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1	!![[center:[-[[Characters/KidIcarusProtagonistsAndAllies Protagonists and Allies]] ([[Characters/KidIcarusPit Pit]]), [[Characters/KidIcarusAntagonists Antagonists]] ([[Characters/KidIcarusTheUnderworldArmy The Underworld Army]], '''The Forces of Nature''')-]]]
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3	!The Forces of Nature
4	[[quoteright:250:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/150px_fonemblem.png]]
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6	The Forces of Nature, as implied by their title, are the armies of Viridi, Goddess of nature. Viridi seeks to restore the natural order of the world, which she feels humans have tipped too far. Consequently, she and the Forces are at war with both Humanity, the Underworld Army, and when Palutena intervenes, Skyworld.
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8	* BewareTheSillyOnes: Yes, Viridi named them herself, and the cutesy names are on purpose. But don't underestimate the Goddess who has access to the nature equivalent of a ''nuclear bomb''.
9	* ColorCodedForYourConvenience: Green. And according to a pause screen, a yellow eye is a giveaway.
10	* GaiasVengeance: Their aesthetic, as all of the the troops are made of various natural materials.
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14	[[folder:Viridi]]
15	!!Viridi, Goddess of Nature
16	!!!Voiced by: Creator/MakikoOhmoto (JP), Creator/HyndenWalch (EN, ''Uprising'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosForNintendo3DSAndWiiU''), Dayci Brookshire (EN, ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate'')
17	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/viridi.png]]
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19	-->''"Good riddance, human scum! The world's better off without you!"''
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21	As the title implies, she's the proclaimed Goddess of Nature. Desires the obliteration of mankind for their numerous offenses against nature, and proceeds to act upon it once they impulsively start an international war over Hades' rumors about the Wish Seed.
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23	* ACupAngst: Implied by this exchange between her and Palutena in Ch 22 after Pandora reveals her true form.
24	-->'''Viridi:''' ''Someone's'' overcompensating!\
25	'''Palutena:''' Feeling a little ''inadequate'', Viridi?
26	* AdmiringTheAbomination: A variant. She deeply cares for her Forces of Nature troops, referring to them as her children and even naming them herself. She seems to have a special love for her Bumpety Bombs, however.
27	* AffablyEvil: She's a colossal bitch most of the time, but she can get along with others sometimes.
28	* AllGirlsLikePonies: She sounds really enthusiastic when she mentions the unicorns on the lightning chariot.
29	* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type III]] given that she has a valid point about humans, but goes about correcting them in a [[GaiasVengeance highly]] [[NukeEm destructive]] [[MurderIsTheBestSolution manner]].
30	* AnythingYouCanDoICanDoBetter: In Chapter 18 , when she reveals that she can grant Pit the Power of Flight like Palutena.
31	-->'''Viridi:''' "Anything Palutena can do, I can do better!"
32	* ApocalypseHow: Attempts to invoke Species Extinction on humans through strategic use of her Reset Bombs.
33	* ArcVillain: For Chapters 11-14, where she overrides Hades as the current main threat for those chapters.
34	* AxCrazy: Has an unhealthy, near psychopathic hatred of humanity and is prone to frequently lashing out in anger.
35	* BadassAdorable: She looks like a little girl. She also [[OffscreenMomentOfAwesome has an offscreen battle with Hades]] just prior to the Aurum invasion, with both deities claiming themselves to be winning the engagement before being interrupted.
36	* BadassBoast: If Pit happens to be equipped with Claws in Chapters 19 and 20, he and Viridi might strike up a conversation about them, with the latter claiming that her fingernails alone could carve up mountains and rivers and dig right to the core of the earth. [[DeadpanSnarker Pit just tells her that she must have the worst cuticles.]]
37	* BigDamnHeroes:
38	** Pulls this off in Chapter 17 where she out of nowhere commands two of her Nutskis to stop Pit's fall by carrying a small-sized chunk of rock for him to land on. Pit tries to ask Viridi for her reason for doing so but she cuts him off and tells him to be ready to fight the Aurum. Her rescue in Chapter 17 is possibly [[{{Foreshadowing}} hinted at]] by her choice of words in Chapter 16 where she tells Pit that she's not here to ''help'' him but that keeping him alive is in her best interests (or view) for now. This is actually quite relevant as her actions as a result of Chapter 16 show up as trivial later on. In the second half of Chapter 17, only Pit has the natural fighting instincts backed by being pretty smart which helps avoid situations where the 'brainless' mooks such as the Centurions, Underworld Forces and Forces of Nature main bulk would fail to even have a chance. By now, Pit is the only being present who has the best chances of winning so Viridi wasn't really lying when she was keeping Pit safe in Chapter 16.
39	** Chapters 18 (final segment) to Chapter 21 and most likely from then until the game ends. Starting from Chapter 19, with Palutena now out of service due to the Chaos Kin, Viridi steps up to act as Pit's guide and provides him with the same help Palutena herself did prior to Chapter 18. The start of Chapter 19 has her sending in some of her own forces to assist Pit by having them fight the Underworld Forces that are attempting to stop Pit, with the bonus that she teleports them out of the fight should you try to hit them or if they are in your way of attacking another enemy before your hits actually strike them. Chapter 21 has her moment during the battle against the Chaos Kin, before it can flee once it realizes it's been spotted, Viridi quickly puts up a barrier that prevents it, Pit and Dark Pit from leaving, effectively stopping its retreat. During the battle she puts up an electro-trap in the center of the arena which you can use by cleverly baiting the Chaos Kin to dash at you and run into it instead, allowing you and Dark Pit to land a good number of needed blows should you be unable to keep up with the Chaos Kin's speed. These Chapters also seem to have some importance too her quote from Chapter 16 when asked if she was 'helping' Pit, although there was Dark Pit in this case (it took both Pit and Dark Pit to defeat the Chaos Kin though) as he wasn't present in the Aurum Arc.
