Energy Projection

Cyclops — Optic blasts are purely concussive force with no thermal component at all

Cyclops — Cannot switch the blasts off, and requires a ruby quartz visor at all times to contain them

Starfire — Converts ultraviolet radiation into energy blasts, with output tied to her emotional state

Silver Surfer — Wields the Power Cosmic, operating on matter and energy at a fundamental level rather than as a directed weapon

Invisible Woman — Shapes invisible force into barriers, platforms and concussive projectiles

Firestorm — Transmutes inorganic matter into other substances, which is his primary ability rather than energy release

Superman — Heat vision, emitted from the eyes and controllable down to surgical precision

Superman — Solar energy stored in his cells is the stated mechanism behind every other ability

Iron Man — Repulsor beams from the gauntlets, output scaled to the target

Iron Man — The unibeam, a chest-mounted discharge reserved for the largest targets

Iron Man — Power is finite and depletes, which is the recurring limit written into him

Goku — The Kamehameha, a directed energy discharge that is his signature technique

Goku — Ultra Instinct is stated to act without conscious direction

Doctor Strange — Shields and blades formed from directed mystic energy

Magneto — Generates force fields that hold against sustained attack

Thanos — Directed cosmic-energy discharge without the Gauntlet

Thanos — Force fields that hold against cosmic-level attack

Darkseid — The Omega Beams track a target and do not miss

Darkseid — Omega Beams erase a target from existence rather than killing them

Darkseid — Redirects the beams around obstacles to reach a target

Green Lantern — Constructs are limited by willpower and imagination, not by the ring

Green Lantern — Builds solid constructs able to hold planetary-scale mass

Green Lantern — The ring's charge is finite, the recurring limit written into him

Green Lantern — Shields against attacks that would destroy a ship

Green Lantern — Constructs persist after he stops concentrating on them

Ichigo Kurosaki — Getsuga Tensho, a directed discharge released along the blade

Ichigo Kurosaki — Bankai concentrates rather than enlarges his power, which is stated outright

Ichigo Kurosaki — Hollow influence raises output at the cost of control

Ichigo Kurosaki — Cuts through opposing energy attacks rather than absorbing them

Firestorm — Transmutes inorganic matter into any other inorganic form

Firestorm — The transmutation is stated not to work on living tissue, which is the standing limit

Firestorm — The matrix requires two minds, so the power is shared rather than held

Silver Surfer — The Power Cosmic, a directed force capable of planetary-scale effect

Silver Surfer — Rearranges matter at the molecular level

Silver Surfer — His power is stated to be a fraction of Galactus's, granted rather than his own

Vision — Solar beam emitted from the forehead gem

Vision — Interfaces with and overrides computer systems directly

Apocalypse — Directed concussive force at range

Apocalypse — Generates force fields that hold against a full team assault

Starfire — Starbolts, ultraviolet energy discharged from the hands

Starfire — Output scales with emotion, which is stated as the mechanism and the limit

Black Bolt — Channels antimatter particles through his body for flight and force

Black Bolt — Concentrated blast delivered from the forehead fork

Psylocke — The psychic knife, focused psionic energy that disables a mind on contact

Psylocke — Forms a telekinetic katana able to cut what a physical blade cannot

Human Torch — The nova flame, a total release stated to approach solar temperature

Human Torch — Nova output is limited by his own supply of fuel and oxygen, the standing constraint

Sosuke Aizen — Casts high-level kido without incantation

Sosuke Aizen — Blocks a captain's attack barehanded, without releasing his sword

Cyborg — The white noise cannon, his primary ranged weapon

Cyborg — Interfaces directly with computer systems, which is his League role

Cyborg — Boom Tube technology is integrated into his body after the New 52 rebuild

Satoru Gojo — Unlimited Void overwhelms a target with infinite information

Satoru Gojo — Sealing rather than defeat is the only method that works on him

Dazzler — Converts that sound into directed light, from a dazzle to a laser

Dazzler — Louder environments produce proportionally more output

Dazzler — Generates light bright enough to be used offensively rather than defensively

Neutron — Discharges contained radioactive energy as directed blasts

Neutron — Output is enough to require Superman's direct intervention

Neutron — He is written as a man trapped in the power, not a man who wields it

Klaw — The sonic converter on his hand emits directed blasts

Klaw — Vibranium absorbs his sound, which is the stated counter and ties him to Wakanda

Mob — Releases stored psychic energy in a single overwhelming discharge

Mob — Exorcises spirits by dispersing them rather than fighting them

Cyclops — The optic blast is concussive force, not heat — a distinction the stories are consistent about

