Poseidon: Difference between revisions

|jptrans= Kaishin Poseidon

|gender= Male

|homeland= Ocean

|affiliations= Unaffiliated

|race= God/Deity

|voicedby= '''English:''' <br />Fred Tatasciore (''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'') <br />'''Japanese:''' <br />Ryūzaburō Ōtomo (''Kid Icarus: Uprising'')

'''Poseidon''' (ポセイドン ''Poseidon'') is a character introduced in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]''. He is the first divine character revealed that has not appeared in previous games of the ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' series. He is the mighty god of the seas and ally of [[Palutena]] who has very little patience for the monsters of the [[Underworld]] and humans filled with sin.  

In [[Seafloor Palace|Chapter 7]], Poseidon opens the sea after speaking with [[Palutena]] in hopes of being rid of [[Thanatos]] and his invasive force. Palutena soon takes credit for this feat in front of Pit, but Poseidon soon appears to correct her and is tempted to close it back up, but chooses not to until [[Pit]] reaches the [[Seafloor Palace]] where Thanatos's headquarters are. Along the way, he tells Pit of how troublesome the Underworld has been as of late and upon reaching the palace, he closes the sea once more to finish off the remaining enemies left. Once Pit is inside, he wishes the angel good luck and disappears.  

*In Greek mythology, [[Poseidon]], [[Hades]], and [[Zeus]] are all brothers. Although in the game, nothing is said about  the relationships between each other.

*The literal splitting of the ocean to reach the Seafloor Palace is likely a biblical reference to the Crossing of the Red Sea, a passage from the Hebrew Book of Exodus. The passage described how Moses was able to lead his people across the Red Sea after their God divided the sea into two walls of water, allowing them safe passage along dry land.