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[[File:StaticSAW 7241.jpg|link=Static (comics)|frame| [[Static Shock|He'll put a shock to your system!]]]]
{{quote|''"There's nothin' like a fistfulla' lightnin', now is there?"''
|'''Atlas''', ''[[BioShock (series)]]''}}
The use of lightning, huge electrical discharges, and stuff resembling them as a weapon to fry things with. This is one of the most common [[Elemental Powers]] and is part of the basic [[Fire, Ice, Lightning]] trio. It's also one of the handiest ones around, being used for [[Lightning Can Do Anything|pretty much anything and everything that the writers can think of]].
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== Anime
* Hibari and Hibiki in ''[[Sekirei]]'' use this as their standard attack, and their Ashikabi [[Handsome Lech]] Seo can power them up to deal massive damage by making out with them!
* In ''[[Bastard!!]]'', Arshes Nei is called the Thunder Empress for obvious reasons.
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* Hei (a.k.a. [[Fan Nickname|Chinese Electric Batman]]), {{spoiler|Bai, and Nick}} in ''[[Darker than Black]]''. Hei can't ''shoot'' lightning, he can merely give off electric discharges, meaning he has to conduct the electricity to the enemy. Enter the [[Weapon of Choice|metallic choke-wire]]. {{spoiler|But he used that even before he could zap people.}}
** Hei's abilities have been stated to be the manipulation of molecular and sub-atomic particles. Generating electricity is just a by-product of that (presumably by manipulating electron flow). He seems able to do this only through touch. He could probably generate lightning bolts but creating electricity through air molecules is actually quite complicated. They probably didn't delve into his other abilities because they are even more complicated.
* ''[[
** She gets her nickname from her signature attack where she accelerates a ferromagnetic object to Mach 3, with range limited by the projectile tending to ''dissolve from air friction''. She can launch bigger objects but prefers arcade coins for their portability and concealability, at the expense of having a "short" range of 50 meters.
** She can also throw blasts of electricity and call down lightning in a very [[Kill Sat]]-esque manner.
** She has also been shown to use her power to manipulate magnetic fields, giving her [[Mind Over Matter|pseudo-telekinetics]] that go as far as throwing a block of reinforced concrete by manipulating the steel bars inside of it, [[Wall Crawl|magnetically attaching herself to walls]], and using electricity to align her brain with someone else's, [[Mind Probe|allowing her to see that person's memories]].
** At several points in the ''[[
** She can also float over water by doing electrolysis on the water and [[Crazy Awesome|spark-igniting the hydrogen products of the reaction as propulsion]]. Her rival, Mugino "Meltdowner" Shizuri, has a similar ability based on converting electrons into what is for all intents and purposes ''antimatter''.
* RaiRyu from ''[[GaoGaiGar]]''. Naturally, GekiRyuJin and GenRyuJin, which RaiRyu helps form, also have access to his abilities.
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* [[The Dragon|Pandora]] in ''[[Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas]]''.
* In the ''[[Tokko]]'' manga, Mayu can shoot electricity from her hands.
* [[The Stoic|Ulquiorra Cifer]] from ''[[Bleach]]'' uses Lanza del Relampago...[[Bilingual Bonus|"Lance of the Lightning"]].
== Card Games ==▼
* Many Red direct damage spells in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', starting with the classic [http://magiccards.info/al/en/162.html Lightning Bolt].▼
* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' gives us [[Dem Bones|Summoned Skull]], [[Giant Flyer|Hamon - Lord of Striking Thunder]], the Raigeki spell, and a few Thunder-type monsters such as the Watts and Batterymen.▼
== Comic Books ==
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* Steeplejack of ''[[The Surrogates (comics)|The Surrogates]]'' can channel lightning through his suit.
* [[Spider Woman]]'s venom blasts are biolectrical in nature. They're not very potent as lightning powers go and are usually treated more or less like a taser.
* There's ''[[The Hulk|Hulk]]'' villain Zzazz and his [[Distaff Counterpart]] Axon.
* Electric Ray from ''Amazing Man'' can emit lethal electrical charges.
* Lash Lightning, who was featured in ''Sure-Fire Comics'' and ''Lighting Comics'', has the ability to generate electricity.
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* Lightning, from ''Jumbo Comics'', can shoot electricity from his fingers.
* Firebrand, from ''Yankee Comics'', can produce destructive electrical blasts and create an energy field to protect himself.
