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-{{Infobox video game character
-|name=Pit
-|series=[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus]]
-|first=[[Kid Icarus]] (1986)
-|creator=Toru Osawa<ref name="kidicarusorigin">{{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29565/making-of-a-myth-the-grueling-development-of-the-original-kid-icarus|title=Making of a Myth: The Grueling Development of the Original Kid Icarus|first=Devin|last=Monnens|website=Nintendo World Report|publisher=NINWR, LLC.|date=March 19, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=April 7, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407035256/http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/29565/making-of-a-myth-the-grueling-development-of-the-original-kid-icarus|url-status=live}}</ref>
-|designer=Toru Osawa
-|voice='''[[English language|ENG]]:''' [[Alessandro Juliani]] ([[Captain N: The Game Master]] (1989))<ref name="BTVA">{{Cite web|url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Kid-Icarus/Pit/|title=Pit Voices (Kid Icarus) - Behind The Voice Actors|website=Behind The Voice Actors|publisher=Inyxception Enterprises, Inc.|access-date=March 18, 2022|archive-date=March 18, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220318032927/https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Kid-Icarus/Pit/|url-status=live}}</ref><br>[[Lani Minella]] ([[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] (2008))<ref name="BTVA"/><br>[[Will Friedle]] ([[Mad (TV series)|Mad]] (2010))<ref name="BTVA"/><br>Anthony Del Rio (2012—2018)<ref name="BTVA"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/03/interview_meet_antony_del_rio_voice_actor_for_pit_dark_pit|title=Interview: Meet Antony Del Rio - Voice Actor for Pit / Dark Pit|first=Orla|last=Madden|website=Nintendo Life|publisher=Hookshot Media|date=March 3, 2013|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=June 2, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602085138/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2013/03/interview_meet_antony_del_rio_voice_actor_for_pit_dark_pit|url-status=live}}</ref><br>Troy Lund ([[Kid Icarus: Uprising]] (2012))<ref name="BTVA"/><br>'''[[Japanese language|JP]]:''' [[Minami Takayama]] (2008—2018)<ref name="BTVA"/>
-|species=[[Angel]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/mar/23/kid-icarus-uprising-game-review|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising – review|first=Steve|last=Boxer|website=[[The Guardian]]|publisher=Guardian News & Media Limited|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113155/https://www.theguardian.com/technology/gamesblog/2012/mar/23/kid-icarus-uprising-game-review|url-status=live}}</ref>
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-{{nihongo|'''Pit'''{{efn|({{IPA|en|/pɪt/|[pʰɪʔt]|}})}}|ピット|Pitto|lead=yes}} is a<!--Avoid using "fictional" as it is repetition; video game characters (or characters in general) are by definition implied to be fictionalized to some extent. -->  character and protagonist of the [[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus]] series created by [[Nintendo]]. Pit is a resident of Angel Land and is a member of the royal guard tasked with the responsibility of defeating the ultimate evil. Pit made his debut in the original [[Kid Icarus]] (1986), with the mission to rescue the Goddess of Light, Palutena. Since then, she has become an adviser for him.<ref name="kidicarusfacts">{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/kid-icarus-essentials-all-facts-you-should-know-pits-return/|title=Kid Icarus essentials All the facts you should know before Pits return|first=Henry|last=Gilbert|website=[[GamesRadar+]]|publisher=Future Publishing Limited Quay House|date=March 17, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508173657/https://www.gamesradar.com/kid-icarus-essentials-all-facts-you-should-know-pits-return/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pit's other notable appearances include the [[Super Smash Bros.]] series, [[Captain N: The Game Master]], [[WarioWare]] microgames, [[F1 Race]], and [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of [[Tetris (NES video game)|Tetris]].<ref name="Ultimate">{{Cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/109118/super-smash-bros-ultimate-character-profiles-pit|title=Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Character Profiles: Pit|first=Ozzie|last=Mejia|website=[[Shacknews]]|publisher=Gamerhub|date=December 19, 2018|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508173653/https://www.shacknews.com/article/109118/super-smash-bros-ultimate-character-profiles-pit|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="ignonpit"/><ref name="blast"/>
-==History==
