Explosive Demon Wave

Explosive Demon Wave (爆力魔波Bakurikimaha) is a very powerful energy wave shot from one hand, with the other arm supporting the one that is firing the attack. Like the Special Beam Cannon, it is one of Piccolo's signature techniques.
==Use==
The Explosive Demon Wave was King Piccolo's most potent attack he used against Goku twice. The first time it destroys all of Eastern City, turning it into a wasteland; however Tienshinhan intervened and carried Goku out of the blast's way, flying out of the blast's range. The second blast was weaker but hits Goku directly and buries him into a massive crater, but it once again fails to destroy him.
Later in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament, we see Piccolo Jr. has the ability to use this attack as well. Piccolo notably uses this technique as a final attack against Goku in the 23rd World Martial Arts Tournament in an attempt to blow him to bits. Piccolo later uses it, without effect, against Raditz when they meet, and twice during his battle with Android 17.
Gohan used this technique on Planet Namek, notably as part of the Bakuretsu Ranma technique.
Similar, but unnamed (in the manga, anime at least) techniques have been used by other characters over the course of the series; notably Goku, Demetrious, Namekians, Frieza, and Zarbon.
Piccolo has a variation of this attack, called Chasing Bullet, which is fired the same way and locks on its target. It does not have the same power though, as it only had enough power to disable one of its target's arms.
==Video Games==
This attack appears in every game of the Budokai video game series, in which the attack requires significantly less charging and in which Piccolo briefly braces himself the moment he shoots the attack (making it appear that he is shooting it one handed). In this series and in Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit, it is called the Destructive Wave, but when Piccolo uses it in Burst Limit he says "Explosive Demon Wave."
In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 3, it is named Explosive Demon Wave and is King Piccolo's Ultimate Blast and one of Piccolo (Early)'s Blast 2 attacks. When Piccolo performs it, he says "Destructive Wave." In Dragon Ball: Raging Blast, Piccolo says "This will stop you!" when he uses the Explosive Demon Wave.
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