#goddess of light (palutena)

[1caru]

more sequel concepts be upon ye :)

[muses-of-the-memory]

New Muses

Everyone, I have now added new muses into my multimuse blog. These are the characters below.

Pit

Palutena

Phosphora

Treena

The Mystery Inc. Gang: Fred Jones, Daphne Blake, Velma Dinkley, Norville "Shaggy" Rogers and Scooby-Dooby Doo!

If you'd like a starter for either of these characters, leave a like or a reply to which you want to RP with.

[maburito]

Ooh spooky, nice.

[limitlesspossibilities]

//What if I moved my Kid Icarus muses to this blog?

Haha just kidding...

Unless-

[castellaangelofshadows]

In light of the recent KIU news or rather lack thereof have my DarkLight family au's reaction to the Direct. (Would have posted this the day of but I was battling a bad cold.)

Dark Pit: "Well that was pointless!"

Pit: Wondering if Sakurai doesn't like him anymore

Viridi: Wishing she had her reset bomb factory to threaten HQ

Phosphora: I barely got my hopes up but I was still disappointed.

Magnus: thinking he wasted hours of his time.

Palutena and Gaol: disappointed

Castella: doesn't fully understand what's going on but sad for her family

[sepublic]

Everyone jokes that Pit is the unpaid intern who depends on tips to survive, but in a way, Palutena is also that amidst the godly pantheon; So it's fitting her personal champion reflects those same frustrations. Because if you think about it, Palutena is the only god actually trying to do her job in maintaining the celestial balance and helping humanity, and without really asking for anything?

You have Medusa, Pandora, Thanatos, Hades, and Pyrrhon, whom are all self-explanatory. You have Dyntos, who is neutral and does lean towards the greater good every now and then; But his general inaction is still enabling, and Palutena is scared of him for a reason.

We have Poseidon, who actually DOES help Palutena, but also admitted to wiping out a bunch of humans casually, and otherwise doesn't do anything else to participate. And while Viridi does try to maintain the balance of nature, she also massacred countless humans and contributed to the chaos that attracted the Aurum. And humans are a part of nature themselves, too!!!

And it's interesting because Palutena doesn't seem to demand anything in return; It seems she really is doing this out of the goodness of her heart, more or less. She does have her issues and occasional petty condescension towards humans, but otherwise Palutena's the only member of the pantheon committed to keeping things together. And while humans do sometimes praise and worship Palutena, it seems that she'd help them anyway even if she didn't; She calls Magnus a jerk but that's really it.

That ties into how sometimes, Palutena does admit that she feels pressured and overwhelmed with her duty, and the way she thanks Pit for insisting she does a great job in Chapter 4 kinda feels like... Well, maybe she's fishing for compliments sometimes, because Palutena could genuinely use the validation and it's lonely. This is also why she admits she's honored that Hades knows who Palutena is, because Hades is presumably a big deal in the pantheon, and I think Palutena craves validation, as much as she wants to be pure and selfless about her work; She does genuinely care too, these two things aren't mutually exclusive.

There's the Chaos Kin arc, and while Palutena's possibly just saying she's sick of doing the dirty work for humanity because the Chaos Kin makes her... There could be a hint of truth, just how Dark Pit reflects the truth in Pit's heart; Again, parallels between Goddess and Angel. She admits she's tired of constantly having to protect and take care of the humans, which is like Pittoo being frustrated with doing Palutena's dirty work.

Which then gets me to another point; Pit being a reflection of Palutena's light, because I can kinda see her venting her frustration through him? If Palutena feels beleaguered as the only goddess protecting humanity and the world in general, then she might really appreciate having a devoted angel with infinite energy, who will jump to any task for her. Which makes Pit a way for Palutena to treat herself, let someone help her handle the load, etc.

But there is a darker side, with how Palutena will sometimes demean Pit, even appealing to Viridi and Hades in Chapter 15 this way; It kinda reminds me of people who are bullied, only to turn the bullying towards someone else and participating in that so they can be part of the in-group, not be laughed at themselves, etc. Plus her shutting down Pit's disagreement with "Are you the goddess here?" Especially since she might feel that she deserves more respect for her work, and isn't always given that by those 'below' her (AKA humans, usually). It feels good to at least take pride in what Palutena DOES have, right?

