Kick off
Kick off verb - To take the first step in (a process or course of action).
Both terms in one sentence
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In Chrono Trigger, Lucca's invention, the Telepod, reacts with Marle's pendant to really kick off the events of the game.
Source: Teleportation - Also, Rohjaz/Captain America is referred to as "the Forerunner", and is basically the universe's trigger to kick off the age of superheroes; the character in question was one of Marvel's first superheroes, predating most of the other characters' publications by two decades.
Source: Mythology Gag / Comics
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