sheer terror. People outside saw what looked like a Godzilla-sized illusion of Judau hovering over the building. Not for nothing is Judau considered one of the most powerful Newtypes in the Universal Century.
* ''[[Digimon Savers]]'': "DIGISOUL FULL CHARGE!" The Digisoul (or Digital Natural Ability, in the ''Data Squad'' version) that the human partners have that can empower their Digimon partners surround them in ever-cooler ways as the [[Mons]] reach higher and higher levels, and become more and more prone to surrounding them as they get fired up.
** Then you have just Masaru, who gets it by ''punching the shit out of things''. And it is ''awesome''. It can also be used to power up a humans' abilities, and, if powerful enough, can protect the user from ''mega level attacks''.
* ''[[
* ''[[
* The military artists in ''[[Chrome Shelled Regios]]'' all have battle auras, with different colors for different levels of power.
* ''[[
** Although it is usually not visible, there's the entire concept of Haki. Shanks knocks out dozens of Mooks just by walking by them because his Haki aura is so strong (something Luffy has done as well). Thus making it the only Battle Aura you can use to punch someone in the face.
** Though [[Shown Their Work|you may try to explain it]] as hot steam coming off his body and the redness is caused by the blood pumped at high velocity, [[One Piece
** There is also the [[Master Swordsman|spirited swordsman Zoro]].
* Every character in ''[[Seto no Hanayome]]'' that matters has had a battle aura at least once.
* In ''[[Saki (
** Don't forget Hisa. Nodoka, Touka and Yumi are slightly nonstandart, Momoko might sort of count too.
* A few [[Pokémon (
** Also, all Pokemon shine white when evolving in the show.
* A distinct characteristic of Kanon, a character in ''[[Umi Monogatari]]'' is that she releases a black aura when angry, and is apparently not a random trope-ish "special effect" since, everyone in her town associates her with her black aura.
* The nine armors in ''[[Ronin Warriors]]'' often give their wearers a battle aura in tense situations.
* While more prominent with just the titular hero, players in ''[[Eyeshield 21]]'' are prone to release tons of steam as they initiate a powerful move. Sena's Devil Bat Ghost and Devil Bat Hurricane are illustrated as him becoming the steam and flying through his foes.
* The ''[[
* Akiho in ''[[Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu]]'' has an aura that looks like [[Elfen Lied|Lucy's vectors]].
* In ''[[Transformers Cybertron]],'' the Autobots and Decepticons can do this. It's [[Handwaved]] as an effect of the various [[Crystal Dragon Jesus|Primus]] related artifacts floating around, which respond to the user's emotion and are completely neutral - the Cyber Planet Keys respond to Megatron just as readily as the good guys. Megatron, whose armor is made from [[Cosmic Horror|Unicron]] himself, can summon up an aura (and an insane degree of power) by will alone.
* Contractors from ''[[
* Used to comedic effect in ''[[B Gata H Kei]]'' when Kyouka, enraged after hearing that her [[Brother-Sister Incest|brother]] confessed his love to her rival Yamada, began to emit a hazy black aura that made those she passed shiver and even caused windows to crack. Later when Kyouka tried to seduce Yamada's love interest Kosuda, Yamada was surrounded by a bright blue aura that even momentarily caused Kosuda to mistake her for an angry tiger on the hunt.
* In ''[[
* [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/nagato_yuki_chan_no_shoushitsu/v01/c005/9.html Asakura is] [[Tranquil Fury|angry]]. Anyone who knows the [[Suzumiya Haruhi|original story]] knows this is played for comedy because [[Ax Crazy|she isn't stabbing anybody.]]
* Souls in ''[[
* [http://www.mangafox.com/manga/oto_x_maho/v02/c008/7.html Kanata's] anger in Oto x Maho is quite well known.
* ''[[The World God Only Knows]]'': Keima sprouts a golden one of these whenever he gets REALLY excited about a Dating Sim. May be combined with [[Evil Laugh]].
