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|jpname= ピット | |jpname= ピット | ||
|jptrans= Pitto | |jptrans= Pitto | ||
|image= | |image= Pit SSB4.png | ||
|firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986) | |firstappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986) | ||
|latestappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' (2012) | |latestappearance= ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' (2012) | ||
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===Personality=== | ===Personality=== | ||
Like most [[Nintendo]] protagonists, Pit is typically goodhearted, selfless, and heroic. He is generally very upbeat no matter what the situation (although he can be genuinely serious when needed), which certain characters, including both foe and ally, can find it a nuisance. Pit frequently banters, cracks jokes, makes outrageous puns, and constantly breaks the fourth wall. Pit also deeply cares about the human race and is willing to do anything to keep them safe. His loyalty to Palutena is matched by no other, and he always addresses her as "Lady Palutena". Pit even states the main reason he fights in the first place is because of her. Although not the smartest angel around, he is shown to be quite knowledgeable with video games, particularly from other Nintendo franchises. He also has a large appetite and will eat almost anything regardless of where it comes from. He also | Like most [[Nintendo]] protagonists, Pit is typically goodhearted, selfless, and heroic. He is generally very upbeat no matter what the situation (although he can be genuinely serious when needed), which certain characters, including both foe and ally, can find it a nuisance. Pit frequently banters, cracks jokes, makes outrageous puns, and constantly breaks the fourth wall. Pit also deeply cares about the human race and is willing to do anything to keep them safe. His loyalty to Palutena is matched by no other, and he always addresses her as "Lady Palutena". Pit even states the main reason he fights in the first place is because of her. Although not the smartest angel around, he is shown to be quite knowledgeable with video games, particularly from other Nintendo franchises. He also has a large appetite and will eat almost anything regardless of where it comes from. He is also a devout lover of hot springs, which Palutena (and once, Viridi) will occasionally conjure up for him. Pit is shown to strongly follow the "angel's code of conduct" to the point he even refuses to remove his clothes when entering water. However, the truth behind this is because the angel is frugal and wants to save on laundry. | ||
Due to his young age, Pit is gullible and naive. He is unfortunately not very bright either. Pit is illiterate and has trouble understanding complex vocabulary used by Palutena. Some characters even sarcastically insult his intelligence, and his inability to detect sarcasm makes things easier for others (Ironically enough, Pit can sometimes make sarcastic statements himself). Pit can become oversensitive, especially when someone brings up the topic regarding his inability to fly, or when someone insults his goddess. He can even be slightly narcissistic at times, believing he is an attractive-looking person. According to Palutena, Pit embarrasses easily, and Pit himself admits he gets stage fright. | |||
===Abilities=== | ===Abilities=== | ||
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====Single Player==== | ====Single Player==== | ||
[[File:250px-Pit Uprising.png|thumb|Pit as he appears in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising''.]] | |||
{{Spoiler}} | {{Spoiler}} | ||
Pit learns quickly from Palutena that the Underworld Army had come forth, signaling Medusa's return. At Palutena's request, Pit leaves Skyworld using the Power of Flight and heads to [[That First Town]], where he finds that the humans haven't lost hope and are cheering the return of the Goddess of Light. Pit fights through the town and defeats [[Twinbellows]], then confronts Medusa and tells her that "her days of darkness are numbered," and he would defeat her. Pit then heads off to [[Dark Lord Gaol's Castle]] to aid the humans in their battles against the Underworld Army and meets [[Magnus]], a powerful human fighter whom he teams up with to defeat [[Gaol]], but later finds that Gaol was actually a human woman. However, before he could learn more, Palutena extracts him from battle. | Pit learns quickly from Palutena that the Underworld Army had come forth, signaling Medusa's return. At Palutena's request, Pit leaves Skyworld using the Power of Flight and heads to [[That First Town]], where he finds that the humans haven't lost hope and are cheering the return of the Goddess of Light. Pit fights through the town and defeats [[Twinbellows]], then confronts Medusa and tells her that "her days of darkness are numbered," and he would defeat her. Pit then heads off to [[Dark Lord Gaol's Castle]] to aid the humans in their battles against the Underworld Army and meets [[Magnus]], a powerful human fighter whom he teams up with to defeat [[Gaol]], but later finds that Gaol was actually a human woman. However, before he could learn more, Palutena extracts him from battle. | ||
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'''Pit (Revived)'''<br> | '''Pit (Revived)'''<br> | ||
''Pit after the recovery of his wings in the Rewind Spring. To transport him there, Dark Pit has to first fly through the Underworld, finding the spring, which allows Palutena to transport Pit to that very same spot.'' | ''Pit after the recovery of his wings in the Rewind Spring. To transport him there, Dark Pit has to first fly through the Underworld, finding the spring, which allows Palutena to transport Pit to that very same spot.'' | ||
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'''Pit (Injured)'''<br> | |||
''Hades shatters the Great Sacred Treasure with one vicious clap. Pit takes the brunt of the damage, unable to rise and fight. Yet just as Hades moves to strike the final blow, an unlikely ally appears.'' | |||
