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Pit

Voiced by: Minami Takayama (JP), Lani Minella (EN, Brawl), Troy Lund (EN, Uprising E3 Trailer), Antony Del Rio (EN, Uprising & Smash 4)

Debut: Kid Icarus

^{Click here to see his appearance in Kid Icarus} 

"Sorry to keep you waiting!"

The captain of Palutena's personal guard: he is a young and rather gullible angel, yet the greatest warrior in Palutena's Army. With the help of the goddess he serves, he has saved Skyworld multiple times, from a vindictive goddess, to a demonic entity from another world, to the true god of all evil. While Pit has wings, they're just for decoration. Usually, he can't fly on his own - it's a bit of a touchy subject for him.

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• The Ace: It was said in game that he's the most competent member of Palutena's army, and that would actually be an understatement. He may not be able to fly on his own yet, but that hasn't stopped him from literally going through hell and back on top of taking on entire armies by himself. During the course of Uprising, he manages to kick the butt of literally everyone with a character portrait except for three people^note Poseidon, Viridi, and Dyntos, but all three are justified for different reasons. Poseidon helps Pit in Chapter 7 to get to the Seafloor Palace and is neutral; circumstances in the plot forced Viridi and Pit to fight alongside each other rather than against each other; and Dyntos is implied to be even more powerful than Hades, who Pit couldn't defeat without outside help.. Magnus notes that Pit is basically the only member of Palutena's army who can pull his own weight.
• Affectionate Nickname: For a certain use of the word "affectionate", Hades very often calls him "Pitty Pat".
• Aggressive Negotiations: In the original Kid Icarus, a moderately well-known trick was the ability to "haggle" with shopkeepers, which would result in either an intimidated shopkeep dropping their prices by half or an angry shopkeep raising their prices exorbitantly. The success of Pit haggling depended on whether his strength rating was greater than the number of the level, with the implication naturally being that Pit is physically threatening the shopkeepers for a Hero Discount.
• Ain't Too Proud to Beg: In Chapter 23, when faced with the possibility of being defecated out of Hades' Womb Level, he absolutely freaks out and resorts to this:
  Pit: Okay, okay, fine! I give up! Please spare me! Please!
• All-Loving Hero: Pit is one of the kindest and most morally upright characters in the game, friendly to everyone he meets. He always tries to see the good in everyone, will often work with his enemies if it means saving people (such as with Viridi), and may even forgive them if they prove that they can reform. Unless of course, you prove to be truly beyond redemption - If so, you will die.
• Almighty Janitor: Granted, he makes use of weapons when not all of his opponents do, but he's still a servant of the gods that takes them on (including his boss when she gets possessed) and wins. Though this is only in terms of the Gods he's fighting against. In the idol text and dialogue, he's mentioned to be Captain of the Guard.
• Ambiguous Situation: Why are there no other angels in the series besides Pit (Dark Pit notwithstanding)? Pit alone carries a pair of wings on his back; the Centurions fly with their winged helmets. The only other character with wings like Pit is Zeus from Of Myths and Monsters. An examination of the original NES manual's simplistic art suggests that the original version of Pit didn't actually have wings and was otherwise indistinguishable from the other citizens of Angel Land, but that his wings are attached by a harness. NES manual art of the three sacred treasures depicts the Wings of Pegasus attached to a harness, which isn't conclusive about Pit's original wings, but several pieces of Pit's art deliberately color the seams of his sleeveless toga orange as if to imply a similar harness. His modern redesign, however, treats the wings as naturally his. They just don't work right, for whatever reason.
• And I Must Scream: In Chapter 18, he's stuck in a ring with no way to move or communicate with the outside world and the only way to get help is to hope someone grabs the ring so he can control them. Pit was very lucky that Magnus didn't leave the ring behind.
• Arrogant Kung-Fu Guy: Downplayed. Pit is quite cocky and likes to show off, but he's a pretty friendly guy and does not view anyone as beneath him.
• Asskicking Leads to Leadership: He is the Captain of Palutena's Guard and the strongest soldier in her army, embarking on many perilous missions by himself. He got his position by defeating everyone who tried to stop him from rescuing Palutena the first time.
• Badass Adorable: He's a cute angel with the mindset and body of a teenager. That said, he is anything but harmless.
• Badass Boast: His rally cries are meant to be this, but they don't really impress anyone. However, he can give some pretty good ones.
  • Chapter 9, when he finally gets to Medusa, has him deliver one replete with poses to show off the Three Sacred Treasures.
  Pit: Listen well, all you demons of the Underworld! In the name of the Goddess Palutena, defender of all that is good! Those who hide in the darkness will be made to face the light!
  • Chapter 21, where he and Dark Pit pull a perfectly synchronized Badass Boast by simply Finishing Each Other's Sentences.
    Pit: Filth of the land, hear our words!
    Dark Pit: And see our actions!
    Pit: I am Pit! Servant of the Goddess of Light!
    Dark Pit: And I am Dark Pit! Servant to none other but myself!
    Both: Together we will rain death upon you!
    Dark Pit: So anyone who wants to die, step right up!
    Pit: And anyone who doesn't want to die, too bad!
    Both: Aww yeah!
  • Chapter 25, right before smiting Hades with the Final Strike.
    Pit: I fight for all creatures living and breathing! I fight for all departed souls still hanging in limbo! But most of all, I fight for Lady Palutena, the Goddess of Light! And it's in all their names that I will crush you, Lord of the Underworld! I won't let you desecrate another soul!
• Badass in Distress: The English manual for the original Kid Icarus identifies him as the head of Palutena's personal bodyguard, but also elaborates he was imprisoned by the underworld's forces before the start of the game. The game starts immediately after he breaks himself out.
• Badass Normal: Played with. By human standards, Pit has extraordinary resiliency, reflexes and dexterity; by definition, Magnus, who is admittedly the mightiest human swordsman to ever live, is more or less Pit's equal without Pit's god granted gifts. But by god standards, Pit has no superpowers whatsoever; as mentioned before, all of the powers he uses in the games are granted to him by Zeus, Palutena or Viridi, and he also has to rely on the blessings of a nurse, Palutena or Viridi to recover from the eggplant curse and such. Does it diminish his ability to take on powerful gods and towering monsters? Along the way in Uprising, Pit defeats every enemy he encounters, and only a few beings, such as gods, can match his strength, so... you wish!
