Palutena (Rave)

Palutena (パルテナ, Palutena) is a major character of the Kid Icarus series and appears as a playable character in Super Smash Bros. Rave.
She is voiced by Brandy Kopp in English and Aya Hisakawa in Japanese via reused voice clips from Smash 4, along with new voice lines.
==Attributes==
Palutena is a tall middleweight with excellent mobility and has a dynamic well-rounded moveset, as she has both an excellent combo potential and good zoning tools.
==Moveset==
===Ground Attacks===
Neutral attack	Thrusts her staff forward, emitting a blast of light from its orb. While holding it, she then attacks with repeated bursts of light before swing her staff upward to emit a final burst of light.
Forward tilt 	Telekinetically spins her staff in front of herself.
Up tilt 	Kneels and telekinetically spins her staff above herself.
Down tilt 	Kneels before telekinetically spins her staff along the ground in front of herself.
Dash attack 	Charges forward with her shield.
Forward smash 	Conjures a pair of ethereal wings before flapping them forward. She may occasionally say "Goddess Wings!" when using the move.
Up smash 	Raises her staff skywards, generating a cyan beam of light that erupts from ground in front of herself.
Down smash 	Conjures a pair of ethereal wings, then flaps them downwards on both sides. She may occasionally say "Goddess Wings!" when using the move.
===Air Attacks===
Neutral aerial	Telekinetically spins her staff while it is adjacent to her right arm.
Forward aerial	Does a flying kick.
Back aerial 	Does a backfist with her shield-equipped arm behind herself.
Up aerial 	Twirls briefly before emitting her halo above herself.
Down aerial 	Does a downward roundhouse kick.
===Grabs & Throws===
Grab 	Telekinetically clinches the opponent.
Pummel 	Emits a small burst of light.
Forward throw	Curls herself lightly before telekinetically tossing the opponent forward while throwing out her arms.
Back throw 	Telekinetically lifts the opponent and then performs an inverted version of the Arabesque, flinging the opponent backward.
Up throw 	Telekinetically raises the opponent upward with her left arm before heaving them up by thrusting her staff upward.
Down throw 	Telekinetically lifts the opponent before slamming them onto the ground.
===Recovery Attacks===
Floor attack	Swings her staff in front of herself, then behind herself before getting up.
Edge attack 	Does a legsweep while climbing up.
===Special Moves===
Neutral special	Autoreticle: Illuminates the orb of her staff to aim a reticle over her opponent, and then fires three energy blasts at the specific location while she says "Autoreticle!"
Side special 	Explosive Flame: Creates a multi-hitting explosion four character lengths away from herself.
Up special 	Warp: Disappears before reappearing in a chosen direction.
Down special 	Counter / Reflect Barrier: Uses her shield in a defensive position. If she is hit with a physical attack, she forcefully thrusts her staff forward and creates a blast of light while doing so. If she is hit by a projectile, she raises her shield to emit a rectangular barrier that reflects the projectile.
Final Smash 	Black Hole Laser: Says "Watch this.", before illuminating her staffs orb and twirls around repeatedly before firing a Black Hole from the orb of her staff while she says "Black Hole...", then she retreats off-stage to fire a Mega Laser into the Black Hole while she says "...AND MEGA LASER!", hitting the opponents with the laser before it concludes with final blast.
==On-Screen Appearance==
*Walks out of a set of golden doors decorated with her halo's design and emits a bright, shining light.
==Taunts==
Up taunt 	Raises her arm overhead before bringing them down while producing ethereal wings, emitting her halo
Side taunt	Laughs while using her staff to perform a twirling and inverted version of the Arabesque.
Down taunt	Lets go of her staff, then holds it next to herself telekinetically before brushing her hair aside then emits her halo, says "Ready when you are.", and then she grabs her staff.
==Idle Poses==
*Taps the ground with her staff's tail and shield in front of herself, while briefly emitting her halo.
*Looks away as she crosses her staff and shield in front of herself, while briefly emitting her halo.
==Victory Poses==
Left 	Twirls with her staff held out while hovering the ground before raising her staff in an arc, points it in front of her and says "No one can hide from the light.". If Pit was in the match, she may say "Oh, so sorry about that, Pit."
Up 	Enters from the side of the screen while hovering, briefly spins her staff in front of herself telekinetically, catches it, stands with it pointed outwards and says "Too bad for you.". If Dark Pit or Medusa were in the match, she may say "Poor little PItoo." or "When will you learn, Medusa?" respectively.
Right	Uses her staff to briefly perform the Backwards Showgirl before assuming a sealed stance as she floats and laughs while doing it.
Victory Theme: A flourished remix of a small excerpt of the theme of the title screen of Kid Icarus, with an original ending.
==Alternate Costumes==
White 	Her appearance in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Pink 	Her in-game sprite from the original Kid Icarus.
Cyan 	Amazon Pandora
Green 	Her appearance in the instruction manual for Kid Icarus.
Blue 	N/A
Red 	Viridi
Black 	Dark Pit
Purple	Medusa as she appears in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
Category:Characters
Category:Super Smash Bros. Rave