* Both the [[
* Nen, the [[Functional Magic]] in ''[[
* Andou Natsu's AK FIELD in ''30-sai no Hoken Taiiku''
* Youta gets one briefly in the fifth episode of the ''[[
* In the final episode of ''[[
* Most characters from ''[[
* Making [[Project A-ko
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* From Uncanny X-Men, [http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/8169/16sk0.jpg Phoenix.]
* Excalibur's Rachel Summers, future daughter of [[Alternate Universe]] Jean and Scott Summers, [http://images3.wikia.nocookie.net/marveldatabase/images/thumb/a/a3/Phoenix_rachael.jpg/200px-Phoenix_rachael.jpg "Baby" Phoenix.].
* [[Green Lantern
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== Fan Works ==
* The [[Guile Hero]] / [[Magic Knight]] protagonist in [[
* In [[
== Literature ==
* [[Older Than Feudalism]]: Homer's ''[[
* [[The Dresden Files
** Which is impressive considering that Cowl is more powerful than Ebenezar [[Mc Coy]], member of the Senior Council and past master of the [[Colony Drop]].
** Also just before he fries the elder fetch in ''Proven Guilty'' when he taps into Lily's Summer Fire.
* [[The Wheel of Time
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== Video Games ==
* In most versions of ''[[Karaoke Revolution]]'', if you sing very well (i.e. match the pitch and timing the game expects) long enough, your on screen avatar starts to glow brightly.
* ''[[
** This pops up a ''lot'' more with biotics in the sequel. Even Shepard gets in on the action sometimes.
* A human-only ability in ''[[
* Characters that are affected by the Satsui no Hadou (Killing Intent) in the ''[[Street Fighter]]'' series (like Akuma and the Evil versions of Ryu and Ken) glow with a reddish aura, and characters that use Psycho Power (such as M. Bison) often have a purplish aura added to their attacks.
* In the final levels of ''[[Elite Beat Agents]]'', the agents are surrounded by a [[Battle Aura]] while the people they're inspiring are dancing. This vanishes if the player misses a step, as the aliens overhead begin blasting them. At the end of the level, the aura is gathered into a [[Combined Energy Attack]] and fired at the alien mothership.
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** Lucario, as per the page quote, has a functional Battle Aura (literally called "Aura"), which powers most of his attacks. Its intensity is [[Turns Red|based on how much damage he's taken]], and as it grows stronger, so do his attacks.
** In the ''Brawl'' mod ''[[Project M]]'', Lucario instead gains Aura charge by dealing damage in order to do super versions of his specials.
* In the videogame ''[[
* The Paladin character from ''[[Diablo]]'' has literal auras of various types which can be shared with his allies.
** Heroes in ''[[
** While the Paladin in ''[[World of Warcraft]]'' uses auras extensively and the Shaman has it's aura-inducing totems, many other character classes have auras of their own with various amounts of glow.
* The posthuman "daodan" protagonist and antagonist in ''[[Oni]]'' play this trope straight, right down to 'good = blue, bad = red'.
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** Also, in next-gen Final Fantasy games, this was removed and was instead given either different colors, or colors were just given to other unrelated spells.
** ''[[Final Fantasy VIII]]'' actually had a spell ''called'' Aura, which not only increases the possibility of a ''[[Limit Break]]'', even with full HP, to nearly 100%, but also gives the affected character a golden aura.
* In ''[[
* Several different units in ''[[
* ''[[Super Robot Wars Alpha]] 3'' and ''[[Super Robot Wars W|W]]'' give [[Mazinger Z|Mazinkaiser]] an attack known as Kaiser Nova, which should be [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8IhwNIP07k seen for yourself].
* In Vile's mode in ''[[
* The [[Tekken]] series has had aura customizations since ''Tekken 5''. They don't do anything, but they look pretty.
* You can undergo a special quest in ''[[City of Heroes]]'' to unlock special Aura costume pieces, which are implied to be this. Many powers also give off auras, though you can turn them off outside PVP at the tailor.
** They've even added an option to only display your aura during combat, finally making it a literal example of this trupe.
