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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)
-| last = ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Movie]]'' (2023, Cameo)
-}}
-{{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. ''[[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|left|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 Palutena contacts in order to send him on a quest to escape the Underworld and defeat [[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.
-In ''[[Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters]]'', Pit is once again summoned by Palutena to protect the Overworld, this time from the demon Orcus. Pit once again searches for the Three Sacred Treasures, which are being protected by the forest guardians, in order to defeat Orcus.
-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.
-=== Other appearances ===
-Pit made a cameo in ''[[Tetris]]'' for the NES; he plays a violin when the player completes the game in a certain way. Pit appeared in ''[[F-1 Race]]'' before Course 8, where he appears to cheer the player on. He also appears during the ending sequence.<ref name="You Don't Know" /> In ''[[WarioWare: Twisted!]]'', the player directs Pit left or right to dodge snakes and eggplants thrown at the player from above. In ''[[WarioWare: Smooth Moves]]'' for the [[Wii]], Pit appears in the conducting game where he is playing a cello. In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Melee]]'', a trophy of Pit can be earned in the game, while a portion of his trophy's description is "Will Pit ever fight again?", which ultimately foreshadowed his eventual inclusion in ''Melee''{{'}}s sequel.
-In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]'' for the [[Wii]], Pit appears as a [[playable character]]. Pit's main weapon in the game is a bow called the Sacred Bow of Palutena,<ref name=DOJO>{{cite web|url=http://www.smashbros.com/wii/en_us/characters/pit.html|title=Pit's Smash Bros. DOJO!! page}}</ref> or simply Pit's Bow.<ref name="PBow"><!--"Pit's Bow- It's capable of firing arrows of light... It can be split to form two short swords - Pit holds one sword in his right hand in a standard grip and one in his left in a reverse grip. -->[[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]] (2008). In-game description of the "Pit's Bow" trophy.</ref> The bow can also split into two short swords that Pit holds in each hand.<ref name="PBow" /><ref name="Palutena"><!--"The ruling goddess of Angel Land"... Palutena entrusts Pit with a sacred bow and the task of defeating Medusa.--> [[Super Smash Bros. Brawl]]. (2008). In-game description of the "Palutena" trophy.</ref><ref name=DOJO/> In "The Subspace Emissary", Pit witnesses the Subspace Army invade the World of Trophies and is granted permission by Palutena to attack the army. After reviving [[Mario]], he teams up with him and they chase after the [[R.O.B.|Ancient Minister]]. Depending on whether the player makes [[Kirby (character)|Kirby]] rescue [[Princess Peach]] or [[Princess Zelda]] at the beginning of the game, Mario and Pit will either attack or be attacked by [[Link (The Legend of Zelda)|Link]] and [[Yoshi]] when a hostile clone of the princess the defenders destroyed is mistaken for the actual princess. Pit and Mario (or Link and Yoshi) are later kidnapped by [[King Dedede]] (who was mistaken as a Subspace Army member), but are rescued by Kirby soon after. Later, Pit and the other ''Brawl'' fighters face Tabuu at the end of the Great Maze in order to stop Tabuu's conquest of the World of Trophies.