* Striker from ''[[Avengers Academy]]'' has the basic set.
* 9-Jack-9, the assassin villain from ''[[Zot]]''.
* This is the signature ability from which the superheroine Terawatt derives her [[Sobriquet]] in ''[[The Secret Return of Alex Mack]]'' and other stories from [[The Teraverse]] -- which makes sense because she's actually [[The Secret World of Alex Mack|Alex Mack]].
* This appears to be a favorite powerset for the Warriors, the superteam to which Douglas Sangnoir belonged in the [[Backstory]] of ''[[Drunkard's Walk]]'', what with a storm goddess leading the team and Silverbolt, another lightning-thrower, on it as well. Not to mention Doug's admitted bias toward using his own polymorphic power to zap things with bolts of lightning.
== Films -- Live-Action ==
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** Though, to be fair, those are '''proton''' streams rather than the electron streams they'd need to be to classify as lightning.
* The [[Lightning Gun|lightning guns]] used by Zion's forces throughout ''[[The Matrix]]'' trilogy.
* In ''[[South Park
* [[Transformers (film)|Bayverse]] Jolt has electric [[Whip It Good|whips]].
* [[Godzilla]] has been known to electrify and/or magnetize his body on occasion.
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== Literature ==
* The first book of ''[[The Dresden Files]]'' has an evil sorcerer fueling his evil spells with massive lightning strikes. However, the main spell he used it for ripped people's hearts out, the lightning was used only to provide power.
** Elaine appears to favor electricity for combat, using both lightning strikes and a magical electrocuting chain.
** While Harry favours fire and force, he has a neat line in air magic (of which lightning is a part), and occasionally uses it, if only to surprise opponents who generally expect him to try and [[Kill It with Fire]].
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** In the sequel series [[The Heroes of Olympus]], Jason, being the son of Jupiter, has the same abilities.
* In [[The Thrawn Trilogy]], Joruus C'baoth likes using Force Lightning. [http://img46.imageshack.us/img46/286/blz23.jpg He's crazy, all right]
* The main way of attacking for a witch or sorcerer in the ''[[Women of the Otherworld]]'' series and its
* [[The Guardians]] each have a [[Personality Powers|Gift]] related to their life. {{spoiler|Jake's second}} Gift is electricity, and {{spoiler|he's}} referred to as the human Taser.
* In the ''[[Codex Alera]]'', [[Blow You Away|windcrafters]] cannot generate lightning by themselves. However, if a group of them are in a thunderstorm, they can, via group effort, gather the lightning generated by the storm and direct it at a target on the ground. In addition, a windcrafter who is also capable with [[Making a Splash|watercraft]] can generate a sort of defibrillator via electrical generation while a patient is submerged in a healing tub.
* In Adrian Tchaikovsky's ''[[Shadows of the Apt]]'' series, Wasp-kinden are able to shoot blasts of
* Cracklers/Edisons from the [[The Grimnoir Chronicles|Grimnoir books]] are superhumans with electrical powers.
* Tris from [[The Circle Universe]]. Though she can wield other abilities, her chief attribute seems to be lightning, as she has been referred to as a lightning mage.
* ''[[The Prisoner of Cell 25
* In ''[[Shadow Ops]]'', generating lightning and controlling electrical storms is a subset of [[Blow You Away|Aeromancy]].
== Live Action TV ==
* One of the monsters of the week in ''[[The X-Files]]'' was a teenager who called down lightning and
* Elle Bishop in ''[[Heroes (TV series)|Heroes]]''.
** Sylar, too. And not even the usual way, originally. He still kills her eventually, though, and destroys the body with her own power.
* In ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'', Willow's offensive combat magic of choice is bursts of dark-energy lightning.
* Gwen [[Meaningful Name|Raiden]] in ''[[Angel]]''.
* [[World Wrestling Entertainment|WWE]]: [[The Undertaker]]. Mainly used for intimidation while setting up for the character's return, however.
* Johnny B of the cult classic ''[[Misfits of Science]]''. The ability to throw lightning and move at Flash-like speeds somewhat makes up for the fact that [[Blessed with Suck|a drop of water will burn him like acid]]. How he doesn't die of dehydration [[MST3K Mantra|was never addressed.]]
* Brennan Mulwray in ''[[Mutant X]]''.
