Bow

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The Bow (神弓 Shinkyuu, literally meaning "God Bow") is Pit's main weapon in every adventure he goes on. It is often seen with Pit in his various cameos. Pit carries an unlimited supply of arrows, and can be aimed vertically or horizontally. Earning Arrows of Strength will increase the overall power of this weapon. Pit can only have one arrow in flight at a time, even with the powerful Arrow of Light.

Appearances

Kid Icarus

The bow has a relatively short range when Pit starts out. Collecting the Sacred Bow extends this range to line of sight, and the Fire Arrows will increase the damage. This is Pit's main weapon, and fires quite fast.

Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters

Pit's bow functions virtually the same as in the previous adventure, along with the same type of weapons.

Kid Icarus: Uprising

The Bow returns as one of the basic weapons that Pit can use in battle. One of the versions resembles the traditional design from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, while the others have completely new designs. It fires charged and rapid fire arrows. This weapon has a homing property like the Palm. For the Bow's special attack, Pit will aim upwards and fire multiple arrows that fall down as a rain of arrows.

Variations

As of now, eleven variations of the Bow have been revealed in Uprising:

Bow Variants

Name	Description	Image
Fortune Bow (神弓フォーチュン Shinkyuu Foochun, "Bow: Fortune")	The basic Bow as pictured above. It is a well-balanced weapon that fires arrows that slightly increase in power at longer distances.
Meteor Bow (神弓コメットエッジ Shinkyuu Komettoejji, "Bow: Cometedge")	A futuristic-looking Bow that harnesses the power of comets. The Meteor Bow's dash shots fire heat-seeking, triple arrows that are nearly impossible to avoid for opponents. It's charged shot is an exceptionally strong projectile with the power of a meteor strike, although it does not home in on enemies. This variation also has the longest range of any other Bow.	File:Bow crystal.png
Angel Bow (キューピッドの神弓, Kyūpiddo no Shinkyuu, "Cupid's Bow")	A gold bow with various heart designs. It also fires hearts as a projectile.
Sacred Bow of Palutena, also known as Palutena's Bow (パルテナの神弓 Parutena no Shinkyuu, "Godly Bow of Palutena")	The traditional Bow from Brawl that is equiped with two light rings that produce the arrows.
Silver Bow	Dark Pit's false Sacred Bow of Palutena.	???
Divine Bow	A branch-like Bow decorated with what appear to be streamers.	???
Hawkeye Bow	A Bow with a design that resembles the head of a bird, complete with eyes, a beak, and feathers.	???
Darkness Bow	A Bow with a dark color scheme and neon lights.	???
Crystal Bow	A variant that fires crystal gem projectiles; large blue ones as charged shots, and medium yellow ones for rapid fire.	File:Crystal bow.jpg
Phosphora Bow	A variant that fires electric arrows. Its charged shots have fairly good homing capability, but its rapid-fire shots have no homing capabilities.	???
Sagittarius Bow	A variant inspired by the ninth astrological sign in the Zodiac.	???

Super Smash Bros. Brawl

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pit uses the Sacred Bow of Light as his neutral special move. In turn, this bow debuted within Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The move is named Palutena's Arrow in reference to the projectile that the bow fires.

Trophy Description

"The bow Pit got from Palutena after the Medusa incident. As a standard bow, it's capable of firing arrows of light that can change direction. It can also be split to form two short swords--Pit holds one sword in his right hand in a standard grip and one in his left in a reverse grip. He may hold them like this so he can shift between bow and swords without losing a beat."

Gallery

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  Pit with the bird-inspired bow.

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  Pit's Sacred Bow of Palutena in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

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  The Bow's special attack.

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  Fortune Bow

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  Meteor Bow

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  Angel Bow

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  Palutena's Bow

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  Crystal Bow

External Links

• Palutena's Arrow special move article on SmashWiki