And that's Palutena dropping her filter around her own 'Palutena' because admittedly, Pit is in a subordinate position to her. And I guess it feels good, deep down, to be the one letting someone else handle the work, and exercising that power over them because Pit is someone Palutena can get away with being unpleasant around. Part of that is trust, because Palutena feels comfortable being herself, expressing her own insecurities and true feelings.

But the other part is expression frustration at someone who won't talk back, who Palutena doesn't have to worry about holding up an image towards; With other gods it's obvious, and to humans, she has to be their perfect, noble paragon of virtue. In the end, it reminds me of how some people tired with their jobs might take it out on their assistants, or others who are below them, to feel like they're the ones in control and who are being asked for recognition from.

That ironically leads to Pit's own latent frustrations with Palutena, which is furthered by him being unable to fly on his own. And that manifests as Dark Pit. And then Palutena's frustrations manifest through the Chaos Kin's manipulation of her. Imagine if Pseudo-Palutena returned in a sequel to genuinely be the Pittoo to Palutena's Pit, lol. Although her dialogue paints her as more of a mad religious fanatic than someone secretly tired of that work.

In the end, I wonder how much of this has to do with Medusa's betrayal; In the original NES manual, it's mentioned that Palutena and Medusa both ruled together, they're two sides of the same coin, Light and Darkness. But when Medusa neglected her own duties to attack humanity, that forced Palutena to exile her into the Underworld, which basically left her working double, perhaps. Again, like how Pit has to often do all of the work, despite there being centurions who can come back from the dead like he does.

In Pit's case, this comes from a fierce loyalty and protective attitude towards those he cares about; He's a good friend always there for others who wouldn't dare to ask anything of them, but that wears him out ragged. In the case of Palutena, she had to lose that option entirely when Medusa went on a rampage; But shortly afterwards, Pit rescued her and became Palutena's champion.

So Pit has a lot of work dumped on him, and maybe that's because he's essentially taking over Medusa's duties in being someone who works directly alongside Palutena to maintain balance. That could make him a fun parallel to Medusa in a way. And maybe Pit is aware of this, adding to his refusal to ever question or betray the Goddess of Light, because he knows she's already been hurt and is also doing more work than she's supposed to. His loyalty comes out of empathy and compassion towards someone he can tell really needs it.

But that selflessness can be self-destructive, because Pit will forget to consider what he's getting in return, and that gives us Pittoo, whose selfishness is framed as not inherently bad, and even good for him. But Palutena does care for Pit in return, in big and little ways, such as preparing a cold drink for him after Chapter 10. She cares a lot for Pit too, she'll cook a delicious vegetable stew for him!

You know if Medusa returns in a sequel, I'd like to know more about her and Palutena's falling-out, if there was actually anything more to it than just "Medusa looks down on humanity." After the Chaos arc, I could see her insinuating to Pit that Palutena will betray him for real, just as she did her... Only for Pit to redo that same speech about how Medusa is an unprompted murderer of helpless innocents, ya dingus.

TL;DR Palutena is the only goddess doing her job and it's exhausting and she takes it out on her secretary who is also in the exact same position, ironically.

[madara-no-kojika]

Tips for visualizing what clothes you wore as a divinekin, if applicable

Clothing and presentation has always been important to me as a God, so it's also always bugged me that my "appearance" in terms of clothing never felt right. After all, it's how I presented myself to lower beings! It's important they get the right impression, no?

So here's some tips I brainstormed on how to figure that more out. Could also be used as help for character design, I guess.

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General Tips:

Throw away stereotypes. Not every god and angel wears flowy white and gold clothing, and not every demon wears dark reds and black. Go with what feels right to you.

Try to seperate skin and clothing. Maybe your skin has patterns on it or has fluffy bits/fur, and it's not a piece of clothing!

Trust your instinct. Often, your gut is correct when it comes to this type of stuff. If you look at an image and immediately go, "No, that's more something an angel would wear where I come from, so that's probably not at all like what I wore", congrats on the kin memory! But also, it's probably right.

