Bow
The Bow (神弓 Shinkyuu, literally meaning "God Bow") is Pit's main weapon in every adventure he goes on. It is often seen with Pit in his various cameos. Pit carries an unlimited supply of arrows, and can be aimed vertically or horizontally. Earning Arrows of Strength will increase the overall power of this weapon. Pit can only have one arrow in flight at a time, even with the powerful Arrow of Light.
Appearances
Kid Icarus
The bow has a relatively short range when Pit starts out. Collecting the Sacred Bow extends this range to line of sight, and the Fire Arrows will increase the damage. This is Pit's main weapon, and fires quite fast.
Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters
Pit's bow functions virtually the same as in the previous adventure, along with the same type of weapons.
Kid Icarus: Uprising
The Bow returns as one of the basic weapons that Pit can use in battle. One of the versions resembles the traditional design from Super Smash Bros. Brawl, while the others have completely new designs. It fires charged and rapid fire arrows. This weapon has a homing property like the Palm. For the Bow's special attack, Pit will aim upwards and fire multiple arrows that fall down as a rain of arrows.
Variations
The different bows are as follows:
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Fortune Bow (神弓フォーチュン Shinkyuu Foochun, "Bow: Fortune") |
The basic Bow as pictured above. It is a well-balanced weapon that fires arrows that slightly increase in power at longer distances. | 
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Meteor Bow (神弓コメットエッジ Shinkyuu Komettoejji, "Bow: Cometedge") |
A futuristic-looking Bow that harnesses the power of comets. The Meteor Bow's dash shots fire heat-seeking, triple arrows that are nearly impossible to avoid for opponents. It's charged shot is an exceptionally strong projectile with the power of a meteor strike, although it has very little homing ability. This variation also has the longest range of any other Bow. | File:Bow crystal.png |
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Angel Bow (キューピッドの神弓, Kyūpiddo no Shinkyuu, "Cupid's Bow") |
A gold bow with various heart designs. Its projectiles have better homing capabilities than most Bows, but they travel slowly and inflict little damage. | 
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Sacred Bow of Palutena, also known as Palutena's Bow (パルテナの神弓 Parutena no Shinkyuu, "Godly Bow of Palutena") |
The traditional Bow from Brawl that is equiped with two light rings that produce the arrows. Although its standing continuous fire doesn't do much damage, its dash shots are a force to be reckoned with. | 
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Silver Bow |
A prototype bow designed by Palutena, which is also used by Dark Pit. Unlike most Bows, its projectiles are strongest at close ranges. However, its range and homing ability are above average, making it useful in any situation. | 
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Divine Bow |
A bow made from the wood of a sacred tree. Its fearsome energy is kept in check by the bow's many seals. Its charged shots have a strong potential of nullifying enemy fire. It also charges quickly and has a high homing ability. | ??? |
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Hawkeye Bow |
A Bow with a design that resembles the head of a bird, complete with eyes, a beak, and feathers. It has high-speed shots, long range, a high chance at nullifying enemy fire, but lacks melee capabilities and charges slowly. | ??? |
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Darkness Bow |
A Bow with a dark color scheme and neon lights. Although both its projectile and melee attacks are highly effective, it suffers from a short range, poor homing ability, and long charge time. | ??? |
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Crystal Bow |
A variant that fires crystal gem projectiles; large blue ones as charged shots, and medium yellow ones for rapid fire. Its high overall attack power is offset by its extremely short range. | 
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Phosphora Bow |
A bow crafted from Phosphora's scarf. Its charged shots have great homing ability and speed but its rapid-fire shots have no homing capabilities. While the bow overall lacks power, its shots have a chance to paralyze enemies, and grants a speed bonus. | ??? |
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Sagittarius Bow |
One of the Zodiac Weapons, this bow is inspired by the ninth astrological sign in the Zodiac. Its shots have a piercing effect that let them hit multiple foes at once. Although its charge time is rather long, its shots travel quickly and deal a decent amount of damage. It can be found in Chapter 2, where it is hidden behind a tapestry in the hallway leading to the outer courtyard. | ??? |
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Aurum Bow |
A bow created using Aurum technology. Rare among bows, its continuous-fire dash attack unleashes a barrage of multiple shots. Though it has good range and great homing ability, its low attack power makes it better at a distance. | ??? |
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pit uses the Sacred Bow of Light as his neutral special move. In turn, this bow debuted within Super Smash Bros. Brawl. The move is named Palutena's Arrow in reference to the projectile that the bow fires.
Trophy Description
"The bow Pit got from Palutena after the Medusa incident. As a standard bow, it's capable of firing arrows of light that can change direction. It can also be split to form two short swords--Pit holds one sword in his right hand in a standard grip and one in his left in a reverse grip. He may hold them like this so he can shift between bow and swords without losing a beat."
Gallery
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Pit with the bird-inspired bow.
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Pit's Sacred Bow of Palutena in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
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The Bow's special attack.
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Fortune Bow
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Meteor Bow
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Angel Bow
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Palutena's Bow
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Crystal Bow
