Supernovae in works of fiction often serve as plot devices. * In the 1999 RTS game Homeworld, one of the missions take place in a dust belt near an active supernova. The protagonists' target is a nearby research station observing the event. Despite the supernova being located lightyears from the mission area, its intense radiation is highly dangerous to ships wandering outside the dust banks. * In the Star Trek universe, trilithium-based weapons can cause stars to go supernova by inhibiting their fusion processes. * In the Star Wars universe, the can cause stars to go supernova with its resonance torpedoes. In addition, can cause supernovae. * In the mythos of the comic book character Superman, his home planet of Krypton is destroyed. Some interpretations of this origin story, such a