Determine whether looking at external sources will aid you or not. For some people, looking at things like pinterest or picrews may help them visualize or trigger kin memories. However, for some it may give undue influence over what they're already trying to visualize. So, determine if you're more of an internal or external type of person.

Visualize. If you can visualize inside of your head, try meditation. While meditating, imagine yourself as a seperate entity to talk to. Imagine mirrors, imagine your "home." If you can't visualize inside your head, try pinterest, google, or character creators like picrews. Or, if you can, draw!

Consider your domain, if you know it. Fictional example, but, look at the gods of Kid Icarus. Palutena has white and gold flowy clothing, and a large pendant on a necklace resembling a sun. Her colour palette and symbolism make sense as she's the Goddess of Light. Contrasted with Viridi, who wears saturated magenta, red, and purple (much like that of a flower) with a more faded leaf-green. Parts of Viridi's outfit look like they're made out of wood, her shoes resemble leaves, and she has a flower crest on her dress. Naturally, Viridi is the Goddess of Nature. To put a long story short, your domain may have a heavy influence on what your outfit looks like.

Make a distinction between general feelings and specific details. Is that EXACTLY what your top looked like, or do you just have the general idea that you had a bare chest showing? Is your skirt EXACTLY that long and has EXACTLY that many layers, or do you just have the general idea that you wore a long flowy thing as a bottom?

The Senses

Often, the question you're trying to answer is "How did it look?" But if you're having trouble with that, we can turn to the other senses.

How did it feel? This is probably the most important one. What material was it made out of - silk, cotton, wool? Was it soft and smooth, or was it more fluffy and comfortable? Was it heavy, or light?

On the contrast, how DOESN'T it feel? Where do you not feel your clothing? If it was a cold or windy day, which parts of your body would you feel it the most in? This can help with narrowing down the shape of your clothes and where it covers and doesn't cover.

How did it sound, if at all? Is it silent, or do parts of your clothing make noises as you move? Maybe you have jewelry or adornments that clack together or jingle as you walk. If you were to rub against different parts of your clothes, what sound would it make?

Taste and smell are a little weird to talk about when it comes to clothes, but they have their uses. Maybe you're struggling to figure out just what part of your outfit you're imagining or being reminded of. If so, you could take this part and imagine what it tastes or smells like - if it tastes/smells metallic, it's probably jewelry, etc. Smell could also hint at the material, like if it smells naturey, maybe it's made out of leaves and wood.

And lastly, like I said before, trust your gut! Don't take everything in this post as absolute fact that must apply to you - these are just guiding tips to hopefully get you closer along your pathway.

[nickysfacts]

All hail Lady Palutena, goddess of light!

🛡🏛🏺

[local-hyena]

Kid Icarus Uprising is definitly one of oy favorite 3DS games ! I just finished it and loved every second of it. In this game, you play as Pit, an angel. Helped by Lady Palutena, goddess of light, you will fight the armies of the underworld in order to save the world from Hades. I especially enjoyed the characters in this game. But I'll come back to that later.

Each level is composed of two phases : air battle and land battle. Air battle is a rail shotyer while land battle allows you free movement. Similarly to Star Fox 64's levels. Your objectives is to shoot as many ennemies as possible to obtain hearts (some sort of currency) and a high score. At the beginning of each level you will bet hearts : the more hearts you bet, the harder the level will be, but you'll get better rewards.

You also have a variety of weapons to choose from. I personally like the long-range weapon better, as well as fast ones. I especially enjoy playing with the bow, but staffs and blades are good too. I do not like claws, clubs and arms. I haven't played with palms, orbitars and cannons too much.

You can fuse your weapons to get better ones : weapons in this game don't have stats, but they all have effects, and by fusion weapons, you can get a mix of effects that corresponds better to your playstyle.

The story is 25 chapters long. The dialogues and fighting happen at the same time. Thourought the chapters, you will meet a varued cast of chatacters. Mostly gods.

