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Burning Attack
バーニングアタック Bāningu Atakku
Alternate names	Burning Sphere Attack Buster Cannon
Debut	Manga: "The Young Man of Mystery" Anime: "Another Super Saiyan?"
Inventor	Future Trunks
Users	Future Trunks Present Trunks Future Gohan[1] Time Patrol Trunks
Class	Energy Sphere
Color	&       or       &
Similar techniques	Buster Cannon Tri-Beam

Burning Attack (バーニングアタック) is one of Future Trunks' signature attacks. Future Trunks performs a series of rapid arm movements before placing his palms forward, with the thumbs and index fingers touching each other to form a diamond shape. Then, he fires an energy sphere from his palms towards the opponent.

OverviewEdit

Future Trunks first performs this technique against Future Android 18, while fighting the androids before traveling to the past, although it is blue in color.^[2]

In the past, he uses it to distract Mecha Frieza so that he could slice him into pieces. When it is fired against Mecha Frieza to distract him, Frieza dodges the attack, saying "You challenge me with that low level technique?", then Trunks appears above him and killed him with his sword.

Later, Future Trunks uses an attack similar to the Burning Attack, but without the arm movements and of blue color, against Android 14 during their battle on the Glacier.^[3]

He uses the Burning Attack on Broly on New Planet Vegeta, but to no avail, as Broly is unfazed by the attack and knocks out Future Trunks with a punch to the chin.^[4]

Future Trunks also uses the attack to help defeat Hatchiyack, although it is also blue in color.^[5]

Appearances in Video GamesEdit

Burning Attack is seen in various games, almost always accompanying Trunks, such as Dragon Ball Z Gaiden: Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku, the Butōden series, Dragon Ball Z: The Legend (where the attack encircles the opponent and explodes), Dragon Ball Z: Taiketsu, Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors, and the Budokai Tenkaichi series. Even in Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors, Dragon Ball Z: Buu's Fury and Dragon Ball GT: Transformation, Present Trunks has this attack from the time he is playable. Future Gohan uses this attack in Dragon Ball Z: Shin Budokai - Another Road.

Burning Attack is used in Future Trunks' ultimate move in the Budokai series. In Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 3 and Dragon Ball Z: Infinite World, he uses it in conjunction with his sword in the Burning Slash technique. In this video game series it is an enormous wave of energy that decimates the entire field, while in Dragon Ball Z: Sagas and the Legacy of Goku series, it is a weak blast of energy.

The technique appears in the Nintendo DS game Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors 2, under the name Buster Cannon.

Burning Attack is the first offensive technique performed by Time Patrol Trunks in the computer game Dragon Ball Online. When Time Patrol Trunks uses the technique in a cinematic cut of player's tutorial, he performs the traditional series of rapid arm movements and stance; however the color (blue) and power differ because he performs it in his base form. The actual skill, still blue in color, is learned at level 44 by Sword Masters.

GalleryEdit

Future Trunks prepares the Burning Attack in the manga Future Trunks performs the rapid arm movements Future Trunks fires the Burning Attack Future Trunks prepares the Burning Attack Future Trunks' first use of the Burning Attack Future Trunks uses the Burning Attack against Mecha Frieza Future Trunks uses the Burning Attack in Super Android 13! Future Trunks uses the Burning Attack in Plan to Eradicate the Saiyans Future Trunks fires the Burning Attack at Hatchiyack Future Trunks giving strength to the Burning Attack Future Trunks firing his Burning Attack Future Trunks (right side) firing Burning Attack at Hatchiyack Burning Attack in the Bandai CCG Future Trunks using Burning Attack in Saiyajin Zetsumetsu Keikaku Future Trunks uses the attack in Super Butoden Future Trunks charging his Burning Attack in Super Butoden 2 Future Trunks firing his Burning Attack in Super Butoden 2 Future Trunks uses the Burning Attack in Super Butoden 3 Future Trunks' Burning Attack hits Android 18 in Ultimate Battle 22 Future Trunks uses the Burning Attack in The Legend Android 18 gets encircled by the power of Trunks' Burning Attack in The Legend Future Trunks uses the Burning Attack in Final Bout Future Trunks uses the Burning Attack in Budokai Future Trunks' Burning Attack explodes in Budokai 2 Future Trunks uses his Burning Attack on Android 18 in Taiketsu Future Trunks uses Burning Attack in Supersonic Warriors Trunks charges the Burning Attack in Budokai Tenkaichi Future Trunks charges the Burning Attack in Another Road Add a photo to this galleryAdd a photo to this gallery

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