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[[File:UnderworldNES.png|thumb|Pit begins his adventure, starting in the Underworld.|300px]] | [[File:UnderworldNES.png|thumb|Pit begins his adventure, starting in the Underworld.|300px]] | ||
The '''Underworld''' (冥府界 ''Meifukai'' | The '''Underworld''', known in Japan as '''Hades World''' (冥府界 ''Meifukai'') is recurring area in the [[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus series]] In ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' it is a natural vertical maze, ultimately opening to the [[Overworld]]. It's a dank, dark area filled with evil monsters. Of course, the twisted creatures that inhabit the Underworld only provided a sympathetic ear and allies to [[Medusa]], who was banished here by [[Palutena]]. Staging a coup from here, Medusa started her ultimately successful invasion of [[Angel Land]] and installed herself as ruler of the [[Palace in the Sky]]. | ||
The Underworld boasts a large number of threats and navigation hazards. Pit can expect to find moving platforms, thorny growths in the walls, and small pools of lava that can inflict major damage quickly. Platforms will typically be small and Pit must be careful to avoid stepping off a platform as he lands (holding up on the control pad allows for more a precise landing). The area also sports ice that Pit can fall through and will cause him to slide from momentum. | The Underworld boasts a large number of threats and navigation hazards. Pit can expect to find moving platforms, thorny growths in the walls, and small pools of lava that can inflict major damage quickly. Platforms will typically be small and Pit must be careful to avoid stepping off a platform as he lands (holding up on the control pad allows for more a precise landing). The area also sports ice that Pit can fall through and will cause him to slide from momentum. | ||
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==Appearances== | ==Appearances== | ||
===[[Kid Icarus]]=== | ===''[[Kid Icarus]]''=== | ||
Having just escaped from his dungeon cell, [[Pit]] must evade the monsters here and gain access to the [[Overworld]] by defeating [[Twinbellows]] in the [[Fortress]]. This is a vertical series of stages. | Having just escaped from his dungeon cell, [[Pit]] must evade the monsters here and gain access to the [[Overworld]] by defeating [[Twinbellows]] in the [[Fortress]]. This is a vertical series of stages. | ||
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===[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]=== | ===''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]''=== | ||
Pit starts through this area on his path to earn the strength to use the [[Three Sacred Treasures]]. This area doesn't have a clear "wrap around" border. Pit will smoothly transition horizontally and is indeed necessary for continuing. | Pit starts through this area on his path to earn the strength to use the [[Three Sacred Treasures]]. This area doesn't have a clear "wrap around" border. Pit will smoothly transition horizontally and is indeed necessary for continuing. | ||
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=== | === ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' === | ||
The Underworld makes a return here, but | The Underworld makes a return here, but appears significantly less frequently. Even though mentioned quite a few times in dialogues, [[Pit]] enters the Underworld only three times; in Chapter 9, [[Medusa's Final Battle]], Chapter 23, [[Lord of the Underworld]] and Chapter 25, [[The War's End]], although the latter only features the Underworld for the first half. | ||
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