• The Bait: Palutena deliberately uses Pit as one on Chapter 3, by dousing him with a "pheromone" to lure out one of the Hewdraw heads.
  Palutena: It's my patented monster pheromone! Monsters just LOVE the smell of it. And now it's all over you!
  Pit: What?! ARE YOU TRYING TO KILL ME?!
• Bash Brothers: With Dark Pit. Eventually.
• Batman Can Breathe in Space: Though it's never explained if he can actually breathe while in space. It's entirely possible that Palutena's magic helps him. It should be noted, however, that he cannot breathe underwater as he was very adverse about holding his breath during Chapter 7.
• Battle Cry: Pit loves doing this to look cool in front of his opponents. His AR description even says he practices to make them cool. These end up parodied most of the time as they rarely impress or intimidate anyone. Particularly in Chapter 23 where Pit attempts to do the rally cry he and Dark Pit did in Chapter 21 by himself only to fail miserably. Hades doesn't miss a beat in Lampshading it.
  Hades: My innards have so longed to hear your battle cry. How could you forget the words?
  Pit: I didn't have time to rehearse! I've been busy fighting evil, okay?
• Beat Them at Their Own Game: In Uprising, each boss has a dedicated weapon cast in their own image, which Pit can equip on repeat plays of the level. He can face Twinbellows with the Twinbellows Cannon, Gaol with the Gaol Blade, Hewdraw with the Hewdraw Club, etc.
• Beauty Equals Goodness: As The Hero of the story, Pit is a cute Bishōnen with Innocent Blue Eyes, a literal angel, a Nice Guy, and his appearance is exceptionally beautiful and bright. Unsurprisingly, he's in stark contrast to the ugly monstrosities of the Underworld, who are Always Chaotic Evil and the villains of the game.
• Beneath the Mask: Downplayed and defied, but still implied. Dark Pit simply by existing implies Pit has understated problems, but when he tries to get Pit to admit it, Pit insists on staying positive and holding to his idealism. That said, while he never goes so far as Dark Pit in blaming all the gods for the turmoil forever swamping the world, he does at least share something of a negative opinion — during the final combined raid on the Aurum Brain, Pit is so stunned by the gods (Palutena included) working together that he openly calls them "the biggest egos in the galaxy".
• Berserk Button: Has a few good ones that you should never press.
  • Bringing up or mocking why he can't fly is a very touchy subject.
  • Also, don't make fun of or insult Palutena, and definitely don't harm her in his presence. His reactions range from shock to a very understandable all-out rage.
    • When Hades makes jokes or unhappy comments regarding Palutena, Pit understandably goes mad. It's better shown when Hades comments that Pit may have to kill his Goddess in the Chaos Kin Arc and Pit calmly yet in a rather scary tone tells Hades to shut up.
    • Later on when he's performing the trials to obtain the Great Sacred Treasure, Dyntos puts Palutena to sleep and pits a copy of her against Pit. Pit suffice to say is not pleased at all and ends up calling Dyntos out for this act. Thankfully his concern about this copy being the real comes to an end when the copy shows 'her' real face resulting in Pit being happy that he chose to attack. His victory taunt also shows how unimpressed he is with Dyntos for making a copy of Palutena, Dyntos was probably just amused.
    • Upon learning from Viridi that the Chaos Kin was controlling Palutena, Pit becomes enraged.
      Pit: Take that you fake!^note His victory taunt upon defeating Pseudo-Palutena.
      Pit: Where do you think YOU'RE going?^note During the aerial section and upon finding the real Chaos Kin, Pit becomes very angry when he sees it flee.
      Pit: You're going to pay for what you've done Chaos Kin!^note Pit's "The Reason You Suck" Speech to the Chaos Kin.
  • Lastly, don't threaten humanity at all, later on Pit also react the same way if nature is threatened. Medusa, Viridi, Chaos Kin then Hades all learn this the hard way when they each get their turn to be punished. If he's pressed to it, Pit will make you pay for your actions and you'll come to regret it at some point.
• Beware the Nice Ones: He's a friendly angel, one of the nicest guys in the game, quick to wisecrack and joke, and probably the biggest Butt-Monkey in the entire series. But if he's given a reason, he can and will track you down, take your name, and kick you to the curb, no matter who you are. And boy, if he doesn't make it look awesome.
• BFG: The Great Sacred Treasure's gun, which is in proportion to the rest of the treasure but Pit uses the gun alone to finish off Hades, and it dwarfs his body. There's also the Cannon weapons in general, with several of them being as large as Pit himself.
• BFS: The Magnus Club is identical to Magnus' sword and is longer than Pit is tall.
• Bifurcated Weapon: His bows.
• Big Eater: Pit eats a lot of food... as long as it isn't eggplants, tempura, or vegetables in general.
• Bishie Sparkle: Pit sparkles when he does his little speech to Pandora before their battle in Uprising.
• Black-and-White Morality: Notably the only character in the series who runs on this in contrast to everyone else's Black-and-Gray Morality.
• Bodyguarding a Badass: His job as Captain of the Guard is to protect Palutena, despite the fact that she's a goddess and is more than capable of taking care of herself. This is brought to an horrifying clarity during the Chaos Kin battle, where Pit can kill her by accident, because she was between him and the Chaos Kin. In Palutena's Guidance for herself in Super Smash Bros., Viridi notes its presumptuous of Pit to think he has to worry about hurting Palutena when he fights her, and Palutena herself jokes that if she was serious in a fight with him it could be a massacre.
• Body Horror: When Pit is turned into an eggplant or tempura it comes off as this given that he only has legs and can't really fight back. To make matters worse, he can be eaten alive if he's a tempura, which is one of the only instant KOs in the game. And then Chapter 18 has him stuck in a ring.
