<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/11/pit.jpg" alt="Isn't he awesome? Seriously." /></p>
Welcome to the Fighter’s Retrospective. In this series, I’ll be taking a brief yet in-depth look at the fighters’ lives and histories, in order to remind the audience that this game is <em>still </em>worth being excited about.
So without further ado, let me introduce you to our first candidate: Pit.Â
<em>Episode I - Pit</em>
It all started about 21 years ago, when Japanese gamers were introduced to a brand new video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, titled <em>Kid Icarus</em>. You played as Pit, a humble angel who is sent to destroy the goddess of darkness, Medusa, who just so happened to have taken over Angel Land and kidnapped the goddess of light, Palutena. The only way you can save Angel Land and Palutena is by scaling various levels vertically, and destroying enemies using your trusty bow and arrow.
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/kidicarus-1.gif" alt="Pit, taking on one of many Grim Reapers" height="220" width="300" /></p>
Though <em>Kid Icarus</em> is considered a timeless classic by some, the game sadly didn’t compare well to its rival, <em>Metroid</em>, also by Nintendo. What’s even worse is that a ton of people didn’t know who Pit even <em>was</em> when he was announced as a new Brawl fighter back in May 2006. He’s sadly just a lost legend of the current generation.
Luckily, the fact that he’s a lost legend nowadays doesn’t mean that he was forgotten about during his prime!
For example, three years after the release of <em>Kid Icarus</em>, DiC entertainment made a Saturday morning cartoon, titled <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=KXGr3aBln38">Captain N: The Game Master</a>. This show starred some random dude named Captain N, and a slew of oldschool NES characters, such as Simon Belmont, Megaman, and our man of the hour, Pit–though, for some reason, he was referred to as Kid Icarus throughout the series. Pit’s role is basically that of the annoying child figure who shoots arrows and adds “-icus” at the end of random words.
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/captn2.jpg" alt="Captain N and the crew!" height="293" width="250" /></p>
Nothing really ’specialicus’, but this show probably got him more publicity than his two underrated games did. Waaait a minute! Did I just say <em>two</em> games? Why, yes, I did.
Two years after fighting Eggplant Wizards and Mother Brain on Captain N, Pit finally gained some more <em>video game</em> fame, with his <em>Kid Icarus </em>sequel, <em>Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters </em>for the Nintendo Game Boy.
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/g09190yw5f3.jpg" alt="OMAM Boxart" height="199" width="200" /></p>
<p align="left">As with most sequels, this game carried the same basic concept as the original. The only noticeable difference this time around was the fact that Pit had the ability to backtrack. (In <em>Kid Icarus</em>, Pit couldn’t move downwards, much like how Mario couldn’t move to the left in Super Mario Bros.)</p>
<p align="left">Sadly, after <em>Myths and Monsters</em>, Pit never got a solo role of his own again. In fact, he hasn’t really appeared much anywhere since then. He’s had a few cameo appearances here and there–his most recent being in <em>Wario Ware: Smooth Moves</em>–but from what I can tell, Pit will never fly solo again. Let’s just hope that I’m wrong.</p>
<p align="left">Pit lived a good, but definitely short life. Here’s Pit’s appearances in the form of a timeline. He may be a newcomer in the Smash world, but he’s definitely an old-fashioned Nintendo veteran.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78/Xsyven/pittimelinecopy.png?t=1196725974" alt="Pit's lifeline" height="132" width="576" /></p>
Welcome to the Fighter’s Retrospective. In this series, I’ll be taking a brief yet in-depth look at the fighters’ lives and histories, in order to remind the audience that this game is <em>still </em>worth being excited about.
So without further ado, let me introduce you to our first candidate: Pit.Â
<em>Episode I - Pit</em>
It all started about 21 years ago, when Japanese gamers were introduced to a brand new video game for the Nintendo Entertainment System, titled <em>Kid Icarus</em>. You played as Pit, a humble angel who is sent to destroy the goddess of darkness, Medusa, who just so happened to have taken over Angel Land and kidnapped the goddess of light, Palutena. The only way you can save Angel Land and Palutena is by scaling various levels vertically, and destroying enemies using your trusty bow and arrow.
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/kidicarus-1.gif" alt="Pit, taking on one of many Grim Reapers" height="220" width="300" /></p>
Though <em>Kid Icarus</em> is considered a timeless classic by some, the game sadly didn’t compare well to its rival, <em>Metroid</em>, also by Nintendo. What’s even worse is that a ton of people didn’t know who Pit even <em>was</em> when he was announced as a new Brawl fighter back in May 2006. He’s sadly just a lost legend of the current generation.
Luckily, the fact that he’s a lost legend nowadays doesn’t mean that he was forgotten about during his prime!
For example, three years after the release of <em>Kid Icarus</em>, DiC entertainment made a Saturday morning cartoon, titled <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=KXGr3aBln38">Captain N: The Game Master</a>. This show starred some random dude named Captain N, and a slew of oldschool NES characters, such as Simon Belmont, Megaman, and our man of the hour, Pit–though, for some reason, he was referred to as Kid Icarus throughout the series. Pit’s role is basically that of the annoying child figure who shoots arrows and adds “-icus” at the end of random words.
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/captn2.jpg" alt="Captain N and the crew!" height="293" width="250" /></p>
Nothing really ’specialicus’, but this show probably got him more publicity than his two underrated games did. Waaait a minute! Did I just say <em>two</em> games? Why, yes, I did.
Two years after fighting Eggplant Wizards and Mother Brain on Captain N, Pit finally gained some more <em>video game</em> fame, with his <em>Kid Icarus </em>sequel, <em>Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters </em>for the Nintendo Game Boy.
<p align="center"><img src="/blog/wp-content/uploads/2007/12/g09190yw5f3.jpg" alt="OMAM Boxart" height="199" width="200" /></p>
<p align="left">As with most sequels, this game carried the same basic concept as the original. The only noticeable difference this time around was the fact that Pit had the ability to backtrack. (In <em>Kid Icarus</em>, Pit couldn’t move downwards, much like how Mario couldn’t move to the left in Super Mario Bros.)</p>
<p align="left">Sadly, after <em>Myths and Monsters</em>, Pit never got a solo role of his own again. In fact, he hasn’t really appeared much anywhere since then. He’s had a few cameo appearances here and there–his most recent being in <em>Wario Ware: Smooth Moves</em>–but from what I can tell, Pit will never fly solo again. Let’s just hope that I’m wrong.</p>
<p align="left">Pit lived a good, but definitely short life. Here’s Pit’s appearances in the form of a timeline. He may be a newcomer in the Smash world, but he’s definitely an old-fashioned Nintendo veteran.</p>
<p align="center"><img src="http://i9.photobucket.com/albums/a78/Xsyven/pittimelinecopy.png?t=1196725974" alt="Pit's lifeline" height="132" width="576" /></p>
