Kamehame Hadoken: Difference between revisions

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The [[Dragon Ball|Kamehame]] [[Street Fighter|Hadoken]] is the ultimate [[Ki Attacks|Ki Attack]] of any given martial-arts-based anime or video game, and almost always takes the form of a huge and/or continuous solid beam of [[Pure Energy|weaponised ki]], shot from the cupped hands of the main character after bringing his/her hands forward from behind their back, or from aside their hip. The attack is always derived from the latent power of the user, and the blast is ''incredibly'' destructive, ranging from causing large personal property damage, to the destruction of large satellites, to possibly destroying the planet on which the character stands. It is frequently, though not always, a [[Finishing Move]].

Can be a form of [[Limit Break]]. A staple for [[Shotoclone|Shotoclones]], along with the [[Shoryuken]] and [[Hurricane Kick]]. Compare with [[BFG]], which is often the technological version, and [[Wave Motion Gun]], for the [[Humongous Mecha]] or spaceship-scale version of that. Also [[Wave Motion Sword]], the sword version. Contrast [[Beam Spam]]. Compare also [[Blasting Time]], where the character "throws" the energy attack.

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** Parodied ''within the series'' with Goten's "Kame''k''ameha" - basically the same attack, except [[Hilarity Ensues|Goten has no control over where it goes.]]

* [[Art of Fighting|Art of Fighting's]] infamous Haoh Shoko Ken, used by series protagonists Ryo Sakazki and Robert Garcia, is the Hado Ken on steroids. The move results in a massive wall of Ki that can drain the target of half their lifebar in a single blast! Their master (and father, in Ryo's case) can use it to even greater effect; capable of launching it three times rapidly in succession. And in their team's [[King of Fighters|KoF 2000]] ending, he uses it to deflect a blast from the [[Kill Sat|Zero Cannon!]]

* Ryoga of ''[[Ranma ½|Ranma ~~1/2~~]]'' has the depression-powered ''Shishi Hokodan'', and Ranma has the confidence-powered ''Moko Takabisha'', although the strongest version of the former is a more like a giant [[Sphere of Destruction]] that falls on top of everything. For added fun, they actually look like Hadokens when fired normally. Except in the second [[Non-Serial Movie]], in which they are shown more like the Kamehameha.

* Ryoga of ''[[Ranma ½|[[Ranma Â½]]'' has the depression-powered ''Shishi Hokodan'', and Ranma has the confidence-powered ''Moko Takabisha'', although the strongest version of the former is a more like a giant [[Sphere of Destruction]] that falls on top of everything. For added fun, they actually look like Hadokens when fired normally. Except in the second [[Non-Serial Movie]], in which they are shown more like the Kamehameha.

** This is in fact a Japanese pun. "Ki" (using the same kanji) can mean "feelings".

** Meanwhile, Prince Herb of the Musk Dynasty simply emits massive, unnamed torrents of raw ki from his hands. The final adversary in the series, the Phoenix King Saffron, possesses the ''Tenka Shunmetsu Kokyuudan'' (roughly, "Entire-Empire Instant Annihilation Shot") a giant heat ray capable of vaporizing mountains.

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* When [[Dungeons and Dragons]] first introduced the Warlock class, the core ability that defined the class was the Eldritch Blast, a single-target ranged attack that could be cast at-will and did massive amounts of damage on par with a rogue's sneak attack. This of course led to players [[Fan Nickname|shouting "Hadouken" and "Kamehameha" as they attacked.]]

** A supplemental book also introduced "Ki Blast," a moderately damaging blast of energy that ate up a Monk's use of Ki. As soon as [[Pathfinder]]'s Beta came out and revealed that Monks would now use Ki Pools and have Ki Points, many a DM jumped on this with succeeding feats which upped the damage of the Ki Blast, until they hit [[Kamehame Hadoken]] levels of damage - some to the point that a gimped-out Monk built only for blasting their Chi could, while probably not able to outright kill, at least cut a Great Wyrm Red Dragon's HP in half by going from full Ki to zilch in one turn to power a mega blast.

* ''[[Exalted]]'' ''of course'' features these in abundance. They range from shooting [[Good Hurts Evil|Holy]] beams of light off of the edge of your sword (for Solars) to unleashing bolts of pure elemental energy (for the Dragon-Blooded).

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*** Newcomer Juri can fire strange, slow moving purple versions [[Extremity Extremist|using her feet]]

*** Oro throws spherical versions, with the largest being a [[Combined Energy Attack]].

*** Rose and M. Bison have their own Soul and Psycho-powered fireballs, though whether these are Ki or Psychic attacks is debatable.

*** [[Joke Character|Dan]] has the Gadouken, which he does one-handed and travels a pathetic distance. However, as of ''[[Street Fighter IV]]'', it no longer does pathetic damage as well, instead being [[Lethal Joke Character|more powerful and more damaging than Ryu's version]]. Particularly the Ultra form, where it's several times the size of Ryu's and so powerful it [[Law of Inverse Recoil|knocks Dan down.]]

* Some [[Limit Break|Final Smashes]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'', like the [[Mario]] Finale.

* Some [[Limit Break|Final Smashes]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'', like the [[Mario]] Finale.

** The [[Pokémon]] Lucario's signature attack Aura Sphere is a blatant Hadoken look-alike of the large projectile variety, while its [[Finishing Move|Final Smash]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Brawl'' is the continuous beam variety.

** The [[Pokémon]] Lucario's signature attack Aura Sphere is a blatant Hadoken look-alike of the large projectile variety, while its [[Finishing Move|Final Smash]] in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Brawl'' is the continuous beam variety.

