Stellar Strike is just a general joke ("An impresive blow!"). Pull Them Under is a reference to Dream Theater's Pul Me Under, and Mind Boil is a disease in D&D. Generally, almost every skill has at least one reference, in keeping with the MSPA tradition. :P
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