Flashbang

The flashbang is an ability or superpower in Copter.io and is reached at Level 20 by any copter. When it is thrown it is an idle grenade for 1 second and then it makes your opponents in a range (of being able to see the flashbang grenade at any time before it is set off, even if it explodes off-screen) have their screen turn cyan and says at the top in black text as 'You have been blinded by a flashbang' for about 5 seconds and takes about 20 seconds to reload. The person who sees it will have a small ghost effect of the cyan screen (their screen will have a tint of blue) so they are not blinded but know that it has been set off.

For the User
It can be used well by any copter which makes it even better and can be used as a form of escape or can be used to easier dodge bullets as the player will not be able to see the you, or even to move to a different position where the person wouldn't expect you to see them and shoot without being shot back. If the player is better than you though (in either strategy or points) it is advised to use this to escape as once it is over they could still easy kill you and you may not have done much damage if they are Armoured in either Tier 2 or 3, or have armour or max health points. It can be substituted for a Smoke Grenade (found at Level 40) but is better as it takes up the whole screen and can be used before Level 40. But Smoke Grenade should be used if you want a Level 20 ability.

For the Victim (Countering)
If used, either spin round in circles with your mouse while shooting to hit someone (either the user or someone else) so they will be hit by your bullets unless they have escaped. You can also shoot and move towards the place they went if you are more powerful (point-wise) than them or if they are better than run away in the opposite direction. An additional tactic is to return another superpower or even another flashbang.

Negatives
Teleport or Bonus upgrades is arguably a better ability than Flashbang but sometimes it is good to use in emergencies. If teaming is used (for whatever reason, although this is not advised) you could affect team mates and they could get mad at you and turn on you, so this is not recommended in that case.

Other
Sometimes a flashbang can last for over 5 seconds if 2 or more people set off a flashbang before the other has finished, making the victim think that it is a longer one. If five people have flahbangs and set them off 4 seconds apart (in a loop like 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 1 etc.) them the flashabang could go on forever to make sure that enemies will never see you. This can only really be used in teaming but is not advised as other people will get annoyed.