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[[File:goku and ryu fireballs.jpg|frame|The [[Trope Namer]]s themselves, [[Dragon Ball|Goku]] and [[Street Fighter|Ryu]], delivering a world of hurt.]]
The [[
▲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]]s, 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.
The combined [[Trope Namers]] are ''[[Dragon Ball]]'' and ''[[Street Fighter]]'', respectively. In the introduction to the manga of ''Dragonball'', creator Akira Toriyama said that he named Goku's energy attack after Kamehameha I (King of Hawaii) after visiting Hawaii on vacation and seeing a statue of the king.
Contrast with [[Hand Blast]], where the attack is not tied to the attacker's [[Ki Attacks|Ki]] or [[Mana]]. Depending on perception, both could be delivered by [[Power Palms]].
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== Anime and Manga ==▼
▲== Anime ==
* The [[Trope Codifier]], and first [[Trope Namer]] here, is the Kamehameha (literally "Turtle [School] Wave Attack", often rendered less accurately but more colorfully as "Turtle Destruction Wave") used by Goku and others from ''[[Dragon Ball]]''. Not that there weren't plenty of cousins around, such as the Gallick (or Garlic) Gun and Final Flash (which takes [practically] forever and a day to charge up and is [literally] about 500 miles wide) used by Vegeta, the Masenko used by Piccolo and Gohan, the Dodonpa used by Tenshinhan and all other Crane School fighters, and numerous unnamed energy blast attacks used by other characters, as well as several variations of the original - Kamehameha from the feet, Super Kamehameha, Warp Kamekameha and Big Bang Kamehameha.
** [[Affectionate Parody|Parodied]] in an omake of ''[[Wedding Peach]]'', with Kame Hame Kame.
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* In ''[[Fullmetal Alchemist]]'' {{spoiler|Father}} acquires the ability to create such attacks after {{spoiler|acquiring the power of God}}.
* Technological example: the Radiant Wave Surger from ''[[Code Geass]]'', built into the [[Humongous Mecha|Guren]]'s right hand. The tactic here is to grip the opponent then fire the microwave emitter built into the palm which [[Agony Beam|rapidly cooks the target mecha's pilot alive]] while turning the target itself into a pile of slag. It can even block bullets. Later on, it is upgraded to be capable of [[Wave Motion Gun|firing at long-range]] or firing over a large area to hit multiple enemies, putting them out of commission for a while. Then it gets upgraded again, this time giving it even stronger bullet-blocking as well as the ability to detach and launch the entire hand like a [[Rocket Punch]], only with a [[Wave Motion Gun]].
* King Neptune of ''[[One Piece
* Several attacks from ''[[Digimon]]'' are this, most notably [[Digimon Adventure 02|Silphymon]]'s Top Gun/Static Force.
** Also [[Digimon Savers|Rosemon]]'s [http://wikimon.net/images/d/d4/Forbidden_Temptation.jpg Forbidden Temptation attack].
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* One of the powers of [[Empowered]]'s suit. She usually fires it from one hand at a time, but has done the classic double-palmed Hadoken. Since the suit's an [[Empathic Weapon]], it's usually really weak (in line with her self-esteem). Threaten her friends, though, and it'll [[Let's Get Dangerous|suddenly set itself to 'Carbonise']].
== Film ==
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