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The universe of ''Kid Icarus'' borrows heavily from Greco-Roman mythology, as is evidenced by the items, monsters, and characters within. The story itself is (very) loosely based on the legend of [[wikipedia:Perseus|Perseus]], a human youth who made the dangerous boast of being able to kill Medusa. Aided by Athena, and a few fetch-quests to obtain powerful magic items later ([[Mirror Shield]] included), he finally slew her. | The universe of ''Kid Icarus'' borrows heavily from Greco-Roman mythology, as is evidenced by the items, monsters, and characters within. The story itself is (very) loosely based on the legend of [[wikipedia:Perseus|Perseus]], a human youth who made the dangerous boast of being able to kill Medusa. Aided by Athena, and a few fetch-quests to obtain powerful magic items later ([[Mirror Shield]] included), he finally slew her. | ||
The appellation "Icarus" is from a story of a separate youth, the titular son of the famous inventor and genius Daedalus. While kept prisoner, Daedalus created set of human-sized wings, crafted from wooden straps with bird feathers stuck to the frame by wax. Icarus borrowed the wing frame and flew high into the sky, over the seas. Though Daedalus warned his son not to fly too high to the sun, Icarus disobeyed him and kept flying higher. The intense heat from the sun melted the wax binding the feathers to the frame and Icarus fell, dashing himself upon the ocean and dying instantly. | The appellation "Icarus" is from a story of a separate youth, the titular son of the famous inventor and genius Daedalus. While kept prisoner, Daedalus created a set of human-sized wings, crafted from wooden straps with bird feathers stuck to the frame by wax. Icarus borrowed the wing frame and flew high into the sky, over the seas. Though Daedalus warned his son not to fly too high to the sun, Icarus disobeyed him and kept flying higher. The intense heat from the sun melted the wax binding the feathers to the frame and Icarus fell, dashing himself upon the ocean and dying instantly. | ||
===''Metroid''=== | ===''Metroid''=== | ||
''Kid Icarus'' was released in the same month as ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' in North America and functions on the same game engine. ''Kid Icarus'' even includes an enemy from ''Metroid'', a [[Komayto]] which is said to have come from another planet. | ''Kid Icarus'' was released in the same month as ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'' in North America and functions on the same game engine. ''Kid Icarus'' even includes an enemy from ''Metroid'', a [[Komayto]] which is said to have come from another planet. | ||
=== ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'' === | |||
In ''The Super Mario Bros. Movie'', Mario is seen playing ''Kid Icarus'' on an NES console in his bedroom. As Pit, he fights multiple Specknoses in an Enemy Lair before dying to one. The ''Kid Icarus'' game cartridge also appears in the film's end credits. On the film's promotional website, music from the Famicom version of the game can be heard if Queens is clicked on in the map.<ref>https://www.smbplumbing.com/service-area/</ref> | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
