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|affiliations= [[Palutena]], [[Centurion]]s, [[Viridi]] (temporary alliance), [[Light Team]]

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'''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 1987 (1986 on the Famicom), 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.

==Characteristics==

===Appearance===

In earlier games, Pit appeared as a young, cherubic angel wearing a simple white chiton with a pair of sandals, and metal cuffs. He has short brown hair, and small white wings that are incapable of flight. In ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'' and beyond, he dons a gold laurel crown. Since his reappearance in ''Brawl'', he was given a major redesign by [[Masahiro Sakurai]]. Pit now looks to be around 13 years old (in human years)<ref>http://www.4gamer.net/games/113/G011330/20110108010/</ref>, and has blue eyes and many tufts in his hair. His chiton remains white, now decorated with red and gold hems with vine-like patterns. It is fastened on the shoulder by a single gold [[wikipedia:fibula (brooch)|fibula]] with a red-colored gem embedded on it. He wears the outfit with a brown belt and a gold, triangular buckle on his waist. Pit also appears to wear a close-fitting navy blue undershirt and shorts beneath his chiton. The angel now has a pair of brown and gold cuffs on his wrists, a gold bracelet on his upper left arm, and another gold ring on his right thigh. Pit's sandals are brown and decorated with crossing, beige bands. The top edges of his shoes have what appears to be white fur or wool.

===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. However, his absolute trust and dependence on Palutena has shown to be a major weakness, as Pit's courage and morale (and in some cases, his sanity) will severely drop if she is not present. Although not the smartest angel around, he is shown to be quite knowledgeable with video games, particularly from other Nintendo franchises. Even at one point, he was called a "video game historian". Pit also has a large appetite and will eat almost anything regardless of where it comes from. He is shown to be a devout lover of hot springs, which Palutena (and once, Viridi) will occasionally conjure up for him. Pit strongly follows 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.  

==Appearances==

===''[[Kid Icarus]]''===

At the beginning of the first game, Pit began as a young angel boy, trapped in the [[Underworld]]. Palutena, the Goddess of Light, had been imprisoned, so she entrusted Pit with a magical [[Bow]] and the duty of gathering the [[Three Sacred Treasures]], defeating the Goddess of Darkness, [[Medusa]], and saving [[Angel Land]]. Pit must journey through the Underworld, [[Overworld]], [[Skyworld]], and finally, the [[Palace in the Sky]] in order to gather the Three Sacred Treasures and free Palutena.

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===''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]''===

In ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters,'' Pit is charged with training for the defense of Angel Land, after Palutena foresees an invasion of demons led by a monster called [[Orcos]]. The training involves the Three Sacred Treasures, which Pit must unite. However, because of a dire emergency, Palutena had entrusted the Three Sacred Treasures to the fortress guardians. To prevent Orcos's invasion, Pit must once again obtain the Three Sacred Treasures.

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===''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''===

A return to the series as the flagship title for the [[nwiki:Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]]. Twenty-five years after the first game (referencing the real-life gap between the NES classic and ''Uprising''), Medusa is revived by her minions. A now-teenage Pit is tasked with defeating Medusa and her army of monsters by Palutena, who gives Pit the [[Power of Flight]], which allows him to fly for five minutes before his wings burn up. This allows him to get between the various areas where he fights the army on the ground. Along the way, he'll not only use the Bow to fight his foes, but will also gather a large new repertoire of weapons with both long and short-ranged capabilities, showing off a few new tricks.

Later, Medusa sends the Underworld Army straight to Skyworld, likely in retaliation for Gaol's defeat, and Pit heads out to defeat [[Hewdraw]] in [[That Burning Town]]. Then, Palutena sends Pit to the [[Reaper Fortress]] to disable the obscurity the [[Reaper]]s were using to hide [[Pandora]], the Goddess of Calamity. While there, he runs into the dreaded [[Eggplant Wizard]], lamenting that he "[doesn't] want to be an eggplant again". He continues on to defeat the [[Great Reaper]], thus completing his mission.

Palutena and Pit return to the focus of defeating Medusa and he heads for the [[Seafloor Palace]], meeting [[Poseidon]] along the way before he enters the Palace to defeat [[Thanatos]], the God of Death, who has in his possession the [[Underworld Key]], a gem of sorts that allows the owner to travel into the Underworld. Pit defeats him and claims the Underworld Key, but learns from Palutena that he'll need the [[Three Sacred Treasures]] to challenge Medusa along with the fact that said weapons were stolen by the [[Space Pirates]]. Pit goes to retrieve them before the Underworld Army can, defeating the Pirates and a [[Space Kraken]].

===''[[Kid Icarus 3D Anime]]''===

Pit makes an appearances in all three animated shorts, however he plays the role of the protagonist in ''[[Thanatos Rising]]''. In this feature, he battles [[Thanatos]] and his Underworld forces to prevent them from attacking a human town using a stolen Trojan Horse. In ''[[Medusa's Revenge]]'', a small bit about Pit's back story 25 years ago is shown, and later his confrontation with [[Medusa]] in ''Uprising''. In ''[[Palutena's Revolting Dinner]]'', Pit is tasked to bring tomatoes for Palutena's "vegetable surprise", but a problem caused by his goddess later forces him to fight a group of sentient vegetable monsters.

==''Super Smash Bros.'' Series==

===''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' ===

Pit is a playable in character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and is available at the start of the game.

====Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Pit)====

:''Kid Icarus'', 1987

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===''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS/Wii U]]''===

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''. He now has the [[Upperdash Arm]] and [[Guardian Orbitars]] as part of his arsenal.  

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File:Cheering Pit.gif|Cheering at the end of ''[[Kid Icarus]]''.

File:Helmet Pit.gif|His look after rescuing Palutena and obtaining one of the better endings.

File:Pit-grownup.png|Pit grown up, as seen in the best ending of ''Kid Icarus''

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