History VideoGame / KidIcarusUprising

* AchievementSystem: The game has Sakurai's signature "achievement wall" called Treasure Hunt. In fact, it has 3

** FauxAffablyEvil: Hades acts nice, but only to taunt and annoy

* AndIMustScream: Sometime before Chapter 18, Pit is turned into a ring and was unconscious for three years. After waking up he's completely aware of his state, and can only move once someone wears the ring that he's trapped in.

--> '''Pit''': A mountain of corpses? Seriously?

* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: Pit, being the captain of Palutena's personal guard, of course has this and also some of the bosses he fights.

* BatmanCanBreatheInSpace: Pit, both in space ''and'' in the [[SpaceIsAnOcean Galactic Sea.]] Strange because he isn't too hot about Palutena suggesting he hold his breath for 2 hours before they reach the Undersea Palace.

** The game starts with Pit flying off to stop the underworld army. The game ends with Pit flying off into the sunset after having saved the world from the underworld army.

* BootstrappedTheme: The main theme is largely overshadowed by [[Level1MusicRepresents Underworld]] at this point, even being used in ''Uprising'''s trailer. Though this may be because [[NintendoHard very few people ever got past that level.]]

* BossOnlyLevel

** Level 22 is a half example, having the boss battle take the entirety of the land segment, making up for it with a longer air battle.

** You wouldn't know just by looking at her, but Medusa does indeed come back weaker than she was in the first game; her memory is also slipping and "[her] life force is much weaker than it once was."

* CharacterSelectForcing

* ChekhovsGun

* CoolVersusAwesome

* CrapsaccharineWorld / ViceCity: Sure, the world looks bright and cheery, TheLegionsOfHell notwithstanding, but as the game's plot goes on, we're shown just how screwed up both the [[HumansAreTheRealMonsters humans]] and the [[JerkassGods gods]] are. Even Palutena, the BigGood, is pretty much a [[{{Manchild}} womanchild]] in her dealings with Pit. In fact, part of Dark Pit's motivation is that he's sick of how Pit continues to see the world in black and white despite the corruption that is all around him.

* DarkIsEvil

** Pit's body in Chapter 18 uses a Darkness bow, to show who's side he's on.

** The Idol notes for the Light Fighter and Dark Fighter note that Light Fighters "aren't always the nicest guys" and that Dark Fighters can be "pretty sweet dudes to hang out with". That said, the Dark Fighters only have Dark in their name and are stilll good-looking humanoids as oppsoed to demons.

* DarkerAndEdgier
** One would think that this trope would apply after the Ring of Chaos chapter, but even with non comedic the KnightOfCerebus behind it the game remains lighthearted with lots of comedy throughout all remaining chapters.

* DarkReprise

** When fighting the possessed Palutena, you hear a familiar song play in the background. You don't really notice until you hear a missing laugh -- that's the theme that played during the battle with ''Medusa,'' ten or eleven chapters ago, and just the fact that it's shared between the two Goddesses makes it that much darker.

** As we find out in TheStinger, Hades' soul is still around and just as lively as ever, though he no longer has a body. He states that, fortunately, [[SequelGap he has another 25 years to figure out how to come back.]]

** T(h)anatos plays this very straight. He's revived twice(!) by Hades, though it's uncertain if it's the original or copies made with memories and souls (see the point above). Considering his status as the god of death, it's very possible that he's an exception to the previously mentioned rule. Hades even says that, as god of death, Thanatos gets special privileges. "Evil powers, health insurance -- [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking Oh, and free soda.]]"

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers
** In-real life example, the box of the game has multiple emotional looks Pit does in the game around the cartridge's area. Then you look at the bottom-left corner to see a grinning Dark Pit.
** In-game, Arlon qualifies in comparison to the rest of the Forces of Nature.

