Pit


 * For fighter info, see Pit (SSBB).

Pit (ピット, Pitto) is the main playable character of the Kid Icarus games.

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 Pegasus. Given his sacred bow by the benevolent goddess, Palutena, to stop the dark goddess, Medusa, he was trapped in the Underworld when Medusa attacked his home of Skyworld. Fighting his way through the Underworld, Overworld, and Skyworld, Pit was able to gather the Three Sacred Treasures - the Light Arrow, the Mirror Shield, and the Wings of Pegasus - and defeat Medusa, ending her threat.

Pit also appears 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.

Following a surge of fan interest in the series due to Pit's appearance as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pit will appear again in Kid Icarus: Uprising, a sequel announced at E3 2010 for the upcoming Nintendo 3DS. His design in this game is largely based on his appearance in Brawl.

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

In Super Smash Bros. Melee
The older design of Pit appears on the trophy named after him. His appearance is supposedly his first in a game in over 20 years. Pit, supposedly, was one of three "retro" characters who were considered for inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Melee, alongside Balloon Fighter and the Ice Climbers. Balloon Fighter and Pit were only included as trophies, but the Ice Climbers barely ousted Pit for the title of playable character. There is a hint of Pit being in Brawl within Melee. His trophy info states, "Will he ever fight again?" Pit (the trophy) is a collectable trophy within Super Smash Bros. Melee. The only way to collect it is to snag it on the Snag the Trophies Bonus Stage.

As a trophy

 * 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?


 * Game: Kid Icarus (7/87)

In Super Smash Bros. Brawl

 * Main article: Pit (SSBB)



Pit appears as a new playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. 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 B, Up B, and Down B, albeit with some changes from the original game. He is also seen splitting the Sacred Bow of Palutena into two sharp blades for his standard attacks. His Final Smash is Palutena's Army, where he calls on Palutena to send her army of angel centurions against the other characters. He also seems to look like a teenager.

The look used for Pit in this game will also be used in the upcoming third game in the Kid Icarus series, Kid Icarus: Uprising.

Trophy Info
''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)