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[[File:TeamRocketBlastOffStarKOOrigin.jpg|thumb|The {{s|bulbapedia|Team Rocket trio}} blasting off in the anime.]] | |||
As getting Star KO'd in ''Melee'' yields the Rocket KO bonus, it is believed that Star KOs are intended to be a reference to the ''Pokémon'' anime{{fact}}, where the [[bulbapedia:Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket trio]], recurring villains in the anime, would often be sent flying away into the sky by [[Pikachu]], leaving behind a star when they vanished from sight. The frequency of this gag led to it becoming a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ATwinkleInTheSky recurring trope] in Eastern media, with some of Nintendo's own video games later referencing the gag. | As getting Star KO'd in ''Melee'' yields the Rocket KO bonus, it is believed that Star KOs are intended to be a reference to the ''Pokémon'' anime{{fact}}, where the [[bulbapedia:Team Rocket trio|Team Rocket trio]], recurring villains in the anime, would often be sent flying away into the sky by [[Pikachu]], leaving behind a star when they vanished from sight. The frequency of this gag led to it becoming a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ATwinkleInTheSky recurring trope] in Eastern media, with some of Nintendo's own video games later referencing the gag. | ||
