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-{{Infobox character
-| name = Pit
-| image = Pit_(Kid_Icarus)_Ultimate.png
-| caption = Pit as seen in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]''
-| series = [[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus]]
-| creator = Toru Osawa
-| voice = {{Collapsible list|title=[[English language|English]]|[[Alessandro Juliani]] (''Captain N: The Game Master'')<br>[[Lani Minella]] (''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'')<ref>{{cite web |title=Resume |url=http://www.laniminella.com/assets/lani_minella_resume.pdf |website=Lani Minella - Voice Actor |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref> <br>Antony Del Rio (''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' onwards)<ref name="btva"/>}}{{Collapsible list|title=[[Japanese language|Japanese]]|[[Minami Takayama]]<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Pit Voices (Kid Icarus) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Kid-Icarus/Pit/ |website=Behind The Voice Actors |access-date=18 March 2022}}</ref>}}
-| species = Angel
-| first = ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986)
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-{{nihongo|'''Pit'''|ピット|Pitto}} is a fictional character and the [[protagonist]] of the ''[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus]]'' series. Debuting in ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' for the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] in 1986, Pit would later appear in ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'' for the [[Game Boy]] in 1991, and ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' for the [[Nintendo 3DS]] in 2012.
-Pit has also made various appearances in many other [[Nintendo]] games, most notably as a playable character in the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series. He was also one of the recurring characters in the ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'' [[animation|animated]] [[TV-series|series]], but named '''Kid Icarus'''. Since his introduction, Pit has been generally well received by video game critics.<ref name="GameDaily Top 25" />
-== Characteristics ==
-Pit was conceived for the original ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' game, created by Toru Osawa.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} ''[[GamePro]]'' identified Pit's gameplay mechanics as taking elements from three of Nintendo's biggest franchises; [[Mario]]'s jump, [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]]'s ability-enhancing objects, and [[Samus Aran]]'s projectiles.<ref name= pro>{{cite web |access-date=2010-04-07 |url=http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/143428/top-10-games-deserving-of-a-remake/|title=Top 10 games deserving of a remake |publisher=GamePro |date=2007-10-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100902152409/http://www.gamepro.com/article/features/143428/top-10-games-deserving-of-a-remake/|archive-date=2010-09-02}}</ref> Pit takes inspiration from [[Greek mythology]].with ''[[IGN]]'''s Lucas M. Thomas viewing him as a combination between [[Eros]] and [[Icarus]]. Thomas identified both his bow and his wings were his most iconic characteristics.<ref name="You Don't Know">{{cite web |url=http://uk.wii.ign.com/articles/114/1146239p1.html |title=You Don't Know Kid Icarus |author=Lucas M. Thomas |date=26 January 2011 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref>
-Pit's design was vastly updated for his inclusion in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'', and has become his standard design since then. According to [[Masahiro Sakurai]], the creator of the ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' series and director of ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', he initially alternated between using Pit's 2D design, his cartoonish art design, and a 3D redesign for Pit's inclusion before ultimately settling on the latter.<ref name=PitBrawlArt/> Sakurai stated that Pit's redesign was based on the concept of how his appearance would have slowly modernized had the ''Kid Icarus'' series remained active, much like how Link's design has done throughout the various subsequent installments within ''[[The Legend of Zelda]]'' series.<ref name=PitBrawlArt>{{cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/15390/sakurai-speaks-on-brawl-character-development|title=Sakurai Speaks on Brawl Character Development}}</ref> In comparison to his previous design, Pit now appears approximately 13 years old in angel years.<ref>[http://www.4gamer.net/games/113/G011330/20110108010/ 4Gamer: プロジェクトソラの桜井政博氏が，新しいパルテナを解説！ニンテンドー3DSタイトル「新・光神話 パルテナの鏡」プレゼンテーションレポート] (Japanese)</ref> While Pit's bow was initially unnamed, it has been given multiple names, including the Sacred Bow of Palutena and the Palutena Bow.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}}
-== Appearances ==
-[[File:Pit (Original Appearance).png|thumb|right|Pit, how he originally appeared in ''[[Kid Icarus]]'']]
-In ''[[Kid Icarus]]'', Pit is a young angel trapped in the {{nihongo|Underworld|冥府|Meifu}} who is tasked by the goddess Palutena with escaping and defeating [[Medusa]]. Pit is given a magical bow and sets out to reclaim the {{nihongo|Three Sacred Treasures|神器|Shinki}} in order to restore peace to the Overworld. He appears in ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'', tasked with protecting the Overworld from the demon Orcus with the Three Sacred Treasures.
-In ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'', Pit faces off against a newly resurrected Medusa 25 years after her first defeat while heeding advice from Palutena along the way. Due to the vast difference in gameplay in comparison to previous installments, director [[Masahiro Sakurai]] claimed that Pit would feel like a brand new character for his appearance in ''Uprising'', thanks to the implementation of various new weapons and abilities.<ref name="Pit New Character">{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/article.php?id=258663 |title=Kid Icarus 3DS: 'Pit feels like a new character' |author=Thomas East |date=5 August 2010 |work=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]] |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> Another notable divergence ''Uprising'' has from its predecessors, and even most Nintendo titles in general, is that Pit, Palutena and other major characters have actual dialogue instead of textboxes displaying their dialogue.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} He battles multiple Underworld foes until he defeats Medusa, only to find out that she was subservient to the true villain, Hades.
