History YMMV / KidIcarusUprising

* ShockingSwerve: There are quite a few unexpected twists, such as [[spoiler: Hades being the one behind everything]], [[spoiler: Pit getting trapped in the Ring of Chaos for three years]], [[spoiler: Palutena becoming brainwashed and becoming the enemy of mankind]], and [[spoiler: the real Medusa not being dead after all.]] Whew.

** Clubbersculls are weak to melee attacks. The catch is they ''also'' use melee attacks, which can take you out quickly if you aren't careful. [[LIghtningBruiser Oh, and they're fast.]]

** Phosphora and [[spoiler:Amazing Pandora]], too.

* TheScrappy: Viridi is gaining some of this stigma for being an obnoxious {{Tsundere}}.

* ScrappyMechanic:
** Simply put, the controls in ''Uprising'' aren't designed for lefties in mind, though there is an option to use the Circle Pad Pro.

* ShockingSwerve: There is quite a few unexpected twists, such as [[spoiler: Hades being the one behind everything]], [[spoiler: Pit getting trapped in the Ring of Chaos]], [[spoiler: Palutena becoming brainwashed and becoming the enemy of mankind]], and [[spoiler: the real Medusa not being dead after all.]] Whew.

** To make matters worse [[spoiler: Viridi doesn't really tell you that you're not supposed to hit her until about a half-minute into the fight. She'll tell you to search for Chaos Kin, but you won't have any idea what she's talking about until you accidentally hit Palutena, causing her to shout at you for attacking her and to focus on the real enemy. Pray you're not using a club or a cannon given the sheer mount of power those weapons give you.]]

* {{Woolseyism}}: ''Uprising's'' U.S. localization is up there with the ''MarioAndLuigi'' series as one of their funnier, more self-aware localizations. The English dub is also a major step up from Nintendo's previous dubs, using mostly voice-acting veterans rather than newcomers.

*** FanDumb ahoy - did you even ''read'' the review? Sterling was very positive about everything else about the game, of its presentation, charm, wit and those parts of the game which played well; his first line was "''Kid Icarus: Uprising'' does a lot of great things." That does ''not'' sound like someone who disregards everything else. Also, bad controls are an entirely legitimate complaint - if you can't play a game without it causing physical pain or being awkward, the presentational quality makes no difference at all; the control scheme alteration is not sufficient mitigation, and is no excuse for the default scheme being problematic.

** To make matters worse [[spoiler: Viridi really doesn't tell you that you're not supposed to hit her until about a half-minute into the fight. She'll tell you to search for Chaos Kin and you won't have any idea what she's talking about until you accidentally hit Palutena causing her to shout at you for attacking her and to focus on the real enemy. Pray you're not using a club or a cannon given the sheer mount of power those weapons give you.]]

** To make matters worse [[spoiler: Viridi really doesn't tell you that you're not supposed to hit her. She'll tell you to search for Chaos Kin and you won't have any idea what she's talking about until you accidentally hit Palutena causing her to shout at you for attacking her and to focus on the real enemy. Pray you're not using a club or a cannon given the sheer mount of power those weapons give you.]]

* {{That One Boss}}: [[spoiler: Palutena in chapter 20, mainly because you're supposed to attack Chaos Kin, not her. Chaos Kin will stand behind Palutena during some attacks while Palutena summons her army to get you.]]

* {{That One Boss}}: [[spoiler: Palutena in chapter 20 mainly because you're not supposed to attack her and focus on killing Chaos Kin that is above her. Chaos Kin will stand behind Palutena during some attacks too while Palutena summons her army to get you.]]

* GameBreaker: clubs in Free-For-Alls, as they have immense power and reach providing easy [=KOs=].
** Petrification and freezing attacks are even worse in multiplayer. If you're ever inflicted by them, you're finished, Effect Recovery be damned. The best you can hope for is ''losing half your health as Pit''.

** Grim Reapers are upgraded to DemonicSpider status in this game. They hit extremely hard and are difficult to avoid, and better yet, they can summon Reapettes just like in the original.

* CompleteMonster: [[spoiler:Hades. Despite how funny he is, he constantly crosses the MoralEventHorizon. What makes him fall into this for many fans is not starting the a pointless war but by laughing at Pit who was [[BodyHorror in the ring]] [[AndIMustScream where he stayed for three years]] with no contact with civilization and no way to get help.]]

** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u2S2h24xuZI The Twinbellows battle theme]].

* {{Alternate Character Interpretation}}: Concerning Palutena [[spoiler: In terms of chapter 24. When you fight her in the second trial, was that really her given the deformed face she had when she takes a lot of damage given that Dyntos admits that he has the power to make powerful monsters used for trials, or is the boss a [[BeneaththeMask reflection of her heart]] that Medusa spoke of when she said they were [[NotSoDifferent no different on the inside?]] The fact that Dyntos won't give Pit an answer concerning if it's the real Palutena or not and Palutena's reaction during the third trial does leave some speculation...]]