-Pit, a character in ''[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus]]'', was created and designed by Japanese video game designer Toru Osawa. After studying arts and animation at Kyoto Seika University, Osawa was given the chance to create his own game,{{efn|Known as [[Kid Icarus]] (1986)}} which he developed single-handedly. The game's concept was inspired by Hiroji Kiyotake's athletic spirit and combined the "running and shooting" style of Metroid with Greek myths. Osawa's dark humor was evident in the bizarre characters and Pit's death cry, "I'm finished!".<ref name="kidicarusorigin"/> Japanese video game designer, [[Masahiro Sakurai]], gave Pit a major redesign in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.4gamer.net/games/113/G011330/20110108010/|title=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|trans-title=Masahiro Sakurai of Project Sora explains the new Palutena!　Nintendo 3DS title "New Light Mythology: Palutena's Mirror" presentation report|author=稲元徹也 [Tetsuya Inamoto]|website=[[4Gamer.net]]|publisher=Aetas, Inc|date=January 8, 2011|language=Japanese|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=January 19, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240119074736/https://www.4gamer.net/games/113/G011330/20110108010/|url-status=live}}</ref> Sakurai felt he would be a noteworthy character to be included in the game, commenting, "I felt like too much time had passed since then and that if I brought Pit to 'Smash Bros.' without any modifications, he wouldn’t be popular, nor have the kind of impressive moves that he would need for 'Smash Bros'." Sakurai redesigned the character while thinking of how he would look after his disappearance from the Kid Icarus series for a long time. According to Sakurai, the reception to the character was well received.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/masahiro-sakurai-reviving-gamings-past-concerns-its-future-flna656182|title=Masahiro Sakurai on reviving gaming's past, and concerns for its future|first=Matthew|last=Hawkins|work=[[NBCNews]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|date=April 4, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509051415/https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/masahiro-sakurai-reviving-gamings-past-concerns-its-future-flna656182|url-status=live}}</ref>
-===Origin===
-Among the first video games to draw inspiration from Greek mythology was Kid Icarus. The game's English title refers to Pit, who draws inspiration from Icarus. His name, which derives from Cupid, is another source of inspiration for him. Pit is called after Cupid, a Roman god who has a Greek counterpart named Eros, therefore the name Cupid is still a nod to Greek mythology.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://goombastomp.com/nintendos-cult-classic-kid-icarus-turns-35/|title=Nintendo’s Cult Classic Kid Icarus Turns 35|first=Caitlin|last=Williams|magazine=Goomba Stomp Magazine|date=December 17, 2021|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508211450/https://goombastomp.com/nintendos-cult-classic-kid-icarus-turns-35/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-==Appearances==
-===Kid Icarus games===
-Pit made his first appearance in ''[[Kid Icarus]]'' (1986). In the game, Pit plays a role in rescuing the Goddess of Light, Palutena, from the clutches of the wicked Medusa. Pit escapes his Underworld prison and descends the steep cliffs, fending off the armies of Medusa's troops, including snakes and the deadly God of Death. Along the way, Pit overcomes Zeus' challenges and gains stronger weapons to combat the Underworld's hordes. In conclusion, once Pit had completed the stage, he would explore a gigantic stronghold filled with traps and puzzles.<ref name="kidicarusorigin"/>
-Pit returns in ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'' (1991). A fortune-teller interprets Palutena's nightmare as a sign that the demon [[Orcus|Orcos]] and his henchmen are about to invade. Pit, the commander of her army, is called by the goddess, who also orders him to report for special instruction that would enable him to use the three precious treasures of Angel Land. Palutena has these under the protection of three fortress guards to keep them secure from Orcos while Pit is on his mission. Pit receives the precious treasures from the goddess after he defeats the guards and completes his training.<ref>{{cite book|title=Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters Instruction Booklet|section=The Tale of Kid Icarus|publisher=[[Nintendo of America]]|date=November 1991}}</ref> After two decades of hiatus, Pit appears in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' (2012), which takes place 25 years after the first game. Pit is working with Palutena once again to defeat the returning Medusa and her unpleasant army.<ref name="kidicarusfacts"/>
-===Other games===
