| Pit | |
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Pit in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. |
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| Series | Kid Icarus series |
| First game | Kid Icarus (1986) |
| Voiced by (English) | Alessandro Juliani (Captain N) Lani Minella (Super Smash Bros. Brawl) Johnny Yong Bosch (Kid Icarus: Uprising) |
| Voiced by (Japanese) | Minami Takayama (Super Smash Bros. Brawl and Kid Icarus: Uprising) |
Pit (ピット Pitto) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the Kid Icarus series, first appearing in Kid Icarus for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986 and later appearing in Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters for the Game Boy in 1991. Pit is the protagonist of the upcoming game Kid Icarus: Uprising, with director Masahiro Sakurai claiming that Pit would feel like a brand new character for Uprising, with various new weapons and abilities.[1] Pit has appeared in various media, as well as making various cameo appearances in other Nintendo games. He appeared as one of the playable fighters in Super Smash Bros. Brawl and in Captain N: The Game Master, though in the latter he was known as "Kid Icarus".
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Pit's character takes elements from three of Nintendo's biggest franchises; he can jump like Mario, uses ability-enhancing objects like Link, and shoot enemies like Samus.[2] IGN's Lucas M. Thomas, in a feature about Pit, commented that Pit's inspiration in Greek mythology was more prominent than Sony's God of War series and that Pit could be viewed as a combination between Eros and Icarus. Thomas noted Pit's speech, saying it could become a distinguishing difference between him and other Nintendo characters such as Link. Thomas said that both his bow and his wings were his most iconic characteristics.[3] Pit's design was updated for inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and was retained for Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Pit is an Angel (天使 Tenshi) and he lives in Angel Land (エンジェランド Enjerando). Palutena (パルテナ Parutena) is the Goddess of Light (光の女神 Hikari no Megami), and the presiding ruler of Angel Land.[4]
When it comes to his personality, Pit is very confident, boldly going up to fight enormous monsters many times his size. Despite his sometimes stern looks, he is known to be a light-hearted boy who cracks jokes and looks on the bright side of things, which should come as no surprise since he is an angel.
Pit's weapon is the bow called "Palutena's Bow" (パルテナの神弓 Parutena no Kamiyumi) that he got from Palutena.[5] It fires "arrows of light".[5] Palutena gave Pit the bow so he could defeat Medusa (メデューサ Medūsa), the Goddess of Darkness (闇の女神 Yami no Megami).[4][5] The Palutena Bow can split into two short swords that Pit holds, one in each hand.[5]
In Kid Icarus, Pit is a young angel trapped in the Underworld (冥府 Meifu) who Palutena contacts in order to send him on a quest to escape the Underworld and defeat Medusa. Pit is given a magical bow and sets out to reclaim the Three Sacred Treasures (神器 Shinki) in order to restore peace to the Overworld.
In Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, Pit is once again summoned by Palutena and sent out to protect the Overworld from the demon Orcus. Pit once again searches for the Three Sacred Treasures, which are being protected by the forest guardians, in order to defeat the demon.
Pit is going to be the protagonist of Kid Icarus: Uprising, where he will face off against Medusa, heeding advice from Palutena along the way.
Pit made a cameo in Tetris for the NES; he plays a violin when the player completes the game in a certain way. Pit appeared in F-1 Race before Course 8, where he appears to cheer the player on. He also appears during the ending sequence.[3] In WarioWare: Twisted!, the player directs Pit left or right to dodge snakes and eggplants thrown at the player from above. In WarioWare: Smooth Moves for the Wii, Pit appears in the conducting game where he is playing a cello. In Super Smash Bros. Melee, Pit is one of the trophies that can be earned in the game, resembling how he originally appeared in the NES game, as opposed to his new design. The words imprinted on the trophy were "Will he ever fight again?," which would be a foreshadow to his eventual inclusion in the next game.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, a fighting game for the Wii released in 2008, and the sequel to Melee, Pit appears as a playable character, thereby answering the question on his Melee trophy with a "yes." Pit's main weapon in the game is a bow called the "Sacred Bow of Palutena".[6] In Brawl, the bow can be split in two to form dual swords,[6] a feature missing from the original Kid Icarus games. In the Subspace Emissary, Pit witnesses the invasion of the Subspace Army and is granted permission by Palutena to attack the army. After reviving Mario, he teams up with him and they chase after the Ancient Minister. Depending on whether the player rescued Princess Peach or Princess Zelda during the game, Mario and Pit will either attack or be attacked by Link and Yoshi. Pit and Mario are later kidnapped by King Dedede but are rescued by Kirby soon after. Pit later, along with all the other Brawl fighters, faces Tabuu at the end of the Great Maze.
In Captain N: The Game Master, Pit is named Kid Icarus and is voiced by Alessandro Juliani. He is one of the main characters and a member of the N-Team. He also appears in the Captain N Valiant Comics.[3]
Pit was chosen as one of the 11 most badass archers in popular culture by UGO Networks' T J Dietsch.[7] Jesse Schedeen, from IGN, said the character was one of those he most wanted to see on the Wii[8] and Phil Pirrello, Bozon and Richard George said that the character was of their favorite brawlers in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.[9] Jesse Schedeen selected the character as one of those most likely to get a shot on the Wii[10] and regretted the character not appearing at the Game Developers Conference.[11] GameDaily's Robert Workman said that Pit was the 19th top Nintendo character of all time.[12]
Game Informer's Dan Ryckert included Pit on a comedic list entitled "Characters Who Don't Deserve Their Own Games" in which he sarcastically opined that Pit did not deserve his own game.[13]
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