- This article is about Dark Pit's appearance in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. For other uses, see Dark Pit.
| โ | Dark Pit is Pit's echo fighter. His abilities are mostly the same as Pit's, but his hair and clothes are different colors, he summons different weapons, and celebrates victory to a different tune. | โ |
| โDescription from the Super Smash Blog. | ||
Dark Pit is a veteran Echo Fighter in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, first playable in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. His return was confirmed at the E3 2018 Conference on June 12th, 2018.
When unlocked, he is fought at Reset Bomb Forest.
Attributes[]
Strengths[]
- Possesses four jumps.
- Pretty versatile and has a variety of attacks.
- Has a good mix of single and multi-hit attacks.
- Down Aerial can meteor smash when sweetspotted.
- Overall balanced attributes.
- Has disjointed hitboxes on most attacks, giving him high priority.
- Fast frame data on most moves.
- Excellent recovery thanks to multiple mid-air jumps, Electroshock Arm, and Power of Flight.
- Good at edge guarding, possessing a projectile and many multi-hit attacks with lots of active frames.
- Forward throw is a kill throw.
- Silver Bow can snipe and gimp recovering enemies as well as zone decently.
- Electroshock Arm side special possesses Super Armor and is a powerful kill move. It also deflects enemy projectiles.
- Power of Flight is among the best recoveries in the game thanks to its great distance.
- Guardian Orbitars reflects projectiles as well as blocks attacks.
- Forward and back throws can chain into his Final Smash, Dark Pit Staff.
Weaknesses[]
- Few kill options outside of smash attacks, Electroshock Arm, and forward throw, relying heavily on edgeguarding opponents to get kills.
- Silver Bow can not be guided as much as the Palutena's Bow, making it harder to snipe and gimp with than its counterpart.
- Electroshock Arm leaves Dark Pit open if it misses or hits a shield, and has very few confirms into it, requiring Dark Pit to use it as a hard punish.
- Power of Flight has no hitboxes, leaving Dark Pit vulnerable to gimping.
- Guardian Orbitars can only be held out for a limited time, and will break if they are hit with a projectile or attack that is too powerful.
- Low air speed.
- Due to being an all-rounder, no specific area excels.
Summary[]
Changes from 3DS/Wii U[]
Attributes[]
- Now has his Kid Icarus: Uprising color scheme instead of the pitch-back model in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U.
Ground Attacks[]
Aerial Attacks[]
Grabs and Throws[]
Special Attacks[]
Moveset[]
Ground Attacks[]
Normal[]
- Neutral Attack: Alternating sword strikes with both hands; culminates in either a launch or stab combo.
- Forward Tilt: Double-blade slash with knockback.
- Up Tilt: Double-hop kick with popup.
- Down Tilt: Kneeling sword sweep that sends foes airborne.
- Dash Attack: Horizontal sword slash.
Smash Attacks[]
- Forward Smash: Double sword slash; first stuns, second knocks back.
- Up Smash: Triple-hit upward sword slashes that launches foes.
- Down Smash: Forward and backward sword sweep, very quick.
Other attacks[]
- Floor Attack (Front):
- Floor Attack (Back):
- Floor Attack (Trip):
- Ledge Attack:
Aerial Attacks[]
- Neutral aerial: Sword twirl with multiple hits followed by knockback.
- Forward aerial: Forward sword spin.
- Back aerial: Backward dual-sword strike.
- Up aerial: Upward sword twirl with multiple hits followed by knockback.
- Down aerial: Downward single-blade strike.
Grabs and Throws[]
- Grab: Reaches out and grab the opponent.
- Pummel: Knees the opponent.
- Forward Throw: Standard.
- Back Throw: Standard.
- Up Throw: Standard.
- Down Throw: Standard.
Special Moves[]
| Dark Pit's Special Moves | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 3DS/Wii U | Ultimate | ||
| Standard Special | Silver Bow | ||
| Side Special | Electroshock Arm | ||
| Up Special | Power of Flight | ||
| Down Special | Guardian Orbitars | ||
| Final Smash | Dark Pit Staff | ||
Taunts[]
- Up Taunt: Points the Silver Bow forward and waves it upwards twice, saying "Who wants some?".
- Down Taunt: Waves and points the Silver Bow forward, saying "Game On!".
- Side Taunt: Swings the Silver Bow around in circles and waves one of blades, saying "Watch out!".
On-Screen Appearance[]
- Spawn in the air and slowly land softly.
Idle Poses[]
- Tap his foot on the ground.
- Connect his Silver Bow together, then detach them.