• Body Surf: In Chapter 18, Pit goes from a little girl, to a dog, to Magnus before he manages to reunite with his own body.
• Boisterous Bruiser: For the most part, Pit is very confident in his combat abilities and is not easily intimidated in battle.
• Book Dumb: "I never learned how to reeeead!"
• Bow and Sword in Accord: His Bow can separate into twin blades for melee combat, effectively combining the two tropes into one.
• Breaking the Fourth Wall: Pit constantly lampshades tropes and cliches about the game and its bosses, like how the title "Dark Lord" is overused and so on.
• Break the Cutie: Through several chapters in Uprising, especially the entire Chaos Kin arc.
  • Chapter 18. Pit's entire faith in Angel Land and fighting for justice is destroyed in a blink of an eye, the people that considered him Captain are now attacking him, and the Brainwashed and Crazy Palutena calls him a "puppet" and says she doesn't want to deal with him anymore. He gets over it (for the most part) in the next chapter, but it doesn't change the fact that those words will probably stick with him for a long time.
  • It gets worse. In Chapter 19, Hades and Viridi constantly lay the smack down of insults on him, and without Palutena to support him, Pit progressively gets quieter with the chapter (but he does get louder when he's asking Viridi if he's at the top of the tower yet).
  • And then comes Chapter 20, where some of his insecurities are let loose as Palutena continues to berate him for being useless and naive, all while Hades and Viridi won't shut up, to the point he loses his temper with her and Phosphora for her sarcastic comments and tells Hades to go fuck himself when he says that he probably will have to kill Palutena. When he finally saves her from the Chaos Kin, though, he has to watch as her soul is ripped out of her and she turns to stone.
  • Then he spends Chapter 21 trying to get Palutena's soul back and succeeds with the help of Dark Pit, and the Chaos Kin wanted to make sure Pit suffered and tried to take Dark Pit down with him. Pit's response is to dive in and save him, causing his wings to burn up and nearly dying.
  • Finally, even though Chapter 23 treats Pit's Sanity Slippage moment lightly when Hades eats him alive, given the traumas and near-death experience he had to go through in the previous chapters, it's not hard to think Pit has actually lost it.
• Broken Angel: His wings burn up in Chapter 21, when he saves Dark Pit from Chaos Kin. This almost kills him, since wings are an angel's vital organs.
• Buffy Speak: Throughout the course of Uprising, he tends to talk like this.
  "That sounds hurty."
• Bunny-Ears Lawyer: A very capable fighter and leader despite his childish appearance and ways.
• But for Me, It Was Tuesday: A heroic example. When confronting Thanatos in Chapter 7, the God of Death is insulted that Pit doesn't remember him, causing the angel to quip that he's faced so many enemies that he can't remember them all.
  Pit: Sorry. There's just so many foes and only one of me.
• Butt-Monkey: He's this in Uprising, where it's quite difficult to find a character that doesn't make some sort of comment at Pit's expense (special mentions go to Palutena, Viridi and Hades). He even lampshades it.
  Pit: What is this, "Everybody Pick On Pit" day!?
• Call of the Wild Blue Yonder: Pit wishes he can fly by himself, instead of having to use the Power of Flight or the Pegasus Wings.
• Car Fu: Is more than willing to run over enemies in his Exo-Tank.
• Captain Obvious:
  Pit: Hey, look! It's an Exo-Tank!
  Hades: Hey, look! Who cares?
• Character Catchphrase:
  • "I'm finished!", at least according to Palutena:
    Palutena: Listen to that swagger, you're toughened up nicely. Remember when you'd be like "I'm finished!" all the time?
    Pit: I... still say that... a lot...
  • "Prepare to meet the light", which he says a number of times in Uprising.
• The Chew Toy: Much of the humor in Uprising comes at his expense.
• Chronic Hero Syndrome: Pit strives to save everyone he can, no matter whether they are enemy or ally, even if it's to a personal cost to himself. In Chapter 21, he didn't hesitate to save Dark Pit and begged Viridi to activate the Power of Flight knowing full well this would kill him.
• Cloudcuckoolander: Whenever Pit is talking to himself, he comes up with the strangest things imaginable. He even impersonates Palutena and Viridi at one point.
• Colonel Badass: There are multiple references in the game that Pit is one of the higher-ups in Palutena's army. He also notes during the Chaos Kin arc, when replacement Mission Control Viridi acts like he's enlisted under her and commands him to clean latrines, that he's a commissioned officer. Possibly a Four-Star Badass instead; it's not shown if anyone besides Palutena outranks Pit.
• Combat Pragmatist: While not to Dark Pit's extent, some of the Powers Palutena grants him (i.e. Playing Dead and Vanish) has Pit using some underhanded tactics.
• Comically Missing the Point: He's prone to this at times.
  Viridi: You do seem to have more of a presence with that arm equipped. It's like how driving an SUV or a big truck makes a person feel more in control. But that's just a misconception. Driving a big car doesn't make the cars around you any smaller. And it doesn't mean you don't have to pay attention to your surroundings.
  Pit: I think I know what you're getting at. You're saying I should get a big truck!
  Viridi: No, Pit. That's not what I'm saying.
• Cool Crown: Wears a laurel crown in Of Myths and Monsters, Super Smash Bros. Brawl, and Uprising.
• Cosmic Plaything: A more direct example than most, as the forces that be really are ribbing on him mercilessly.
• Covert Pervert:
  • If this conversation in Uprising is any indication.
    Palutena: That's not all I can see, Pit. I can also see what's in your heart.
    Pit: Oh... heh heh. That's really... something...
    Palutena: So you'd better not be thinking about anything... naughty.
    Pit: What?! How did you—
    Palutena: Just kidding! Seriously, reading hearts through laurel crowns?
    Pit: I know... I was... also kidding...
  • The Japanese version has Pit admitting that he is a pervert... just a little bit.
• Crouching Moron, Hidden Badass: While he does have plenty of harebrained moments and is a genuine goofball besides, Pit is still much more competent than he lets on.
• The Cutie: An angel with an absolutely sweet, jovial, cheerful, charming and lovable personality. He is also positive, kind, and a comic relief on many occasions throughout the game.