Speaking of characters ! As much as I love Pit, my favorite character is Magnus. He appears in chapter two as an ally, and you fight with hil for most of the level. He's badass as hell and very strong ! He's also mysterious. We don't know much about him or his past. At some point you even play as Magnus ! Which is insanely cool !! Of course, I like Pit too, as well as Dark Pit (I'm sorry but Pittoo is fuckin ridiculous). Pit's cute. Dark Pit is... kinda there ? But cool. And, well, Hades. The big bad guy. He radiates fun. I always like it when villains are joking around while destroying the world like it's nothing.

However, as enjoyable as this game is, it also has a lot of cons :

This game is essentially a twin stick shooter. On a 3DS. See what's wrong ? The console only has one circle pad. In order to control your camera/aiming, you have to use the touch screen. The controls, overall, are a pain in the ass.

The difficulty is something you can easily manipulate in this game. However, the difference between how difficult the level is and how difficult the bosses are is... astounding. The bosses are way too easy compared to the levels. It takes like, about a minut to finish one, whereas the the regular air and land battles are quite difficult. It's a good challenge, but it's unbalanced.

As I said, the dialogues and fighting happen at the same time, and it's really difficult to follow both. While tou can change where the subtitles (if you want them) are displayed, I took way too much damage when trying to follow the story.

I feel like the characters are under-developped. I'm taking back Magnus as an example. We have very little informations about his motivations, and why he is almost as powerful as an angel is never explained. Dark Pit suffers the wame fate : his whole existence is... pointless. He was kinda accidentally created, and by how he was portrayed at first, we would expect him to become an antagonist, or at least a secondary one. But no. Oh, but then, does he become a good guy ? Not exactly either. He is... kinda neutral. The thing I'm the most annoyed by is that his role is... well, he doesn't really have one. His action don't affe t the story too much. I wish he had been more important.

I also wish there was more bonuses when you finish the game. You do get a boss rush challenge, but I wish we'd at least get the option to change the menu's theme : either Palutena's or Viridi's. I would've LOVED a Hades theme. Oh, one small detail I like about the menu is that you can move the buttons around. It's very fun to play with.

One last thing that disappointed me : the vehicles. Don't get me wrong, I love the vehicles. Cherubot is my favorite one. But the game does not use them to their full potential. They are sometimes found in levels. You can do à section with them. But that's all. I wish there were levels dedicated entirely to these vehicles. For example : I don't remember when this happens, but there's a part in which you have to use the motorcycle on a trail, and this was a good use of the motorcycle.

In conclusion, Kid Icarus : Uprising is an excellent game for all people looking for fun ! It does have cons, but hey all games do, and they don't ruin the gameplay or anything, so it's fine. I enjoyed playing this game, and I think you would too !

[goddessxoflight]

@mielmoto asked for a starter!

"Ah-- so you're the Honey I keep hearing all about!" Fist curling against her bottom lip, Palutena chuckles sweetly, "and here I thought Pit was talking about a honey hive. Turns out, it was a beautiful young lady all along."

"I heard you're quite the baker." She comments, though the sparkle in her eye would indicate that the elusive Honey had already earned herself a place on the Goddess of Light's good side. With this one piece of information, Palutena was ready to give the young lady all her blessings if it meant getting a piece of one of her best confections.

[marcmarcmomarc]

Super Smash Bros. Fighter Presentation

MASTER HAND: The fourth game in the series is “Super Smash Bros. for Wii U” and “Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS”! For the game’s newcomers, we have a seemingly-random little guy who uses trademark, every-day tools for battle. “The Mayor of Smashville”, number 45, Villager!

Theme: Victory! Villager - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(The Villager steps to center stage and performs the Shrunk Funk Shuffle.)

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Doubutsu no Mori” for the Nintendo 64.

MASTER HAND: Next is Capcom’s mascot character, hailing from his namesake series. Though he’s had many future and alternate universe incarnations over the years, it’s “The Blue Bomber” who has come to join the fight. Welcome the Super Fighting Robot, number 46, Mega Man!

Theme: Victory! Mega Man by GB6

(Mega Man steps to center stage and pumps his arm.)

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Mega Man” for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

MASTER HAND: Next up, a pair of hard-working fitness instructors here to keep you fit. They are “The Yoga Warriors”, number 47, the Wii Fit Trainers!

Theme: Victory! Wii Fit Trainer - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(The Trainers step to center stage and perform various exercises.)

