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:''Not to be confused with [[KO Stars]].'' | :''Not to be confused with [[KO Stars]].'' | ||
:''This article is about the KO that launches opponents into space. For the KO that launches opponents toward the screen, see [[Screen KO]].'' | |||
''This article is about the KO that launches opponents into space. For the KO that launches opponents toward the screen, see [[Screen KO]].'' | [[File:StarKoPath.jpg|thumb|Characters fly away from the main stage as they are turning into a star, demonstrated with Wario in [[Lylat Cruise]].]] | ||
[[File:StarKoPath.jpg|thumb|Characters fly away from the main stage as they are turning into a star, demonstrated with | |||
A '''star knock-out''' or '''star finish''' ({{ja|星バースト|Hoshi Bāsuto}}, ''Star Burst''), abbreviated as '''star KO''', internally known as '''Hoshikie''' in ''[[Smash 4]]'' and '''Twinkle''' in ''[[Ultimate]]'', is a type of [[KO]] that can occur beyond the upper [[Blast line]] in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. They often last about 2 seconds and are the longest type of KO, often leaving their perpetrator safe from the victim. | A '''star knock-out''' or '''star finish''' ({{ja|星バースト|Hoshi Bāsuto}}, ''Star Burst''), abbreviated as '''star KO''', internally known as '''Hoshikie''' in ''[[Smash 4]]'' and '''Twinkle''' in ''[[Ultimate]]'', is a type of [[KO]] that can occur beyond the upper [[Blast line]] in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. They often last about 2 seconds and are the longest type of KO, often leaving their perpetrator safe from the victim. | ||
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When characters are knocked beyond the upper [[blast line]] (save for a few [[Star KO#Exceptions|exceptions]]), they fly through the background and away from the stage while usually screaming, crying, roaring, yelling or shouting, and eventually disappear as a star. In ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', and ''Ultimate'', this has the longest duration out of any KOs. Along with Star KOs, there is a chance of a [[Screen KO]] happening instead, where characters slam into the camera. | When characters are knocked beyond the upper [[blast line]] (save for a few [[Star KO#Exceptions|exceptions]]), they fly through the background and away from the stage while usually screaming, crying, roaring, yelling or shouting, and eventually disappear as a star. In ''Melee'', ''Brawl'', and ''Ultimate'', this has the longest duration out of any KOs. Along with Star KOs, there is a chance of a [[Screen KO]] happening instead, where characters slam into the camera. | ||
Most conditions on the characters, such as the invincibility of the [[Super Star]] or standby mode after breaking the [[Smash Ball]], are still visible on the characters while they are Star KO'd. Exceptions include [[metal]] characters in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' (unless while playing in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'''s single-player modes), [[giant]] or [[tiny]] characters due to [[Super Mushroom|Super]] or [[Poison Mushroom]]s in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and [[frozen]] characters in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. | Most conditions on the characters, such as the invincibility of the [[Super Star]] or standby mode after breaking the [[Smash Ball]], are still visible on the characters while they are Star KO'd. Exceptions include [[metal]] characters in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'' (unless while playing in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''{{'}}s single-player modes), [[giant]] or [[tiny]] characters due to [[Super Mushroom|Super]] or [[Poison Mushroom]]s in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and [[frozen]] characters in ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''. | ||
===Differences between games=== | ===Differences between games=== | ||
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====In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==== | ====In ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]''==== | ||
In ''Smash 64'', the duration allotted for Star KOs, along with Screen KOs, are noticeably longer than in ''Melee'' onward, | In ''Smash 64'', the duration allotted for Star KOs, along with Screen KOs, are noticeably longer than in ''Melee'' onward. Depending on the camera angle, the victim will often not become visible until nearly after they finish their Star KO voice clip, making the animation not synchronize with the voice clip, with the exception of {{SSB|Pikachu}} and {{SSB|Mario}}, whose Star KO voice clip is slightly longer than the rest of cast. | ||
