Remember When You Blew Up a Sun?

A sub-trope of Continuity Nod, where a character acknowledges a past Moment of Awesome, either their own or that of another character. Can be used to attempt to intimidate an opponent, or even just a minor character that is being a nuisance. If the opponent is impressive enough, this may even qualify as a Moment of Awesome in its own right. Also likely to turn up in a Don't Say Such Stupid Things! speech to bolster a character's confidence by talking about the incredible feats they have accomplished in the past. Sometimes said in such an offhand manner that it almost appears that the character themselves mightn't find it all that impressive. It can also be used to lampshade the trumped-up suspense regarding the latest threat; your character can blow up a sun, so why are we all worried about the villain's new death ray? If the character continues to reminisce on a Moment of Awesome long after they stop being capable of pulling off similar feats, this becomes Glory Days. Sometimes played with if the sun-blower-upper either doesn't remember the incident in question, or does but attaches no importance to it. If writers seem to think that's all the character does, it turns into Flanderization. Closely related to Badass Boast. This trope can also come into play if the character is Legendary in the Sequel and his deeds in the previous installment are mentioned. Contrast Once Done, Never Forgotten, which is when the event other characters repeatedly bring up is embarrassing or shameful, and Never Live It Down, where it's the audience that keeps bringing the regrettable event up. If the incident however occurred during an off-screen moment within the plot and is never actually explained to the audience it turns into the Noodle Incident. Does not (usually) involve actual suns exploding. For that, see Star Killing. It also has nothing to do with destroying something that large scale out of sheer incompetence. That would be Mike Nelson, Destroyer of Worlds.