-Besides his appearances in the ''[[Kid Icarus (series)|Kid Icarus]]'' series, Pit has notably appeared in four ''[[Super Smash Bros.]]'' titles, including ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'' (2001) (as a trophy),<ref name="ignonpit"/> ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23582694|title='Super Smash Bros. Brawl' is a love letter to fans|first=Levi|last=Buchanan|work=[[NBCNews]]|publisher=[[NBCUniversal]]|date=March 12, 2008|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509160152/https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna23582694|url-status=live}}</ref> ''[[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U]]'' (2014),<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://za.ign.com/super-smash-bros-next/80550/news/new-super-smash-bros-characters-confirmed-in-stream|title=New Super Smash Bros. Characters Confirmed in Stream|first=Luke|last=Karmali|website=IGN Africa|publisher=Ziff Davis|date=September 11, 2014|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508193844/https://za.ign.com/super-smash-bros-next/80550/news/new-super-smash-bros-characters-confirmed-in-stream|url-status=live}}</ref> and ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' (2018).<ref name="Ultimate"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dont-expect-a-new-kid-icarus-game-says-uprising-and-smash-bros-director/1100-6515716/|title=Don't Expect A New Kid Icarus Game, Says Uprising And Smash Bros. Director|first=Evan|last=Campbell|website=[[GameSpot]]|publisher=Fandom, Inc|date=July 6, 2023|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508193848/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/dont-expect-a-new-kid-icarus-game-says-uprising-and-smash-bros-director/1100-6515716/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pit made a cameo appearance in the [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] version of [[Tetris (NES video game)|Tetris]], in which he can be seen playing the violin.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ten Interesting Link Links: Zelda Crossovers – Rice Digital|url=https://ricedigital.co.uk/ten-zelda-crossovers/|author=Adam|website=Rice Digital|publisher=Rice Digital Ltd|date=November 12, 2014|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=December 4, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211204155648/https://ricedigital.co.uk/ten-zelda-crossovers/|url-status=live}}</ref> He has been featured in several [[WarioWare]] microgames as well as ''[[F1 Race]]''.<ref name="blast">{{Cite book|title=Nintendo Blast Ano 3 - Coleção 2012|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=1eFHDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA6-PA9&dq=pit+kid+icarus&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5iaqjvYWGAxUvSvEDHWQNBaY4FBDoAXoECAIQAw|language=Portuguese|page=9|via=[[Google Books]]|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511112457/https://books.google.com/books?id=1eFHDwAAQBAJ&pg=RA6-PA9&dq=pit+kid+icarus&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&source=gb_mobile_search&ovdme=1&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi5iaqjvYWGAxUvSvEDHWQNBaY4FBDoAXoECAIQAw|url-status=live}}</ref>
-===Other media===
-Pit's first non-video game appearance was in GoGo Pit-Kun!, a manga based on the original ''Kid Icarus''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://archive.org/details/gogopitkun/mode/1up|title=GoGo Pit-Kun! Kid Icarus Manga 1987|date=April 17, 2020|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> He has additionally appeared in an animated television series, [[Captain N: The Game Master]],{{efn|Voiced by [[Alessandro Juliani]].<ref name="BTVA"/>}} although in the series he is never referred to as Pit but instead his "Kid Icarus" title. He also had difficulties speaking simple sentences and always ended the sentence with "-icus". For instance, "Hey there, Kevin-icus! Do you want to play some basketball-icus? Me and Mega Man totally love shooting hoops-icus".<ref name="ignonpit">{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/27/you-dont-know-kid-icarus|title=You Don't Know Kid Icarus|author=Lucas M. Thomas|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=January 27, 2011|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=January 29, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240129224712/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/27/you-dont-know-kid-icarus|url-status=live}}</ref> The [[Mad (TV series)|Mad]] animated television series features Pit along with other characters from different franchises in the episode "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus".<ref>{{Cite  episode|title=Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus|url=https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8j3x2x|series=[[Mad (TV series)|Mad]]|season=3|network=[[Warner Bros. Animation]]|via=[[Dailymotion]]|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509124746/https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x8j3x2x|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2012, Nintendo collaborated with three anime studios to produce animated shorts based on ''Kid Icarus Uprising''. A short created by [[Production I.G]] features Pit fighting with one of Medusa's minions.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/kid-icarus-uprising-animated-shorts-detailed/|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising Animated Shorts Detailed|first=Ishaan|last=Sahdev|website=Siliconera|publisher=[[GAMURS Group]]|date=March 7, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516105614/https://www.siliconera.com/kid-icarus-uprising-animated-shorts-detailed/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pit and his doppelgänger Dark Pit each have their own Amiibo figurines from 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|website=[[Nintendo]]|publisher=Nintendo of America Inc|access-date=May 15, 2018|archive-date=May 16, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516104016/https://www.nintendo.com/amiibo/detail/pit-amiibo-super-smash-bros-series|url-status=live}}</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|website=[[Nintendo]]|publisher=Nintendo of America Inc|access-date=May 15, 2018|archive-date=May 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113203/https://www.nintendo.com/us/amiibo/detail/dark-pit-amiibo-super-smash-bros-series/|url-status=live}}</ref>
