[Mad Dawgg]

It is a spoof on Red Shirts and their chances of returning alive when they beam down to a planet.

In Star Trek, red-uniformed security officers and engineers who accompany the main characters on landing parties often suffer quick deaths.[2] The trope first appears in the episode "What Are Little Girls Made Of?" (1966).[3] Of the 59 crew members killed in the series, 43 (73%) were wearing red shirts.

[ETL]

It is a spoof on Red Shirts and their chances of returning alive when they beam down to a planet.

I see. They are 'throw-aways'. Like the poor unknown schmuck who gets in the ring with some big-name superstar pro wrestler. You just know things aren't going to work out too well for them.

[ETL]

From your wiki link:

“In Star Trek, red-uniformed security officers and engineers who accompany the main characters on landing parties often suffer quick deaths.[2]

The trope first appears in the episode “What Are Little Girls Made Of?” (1966).[3] Of the 59 crew members killed in the series, 43 (73%) were wearing red shirts.[4]”