40	** Chapter 23. Entirely offscreen but the words that Hades tells Pit indicates that Viridi is taking a huge risk by having her forces attack Hades in a bold and daring attempt to save Pit even when Hades by himself is by far leagues stronger than her entire army. Maybe this is why said boss is a coward during the boss battle.
41	* BigGood: Takes the role during Chapters 18-21 due to Palutena being BrainwashedAndCrazy[=/=]TakenForGranite. The main menu even changes to match her style.
42	* BitchInSheepsClothing: For humans, considering that Mother Nature herself, one of the most idolized deities in mankind, is shown to have an unhealthy hatred for them all.
43	* BlackAndGreyMorality: Though Viridi wants to exterminate humanity, she's also against the destruction and harvesting of souls committed by the Underworld Army.
44	* BlackAndWhiteInsanity: With regards to humanity. She views humans as inherently evil and destructive beings who are incapable of change.
45	* BrattyHalfPint: Having the appearance of an eight-year-old girl, she fits this in comparison to the other gods. To put this in perspective, when she first appears on the top screen, she's "standing" behind some mountains, and having the 3D depth turned up will show her much further in the distance than most gods — in other words, she uses forced perspective to look taller than she might usually be.
46	* BreakingTheFourthWall: Played with. On the few occasions Pit blatantly breaks the wall, she immediately tries to shut him down but inevitably does it herself in the process.
47	* CantTakeCriticism: In Chapter 22, Dark Pit outright tells her and Palutena that they and their "stupid wars" are just as responsible for throwing the world out of balance as Hades is; while Palutena actually has the guts to admit that Dark Pit [[JerkassHasAPoint isn't entirely wrong]], Viridi is just pissed that a "little nothing" like him would dare speak to her like that.
48	* PlayfulCatSmile: When she's gloating. Sometimes crosses over into PsychoticSmirk.
49	* TheCavalry: Happens offscreen, but she sends her army to attack Hades while Pit is trapped in his belly.
50	* CharacterCatchphrase: Doesn't actually have one, but it might as well be her snide "Ugh!" considering how often she says it.
51	* CharacterExaggeration: Viridi is more of a DeadpanSnarker in the English dub than she is in the original Japanese version, where she's more of a {{Tsundere}}.
52	* ColonyDrop: Drops Reset Bombs on the places that are being destroyed by humans. Succeeds the first time, but it always fails later.
53	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: Though Viridi doesn't merit ''all'' the blame, in Ch. 20, she does admit that the Chaos Kin scenario could've been avoided all together had she or Arlon explained the purpose of the Lunar Sanctum.
54	* CurtainsMatchTheWindow: Blonde hair and gold eyes.
55	* CuteAndPsycho: A goddess with the appearance of an 8-year-old and a disturbing hate for humanity.
56	* CutenessProximity: She really, really loves her Bumpety Bombs.
57	* DeadpanSnarker: Doesn't come as a shock, given that ''everybody else'' is one, but she stands out among everyone else. Even Pit points out she always insults him whenever he opens his mouth.
58	* DefrostingIceQueen: Towards Pit anyway. As the two are forced to work together, she begins to warm up to him. Only time will tell whether this will extend to humanity as a whole.
59	* DubNameChange: From "[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Naturé]], [[SheIsTheKing King of Nature]]" in the Japanese version.
60	* DudeMagnet: The Viridi Palm, which is equippable by nearly every type of playable character, is only equippable by anyone completely devoted to her.
61	* EnemyMine: Viridi partners up with Palutena and Hades to fight the Aurum invasion. She also helps Pit out during the Chaos Kin arc, filling in for Palutena.
62	* EvenEvilHasStandards: She's outright appalled when she realizes just how many souls it takes to make an army of Underworld monsters, even though those souls are those of the humans she so despises. Also, despite being a firm believer in HumansAreBastards, she nonetheless makes it clear that she sees humans as the LesserOfTwoEvils compared to the Underworld Army.
63	* EvilCannotComprehendGood: For a given value of evil, anyway. She just doesn't understand what Pit and Palutena see in humanity and frequently questions why they would fight for a species she considers inferior. At the end, after Hades is defeated, she gets into one last debate with them about humanity, but quickly storms off in annoyance when she can't convince them otherwise.
64	* ExplainingYourPowerToTheEnemy: A variation in that she doesn't explain her own power, but that of one of her mooks:
65	-->'''Viridi''': That's a Jitterthug. Melee attacks won't hurt him at all when he's red. And when he's green, shooting him won't work! What are you gonna do ''now''?\
66	'''Pit''': Uh... I guess I'll just melee him when he's green and shoot him when he's red.\
67	'''Viridi''': [[OhCrap But... Oh, darn it!]]\
68	'''Palutena''': [[LampshadeHanging Thanks for the advice!]]
69	* {{Expy}}: Of the Greek goddess of harvest/nature Demeter, especially since she cannot stand Hades and how if she doesn't get her way, she won't hesitate to destroy humanity.
70	* FantasticRacism: Towards humanity. And she's ''not'' shy about it either.
71	* FemmeFatalons: She states that her nails can tear the very earth and the planet asunder, but a closer look reveals her nails are that of a child. She was probably referring to the Viridi Claws.
72	* {{Foil}}
73	** To Palutena. Both characters help Pit out during the game and both possess similar powers, but their stances on humans are polar opposites of each other. Palutena is aware that humans are flawed, but believe that they have the potential to grow, learn, and change, while Viridi believes that humans are inherently evil and destructive and incapable of change.
74	** Also to Medusa. While Medusa is perfectly willing to desolate the planet just to spite humanity and hates them because they don't worship her enough, Viridi is trying to preserve as much non human matter as possible and [[StopWorshippingMe finds human devotion disgusting.]]
75	* FortuneTeller: Apparently, she does this service. [[FailedASpotCheck Pyrrhon failed to take this into account]], as he claims the Aurum were mentioned in the Book of Divine Prophecy, to which Viridi immediately states that she has no recollection of the passage he "quotes".