Victory Poses[]
- Brushes his wings and then poses with his fist outstretched, saying "Nice try."
- Stabs his sword into the ground, says "I can't help but feel sorry for you!" then poses with his arms crossed.
- Twirls his sword around and says "Looks like I'm the last man standing." then poses with his sword pointed out.
- If he wins and Pit was one of the opponents, he has a chance of saying, "Where's your goddess now?"
In competitive play[]
At the beginning of Ultimate's lifespan, Pit and Dark Pit were seen as characters who had improved significantly from 3DS/Wii U, with the universal increased mobility, landing lag reduction on all aerials, and new KO moves fixing many of their core problems from the previous game. However, their representation remained small due to how straightforward the characters are: professional players believe Pit and Dark Pit lacked an explosive factor in their kits, especially when compared to the rest of the cast, leading to the archetype that they were "honest" characters with average capabilities all around. Despite solid results from players such as Lucky, professionals such as Dabuz and ESAM labeled them as a mid tier. In the current metagame, although Pit and Dark Pit received buffs in Patch 8.0.0 and still saw decent results at a regional level, their player base continued to shrink, with Lucky picking up Pyra/Mythra. As a result, opinions on the characters have remained largely the same.
Classic Mode: Created Warriors[]
Dark Pit's opponents (with the exception of Pit) are characters that were man-made creations or genetically enhanced fighters, a reference to his origin.
| Round | Opponent | Stage | Music | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mewtwo | Spear Pillar | Battle! (Dialga/Palkia) / Spear Pillar | |
| 2 | Dark Samus | Frigate Orpheon | Opening/Menu - Metroid Prime | |
| 3 | Link (3x) | Temple | Great Temple / Temple | All Links have the Dark Link alt. |
| 4 | Cloud | Midgar | Fight On! | |
| 5 | Captain Falcon | Big Blue | Devil's Call in Your Heart | Captain Falcon is in his red costume, referencing Blood Falcon. |
| 6 | Pit | Palutena's Temple | Dark Pit's Theme | |
| Final | Galleom | Galleom's Stage | Boss Battle - Super Smash Bros. Brawl | Pit appears as a teammate. |
Role in World of Light[]
Dark Pit was among the fighters that were summoned to fight the army of Master Hands.
Dark Pit was present when Galeem unleashed his beams of light. Dark Pit was flying alongside Pit to escape the beams, but after Palutena was vaporized, they lost their Power of Flight and fell victim to the beams as well. They were both placed under Galeem's imprisonment along with the rest of the fighters, excluding Kirby, as the pink puff escaped on his Warp Star.
Dark Pit was one of many of the fighters that fell under Dharkon's control upon Galeem's first defeat. He can be found in the Dracula's Castle sub-area. His location is on the roof.
Palette Swaps[]
Gallery[]
Trivia[]
- Dark Pit is one of two echo fighters to have not debuted in Ultimate, but instead in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. The other echo fighter is Lucina, Marth's echo fighter.
- Also the only Echo Fighter to appear in the World Of Light opening.
- The reason Dark Pit was even created in the first place is likely based on what is now considered Pit's "Dark Pit" costume, originating in Brawl.
External links[]
 Kid Icarus universe
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|---|---|---|
| Characters | Pit (Brawl ยท 3DS/Wii U ยท Ultimate) Palutena (3DS/Wii U ยท Ultimate) Dark Pit (3DS/Wii U ยท Ultimate) | |
| Side Characters | Assist Trophies | Phosphora ยท Magnus |
| Mii Fighter Costume | Viridi | |
| Background characters | Viridi ยท Palutena | |
| Enemies | Boom Stomper ยท Bumpety Bomb ยท Clubberskull ยท Daphne ยท Flage ยท Lethinium ยท Lurchthorn ยท Mahva ยท Megonta ยท Mimicutie ยท Monoeye ยท Nutski ยท Orne ยท Reaper / Reapette ยท Skuttler ยท Souflee ยท Zuree | |
| Stages | Skyworld ยท Reset Bomb Forest ยท Palutena's Temple | |
| Items | Back Shield ยท Daybreak ยท Killer Eye ยท Ore Club ยท X Bomb ยท Staff | |
| Music | List of Music (Kid Icarus series) | |
| Collectibles | Trophies | Brawl Trophies ยท 3DS Trophies ยท Wii U Trophies |
| Stickers | List of Stickers (Kid Icarus series) | |
| Spirits | List of spirits (Kid Icarus series) | |
| Masterpieces | Kid Icarus | |