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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===''[[Kid Icarus]]''=== | ===''[[Kid Icarus]]''=== | ||
[[File:DaphneP.png|right]] | [[File:DaphneP.png|right|thumb|Official artwork from ''Kid Icarus''.]] | ||
"''A flower that blooms in the Palace in the Sky. It has been taken over by an evil spirit. It flaps its leaves to fly and its four petals are tipped with poisonous thorns.''" | "''A flower that blooms in the Palace in the Sky. It has been taken over by an evil spirit. It flaps its leaves to fly and its four petals are tipped with poisonous thorns.''" | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
*Daphne was a nymph chased by the god Apollo, who was shot by one of Eros's arrows. Praying to Gaia (or the river god Peneus) to avoid the attentions of the amorous Apollo, she was transformed into a laurel tree. Incidentally, Pit wears a crown of laurels in ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] ''and,'' [[Kid Icarus: Uprising|Uprising]]''. | *[[wikipedia:Daphne|Daphne]] was a nymph chased by the god Apollo, who was shot by one of Eros's arrows. Praying to Gaia (or the river god Peneus) to avoid the attentions of the amorous Apollo, she was transformed into a laurel tree. Incidentally, Pit wears a crown of laurels in ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'', ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] ''and,'' [[Kid Icarus: Uprising|Uprising]]''. | ||
*Based on its name, the Daphne may have also been visually inspired by a daffodil, which is a type of flower. | *Based on its name, the Daphne may have also been visually inspired by a daffodil, which is a type of flower. | ||