Mario uses his falling voice clip from ''Super Mario 64'' while Star KO'd; {{SSB|Luigi}} uses Mario's "burnt" voice clip from the same game, albeit being noticeably higher pitched. {{SSB|Link}} also uses his similar voice clip from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', and {{SSB|Yoshi}} uses his defeat voice clip from ''Yoshi's Story''. {{SSB|Samus}}, who doesn't vocalize usually, also emits a sound effect while while Star KO'd. | Mario uses his falling voice clip from ''Super Mario 64'' while Star KO'd; {{SSB|Luigi}} uses Mario's "burnt" voice clip from the same game, albeit being noticeably higher pitched. {{SSB|Link}} also uses his similar voice clip from ''The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time'', and {{SSB|Yoshi}} uses his defeat voice clip from ''Yoshi's Story''. {{SSB|Samus}}, who doesn't vocalize usually, also emits a sound effect while while Star KO'd. | ||
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Star KOs in ''Brawl'' are generally identical to its appearance in ''Melee'', but the voice clips are given a reverberating effect, similar to those used for [[Final Smash]]es and the [[announcer]]'s voice, as if the victim is far away from the stage (though they are actually added by the game rather than their sound files being echoed, albeit still fading out at the end). Oddly, in [[Flat Zone 2]] and [[Hanenbow]], if the victim's status conditions are still in effect, they will not be aligned with the character (i.e. the frozen block and character fly off separately). | Star KOs in ''Brawl'' are generally identical to its appearance in ''Melee'', but the voice clips are given a reverberating effect, similar to those used for [[Final Smash]]es and the [[announcer]]'s voice, as if the victim is far away from the stage (though they are actually added by the game rather than their sound files being echoed, albeit still fading out at the end). Oddly, in [[Flat Zone 2]] and [[Hanenbow]], if the victim's status conditions are still in effect, they will not be aligned with the character (i.e. the frozen block and character fly off separately). | ||
For the first time in the series, ''Brawl'' introduces a character who is silent while being Star KO'd, that being {{SSBB|Olimar}}. Additionally, there are a handful of characters who shout "No!" while being Star KO'd, which are {{SSBB|Snake}} and {{SSBB|Sonic}}, as well as veteran {{SSBB|Peach}}. {{SSBB|Kirby}} similarly makes an "Iyah!" sound, a Japanese phrase for expressing dismay or shock, while {{SSBB|Wolf}} and {{SSBB|R.O.B.}} emit a howl and multiple beeps respectively while Star KO'd. {{SSBB|Samus}} and {{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s Star KO sounds are also renewed. | For the first time in the series, ''Brawl'' introduces a character who is silent while being Star KO'd, that being {{SSBB|Olimar}} (even though ''Pikmin 2'' gave him a canon voice). Additionally, there are a handful of characters who shout "No!" while being Star KO'd, which are {{SSBB|Snake}} and {{SSBB|Sonic}}, as well as veteran {{SSBB|Peach}}. {{SSBB|Kirby}} similarly makes an "Iyah!" sound, a Japanese phrase for expressing dismay or shock, while {{SSBB|Wolf}} and {{SSBB|R.O.B.}} emit a howl and multiple beeps respectively while Star KO'd. {{SSBB|Samus}} and {{SSBB|Mr. Game & Watch}}'s Star KO sounds are also renewed. | ||
====In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==== | ====In ''[[Super Smash Bros. 4]]''==== | ||
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====In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==== | ====In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''==== | ||
[[File:Star KO compare SSBU.png|300px|thumb | [[File:Star KO compare SSBU.png|300px|thumb|{{SSBU|Snake}} is seen tumbling away from the screen while {{SSBU|Corrin}} is sideways due to her normal tumbling animation having her already facing toward/away from the screen. However, the [[Boss Galaga]] always makes their tumbling animation sideways, as demonstrated by {{SSBU|Zelda}}.]] | ||