76	* FriendlyEnemy: Insults and sarcastic remarks aside, she and Pit get along pretty well when they're working together, especially in their random conversations. In ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', it's confirmed that they're still at war with each other, yet Viridi is perfectly willing to help Pit out either way.
77	* GaiasVengeance: Played viciously straight through the use of her Reset Bombs, which are tailor-made to kill humans and destroy their cities, while leaving natural habitats and wildlife alone, and then expanding into twisted forests.
78	* GardenGarment: Her clothing seems mostly made out of flowers and other natural materials. Fitting given her status as "Goddess of Nature".
79	* GoodIsNotNice: Though she gradually warms up to Pit and helps him on several occasions, her snarky and bratty attitude combined with her volatile temper makes getting along with her a bit of a chore, to say the least.
80	* GranolaGirl: Well, she ''is'' the Goddess of Nature.
81	-->''I use cloth shopping bags! I compost my food scraps! And I separate my garbage into fifteen types!''
82	* GreenThumb: Comes with the title of "Goddess of Nature".
83	* HairTriggerTemper: It's not entirely difficult to make her angry.
84	* HeelFaceRevolvingDoor: At first, she's a villain, then becomes allies with Pit and Palutena over the course of the game to defeat the Aurum and Hades. According to Dark Pit's Palutena's Guidance conversation in ''Smash 4'', after the events of ''Uprising'', she's gone back to being Pit's enemy.
85	-->'''Viridi''': Just because we fought together once doesn't mean we're all buddy-buddy now.
86	* HeelFaceTurn: That being said, however, her opinions on humans do not seem to have changed.
87	* HumansAreBastards: While all of the gods have this belief to some degree, she is the standout example. And this belief gets taken to dangerous extremes.
88	* {{Hypocrite}}:
89	** She claims that humans are selfish and destructive and that she must destroy them before they do further harm to the earth. [[HypocriteHasAPoint While technically she has a point]], her actions are just as destructive, if not more so.
90	** Played for laughs in the Japanese version. She'll criticize Pit's name for being a cliche pun off of Cupid. Even though in Japan, her name is '''Nature'''. It's not even in any sort of language.
91	* ImmortalImmaturity: As old as the earth, but has the mentality and emotional maturity of an 8-year-old.
92	* ImpliedLoveInterest: It's worth noting that she goes all {{Tsundere}} for Pit eventually, and the Pit-equippable Viridi Palm is (according to it's description) only worn by those completely devoted to Viridi. When [[ShipperOnDeck Palutena]] teases her for having a soft spot for him, Pit admits he's not completely against the idea.
93	* IWasJustPassingThrough: Insists that she's only helping Pit because it's in her best interest to do. While that is true due to the circumstances, her SuspiciouslySpecificDenial makes it obvious that she really does care about him.
94	* {{Jerkass}}: Volatile, immature, bratty, hypocritical, and bossy. Basically the quintessential BrattyHalfPint.
95	* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Eventually turns into this with some CharacterDevelopment as she eventually warms up to Pit. However, it doesn't really apply to humanity.
96	* JerkassHasAPoint:
97	** Played with. Both Pit and Palutena agree that she has valid points about humans, but they both insist that her actions are completely wrong.
98	** While she is a jerk about it, she's also right to call out Palutena on blaming only Hades and herself for the Aurum showing up on Earth, pointing out that Palutena and Pit raised quite a bit of destruction themselves fighting Medusa before they even got started.
99	* KarmaHoudini: She's the only Goddess that Pit doesn't fight, thanks to the Aurum invading before he can march on a direct attack. You fight her servants instead, as well as destroying the base where she makes the Reset Bombs, the Lunar Sanctum, and the Thundercloud Temple. While she eventually warms up and becomes friendlier to Pit, she never apologizes or is punished for killing off a considerable amount of humans.
100	* KickTheDog: Viridi goes out of her way to be cruel during the penultimate story arc.
101	** When revealing that Palutena has gone mad, Viridi accuses her of a FaceHeelTurn despite knowing about the Chaos Kin controlling her.
102	** Viridi deliberately slams Pit headfirst into the magic force-field protecting Palutena's temple.
103	** Viridi later blames Pit and Palutena for letting the Chaos Kin out of the Lunar Sanctum, when the only reason they attacked the Sanctum in the first place was because Viridi was using it as a military base.
104	* KillAllHumans: Viridi believes mankind to be a blight that will ultimately destroy the world, and to save nature, she must bomb them all to hell.
105	* KnightTemplar: Towards the earth, justifing her actions by saying that she must exterminate the humans to save the earth from further damage.
106	* LesserOfTwoEvils: She views humans as the lesser of the two in the war against the Underworld. As for herself, it's clear that ''she's'' this compared to the other baddies in the game, since everything she does is for the Earth's sake; everyone else wishes to screw the world up even farther.
107	* ALighterShadeOfBlack: Viridi hates humans and wants them [[KillAllHumans wiped out]], but she's a WellIntentionedExtremist who does it to save nature, making her this against Medusa's [[{{Revenge}} vengeance-driven goals against humanity]] for [[EvilIsPetty no longer worshipping her]] and Palutena for punishing her, Hades' gluttony for souls and power, the Chaos Kin's [[GenericDoomsdayVillain destruction for destruction's sake]], and the Aurum's [[HordeOfAlienLocusts desire to strip the entire planet of life]].
108	* LittleMissBadass: The Goddess of Nature and the leader of the Forces of Nature is no more physically imposing than your average eight-year-old.
109	* LittleMissSnarker: She's little, and she's ''really'' snarky.
110	* MeaningfulName: "Viridi" came from the word ''viridis'', which means either green, young, fresh, lively, or youthful. Considering she's the Goddess of Nature with a young appearance, you would think that it would be her Japanese name as well. [[DubNameChange It isn't]], her Japanese name is "Naturé" which is, well... [[ExactlyWhatItSaysontheTin Take a wild guess.]]