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• Deadpan Snarker: Surprisingly one of the least snarky characters compared to everyone else, but he still has his moments.
  Palutena: That Great Reaper has quite the evil eye.
  Pit: How can you make puns at a time like this?!
  Palutena: I guess I just don't SEE the problem with a little levity.
  Pit: Ugh! You're killing me here!
• Death Is Cheap: He and all of Palutena's army are revived when they die. Unlike the Centurions, Pit is not weak because he has a motivation to toughen up: protect Lady Palutena.
• Determinator: Pit never gives up. Not even when the world is in ruins, Palutena has become Brainwashed and Crazy, and he's been trapped in a ring for three years. Once Pit sets his sight on a mission that he can't afford to give up on, he'll plow through anything that tries to slow him down, best example is during the Chaos Kin arc when he's in the Chaos Vortex. He flies through the place searching for the Chaos Kin and once Viridi helps him find the real one, he becomes incredibly determined to defeat it even when his Power of Flight is running low on time. Then once on land, he completely tells Viridi that if the only way to defeat the Chaos Kin and save Palutena's soul is to endure several tedious battles that he would outlast all the enemies hurled at him. He does just that for at least half of the time until Dark Pit shows up to assist. Sure, you can slow him down for some time using methods that may seem pretty sound, but Pit will eventually reach you while he's making his way to where you are located and take you out once he finds you.
• Did You Just Punch Out Cthulhu?: Throughout his life, he has defeated loads and loads of gods or godlike beings, starting with Medusa, including his own goddess Palutena (when she gets possessed) and culminating all the way with Hades.
• Disabled Deity: Pit is an angel and as such has wings, however he can't actually use them to fly without Palutena's help, which is different from most winged angels, which CAN use their wings to fly.
• The Ditz: Downplayed and subverted. Pit's kooky, can't read, and rushes into fights, but he's also incredibly experienced in combat and as shown in Chapter 23, he's perfectly capable of coming up with tactics on his own.
• Does Not Like Spam: Despite his Big Eater tendencies, he's shown to hate vegetables, especially eggplants. This stems from his unpleasant encounters with the Eggplant Wizards. He also doesn't particularly care for tempura either.
  Pit: ...veggies again, Lady Palutena?
• Dual Wielding: His Bow, Claw, and Orbitar weapons all come in pairs.
• Empowered Badass Normal: Granted, the only human who can match Pit without his so called super powers is Magnus, who is among the strongest humans to ever live, but Pit's only explicit superpowers are either granted by the weapons he holds, the environment he enters or blessed upon him by Zeus, Palutena or Viridi.
• Empty Eyes: In Chapter 18 of Uprising, Pit's body is shown to have these without his soul to guide it.
• Empty Shell: Without his soul, Pit's body is a mindless husk with no emotions or willpower of its own. The Chaos Kin takes advantage of this after imprisoning Pit's soul in a ring, commanding it to indiscriminately kill humans and monsters alike.
• Expy:
  • Of the two Greek mythology heroes: Icarus and Perseus. With the former, while not a hero, Icarus is notorious for flying too close to the sun and getting his wings burned in the process, leading to his death. This is Pit's fate at the end of Of Myths and Monsters, as well as happening twice in Uprising (Chapters 17 and 22). For the latter, the entire story of Perseus from saving his mother figure by slaying Medusa with the help of the Goddess of Wisdom, Athena, with one of the weapons being a shield to protect yourself from Medusa's stare in the original game.
  • Appropriately enough for the Greek myth motif, his first design could pass for a miniature version of Little Pollon's Apollo.
• Extreme Omnivore: According to Palutena, this angel will eat anything — especially the unusual stuff and "questionable things off the ground".
  Pit: "FLOOR ICE CREAM GIVES YOU HEALTH!"
• Fan Disservice: He gets a Shirtless Scene in Chapter 21... because his tunic is burnt up along with his wings, and his wings being burnt have left him in a dying state. It flips back into Fanservice in the next chapter when he's revived via the Rewind Spring, where he shows off quite a muscular physique for someone who looks so young.
• A Father to His Men: Downplayed and slightly deconstructed. A sequence of dialogue in Chapter 17 shows that he values the centurions' lives more than his own, and perhaps more impressively, the feeling is mutual. The deconstruction occurs along the same lines as it does for Palutena: despite his desire to protect them, Pit does not actually put much effort into training them for battle, and even if it turns out that he lacks the authority to do so, he doesn't encourage Palutena to keep them battle-ready, either.
• Finishing Each Other's Sentences: Leads to Pit and Dark Pit finishing a motto together in Chapter 21.
• Foil: To Dark Pit and Magnus.
  • Dark Pit and Pit are both on the opposite ends of the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism; Pit is the optimistic idealist who believes in the good of everyone, human and gods alike. Dark Pit, however, is incredibly cynic, fully aware that humans can be bad and the gods can be just as, if not, outright worse. Also, while Pit is extremely loyal to Palutena, Dark Pit holds no allegiance to anyone but himself... until he allies with Viridi in Smash Bros., if only because their interests and ideals overlap.
  • Magnus and Pit are both skilled, veteran warriors, but their methods are as different as night and day. Pit is the Hot-Blooded, "shoot-first-don't-bother-with-the-questions" guy who charges in guns ablazing, while Magnus is the more tactical one, always planning his moves out. This is best shown in Chapter 18 where Magnus actually advises Pit on how to proceed. Both also sit in Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism, with Pit being idealist, while Magnus is more cynic. Finally, Pit's reason to do good is for his muse Palutena, while Magnus is, for the most part, a Punch-Clock Hero that is Only in It for the Money.
• Fun Personified: He is easily one of the funniest characters in the game. Since he is always in a good mood, Pit enjoys cracking jokes and bantering with Palutena.
• Funny Background Event: Whilst Dyntos is discussing how he added more monsters than necessary to Palutena at the end of Chapter 24, Pit is flying the Great Sacred Treasure in the background... only to then crash on the ground.
