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[[ | {{EnemyBox | ||
|name= Pythagoras | |||
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|image= PythagorasPict.png | |||
|firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'' (1991) | |||
|latestappearance= ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'' (1991) | |||
|affiliations= [[Orcos]] | |||
|type= Grounded | |||
}} | |||
'''Pythagoras''' is an uncommon enemy encountered exclusively in the [[Palace in the Sky|Sky Palace]]. He is a rather obscure old man that continuously tosses equilateral triangles towards [[Pit]] when he draws near. He is quite similar to the [[Eggplant Wizard]] in the way he throws his projectiles, although he does not move from his position nor do his triangles cause anything more than damage. | '''Pythagoras''' is an uncommon enemy encountered exclusively in the [[Palace in the Sky|Sky Palace]]. He is a rather obscure old man that continuously tosses equilateral triangles towards [[Pit]] when he draws near. He is quite similar to the [[Eggplant Wizard]] in the way he throws his projectiles, although he does not move from his position nor do his triangles cause anything more than damage. | ||
== | ==In ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]''== | ||
'' | ===Manual Description=== | ||
''A lively old man who throws equilateral triangles.'' | |||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Pythagoras is based on the Greek | *Pythagoras is based on the Greek philosopher and mathematician of the [[wikipedia:Pythagoras|same name]]. The triangles he throws likely serve as a comical reference to the [[wikipedia:Pythagorean Theorem|Pythagorean Theorem]]. | ||
**Ironically, the manual description states Pythagoras throws equilateral triangles when the theorem only works on right triangles. | |||
*Pythagoras is one of the only characters in the ''Kid Icarus'' series based on an actual historical figure rather than a mythological one. | *Pythagoras is one of the only characters in the ''Kid Icarus'' series based on an actual historical figure rather than a mythological one. | ||
*Along with [[Merc]], he is one of the few enemies with a normal human appearance. | *Along with [[Merc]], he is one of the few enemies with a normal human appearance. |
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