111	* MissionControl: During the Chaos Kin arc. After you beat the game, you can choose to switch between her and Palutena.
112	* MisterBig: Having the body of an eight-year-old girl, most of the cast, including Pit and her commanders, tower over her. In principle, at least. During gameplay, she only "physically" appears while projecting herself as a miles-high colossus.
113	* MoralityPet: Pit becomes one to her. The only explanation as to why she's never punished for her crimes is that she's developed a soft spot for him.
114	* AMotherToHerMen: She outright refers to the Forces of Nature as her children.
115	* NatureEqualsPlants: She is called the Goddess of Nature, but is mostly associated with plants. Most of her troops are some sort of BotanicalAbomination. Plus, there is a separate god representing the sun (Pyrrhon) and the sea (Poseidon). Her english name also [[MeaningfulName means greens]], a color often associated with plants.
116	* NatureIsNotNice: She is the [[MotherNature Goddess of Nature]] who openly despises humans and is extremely vocal about her beliefs that HumansAreTheRealMonsters.
117	* NatureSpirit: The Goddess of Nature.
118	* NeverMyFault:
119	** Following Hades' prompting, Viridi accuses Pit and Palutena of freeing the Chaos Kin from the Lunar Sanctum (and thus being responsible for the chaos caused by Palutena under the Kin's DemonicPossession). In reality, the Chaos Kin's escape was the result of the volatile situation that Viridi almost single-handedly engineered by turning the Lunar Sanctum into a military target and ordering the Sanctum's LivingBattery [[TheFettered Arlon]] to keep quiet.
120	** Viridi also sidesteps responsibility for giving Arlon orders to stay quiet by blaming Arlon for not explaining things.
121	* NoYou: Viridi [[JerkassHasAPoint has valid points about humans]], but her biggest detriment is her inability to accept that she is wrong or at least be able to justify her views without flying off the handle like Posideon. When Pit and Palutena point out that killing humanity is not the answer, she always shrugs it off, saying they're doing the same thing to the Underworld forces. [[{{Hypocrite}} Despite hating and attacking the Underworld herself.]] Later, in chapter 22, when Dark Pit tells her that she and the other gods are just as responsible for disrupting the balance as Hades is, Viridi is just pissed that a "little nothing" like him would dare to speak to her like that, contrasting Palutena, who actually admits that Dark Pit [[JerkassHasAPoint isn't entirely wrong]].
122	* NotMeThisTime: Does this with the Aurum, pointing out to Pit she had nothing to do with them.
123	* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: In Chapter 19, after the Chariot Master dies in his fight with Pit, Viridi comforts Pit by telling him that the Chariot Master was an honorable warrior and Pit should not let his death be in vain. It's one of the rare moments where Viridi stops being a {{Jerkass}}.
124	** Likewise, when Pit begs Viridi to give him the Power of Flight to rescue Dark Pit, she initially ''refuses'' since it's already been used. In contrast to her usual abrasive and snarky nature, she sounds genuinely concerned for his safety, and her tone becomes significantly more desperate when she reluctantly agrees to use it. After all is said and done, she actually sounds ''sad'' when explaining Pit's situation, showing she's actually [[MoralityPet grown to care about him]].
125	* OrcusOnHisThrone: If her BadassBoast is to be taken at face value, she's more than powerful enough to wipe out humanity on her lonesome, but instead relies on her Reset Bombs and her Forces of Nature to do it for her.
126	* PestController: Some of the monsters in the Forces of Nature are insects.
127	* PhysicalGod: She's a literal goddess and claims to be powerful enough to casually rip through entire mountain ranges and dig to the core of the earth with her fingernails alone if she wanted to.
128	* PimpedOutDress: One seemingly made of natural materials.
129	* PowerTattoo: Does not have one, but the Viridi Palm takes the appearance of a tattoo of her on the wearer's right arm.
130	* PreMortemOneLiner: When dropping her last reserved Reset Bomb on the Pyrrhon-controlled Aurum:
131	-->"Time to let nature take its course."
132	* PsychopathicManchild: Though more mature than Thanatos, she has her moments. Once she makes a HeelFaceTurn, the "psychopathic" part mostly leaves.
133	* Really700YearsOld: WordOfGod states she has the body of an 8 year old, but being a goddess, she's clearly much older. She states the reason she looks so young is because she takes care of her skin. When Pit asks her how old she is, she simply states that she's immortal.
134	* SheIsTheKing: Her title in the Japanese game is "King of Nature".
135	* ShipTease: An easy to miss moment in Chapter 16 suggests she might have a soft spot for Pit. To drive it home further, the Viridi Palm is a weapon only usable by beings completely devoted to her. It's also a weapon that Pit can use. And it ''paints her face on [[CardiovascularLove a heart]]'' on his arm.
136	* SinisterScythe: Her staff resembles one.
137	* StaffOfAuthority: Like the other two main goddesses in this game, she has one.
138	* StealthPun: She's the goddess of nature and refers to her minions as her children. She's mother nature.
139	* SupernaturalGoldEyes: In her official artwork. Also extends to her troops.
140	* {{Tsundere}}: A fierce Type A, especially towards Pit. Whenever she helps him, she claims that it's simply in her best interest to do so. Palutena even [[LampshadeHanging lampshades it at one point.]] Outright called one in the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q4duhVDc1fc Japanese version]]. Localized as Little Miss Cactus.
141	* TheUnfought: Justified that you fight her minions and commanders, and that from Chapter 15 on, there's always bigger threats that end up drawing Viridi into battling ''with'' you.
142	* WolverineClaws: Does not use any, but she possibly created the Viridi Claws.
143	* WellIntentionedExtremist: Decides to end human-related devastation of nature [[ApocalypseHow by ending the human race itself]]. Both Pit and Palutena admit that she has a valid point, but insist that Viridi is going about it the wrong way.