-==Critical reception==
-Hayes Madsen, a writer for Inverse, described Pit as "Nintendo's most underrated shooter". Madsen highlighted the unique and engaging gameplay mechanics of Pit, praising its combat and strategic elements.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.inverse.com/gaming/kid-icarus-uprising-10th-year-anniversary|title=10 Years Ago, The Creator Of Smash Bros. Made Nintendo's Most Underrated Shooter|first=Hayes|last=Madsen|website=Inverse|publisher=BDG|date=March 22, 2022|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 18, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240518113156/https://www.inverse.com/gaming/kid-icarus-uprising-10th-year-anniversary|url-status=live}}</ref> Kyle Orland of [[Ars Technica]] criticized Pit's movements in ''[[Kid Icarus: Uprising]]'' but also praised his characterization, noting, "I especially liked Pit's characterization as the kind of dweeby, reluctant hero that I would have totally aspired to be up through the age of 15 or so. It's a child-friendly style that's not for everyone, but it made me grin quite a bit and even laugh out loud a few times".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/03/review-kid-icarus-uprising-loses-control-of-an-otherwise-enjoyable-mythological-romp/|title=Review: Kid Icarus: Uprising loses control of an otherwise enjoyable mythological romp|first=Kyle|last=Orland|website=[[Ars Technica]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|date=March 23, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 8, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508205359/https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2012/03/review-kid-icarus-uprising-loses-control-of-an-otherwise-enjoyable-mythological-romp/|url-status=live}}</ref> Savannah Malerba of [[Odyssey (website)|The Odyssey Online]] considered Pit a male version of herself and found Pit's personality relatable to her, noting, "I am all of those things in about the same ways as Pit and Pit is a great character that I relate to because of that". Savannah also drew multiple sketches of Pit and Dark Pit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theodysseyonline.com/6-reasons-why-am-obsessed-with-kid-icarus-uprising|title=6 Reasons Why I Am Obsessed With "Kid Icarus Uprising"|first=Savannah|last=Malerba|website=[[Odyssey (website)|The Odyssey Online]]|publisher=Odyssey Media Group, Inc.|date=November 21, 2017|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509055338/https://www.theodysseyonline.com/6-reasons-why-am-obsessed-with-kid-icarus-uprising|url-status=live}}</ref>
-Pit's determination received recognition from Marc Kaliroff of Goomba Stomp Magazine, despite the character being unable to fly. Pit's disability is one of his most important traits, according to Marc, who said of him: "Pit’s disability is a shining factor of the character that is not only used to create five-minute cinematic rail-shooter scenarios each mission opens up to but it is also a legitimate reason to further define him as a hero. Despite his weakness, the hero is able to always overcome his problems and ultimately make the higher powers above him look weak. Pit is what every player dreams to be–the believer that can accomplish anything despite the presence of what is seemingly insurmountable odds".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://goombastomp.com/kid-icarus-uprising-soars-high-above-nintendos-other-stories/|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising’s Story Soars High Above Nintendo’s Other Narratives|first=Marc|last=Kaliroff|magazine=Goomba Stomp Magazine|date=March 22, 2022|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 9, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240509140342/https://goombastomp.com/kid-icarus-uprising-soars-high-above-nintendos-other-stories/|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Digital Spy]]{{'}}s Matthew Reynold considers Pit and Palutena's banter "a constant source of humor". While stating that it was well worth the wait for Pit's reappearance after a decades-long absence.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a375906/kid-icarus-uprising-review-3ds-pit-returns-in-all-new-adventure/|title='Kid Icarus: Uprising' review (3DS): Pit returns in all-new adventure|first=Matthew|last=Reynolds|website=[[Digital Spy]]|publisher=[[Hearst Communications]]|date=April 11, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240511080113/https://www.digitalspy.com/videogames/a375906/kid-icarus-uprising-review-3ds-pit-returns-in-all-new-adventure/|url-status=live}}</ref> In his review of ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'', Jack Devries, a writer for [[IGN]], criticized Pit's slowness in the game and said that Pit has a very birdlike feel to him, which makes him look weird.