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{{quote|'''[[Old Master|Genkai]]:''' Hm... I think I've seen this technique before...
'''Botan:''' You mean like Shorin might have [[Mega Manning|stolen that technique from some psychic]]?
'''Genkai:''' No that's not it. I'm just saying he's throwing fireballs. [[Undead Horse Trope|It's a very cliche anime technique]].|''[[Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged]]''}}
 
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== Tabletop Games ==
 
* A common spell in ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'' and various other games. D&D's fireball is actually a bit different: the spell shoots a "glowing, pea-sized bead" that explodes upon impact into a gigantic sphere of flame (the actual "fireball"), doing nasty damage over a twenty-foot radius, making it the first ranged AOE damage spell that Magic Users can cast. There's also Flaming Sphere, a 10' wide ball of fire that rolled around on the ground at the caster's will. And then there's [[Exactly What It Says on the Tin|Delayed Blast Fireball]] and [[Spam Attack|Meteor Swarm]]. Non-core improvements include things like Fallion's Fabulous Fireball (runs a programmed path, like blaster launcher in ''[[X-COM]]'').
** ''[[Forgotten Realms]]'' added a few more variations, such as Teleport Fireball or Symkalr's Forest (does not affect plant matter) / Friendly (e.g. don't burn elves) / Unfriendly (e.g. burn only orcs) / Deathbane (undead-only, but bypassing usual fire protections) Fireball spells that all cause the same damage as a basic fireball, but snuffs any fires they created.
* Taken further in [[Knights of the Dinner Table|Hackmaster]], which has multiple Fireball spells for every spell level.
* [http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=221550 Fireball] was one of the first ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' cards, notable for combining with a [[Cast Fromfrom Hit Points]] card for a combo.
* An effective spell in ''[[GURPS]]: Magic'' that will set many things on fire. It gives access to the more powerful Explosive Fireball spell.
* And a popular way of turning flammable nearby objects into flaming and exploding nearby objects in ''[[Shadowrun]]''. Early versions of the game had it as a normalish spell; later ones split 'elemental' magic off.
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* ''[[Dragon Age|Dragon Age: Origins]]'' has a fireball spell. It can also be used to set stuff (that is, the ''Grease'' spell) on fire.
** Fireball itself is a bread-and-butter spell for any mage. Wide area of effect, deals good damage on impact, then deals damage over time ''and'' has a knockdown effect? Hells ''yes'' we want it. The only drawback is you have to use two other spell slots for the lackluster Flame Blast and Flaming Weapon spells to get it.
* The ''[[Eye of the Beholder]]'' series (which was based on the ''[[Dungeons and& Dragons]]'' rules) had not only the spell itself, but also traps that would launch a Fireball at the unlucky victim.
* ''[[The Elder Scrolls IV]]: Oblivion'' gives you a fireball as a starting spell.
** ''[[Skyrim]]'' promotes Fireball to a Adept level spell and adds a glorious explosion upon impact. There is a lower level, non-exploding "Firebolt" variant that behaves similarly to Oblivion's fireball.
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** These powers are also used by the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' versions of these characters. Mario's are pretty much the same as in his own games, whereas Luigi's go in a straight line (defying gravity) and are green.
* The Curry powerup in ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' allows you to spit a constant tridirectional stream of fireballs at your enemies.
* [[Older Than the NES]] with ''[[Mario Bros.]]'' and its wavy fireballs.
* Fireballs tend to be blown at you by Zo(l/r)as, statues, burning eyeballs and such in the early ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' games. A spell in ''[[Zelda II: The Adventure of Link|Zelda II the Adventure of Link]]'' lets you toss them around with your sword.
* ''[[Cave Story]]'' features a fireball gun. The fireballs, of course, bounce along the ground.
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