Wings of Icarus

[Red10]

I have heard that if you hit Pit during this move, he falls instantly to his death (assuming that there is no floor under him). However, I have watched many videos where nobody makes an attempt to attack him during this move. Do only projectiles mess up Pit's B-up. Or if I do an aerial attack and hit him, will he still die. What does it take?

 

[Cisne]

hit him while he is using his UpB and he wont be able to do it again. thats it

 

[Kit Cal-N]

If he gets hit, he can still jump if he has any left.
I'm wondering if it would be safe to do this before his jumps. You can get a lot of distance and height with it, and can still use an aerial attack to not fall helpless after.

 

[PK Starstorm]

actually, if he gets hit period that's it. he can't jump, he can't do a thing but fall to his death and pray that palutena forgives him and he doesn't have to serve medusa in the underworld. lol

 

[zeldamaster2006]

It's easy to recover if you come from below the stage to the ledge, and shouldn't even need to use it if coming from the side, if you do just go high.

 

[MarthFanatique]

does fox's blaster cancel out and stop Pit's up-b? since it doesn't stun people, i wouldn't think it would affect pit.

 

[10electro01]

If the blaster can stop pit then fox is the perfect (somewhat cheap) counter to beating pits recovery. It would probably work better in a team match beacuse i dont think fox will do well against pit. However none of this really matters because his up B is a super last resort.

 

[Undrdog]

This shouldn't be an issue... Between Pits DI, Multiple Jumps, and Glide there's nothing to worry about. If the Up-B is needed there should be no reason why you can't do it beneath the stage. If you're fighting an opponent who will chase you down there, it's easy enough of most stages to navigate under the stage to the far edge to recover. Your opponent won't be able to stop you.

 

[ZDAN]

I've also noticed that people (in videos_ rarely attempted to knock him out of the air when he's mid-UpB.
Shouldn't that be an obvious tactic?

 

[WolfCypher]

If the blaster can stop pit then fox is the perfect (somewhat cheap) counter to beating pits recovery.

I reeeeally hope that since Fox's Blaster doesn't cause flinching, that won't be the case.

 

[Raustblackdragon]

Wouldn't this move be really easy to sweet-spot with? I mean, you just move yourself to the edge, wouldn't you?

Also, if you attack out of this move, do you keep your upward momentum from using it?

 

[Fidelaratus]

Wait, what exactly cancels out his Wings of Icarus?

Cheers. <3

 

[iron blade]

Wait, what exactly cancels out his Wings of Icarus?

Cheers. <3

Using an aerial out of it, landing, or getting hit.

 

[Fidelaratus]

Okay... Thanks. :]

 

[Crizthakidd]

i only use the wings as a last resort. pit can get back on the stage from anywhere not the bottom botom, back to the stage. so the wings are gimpable so he wont be broken lolz

 

[Undrdog]

Wings of Icarus is a great move to prolong combos in the air. Don't be so dingy with it guys. It adds another level to Pit's game.

 

[HeartNana]

Yeah, it's good if you're safe with it, but sometimes its really risky to use it and then get hit off the stage unable to recover. And it's super good if you use glide or multiple jumps to follow the opponent off the stage and hit them out, and then use u+B to get back.

And while you can't do MUCH after you fall from it, you can still f+B for some reason, tho i dont think he can even grab onto the edge if he does that.

 

[MorpheusVGX]

I've also noticed that people (in videos_ rarely attempted to knock him out of the air when he's mid-UpB.
Shouldn't that be an obvious tactic?

People still aren't used to the new mechanics for edge guarding. Which are a bit more risky than Melee. As characters have better recoveries, you have to go for them far from the edge, or throw yourself, attack and then recover. It is interesting because of the new air dodge system.