144	* TheWorfBarrage: Tries to use her last remaining Reset Bomb on the Aurum Brain housing, to destroy the metal shell. She scores a hit and the usual forest grows from the impact site, but Pyrrhon simply sets the entire thing on fire, burning the forest away in seconds.
145	* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm: Invokes this for herself and Palutena in ''Super Smash Brothers'', claiming that what humans see when they look at her is simply the part they're able to comprehend.
146	[[/folder]]
147
148	!!Forces of Nature Commanders
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150	[[folder:Cragalanche the Mighty]]
151	!!Cragalanche the Mighty
152	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/cragalanche.png]]
153
154	-->''"..."''
155
156	A rocky golem-like being that is an extremely loyal servant of Viridi's. He is one of the leaders of her forces, similar to how Pit leads Palutena's forces.
157	----
158	* {{Acrofatic}}: He's quite mobile for a giant rock monster. One attack even has him briefly ''hovering in midair''.
159	* AntiVillain: He only attacks Pit out of loyalty for Viridi.
160	* AttackItsWeakPoint: His glowing red butt, which Viridi screams she told him to "get that fixed" when Pit points it out. There's a special bonus for completing his introductory chapter without attacking him there.
161	-->'''Pit:''' It looks like there's a weak spot on his butt!
162	-->'''Viridi:''' ARRGH! Oh, he was supposed to get that fixed!
163	-->'''Pit:''' (''smugly'') Thanks for the tip!
164	-->'''Viridi:''' [[ImplausibleDeniability I didn't say anything!]]
165	* {{BFG}}: Does not use one, but a weapon called the Cragalanche Cannon is modeled after him.
166	* TheBrute: Of the Forces of Nature.
167	* BullfightBoss: Pit has to get behind him to AttackItsWeakPoint.
168	* ChargeAttack: One of his moves has him charging at Pit like a meteor.
169	* DeathFromAbove: This is how he is introduced. Fittingly, Cragalanche's idol states that he tends to arrive on the front lines like a meteor; and one attack during his boss battle has him jumping up and attempting to crush Pit underneath his own heavy physique.
170	* DishingOutDirt: Cragalanche's main method of attack is manipulating rocks... which helps when he ''is'' a massive, living boulder himself.
171	* DubNameChange: From "Rocka" in the Japanese version.
172	* ElementalPowers: Earth (rocks in particular) and Fire, befitting for a powerful stone-based being.
173	* GiantHandsOfDoom: One of his attacks has him enlarging his right hand to perform a MegatonPunch at Pit.
174	* GlowingEyesOfDoom: Has glowing red and unblinking eyes.
175	* GroundPunch: His main ranged attack is to repeatedly punch the earth, sending out fast shockwaves.
176	* PainToTheAss: Given that Cragalanche's only weak point is his glowing red butt on an otherwise NighInvulnerable rocky body, it's only natural that you have to defeat him by attacking him this way.
177	-->'''Pit:''' It's butt-kicking time! Literally!
178	-->'''Viridi:''' Oh, ''shut up!'' You're not clever at all!
179	* PersonalityPowers: Justified. Viridi calls him the "strong, silent type" like how a boulder is unmoving and durable, fitting his power over the earth. This is, of course, because he ''is'' a rock.
180	* PunnyName: Cragalanche's name is a portmanteau of the words "crag" (a steep, rugged cliff or rock face) and "avalanche" (a mass of snow, ice and rocks rapidly falling down a mountainside).
181	* MagmaMan: Besides tunnelling and trying to smash Pit underneath himself, some of Cragalanche's other attacks include him creating and throwing rocks of molten magma and charging at Pit like a meteor. Given that volcanoes are formed by movements in the tectonic plates allowing magma to come up through the Earth's crust (in other words, an entirely ground-based origin), it's definitely fitting.
182	* TheQuietOne: Described as the strong, quiet type by Viridi; which she lampshades by talking for him and uses HulkSpeak to do so. She claims it's because he's a rock. [[WildCardExcuse Yeah, a living, battle-capable rock.]]
183	-->'''Cragalanche:''' (''...'')
184	-->'''Pit:''' Guy doesn't talk much, does he?
185	-->'''Viridi:''' He's a rock. Last I checked, [[{{Pun}} they're more the strong, silent type]]. Tell you what; I'll do the talking for him! (''putting on an exaggerated deep voice'') CRAGALANCHE '''CRUSH!'''
186	* RockMonster: A walking anthropomorphic boulder partially made of magma.
187	* StuffBlowingUp: One of his strongest moves involves punching the ground with both fists, releasing a massive explosion in front of himself. It has a noticeable wind up and a delay before the explosion, so it's possible to get out of range before it goes off.
188	* TacticalSuicideBoss: Nearly all of his attacks expose his weak point, and the ones that don't actually have weak points so they can be stopped.
189	* TunnelKing: He can burrow underground at tremendous speed to perform a {{Shoryuken}}.
190	[[/folder]]
191
192	[[folder:Arlon the Serene]]
193	!!Arlon the Serene
194	!!!Voiced by: Yasuhiko Tokuyama (JP), Creator/TroyBaker (EN)
195	[[quoteright:200:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/arlon.png]]
196
197	-->''"Why on earth would I be attacking? I'm far too busy... ''defending'', my dear."''
198
199	An ally of Viridi. He is the commander of the Lunar Sanctum.
200	----
201	* AffablyEvil: He's very polite to Pit and Palutena, only fighting them to defend Viridi's property. He even considers teaming up with Palutena against Hades, refusing only on the grounds that his loyalty to Viridi means that ''he'' doesn't have the right to make that call.
202	* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: His skin is entirely purple.
203	* AmbiguousSituation: It's unclear if he was killed — we don't see him again after his chapter, but we don't get any sort of confirmation on his fate, either.
204	* AntiVillain: The only reason Pit attacks him is because he sides with Viridi.
205	* AttackDrones: Does not use any, but a weapon called the Arlon Orbitars is modeled after him.
206	* BadassBookworm: Had to be to have built the Lunar Sanctum.