FEMALE TRAINER: Stretch those shoulders.

MALE TRAINER: Let’s get a good stretch.

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Wii Fit” for the Nintendo Wii.

MASTER HAND: Next is the head of the Comet Observatory and Guardian of the Cosmos. “The Cosmic Traveler”, number 48, Rosalina!

Theme: Victory! Rosalina & Luma - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(Rosalina floats to center stage and waves her wand.)

ROSALINA: Alright!

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Super Mario Galaxy” for the Nintendo Wii.

MASTER HAND: Sharing this fighter number and also from this game is her adoptive son, Luma.

(Rosalina taps her son with the wand. Luma chirps.)

MASTER HAND: Next is the underdog pint-sized powerhouse champion “Bruiser from the Bronx”, who once took down Mike Tyson in his prime. Meet number 49, Little Mac!

Theme: Victory! Little Mac - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(Doc Louis steps to and around center stage holding a sandbag as Little Mac aggressively beats it into next week.)

DOC: It’s your time, Mac! Show ‘em what you got, baby!

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, "Punch-Out!!" for Arcade.

MASTER HAND: Next, the Ninja Pokémon and final evolution of Froakie, the water starter of the Kalos region. A sneaky, creepy, and highly skilled humanoid frog ninja boasting the Water/Dark type. He is “The Master of Stealth”, number 50, Greninja!

Theme: Victory! Greninja by Groovy Monkey Music

(Greninja stands upright, clasps its hands together, and assumes a ninjutsu stance.)

GRENINJA: Gre. Nin.

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Pokémon X and Y” for the Nintendo 3DS.

MASTER HAND: Next are Nintendo’s customizable avatars, a staple since the days of the Wil. They are “The Fighters of Many Faces”, the Mii Fighters!

Theme: Classic Mode Clear - Super Smash Bros. 4

(The Mii Fighters step to center stage.)

CRAZY HAND: While their first appearance is on the Nintendo Wii’s Mii Channel, their first in-game appearance is “Wii Sports” for the Nintendo Wii.

MASTER HAND: The Miis come in three varieties with their own movesets. Number 51, Mii Brawler...

(Mii Brawler forms a grounded stance, then punches twice using alternating arms.)

MASTER HAND: ...number 52, Mii Swordfighter...

(Mii Swordfighter poses with his sword facing upwards while balancing on one foot.)

MASTER HAND: ...and number 53, Mii Gunner!

(Mii Gunner uses her free hand to hold the arm cannon, aims it left, slightly kneeling down in a “readying” pose, then aims right, with the arm cannon slightly angled higher.)

MASTER HAND: Next, “The Goddess of Light” and ruler of Skyworld is number 54, Lady Palutena!

Theme: Victory! Palutena by DIMON • CAMI

(Palutena floats to center stage and briefly spins her staff in front of herself telekinetically, catches it, and stands with it pointed outwards.)

PALUTENA: Too bad for you.

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Kid Icarus” for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

MASTER HAND: Next is Namco’s classic mascot character and arguably the first true mascot of gaming itself. “The Yellow Bane of Ghosts”, number 55, Pac-Man!

Theme: Victory! Pac-Man - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(Pac-Man jumps out of his round munching shape, lands at center stage, winks, and performs a thumbs-up.)

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Pac-Man” for Arcade!

MASTER HAND: The next fighter comes from the continent of Ylisse and is a very distant descendant of Marth. Welcome the first of the Echo Fighters, Marth’s Echo Fighter, “The Warrior From a Doomed Future”, number 21e, Lucina!

Theme: Victory! Lucina by GB6

(Lucina steps to center stage and twirls the Parallel Falchion.)

LUCINA: The future is not written!

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Fire Emblem: Awakening” for the Nintendo 3DS.

MASTER HAND: Also from this game is the swords-person who woke up in a field one day with no recollection of their life other than their name. They are “The Tactician Magician”, number 56, Robin!

Theme: Victory! Robin - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(Both Robins steps to center stage. Male Robin points his currently held sword upward.)

MALE ROBIN: Time to tip the scales!

(Female Robin does the same.)

