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Ubiquitous in [[Shoot Em Ups]] although appearing in other genres too, this is the screen-clearing nuclear panic button that gives you a moment of respite from relentless alien attacks and prolific [[Mook Maker|Mook Makers]]. However, these are extremely rare, making them for emergency use only; in many games, you get two or three per life or per game. Some give you one [[Every Ten Thousand Points|every so many points]]. Some are available as a [[Power
It [[I Have Many Names|goes by many names]], but it's most commonly referred to as the Smart Bomb, since it's apparently smart enough to destroy every enemy on screen while leaving your own ship, gunbuddies, allies, and friendly structures untouched.
Players might find these [[Too Awesome to Use]].
Compare [[Invincibility Power
Not to be confused with [[Logic Bomb]].
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* The Smart Bomb in ''[[Defender]]'' (1980) is perhaps the [[Ur Example]] of this trope for arcade games, as well as the [[Trope Namer]].
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* Some [[Capcom]] games, such as ''1942'' and ''Black Tiger'', have POW items that, when picked up, destroy all enemies on the screen.
* The potions in ''[[Gauntlet]]'' and ''[[Golden Axe]]'' can do this, depending on the toughness of the enemies (and the player's magic level in the former).
* Early ''[[Castlevania|Castlevanias]]'' had this in the form of a rosario (fancy name for a rosary), but it's a [[
** In Lament of Innocence, you can play as one of the bosses as a bonus player. When you choose him, all the rosario items change to bloody skulls, since he is a vampire.
* ''[[Zelda II the Adventure of Link (Video Game)|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]'' has the Thunder spell, which uses half your magic. It's also needed to expose the vulnerable spot in the penultimate boss.
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* ''[[Major Stryker (Video Game)|Major Stryker]]'' has the Zap Bombs, which deal 2 [[Hit Points]] of damage to all enemies on screen.
* ''[[Heavy Weapon]]'' has your character's Nuke weapon that kills everything on the screen except for bosses, who take lots of damage. Comes coupled with a nice nuclear explosion in the background!
** '''CAUTION''': You're not the only ones with [[Smart Bomb|Smart Bombs]]! There's a ''regular Mook'' that can drop Atomic Bombs on you- if these touch the ground before you shoot them down, [[One
* In ''[[Legacy of the Wizard]]'', monsters may randomly drop a cross. Picking up a cross kills all enemies in the area.
* In ''[[Blazing Lazers (Video Game)|Blazing Lazers]]'', one type of weapon powerup can be fired on. After cycling through several types, it will turn into a flashing pink orb, which when collected will damage all enemies on screen and give the player an extra respawn.
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