History Main / ATwinkleInTheSky

* ''VideoGame/ChronoTrigger'': In the Prehistoric era, a twinkling star can be seen in the background of some elevated areas. It's actually Lavos on his way down, [[TheCretaceousIsAlwaysDoomed no prize for guessing]] [[PhlebotinumKilledTheDinosaurs which species is eradicated by its fall.]]

* ''VideoGame/GuiltyGear XX'':

** May's Instant Kill does this too in later games, as the girl cheerfully blasts her opponent out of a cannon into the wild blue yonder.

** ''VideoGame/{{Sonic Rush|Series}}'': Each time Blaze defeats Eggman in a boss fight, she kicks him off flying into the sky.

* ''VideoGame/BlazBlue'': Makoto's Astral Finish ends in a uppercut that turns the opponent into a twinkle in the sky, and then leaves a ''huge'' impression on the moon... and smashes it apart.

** Happens to Wario during the "Punch!" minigame in ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}: Touched''.

** Baikinman and his cohorts are usually taken care of in this manner — sent flying to the horizon screaming their CatchPhrase "Bai baikiiin!" at least once per episode.

** This is also the fate of [[spoiler:Bluenote Stinger]] after being defeated by an angry [[spoiler:Gildarts Clive]]. For bonus LaserGuidedKarma points, the victim in question would often ask his opponents "[[CatchPhrase Can you fly?]]" to reference if they could hope to stand up to his [[GravityMaster power]].

-->[[CatchPhrase "Aaaaaiyaaaaaaaa!!!!]]

* ''Fanfic/MuffetTheMom'': Happens to Muffet in the sixth chapter, courtesy of Frisk and a see-saw.

* In ''Fanfic/{{Dial}}'' it happens to Ulik when Thor and Iron Man hit him with a combination attack, much to Hill's chagrin as it caused them to lose track of him.

* ''VideoGame/BeardBlade'' has one of the early bosses, Barnacle Barley, fought in the quarters of his ship where the windows are in the background. Defeating him sends him [[DestinationDefeneastration out an open window]]... and into the horizon. Complete with a twinkle in the horizon.

* In ''VideoGame/GodHand'':

* This happens to the Rock Titan after being blasted off by {{WesternAnimation/Hercules}} in the opening cutscene for Olympus Coliseum in ''VideoGame/KingdomHeartsII''.

* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'' examples:

* If someone is hit upwards out of the arena in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros64'' or its sequels, this is the result... unless they fly forwards and bounce off the screen. It's actually pretty satisfying, especially since they scream the whole time; after a long and bitter fight, hearing a morose, "Pika ''piiiiikaaaaa''..." makes the whole thing seem worthwhile. Especially gratifying in that particular instance if you are a fan of Team Rocket. This can sometimes look a bit weird in stages that take place entirely indoors/underground. Starting in [[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU the fourth game]], it will stop occurring during the last seconds of a match, [[ObviousRulePatch to avoid the scenario where an assured victory turns into a tie because the match ended before the long animation finished playing out]]. In ''[[VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate Ultimate]]'', if Snake uses his [[LimitBreak Final Smash]], which is essentially MacrossMissileMassacre, and someone gets star KO'd while the missiles are firing, a stray missile will [[SuperPersistentMissile follow them off into the distance]].

* Happens to Wario in the "Punch!" minigame in ''VideoGame/{{WarioWare}}: Touched''.
** Several times in the ''VideoGame/WarioLand'' series. Happens to Captain Syrup in some of the endings for ''VideoGame/WarioLandII'' and to the second boss in ''VideoGame/WarioLandShakeIt'', Hot Roderick, after Wario's final attack against him.

* Raphael the Raven's death animation in ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland''. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LNSW7hgc-Mw Skip to 2:38 for the boss battle and 3:50 for the actual twinkle]].

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* Happens to Suzuo once in ''LightNovel/{{Dokkoida}}'' after an over-enthusiastic greeting of Marilyn Ronmoe.

*** Raymond again in episode "Project Ray Way".

** This also happens to Fink in the episode [[Recap/OKKOLetsBeHeroesS3E5KOVsFink "K.O. vs Fink"]] after being defeated by the heroes' Love Beam attack, and though it is hard to see, a ding can still be heard.

* In the episode "Stars in their Eyes" of ''WesternAnimation/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow'', the Mario Brothers' space ship does this as it heads towards planet Quirk at the beginning of the episode.
* Happens to some of Lord Dregg's space ships sometimes, in later seasons of ''WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987''.

** This is also the fate of [[spoiler:Bluenote Stinger]] after being defeated by an angry [[spoiler: Gildarts Clive]].

* Played straight in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex's'' second season, when [[spoiler:an awakened Accelerator]] destroys [[spoiler:Kihara Amata]]. It wasn't just a twinkle in the sky, though, but a ''fire trail'' as the man burned to ash from atmospheric friction.