• Gold and White Are Divine: His white tunic, gold highlights, and gold laurel crown add to his image as the emissary of the goddess Palutena.
• Go Mad from the Isolation: Starts to show shades of this in Chapter 23. He even points out that he needs to escape before he really does lose it.
• Good Is Not Soft: Pit's usually the Nice Guy most of the time, but if Palutena gives the order to fight, he's not holding back.
• Good Old Fisticuffs: The Brawler Claws give off this impression, having nothing to do with bladed implements and simply being a pair of oversized fists for Pit to clock his foes with. Their range is appropriately short, but it also gives him the largest boost to his running speed in the game.
• Handicapped Badass: He's an angel who cannot fly. It doesn't slow him down in the slightest.
• Hero Protagonist: The primary protagonist of the series and a brave and idealistic angel beating down the forces of evil.
• Heroes Prefer Swords: The Blade weapons invoke this trope, as do the Bow weapons since they can split into twin swords. The Magnus Club also counts, being a replica of Magnus' sword.
• Heroic RRoD: He nearly dies saving Dark Pit from Chaos Kin, and manages to do so... at the cost of Pit's wings burning up when he catches him. He's out of commission for Chapter 22 as a result until Dark Pit saves his life.
• Heroic Resolve: In spades. If there's even a small chance he can save someone, he'll find a way.
• Holding Both Sides of the Conversation: His doing this in Chapter 23 makes it very clear that the Gods' constant deriding of him is having a negative effect, because during this time when he's inside Hades and thus cut off from them, he subs himself in for them because of how used he is to their banter. His Viridi impersonation is an obvious mockery, but his Palutena impersonation is disturbingly accurate in wording.
• Hot-Blooded: And how. Pit is a passionate and energetic angel who is easily agitated and overexcited. In one particular moment Magnus gives him advice on how to proceed tactically, while Pit in his hot blooded glory just goes in guns blazing (it's almost lampshading the nature of the game).
• Hypercompetent Sidekick: Not that Palutena is completely incompetent, but Pit is essentially her Number Two with all that it entails, and he's very, very good at his job despite his goofy and dorky personality.
• Hypocritical Humor: In a random conversation that may occur in Chapters 19 and 20 if Pit is using a cannon, he says that humans cannot be trusted with grenade launchers because they would go around shooting everything. The irony is not lost on Viridi.
• Incorruptible Pure Pureness: Even Palutena herself is unable to sway his sense of righteousness, and the physical manifestation of his "dark side" is neutral at worst.
• Infinity +1 Sword: The Great Sacred Treasure, used in the final battle against Hades. It was previously the Three Sacred Treasures, but they have been rendered obsolete as Pit no longer needs them to defeat Medusa, and they prove completely ineffective against Hades.
• Infinity -1 Sword: The Three Sacred Treasures are this as of Uprising where they are displaced by the Great Sacred Treasure.
• Innocent Blue Eyes: Pit has big blue eyes that somehow reflect his sweet, innocent, and kind-hearted nature.
• In the Name of the Moon: Pit does this a whole lot in complete adoration to all that is Palutena and light beating darkness, and even his special idol description says that he practiced to make one. Parodied a few times as well. Special mention goes to his speech with Pandora which features an over-the-top sequence that even has him sweep his hair with Bishie Sparkle.
  Pit: Pandora! Underling of Medusa floating before me! It's time for you to atone for your crimes! I am Pit, servant of the Goddess of Light! And You! Are! History!
  Palutena: (deadpan) What was that all about?
  • He gets a surprisingly serious one right before fighting Medusa in Chapter 9, with poses specifically designed to showcase the Three Sacred Treasures (although it looks a bit daft if you choose not to wear them).
  Pit: Listen well, all you demons of the Underworld! In the name of the Goddess Palutena, defender of all that is good! Those who reside in darkness will be made to face the light!
• Ironic Name: Although it probably comes from the -pid part of Cupid, it's still kinda funny that the winged guy is named 'hole in the ground', which Viridi takes note of.
• Jack of All Stats: In gameplay. He's fast, but not that fast. He's strong, but not that strong. His strength lies solely in the weapon and the player's skill.
• The Juggernaut: The primary playable version of this trope, although it's mostly shown in Chapters 19-21 and 23-Final. This trope comes into play when Pit becomes dead serious to accomplish his objective and it turns him into a serious Lightning Bruiser. It's more present in his motivation and dialogue than his in-game durability and power unlike the other beings who actually prove this trope.
• Keet: He has energy to spare. This trait is especially noticeable when he's around Magnus.
• Kid Hero: Played with. Pit has the appearance of a young teenager, and has the personality to match, but he's older than he appears.
• Kirk Summation:
  • To Medusa in Chapter 9 after he tells her to shut up. Also doubles as "The Reason You Suck" Speech.
    Pit: You shut your mouth, Medusa! Lady Palutena is nothing like you! Who turns people to stone and poisons the rivers? Who reduces cities to rubble? And who is leading the Underworld invasion of the land and heavens?! Not Lady Palutena! You're the one responsible for all this, Medusa!
  • He also gives a good one to Hades, who for the entire game up to that point had been constantly riffing on Pit's seeming Idiot Hero nature. Bear in mind, this happens during a point where Pit is completely at Hades' mercy and cut off from every ally he has (even Palutena) and where Hades had insulted his intelligence yet again merely seconds beforehand. Of course, Hades lampshades it and replies he didn't ask for a sermon.
    Pit: We're all responsible for maintaining a certain order in the universe. As lord of the Underworld, you know this better than anyone. But your greed has thrown everything out of order. You've overstepped your bounds by exploiting and desecrating souls. And you've disrupted the balance between the earth, the heavens, and the Underworld.
• Kleptomaniac Hero: Played with:
  Pit: Yeah! A treasure box!
  Magnus: That's clearly a trap. Think about it. Who would leave treasure just lying about outside?
  Pit: (at player's behest) *Opens treasure box, monsters appear.*
  Magnus: What is wrong with you?
  Pit: If there's a treasure box, I open it! I can't help it!
  Magnus: OK, we'll see how long you'll survive with that strategy!