FEMALE ROBIN: Let’s go!

MASTER HAND: Next is a young Homs engineering student from Colony 9, who took on the legendary Monado after a devastating attack by the Mechon brought chaos to his hometown. He is “The Visionary”, number 57, Shulk!

Theme: Victory! Shulk - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(Shulk steps to center stage and grips the Monado's handle with his right hand while triumphantly pumping his left fist.)

SHULK: I’m really feeling it!

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Xenoblade Chronicles” for the Nintendo Wii.

MASTER HAND: I suppose now is a good time to bring up Olimar’s alternate skin, another space traveler that hails from the planet Koppai, “The Astronaut in Training”, Alph!

Theme: Victory! Alph by GB6

(Alph steps to center stage and joyfully jumps in place.)

ALPH: Yo-ho!

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Pikmin 3” for the Nintendo Wii U.

MASTER HAND: Alongside the Winged Pikmin from the same game! Next is the not-really-evil counterpart of Pit who was created when Pandora used the Mirror of Truth with the intention of getting her own Pit to serve her needs. He is “The Dark-Winged Doppelgänger”, Pit’s Echo Fighter, number 28e, Dark Pit!

Theme: Victory! Dark Pit - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(Dark Pit steps to center stage, turns around a bit, then points with his right blade.)

DARK PIT: Can’t help but feel sorry for you!

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Kid Icarus: Uprising”, for the Nintendo 3DS.

MASTER HAND: Next is Bowser’s beloved son, a crafty, scheming young prince who holds a strong emotional attraction to Peach and a thirst to defeat Mario to make his father proud of him. Meet “The Prince of the Koopas”, number 58, Bowser Jr.!

Theme: Victory! Bowser Jr. by GB6

(Bowser Jr. rolls to center stage in his Junior Clown Car and twirls a hammer.)

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Super Mario Sunshine” for the Nintendo GameCube. His Junior Clown Car made its debut in “New Super Mario Bros. Wii” for the Nintendo Wii.

MASTER HAND: His alternate skins are the seven Koopalings.

Theme: Victory! Koopalings by GB6

MASTER HAND: “The Youngest”, Larry! “The Cool One”, Roy! “The Bold Beauty”, Wendy! “The Laughing Prankster”, Iggy! “The Enforcer”, Morton! “The Wacky War Machine”, Lemmy! And “The Pompous Prodigy”, Ludwig!

(They all twirl their wands.)

CRAZY HAND: Their first appearance is “Super Mario Bros. 3” for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

MASTER HAND: Next are a duo composed of a trollish dog and a duck that has left behind its life as a target. “A Unique Group”, number 59, the Duck Hunt Duo!

Theme: Victory! Duck Hunt Duo - Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

(The dog lays on his side and does his infamous laugh, while the duck flies next to him.)

CRAZY HAND: First appearance, “Duck Hunt” for the Nintendo Entertainment System.

[twosidedcherrytrees]

THE OBSESSION HAS STRUCK AGAIN SO I REDESIGNED MY KID ICARUS OC

There's a bit of stuff about canon characters if you're interested but be warned this is mainly about my OC(s)

Info about her under the cut!

Aera is an ex servant of Aphrodite that defected during the Trojan War. She was a part of an elite group of Cupids (Basically Aphrodite's Angels? Im workshopping it) before joining Palutena's army, eventually making her way up to an army general. She defected because she fell in love with the Goddess of Light. She stole her bow when she left, and it's actually the Angel's Bow you use in Kid Icarus: Uprising!

Cupids are kinda like angels, but with hollow bones and dove wings, which are weaker. They were also, for the most part, free to do as they please as long as it fell in line with Aphrodite's mission statement of "causing love and problems". Aera argued that her leaving the army to elope with another goddess participating in the Trojan War did both and that she should've gotten a severance package for it.

That's not all- she's also Pit's mom! Kinda. She's not quite.. sure how he got there. She just kinda found him in a fruit basket full of Quince and Figs one day when he was a baby (hence the name Pit!) with a note attached saying it was hers. She didn't really question it since she just thought that's how angels were born. In all actuality it was Aphrodite in an attempt to get her taken off of Palutena's guard. It did not work.