207	* BattleButler: Dresses like a regular butler and is described as such in his AR card.
208	* CastingAShadow: One of his powers can darken the room as you battle.
209	* CombatPragmatist: Most of the boss fight has him attacking Pit from the shadows.
210	* CouldHaveAvoidedThisPlot: As Viridi stated, the Chaos Kin situation could have been avoided if he had just explained the purpose of the Lunar Sanctum to Pit and Palutena. The main reason he didn't was because he was under orders from Viridi not to discuss any particulars of the Lunar Sanctum's purpose. The closest he gets is subtly referring to Pit and Palutena as "other" guests of the Lunar Sanctum.
211	* EvilBrit: Again, not really evil, just antagonizing Pit and Palutena out of loyalty.
212	* EvilGenius: Of the Forces of Nature.
213	* TheFettered: Arlon's absolute obedience to Mistress Viridi really only serves to prevent him from explaining why the lunar sanctum is so important and further forces him to add to the violence, which cements him as an active enemy soldier in war. The best he can do is invite Pit and Palutena to discuss the situation, but refuses to withdraw his forces due to Viridi's orders, and Pit and Palutena naturally refuse to surrender to an established enemy.
214	* {{Foreshadowing}}: Arlon really does try to allude to the negative consequences of him being defeated.
215	** Arlon isn't attacking, he's too busy... defending.
216	** "I mustn't let your attacks spread chaos [[SealedEvilInACan HERE]] of all places."
217	** "Before you cause [[EldritchAbomination a most unnatural harm]], let us sit down for a chat."
218	* GeniusBruiser: The creator of the Lunar Sanctum and a capable fighter despite his age.
219	* GetBackHereBoss: Spends the entirety of the battle moving around the room, stopping only to attack Pit. Gets even worse when he darkens the stage.
220	* GlassCannon: Arlon can throw many powerful energy attacks, but his slender frame and age makes him more vulnerable to attacks, which is the main reason he [[CombatPragmatist fights from the shadows]].
221	* GracefulLoser: In contrast to fellow commander Phosphora, his only remark on defeat is "Blast!" (equivalent to "Darn it!" in American english)
222	* HighClassGlass: A monocle is natural for such an old school gentleman, and he even wears it in battle.
223	* HonorBeforeReason: Deconstructed. Arlon's insistence on obeying Viridi's orders causes two major problems.
224	** First, Arlon being sworn to secrecy prevents him from simply explaining the reason why it's [[SealedEvilInACan a tremendously bad idea to attack the Sanctum]].
225	** Second, Arlon following Viridi's military orders means allowing her to use the Sanctum as an active military base, [[TemptingFate making it a big fat target]] (hence Palutena sending Pit to attack it), which is further compounded by the fact that Arlon is also under orders ''not to withdraw troops'', so when he [[LoopholeAbuse tries to get around the first problem by inviting Pit and Palutena to discuss the situation with him peacefully]], Palutena naturally refuses, given that it would be an unstated but ''de facto'' military surrender.
226	* IGaveMyWord: His reason for not telling Pit and Palutena about the Chaos Kin; he took an oath of silence about it.
227	* TheJailer: To the Chaos Kin, as he's both the overseer of the Lunar Sanctum ''and'' the one powering it.
228	* LightIsNotGood: Zigzagged. Arlon is a LivingBattery who manipulates light to attack, but despite being a largely noble figure, he is also TheFettered working for a PsychopathicManchild of a goddess, which ultimately causes his doom.
229	* LoadBearingBoss: [[LivingBattery As Arlon's energy is what powers the Lunar Sanctum]], defeating him causes the temple to collapse. And considering [[EldritchAbomination what he's]] [[SealedEvilInACan keeping sealed]], it ''really'' sucks for everyone when Pit defeats him.
230	* MasterOfIllusion: His level is littered with fake walls, invisible switches and floors, and walking holograms of Forces Of Nature soilders.
231	* MeaningfulName: Arlon the ''Serene'' fits his personality quite well. In addition, "Serene" is one letter away from "Selene", a Greek ''Moon'' goddess.
232	* OnlySaneMan: One of the less eccentric and wacky characters in the game.
233	* QuintessentialBritishGentleman: He is polite and respectful even to intruders and opponents. The English dub gives him a British accent.
234	* ShadowArchetype: To Pit. Arlon's absolute obedience to his own goddess, Viridi, keeps him from taking the most obvious measures to prevent catastrophe.
235	* TheStoic: Is always calm and never raises his voice, even in battle.
236	* TacticalSuicideBoss: Arlon's attacks will give away his location clearly. And even when he isn't attacking, if one looks hard enough, you can see his shadow moving in the darkness.
237	* UncertainDoom: Pit takes him down, but it's unclear--even unlikely--he's dead, as his fellow general Phosphora recovers from near-identical circumstances. Unlike Phosphora, though, he quietly disappears from the story after the Lunar Sanctum falls and Viridi makes no mention of him or his fate after the TimeSkip.
238	[[/folder]]
239
240	[[folder:Lightning Flash Phosphora]]
241	!!Lightning Flash Phosphora
242	!!!Voiced by: Creator/YukaKomatsu (JP), Creator/KariWahlgren (EN, ''Uprising''), Stephanie Komure (EN, ''Smash 4'')
243	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/phosphora.png]]
244
245	-->''"It's just one fight after another! Today is not my day."''
246
247	Another ally of Viridi. She specializes in lightning-based attacks.
248	----
249	* AffablyEvil: Really only considered to be "evil" due to her association with Viridi. She's actually quite nice and even flirts with Pit a little, which is further demonstrated by her assisting Pit with the Lightning Chariot after the Forces of Nature's HeelFaceTurn.
250	* AntiVillain: [[SlidingScaleOfAntiVillains Type IV]] given that like Arlon, the only reason Pit attacks her is because she's on Viridi's side.
