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|voicedby= '''English:'''<br />Alessandro Juliani (''Captain N'')<br />Lani Minella (''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'')<br />Antony Del Rio (''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'')<br />'''Japanese:'''<br />Minami Takayama (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'') | |voicedby= '''English:'''<br />Alessandro Juliani (''Captain N'')<br />Lani Minella (''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'')<br />Antony Del Rio (''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'')<br />'''Japanese:'''<br />Minami Takayama (''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'' and ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'') | ||
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:"''Sorry to keep you waiting!''" | |||
::- Pit's first line in ''Uprising'' | |||
'''Pit''' (ピット ''Pitto'') is the protagonist and eponymous character of the ''[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus series]]'', first appearing in ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, followed by an appearance in ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'' for the Game Boy in 1991. Other than a handful of cameos, Pit did not appear again until the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', seventeen years after ''Of Myths and Monsters'', in which he was one of the starter characters. | '''Pit''' (ピット ''Pitto'') is the protagonist and eponymous character of the ''[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus series]]'', first appearing in ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, followed by an appearance in ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'' for the Game Boy in 1991. Other than a handful of cameos, Pit did not appear again until the release of ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', seventeen years after ''Of Myths and Monsters'', in which he was one of the starter characters. | ||
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==Trivia== | ==Trivia== | ||
[[File:Kid Icarus best ending.png|thumb|Adult Pit in the best ending of Kid Icarus.]] | [[File:Kid Icarus best ending.png|thumb|Adult Pit in the best ending of Kid Icarus.]] | ||
*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 Eros (also known as Cupid), the | *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''. 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 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 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. | ||
*And finally, Pit draws inspiration from Biblical angels. Angels in the Bible are commonly depicted as benevolent messengers and guardians. Pit's position as Palutena's bodyguard and a protector of humans fits as a role of a guardian angel. There are also hints of Pit being a messenger, however he has never really been seen doing such tasks in games. | *And finally, Pit draws inspiration from Biblical angels. Angels in the Bible are commonly depicted as benevolent messengers and guardians. Pit's position as Palutena's bodyguard and a protector of humans fits as a role of a guardian angel. There are also hints of Pit being a messenger, however he has never really been seen doing such tasks in games. | ||
*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]]'', though this has yet to be revisited. However, it should be noted that this ending was not in the original Japanese version. It was only in the English version, replacing the worst ending where Palutena turns Pit into a [[Specknose]]. | *A romantic interest between [[Palutena]] and Pit was implied in the best ending in the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', though this has yet to be revisited. However, it should be noted that this ending was not in the original Japanese version. It was only in the English version, replacing the worst ending where Palutena turns Pit into a [[Specknose]]. | ||
*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 | |||
*Pit is illiterate as revealed in ''Uprising''. | *Pit is illiterate as revealed in ''Uprising''. | ||
*In ''Uprising'' it is implied that Pit rarely, if ever, removes his clothes. He claims he is following the "Angel's Code of Conduct" and he apparently is worried about his bare body being harmed when exposed to hot springs. Despite this, Palutena has been shown to remove all of her clothing in the Kid Icarus Uprising 3D anime. | *In ''Uprising'', it is implied that Pit rarely, if ever, removes his clothes. He claims he is following the "Angel's Code of Conduct" and he apparently is worried about his bare body being harmed when exposed to hot springs. Despite this, Palutena has been shown to remove all of her clothing in the Kid Icarus Uprising 3D anime. | ||
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