''Ultimate'' introduces a new animation for Star KOs; the characters now tumble away from the screen, akin to how Screen KOs worked in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', and seemingly go a much further distance away from the stage (though this is an illusion, since the characters actually start shrinking the further they fly away, as easily seen in [[Temple]]). Most characters also now use a sideways version of their tumbling animations, with the exceptions of {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} (due to his 2D nature), {{SSBU|Cloud}}, {{SSBU|Corrin}}, {{SSBU|Incineroar}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Shulk}}, {{SSBU|Joker}}, {{SSBU|Min Min}}, {{SSBU|Pyra}}, {{SSBU|Mythra}}, and {{SSBU|Sora}}, who spin forwards like their normal tumbling animation (due to their normal tumbling animations having them already facing the screen). The star is also now a purple color. Additionally, the [[Boss Galaga]] will always cause a Star KO and cause the character to go into their normal Star KO animation seen in the previous games. The physics of Star KOs are otherwise unchanged from ''Smash 4''. | ''Ultimate'' introduces a new animation for Star KOs; the characters now tumble away from the screen, akin to how Screen KOs worked in ''Melee'' and ''Brawl'', and seemingly go a much further distance away from the stage (though this is an illusion, since the characters actually start shrinking the further they fly away, as easily seen in [[Temple]]). Most characters also now use a sideways version of their tumbling animations, with the exceptions of {{SSBU|Mr. Game & Watch}} (due to his 2D nature), {{SSBU|Cloud}}, {{SSBU|Corrin}}, {{SSBU|Incineroar}}, {{SSBU|Inkling}}, {{SSBU|Shulk}}, {{SSBU|Joker}}, {{SSBU|Min Min}}, {{SSBU|Pyra}}, {{SSBU|Mythra}}, and {{SSBU|Sora}}, who spin forwards like their normal tumbling animation (due to their normal tumbling animations having them already facing the screen). The star is also now a purple color. Additionally, the [[Boss Galaga]] will always cause a Star KO and cause the character to go into their normal Star KO animation seen in the previous games. The physics of Star KOs are otherwise unchanged from ''Smash 4''. | ||
{{SSBU|Isabelle}}, {{SSBU|Steve}}, and {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} also remain silent when Star KO'd, in addition to all previous veterans that were silent during their Star KO. For the first time in the series, there are characters who speak a complete sentence during Star KO; {{SSBU|Pit}} has a unique Star KO line, where he yells "I never learned how to read...!". This is a reference to Chapter 17 in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'', where he yells the same line after his Power of Flight is cut en-route to the Aurum Fortress | {{SSBU|Isabelle}}, {{SSBU|Steve}}, and {{SSBU|Piranha Plant}} also remain silent when Star KO'd, in addition to all previous veterans that were silent during their Star KO. For the first time in the series, there are characters who speak a complete sentence during Star KO; {{SSBU|Pit}} has a unique Star KO line, where he yells "I never learned how to read...!". This is a reference to Chapter 17 in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'', where he yells the same line after his Power of Flight is cut en-route to the Aurum Fortress. {{SSBU|Byleth}} speaks during a Star KO, shouting "My battle ends here...!", a reference to one of their defeat lines from ''Fire Emblem: Three Houses''. Both characters also do not speak in the Japanese version. When the Inklings are Star KO'd, they will use their "Splatted" voice clip. In addition to all previous cases retained from ''Brawl'' and ''Smash 4'', {{SSBU|Daisy}}'s Star KO also has her shouting "No!", as she does when falling off the stage in ''Mario Kart Wii'', ''Mario Party 9'', and ''Mario Party Island Tour''. Similarly, Min Min shouts "{{ja|哎呀！|Āi yā!}}" (''Oh no!''). Mr. Game & Watch now uses the same beep used for his up and side taunts, while {{SSBU|Dark Samus}} reuses {{SSBU|Samus}}' Star KO sound. {{SSBU|Roy}}'s English Star KO voice clip, much like Zelda in ''Melee'', is infamous for being overdone and horrifying, to the point that his voice actor, {{s|wikipedia|Ray Chase}}, [https://www.twitter.com/RayChase/status/1093679605796397056 acknowledged this influence on Twitter]. | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[File:Teamrocketblastingoffagain.gif|thumb|The {{s|bulbapedia|Team Rocket trio}} "blasting off again" in the Pokémon anime.]] | [[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 | 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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==Exceptions== | ==Exceptions== | ||
