Dark Pit

**Dark Pit**, also known as **Black Pit** and **Pittoo**, is one of the main characters from the *Kid Icarus* series.

Dark Pit is a mysterious black-winged angel. He can soar through the skies without being granted the power of flight - and is determined to face Pit in battle.

## **Appearance**

Dark Pit appears as a young teen with narrowed red eyes and short, black hair. His black chiton is decorated with purple and gold trimming, and it is fastened on the shoulder by a golden fibula with a purple gem in the center. He wears a purple belt with gold lining the edges and a gold, triangular buckle on his waist. He also wears black tights under his chiton, which are trimmed with gold. To adorn his outfit, Dark Pit has a pair of black and gold cuffs around his forearms, and singular gold rings on his upper left arm and right thigh. His black sandals are decorated with crossing, gold bands, and are edged at the top with gray fur.

With the exception of color, Dark Pit's appearance is almost entirely identical to Pit's. However, while Pit's wings are drawn to be rounder and fuller, Dark Pit's wings are drawn to be sharper and narrower. This distinction only exists in his official art, and is never given attention in any of his in-game models.

## **Personality**

As Dark Pit is the physical manifestation of Pit's dark side, Dark Pit is said to represent the repressed feelings that Pit keeps to himself. Dark Pit is significantly more serious than his jovial counterpart, often having a more dry sense of humor. He is also more arrogant and cocky, claiming to be the original Pit. Additionally, Dark Pit is more aggressive and pragmatic than Pit, often striking opponents when their guard is down. Dark Pit proves to be sharper than Pit, possessing more common sense. This is shown when he deduces that it would take more than one soul to create an Underworld monster.

Dark Pit's most notable trait is his independent streak. As the Mirror of Truth was destroyed before the process could be complete, Dark Pit becomes a neutral character, refusing to side with any of the gods. This is shown when he defies Pandora, and flat out refuses Medusa's offer for an alliance. He even openly calls out the gods for their selfishness, claiming that they are no better than humans as their wars throw the world off balance.

During the Chaos Kin arc, Dark Pit's personality begins to progressively change. Once he realizes that his life is directly connected to Pit's, he becomes one of Pit's closest allies, fighting alongside him in order to rescue Palutena's soul. When Pit sacrifices himself to save Dark Pit, he is determined to save Pit at all costs, though it is possible that he still acts out of selfishness to keep his own life. Because Dark Pit seems to care for Pit yet remains belligerent towards him, he and Pit share a somewhat incoherent relationship.

## **The Multiverse Adventures While Riding On A Bus**

Dark Pit is a member of the Multiverse Rescuers.

### **History**

In Chapter 20, Dark Pit, alongside Blaze the Cat, Jacob Vallory, Laura Gauthier and Ranma Saotome, are seen being chased by a group of Unicorn Warriors at a landscape somewhere in the island of Elsaragozademontelban when Eddy the Scammer, Dan Kusou, Konata Izumi, Amity Blight and Luz Noceda found them.

In Chapter 21, Dark Pit, alongside Blaze the Cat, Jacob Vallory, Laura Gauthier and Ranma Saotome, are seen in a landscape somewhere in the island of Elsaragozademontelban where they are being chased by a group of Unicorn-Warriors and decided to fight them off and in the midst of the fight, Amity Blight, Eddy the Scammer, Gingka Hagane, Konata Izumi and Luz Noceda made their presence and aided them in defeating the Unicorn-Warriors. After introducing themselves to each other and an explanation of the current events, everyone were about to make their way back to the bus when Lightning Flash Phosphora, Princess Zelda, Shadow the Hedgehog, Vector the Crocodile and Viridi made their presence.