*** Also in Pokemon are is the move Focus Blast, which is even described as working with Chi. There's also a number of Fighting pokemon that can learn Hyper Beam, which one can assume is performed the same way (Considering a number of Fighting type lack a mouth)

*** Likewise, in ''[[Super Smash Bros]] Melee'', the [[Pokémon]] Mewtwo uses Shadow Ball, which resembles a purple-and-black Kamehameha.

*** Likewise, in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]] Melee'', the [[Pokémon]] Mewtwo uses Shadow Ball, which resembles a purple-and-black Kamehameha.

* A number of ''[[Touhou]]'' characters have this technique at their disposal, but the most common variation is undoubtedly Marisa Kirisame's ''Master Spark'' (never mind that she has to cup a magical artifact in her hands to launch the beam; the pose is the same).

** Here is example from a fanvideo: [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wAbACOuvWc Marisa's Final Spark/Final Master Spark] starting at 5:10.

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* In ''[[Breath of Fire]]: Dragon Quarter'', the protagonist can perform this in the form of the 'Dragon Breath' attack, when using his [[Deadly Upgrade]] form. At the end of the game, he even manages to get in a [[Beam-O-War]] with an actual dragon.

* In ''[[Disgaea Hour of Darkness]]'' (and its handheld ports), characters can level up their mastery of weapon types to gain various special attacks. For those of the martial artist career path, these attacks consist largely of simple punch and kick combos for the first few levels... until they obtain the 'Lions Roar' technique, which costs more than ''ten times'' as much mana as their previous moves, often requiring mana-boosting equipment to use even once per fight when it is first acquired. When the attack is used, the character somersaults into the sky, pushing their back up against the lens of the isometric camera, and throws an enormous Kamehamehadoken, killing everything within a large radius of their original position before falling gently to earth. Awesome.

** The Blazing Palm special in ''[[Disgaea 3 Absence of Justice]]'' is a much more modest fiery Kamehameha, without the absurd MP cost of Lion's Roar. The Nekomata monster class gets its own version of this: Cat Blast.

** The Blazing Palm special in ''[[Disgaea 3: Absence of Justice]]'' is a much more modest fiery Kamehameha, without the absurd MP cost of Lion's Roar. The Nekomata monster class gets its own version of this: Cat Blast.

* One of the attacks of Soulgain in ''[[Super Robot Wars]]'' is called [[The Four Gods|Seiryuu Rin]]... which is practically this trope exemplified. While weaker than Soulgain's other attacks, it's the only attack that allows multi-enemy targeting.

** Rushbird's Light Blazer from ''[[Super Robot Wars L]]''

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* In ''[[My Little Pony Fighting Is Magic]]'', Twilight Sparkle has this attack. The gems Rarity summons also serve as this for her.

* Malik Caesars from ''[[Tales of Graces]]'' can unleash the Mystic Arte "Malik Beam", in which he turns his back to the enemy, and then this trope came out ''from his back''.

* Combat Girl from Super ''[[Monday Night Combat]]'' fires a "combat laser" out of thin air apparently by sheer power of will.

* In ''[[Book of Mages the Dark Times]]'', mages have access to the Combined Bolt attack, which works by gathering all of the mage's [[Beam Spam|attacking and defending bolts]] into a single crescent-shaped blast that tears through most enemies' defenses. In particular, the mages of the Burning Hill and Great Sea clans rely on this ability to overwhelm their enemies' defenses.

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== Webcomics ==

* In ''[[~~8-Bit Theater (Webcomic)|~~8-Bit Theater]]'', the Hadoken is the signature attack of Black Mage, and unleashes power equivalent to a small nuke. He also once used it for a [[Recoil Boost]], calling it "Boatdoken". The Red Mage used a similar attack once ("Hadoyastopthis!?"). Fighterdoken and Medoken are not actually [[Kamehame Hadoken]] attacks but [[Fastball Special|Fastball Specials]]. Black Mage's Hadoken is powered by [[The Power of Love]] {{spoiler|- literally. It ''consumes love from the universe'' to power itself. The divorce rate rises every time he fires it off.}}

* In ''[[8-Bit Theater]]'', the Hadoken is the signature attack of Black Mage, and unleashes power equivalent to a small nuke. He also once used it for a [[Recoil Boost]], calling it "Boatdoken". The Red Mage used a similar attack once ("Hadoyastopthis!?"). Fighterdoken and Medoken are not actually [[Kamehame Hadoken]] attacks but [[Fastball Special|Fastball Specials]]. Black Mage's Hadoken is powered by [[The Power of Love]] {{spoiler|- literally. It ''consumes love from the universe'' to power itself. The divorce rate rises every time he fires it off.}}

** The ''[[Captain SNES]]'' parody actually uses the name "Kamehamehadoken."

* [[Lampshaded]] in ''[[Looking for Group]]'': After Richard gets trapped in a bleach-white purgatory, he is seen attempting to use the Hadoken; the only effect seems to be that he forms a blue glowing ball in his hands, to which he says "that didn't work as well as I'd liked." He does, however, follow up with a successful Shoryuken to Hctib.

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* Though the attack wasn't done at all, the attack name was mentioned in ''[[Jimmy Two-Shoes]]''. When Jimmy assumed the role of "Power Squid" and fought his first battle against a horde of clowns, as he/the squid on his head fought them, his fourth battle cry was "Hadoken!" before ending it with a spin kick.

* Control Freak, in one episode of ''[[Teen Titans (animation)|Teen Titans]]'', when he had acquired the skills of a "12'th level space samurai" and a bunch of other stuff after porting himself into the [[Show Within a Show|land of television]].

* [[The Legend of Korra|Korra]] makes this pose while attempting to airbend a newspaper, while shouting "Airbend!"