The reason I believe Pit can't fly (at least in my lore) because his wings are dove wings, but his bones aren't hollow and therefore the wings cant support his weight! When a god grants him his flying abilities, they're really just temporarily granting him angel wings instead of his dove wings, and you could hypothetically do the same spell with any human.

Oh yeah in this lore I've created Palutena is Pit's other mom. She is not aware of this. Aphrodite never told her this. Love wins in strange ways. At least Palutena gets to keep Aera's statue-d corpse from Medusa's first invasion to Skyworld all those years ago? Silver linings people.

Facts about Aera that are more about how she affected the world around her than her:

She's the reason Palutena dresses the way she does now and not like she did back in the first game! Once Pit saved Palutena and they made their way back to the temple, Palutena... borrowed some of Aera's clothes. Over the years, it just became her fashion sense! Not like Aera needs them anymore.

She shared a house with her friend named Ivory! During the invasion of Skyworld, Ivory had managed to escape on a cloud, since they were actually one of Hermes's servants who had been negotiating sky travel with Palutena in the messenger god's stead. They had tried to take Pit with them when they fled, as of Aera's request, but they failed. I don't have any NEW art of Ivory, and some of their old art gave them wings, but I do have some old photos of them, which I'll show along-side the other photos! All that matters is that they're still alive!

Pit doesn't actually remember her! I imagine he was a bit young when the invasion happened (4/5) and that he was in the underworld for at least a year until Palutena called for his assistance. I'm allowed to mess with the timeline a little. As a treat. But anyways yeah he doesn't know she was his mom or that she had dove wings, which means he doesn't know HE has dove wings since they look pretty similar and he doesn't really have any other angels to compare them to.

All the art shown down here has outdated designs but the jokes are still the same.

Okay bye see you when I eventually have normal Kid Icarus art that isn't of my OCs okay bye 👍

[thegoddessgarden]

An invitation arrived before Celestia's throne, manifesting in a brilliant flash of light. Inside was a letter from Palutena, goddess of light, inviting the alicorn to the Garden. The details of what the Garden was were contained within, of course: a nudist paradise free to conflict or worry. In other words, a perfect getaway from royal duties, if only for a while. All Celestia needed to do was sign her name at the bottom, and a gateway to the Garden would manifest before her...

@silvers-smuttery

[octahedral-chaos]

Okay I accepted chaos and I am finally making an Aster backstory thingy

This might be long so it goes under a read more

Ah. The early universe, only just have been created by They, perfect in all regards to the balance of polarities amongst the starfolks.

Until They noticed an anomaly.

Two dark starfolks, twins, sharing a single light opposite.

They didn't know if this would result in disaster, nor if this would break Their perfect universe, only seconds old. So, They took one of the twins and sealed them off, never to see Their gaze ever again.

They didn't care, that star could have ruined a perfectly balanced universe, right?

Until They died, and one of the perfect dual starfolks absorbed Them. The light starfolk whose polar opposite was the Sealed Twin's brother. She recreated the universe, bringing the end of pain and anguish, and bringing forth hope and new opportunities for the beings who shall emerge in this one.

Including the Forgotten Twin, now unsealed, yet asleep.

For eons, they floated around, oblivious and unaware of who, what and where he was. Until he landed on a specific... Realm?

Skyworld. Land of Gods, Overlooking the land of Angels.

Finally, he awakes.

Confused, alone and only experiencing awareness for the very first time of their existence. He does not know what he is, he does not know who he is, and he does not know that his kin is dead.

As he learn and grew in the lands foreign and unbelievable to his kin, they developed traits to make exploration and survival easier. Large wings, perfect for soaring endlessly, a tail for steering and sharp talons to strike his opponents down.

He was more curious than anything, observing the beings who called this place home. He even learnt how to "talk" by mimicking their voices, deciding on a specific voice to call his own. He still doesn't have a name, nor know what he is.

Then she saw them.

The Goddess of Light, Lady Palutena, spotted the strange being, alone yet curious. Out of mercy and pity for the lonely star, she took him under her wings and finally gave him a name:

Aster, or simply "Star"

Quite fitting, for even if his glow is dimmer than most starfolks, he still shine brilliant against the night sky, a orange comet amongst the clouds.