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* Carla Burnelle from [[Flanders Company]] has her powers based on electricity. [[Badass|She's quite good with it.]]
* In ''[[Alphas]]'', this is the Red Flag operative Kosar's power. He can't shoot lightning bolts, but he can create localized brownouts and electrocute things by touching them, or if they're connected by a conductor.
* This is one the most prominent powers possessed by Alex Mack in ''[[The Secret World of Alex Mack]]''.
== Mythology ==
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* ''[[In Nomine]]'' has the Generator Attunement given out by Jean, the Archangel of Lightning. It allows the user to, well...generate lots of electricity and fry things with it.
* ''[[Rifts]]'' features a Psychic Character Class called the Zapper, who can shoot mega-damage blasts of electricity and use other electric powers.
* [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=209 Lightning Bolt] is the oldest non-variable direct damage card in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' and probably the best for tournament play in formats where it's allowed.
* ''[[Summoner Wars]]'': Quen of the Mountain Vargath, the militant Ram-men of Itharia, shoot lightning bolts that sometimes DO strike the same spot twice.
▲* Many Red direct damage spells in ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'', starting with the classic [http://magiccards.info/al/en/162.html Lightning Bolt].
▲* ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh Card Game|Yu-Gi-Oh]]'' gives us [[Dem Bones|Summoned Skull]], [[Giant Flyer|Hamon - Lord of Striking Thunder]], the Raigeki spell, and a few Thunder-type monsters such as the Watts and Batterymen.
== Toys ==
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** The Mavericks like Spark Mandril, Volt Catfish, Web Spider, Volt Kraken, and a host of others in the ''[[Mega Man X]]'' series.
** ''[[Rock Man 4 Minus Infinity]]'' [[Game Mod]] gave Bright Man the ability to use electricity.
** The Zerker form in ''[[Mega Man Star Force]] 2'' rewards you for taking lots of electrical attacks with a twenty-point power increase to each shot. Including, with a particularly swish counterattack, the [[
* ''[[Escape Velocity]]: Nova'':
** The [[Wave Motion Gun|Triphammer]], which proves that [[There Is No Kill Like Overkill|entirely too much firepower]] will [[Recycled in Space|never, ever]] go out of [[Rule of Cool|style]].
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* ''[[Asura's Wrath]]'' has Lord Deus.
* In ''[[Dark Souls]]'', lightning is associated with Gwyn, the Lord of Sunlight. It's effective against many enemies and is particularly effective against dragons. Awesomely depicted in the opening cutscene when Gwyn and his entire army fling lightning bolts to bring down a swarm of dragons. The miracles offered by the Warriors of Sunlight covenant allow a player to do the same thing. A player can also forge weapons with a lightning enchantment, enchant a normal weapon with lightning via the Sunlight Blade miracle, or use a gold pine resin to temporarily charge it up.
* The final boss of ''[[Battle Golfer Yui]]'' specializes in this as their signature move.
== Web Comics ==
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* ''[[Wayward Sons]]'': Suras, as part of his weather controlling abilities.
* [http://thespecialistscomic.com/page-68/ Lightning Lass] in ''[[The Specialists]]''.
* In ''[[Sinfest]]'', [
* Romeo in ''[[No Songs for The Dead]]'' packs a thunderous punch as his fists are made of a mix of lightning and magical energy. His eyes also crackle with similar energy.
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* Celestina and Genessa from ''[[Fate Nuovo Guerra]]'' have some expertise with this kind of magecraft, particularly the spell Perunic, which creates a large tornado that shoots lightning bolts at the enemy. They also use it to accelerate metal objects magnetically, ala railgun.
* Electricity is a favorite power in the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]''. Canadian superhero Acolyte, the villainous Chain Lightning, electrical-powered [[Super Speed|speedster]] Lightning Dancer and her identical (and evil) twin Blitz, Chinese hero Voltage, Disney-sponsored hero Big Thunder, Juice, the super-strong Relampago, the Italian super-criminal Dinimo, Russian super-assassin Molnya, Thunderfist, Lightning Rod of the [[Super-Hero School|Hyperion Academy]], and Cracklin' Rose all possess electrical powers.
* The main hero in [
* The chief weapon of [[The Mercury Men]].
* [[Fenspace]]: Minor character [[Punny Name|Leda Swansen]] generates electricity, and has been known to use her ability in place of a taser.
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