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| Palutena | |||||
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 Super Smash Bros. Ultimate artwork | |||||
| First appearance | Kid Icarus (1987) | ||||
| Latest appearance | Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (2018) | ||||
| Portrayed by | Brandy Kopp (English, 2014-present) Aya Hisakawa (Japanese, 2012-present) | ||||
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| Species | Goddess | ||||
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- “Oh, I'm not here to save you, Pit. I'm here for a little, uh, "divine intervention".”
- – Palutena, "Goddess of Light" trailer for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Palutena is the goddess of light and female lead of the Kid Icarus series. She is the damsel-in-distress in the original games, but takes on a more proactive role in Masahiro Sakurai's Kid Icarus: Uprising, providing protagonist Pit with guidance and powers from afar. In contrast to her serene, elegant appearance, Palutena has a playful "trickster" personality that she uses to tease Pit and other characters on occasion. Since Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Palutena has been a playable fighter in the Super Smash Bros. series.
History
Super Smash Bros. series
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
In Super Smash Bros. Brawl, Palutena is featured in Pit's Final Smash, Palutena's Army. Pit calls her forth to assist him in battle, to which she then appears as a giant (not her actual size, but her chosen manifestation for this appearance). She will then summon an army of Centurions to attack Pit's opponents, who attack by dive bombing at incredible speeds.
Palutena is also a supporting character in the Subspace Emissary. After witnessing the Subspace Bomb's effects, Palutena sends Pit to the World of Trophies to help stop the Subspace Army. Before he departs, she gives Pit her bow.
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS and Super Smash Bros. for Wii U, Palutena appears as a playable fighter and newcomer. Unlike most other fighters, though like the Mii Fighters, Palutena's custom special moves are not variations of the default moves but rather entirely different moves, and all of them are available from the start. For her stage entrance, Palutena emerges from a door that disappears afterward.
Unlike Pit and Dark Pit, Palutena is voiced by Brandy Kopp rather than Ali Hillis as in Kid Icarus: Uprising, while her Japanese voice actress, Aya Hisakawa, reprised her role from said game.
All of Palutena's custom moves are based on the Powers that appear in Kid Icarus: Uprising. Her standard special moves are Autoreticle, Explosive Flame, and Heavenly Light. Her side specials are Reflect Barrier, Angelic Missile, and Super Speed. Palutena's down special moves are Counter, Lightweight, and Celestial Firework, and her up specials are Warp, Jump Glide, and Rocket Jump. Finally, her Final Smash is the Black Hole Laser, a combination of the Black Hole and Mega Laser powers.
A statue of Palutena also appears in her temple. Pit can also contact her to talk about all of the fighters with her guidance during the match at her temple in the Wii U version.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Palutena returns in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, this time as an unlockable playable fighter. In this game, she has a set attack for each special move; her down special functions as both Counter and Reflect Barrier, possessing a similar property to King K. Rool and Joker's similar moves, while Explosive Flame appears as her side special. Generally, Palutena has been improved since the previous installment, having more speed and power in her attacks, while her mobility is increased. Palutena's forward and down smash attacks are both nicknamed Goddess Wings, while her down aerial's nickname is Purging Kick.
Palutena also makes an appearance in the World of Light's opening cutscene, where she tries to reflect Galeem's large laser attack while granting the Power of Flight to both Pit and Dark Pit, but fails and is eliminated, cutting off Pit and Dark Pit's flight and causing them to fall to Galeem's attack as well. The real Palutena does not appear until Galeem starts to confront Dharkon after the first defeat; she represents Galeem's side in the Final Battle area alongside Roy and Master Hand, and must be awoken to progress the story.
Classic Mode route
Palutena's Classic Mode route involves fighting characters associated with deities in some way. Its route title comes from a phrase Palutena says in her debut character trailer for the previous game.
| A Little Divine Intervention | ||||
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| Round | Opponent(s) | Stage | Song | |
| 1 | Link, Zelda | Great Plateau Tower | Overworld | |
| 2 | Cloud | Midgar | Magnus's Theme | |
| 3 | Simon, Richter | Dracula's Castle | Destroyed Skyworld | |
| 4 | Shulk | Gaur Plain | Thunder Cloud Temple | |
| 5 | Bayonetta | Umbra Clock Tower | Riders Of The Light | |
| 6 | Pit ×3, Dark Pit ×3 | Palutena's Temple | Underworld | |
| Final | Master Hand, Crazy Hand (intensity 7.0 or higher) | Final Destination | Master Hand Master Hand / Crazy Hand (intensity 7.0 or higher) | |
Super Mario Maker
Palutena appears in Super Mario Maker as a costume available for Costume Mario. Her sprite is based upon her appearance in Kid Icarus: Uprising, rather than the one seen in the original Kid Icarus. All of her sound effects, including the transformation, jumping, and fanfare, are taken from the Famicom Disk System version of the original Kid Icarus. Pressing 
causes her to stand facing the player.
Profiles and statistics
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Trophy
| Name | Image | Game | Description |
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| Palutena | 
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 Kid Icarus
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The ruling goddess of Angel Land. Palutena showered the earth with rays of light, using her powers for the good of mankind. But Medusa, who in her hate for mankind was banished to the underworld, makes war on Palutena and wins, capturing and holding the goddess deep within a temple. Palutena entrusts Pit with a sacred bow and the task of defeating Medusa. |
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Trophies
| Name | 3DS trophy | Wii U trophy | Category | Appears in | Trophy Box | Description |
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| Palutena | 
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Fighter |  Kid Icarus (08/1987) Kid Icarus: Uprising (03/2012)
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58: Kid Icarus: Uprising |  In Kid Icarus: Uprising, the goddess of light uses telepathy to communicate and grants miracles to support Pit on his adventure. In Smash Bros., she has special moves like Warp and Heavenly Light at her disposal. She's very adaptable - you can customize her into a long- or close-range fighter! Said to be able to perform miracles, this goddess supports Pit in battle, using telepathy to communicate with him. She's no slouch on her own, either. She has a huge variety of moves you can customise and use to your advantage. Short or long range, the sky's the limit! Or maybe not. After all, she can teleport.