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/19/kid-icarus-uprising-is-painfully-good|title=Kid Icarus Uprising Is Painfully Good|first=Jack|last=Devries|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=January 19, 2011|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 12, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240512040203/https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/01/19/kid-icarus-uprising-is-painfully-good|url-status=live}}</ref> In addition, two notebooks, "I Love Pit: Pit Designer Notebook", published in July 2018 by Perfect Papers, and "I Love Dark Pit More Than Chocolate (Or About The Same, Which Is A Lot!): Dark Pit Designer", published in May 2019 by Gorgeous Gift Books, are named after him and his evil counterpart, Dark Pit.<ref>{{Cite book|title=I Love Pit: Pit Designer Notebook|author=Perfect Papers, Perfect Papers Staff|publisher=Independently Published|date=July 26, 2018|isbn=9781717918147}}</br>{{Cite book|title=I Love Dark Pit More Than Chocolate (Or About The Same, Which Is A Lot!): Dark Pit Designer Notebook|author=Gorgeous Gift Books|publisher=Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US|date=May 23, 2019|isbn=9781099929335}}</ref> Jeff Cork of [[Game Informer]] initially had negative feelings towards Pit, but over time, he found himself warming up to him due to his "enthusiastic approach" and sense of humor.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/kid_icarus_uprising_-_3ds/b/nintendo_ds/archive/2012/03/19/kid-icarus-uprising-review-poor-controls-ground-pit-39-s-ambitious-return.aspx|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising - 3DS Review|first=Jeff|last=Cork|magazine=[[Game Informer]]|publisher=[[GameSpot]]|date=March 19, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=June 3, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603010830/https://www.gameinformer.com/games/kid_icarus_uprising_-_3ds/b/nintendo_ds/archive/2012/03/19/kid-icarus-uprising-review-poor-controls-ground-pit-39-s-ambitious-return.aspx|url-status=live}}</ref> Andy Hoover of Nintendojo appreciated Pit's design in ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' (2008), describing it as "colourful" and "lively".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nintendojo.com/features/editorials/welcome-back-pit|title=Welcome Back, Pit|first=Andy|last=Hoover|website=Nintendojo|date=June 24, 2010|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514075919/https://www.nintendojo.com/features/editorials/welcome-back-pit|url-status=live}}</ref> canonball, an author of The Fwoosh, in review of Pit's ''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' figma, canonball expressed how the figma does not resemble Pit's original appearance from [[Kid Icarus]] and Pit looked more athletic. In accordance with canonball, they described the figma as better than the [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]] and [[Samus Aran|Samus]] ones; they were "super impressed" by the figure; and they commented: "If you’re even the most casual fan of Kid Icarus, then this Pit is an absolute must. It’s a better figure than we could have ever hoped to get based on the character, and it holds its own in comparison to almost any other figure on the market today".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thefwoosh.com/2013/05/figma-pit-kid-icarus-uprising/|title=Figma – Pit (Kid Icarus: Uprising)|author=canonball|website=The Fwoosh|publisher=Fwoosh LLC|date=May 18, 2013|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514154103/https://thefwoosh.com/2013/05/figma-pit-kid-icarus-uprising/|url-status=live}}</ref> Henry Gilbert of [[GamesRadar+]] stated that Pit is no longer an innocent boy, as he was in previous games; in fact, he has a playful personality, and when it comes time to "kick ass", Pit is prepared for whatever comes his way.<ref name="kidicarusfacts"/> In 2012, Nintendo Blast featured Pit on the front cover of their book titled "Nintendo Blast Ano 3
-Edições 25 a 36", written by Rafael Neves.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.apple.com/fr/book/nintendo-blast-ano-3/id6451221764|title=Nintendo Blast Ano 3 Edições 25 a 36|trans-title=Nintendo Blast Year 3 Editions 25 to 36|website=Apple|publisher=[[Apple Inc.]]|language=Portuguese|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 14, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240514225823/https://books.apple.com/fr/book/nintendo-blast-ano-3/id6451221764|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]{{'s}} Z specifically criticized Pit's voice and childish behavior in Kid Icarus: Uprising. Expressing their disappointment: "Admittedly I may be prejudiced, as a friend of mine was slated to be the voice of Pit before the team decided to "go another way," but the hammy voice acting is almost enough to offset an otherwise stirring soundtrack. Still, poor writing and juvenile overacting isn't the worst of the game's trespasses".