Wait, would Palutena deliberately hold back on what she gives Pit? What, do you think she'd troll that hard?
*Replays Kid Icarus: Uprising*
Never mind, it's a wonder Pit's even capable of being in that fight at all. Though considering that he's using Palutena's Bow, it shows that the Smash version of Pit is a pretty adept fighter overall (stupid ridiculous unlock conditions).
Slightly related, it does have me wondering if the different palettes of Pit will all use the same bow. Granted, having Dark Pit/Pittoo use the Silver Bow would just be a palette swap, but it'd be neat if other palettes actually used different bows (I'd probably favor the Aurum Bow, because I liked that look).
Curious... does anyone remember just how much of Brawl's roster was revealed before Brawl was officially released? I'm wondering how what we have now compares to then.
edited 30th Jan '14 6:41:55 AM by 32_Footsteps
Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.Well, if you want to be precise, they do define that Pit's weapons in Uprising for the most part aren't actually divinely powered; at least, not by Palutena herself. Pit focuses his own energy into the weapon, and the weapon itself determines several factors - including shot cancellation. Palutena's Bow is average at that - capable of nullifying oncoming shots, but usually at expense of the arrow being nullified as well. Due to it having better shots on the run, it's actually recommended when using it to dodge around and play hit-and-run instead of trying to match shot-for-shot.
In short, I'd expect that Link could, at the very least, equal Pit shot-for-shot in a face-off in archery if the latter uses Palutena's Bow (and I'd bet that Link would prevail with a charged shot). Now, if Pit could swap out for a club or certain blades, I'd pick him to prevail due to superior shot cancellation.
Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.I just consider everyone on equal level by default first due to the non-canon nature of the series.
Still neat, though, once you get a tier list going that helps determine their entire power level. On the other hand, Ganondorf is Brawl still is immensely powerful, he just is so slow that most characters can avoid him. Also, you know, beat him, despite not being Link/Toon Link with the Master Sword or having Light Arrows(Pit's don't count, Zelda/Sheik's do). Etc.
Shadow?I'd like to point out that technically Mewtwo is villainous character in games even though he doesn't do anything in them :P I mean, game wise hes random uber violent monster that exists for fighting instead of having any noble goals or intelligence.(not that game mewtwo isn't intelligent in same way as all pokemon, I mean hes clearly more beast like at least pokedex description and original blue/red/green sprite wise.)
@34682 Well, yes, there is always that. Push comes to shove, canon does get aside in exchange for what would make for a more fun game. Plus, beyond that, there are the suggestions that the fighters aren't actually the original characters, but they're instead animated trophies representing those characters, which would mean that they're inherently different from their canon sources.
That said, Uprising makes it clear that, even in canon, it wold be reasonable for someone like Link to be able to cancel Pit's shots with the Palutena Bow. I'm just saying that it makes sense regardless of how much you pay attention to Uprising canon.
@34683 Um... Mewtwo isn't villainous in any Pokémon games at all. The only destruction he causes in any of his canon appearances in the main games was trying to escape captivity - witness how, in Pokémon X and Y, he merely runs to a quiet place where nobody will attack him. He was really more of a force of nature. Giovanni, Cyrus, or Ghetsis would have to be your choices if you wanted an actual villain from the franchise.
Reminder: Offscreen Villainy does not count towards Complete Monster.Villains are bad guys via the story.
Mewtwo has no real story in the games. At best, he's a villain in Pokemon Puzzle League due to being anime-based, but that has no real story either, so it's irrelevant.
Being dark and violent does not a villain make. If they have no role in the story, well... Mewtwo is practically a force of nature(albeit, a man-created one. I get the irony here) in practice and how he affects the game. He's just... there. The Anime (not the new movie with "her") is the only time Mewtwo has any actual story beyond "I exist".
Shadow?^^I know, I was replying to the person who replied to my post
Really though, Smash Bros mewtwo is more of movie mewtwo anyway: It can speak(in japanese version) and its mainly non physical attacker. The game mewtwo is more similar to how it appears in pokemon origins, aka its basically just really vicious animal(that is bibedal) with good physical and psychic abilities instead of being evil over lord-ish like pre heel face turn(face heel turn?) mewtwo behaves in movies.
edited 30th Jan '14 9:21:21 AM by SpookyMask
The first movie is fully canon with the actual Anime.(and Mewtwo's second movie by proxy) The other movies are arguably part of the anime's canon.
Also, Anime!Mewtwo is the same as First Movie!Mewtwo. Season 1 has Mewtwo specifically lead into the first movie. We're talking about the same person, just in a different way.
Shadow?

Competitive Balance: Pit's arrows require less charging time, can be shot upwards and can be curved. Link's arrows are more risky in that regard so they are made more powerful to compensate (why don't people get that?)
edited 30th Jan '14 7:15:52 PM by IndirectActiveTransport
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