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==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:Teamrocketblastingoffagain.gif|thumb|" | [[File:Teamrocketblastingoffagain.gif|thumb|The {{s|bulbapedia|Team Rocket trio}} "blasting off again" in the Pokémon anime.]] | ||
It is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ATwinkleInTheSky recurring trope], especially in Eastern media, for characters and objects to be sent flying into the sky, leaving behind a twinkling star when they vanished from sight. Since Star KO'ing an entire team in ''Melee'' yields the Rocket KO bonus, the Star KOs in ''Smash'' may be intended as a reference specifically to the trope's use as a running gag in the ''{{uv|Pokémon}}'' anime, where the {{s|bulbapedia|Team Rocket trio}} would often be sent "blasting off again" whenever they were defeated. | It is a [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ATwinkleInTheSky recurring trope], especially in Eastern media, for characters and objects to be sent flying into the sky, leaving behind a twinkling star when they vanished from sight. Since Star KO'ing an entire team in ''Melee'' yields the Rocket KO bonus, the Star KOs in ''Smash'' may be intended as a reference specifically to the trope's use as a running gag in the ''{{uv|Pokémon}}'' anime, where the {{s|bulbapedia|Team Rocket trio}} would often be sent "blasting off again" whenever they were defeated. | ||
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