<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.wired.com/2012/03/kid-icarus-uprising/|title=Kid Icarus 3DS Flies High, Then Crashes|author=Z|magazine=[[Wired (magazine)|Wired]]|publisher=[[Condé Nast]]|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515072631/https://www.wired.com/2012/03/kid-icarus-uprising/|url-status=live}}</ref> Ozzie Mejia of [[Shacknews]] stated that Pit delivers some of the worst jokes that he has ever experienced in any video game, while comparing him to popsicle sticks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.shacknews.com/article/73060/kid-icarus-uprising-review|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising review|first=Ozzie|last=Mejia|website=[[Shacknews]]|publisher=Gamerhub|date=March 28, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 15, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240515184249/https://www.shacknews.com/article/73060/kid-icarus-uprising-review|url-status=live}}</ref> GameZone's Vito Gesualdi found similarities between Pit, [[The Legend of Zelda]]{{'}}s ''Link'', and American filmmaker [[Woody Allen]], stating that "Pit is equal parts Link and Woody Allen, a handsome young warrior with all the self-confidence of our favorite neurotic Jew".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/kid-icarus-uprising-review/|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising review|first=Vito|last=Gesualdi|website=GameZone|date=May 4, 2012|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=February 12, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230212161601/https://www.gamezone.com/reviews/kid-icarus-uprising-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Pit is a childhood hero of Jonas Mäki, an author of [[Gamereactor]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/kid-icarus-uprising-review/|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising|first=Jonas|last=Mäki|website=[[Gamereactor]]|publisher=Gamez Publishing A/S|date=March 23, 2012|quote=When my childhood hero returns after in a new adventure of his own after 25 long years there is little time to lose. The oversized box contains a stand that I've read is designed to make playing the game more ergonomic. But who has the time to bother with that sort of thing when Pit is finally back?|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516102913/https://www.gamereactor.eu/kid-icarus-uprising-review/|url-status=live}}</ref> Romendil of [[Jeuxvideo.com]] compliments Pit's courage, his skills using the bow to shoot arrows, and his personality overall.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00016730-kid-icarus-uprising-test.htm|title=Kid Icarus Uprising|author=Romendil|website=[[Jeuxvideo.com]]|publisher=[[Webedia]]|date=March 21, 2012|language=French|access-date=May 18, 2024|archive-date=May 16, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240516201546/https://www.jeuxvideo.com/articles/0001/00016730-kid-icarus-uprising-test.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
-==Notes==
-{{Notelist}}
-==References==
-{{Reflist}}
-==Further reading==
-* {{Cite magazine|url=https://writersblockmagazine.com/2022/04/22/kid-icarus-uprising-revival-of-a-franchise-but-revival-of-a-myth/|title=Kid Icarus: Uprising, Revival of a Franchise but Revival of a Myth?|first=Rebekah|last=Spaargaren|magazine=Writer's Block Magazine|publisher=Study Association Etcetera|date=April 22, 2022}}
-* {{Cite web|url=https://www.siliconera.com/pit-cant-defeat-palutena-in-kid-icarus-uprisings-augmented-reality-card-game/|title=Pit Can’t Defeat Palutena In Kid Icarus: Uprising’s Augmented Reality Card Game|author=Siliconera Staff|website=[[Siliconera]]|publisher=[[GAMURS Group]]|date=June 23, 2011}}
-* {{Cite web|url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2011/07/13/kid-icarus-meets-man-magnus|title=Kid Icarus Meets Man Magnus|author=Lucas M. Thomas|website=[[IGN]]|publisher=[[Ziff Davis]]|date=July 13, 2011}}
-* {{Cite web|url=http://www.nintendoworldreport.com/feature/34338/pit-pair-perpetuates-the-figma-uprising|title=Pit Pair Perpetuates the Figma Uprising|first=Andrew|last=Brown|website=Nintendo World Report|publisher=NINWR, LLC|date=June 2, 2013}}
-* {{Cite news|url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2015/09/factor_5s_lost_wii_kid_icarus_boasted_a_dark_hero_with_60fps_airborne_action|title=Factor 5's Lost Wii Kid Icarus Boasted A Dark Hero With 60fps Airborne Action|first=Damien|last=McFerran|work=Nintendo Life|publisher=Hookshot Media|date=September 19, 2015}}
-* {{Cite magazine|url=https://techland.time.com/2010/06/28/e3-2010-masahiro-sakurai-makes-kid-icarus-fly-again-on-the-nintendo-3ds/|title=E3 2010: Masahiro Sakurai Makes Kid Icarus Fly Again on the Nintendo 3DS|first=Evan|last=Narcisse|magazine=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]|publisher=Time USA, LLC|date=June 28, 2010}}
-==External links==
-*[https://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/pit.html Pit profile] on Smash Bros. DOJO!!
-*[https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/index.html?category=cat02_fighter_28 Pit profile] on smashbros.com
-* [https://www.smashbros.com/en_US/blog/index.html?category=cat02_fighter_28-dash Dark Pit profile] on smashbros.com
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