Editing Pit

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|image        = [[File:Pit Uprising.png|300px|Pit]]

|caption      = [[File:KidIcarusSymbol.svg|50px|class=invert-dark]]

|lastappearance= ''{{s|mariowiki|Nintendo World Championships: NES Edition}}'' (2024)

[[File:SSBU spirit Pit (Original).png|thumb|left|150px|Artwork of Pit from ''Kid Icarus'', the basis of his trophy in ''Melee''.]]

Pit is an angel from {{s|icaruspedia|Angel Land}}. His wings are only strong enough to fly for short distances, unless he uses the {{s|icaruspedia|Wings of Pegasus}}. Taking up his trademark bow to stop the [[icaruspedia:Medusa|dark goddess Medusa]] after she attacked his home of {{s|icaruspedia|Skyworld}} and imprisoned [[Palutena]], he set out to gather the [[Three Sacred Treasures]]: the [[Palutena's Arrow|Light Arrow]], the [[Mirror Shield]], and the [[Wings of Icarus|Wings of Pegasus]]. Fighting his way through the {{s|icaruspedia|Underworld}}, {{s|icaruspedia|Overworld}} and Skyworld, Pit was able to gather the three treasures and defeat Medusa, ending her threat.

Pit was given a significant redesign for his inclusion in ''Brawl''. [[Masahiro Sakurai]] attempted to design him as if the ''Kid Icarus'' series had continued, with minor changes adding up to drastically change and modernize Pit's appearance, in analogy to the various tweaks that had been made to [[Link]] over the course of the {{uv|Legend of Zelda}} series.<ref>[https://www.nintendoworldreport.com/news/15390/sakurai-speaks-on-brawl-character-development]</ref>

In the Nintendo poll for characters requested for ''Melee'' posted after the original game, Pit ranked sixth in the miscellaneous Nintendo characters bracket, with 5 votes, tied with the main characters of {{uvm|Shin Onigashima}} and {{uvm|Marvelous|Marvelous: Mōhitotsu no Takarajima}}.<ref>[http://www.nintendo.co.jp/n01/n64/software/nus_p_nalj/smash/PostResult2.html]</ref>

|desc=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?

|gamelist={{Trophy games|game1=Kid Icarus|release1=7/87}}

Pit debuts as a new playable character in ''Super Smash Bros. Brawl''. He has been heavily redesigned from his original appearance and ''Melee'' Trophy, taking on more realistic proportions, having an anime-like look to him, and looking much more elegant overall. The Three Sacred Treasures from ''Kid Icarus'' serve as his [[neutral special move]], [[up special move]], and [[down special move]] respectively, albeit with changes from the original game. He is also seen splitting [[Palutena's Bow]] into two sharp blades for his standard attacks, something that was not done in any previous game in the series. His [[Final Smash]] is [[Palutena's Army]], where he calls on Palutena to send her army of angel [[centurion]]s against the other characters.

|image=Pit - Brawl Trophy.png

|desc-ntsc=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.

|desc-pal=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, then 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.

|gamelist={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Kid Icarus}}

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[[File:Pit SSB4.png|thumb|200px|Pit as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. 4''.]]

Pit returns once again as a playable character in ''SSB4''. His design is that from ''{{iw|Icaruspedia|Kid Icarus: Uprising}}'', itself a slight refinement of his ''Brawl'' redesign. He is also no longer the sole fighter of his series, as he is joined by the inclusion of {{SSB4|Palutena}} and {{SSB4|Dark Pit}}. Pit's special moveset has been heavily revamped, as he only retains Palutena's Arrow from Brawl as his neutral special; however, it is now known as the [[Palutena Bow]]. His side special now has him lunge forward with the [[Upperdash Arm]], allowing Pit to deal damage and even reflect some projectiles. His new up special is the [[Power of Flight]], which is an angleable recovery that travels a good distance, but has no hitbox. Mirror Shield has been replaced with the [[Guardian Orbitars]], which serve as both a reflector and a second shield of sorts. Due to Palutena being made playable in ''Smash 4'', Pit's Final Smash was also changed and involves him wielding the Three Sacred Treasures all at once. Both the Upperdash Arm and Guardian Orbitars are weapons from ''Kid Icarus: Uprising''.

