Saitama from One Punch Man can knock anyone out with a single punch. His Serious Punch is one of the strongest anime attacks, but it's not the only one. Many physical attacks can cause destruction. This list ranks attacks that rely on users' physical strength, excluding Ainz's spells and Light Yagami's notebook. Pure energy attacks like Goku's Kamehameha and Hiei's Dragon of Darkness Flame are also strong. Which of these attacks would you least want to face?
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Hollow Purple mixes Gojo Satoru's Blue and Red cursed techniques. This non-standard Limitless technique carries massive destruction and power beyond his other attacks. Combining Blue, which pulls things, and Red, which repels things, lets him erase anything in its path. During the Kyoto School Exchange Event, Gojo used Hollow Purple to beat the special grade cursed spirit, Hanami. The immense destruction this attack caused around him showed the technique's real power.
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After getting the Getsuga form, Ichigo Kurosaki uses Mugetsu, one of the series' most devastating attacks. Mugetsu creates a huge blade of black energy that wipes out everything it touches—except for tough enemies like Aizen, whom he only manages to injure. That injury forced Aizen to revert to an earlier stage, leading to his defeat. Mugetsu works.
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Saitama defeats anyone with one punch, but not every punch is the same. Serious Punch is the strongest version seen yet. How strong is it? We don't know since he never directly hit another person with it. Instead, he used it to stop Boros's Collapsing Star Roaring Cannon, which would have destroyed the planet otherwise. The shock wave destroyed Boros.
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Kamehameha is Goku's signature move. It is a huge blast of stored ki. It has several forms, including the God Kamehameha Goku learned inDragon Ball Super.and the Father-Son Kamehameha Goku pulls off with Gohan's help. Every form of this attack is extremely powerful.
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All Might's legendary quirk involves more than just punches that get stronger. He uses it that way mostly. In his fight against All For One, his strength nearly vanished, but this high-energy punch still took All For One out. Izuku pulling this off will be a huge sight.
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To use this attack, Isaac Netero calls up a statue of the Guanyin Bodhisattva. The statue mirrors Netero's movements, striking the foe as Netero moves. Netero's terrifying speed lets him do this thousands of times in 0.1 seconds.
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Final Flash is one of Vegeta's signature moves, and that is for a reason—it is a powerful blast of ki energy and electricity that wrecked Cell's torso. It has many strong variations; God Final Flash is the most notable, which he achieved duringDragon Ball Super.
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The Hinokami Kagura, or Hinokami Dance, passes down through the Kamado family generations. Users use it as a ritual prayer or in battle. It has twelve forms a user must master, many involve spinning, sword slashing, and boosting power with breathing. Mastering them lets the user combine them into Thirteenth Style, using all twelve moves fast for speed and accuracy.
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Spirit Bomb acts like Goku's Kamehameha; both are huge energy bursts. However, Kamehameha uses only Goku's strength. Spirit Bomb pulls energy from plants, animals, and other people.
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Meliodas uses Full Counter to block attacks and send them back at opponents with double the force. This lets him escape unharmed, often obliterating his foes. The move is awesome, but it has flaws; using Full Counter stops Meliodas from starting his own attacks.
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Hiei summons a powerful dragon made of flames from the Spirit Realm to use the Dragon of the Darkness Flame. He unleashes this dragon on his opponent. Unleashing this attack demands gathering much power. Controlling it is difficult. It will severely damage his arm afterward. The impact on anyone unlucky enough to be in its path is stunning.
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Naruto learned many techniques, from Sage Mode to powers from the Nine-Tailed fox. Even with these powers, Naruto still uses his Rasengan, a swirling chakra vortex he launches at opponents. He often uses other skills to boost his Rasengan.
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Sasuke uses his Sharingan for various genjutsu. His main physical attack is Chidori, a huge blast of chakra and electricity he throws. Sasuke made it most impressive when he combined it with Blaze Release: Kagutsuchi, a fire technique.
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Mob's psychic powers are usually a threat. His emotional state makes them worse. When Mob hits ??? mode, he unleashes an attack that destroys everything nearby. Anyone targeted suffers severe damage.
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Piccolo's Special Beam Cannon is a spiral laser beam. He made it to use against Goku. It charges up, but once ready, it moves at the speed of light.
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Luffy's brother Ace uses his Flame-Flame fruit for many flame attacks. Flame Emperor is the peak attack; it forms a fire ball like a small sun. This attack destroys an island, but it fails to defeat Blackbeard.
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Yusuke Urameshi uses his Spirit Gun as his signature move. This attack gets much stronger across the series, but he uses it until the end. He focuses spirit energy into his fingertip and blasts it at his opponent. A version using demon energy is even more powerful.
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In his final fight against Acnologia, Wendy gives Natsu the combined power of all seven Dragon Slayers. Natsu uses this power with his Dragon Force skills and raw strength to execute the move that finishes the series.
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Kishin Hunter is Maka Albarn's most powerful scythe technique. Earlier versions cut immortal beings, witches, and demons. Kishin Hunter can even face a God, which is why Asura avoids it.
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The Super Tengen Toppa Giga Drill Break is the ultimate move of the Super Tengan Toppa Gurren Lagann. This mecha is made of pure energy and ignores physics. The attack involves a spinning energy drill, 20 trillion light years long, moving at light speed.
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Jotaro Kujo's Stand, Star Platinum, has the most intense physical attack in the series, though not as weird as other Stand abilities. Ora Ora Rush uses the Stand's super strength to launch punches few can survive.
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