Cyclops — Adjusts the beam's width and force through the visor

Cyclops — He cannot switch it off; the visor is containment, not a weapon

Cyclops — Bounces the beam off surfaces to hit a target he cannot see directly

Vegeta — Galick Gun and Final Flash, directed ki discharges at planetary scale

Vegeta — Trains under gravity hundreds of times Earth's as routine

Vegeta — Self-destructs in an attempt to kill Majin Buu

Frieza — Destroys Planet Vegeta with a single energy sphere

Frieza — The Death Beam kills with a finger-sized discharge

Frieza — Suppresses his own power by default, which is what the transformations release

Ryomen Sukuna — Dismantle and Cleave cut at range without contact

Ryomen Sukuna — Malevolent Shrine is a domain that requires no barrier, which is stated as unique

Ryomen Sukuna — Fire Arrow, a technique he withholds until forced to use it

Gohan — The Masenko and a one-armed Kamehameha, both delivered at full output

Gohan — Ultimate form unlocks his potential without a transformation

Gohan — Defeats Cell with a single sustained beam struggle

Piccolo — The Special Beam Cannon pierces rather than pushes

Piccolo — Fusion with Kami and Nail multiplies his power without transformation

Piccolo — Trains Gohan, which is the relationship the character is remembered for

Byakuya Kuchiki — Casts high-level kido without incantation

Byakuya Kuchiki — Bankai multiplies the fragment count into the millions

Yusuke Urameshi — The Spirit Gun fires condensed spirit energy from one finger

Yusuke Urameshi — Early on he can fire the Spirit Gun only once per day, a hard stated limit

Yusuke Urameshi — His demon ancestry is revealed as the real source, not spirit training

Erza Scarlet — Each armour carries a different elemental property she selects for the opponent

Erza Scarlet — Requip is a storage magic, so the armours are equipment rather than power

Doctor Doom — Armour-mounted blasters plus sorcery, which is the combination nobody else uses

Doctor Doom — Steals the Beyonder's power and holds it, briefly becoming the strongest being alive

Doctor Doom — Absorbs the Power Cosmic from the Silver Surfer

Sinestro — Constructs powered by fear rather than willpower, using a yellow ring

Sinestro — He was the greatest Green Lantern before his exile, which is why he is dangerous

Sinestro — His stated goal is order, which he considers Hal Jordan too sentimental to impose

War Machine — The armour carries heavier ordnance than Stark's by design

War Machine — Shoulder-mounted conventional weapons alongside repulsors

War Machine — Fights alongside the Avengers as a full member

Brainiac — Shrinks and bottles entire cities, including Kandor

Brainiac — He collects rather than destroys — knowledge is the stated motive

Brainiac — Destroys a world only after taking a city from it

John Stewart — Constructs reflect his architectural training — precise and load-bearing

John Stewart — A Marine sniper before the ring, which shapes how he fights

John Stewart — The destruction of Xanshi is written as his defining failure

John Stewart — Builds a construct large enough to hold a collapsing structure

Edward Elric — Alchemical reactions release visible energy at the point of transmutation

Edward Elric — Reshapes an entire building's structure in a single reaction

Roy Mustang — Directs a precise flame at a single target across a room

Roy Mustang — Cauterises his own wound with his flame to survive

Roy Mustang — Burns an opponent repeatedly without killing them, which the story treats as a moral failure

Roy Mustang — The gloves are ignition cloth — without them the alchemy does nothing

Gon Freecss — Jajanken channels Nen into rock, paper or scissors forms

Gon Freecss — The transformation nearly kills him and destroys his Nen entirely

Gon Freecss — Restricting his own conditions raises his output, the series' core Nen rule

Sailor Moon — The Moon Tiara and later wand attacks purify rather than destroy

Sailor Moon — The Silver Crystal amplifies her power to planetary scale

Sailor Moon — Her defining power is restoration, which is unusual for a lead in the genre

Rukia Kuchiki — Casts kido at captain level despite her rank

Rukia Kuchiki — Transferring her powers to Ichigo is the event that starts the series

Kenpachi Zaraki — His raw spiritual pressure incapacitates bystanders

Kenpachi Zaraki — Never learned his sword's name, which is why he had no bankai for most of the series

Shanks — Blocks Akainu's magma attack with a single blade

Shanks — He lost an arm saving Luffy and treats it as a fair trade

Rukia Kuchiki — Achieves bankai, which most Soul Reapers never do