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===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
[[File:Palutena's expressions.png|thumb|left|300px|Palutena's expressions from ''Uprising''.]] | [[File:Palutena's expressions.png|thumb|left|300px|Palutena's expressions from ''Uprising''.]] | ||
Palutena is generally a very kind and wise character (at least compared to most gods). She is shown to care about the human race and will go to great lengths keep them safe from harm. She was willing to banish her own co-ruler, Medusa, in order to stop the goddess of darkness from attacking and killing the mortals. Although she may be the guardian of the humans, it is important to note that Palutena does not view them as flawless beings, in actuality, she views them as quite selfish and destructive | Palutena is generally a very kind and wise character (at least compared to most gods). She is shown to care about the human race and will go to great lengths keep them safe from harm. She was willing to banish her own co-ruler, [[Medusa]], in order to stop the goddess of darkness from attacking and killing the mortals. Although she may be the guardian of the humans, it is important to note that Palutena does not view them as flawless beings, in actuality, she views them as quite selfish and destructive. However, she believes the gods are no better than humans when it comes to fulfilling egoistic desires or ideals, or in some cases, she believes gods can be far worse. Palutena also appears to be the only god to realize and admit to this when [[Dark Pit]] points it out. Ironically, this might be why she firmly believes humans are the closest to the gods and sees them worth protecting. | ||
One very notable trait of the goddess of light is her outstanding wisdom, as she is one of the most knowledgable within the pantheon. Palutena uses her vast proficiency to let Pit know enemies' weak points, and give other useful information and tips to him. She is also quite sharp and not easily fooled. The goddess is typically the first to notice any subtle changes that occur, including contradictions and inconsistencies in anyone's statements or situations | One very notable trait of the goddess of light is her outstanding wisdom, as she is one of the most knowledgable within the pantheon. Other characters have commented on her as being very smart or a "know-it-all". Palutena uses her vast proficiency to let Pit know enemies' weak points, and give other useful information and tips to him. She is also quite sharp and not easily fooled. The goddess is typically the first to notice any subtle changes that occur, including contradictions and inconsistencies in anyone's statements or situations. Palutena quickly noticed the number of Underworld troops didn't decrease, despite the [[Mirror of Truth]] being destroyed. She also found it suspicious that [[Thanatos]] avoided her question of why he didn't outrank Medusa. And later with [[Hades]] scheme with the [[Wish Seed]], the goddess once again found out first that the seed was just a pile of lies. However, her great wisdom appears to have made her slightly arrogant, as Palutena sometimes refuses to admit to mistakes when being corrected by Pit. | ||
Palutena has a very close relationship with Pit and shares a very strong bond with him, with which he returns with undying loyalty. Despite her mature appearance, she has been shown to have a very playful and mischievous side. Palutena often teases Pit, and even exploits his absolute fidelity by purposely putting him into dangerous situations in order to complete missions. She has a habit of mixing up common phrases, such as in one of the tutorial videos for ''Uprising'' she erroneously calls ''[[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' as "Super Bash Sisters". The goddess also has a knack for using large, complex vocabulary that confuses Pit. Similar to her angel, she appears to have a large appetite as she talks about how delicious octopus is during the [[Space Kraken]] fight, and omelettes later | Palutena has a very close relationship with Pit and shares a very strong bond with him, with which he returns with undying loyalty. Despite her mature appearance, she has been shown to have a very playful and mischievous side. Palutena often teases Pit, and even exploits his absolute fidelity by purposely putting him into dangerous situations in order to complete missions. One time, she purposely put pheromones all over Pit as a way to attract one of the wandering [[Hewdraw]] heads. These actions may make Palutena come off as unfriendly towards Pit, but it is obvious she does genuinely care for her angel. She frequently asks him if he's alright after sustaining injuries, and is always grateful for his service and properly thanks him where it is due. Palutena became filled with utter sorrow when the power of flight burnt off Pit's wings while trying to save Dark Pit and was willing to cheat death to bring him back. | ||
