Pit (character)

“Goddess Palutena, victory is ours!”

—Pit, Super Smash Bros. Brawl

File:Kid Icarus Emblem.gif Super Smash Bros. fighter Pit (character)
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Game appearances
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Special moves
Standard:  Palutena Arrow Side:  Angel Ring Up:  Wings of Icarus Down:  Mirror Shield Final Smash:  Palutena's Army
Battle entrance
Pit flies down to the stage on a light from a bright light.

Pit is a young angel who first appeared in the game Kid Icarus. He also appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Pit is the leader of Palutena's bodyguard army, which consists of Centurions.

Super Smash Bros. Series

Pit was originally supposed to be in the original Super Smash Bros., but was replaced by Jigglypuff, in order to get more sales (Jigglypuff is from a much more popular series than Pit). He then made a cameo as a collectible Trophy is Super Smash Bros. Melee.

He finally became playable in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. Pit is able to shoot light arrows that can be slightly directed, and is also able to break his sacred bow of Palutena into two blades for some up close combat. He can jump multiple times like Kirby or Meta Knight, and to glide. Pit is voiced by Minami Takayama in the Japanese version. Pit's side B is called Angel Ring, which is an attack that spins his bow and deflects projectiles, and his Down B is Palutena's Mirror, which allows him to reflect any attack, even moves like Sonic's Spin Dash. However, Pit is still vulnerable to attacks from behind.

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Palutena giving Pit the Staff of Palutena.

In the Subspace Emissary of Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Pit apparently joins the story early in the game. He sees the devastation of the Subspace Army's Subspace Bomb, and is sent by Palutena to go assist the other heroes in defeating the Subspace Army. He hurries down to the world, so he can help the other defeat the Subspace Army. He lands on a spot near the Halberd, and has to fight Primid that are appearing. He also finds Mario, transformed into a trophy. He awakens him and the two team up.

Solid Snake Codec Conversation

• Snake: Otacon, there's a kid with wings out here. Is he a mutant? Or is he just into costumes?
• Otacon: That's Pit, Snake. Pit is an angel from Angel Land. He's the captain of Palutena's Army.
• Snake: Angels. Give me a break!
• Otacon: I dunno, maybe he's from a different species. But those wings on his back and those mysterious weapons he has are the real deal. He may look young, but he's a veteran warrior. Watch yourself. He used to be a weakling, but countless trials over the years have toughened him up.
• Snake: And by trials, you mean, "Game Overs"?
• Otacon: Yeah, you should know all about that.

The Staff of Palutena

Pit using the Staff of Palutena as a bow in his standard move, Palutena Arrow.

The Staff of Palutena is a bow forged by the goddess Palutena and given to Pit. The Sacred Bow of Palutena, as it is called, can fire magic arrows of light and can be taken apart to be used as twin blades. An unlimited amount of arrows are magically stored in Pit's two wristbands. Once an arrow is fired it is able curve in mid-air, or continue moving straight. The arrows, being magical, can go straight through multiple characters, while still dealing damage to them. If the attack is charged up, then the arrow will only hit the first character it touches.

Palutena gives her staff to Pit in the Subspace Emissary mode in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and is the main weapon that Pit uses in the game.

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Melee

Type	Image	Description
Pit		The head of Palutena's personal bodyguards, Pit traveled near and far to gather Three Sacred Treasures that would help him defeat the evil goddess of darkness, Medusa, and free Palutena, the goddess of light. Pit couldn't fly with his little wings; only the Wings of Pegasus let him take flight. Will Pit ever fight again?

Trophy Information from Super Smash Bros. Brawl

Pit

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The captain of the royal bodyguards of Palutena, goddess of light and ruler of Angel Land. The dark goddess, Medusa, conquered the underworld, the surface world, and the heavens, and imprisoned Palutena. Pit escaped and, armed with Palutena's magical bow, set out to free her. Along the way, he gathered Three Sacred Treasures with which he challenged Medusa.

Palutena's Army

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Pit's Final Smash. An image of the goddess Palutena appears, heralding the arrival of Pit's legions, the Centurions. These flying warriors proceed to attack all enemies with fierce savagery. Once a Centurion strikes an enemy, he falls from the sky, never to fly again. Centurions are so fast that dodging them is very hard. Take heart, Centurions! Your deaths are not in vain!

Trivia

• Pit made a cameo appearance in one of 9-Volt's games in WarioWare: Twisted! where the player had tilt the GBA to move Pit away from enemies the eggplant wizards would throw at him.
• Pit also appears in one of the orchestrated Microgames in WarioWare: Smooth Moves; he plays a cello.
• Pit's appearance in Brawl has been incredibly altered from his original design. Nintendo states this as "a huge leap in Pit's evolution".