Pittoo
- For fighter info, see Pittoo (SSB4).
Pittoo | |
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Official artwork of Pittoo from Kid Icarus: Uprising. | |
Universe | Kid Icarus |
Debut | Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) |
Smash Bros. appearances | SSB4 |
Most recent non-Smash appearance | Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) |
Console/platform of origin | Nintendo 3DS |
Species | Angel |
Gender | Male |
Created by | Masahiro Sakurai |
Designed by | Masahiro Sakurai |
English voice actor | Antony Del Rio |
Japanese voice actor | Minami Takayama |
Article on Icaruspedia | Pittoo |
Pittoo (ブラピ, Blapi), is a character from the Kid Icarus series. He is a rival and clone of Pit, created after Pit destroyed the Mirror of Truth. He is almost physically identical to Pit, but wears a black outfit, has black hair and red eyes. He also has a more serious and aggressive personality.
Character description
In Kid Icarus: Uprising, Pittoo was created from the Mirror of Truth, a mirror that posses the ability to duplicate beings and objects into the exact opposite of the person that has used it. In Chapter 5, Pit destroyed the mirror and Dark Pit was created the moment the Mirror caught onto the image of Pit. The owner of the mirror, Pandora, planned to use the mirror to create a "Pit" to pledge allegiance to the Underworld Army. However, Dark Pit soon attacked her, absorbed her powers to gain infinite flight, then fled from the Labyrinth of Deceit only to follow up to Pit and Palutena chasing after him. During his battle with Pit, Dark Pit claims that unlike him, he follows no one but himself and that Pit's faith in Palutena only results him into being nothing but a servant.
Later on in the game, Pittoo is seen fighting off the Underworld forces as Pit was approaching Medusa for the "Final Battle", and aids him temporarily by defeating the Underworld Gatekeeper. He appears later on in the game to aid Pit and Palutena knowing that he and Pit share a bond together, and is also playable in one chapter.
In Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, it is revealed that Pittoo has temporarily become an officer to the Forces of Nature under Viridi.
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl
One of Pit's palette swap in this game is a black colored Pit described on Smash Bros. DOJO as a "fallen angel".[1] However, since Brawl predates the true debut of Dark Pit in Kid Icarus: Uprising, it is likely this design became the basis for his creation, especially since both games are directed by Masahiro Sakurai (whose redesigns of Pit and Palutena in Brawl also went on to be used in Uprising.)
In Super Smash Bros. 4
- Main article: Pittoo (SSB4)
Pittoo briefly appeared at the end of Palutena's reveal trailer and in the background of her promotional poster, and was later revealed as a playable character. He functions mostly as a clone of Pit, down to the very meaning of the word: his entire moveset and even his attributes (such as air speed and dash speed) are completely the same as Pit's, with the only differences between them being two of his specials, Silver Bow and Electroshock Arm, his forward tilt inflicting less knockback than Pit's, and his Final Smash, Dark Pit Staff.
In addition, Pittoo was originally planned to be an alternate costume of Pit, but became a separate character due to a designer having already modeled the Electroshock Arm, as well as Masahiro Sakurai wanting Pittoo to have his own Final Smash, the Dark Pit Staff.[2]
Pittoo is ranked 17th out of 56 characters on the current tier list for SSB4, placing him one spot above Pit. Although the differences between Pit and Pittoo are minuscule at best, Pittoo's Electroshock Arm side special has significantly more KOing power compared to Pit's Upperdash Arm. This was made more apparent in update 1.1.3, which altered Electroshock Arm's launch angle, allowing for betting KO potential, particularly when used on opponents close to the edge of the stage. Of course, being a clone of Pit, Pittoo suffers from the same general KO issues. Regardless, Pittoo has seen some decent tournament results.
Trophies
- Dark Pit
- Pit's mysterious, black-clad doppelgänger, Dark Pit. (Some call him Pittoo, but he really doesn't like that.) When he first appears, he immediately goes after both Pit and the Underworld Army. In Smash Bros., he uses moves a lot like Pit's, though both his bow and his Sacred Treasures are different.
- Pit's black-winged doppelgänger. Dark Pit, aka Pittoo (although he's not exactly fond of being called that), looks like Pit, moves like Pit and uses very similar attacks. He's a lot more aggressive, though, and doesn't take orders from anyone. He also has his own weapons, like his Silver Bow.
- Dark Pit (Alt.)
- Dark Pit's Guardian Orbitars special puts up shields of light on either side of you to block attacks, deflect projectiles, and push back any enemies who are too close. You can even use the shields to protect against attacks from above and below. If they take too many hits, though, they'll vanish and become unusable for a while.
- Dark Pit's Guardian Orbitars special puts up shields of light on either side of you to block attacks, deflect projectiles, and push back any enemies who are too close. You can even use the shields to protect against attacks coming from slightly above or below you. If they take too many hits, though, they'll vanish and become unusable for a while.
- DarkPitAllStarTrophy3DS.png
Alt. (3DS)
Gallery
- GoldenFallenAngelPit.jpg
Golden and black Pit's palette swap.
Trivia
- Pittoo, Lucas, and Shulk are the only playable characters that have only appeared in their debut games outside of their Super Smash Bros. appearances.
- Pittoo is also the first moveset clone in Super Smash Bros. to also be a clone of the character he shares moves with in his source game.
- Pittoo is the only newcomer in Super Smash Bros. 4 not to have his own unique splash art, or a newcomer tag on the official website.
- MUH SLOTS
See also
References
Kid Icarus universe | |
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Fighters | Pit (SSBB · SSB4 · SSBU) · Palutena (SSB4 · SSBU) · Dark Pit (SSB4 · SSBU) |
Assist Trophies | Magnus · Phosphora |
Stages | Skyworld · Reset Bomb Forest · Palutena's Temple |
Items | Back Shield · Daybreak · Killer Eye · Ore Club · X Bomb · Staff |
Enemies | Boom Stomper · Bumpety Bomb · Clubberskull · Daphne · Flage · Lethinium · Lurchthorn · Mahva · Megonta · Mimicutie · Monoeye · Nutski · Orne · Reaper & Reapette · Skuttler · Souflee · Zuree |
Other | Centurion · Viridi |
Trophies, Stickers and Spirits | Trophies (SSBB · SSB4) · Stickers · Spirits |
Music | Brawl · SSB4 · Ultimate |
Masterpiece | Kid Icarus |