251	* BadassAdorable: Much like Pit, she's cute and friendly. But that doesn't mean she can't kick ass. She manages to beat Thanatos in a straight-on fight, and despite being wounded and weakened, she manages to put up a decent fight against Pit. In fact, it's implied that the only reason Pit won was because she was weak from her fight with Thanatos, and had she been at full power, Pit probably wouldn't have stood a chance.
252	* BareMidriffsAreFeminine: One of two characters in the cast to bare her midriff with a crop top, which fits with her being a ValleyGirl, [[TheTease total flirt]], and overall MsFanservice.
253	* BattleAura: When she TurnsRed.
254	* BewareTheNiceOnes: One minute, she's talking and flirting with you like you're in her friendzone. The next minute, she's frying you alive with lightning bolts.
255	* BloodKnight: A milder and much more tame variation. She's not thrilled to have multiple fights right after each other, but nonetheless is happy to fight Pit. When Pit begins his rallying cry, Phosphora fires a few bolts of lightning at him, interrupting his attempt and telling him to just skip to the main act, even though stalling is in her best interest since she needs another thirty seconds to "recharge".
256	* BrokeYourArmPunchingOutCthulhu: She managed to defeat Thanatos in the Air Battle, but it unfortunately left her weak enough for Pit to battle her.
257	* CatFight: Downplayed with Palutena, who she provokes into a verbal sparring match with the single word "[[MaamShock ma'am]]".
258	-->'''Pit:''' ''[[ThisIsGonnaSuck Uh oh...]]''
259	* CombatPragmatist: One of the very few of Pit's foes to avert TalkingIsAFreeAction by attacking him in the midst of his [[InTheNameOfTheMoon rallying cry]].
260	* CuteBruiser: The strongest commander of the Forces of Nature is no more physically intimidating than your average teenager.
261	* DarkActionGirl: Though she's more of an AntiVillain, it still fits.
262	* DeathFromAbove: Can call down lightning strikes from the sky during her boss battle.
263	* DistaffCounterpart: To some extent she's a counterpart to Pit, but for the Forces of Nature. Both are the NumberTwo to their respective goddesses, both are the strongest commanders in their armies, and both are capable of taking on gods. Moreover, the weapon patterned after her abilities is a bow, Pit's signature weapon.
264	* TheDragon: For Viridi.
265	* DubNameChange: From "Eleca" in the Japanese version.
266	* EvilVersusEvil: Her introduction invokes this with Thanatos, where Palutena ends up wondering [[OhCrap if Pit'll have to fight both of them at once.]]
267	* FailureIsTheOnlyOption: Invoked. Phosphora herself says in her debut chapter that she wasn't going to have a great day after reading Viridi's fortune. Naturally, she gets taken down.
268	* {{Flight}}: Can fly through the air at incredible speed.
269	* TheGadfly: She takes pleasure in getting under people's skin. She attacks Palutena's age with a MaamShock and flirts with Pit because his reactions are funny. Even in Chapter 20, when the situation is worse than ever, she can't help but provoke Pit.
270	-->'''Pit:''' Hey, would you mind holding the commentary for just two seconds, Viridi?
271	-->'''Viridi:''' Why, yes. Yes, I would.
272	-->'''Phosphora:''' These are goddesses you're talking to here, Pit. Watch your tone.
273	* GadgeteerGenius: A largely InformedAbility, but the Electro Trap's idol descrpiton states that she developed an earlier model while in the Thunder Cloud Temple...
274	* GeniusBruiser: Her being a GadgeteerGenius would make her this by default. If she can invent and improve upon deadly traps on her own, then she is highly intelligent. Combined with her ability to kick ass...
275	* GetBackHereBoss: Constantly moves around the room, even teleporting on occasion, though she'll also try to close the gap with powerful [[KickChick kick attacks]]. This even extends to her boss weapon, as the Phosphora Bow lacks raw power, but excels at hit-and-run tactics with powerful homing charged shots and a decently powerful melee attack.
276	* GodOfThunder: While it is never out-right stated if she is a goddess or just a mythical-being loyal to Viridi [[{{Foil}} like Pit to Palutena]], she checks all the hallmarks of a thunder-god, being a beautiful and powerful being with [[ShockAndAwe lightning powers]] who was able to survive her battle against Pit, has high authority in the Forces of Nature and was able to match horns with the [[TheGrimReaper God of Death Thanatos]].
277	* GroundPound: One attack during her boss fight has her punching the ground to create a dome-shaped explosion of electricity.
278	* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: She has blonde hair and is a pretty nice girl.
279	* HandwrapsOfAwesome: Wears black handwraps on her wrists and feet.
280	* HiddenDepths: The electro trap's idol description confirms she invented them, and her later improving upon them gives her some extra traits not seen in the story.
281	* HighSpeedBattle: Against Thanatos. Both are seen zipping around the flight area at shockingly high speed as they fight.
282	* InformedFlaw: Her trophy in ''Smash 4'' states that she's not a good singer.
283	* LightningBruiser: Pun aside, she's fast as lightning, withstood two battles back-to-back, and her electrical powers make her a potent threat.
284	* LivingBattery: Serves as this for the Thunder Cloud Temple. Defeating her destroys the temple.
285	* LoadBearingBoss: [[LivingBattery As her energy is what powers the Thunder Cloud Temple]], defeating her causes the temple to collapse.
286	* MsFanservice: She complements this with her outfit and flirty nature.
287	* {{Meaningful Name}}: Unlike Viridi, whose Japanese name has less creative input to it, Phosphora's name in both English and Japanese has more to it than one might think. Her English name came from ''phosphorus'', which means "light-bringer", while her Japanese name, "Eleca," seems to be a combination of ''Electra'', a mythological nymph, and ''Erica'', a type of flower. Eleca (and even more so Electra) also sounds similar to "electric."
288	* NotQuiteDead: Ch 20 reveals she survived her fight with Pit in Ch. 14, helping him alongside Viridi.
289	* NumberTwo: To Viridi.
