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[[File:Kid Icarus series logo.png|thumb|The ''Kid Icarus'' series' logo.]] | [[File:Kid Icarus series logo.png|thumb|The ''Kid Icarus'' series' logo.]] | ||
The '''''Kid Icarus'' series''', known as the '''''Light Myth: Mirror of Palutena''''' (光神話 パルテナの鏡 ''Hikari Shinwa Parutena no Kagami'') series or just simply '''''Palutena''''' (パルテナ ''Parutena'') by Japanese fans, is a franchise of action games created by [[Nintendo]]. The first game in the series was ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', originally released in Japan in 1986, and in North America and Europe in 1987. ''Kid Icarus'' was released on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The second game in the series, a sequel to ''Kid Icarus'', was ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]''. ''Of Myths and Monsters'' was released on the [[Game Boy]] in North America in 1991, and in Europe in 1992. ''Of Myths and Monsters'' never saw a Japanese release until 2012. For seventeen years, [[Pit]], the main protagonist of the series, never had a playable role in a game. This changed with the third instalment of the [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where Pit starred as a playable character, and [[Skyworld]] appeared as a stage. Four years later, ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' was released, marking the third instalment in the ''Kid Icarus'' series. ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' was the first new ''Kid Icarus'' game to be released in twenty-one years. | The '''''Kid Icarus'' series''', known as the '''''Light Myth: Mirror of Palutena''''' (光神話 パルテナの鏡 ''Hikari Shinwa Parutena no Kagami'') series or just simply '''''Palutena''''' (パルテナ ''Parutena'') by Japanese fans, is a franchise of action games created by [[Nintendo]]. The first game in the series was ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', originally released in Japan in 1986, and in North America and Europe in 1987. ''Kid Icarus'' was released on the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]]. The second game in the series, a sequel to ''Kid Icarus'', was ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]''. ''Of Myths and Monsters'' was released on the [[Game Boy]] in North America in 1991, and in Europe in 1992. ''Of Myths and Monsters'' never saw a Japanese release until 2012. For seventeen years, [[Pit]], the main protagonist of the series, never had a playable role in a game. This changed with the third instalment of the [[smashwiki:Super Smash Bros. series|''Super Smash Bros.'' series]], ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', where Pit starred as a playable character, and [[Skyworld]] appeared as a stage. Four years later, ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' was released, marking the third instalment in the ''Kid Icarus'' series. ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' was the first new ''Kid Icarus'' game to be released in twenty-one years. It is in this game that Hades, the Lord of the Underworld, is in fact the antagonist of the series. | ||
''Kid Icarus'' and ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'' also had many rereleases. ''Kid Icarus'' was rereleased in Japan as one of the Famicom's 20th anniversary titles on the [[Nwiki:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]], the [[nwiki:Nintendo Wii|Wii]]'s Virtual Console in 2007, and was rereleased on the [[nwiki:Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]] as ''[[3D Classics: Kid Icarus]]'' in early 2012. ''Of Myths and Monsters'' was also rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in all regions including Japan in 2012. | ''Kid Icarus'' and ''Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters'' also had many rereleases. ''Kid Icarus'' was rereleased in Japan as one of the Famicom's 20th anniversary titles on the [[Nwiki:Game Boy Advance|Game Boy Advance]], the [[nwiki:Nintendo Wii|Wii]]'s Virtual Console in 2007, and was rereleased on the [[nwiki:Nintendo 3DS|Nintendo 3DS]] as ''[[3D Classics: Kid Icarus]]'' in early 2012. ''Of Myths and Monsters'' was also rereleased on the Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console in all regions including Japan in 2012. | ||