Palutena is also noticeably more merciful compared to the other gods, as she would try to peacefully reason with her enemies first than use outright violence. She gave Medusa a final chance to retreat her army from the Overworld, and when [[Viridi]] started to attack humanity, Palutena attempted to persuade her out of it. She also tried to convince [[Arlon]] to joining her side to work together against the [[Underworld Army]]. | |||
The goddess has a minor quirky side, as she has a habit of mixing up common phrases, such as in one of the tutorial videos for ''Uprising'' she erroneously calls ''[[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. (series)|Super Smash Bros.]]'' as "Super Bash Sisters". The goddess also has a knack for using large, complex vocabulary that confuses Pit. Similar to her angel, she appears to have a large appetite as she talks about how delicious octopus is during the [[Space Kraken]] fight, and omelettes later when mentioning [[Phoenix]] eggs. Despite her young looks, she is sensitive when it comes to the topic regarding her age and strongly dislikes being called “ma’am”. | |||
===Abilities=== | ===Abilities=== | ||
Despite her playful personality, Palutena proves to be a powerful goddess. As the goddess of light, she has great power over the element, and is capable of performing potent magical abilities utilizing light, such as energy blasts, columns of light, and a bright flash of light used by her Mirror Shield to blind opponents. One of her most powerful attacks is called the “Glam Blaster” / ”Sacred Goddess Clobberlaser”, which involves a giant beam of vaporizing light that can disintegrate enemies. She is also the one who supplies Pit his [[Power of Flight]] and all his other [[Powers|powers]]. In ''Smash 4'', Palutena is capable of using these powers in combat herself. | Despite her playful personality, Palutena proves to be a powerful goddess. As the goddess of light, she has great power over the element, and is capable of performing potent magical abilities utilizing light, such as energy blasts, columns of light, and a bright flash of light used by her Mirror Shield to blind opponents. One of her most powerful attacks is called the “Glam Blaster” / ”Sacred Goddess Clobberlaser”, which involves a giant beam of vaporizing light that can disintegrate enemies. She is also the one who supplies Pit his [[Power of Flight]] and all his other [[Powers|powers]]. In ''Smash Smash Bros. 4'', Palutena is capable of using these powers in combat herself. During battle, she uses levitation as a key method of getting around. | ||
Like most deities, she possesses some degree of omniscience (even claiming to have an all-seeing “Eye of Palutena”). For example, in [[Chapter 2]], she demonstrates her godly insight regarding [[Magnus]]'s past that he lost a child in the war and was close friends with [[Gaol]] despite him never mentioning this at any point. Palutena's vast knowledge allows her to know names and weaknesses of almost every enemy in the series. | Like most deities, she possesses some degree of omniscience (even claiming to have an all-seeing “Eye of Palutena”). For example, in [[Chapter 2]] of ''Uprising'', she demonstrates her godly insight regarding [[Magnus]]'s past that he lost a child in the war and was close friends with [[Gaol]] despite him never mentioning this at any point. Palutena's vast knowledge allows her to know names and weaknesses of almost every enemy in the series. | ||
Palutena has typical abilities shared by other gods such as telepathic communication and summoning large projections of herself. Some other powers of Palutena mentioned in ''Uprising'' and the [[Kid Icarus 3D Anime|anime shorts]] include the “power of cooling”, "power of weak-point exposure", “power of ninjary”, “power of caging”, and “power of maelstrom". The [[Palutena Bow]] and [[Silver Bow]] are two weapons that are explicitly stated to be created by the goddess of light herself, indicating Palutena has some prowess over weapon crafting. She also has the ability to put curses on others, as she was the one who cursed Medusa with her monstrous form as punishment. | Palutena has typical abilities shared by other gods such as telepathic communication and summoning large projections of herself. Some other powers of Palutena mentioned in ''Uprising'' and the [[Kid Icarus 3D Anime|anime shorts]] include the “power of cooling”, "power of weak-point exposure", “power of ninjary”, “power of caging”, and “power of maelstrom". The [[Palutena Bow]] and [[Silver Bow]] are two weapons that are explicitly stated to be created by the goddess of light herself, indicating Palutena has some prowess over weapon crafting. She also has the ability to put curses on others, as she was the one who cursed Medusa with her monstrous form as punishment. | ||
