Neo Tokyo - Vfx Concept

Hi everyone, this is my entry that has gotten an honorable mention in the artstation challenge for the VFX design category.
I designed these effects while keeping in mind a metroidvania / action platformer genre.
The universe is set in a world that opposes tech enhanced people, and those who are against it.
For this effect, i chose to create a "Magnetic Blast" effect. The character charges a powerfull magnetic orb from his weapon and fires it as a devestating projectile that absorbs iron dust as it travels, creating a spikey material that grows bigger at the end of the trail the further it travels. On impact, the projectile explodes, decomposing all iron based object into dust and fades away in the wind.
As for the second effect, it's a Propaganda Hologram that serves as a checkpoint for the player. The first message shows a pro tech enhancement advertisement, and when the player activates the checkpoint, an Anti tech enhancement message is shown in its place.