-Pit makes a cameo appearance in multiple games, including ''[[Tetris]]'' for the NES, ''[[F-1 Race]]'', various ''[[WarioWare]]'' games, and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]''.<ref name="You Don't Know" />{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} He later appears in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' as a playable character, though with a new design.<ref name=DOJO/> He appears as one of the protagonists in the Subspace Emissary mode, where he join forces with other characters, including [[Mario]], [[Kirby (character)|Kirby]], [[Princess Peach]], and [[Princess Zelda]], in order to stop the villain Tabuu. He was included in the sequels [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'']] and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' with an updated moveset, as well as featuring the character Dark Pit as a clone character.<ref name=SSBE3>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1I5s236o|title=Nintendo Direct@E3 2013|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Sullivan |first=Lucas |date=14 November 2018 |title=Super Smash Bros. Ultimate release date, roster, gameplay details, and everything you need to know |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-release-date-roster-gameplay-details-and-everything-we-know-so-far/ |access-date=21 November 2018 |magazine=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref>
-=== Appearances in other media ===
-In ''[[Captain N: The Game Master]]'', Pit is known as Kid Icarus and is voiced by [[Alessandro Juliani]]. He is one of the main characters and a member of the N-Team, having the habit of adding "-icus" to the end of some of his words. He also appears in the ''Captain N'' [[Valiant Comics]].<ref name="You Don't Know" /> Pit also appears in three animated 3D shorts created by [[Production I.G]], Studio 4&nbsp;°C and [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]], which were collaborations with Nintendo to promote ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' via [[Nintendo Video]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Kid Icarus 3D Animations Announced! |url=http://kidicarus.nintendo.com/uprising/anime/ |website=[[Nintendo]]}}</ref>
-Pit, along with his [[doppelgänger]] Dark Pit, have their own [[Amiibo]] figures as part of the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/detail/pit-amiibo-super-smash-bros-series|title=Pit amiibo Figure by Nintendo - Super Smash Bros. Series}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/detail/dark-pit-amiibo-super-smash-bros-series|title=Dark Pit amiibo Figure by Nintendo - Super Smash Bros. Series}}</ref>
-The 8-bit incarnation of Pit makes a cameo appearance in ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]''.<ref>{{cite web |date=11 April 2023 |title=The Super Mario Bros. Movie Stokes the Flame for an Abandoned Nintendo Franchise to Return Again |url=https://gamerant.com/super-mario-bros-movie-kid-icarus-abandoned-nintendo-franchise-return/ |website=Game Rant}}</ref>
-== Reception ==
-Pit has received generally positive reception, identified by ''[[GameDaily]]'' as both one of the best Nintendo characters and ''Super Smash Bros.'' characters of all time.<ref name="GameDaily Top 25">{{cite web |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/now-youre-playing-with-power-top-25-nintendo-characters-of-all-time/?page=7&cp=10 |title=Now You're Playing With Power: Top 25 Nintendo Characters of All Time |author=Robert Workman |date=22 August 2008 |work=[[GameDaily]] |access-date=29 January 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080912044210/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/now-youre-playing-with-power-top-25-nintendo-characters-of-all-time/?page=7 |archive-date=2008-09-12}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Buffa |first=Chris |date=February 22, 2008 |title=Top 10 Super Smash Bros. Characters |url=http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-ten-super-smash-bros-characters/?page=4 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091023030314/http://www.gamedaily.com/articles/galleries/top-ten-super-smash-bros-characters/?page=4 |archive-date=October 23, 2009 |access-date=July 29, 2013 |publisher=[[GameDaily]]}}</ref> ''[[GamesRadar]]'' also ranked him as one of the best heroes in video games.<ref>{{cite web |last=Weber |first=Rachel |date=March 6, 2023 |title=100 best heroes in video games |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/top-100-video-game-heroes/ |access-date=20 April 2013 |publisher=[[GamesRadar+]]}}</ref> ''[[IGN]]'' writer Jesse Schedeen wanted to see him appear in a [[Wii]] game,<ref name="Players Wanted Wii">{{cite web |url=http://uk.stars.ign.com/articles/950/950195p1.html |title=Players Wanted: Characters We Want on the Wii |author=Jesse Schedeen |date=2 February 2009 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> and fellow ''IGN'' authors Phil Pirrello, Mark Bozon, and Richard George said that the character was one of their favorite brawlers in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''.<ref name="IGN Brawlers">{{cite web |url=http://uk.stars.ign.com/articles/856/856885p1.html |title=Smash Bros.: IGN's Favorite Brawlers |last1=Pirrello |first1=Phil |last2=Bozon |first2=Bozon |last3=George |first3=Richard |date=3 March 2008 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> Gavin Jasper of ''[[Den of Geek]]'' felt that including him in ''Super Smash Bros.'' was worth it, since it not only lead to a new ''Kid Icarus'' but made him a mainstay in the series.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Jasper |first=Gavin |date=March 7, 2019 |title=Super Smash Bros. Characters Ranked |url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/super-smash-bros-characters-ranked/ |website=[[Den of Geek]]}}</ref>
-== References ==
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-== External links ==
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