• Knight in Shining Armor: Considering he's a literal angel and a trained warrior, it's to be expected.

L-R

• Lady and Knight: The Knight to Palutena's Lady, as he is the Captain of her realm's Guard. Specifically, a white knight because of his heroism.
• Large Ham: Whenever he's having a speech before smacking the enemy up, he goes full-on ham.
• Let's Get Dangerous!: At the beginning of Chapter 21, instead of waiting for the door to open, he busts the door down.
  Pit: Hold on, Lady Palutena! I'm coming for you!
• Light Is Good: An angel with white clothing who is a servant of the Goddess of Light and The Hero of the series.
• Limit Break: Each of Pit's weapons has a special attack that can be used during air battles.
• Literal-Minded: At times, such as this exchange in Chapter 2:
  Magnus: So, you're here for a slice of the pie, too?
  Pit: Huh? Pie? Where?
• Luminescent Blush: He gets flustered very easily and does this as a result, as shown when Phosphora teases him.
  Palutena: He embarrasses easily.
• Made of Iron: Pit can take quite a beating for someone of his size. Over the course of the game, he's been thrown around, beaten up, burned, electrocuted, eaten, having fallen from the sky on multiple occasions, nearly got his wings burned off and near death and comes out no worse for wear. Chapter 21 in particular had him engaging the Chaos Kin in a dogfight, literally fighting his way through 13 waves of replicated enemies from every faction, fighting the Chaos Kin again on foot and showing no signs of tiring.
• Magic Staff: The Staff weapons are a unique variation on this trope as they're effectively the game's equivalent of a sniper rifle, dealing massive damage at long range while being able to zoom in for even more precision.
• Mind-Control Eyes: His soulless body in Chapter 18.
• Mirror Character: Dark Pit is a clone of Pit and represents not only his darker, repressed traits, but some of the positive ones, such as his resentment at being a tool of the gods. While they're opponents when Dark Pit first appears, they reconcile and Dark Pit assists Pit later. He was even created by the Mirror of Truth.
• Mistress and Servant Boy: Though Pit is the Captain of the Guard, he also knows exactly how Palutena likes her coffee and jumps to prepare it when she asks.
• Mix-and-Match Weapon: All of his weapons from Brawl onward do double duty as both melee and ranged, even swords, bows, and clubs.
• Morality Pet:
  • For Viridi. The only explanation given for why she helps him and never sees any consequences for her actions is that she's developed a soft spot for him.
  • It's also implied his innocence and trust makes him one for even Palutena herself somewhat, which is likely why he was sealed in the ring when she gets possessed.
• Multi-Melee Master: In Uprising, most of his clubs and arms are used for melee attacks, and he also goes hand-to-hand with claws, wields blades, and of course has his trusty bows which split into twin swords.
  • Cool Sword: Blades are well-balanced with melee and ranged shots.
  • Staves have excellent range, but are less-than-impressive at melee.
  • Wolverine Claws: Claws are fast, but rely on rapid-fire and quick combos to deal damage.
  • The Straight and Arrow Path: Bows have the best homing capabilities and split into two blades for melee. The Palutena Bow has become his signature weapon outside of Uprising.
  • Power Tattoo: Palms don't slow Pit down, but don't exactly have the best damage output.
  • Carry a Big Stick: Clubs deal massive damage, but are hard to lug around and have no continuous fire.
  • BFG: Cannons fire explosive charged shots, but don't have the best range.
  • Attack Drones: Orbitars hover at Pit's sides, trading damage output for rate of fire.
  • Power Fist: Arms have powerful melee attacks, but subpar range.
• Multi-Ranged Master: In Uprising, his orbitars, cannons and staves are meant for ranged combat, and all his weapons have various levels of ranged capability.
• My God, What Have I Done?:
  • His reaction after defeating Dark Lord Gaol, where it's revealed that he's actually a she and she's actually a human. Palutena cheers him up by telling him that (thankfully) Gaol is still alive.
  • Takes a much more serious tone in Chapter 19 when he kills the Chariot Master. Both he and Viridi felt his death was completely pointless and regret it had to come to that.
• Never Learned to Read: By his own admission, in the English localization.^note In the Japanese version and other localizations, he instead says that he wanted to die with a full belly. This gets a nod in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, where his Star KO voice clip is quoting the trope verbatim.
• Nice Guy: He's sweet, kind, compassionate, and absolutely adorable.
• Nice Job Breaking It, Hero:
  • Pit and Palutena play right into Hades' Xanatos Gambit by slaying the Phoenix, which allows Hades to bait humanity into an immense war for the wish seed the Phoenix was allegedly guarding.
  • By defeating Arlon, Pit and Palutena unwittingly release the Eldritch Abomination contained within the Lunar Sanctum, which is mostly the fault of Viridi swearing Arlon to silence.
• Not a Morning Person: Gets woken up early in Chapter 15 to investigate the alien invasion, but is clearly exhausted and falls out the door of the level until Palutena uses the Power of Flight and informs him of the situation to snap him awake.
  Pit: [yawning] Ugh... so sleepy...
• Number Two: To Palutena.
• Oh, Crap!: Given the entire plot in the game, Pit gets a good amount of moments where his lines directly come from him realizing how bad his situation is or if he thinks that something bad will happen. In the former, it's usually when the enemies keep swarming him, for the latter, his reaction comes from entering or being in certain areas for some time. Then there are times where he plays this trope for the laughs although to him it may not originally be very funny.
  Pit: Uh-oh...^note This is very close to 'you just didn't say that just now, did you!?' when Phosphora calls Palutena 'ma'am' which is one of the latter's berserk buttons.
  Pit: So... many... enemies...
• Older Than They Look: invoked In the first game he's a trained soldier, yet in Uprising, which takes place a full 25 years later, he's still practically a teenager. Sakurai even tweeted Pit's body is that of a 13 year old.
• One-Man Army: While Medusa, Hades, and Viridi send in hordes of monsters to attack, Palutena just sends in Pit. She does have plenty of Centurions, but since they're all weak in comparison to Pit, who is basically the main muscle of her army, she never sends them. He's just that good.