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''Pit's Final Smash. An image of the goddess Palutena appears, heralding [[File:Palutenas_army.jpg|thumb]]the arrival of Pit's legions, the Centurions. These flying warriors proceed to attack all enemies with fierce savagery. Once a Centurion strikes an enemy, he falls from the sky, never to fly again. Centurions are so fast that dodging them is very hard. Take heart, Centurions! Your deaths are not in vain!'' | ''Pit's Final Smash. An image of the goddess Palutena appears, heralding [[File:Palutenas_army.jpg|thumb]]the arrival of Pit's legions, the Centurions. These flying warriors proceed to attack all enemies with fierce savagery. Once a Centurion strikes an enemy, he falls from the sky, never to fly again. Centurions are so fast that dodging them is very hard. Take heart, Centurions! Your deaths are not in vain!'' | ||
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===''Super Smash Bros.'' (Wii U/3DS)=== | |||
Pit has been confirmed to return in the latest instalment of the popular series. His slightly updated appearance and new moves are inspired as seen in ''Kid Icarus: Uprising''. | |||
==Other Appearances== | ==Other Appearances== | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Kid Icarus best ending.png|thumb|Adult Pit in the best ending of Kid Icarus. Note: This scene was added only in the English localization]] | [[File:Kid Icarus best ending.png|thumb|Adult Pit in the best ending of ''Kid Icarus''. '''Note:''' This scene was added only in the English localization.]] | ||
*There are not any proper angels in Greek mythology, but there is one archer with wings; Pit bears a very striking resemblance to the cherubic [[wikipedia:Eros|Eros]] (also known as [[wikipedia:Cupid|Cupid]] in Roman mythology), the god who would inspire love by shooting people with arrows. In popular culture, Eros/Cupid is often depicted as having arrowheads shaped and colored like hearts due to his love motif, and some of Pit's art and his trophy from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' depict his arrowheads as looking like hearts. | *There are not any proper angels in Greek mythology, but there is one archer with wings; Pit bears a very striking resemblance to the cherubic [[wikipedia:Eros|Eros]] (also known as [[wikipedia:Cupid|Cupid]] in Roman mythology), the god who would inspire love by shooting people with arrows. In popular culture, Eros/Cupid is often depicted as having arrowheads shaped and colored like hearts due to his love motif, and some of Pit's art and his trophy from ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'' depict his arrowheads as looking like hearts. | ||
**Pit's own name seems to be derived from Cupid himself, particularly from the ''pid'' part of Cupid. There is evidence to this as seen in the Japanese version of ''Uprising'' | **Pit's own name seems to be derived from Cupid himself, particularly from the ''pid'' part of Cupid. There is evidence to this as seen in the Japanese version of ''Uprising'' as shown in Chapter 11, Viridi mentions that Pit's name (which is ピット ''Pitto'' in Japan) is unoriginal because he resembles Cupid (キューピット ''Kyūpitto''). | ||
*Pit also draws inspiration from [[wikipedia:Icarus|Icarus]], the figure for whom the series is named: For example, at the end of ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'', Pit flies up toward the sun, and his wings fall off. This alludes to the story of Icarus, whose wax-and-feather wings allowed him to fly, but, caught up in the moment, he disobeyed his father, Daedalus, and flew too close to the sun, causing the wax holding the wings together to fall off, causing him to plummet to his death. A similar allusion is made in ''Uprising'', when Palutena notes that the Power of Flight can only sustain Pit for five minutes before his wings burn up, causing him to fall, and he must reach his destination before that happens. | *Pit also draws inspiration from [[wikipedia:Icarus|Icarus]], the figure for whom the series is named: For example, at the end of ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'', Pit flies up toward the sun, and his wings fall off. This alludes to the story of Icarus, whose wax-and-feather wings allowed him to fly, but, caught up in the moment, he disobeyed his father, Daedalus, and flew too close to the sun, causing the wax holding the wings together to fall off, causing him to plummet to his death. A similar allusion is made in ''Uprising'', when Palutena notes that the Power of Flight can only sustain Pit for five minutes before his wings burn up, causing him to fall, and he must reach his destination before that happens. | ||
*In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Pit appears as a trophy, with the words "Will he ever fight again?" imprinted on it, which would be a foreshadowing of his eventual inclusion in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. | *In ''Super Smash Bros. Melee'', Pit appears as a trophy, with the words "Will he ever fight again?" imprinted on it, which would be a foreshadowing of his eventual inclusion in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. | ||
*A romantic interest between [[Palutena]] and Pit was implied in the best ending in the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]''. While this is not touched upon as much in ''Uprising'', she and Pit are shown to be incredibly close and Palutena is quite protective of him. However, it should be noted that this ending was not in the original Japanese version of ''Kid Icarus'', and was only in the English version. | *A romantic interest between [[Palutena]] and Pit was implied in the best ending in the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]''. While this is not touched upon as much in ''Uprising'', she and Pit are shown to be incredibly close and Palutena is quite protective of him. However, it should be noted that this ending was not in the original Japanese version of ''Kid Icarus'', and was only in the English version. | ||
*Pit has a tendency to break through the fourth wall a lot, referencing other Nintendo franchises and situations, such as when he points out that [[Komayto]]s "look like little Metroids" or saying that he and Twinbellows are going to "rack up some serious Nintendogs trainer points together." | *Pit has a tendency to break through the fourth wall a lot, referencing other Nintendo franchises and situations, such as when he points out that [[Komayto]]s "look like little Metroids" or saying that he and Twinbellows are going to "rack up some serious Nintendogs trainer points together." | ||
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