Viridi

Viridi

自然王ナチュレ

Shizen Ō Nachure

First Appearance: Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) Latest Appearance: Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) Title(s): Gender: Female Race: Goddess/Deity Homeland: Overworld Affiliated Faction: Other Allies: Status: Voiced By: English: Hynden Walch (Kid Icarus: Uprising) Japanese: Makiko Ohmoto (Kid Icarus: Uprising)

Viridi (自然王ナチュレ Shizen Ō Nachure) is a major character introduced in Kid Icarus: Uprising. She is the vengeful goddess of nature who has a deep hatred for the human race, to the point that she finds enjoyment in obliterating entire armies of humans with her incredible power. Viridi is shown to have her own elite forces, and is allied with other nature deities such as Arlon and Phosphora. She is also shown to be very young for a goddess, and has a rather childish personality. Her minions are separate from those of the Underworld, and are collectively known as the Forces of Nature. They often clash with both the Underworld forces and Palutena's army during various parts of the story. Viridi first appears during Viridi, Goddess of Nature, where she wipes out multiple armies of humans with a Reset Bomb.

Characteristics

Appearance

Viridi is a young goddess that wears a red dress decorated with vines and flowers. She has blond hair, and wields a large, wooden staff. Her long hair is also tied up in a ponytail using vines. Although she is a major character, Viridi's in-game model is only ever seen once during the story mode.

Personality

Despite her initially destructive introduction, Viridi is actually not necessarily evil; rather, she desires revenge on the human race for taking advantage of nature. As a result of Pit getting in the way of her plans, she often argues with him in a childish manner while sending her Forces of Nature to attack him. However, during the Aurum invasion, she slowly develops a change of heart and eventually becomes one of Pit's most important allies. Despite this, Viridi typically gets annoyed with the angel on a regular basis, and often questions his actions and interests (especially concerning Hot Springs). She's also shown to be very protective of her forces compared to the likes of Hades, and often refers to them as her "children". As the goddess of nature, she has a deep affection for plants and wildlife and has a very eco-friendly attitude, claiming that she uses cloth shopping bags, composts her food scraps and separates her recycling into 15 types.

Trivia

• Viridi could be based on any number of Greek goddesses of nature, although her name comes from the word "viridian", which is a bluish-green pigment.
• At one point during the story, Viridi breaks the fourth wall when a discussion between her and Pit arises about the relation between Metroids and Komaytos.
• At another point in the story, Pit mentions the loading screen before Viridi quickly says "Shhhh! They'll hear you! We're not supposed to talk abut that!"
• Viridi has her own domain which you use late in the story instead of Palutena's. When you go back to Palutena's domain, it can be changed back to Viridi's in the settings menu. You can donate hearts to either goddess this way.
• At one point in the story, when Viridi helps Pit, Palutena teases her about having a crush on him. Pit says that he doesn't think she's all that bad either, and Viridi whispers for him to keep his voice down, as others are listening, then loudly denies it, saying that she's "definitely NOT doing this to help him".