Pit



Pit is the main character in Kid Icarus and Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters, both of which ran on the Metroid and Metroid II: Return of Samus engines, respectively.

Captain N: The Game Master
Pit appeared in the Captain N: The Game Master comics and television show, though he was named "Kid Icarus" in reference to the name of his series. He also sported a more cupid-like appearance. In the television show, he was voiced by Alessandro Juliani. The Eggplant Wizard, an enemy from Kid Icarus, is one of Mother Brain's minions. Interestingly, he was constantly airborne, which can only happen in the games if he has the Wings of Pegasus.

Super Smash Bros.
Pit was intended to be a playable character in Super Smash Bros., but he was cut due to animation problems with his wings as well as time constraints. It was also said that he wasn't popular enough at the time.

Super Smash Bros. Melee
Pit appears as a trophy in Super Smash Bros. Melee. Interestingly, the last sentence of the description seems to have hinted at his appearance in Brawl.

The description for his trophy reads: ''"The head of Palutena's personal bodyguards, Pit travelled 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 Icarus let him take flight. Will Pit ever fight again?"

Game: Kid Icarus (7/87)''

Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Pit finally appeared as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, with a heavily redesigned appearance, taking on more realistic proportions and is overall more elegant. He uses all three of the Sacred Treasures as his attacks, though they are somewhat different than their original appearances. He can also split the Sacred Bow of Palutena into two sharp blades for his standard attacks. His Final Smash is Palutena's Army, where he summons several Centurions to attack his opponents.

His trophy reads: ''"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."

Kid Icarus (1987)''