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Fighter | Kid Icarus (08/1987) Kid Icarus: Uprising (03/2012)
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76: Female Fighters | Palutena's Reflect Barrier side special deflects any attacks and projectiles that come at her from the front. Unlike other reflective moves, you can leave this barrier in place and it will keep reflecting. If you really want to ruin someone's day, you can push them over an edge using this move. Palutena's Reflect Barrier special deflects any attacks and projectiles that come at her from the front. Unlike other fighters' reflective moves, you can deploy this barrier and then leave it to its own devices. You can also push opponents with it, so use it on someone who's teetering on the edge of the stage to push them off.
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Palutena's Guidance
- Pit: Wait a minute! Lady Palutena, you're fighting me?
- Palutena: Don't sound so dismayed. Think of it more as a sporting event and less as...a massacre.
- Pit: I really don't want to hurt you...
- Viridi: That's awfully presumptuous of you, Pit!
- Pit: Please! I know better than anyone else what Lady Palutena's capable of. After all, I fought her once before.
- Palutena: Good luck, Pit. You're gonna need it. Of course, I won't be giving you any hints during this battle. And no powers or centurions, either!
amiibo
- Palutena, the goddess of light and ruler of Skyworld, hails from the Kid Icarus series of games. She goes to great lengths to protect her people, and those who dwell on the surface lands below. She watches over Pit as he does battle, sending him messages telepathically and using her powers to help him.
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
Spirit
| No. | Name | Image | Series / game | Type | Class | Strength / effect(s) | How to obtain | Spirit battle | |||
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| Opponent(s) | Battle conditions | Stage | Song | ||||||||
| 705 | Palutena | 
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Kid Icarus Series | Fighter | N/A | N/A | Classic Mode as Palutena | N/A | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Super Smash Blog bio
- With her wings and staff, this goddess's attacks cover a wide range. With her up smash, neutral special, and side special, she can create a ranged attack in almost every direction except for directly beneath her! Keep the pressure on your opponents from a distance with ranged attacks!
Quotes
- "Oh, no!" - When she is KO'd
- "You shall be purified."
- "Ready when you are."
- "No one can hide from the light."
- "Too bad for you."
- "Oh, so sorry about that, Pit."
- "Poor little Pittoo..."
- "Don't get careless, Pit. A challenger approaches." (Bayonetta reveal trailer)
Gallery
Artwork
Super Smash Bros. Brawl graphic
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U Palutena promotional poster
Sprites and models
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U profile image
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U stock icon
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate stock icon
Screenshot
Super Smash Bros. Brawl
Palutena's introduction in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Explosive Flame in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Kirby after inhaling Palutena in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
The statue in Palutena's Temple in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Classic Mode victory image
Audio samples
 Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (Japanese) - One of Palutena's taunts. (Aya Hisakawa, 2014) | File info |
| Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U (English) - "Ready when you are." - One of Palutena's taunts. (Brandy Kopp, 2014) | File info |
Names in other languages
| Language | Name | Meaning |
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| Japanese | パルテナ Parutena |
Palutena; likely based on Pallas Athena and/or Parthenon |
| Chinese | 帕露蒂娜 Pàlùdìnà |
Palutena |
| French (American) | Paluténa | Palutena; acute accent added for pronunciation purposes. |
| French (Europe) | Palutena | - |
| German | Palutena | - |
| Italian | Palutena | - |
| Korean | 파르테나 Pareutena |
Palutena |
| Russian | Палютена Palyutena |
Palutena |
| Spanish | Palutena | - |
Trivia
- As with Pit, Palutena's current design is taken from Super Smash Bros. Brawl and was revamped in Kid Icarus: Uprising for the Nintendo 3DS developed by Sora Ltd., who also developed Super Smash Bros. Brawl.
- Palutena's newcomer artwork is the only one not to feature any Mario characters; it only features herself, Pit, Dark Pit, and Link. Consequently, her artwork is the one that features the second-fewest number of characters.
- Palutena is the only character in the Subspace Emissary who is neither playable nor an enemy/boss.
- Palutena makes a cameo in Cloud Strife's All-Star ending, where she is walking towards a blaze while Cloud glares at her. This was a reference to the Nibelheim Incident from Final Fantasy VII where the main antagonist Sephiroth proceeded to raze Nibelheim, Cloud's hometown, to the ground. Owing to the reference, Palutena's hair was colored gray in this instance rather than her trademark green.
- According to Masahiro Sakurai, Palutena, along with Bayonetta, was considered to be the starter character for the World of Light; they were ultimately dropped for Kirby due to him being more beginner-friendly, and the fact that their presence would be implausible due to other similar entities from their home series not surviving Galeem's attack.[1]
- Unlike female Corrin and Bayonetta, Palutena is the only of the three female fighters who was not modified to hide the skin in the Western version of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U, she was only did got modified to pull her fabric down and pulling her stockings more to hide her legs in the Japanese version in version 1.0.6 due to the CERO rating issues that Masahiro Sakurai had to cover up to avoid getting a CERO B rating for Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS / Wii U.[2]
References
- ^ SG (November 28, 2018). Sakurai Discusses The World of Light and Smash Ultimate. Source Gaming. Retrieved April 5, 2020.
- ^ https://sourcegaming.info/2015/09/18/cero-and-palutenas-censorship/
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