In Chapter 22, Dark Pit, alongside Amity Blight, Blaze the Cat, Eddy the Scammer, Gingka Hagane, Jacob Vallory, Konata Izumi, Laura Gauthier, Luz Noceda and Ranma Saotome, introduced themselves to Lightning Flash Phosphora, Princess Zelda, Shadow the Hedgehog, Vector the Crocodile and Viridi, and after explaining the current situation, he witnessed Eddy and Viridi getting into an argument and then witnessing the former shooting the latter with the DeEvilizer. After being given details about the device, Dark Pit and the others made their way back to the bus.

## **Abilities**

Dark Pit, true to his state as a clone, has a very similar fighting style to Pit. While he proves to be more aggressive, he can dodge, melee, shoot, and use a variety of weaponry like his rival. During Chapter 6, Pit must fight Dark Pit four times: on and off during the air battle, twice during the land battle, and once as a boss battle. In the two randomly occurring land battle duels, he uses different weapons depending on his location. The list below accounts for them:

1. First Blade: During fights with Pit and alongside Pit in air battles, he uses a First Blade.
2. EZ Cannon: Dark Pit uses this when fought at the temple on the hill. He will constantly barrage Pit with its shots.
3. Violet Palm: At the cliffside where the Cherubot is, Dark Pit uses this weapon.
4. Ogre Club: When underground, this is his weapon of choice. Players can use the pillars to avoid his powerful shots.
5. Dark Pit Staff: Dark Pit uses his trademark staff to snipe at Pit from atop the mountain.
6. Silver Bow: Used during his boss fight in Chapter 6, his mini-boss fight in Chapter 13, and the land battle section in Chapter 21. This is his most used weapon.

During the last battle in Chapter 6, Dark Pit will use the Silver Bow. He will fire charged dash shots after getting up close, but sometimes he uses continuous fire. Dark Pit has the added advantage of inexhaustible flight, given to him by Pandora's remains. He will fly around on occasion, moving away from the platform. Aside from shooting, he has two new moves when doing this. The first is the bow's special attack, which sends down a rain of arrows. This engulfs an entire platform and can cause significant damage. The second is a charging attack, where he glows purple and charges at Pit.

When playing as Dark Pit in Chapter 22, he will use any weapon the player provides him with. He also shows the ability to use powers just as Pit can. While Pit will often shout Palutena's or Viridi's names when using a power, Dark Pit will say phrases such as "Come on!" or "Take this!" Dark Pit's indefinite Power of Flight also becomes apparent, as the player flies for most of the level, only landing for the boss battle with Pandora.

## **Trivia**

* Dark Pit continues the tradition of Nintendo doppelgängers, joining a cast that includes Shadow Mario, Dark Link, Shadow Link, Metal Mario, Cosmic Mario, Cosmic Luigi, Dark Samus, The SA-X, Dark Bowser, Dark Meta Knight, Phantom Ganon, Pseudo-Palutena, Shadow Kirby, Shadow Pit, and Blood Falcon; but like Shadow Kirby, Dark Pit isn't evil. Unlike the blank Dark Link and Dark Samus, however, Dark Pit has a fully fleshed out personality.
* Dark Pit's design was likely inspired by Pit's "fallen angel" alternate costume from *Super Smash Bros. Brawl*, as the color palettes are very similar between the two.
* Dark Pit's weapon of choice seems to be the Silver Bow, as he is seen wielding it more often than any other weapon.
	+ The Silver Bow is a prototype (therefore incomplete) version of the Palutena Bow, which is Pit's signature weapon. This reflects the fact that Dark Pit is a flawed clone of Pit.
	+ Some weapon Idols will show Dark Pit using them, like the Leo Cannon or Samurai Blade. Ironically, the idol of his weapon of choice, the Silver Bow, doesn't feature him wielding it. He is, however, seen holding the Dark Pit Staff on the weapon's Idol.
* Dark Pit is one of two characters in *Uprising* that has played the role of an ally, boss, and playable character. The other is Magnus.
	+ Unlike Magnus, he also appears as a mini-boss. He is the only character in the game to have this distinction.
	+ Dark Pit is also the only character besides Pit that is playable for a whole chapter, as Magnus isn't playable after the Boss Battle.