The Space-Pirate Ship: Difference between revisions

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Pit will begin this mission in the [[Galactic Sea]], where star constellations are born and held in place. It isn't long before the Space Pirate Ship comes bursting out of this ocean and breaks one of the connecting lines of a nearby [[File:Starshipattack.jpg|left|thumb|Pit going against the Space Pirate Ship.]]constellation. Rather than fight, the Space Pirates will quickly pilot their ship into the distance, with Pit giving chase. [[Palutena]] claims that the pirates somehow got a hold of the Three Sacred Treasures during their travels, becoming a target of the [[Underworld]] army as a result. What begins as a pursuit turns into a frantic race against [[Medusa|Medusa's minions]] as they attempt to break into the Space Pirate Ship while it begins utilizing its many laser cannons, turning the area around it into a chaotic battlefield. Eventually, Palutena will find an entrance for Pit to infiltrate inside the spacecraft.

The ground mission features a three-way battles between Pit, the Underworld army, and the powerful crew of the ship itself. During the mission, Pit will come across the Space Pirate Captain, who will use a special horn to summon Space Pirates to battle Pit and the Underworld forces. Some notable areas have been seen within the massive ship, such as a storage room where the pirates keep the constellations that they have captured. About halfway through the level, there is a room containing a Hot Spring and a lone Space Pirate soaking in it- hang around in the Hot Spring long enough and a Treasure Chest containing Hearts will appear. In addition to the areas located within the Space Pirate's craft, Pit will also travel extensively along the outside of its hull by using [[Grind Rail]]s set up by Palutena, as well as numerous celestial pathways that form along the ship itself.

[[File:Squidboss.jpg|thumb|232px|Pit facing the Space Kraken.]]

The boss of this chapter is a mighty [[Space Kraken]], accidentally summoned by the Space Pirate Captain when he was trying to call his crew. The creature uses its tentacles to attack while keeping its head underwater. In order to strike at its head, Pit will have to cause enough damage to these tentacles to bring the rest of its body up.

Once its head is up, the Kraken utilizes many new attacks, many of which involve lasers or projectiles. It fires a large blue laser in one of two ways- either straight ahead or sweeping from left to right or right to left. With proper timing, both of these attacks are easy to dodge.  It is also capable of firing a storm of lasers from its eyes- these lasers fly at Pit in a random pattern, making them difficult to avoid, especially at closer ranges. It also has an attack where it shoots several large balls of energy from its mouth in quick succession. If Pit is close enough, the Kraken may occasionally lunge its entire head onto the deck in an attempt to crush him- because Pit has to be close enough to the Kraken for it to use this attack and it lunges quickly, this attack is ''very'' difficult to avoid.