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'''Pit''' (ピット ''Pitto'') is the protagonist of the ''[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus series]]'' | '''Pit''' (ピット ''Pitto'') is the protagonist of the ''[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus series]]'', first appearing in ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, followed by an appearance in ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'' for the Gameboy in 1991. Other than a handful of cameos, Pit did not appear again until the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', seventeen years after ''Of Myths and Monsters'', in which he was one of the starter characters. | ||
Pit is [[Palutena]]'s most loyal servant, as well as the captain of her royal bodyguards. He is sometimes referred to as "Kid Icarus" in reference to the English title of the series. Pit is always armed with his trusty [[Bow]] and [[Arrow of Strength|arrows]] and prefers ranged combat, though he has demonstrated a fair amount of melee capability. | |||
==Characteristics== | ==Characteristics== | ||
===Physical Appearance=== | ===Physical Appearance=== | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===[[Kid Icarus]] (1986)=== | ===[[Kid Icarus]] (1986)=== | ||
At the beginning of the first game, Pit began as a young angel boy, trapped in the [[Underworld]]. Palutena, the Goddess of Light, had been imprisoned, so she entrusted Pit with a magical [[Bow]] and the duty of gathering the [[Three Sacred Treasures]], defeating the Dark Goddess [[Medusa]] and saving [[Angel Land]]. Pit must journey through the Underworld, [[Overworld]], [[Skyworld]], and finally, the [[Palace in the Sky]] in order to gather the Three Sacred Treasures and free Palutena. | At the beginning of the first game, Pit began as a young angel boy, trapped in the [[Underworld]]. Palutena, the Goddess of Light, had been imprisoned, so she entrusted Pit with a magical [[Bow]] and the duty of gathering the [[Three Sacred Treasures]], defeating the Dark Goddess [[Medusa]] and saving [[Angel Land]]. Pit must journey through the Underworld, [[Overworld]], [[Skyworld]], and finally, the [[Palace in the Sky]] in order to gather the Three Sacred Treasures and free Palutena. | ||
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===[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]] (1991)=== | ===[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]] (1991)=== | ||
[[Image:KI Myths and Monsters.gif|right|131px]] | [[Image:KI Myths and Monsters.gif|right|131px]] | ||
In ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters,'' Pit is charged with training for the defense of Angel Land, after Palutena foresees an invasion of demons led by a monster called [[Orcos]]. The training involves the Three Sacred Treasures, which Pit must unite. However, because of a dire emergency, Palutena had entrusted the Three Sacred Treasures to the fortress guardians. To prevent Orcos's invasion, Pit must once again obtain the Three Sacred Treasures. | In ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters,'' Pit is charged with training for the defense of Angel Land, after Palutena foresees an invasion of demons led by a monster called [[Orcos]]. The training involves the Three Sacred Treasures, which Pit must unite. However, because of a dire emergency, Palutena had entrusted the Three Sacred Treasures to the fortress guardians. To prevent Orcos's invasion, Pit must once again obtain the Three Sacred Treasures. | ||
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===[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]] (2012)=== | ===[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]] (2012)=== | ||
A return to the series as the release title with the Nintendo 3DS. Twenty-four years after the first game (referencing the real-life gap between the NES classic and ''Uprising''), Medusa is revived by her minions. A now-teenage Pit is tasked with defeating Medusa and her army of monsters by Palutena, who gives Pit the Power of Flight, which allows him to fly for five minutes before his wings burn up. This allows him to get between the various areas where he fights the army on the ground. Along the way, he'll not only use the Bow of Palutena to fight his foes, but will also gather a large new repertoire of weapons with both long and short-ranged capabilities, showing off a few new tricks. | |||
A return to the series as the release title with the Nintendo 3DS. | |||
==Super Smash Bros. Series== | ==Super Smash Bros. Series== | ||
===[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] (2008)=== | |||
===[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]=== | |||
[[File:Pit's_profile_pic.jpg|thumb|Pit as he appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | [[File:Pit's_profile_pic.jpg|thumb|Pit as he appeared in Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] | ||
Pit is a playable in character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and is available at the start of the game. | Pit is a playable in character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and is available at the start of the game. | ||
His Special Attacks, other than his Side Special, are based off of the Three Sacred Treasures. His bow is called the "[[Sacred Bow]] of Palutena" | His Special Attacks, other than his Side Special, are based off of the Three Sacred Treasures. His bow is called the "[[Sacred Bow]] of Palutena".<ref>http://www.smashbros.com/en_us/characters/pit.html</ref> This bow is his symbol and has the added feature of being able to split into dual swords, a trait that would carry on to its appearance in ''Uprising'' and a dual functionality that would come to permeate all of the weapons in Pit's arsenal in that game. He uses both swords and bow for his Aerial, Standard and Smash Attacks, changing the weapon between three different forms to attack. His Down Special is the [[Mirror Shield]], which is used to reflect projectiles and protect Pit from attack from the front. It can be angled upward slightly. His Up Special is the Wings of Icarus, which allows him to fly freely for a short time. | ||
After obtaining the power of the Smash Ball, Pit can use his Final Smash, Palutena's Army, to call upon a swarm of [[Centurion]]s to attack his opponents. | After obtaining the power of the Smash Ball, Pit can use his Final Smash, Palutena's Army, to call upon a swarm of [[Centurion]]s to attack his opponents. | ||