* BrickJoke: Early in the game, it's mentioned that the last time Pit faced Medusa was [[VideoGame/KidIcarus 25 years prior]] to the events of ''Uprising'', a nod to the SequelGap preceding the game.[[note]]Technically, this ignores ''Of Myths and Monsters'', but that was only ever released in America, anyway.[[/note]] At the end of the game, Hades figures he'll have another 25 years' worth of Sequel Gap to come up with a new plan.

* SpellMyNameWithAnS: Most names were left unchanged from the classic game, even if they were originally mistranslated. "Tanatos", however, gets an in-game update to match the mythical God of Death.
-->'''Thanatos:''' I go by Thanatos now. The H stands for [[LargeHam hamaaaazing!]]

''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' is a 2012 game for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. It was developed by [[Creator/MasahiroSakurai Masahiro Sakurai]] (known for the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series) and his Project Sora development team, and was released '''[[SequelGap 21 years]]''' after the last ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' title.

* CheekyMouth: The {{Character Portrait}}s do this so much it puts ''Videogame/SonicTheHedgehog'' to shame.

* BreakingTheFourthWall: Done all throughout the game, making references to ''{{VideoGame/Metroid}}'', ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' (which Sakurai directed), and more. And then done literally when Hades rips through the credits.

* {{Feelies}}: The game comes with a pack of trading cards representing various items, characters, and enemies in the game. These cards can be scanned in the AR Card Battle mode, which lets you view the characters in 3D and have them fight each other. You even get the corresponding idol for each card you scan. Extra cards are available at promotional events.

* CloningBlues: Dark Pit admits to being Pit's dark side created from Pit's reflection in the mirror of truth, but refuses to admit that this also means he is a copy of Pit.

* WidgetSeries: Kid Icarus was already weird, despite being based in one of the most well-documented and commonly adapted mythologies, but it managed to top itself when chapter 8 of this game saw the angel take a detour from the expected fight with Medusa to chase down armored {{energy being|s}} space pirates sailing in an almost literal space ocean on a ship full of compressed constellations.

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-->'''Palutena:''' It's true: humans are simple, selfish little creatures who are driven by greed. Sounds a lot like us gods, wouldn't you say?

* DarkIsNotEvil: The Idol notes for the Light Fighter and Dark Fighter note that Light Fighters "aren't always the nicest guys" and that Dark Fighters can be "pretty sweet dudes to hang out with".
** Dark Pit is the anti-hero to Pit and is actually decently nice, though he is still quite the JerkWithAHeartOfGold.

* KnightTemplar: Viridi, towards humans destroying nature.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Near the end of Chapter 22, Dark pit calls out the gods for their warring leading to Hades harvesting countless souls. While Viridi is offended by this, Palutena is unable to deny how right he is as they often dragged humanity into their fight.

* MaamShock: Palutena [[https://miiverse.nintendo.net/posts/AYQHAAABAAAhUqFNDdb99A getting angry when Phosphora calls her ma'am]].

* PausedInterrupt: When Viridi interrupts Pit talking about how Komaytos resemble Metroids, it's pretty obvious that Pit's VA intentionally cut himself off rather than actually being interrupted.

* GameGourmet: Pit regenerates most of his health from all manner of food, the amount of health depending on their calorie content rather than their nutritional value. These include apples, grapes, melons, hamburgers, ice-cream, donuts, cakes, bars of chocolate, meat, sushi, and the Drink of the Gods.

* HyperactiveMetabolism

''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' is a game for the UsefulNotes/Nintendo3DS. It was developed by [[Creator/MasahiroSakurai Masahiro Sakurai]] (known for the ''VideoGame/{{Kirby}}'' and ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series) and his Project Sora development team, and was released '''[[SequelGap 21 years]]''' after the last ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'' title.

** ''Uprising's'' multiplayer feels like a 3D ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'', due to its emphasis on fast-paced action and unpredictability, with some ideas from team-based shooters thrown in for good measure. The Small Arena and Large Arena battlefields are basically Final Destinations in three dimensions.