  Magnus: You're the only member of Palutena's Army that can pull his own weight. Don't get me started on the Centurions. Sure, they're a ton of them, but they're all pretty flimsy.
• Only the Chosen May Wield: Pit's weapons are imbued with the power of the gods, meaning that normal humans can't use them. This makes the Fighters in Together Mode extra enigmatic since they're wingless humanoids who can wield Pit's weapons.
• Our Angels Are Different: Resembles a classic winged angel, but he can't fly on his own. Some of his weaponry also stray away from the norm for angels (namely claws, cannons, and arm attachments).
• Person of Mass Destruction: A heroic and lighter example than most but still prevalent. Any place Pit enters will inevitably be destroyed. Lampshaded by Viridi in Chapter 12.
  Viridi: This coming from the flying munitions depot himself? You're as destructive as a hundred Reset Bombs!
• Pintsized Powerhouse: He's the same size as a regular human child, but he can take down creatures several times his size.
• Power Dyes Your Hair: In the first game Pit's hair starts off light brown, becomes green at 2 strength, purple at 3, dark brown at 4, and blue at 5. In the best ending, his hair goes back to being light brown in his adult form, and it stays that color regardless of strength in every other game.
• Precocious Crush: At least in terms of their appearances, Pit seems to be more attracted to Palutena in the Japanese version.
• Pungeon Master: He and Palutena love making puns in their banter.
  Palutena: Even though arms are big, they won't cut down on your agility.
  Pit: So there's no need to keep enemies at arm's length!
  Palutena: And that should give you a leg up!
  Pit and Palutena: HA HA HA HA!
• Rain of Arrows: The Bow's special attack.
• Red Oni, Blue Oni: Usually the Red Oni to anyone's Blue Oni most of the time, particularly Dark Pit and Magnus. Though he dips into Blue Oni territory during Uprising's Chapter 20, in which he was unusually serious.
• Reverse Grip: When separating his bow into twin blades, he tends to hold one in this way.
• Roaring Rampage of Rescue: The entire description of his actions in Chapter 20 and the first part of his reasons in the following chapter. This combined with his nearly unrivaled willpower makes it almost impossible to slow him down at all. So far, only the Chaos Kin was able to slow him down during his rescue mission thanks to throwing 13 waves of enemies at him without slowing down and later on at Dark Pit as well but that barely slows either of them down.
• Roaring Rampage of Revenge: Woe to anyone who gets Pit to put his sheer devotion and attention into hurting them. This combined with his completely monstrous willpower results in him being able to endure and come out as the victor in many battles that he normally wouldn't be able to handle alone. Although Pit's demonstration of this trope is more of a version of Tranquil Fury, he uses this trope so effectively when he sets his sight on an enemy he can't afford to lose to. This trope is the second half of his line of reason in Chapter 21, resulting in him trashing at least 7-8 waves of enemies by himself before losing his momentum just because he's that ticked off at the Chaos Kin. In his final battle against Hades, Pit performs this trope to the extreme by literally taking on Hades in order to kill the Underworld Ruler for his massacre of innocent lives and causing many unneeded wars.

S-W

• Sanity Slippage: Played with and defied. During Chapter 23, Pit starts talking to himself and acts like he is on the verge of losing his mind... but, at the end of his rant, he lampshades how he needs to get out of Hades before he REALLY goes crazy.
• Sarcasm-Blind: Which is ironic, considering he has his own fair share of snark.
  Palutena: Oh, Pit! Keep eating hamburgers and you'll turn into one!
  Pit: What?? You're not serious, are you?!
  Palutena: Of course I'm joking!
• Sensitive Guy and Manly Man: The Sensitive Guy to Magnus' Manly Man.
• Ship Tease: With Viridi in Chapter 16 and with Phosphora in Ch 14. Also with Palutena, especially in the Japanese version where he admits to fantasizing about her.
• Shirtless Scene: No, it's not related to his love for hot springs. Rather, it's when his wings burn off when rescuing Dark Pit from the Chaos Kin.
• Shock and Awe: The Blade's special attack calls down lightning bolts.
• Shut Up, Hannibal!:
  • To Medusa in Chapter 9, followed by a Kirk Summation.
  • Also to Hades in Chapter 23, though only just barely.
• Silly Rabbit, Cynicism Is for Losers!: He has a song that goes, "you gotta stay upbeat, upbeat, upbeat. Or you're gonna be dead meat, dead meat, dead meat". Dark Pit, naturally, thinks it's annoying.
• Skilled, but Naive: He's a skilled and powerful fighter, but he's somewhat dim, and he fully believes in Black-and-White Morality.
• Smarter Than You Look: Despite being a Hot-Blooded Cloudcuckoolander and the fact that he Never Learned to Read, Pit is actually quite cunning and much smarter than people give him credit for when he puts his mind to it.
• The Straight and Arrow Path: As expected from an archer.
• Straight Man and Wise Guy: The Wise Guy to anyone's Straight Man, especially Dark Pit and Magnus.
• Strange Minds Think Alike: With Hades, of all people. When Palutena first uses "Pittoo" for Dark Pit's nickname, Pit immediately thinks "Pitooey" would be better, but he's ignored. "Pitooey" just so happens to also be Hades' choice of nickname for the dark doppelganger.
• The Strategist: Downplayed. Chapter 23 isolates Pit from Palutena and forces him to think on his own and on his feet. He proves to be actually pretty good at it.
• Super Mode: The Power Of Flight doesn't just let Pit fly for five minutes. It also boosts the range and firing rate of his weapons, lets him perform powerful special attacks, significantly increases his stamina even on the ground, lets him move at full speed with all be the absolute heaviest weapons, allows him to reflect projectiles and increases the ability to reflect them if already using something known for doing so.
• "Super Sentai" Stance: He does one when he first fights Medusa in Uprising.
• Sword and Sorcerer: The Sword to Palutena's sorcerer. Pit is the main weapon master of the game while Palutena relies on light magic.
• Tareme Eyes: Which highlight his childlike appearance and Incorruptible Pure Pureness.