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==Other Appearances== | ==Other Appearances== | ||
===[[Captain N: The Game Master]]=== | ===[[Captain N: The Game Master]]=== | ||
[[Image:CapNKidIcarus.jpg|200px|right]] | [[Image:CapNKidIcarus.jpg|200px|right]] | ||
Pit appeared as one of the main characters in the cartoon, ''[ | Pit appeared as one of the main characters in the cartoon, ''[[wikipedia:Captain N: The Game Master|Captain N: The Game Master]]''. Here, he was referred to as "Kid Icarus" and, after initial suspicion, became Kevin's loyal sidekick next to Duke. He was voiced by [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0432228/ Alessandro Juniali]. Pit is drawn with a comically larger head (with a massive cowlick) in comparison to the rest of his body and is constantly in flight, as though he already possessed the [[Wings of Pegasus]]. He has a tendency to append the catchphrase "-icus" to words (and sometimes maximus for large things) and speaks as a young teenager just hitting puberty. No longer satisfied with normally deadly arrows, Pit has a large selection of different projectiles in his quiver with a large variety of functions, and he always seems to have the right one for the job (ranging from saw-bladed arrows to pizza arrows); sometimes, however, he pulls the wrong arrow and simply must make do with whatever he drew. One episode was centered on the plot of ''Kid Icarus'', with the team trying to collect the Three Treasures. Kid Icarus came from the "Mount Icarus" realm. | ||
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===Tetris=== | ===Tetris=== | ||
[[Image:Tetris Pit.gif|right]] | [[Image:Tetris Pit.gif|right]] | ||
Pit appeared in the official Nintendo version of ''[ | Pit appeared in the official Nintendo version of ''[[Wikipedia:Tetris|Tetris]]'', as an instrument player alongside [[metroidWiki:Samus|Samus]] of [[metroidwiki:Metroid (series)|''Metroid'']] fame and several of Nintendo's other characters. In this appearance, he was depicted playing a violin or viola in the ending. This may be a pun on his choice of weapon, as the tool used for playing a stringed instrument is also called a bow. | ||
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[[File:Pit F-1.png|right|thumb]] | [[File:Pit F-1.png|right|thumb]] | ||
===F-1 Race=== | ===F-1 Race=== | ||
He made a minor cameo, cheering the player on in Course 8. | He made a minor cameo, cheering the player on in Course 8.<ref>http://www.nindb.net/game/f1-race-gb.html</ref> | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File: | [[File:Kid Icarus best ending.png|thumb|Adult Pit in the best ending of Kid Icarus.]] | ||
*There | *There are not any proper angels in Greek mythology, but there is one archer with wings; Pit bears a very striking resemblance to the cherubic Eros (also known as Cupid), the demigod who would inspire love by shooting people with arrows. In popular culture, Cupid is often depicted as having arrowheads shaped and colored like hearts due to his love motif, and some of Pit's art and his trophy from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' depict his arrowheads as looking like hearts. | ||
*Pit also draws inspiration from Icarus, the figure for whom the series is named: For example, at the end of ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'', Pit flies up toward the sun, and his wings fall off. This alludes to the story of Icarus, whose wax-and-feather wings allowed him to fly, but, caught up in the moment, he disobeyed his father, Daedalus, and flew too close to the sun, causing the wax holding the wings together to fall off, causing him to plummet to his death. A similar allusion is made in ''Uprising'', when Palutena notes that the Miracle of Flight can only sustain Pit for five minutes before his wings burn up, causing him to fall, and he must reach his destination before that happens. | *Pit also draws inspiration from Icarus, the figure for whom the series is named: For example, at the end of ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'', Pit flies up toward the sun, and his wings fall off. This alludes to the story of Icarus, whose wax-and-feather wings allowed him to fly, but, caught up in the moment, he disobeyed his father, Daedalus, and flew too close to the sun, causing the wax holding the wings together to fall off, causing him to plummet to his death. A similar allusion is made in ''Uprising'', when Palutena notes that the Miracle of Flight can only sustain Pit for five minutes before his wings burn up, causing him to fall, and he must reach his destination before that happens. | ||
*And finally, Pit draws inspiration from Biblical angels. Angels in the Bible are commonly depicted as benevolent messengers and guardians. Pit's position as Palutena's bodyguard and a protector of humans fits as a role of a guardian angel. There are also hints of Pit being a messenger, however he has never really been seen doing such tasks in games. | *And finally, Pit draws inspiration from Biblical angels. Angels in the Bible are commonly depicted as benevolent messengers and guardians. Pit's position as Palutena's bodyguard and a protector of humans fits as a role of a guardian angel. There are also hints of Pit being a messenger, however he has never really been seen doing such tasks in games. | ||
*Pit was supposed to be in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' for the Nintendo 64, but was cut out due to his low popularity at that time. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Pit appears as a trophy, with the words "Will he ever fight again?" imprinted on it, which would be a foreshadowing of his eventual inclusion in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. | *Pit was supposed to be in the original ''Super Smash Bros.'' for the Nintendo 64, but was cut out due to his low popularity at that time. In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Pit appears as a trophy, with the words "Will he ever fight again?" imprinted on it, which would be a foreshadowing of his eventual inclusion in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. | ||
*A romantic interest between [[Palutena]] and Pit was implied in the best ending in the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', though this has yet to be revisited. | *A romantic interest between [[Palutena]] and Pit was implied in the best ending in the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', though this has yet to be revisited. | ||
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