Pit's Smash Taunt, also referred to as Palutena's Guidance, is Pit's Smash Taunt performed on Palutena's Temple by pressing Pit's Down Taunt. When it has been activated, a conversation is initiated about the opponent Pit is facing. This conversation has been seen to include Palutena, Pit, and Viridi. These conversations are comical in nature, similar to the conversations in Uprising. When certain characters are present, such as Robin, other characters may join the conversation as well, such as Chrom. This special taunt is extremely similar to the conversations between characters during gameplay in Kid Icarus: Uprising, down to using the same portrait artwork of the characters. Characters in that game frequently broke the fourth wall and occasionally mentioned other Nintendo games, similar to this Smash Taunt.
At least one screenshot shows the taunt being executed apparently without Pit's presence; it is unclear how this is activated.[1]
Activating
Considerations
Voices
- Pit: Antony Del Rio (English), Minami Takayama (Japanese)
- Palutena: Brandy Kopp (English), Aya Hisakawa (Japanese)
- Viridi: Julie Parker (English), Makiko Ohmoto (Japanese)
- Chrom:
Known conversations
Partial excerpts of commentary on various characters have been seen in various official media, and are provided below.
Donkey Kong
- Palutena: "Given his size, he also moves quite quickly. Combine that speed and power with his long reach, and you've got an opponent who's good at almost everything!"
- Pit: "Yeah...except for dressing himself. That necktie really doesn't leave much to the imagination."
Luigi
- (unclear speaker, either Pit or Viridi): "Aw, don't say that. After all, he even had his own year."
Palutena
- Palutena: "Think of it more as a sporting event and less as...a massacre."
Peach
- Pit: "Oh, it's Princess Peach!"
- Viridi: "Guess she's taking a break from being kidnapped."
Pikachu
- Viridi: "Aw, look at that cute little guy."
- Pit: "It's a Pokémon!"
- Palutena: "And not just any Pokémon!"
Robin
- (unclear speaker, either Palutena or Chrom): "Quiet, you!"
- Palutena: "Heh heh. Back to the topic at hand. Robin can use the Levin Sword and magic only so many times. Use this limit to your advantage, Pit."
Shulk
- Palutena: "That's Shulk. He's 18 years old and clocks in at 5 feet 6 inches."
- Pit: "That's a pretty fancy sword he's got."
- Palutena: "That's the Monado, the sword that defeated the Mechonis."
- Pit: "Makes us look like a buncha jokers."
Toon Link
- Pit: "It's just not fair, Lady Palutena!"
Unclear subject 1
This conversation is about either Zelda, Zero Suit Samus, or another excerpt from the Luigi conversation.
- Palutena: "You have a good deal of "hurty-looking equipment" yourself, Pit."
Unclear subject 2
This conversation is about either Mario or Ganondorf.
- (unclear speaker, either Pit or Viridi): "Oh, like you're one to talk about looking down on others."
Gallery
Pit and Viridi conversing about Luigi.
Chrom in the conversation about Robin.
