lrn2study. Some stars go from red giant to directly a white dwarf, with no supernova. Some stars collapse directly to a black hole. The heat from the star keeps it from compressing, due to the pressure. When the star gets too cold, it will compress, and get dense, to the point of a black hole.
That's godmodding. If it can absorb all energy, as beams=energy and light=energy, then the kinetic energy of a missile will get absorbed, as well as the explosion gets absorbed. It's godmodding.
Awesome kill can be overkill. To a noob, it's awesome kill. To people who know better, it's overkill. Overkill can be godmodding. I know what you meant, by a few...