Exploded
Split
Split verb - To set or force apart.
Both words in one sentence
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The boss Thugly from Donkey Kong Country Returns had a move where it spat out a fireball which exploded into three, then one of those three exploded into another three, and finally one of those would split into three yet again.
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Mega Man X had the Shotgun Ice which exploded on contact, and the Chameleon Sting which started off as one projectile but split into three after half a second.
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In Eureka Seven, Holland's LFO got split into half and exploded at the hands of Anemone in episode 42, but later turned up still alive and didn't suffer any form of injury at all.
Source: Disney Death
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