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Pit
Kid Icarus character
File:Pit (Kid Icarus) Ultimate.png
Pit as seen in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
First appearanceKid Icarus (1986)
Created byToru Osawa
Voiced by
In-universe information
SpeciesAngel

Pit (ピット, Pitto) is a fictional character and the protagonist of the 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 animated series, but named Kid Icarus. Since his introduction, Pit has been generally well received by video game critics.[3]

Characteristics

Pit was conceived for the original Kid Icarus game, created by Toru Osawa.[citation needed] GamePro identified Pit's gameplay mechanics as taking elements from three of Nintendo's biggest franchises; Mario's jump, Link's ability-enhancing objects, and Samus Aran's projectiles.[4] 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.[5]

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.[6] 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.[6] In comparison to his previous design, Pit now appears approximately 13 years old in angel years.[7] 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]

Appearances

File:Pit (Original Appearance).png
Pit, how he originally appeared in Kid Icarus

In Kid Icarus, Pit is a young angel trapped in the 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 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.[8] 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] 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.[5][citation needed] He later appears in Super Smash Bros. Brawl as a playable character, though with a new design.[9] He appears as one of the protagonists in the Subspace Emissary mode, where he join forces with other characters, including Mario, 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 and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate with an updated moveset, as well as featuring the character Dark Pit as a clone character.[10][11]

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.[5] Pit also appears in three animated 3D shorts created by Production I.G, Studio 4 °C and Shaft, which were collaborations with Nintendo to promote Kid Icarus: Uprising via Nintendo Video.[12]

Pit, along with his doppelgänger Dark Pit, have their own Amiibo figures as part of the Super Smash Bros. series.[13][14]

The 8-bit incarnation of Pit makes a cameo appearance in The Super Mario Bros. Movie.[15]

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.[3][16] GamesRadar also ranked him as one of the best heroes in video games.[17] IGN writer Jesse Schedeen wanted to see him appear in a Wii game,[18] 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.[19] 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.[20]

References

  1. ^ "Resume" (PDF). Lani Minella - Voice Actor. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Pit Voices (Kid Icarus)". Behind The Voice Actors. Retrieved 18 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Robert Workman (22 August 2008). "Now You're Playing With Power: Top 25 Nintendo Characters of All Time". GameDaily. Archived from the original on 12 September 2008. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  4. ^ "Top 10 games deserving of a remake". GamePro. 25 October 2007. Archived from the original on 2 September 2010. Retrieved 7 April 2010.
  5. ^ a b c Lucas M. Thomas (26 January 2011). "You Don't Know Kid Icarus". IGN. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  6. ^ a b "Sakurai Speaks on Brawl Character Development".
  7. ^ 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)
  8. ^ Thomas East (5 August 2010). "Kid Icarus 3DS: 'Pit feels like a new character'". ComputerAndVideoGames.com. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  9. ^ "Pit's Smash Bros. DOJO!! page".
  10. ^ "Nintendo Direct@E3 2013". YouTube.
  11. ^ Sullivan, Lucas (14 November 2018). "Super Smash Bros. Ultimate release date, roster, gameplay details, and everything you need to know". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Kid Icarus 3D Animations Announced!". Nintendo.
  13. ^ "Pit amiibo Figure by Nintendo - Super Smash Bros. Series".
  14. ^ "Dark Pit amiibo Figure by Nintendo - Super Smash Bros. Series".
  15. ^ "The Super Mario Bros. Movie Stokes the Flame for an Abandoned Nintendo Franchise to Return Again". Game Rant. 11 April 2023.
  16. ^ Buffa, Chris (22 February 2008). "Top 10 Super Smash Bros. Characters". GameDaily. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 29 July 2013.
  17. ^ Weber, Rachel (6 March 2023). "100 best heroes in video games". GamesRadar+. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  18. ^ Jesse Schedeen (2 February 2009). "Players Wanted: Characters We Want on the Wii". IGN. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  19. ^ Pirrello, Phil; Bozon, Bozon; George, Richard (3 March 2008). "Smash Bros.: IGN's Favorite Brawlers". IGN. Retrieved 29 January 2011.
  20. ^ Jasper, Gavin (7 March 2019). "Super Smash Bros. Characters Ranked". Den of Geek.
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