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Whenever characters with energy projecting [[Magic and Powers]] want to make a big impact crater, they'll follow the sweep of a clock when firing. Much like throwing a baseball, they will raise their arms straight up at 12, start [[Sucking-In Lines]], then lower one or both arms to 3 (or whatever angle their target is at) and let loose. If the character is very fast, he or she may even "chain throw" [[Ki Attacks]] by alternating charging and throwing between arms, much like a swimmer's strokes.

 

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** Subverted by the film version of Gemini Saga's Galactic Explosion. He will raise ''one'' hand high over his head... while his ''other'' hand, held close to his side, grasps a steadily-engorging globe of naked power. The TV and manga versions follow a more standard approach.

* "Blasting" spells in ''[[Slayers]]'', from the basic Fireball to the [[Sphere of Destruction|Dragon Slave]] are often cast this way, with the mage in question raising her hands as she recites the incantation.

* Performed by the titular character of ''[[Hell Teacher Nube]]'' while momentarily transformed into a full oni due to his [[Red Right Hand]]. In order to defeat a vicious, nigh-invincible enemy, oni-Nube raises his hand and gathers [[Combined Energy Attack|the love and trust of his students]] into a sphere that he then flings down at the enemy, blasting a sizable hole through it.

** Minki, a female oni, also attempts this. But her [[Power Incontinence]] often makes her drop the ball of hellfire on top of ''herself''.

 

 

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