Pit


 * For fighter info, see Pit (SSBB) and Pit (SSBWU/3DS).

Pit (ピット, Pitto) is the main playable character of the Kid Icarus games. He first appeared in Kid Icarus for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986, followed by an appearance in Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters for the Game Boy in 1991. Other than a handful of cameos, Pit didn't appear again until the release of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, 17 years after Of Myths and Monsters, in which he was one of the starter characters. Recently, Kid Icarus: Uprising was released in 2012.

Character description
Pit is an angel from Angel Land. His wings are only strong enough to fly for short distances, unless he has the Wings of Icarus. Taking up his sacred bow to stop the dark goddess, Medusa, he set out to gather the Three Sacred Treasures - the Arrow of Light, the Mirror Shield, and the Wings of Pegasus - when Medusa attacked his home of Skyworld and imprisoned Palutena, the benevolent goddess of Angel Land. Fighting his way through the Underworld, Overworld, and Skyworld, Pit was able to gather the three treasures and defeat Medusa, ending her threat.

Pit appeared again in Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters for the Game Boy, which served as the only sequel in his series for nearly 20 years. In this game, Pit was sent to train and gather the Three Sacred Treasures again so that he could defeat a monster called Orcos. This game tends to go largely unnoticed, partially due to the fact that it was not released in Japan. However, aspects of Pit's design that were introduced in this game, such as his redesigned blue eyes, brown hair, and crown of laurel, as well as the design of the series' logo, made reappearances years later in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.

Following a surge of fan interest in the series due to Pit's appearance as a playable character in Brawl, Pit appeared again in Kid Icarus: Uprising which was developed by Sakurai himself and was released in late March 2012. His design in this game is taken directly from his redesign as featured in Brawl. In this game, Pit is once again tasked with defeating Medusa, who has been revived, and her army of monsters from the Underworld.

In Super Smash Bros.
Pit was originally going to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros., but was cut due to animation problems for his wings that he lost and time constraints. It was also said that Pit was not popular enough at the time.

As a trophy
The older design of Pit, although having body proportions that are closer to later designs, appears on the trophy named after him. His appearance is supposedly his first in a game in over 20 years. The only way to collect it is to snag it on the Snag the Trophies Bonus Stage. Pit was one of seven "retro" characters who were considered for inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Melee, alongside Excitebiker, Balloon Fighter, Urban Champion, Bubbles, Mach Rider, and the Ice Climbers. Balloon Fighter, Excitebiker, Mach Rider, Bubbles, and Pit were only included as trophies, but the Ice Climbers barely ousted Pit for the title of playable character. Once again Pit was planned to be a playable character but was again cut due to the problems for his wings he lost and time constraints.

Trophy Description

 * The head of Palutena's personal bodyguards, Pit travelled near and far to gather Three Sacred Treasures that would help him defeat the evil goddess of darkness, Medusa, and free Palutena, the goddess of light. Pit couldn't fly with his little wings; only the Wings of Icarus let him take flight. Will Pit ever fight again?
 * Kid Icarus (7/87)

As a Playable Character
Pit appears as a new playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, thereby answering the question on his Melee trophy with a "yes". He has been heavily redesigned from his original appearance and Melee Trophy, taking on more realistic proportions and is overall much more elegant. He is seen using all three of the Sacred Treasures from Kid Icarus as his Neutral, Up, and Down Special Moves, albeit with changes from the original game. He is also seen splitting the Sacred Bow of Palutena into two sharp blades for his standard attacks, something that was not done in any previous game in the series. His Final Smash is Palutena's Army, where he calls on Palutena to send her army of angel centurions against the other characters.

The design created for Pit in this game is also used in the third game in the Kid Icarus series, Kid Icarus: Uprising, which largely owes its existence to Pit's appearance in Brawl.

Trophy Description

 * The captain of the royal bodyguards of Palutena, goddess of light and ruler of Angel Land. The dark goddess, Medusa, conquered the underworld, the surface world, and the heavens, and imprisoned Palutena. Pit escaped and, armed with Palutena's magical bow, set out to free her. Along the way, he gathered Three Sacred Treasures with which he challenged Medusa.
 * Kid Icarus (1987)

As a Playable Character
At the moment, we know that Pit will reappear in the next game in the series, but not many details have been revealed. His moveset will be altered to add moves from Kid Icarus: Uprising such as the Upperdash Arm and Guardian Orbitars.

Trivia

 * The Smash Bros. Series is referenced in Kid Icarus: Uprising: In certain chapters, there is a possible prompt between Pit and Palutena in which if Pit equips a bow she would congratulate him on how well it suits him. Pit would say ¨I used it in the last brawl.¨ Palutena would act worried and say " Are you okay?" Pit would then say "Yeah, It was a smash!" Palutena would comment, ¨I could never imagine you in a melee.¨ to which Pit would respond ¨That's because I wasn't.¨ - obviously referencing to the Super Smash Bros series, in which Pit was not included in Melee, but appeared as a newcomer in Brawl.''
 * In the How to play videos there is an even more direct reference to Smash bros; When discussing movement Pit mentions that the dash ability feels familiar, at which point Palutena says she thinks it was used in "Super Bash Sisters" at which point Pit trys to correct her by say it was "Super SMASH BROS." but she ignores this.
 * Pit, alongside Olimar, appeared as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee and became a character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
 * Pit is only Super Smash Bros. character, who met more than 1 Konami characters: Simon Belmont and Solid Snake.