Volcano Explosion

Directory: Techniques → Offensive Techniques

"This is gonna be a lot of fun for me."
— Nappa in "The Darkest Day"

Volcano Explosion (クンッ, Kun) is one of Nappa's Exploding Wave techniques. Nappa rises his right hand with his index and middle fingers up, releasing a white Exploding Wave.

Overview

"Set off a huge explosion under your enemy! Fly into the air to guard against the backdraft."
— Dragon Ball Xenoverse in-game description

NappaDestroysACity — Nappa causes havoc by destroying a city in *Dragon Ball GT*

In Dragon Ball Z anime filler, Nappa uses this technique to wipe out all of King Moai's guards on Arlia.^[4] He later uses the Volcano Explosion to destroy East City as the first thing he does when he arrives on Earth with Vegeta in the Dragon Ball manga and Dragon Ball Z anime.^[5] Later that day, in the anime, Nappa uses the technique to destroy a city out of boredom during the three hours wait for Goku. However, in this case, the attack seems to invert gravity and leave the victims in suspended animation, or at least painfully being destroyed, before the attack destroys everything.^[6] A little later, he uses this technique against Goku, still in Dragon Ball Z anime filler.

During the Frieza Saga, Frieza somewhat references Nappa's use of this technique after performing his Death Storm technique by stating that it was nothing even Saiyans could do it (as both techniques are Exploding Waves).

He also uses the Volcano Explosion to destroy a city on Earth after he escaped from Hell in Dragon Ball GT.^[7]

Video Games Appearances

VolcanoExplosionXenoverse — Nappa's Giant Storm in *Xenoverse*

Nappa uses the technique in Dragon Ball Z: The Legend. It was named Volcano Explosion in the Budokai Tenkaichi series and Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Z; the move has a chance of being used as a planet-destroying attack in Budokai Tenkaichi 2. It is named N.Slasher in Dragon Ball Z: Legendary Super Warriors, Break Storm or Giant Storm (ジャイアントストーム, Jyaianto Sutōmu) in the Budokai series and Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle, and Kngh! in Dragon Ball Z: Attack of the Saiyans. In Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Tenkaichi it is called Volcanic Explosion and a Heavy type saiyan hero can learn it as a super move.

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse, it is called Giant Storm and is one of Nappa's Ultimate Skills. The Future Warrior can also obtain it as an Ultimate Skill via Parallel Quest 04: "Saibamen's Revenge".^[2]

Extreme Butoden Nappa My Most Powerful Move Ever! (Exploding Wave) — Nappa using Volcano Explosion as part of his Final Ultimate Combo in *Extreme Butōden*

In Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butōden, Nappa uses a weaker version of the technique as part of his My Most Powerful Move Ever! Final Ultimate Combo. Nappa uses it to launch his into the air allowing him to finish them off with a powerful Break Cannon.

In Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2, Giant Storm returns as one of Nappa's Ultimate Skills in his Battle Suit 1 and Battle Suit 2 skillsets. In the Challenge Quest 01: "The Art of Battle" (which acts as a combat tutorial at the beginning of the game) Giant Storm appears as one of the default skills for Future Warrior (Xenoverse 2) during the Challenge Quest though it must be obtained in order to use it outside of this challenge quest. The Future Warrior can obtain Giant Storm by purchasing it from the Skill Shop in Conton City.^[3] Additionally, Frieza's Death Storm appears as a Super Skill under the name Sonic Bomb which can be obtained as a reward in New Parallel Quest 105: "Champa's Hellish Holiday" which appears as part of the Super Pack 2 DLC.

In Dragon Ball Fusions, it appears under the name Flame Pillar as a Special Move used by several characters including Nappa and Raditz's Fusion, Natz.^[1]