-Pit appears as one of the playable characters in [[Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U|''Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS'' and ''Wii U'']].<ref name=SSBE3>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=13D1I5s236o|title=Nintendo Direct@E3 2013|website=[[YouTube]]}}</ref> Compared to his appearance in ''Brawl'', Pit's moveset was also shown to have been updated in reference to ''Kid Icarus: Uprising''.<ref name=SSBE3/> Pit also appears again as a playable fighter in the series' fifth installment, ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate|Ultimate]]''.<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.gamesradar.com/super-smash-bros-ultimate-release-date-roster-gameplay-details-and-everything-we-know-so-far/|title=Super Smash Bros. Ultimate release date, roster, gameplay details, and everything you need to know|last=Sullivan|first=Lucas|date=14 November 2018|magazine=Games Radar|access-date=21 November 2018}}</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|url=http://kidicarus.nintendo.com/uprising/anime/|title=Kid Icarus 3D Animations Announced!}}</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 | url=https://gamerant.com/super-mario-bros-movie-kid-icarus-abandoned-nintendo-franchise-return/ | title=The Super Mario Bros. Movie Stokes the Flame for an Abandoned Nintendo Franchise to Return Again | date=11 April 2023}}</ref>
-== Reception ==
-Pit was chosen as one of the 11 more powerful archers in popular culture by [[UGO Networks]]' TJ Dietsch.<ref name="Archers UGO">{{cite web |url=http://www.ugo.com/the-goods/the-best-archers-list |title=The 11 Most Bad-Ass Archers in Pop Culture |author=TJ Dietsch |date=13 May 2010 |work=[[UGO Networks]] |access-date=29 January 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100716223425/http://www.ugo.com/the-goods/the-best-archers-list |archive-date=16 July 2010}}</ref> Jesse Schedeen, from ''IGN'', said the character was one of those he most wanted to see on the [[Wii]]<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 Phil Pirrello, 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 |author=Phil Pirrello, Bozon and Richard George |date=3 March 2008 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> Jesse Schedeen selected the character as one of those most likely to get a shot on the Wii<ref name="Who Deserves a Shot?">{{cite web |url=http://uk.stars.ign.com/articles/974/974247p1.html |title=What Say You: Who Deserves A Shot on Wii? |author=Jesse Schedeen |date=20 April 2009 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> and regretted the character not appearing at the [[Game Developers Conference]].<ref name="Schedeen GDC">{{cite web |url=http://uk.stars.ign.com/articles/967/967836p4.html |title=Cast of Characters: GDC '09 |author=Jesse Schedeen |date=30 March 2008 |work=[[IGN]] |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> [[GameDaily]] said that Pit was the 19th top Nintendo character 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> and ranked him seventh in their "Top 10 Super Smash Bros. Characters".<ref>{{cite web|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=23 October 2009 |date=22 February 2008|author=Buffa, Chris|publisher=GameDaily|access-date=29 July 2013|title=Top 10 Super Smash Bros. Characters}}</ref> In 2012, ''[[GamesRadar]]'' ranked him as the 69th best hero in video games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gamesradar.com/top-100-video-game-heroes/|title=100 best heroes in video games|publisher=[[GamesRadar]]|access-date=20 April 2013}}</ref>
-''[[Game Informer]]''{{'}}s Dan Ryckert included Pit, as he appeared in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl'', on a comedic list entitled "Characters Who Don't Deserve Their Own Games". Ryckert opined that Pit had been an obscure choice for Nintendo, and stated that he hoped Nintendo did not hope to follow up his appearance with a new ''Kid Icarus'' title.<ref name="Don't Deserve Games">{{cite magazine |url=http://www.gameinformer.com/b/features/archive/2010/06/01/characters-that-dont-deserve-their-own-games.aspx?PostPageIndex=2 |title=Characters Who Don't Deserve Their Own Games |author=Dan Ryckert |date=1 June 2010 |magazine=[[Game Informer]] |access-date=29 January 2011}}</ref> Jeremy Parish of ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'' ranked 73 fighters from ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'' "from garbage to glorious", placing Pit at 43rd, and wrote that " this kid is named after his number-one leading cause of death. There's something weird and grim about that, and we're not entirely on board with it".<ref>{{Cite web|last=Parish|first=Jeremy|date=2018-12-03|title=We rank the Smash Bros. (and friends)|url=https://www.polygon.com/features/2018/12/3/18120401/super-smash-bros-ultimate-character-rankings|access-date=2020-11-05|website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]}}</ref> Gavin Jasper of ''[[Den of Geek]]'' ranked Pit 30th on his list of ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate'' characters, stating that "his inclusion in ''Smash'' paid off and he got a long-awaited new adventure. Not only did he return for more ''Smash'' installments, but so did two other characters from ''Kid Icarus: Uprising''. Way to go, nostalgia!".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.denofgeek.com/games/super-smash-bros-characters-ranked/|title = Super Smash Bros. Characters Ranked|date = 7 March 2019}}</ref>
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