Now his is one of the Guards of Palutena, protecting Skyworld and Angel Land from evil, and soaring high amongst the clouds and stars.

Maybe he will never know their past, nor his kin, but at least he have a family and home who they will fight for.

[verdanturfwind]

Medusa is such an interesting character to me, even though she's underutilized. There's so many open ends to her character that I explore through fanon. As I think about it more and more, I'd think that a story told in Medusa's point of view rather than Pit and Palutena's would be a tragedy. She was once the goddess of darkness to the goddess of light - two powers in a cycle equally matched. But eventually, her hubris got to her and she started to abuse her destructive powers. The balance was broken, and it would never be fixed. Now the goddesses were at war with each other, and in an act of retaliation Palutena turned Medusa into her gorgon form. The two's hatred grew and grew until Medusa died.

There's no denying that Medusa's actions were evil, but the fact that Hades never let her soul rest peacefully was also callous. It was not karmic punishment. He just wanted her to be his pawn. With each forced revival Medusa grew weaker and weaker, her mind not quite as able to grasp memories...but it was still her. Her appearance was the mix of Palutena's memories and Pit's - combining her original goddess form and her gorgon form without any of her own agency. To me, even though she acted surprised when Hades took her arm, she still knew that Hades would inevitably kill her once she finally turned against him if she didn't kill him first. Yet she jumped in anyway - she finally found out what was happening to her and she didn't stand for it anymore. When Hades killed her that would probably be the last time she dies ever. But still, her final stand against Hades was one of the many things that caused Pit to win.

[rhythmmortis]

inever played kid icarus but ngl pit and pittoo look like sora and vanitas to me

they're technically made the same way (since vanitas is connected to sora's heart through ventus, sora filling the void vanitas left, thats the reason he gave why they look alike and pittoo was made from the mirror of truth, a tool that supposedly reveals the true nature of things or something (its been a while since ive actually played it so i dont know if thats accurate) and pit breaks it, creating dark pit aka pittoo) and honestly a lot of the vanitas redemption au stuff ive seen from many people kinda has vanitas take the same dynamic that pittoo has!

contrary to his name and seemingly what people who only know him through smash bros think, pittoo isn't actually all that antagonistic! sure, he rivals pit sometimes but he doesn't have like. completely corrupt morals or anything. the game itself is SO interesting with how it discusses morality, faith and serving the gods, devotion, etc, and pittoo is no exception! pit serves palutena, the goddess of light and is devoted to her like a permanent intern (a joke they actually make in one of the chapters i believe), while pittoo supposedly shows an alternative or perhaps inner belief of pit's: that his faith in palutena isn't absolute and a part of him that wants freedom. there's a quote from a part where they team up (something that happens more than once), where pit declares that he's the servant to the goddess of light, and pittoo declares that he's servant to no other than himself!! it's exploring the dichotomy of freedom and subservience, what it means to be devoted to something that you put all your faith in it! and during [BIG BIG SPOILER PART OF THE GAME] pittoo actually calls out the gods on their selfishness!! he's such an interesting character (and as is pit!! he isn't some generic shonen protag who's always smiling and happy and typically stereotyped as stupid, he's genuinely quite smart and snarky and silly!!)

all this to say. YOU SHOULD ABSOLUTELY PLAY KID ICARUS UPRISING (or watch the cutscenes/a playthrough, the game is on 3ds and the controls aren't for everyone, but it's such a fun experience!! the characters all interact throughout the chapters too which is why i say a playthrough instead of just the cutscenes) ITS SUCH AN UNDERRATED GAME WITH AMAZING MUSIC, GREAT DIALOGUE AND VOICE ACTING, A VERY SURPRISING STORY, ENJOYABLE CHARACTERS (INCLUDING THE ANTAGONISTS THEYRE SO FUCKING FUN), COOL DESGINS, VARIED GAMEPLAY THAT DOESNT GET OLD, there is absolutely a reason why kid icarus fans are calling for a port/remake/sequel 10+ years after uprising released and thats because the game genuinely holds up so well even to this day. kid icarus SWEEP