* Characters in the ''[[
** Twice over in ''[[Disgaea 4 a Promise Unforgotten
* Even though Akira Toriyama designed the characters for the entire ''[[
** ''[[
* LifeAura in ''[[
* In Yakuza 3, Kazuma Kiryu emits a color-coded aura when he builds up Heat energy, which enables him to perform special attacks.
* ''[[Fallout]] 3'' might count with the Enclave Tesla Power Armor's constant electric discharges between the coils. Prior to ''Broken Steel'', it was the best non-unique armor in terms of protection but made the wearer much less stealthy due to the glow and it's heavyness. Plus it also gives a nifty bonus to energy weapons.
* Battle Auras don't normally show up in ''[[Kingdom Hearts]]'', but there are exceptions.
** Lexaeus uses one in ''Chain of Memories''. His "Absent Silhouette" in ''[[
** In ''[[
* Some characters in the [[
** Not just her though, Yukari has one with a spinning snowflake, Yuyuko with a giant antique fan, Suwako with a frog, as well as Byakuren with 5 lotus
** Ironically, Utsuho whose power is literally that of stars (i.e. nuclear fusion) doesn't glow. At all. Then again it would be hardly noticable considering the miniature suns she lobs around.
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* When Starkiller uses Force Fury in ''[[Star Wars]]: [[The Force Unleashed]] II'', he has a blue, electric aura.
* In the old Taito arcade title ''Kuri Kinton'', the player character is a martial artist taking on a mafia-like group to save a family. Standing still long enough allows the player to generate an aura, going up in color from blue to yellow to red. Not only does each color increase attack power, it allows the player to take a hit without losing health; however, the aura will drop down in rank with each hit, requiring the player to generate it again.
* ''[[
* Certain items in ''[[League of Legends]]'' give the character a visible aura. Examples include: Abyssal Sceptor, Aegis of the Legion, Emblem of Valor which build into Stark's Fervor, Frozen Heart, Mana Manipulator which builds into Soul Shroud, and finally Will of the Ancients.
* In ''[[
* The Deities from ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' all have one, reffered to as [[Ki|Mantra]]. The auras are [[Color Coded for Your Convenience]].
* In ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles]]'', auras are a specific type of powerful buff that's utilized by both your party and enemies alike. They come in many colors and a few different styles, such as a faint glow or a highly visible flame-like one.
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== Webcomics ==
* In [[
* Elliot and Nanase from ''[[
* All of the main characters in ''[[Goblins]]'' have different coloured auras that are visible when ever they use magic items or class features. The colours also extend to their shouted comments and sound effects.
** They also have their own name for it - I.M.E. or Individual Magical Effect.
** Note that it is not limited to colors. We have now seen [[Complete Monster|Ko]][[Light Is Not Good|re's]] effect. It's... horrifying.
* In ''[[Sluggy Freelance]],'' Horribus gets this a lot whenever he's particularly [[Playing
** Bun-bun also started emitting an aura (sometimes, faint green flames) at times during his bid to become the personification of all holidays. Earlier on, he also started glowing red on one occasion when he was really, really, ''really'' angry... though an astute reader will note he was already the embodiment of two less spectacular holidays at that time, so it may have been the supernaturality leaking through even then.
* In the final battle of the Authors in [[Bob and George]], both Authors create large battle auras (?) that cannot actually fight because 'we're using up the entire special effects budget just having them stand there'.
* Eastwood of [[Exterminatus Now]] gets a demonic red one after Lothar tries to take his coffee away from him.
* [[Fake News Rumble]] has this happen a lot for just about anyone using their powers.
* Sollux and Aradia of ''[[
** Aradia has used a red and blue version herself, probably due to either her having red blood when alive but blue in her robot body or [[Rule of Cool]].
** John gets a blue one after {{spoiler|ascending to the God Tiers}} whenever he uses his [[Blow You Away|wind powers]].
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== Western Animation ==
* Ron Stoppable got a Battle Aura in the [[Grand Finale]] of ''[[Kim Possible]]''. The members of Team Go have that, too: Shego's green glow is notorious.
* When an Avatar, such as Aang, enters the Avatar State in ''[[
* Sunspot from ''[[X
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