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*[[Flying Man|Flying Men]] | *[[Flying Man|Flying Men]] | ||
*[[Nabbit]] | *[[Nabbit]] | ||
*Stages ( | *Stages (bolded stages allow Screen KOs): '''{{b|Training|stage}}''', '''[[Online Practice Stage]]''', {{SSB|Mushroom Kingdom}}, [[Mushroom Kingdom II]], [[WarioWare, Inc.]], '''[[Frigate Orpheon]]''', [[75m]], [[Mario Bros.]], [[Hanenbow]], '''[[Green Hill Zone]]''', '''[[Gerudo Valley]]''', [[Dream Land GB]], '''[[Unova Pokémon League]]''', [[Mute City SNES]], [[Balloon Fight]], [[PictoChat 2]], '''{{SSB4|Mario Circuit}}''', '''[[The Great Cave Offensive]]''', [[Flat Zone X]], '''[[Gamer]]''', [[Wii Fit Studio]], '''[[Boxing Ring]]''', {{b|Duck Hunt|stage}}, '''[[Wrecking Crew]]''', [[PAC-LAND]], [[Super Mario Maker]], [[Umbra Clock Tower]], '''[[New Donk City Hall]]''', '''[[Moray Towers]]''', '''[[Dracula's Castle]]''', '''[[Garreg Mach Monastery]]''' (except the Bridge section), '''[[Mishima Dojo]]''' and all Ω/Battlefield forms of these stages aside from Garreg Mach Monastery. | ||
==[[Bonuses]]== | ==[[Bonuses]]== | ||
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*''Super Smash Bros.'' is the only game in the series where a player can Star KO themselves without breaking [[Jigglypuff]]'s shield. | *''Super Smash Bros.'' is the only game in the series where a player can Star KO themselves without breaking [[Jigglypuff]]'s shield. | ||
**This can be best seen if Ness uses his jumps and PK Thunder straight up on either [[Hyrule Castle]], or his Break the Targets/Board the Platforms stages. | **This can be best seen if Ness uses his jumps and PK Thunder straight up on either [[Hyrule Castle]], or his Break the Targets/Board the Platforms stages. | ||
* | *If the camera zooms out enough on certain large stages, the "trick" of the Star KOs can be revealed: once the defeated character hits the upper blast line, they get shifted toward the background as their tumble animation starts, before reappearing onscreen for the KO animation. This can be seen best in the Camera mode in ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', by maneuvering the camera into a certain position. This trick can also be revealed in ''Ultimate'' using the camera's frame-by-frame controls. | ||
*If the cage the [[Mii]] resides inside on the [[Find Mii]] stage sustains sufficient damage, the Mii and the cage will be Star KO'd, though no sound effects play when this occurs. | *If the cage the [[Mii]] resides inside on the [[Find Mii]] stage sustains sufficient damage, the Mii and the cage will be Star KO'd, though no sound effects play when this occurs. | ||
*If [[Rosalina]] is Star KO'd while [[Luma]] remains on the battlefield, [https://youtu.be/JGVNqkxwGR4?t=471 Luma will shrink to match Rosalina's animation]. | |||
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**{{SSB4|King Dedede}} and {{SSB4|Cloud}}'s voice clips for being Star KO'd are longer than the time allotted for the Star KO animation. | **{{SSB4|King Dedede}} and {{SSB4|Cloud}}'s voice clips for being Star KO'd are longer than the time allotted for the Star KO animation. | ||
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**If a character gets Star KO'd by Snake's Final Smash while a missile is still locked on to them, the missiles will chase them throughout the Star KO animation. | **If a character gets Star KO'd by Snake's Final Smash while a missile is still locked on to them, the missiles will chase them throughout the Star KO animation. | ||
**The onscreen radar will track a Star KO'd character, but will not track a character who has been Screen KO'd. | **The onscreen [[radar]] will track a Star KO'd character, but will not track a character who has been Screen KO'd. | ||
**Both {{SSBU|Young Link}} and {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}'s Star KO voice clip seem to have an error at the beginning, as it starts with a noticeable pause. | **Both {{SSBU|Young Link}} and {{SSBU|Ivysaur}}'s Star KO voice clip seem to have an error at the beginning, as it starts with a noticeable pause. | ||
**{{SSBU|Ken}}'s Star KO voice clip strangely doesn't appear in the Sound Test, making him the only character in the series with this distinction. | **{{SSBU|Ken}}'s Star KO voice clip strangely doesn't appear in the Sound Test, making him the only character in the series with this distinction. | ||