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|desc-3ds-ntsc=Pit is the captain of Palutena's royal guard. Despite the wings on his back, Pit needs the Power of Flight from Palutena in order to truly fly. In Smash Bros., he can still get more air than most, with four jumps and a special move that boosts him higher. He has a new reflect move—it protects both sides!

|desc-wiiu-ntsc=Pit is the captain of Palutena's royal guard. Despite the wings on his back, Pit needs the power of flight from Palutena in order to truly fly. In Smash Bros., he can still get more air than most, with four jumps and a special move that boosts him higher. He has a new reflect move—it protects both sides!

|desc-pal=Despite being an angel with wings and all that jazz, Pit can't fly without a little bit of help from his favourite goddess, Palutena. In this game, he's good at both close and ranged combat, and can even deflect projectiles. On top of that, with a high-flying up special and the ability to jump four times in mid-air, he's also got great recovery skills.

|gamelist-ntsc={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Kid Icarus|release1=08/1987|console2=3DS|game2=Kid Icarus: Uprising|release2=03/2012}}

|gamelist-pal={{Trophy games|console1=NES|game1=Kid Icarus|release1=02/1987|console2=3DS|game2=Kid Icarus: Uprising|release2=03/2012}}

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|name=Pit (Alt.)

|image-3ds=PitAltTrophy3DS.png

|desc-ntsc=Pit's side special Upperdash Arm delivers an uppercut so strong, it can send foes flying for a KO. If you miss and fall off the stage, Pit's up special can bring him soaring back. Another of Pit's specials is Palutena Bow, which fires arrows Pit can aim even after they've left the bow.

|desc-pal=Pit's Upperdash Arm special launches him forwards to strike with an uppercut. It's so powerful, it can deliver an instant KO! If you accidentally dash off the stage with it, one of his up specials will get you back on easily. His Palutena Bow special can be charged up, shot straight up into the air, and you can even guide the arrows mid-flight!

|name=Three Sacred Treasures

|image=ThreeSacredTreasuresTrophy3DS.png

|desc-ntsc=The powerful treasures used to defeat Medusa, the Three Sacred Treasures include the Arrow of Light, Wings of Pegasus, and [[Mirror Shield]]. That reminds me of a bit of trivia: there are in real life Three Sacred Treasures in Japan, but they are a sword, a mirror, and a jewel.

|desc-pal=These treasures, once used to defeat Medusa, are the Arrow of Light, the Wings of Pegasus and the Mirror Shield. And now for some trivia: the Imperial Regalia of Japan are also known as the Three Sacred Treasures, but those three are a sword, a mirror and a jewel.

|name=Pit (Eggplant)

|image=PitEggplantTrophy3DS.png

|desc-ntsc=Let's squash a misconception right now—there is nothing worse than being turned into an eggplant. Just lettuce tell you, being hit by an eggplant bomb is humiliating. It leafs you without mushroom to maneuver and also makes you the laughing stalk of your friends.

|desc-pal=Maybe you think there's something worse than being turned into an eggplant, but we're going to squash that misconception right now. Lettuce tell you, being hit by an eggplant bomb is awful. Not only does it leave you without mushroom to manoeuvre, but it makes you a giant laughing stalk as well. (We're not sorry.)

|game=ssb4-3ds

[[File:Pit SSBU.png|thumb|Pit, as he appears in ''Super Smash Bros. Ultimate''.]]

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SSBU spirit Pit.png|703. '''''Pit'''''

| 706 || {{SpiritTableName|Pit (Original)}} || {{SpiritType|Grab}} || ★★★ || 3 || 3078 || 9281 || 1362 || 4105 || 1598 || 4819 || Jump ↓ || ''Kid Icarus'' Series

| 708 || {{SpiritTableName|Three Sacred Treasures}} || {{SpiritType|Neutral}} || ★★★ || 3 || 2709 || 8131 || 1292 || 3877 || 1217 || 3652 || Shooting Items Power ↑ || ''Kid Icarus'' Series

*Pit is one of the four characters to have a different [[Final Smash]] across every entry since Final Smashes were introduced; the other three are [[Zero Suit Samus]], [[R.O.B.]], and [[King Dedede]].

*Pit and Dark Pit are the only characters whose movesets contain two different [[reflection]] [[special move]]s: in Pit's case, being [[Angel Ring]] and [[Mirror Shield]] in ''Brawl'', and [[Upperdash Arm]] and [[Guardian Orbitars]] in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate''.

*Despite being able to [[crawl]] in their respective home series, Pit, [[Mario]], [[Donkey Kong]], [[Young Link]], [[Link]], and [[Toon Link]] are unable to do so in the ''Super Smash Bros.'' series.

*Pit, under the name "Kid Icarus", previously appeared alongside many Nintendo characters<!--Don't list them all, or we'll be here all day!--> in the series ''Captain N: The Game Master''. He was one of the series' main characters, along with [[Samus Aran]] (in the comic books) and [[Mega Man]] and [[Simon Belmont]] (in the TV show). Pit's appearances in ''Smash 4'' and ''Ultimate'', respectively, marks the first time Pit appears alongside Mega Man and Simon in a video game.