290	* PersonalityPowers: Phosphora is the personification of a lightning bolt. She's flashy, showy, and eye-catching(her cocky personality and mid-battle taunts accent this), but she burns out easily like how a real lightning bolt is gone in an instant(her ultimate downfall is being unable to handle Pit after fighting Thanatos).
291	* PowerOfTheStorm: Implied to be able to command storms. Mind the lightning of her introductory chapter's flight section, it's not for show.
292	* RankScalesWithAsskicking: Stands out as the most powerful warrior in the Forces of Nature.
293	* ScarfOfAsskicking: A long blue scarf that flows whenever she uses her powers.
294	* ShipTease: She teases Pit and calls him cute. Pit's [[LuminescentBlush reaction]] doesn't help.
295	* ShockAndAwe: Well, duh. Aside from just zapping people, Phosphora can also turn into a bolt of lightning for quick transport.
296	* SmugSuper: She clearly has great pride in her abilities as the "Lightning Flash". Even after being weakened from fighting the Underworld's toughest combatant, she coolly taunts Pit the entire way up, shows no worry over his presence, and greets him in a reclined pose, summoning a bolt of lightning in her palm as if showing off her power. Even in battle, she's prone to making comments towards how slow Pit is or how weakly she thinks he's performing. The only time this carefree attitude is broken is when Pit defeats her, an outcome she ''or'' Viridi wasn't expecting.
297	* SoreLoser: Compared to Arlon, who accepts his loss with grace, Phosphora lobs a spiteful insult at Pit after she's defeated, befitting her haughty nature.
298	-->''I take back what I said before. You're not cute at all!''
299	* {{Stripperiffic}}: And to complement this, she has vines tangling some parts of her body. [[TheDragon This only enforces her dragon status to Viridi]].
300	* SuperSpeed: She moves like lightning.
301	* ThisCannotBe: Easy to miss, as it's not classified as a line of dialogue, but a "sound effect". As such, it can get drowned out, but she utters an example of this trope near defeat.
302	-->''This is...ridiculous...''
303	* TrashTalk: Her form of mid-battle banter.
304	--> ''Slowpoke!''
305	--> ''Are you even trying?''
306	--> ''Is that all you got?''
307	* TurnsRed: A time sensitive one. If you don't defeat Phosphora in thirty seconds you're likely to hear "[[BattleAura Charging complete~!]]"
308	* ValleyGirl: Slips into this from time to time.
309	* WorfHadTheFlu: Her idol states that she was still wounded from her fight with Thanatos when she fights Pit, hence her not displaying the same amount of power she did before.
310	* WorldsMostBeautifulWoman: She's explicitly stated to be beautiful by both her idol in ''Uprising'' and trophy description in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros4'', with the only other character getting this treatment being [[HotGod Amazon Pandora]].
311	* YellowLightningBlueLightning: Her lightning is in both colors, as well as [[PurpleIsPowerful purple lightning]].
312	[[/folder]]
313	----
314	!!Other Forces of Nature troops
315	[[folder:Forces of Nature Soldiers]]
316	Creatures that are created by and serve Viridi, like their name suggests they are made with natural resources.
317	----
318	* ActionBomb: Bumpety bombs are basically exploding go karts
319	* BigCreepyCrawlies: The Megontas are large pillbugs.
320	* BotanicalAbomination: Fittingly for mooks working under a nature god, a lot of them fall under this category, such as the Clobblers and Toxiecaps.
321	* FluffyTheTerrible: Most of the Forces of Nature soldiers have jarringly cute names. Case in point: Bumpety Bomb and Boom Stomper. Viridi named them herself.
322	* FlyingSeaFoodSpecial: Lurchthorns are not plants, [[NightOfTheLivingMooks but animated fish fossils]]
323	* GangUpOnTheHuman: Although clobblers don't rage as long as clubberskulls, clobblers always go after Pit, even if he wasn't the one to provoke them.
324	* HelpfulMook: They fight with you during the Aurum invasion, with the Nutskis in particular carrying a platform for Pit to stand on during the final battle against the Aurum with Pyrrhon's betrayal. They also help out Pit during the Chaos Kin arc.
325	* MechaMooks: The guards of the reset bomb pods. They're run on green energy derived from plants, of course.
326	* MegaMicrobes: Flages and pips are floating single celled giants, although pips are in a symbiotic relationship with a leaf, which presumably handles functions macroscopic lifeforms rely on.
327	* MakingASplash: Dibble dops summon pillars of water.
328	* MultiarmedAndDangerous: Cacaws have three appendages that can pass for arms, but are not strong enough to physically hurt Pit, using them to make disorienting noises instead.
329	* PuppeteerParasite: One of the kinds of creatures faced is a fungus that has killed and taken over a very large Rhino beetle.
330	* RazorWings: Bladers have sharp leaves adapted to act as wings and angel cutters
331	* RockMonster: Boom Stompers are rocks given life through a combination of magic runes and plants growing on top of them.
332	* ShockAndAwe: Badoots generate strong electrical currents, but it's harmless unless at least two of them get close together. Zerts produce miniature storm clouds.
333	* SuperPersistentPredator: According to its idol description, once angered it takes three days for a Clobbler to calm down. [[GameplayAndStorySegregation (It actually does so quite quickly if you leave it alone.)]]
334	* SuspiciouslySimilarSubstitute: There are a few troops that behave like reskins of Underworld enemies. Nutskis when compared to Monoeyes and meebas to armin. Mahva's are basically improved versions of shildeens. Clobblers are similar to Clubberskulls in that they're harmless until attacked, at which point they become very dangerous. Clobblers will at least walk around when nonhostile, albeit aimlessly, and calm down more quickly than clubberskulls.
335	* YellowEyesOfSneakiness: Some shade of yellow is present in almost all their eyes, but special mention goes to flages, [[StealthyMook their stealthy assassins]], skreetles, which like to hid on walls and in corners, and captain flares, which hide away in different dimension in between attacks
336	[[/folder]]

Context Characters / KidIcarusTheForcesOfNature