• Tempting Fate: This exchange between him and Palutena at the end of Chapter 13, three years before everything goes to hell in a handbasket.
  Palutena: But what's that thing breaking free?
  Pit: Oh, I'm sure it's nothing.
• To Hell and Back: As mentioned above, his job takes him all over the world. From Skyworld, to the Overworld, to the Underworld, to outer space, and even different dimensions.
• Too Much Information:
  • Says the acronym when Arlon mentions his... loins.
  Pit: TMI! Nobody wants to hear about your loins!
  • Magnus seems to have the same reaction when Pit mentions his "sacred buns".
• Took a Level in Badass: Shown if you clear Chapter 9 without using the three treasures. In the first one, Pit could only take down Medusa with the three sacred treasures. In Uprising, he can take her down without them.
• A Tragedy of Impulsiveness: Pit's Hot-Blooded nature can cause him to recklessly rush into decisions without properly thinking them over or considering others.
• Tranquil Fury: Only demonstrates this once and that's in Chapter 20 when Hades mockingly presents the very real possibility that he may have to kill the possessed Palutena. His response is to calmly, bluntly tell Hades to go home... or in other words, to go to hell.
• 24-Hour Armor: He tells Magnus he never takes off his uniform. Even while bathing. Ew. Apparently, it saves on laundry!
• Twin Telepathy: During certain portions of the game, he and Dark Pit seem to be able to connect at certain points. Viridi even comments on it.
• Undying Loyalty: To Palutena in Uprising; actually deconstructed over the course of the game, with Palutena constantly trolling Pit and throwing him headlong into needlessly risky situations, Pit being startled and uncomfortable at Palutena's disregard for humans (especially considering humanity is implied to be Palutena's personal divine province, like Viridi's being nature) and both the Mirror of Truth and the Chariot Master criticizing his stated devotion to the Goddess of Light as inadequate. However, this is actually subject to a Decon-Recon Switch — Palutena proves the devotion is mutual when she arranges to have Pit healed from an unrecoverable fatal injury by having him dipped in the Rewind Spring to undo his passage through time (which Viridi heavily implies to be against the "rules" the gods observe).
  • He gives an awesome Shut Up, Hannibal! to Medusa when she tries to give Palutena "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Medusa may be right to take Palutena's punishment personally, but Medusa using the Underworld Army to ruin human lives is way out of line.
  • Even when Palutena was Brainwashed and Crazy, he would not give up on her, not even when forced to fight her. Viridi lampshades his dedication.
• Unwitting Instigator of Doom: While Pit doesn't merit all the blame, him destroying the Lunar Sanctum did not end well for anyone involved.
• V-Sign: After defeating Hades, in Uprising.
  Victory!
• What Measure Is a Non-Human?: He won't hesitate to put the smackdown on Underworld monsters, the Forces of Nature, or the Aurum... but as soon as he discovers that Dark Lord Gaol was a human woman upon defeating her, he's absolutely horrified and has a My God, What Have I Done? moment. Furthermore, when Viridi brushes off his objections to her genocidal hatred of humanity by accusing him of being the same way towards Underworld forces, Pit replies that it's not the same because unlike her, he's destroying evil ("It's totally different! Look it up.").
• What You Are in the Dark: In Chapter 23 of Uprising, the land battle segment features Pit trapped alone, without his standard goddess support. Hades exploits it for all the torment he can, including taunts over whether Pit can make it without Palutena's help. In defeating the Heart of Hades, Pit proves he can.
• Wide-Eyed Idealist: Despite the Sliding Scale of Idealism Versus Cynicism in Uprising, Pit is very optimistic and has high hopes in the human race, despite the game showing time and time again that the Gods are Jerkasses. He is also fiercely loyal to Palutena and Angel Land, no matter what. The fact that this view is attacked when Palutena gets brainwashed does affect him, though even then he doesn't stray from what he believes in, even if it means beating some sense into Palutena herself.
• Winged Humanoid: He's an angel, so it's to be expected.
• Wings Do Nothing: Played with.
  • By default, Pit can't fly - as a result, his wings are merely decorative and, at most, can slow his fall (Of Myths and Monsters, 3D Classics) or allow him to glide (Super Smash Bros. Brawl). However, he can fly if he uses one of the Three Sacred Treasures or the Power of Flight.
  • In Uprising, Pit cannot fly at all and can only be granted the power of flight for a total of five minutes, after which he cannot fly for a time, but the game gives contradictory explanations. The later chapters of the game make a big deal about the five-minute limitation being a flaw of the wings themselves, which burn up if they're overused^note It's implied that they may contain his lifeforce, or at least that he can't live without them. When he burns his wings to the bone to save Dark Pit from the Chaos Kin, it nearly kills him. Part of the reason Palutena wants to heal him so badly is certainly that he loved to fly and wanted nothing more than to fly on his own, but it seems like having burnt wings is quite literally killing him and the only way to save him is to restore his wings., but in Chapter 6, while discussing the apparently unlimited Power of Flight Dark Pit stole from Pandora, some conversation indicates the short time frame is a weakness of Palutena's gift itself and that the power is depleted after five minutes.
  • Lastly, it's double subverted (also in Uprising), Palutena's Guidance for himself, when he mentions his wings allow him to briefly fly.
    Pit: I meant to ask you about one more thing. Have you noticed that I can kind of fly on my own a bit?
    Palutena: Actually, it's called jumping, Pit. Sorry to be the one to break it to you.
• With This Herring: In the original game, the most the weakened and imprisoned Palutena was able to send him was a simple bow and arrows.
• Would Hit a Girl: When most of them are trying to kill you, it's pretty justified. Notably, his immediate reaction to Gaol's reveal is not "Gaol is a woman" but "Gaol is a human".
• Year Outside, Hour Inside: When the Chaos Kin transforms him into a possessive ring, Pit's consciousness thinks that it's only been a couple of days since the Aurum invasion. However, as detailed by Magnus after possessing him, it's actually been three years.
• Yes-Man: To Palutena. Phosphora even lampshades it.

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