History YMMV / KidIcarusUprising

** The game's very {{deuteragonist}}, Palutena. Most of the fandom sees her as one of the more pleasant gods, with good (if [[GodIsFlawed somewhat unclear]]) intentions regarding [[HumansAreFlawed humanity]], and her {{troll}}ish tendencies towards [[TheChewToy Pit]] -- who she still [[MamaBear genuinely and deeply cares for]] -- and cheerful, upbeat personality make her likable and funny. Besides, her design is [[HotGoddess much more beautiful]] than in previous games. The rest of the fandom, however, paints her under [[RonTheDeathEater a much different light]]; they see her as [[JerkassGods just as much of a remorseless god as the others]], by cruelly putting Pit in dangerous situations "for shits and giggles" (such as by using him as bait to draw out Hewdraw) and exiling Medusa to the Underworld ''after'' turning her into an EldritchAbomination. Some people also dislike her for the fact that she almost never physically gets involved in the story and battles and also suffers too much from the DamselInDistress
and BadassInDistress trope. They also see her as arrogant for [[NeverMyFault not always accepting whenever she has done wrong]]. And then there's the part of the fandom who states her design is [[BestKnownForTheFanservice way too fanservicey]].

/ BadassInDistress trope. They also see her as arrogant for [[NeverMyFault not always accepting whenever she has done wrong]]. And then there's the part of the fandom who states her design is [[BestKnownForTheFanservice too fanservicey]].

** The game's very {{deuteragonist}}, Palutena. Most of the fandom sees her as one of the more pleasant gods, with good (if [[GodIsFlawed somewhat unclear]]) intentions regarding [[HumansAreFlawed humanity]], and her {{troll}}ish tendencies towards [[TheChewToy Pit]] -- who she still [[MamaBear genuinely and deeply cares for]] -- and cheerful, upbeat personality make her likable and funny. Besides, her design is [[HotGoddess much more beautiful]] than in previous games. The rest of the fandom, however, paints her under [[RonTheDeathEater a much different light]]; they see her as [[JerkassGods just as much of a remorseless god as the others]], by cruelly putting Pit in dangerous situations "for shits and giggles" (such as by using him as bait to draw out Hewdraw) and exiling Medusa to the Underworld ''after'' turning her into an EldritchAbomination. They also see her as arrogant for [[NeverMyFault not always accepting whenever she has done wrong]]. And then there's the part of the fandom who states her design is [[BestKnownForTheFanservice too fanservicey]].

* CompleteMonster: [[PhysicalGod Hades]] is the [[BigBad absolute ruler of the Underworld]], the [[TheManBehindTheMan one pulling the strings]] behind [[DiscOneFinalBoss Medusa]], and despite bearing an overblown, hammy sense of humor, is [[FauxAffablyEvil by far the cruellest and most sadistic character in the game]]. Hades orchestrates Medusa's revival in the first third of the game while hiding in the shadows. Once Medusa is destroyed, Hades takes center stage and wastes no time in demonstrating his selfish lust for power and his sadistic sense of humor, mocking both Pit and Palutena and [[TheChessmaster arranging a destructive war among the humans over a non-existent Wish Seed]] for the sake of [[YourSoulIsMine harvesting their souls]]. Hades is responsible for the harvesting of countless souls, all of which are crudely [[CameBackWrong abominated into the monsters comprising his army]]. Hades actively propagates as much conflict as possible to rack up as many casualties as he can, giving his army more and more power. Hades sometimes even [[SoulEating eats them]], showing a dismissive disregard for life enough to disgust even the more morally-grey characters in the game. Though Hades makes numerous team-ups, they are all solely in his self-interest, and he finds himself sending monsters after Pit anyways for kicks. Disposing of his own soldiers, like Medusa, once he sees [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they have worn out their use]], Hades was a [[{{Troll}} self-serving snake of a god]] who prompted every other faction in the game to fight against him.

** Phosphora looks like your average old teenage girl, and is a [[JustForPun shocking]] force to be reckoned with ([[LightningBruiser figuratively]] and [[ShockAndAwe literally]]), but her [[AffablyEvil genuinely nice personality outside of battle]] and [[TheTease flirty demeanor]] definitely qualifies.

* {{Adorkable}}: Several characters can be seen as this.

* SpiritualSuccessor: As a review on this wiki says, this is the best third-person, Greek-themed ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'' title ever.
** Likewise, some call it stuff like "Nintendo: the [[BulletHell danmaku]]," and "VideoGame/SinAndPunishment: Successor to Skyworld" (the latter being understandable, considering the gameplay is very similar).
** Or, in this case the game shares much in common with ''VideoGame/SpaceHarrier''.

* SpiritualLicensee: As a review on this wiki says, this is the best third-person, Greek-themed ''VideoGame/SeriousSam'' title ever.

** You better believe Pit is this! He likes to act cocky and tough (and beneath it all, ''[[BunnyEarsLawyer he really is tough]]''), but his love for ''Nintendo'' video games, fanatical loyalty to Palutena, his [[NeverLearnedToRead lack of literacy]] that even he lampshades, and [[GoodIsDumb general goofiness]] make him endearingly dorky throughout the entire history.

** The Plutons are back! Thankfully, they're no longer invincible, and you can pick up the weapons they steal if you kill them.

** [[spoiler:Amazon Pandora]] is extremely agile, making her difficult to pin with ranged shots, and will deal out powerful counterattacks if you try and close in for melee, and needs to be defeated three times before she will go down permanently. She also spams Pandora's boxes, which are incredibly easy to open by accident and release a stream of balls of energy that arefairly powerful and difficult to dodge. Though, on the plus side, they also often provide loot once the attack is over.

* EightPointEight:
** What else can you say when Destructoid's [[WebVideo/{{Jimquisition}} Jim Sterling]] gave ''Uprising'' a '''''5''' out of 10?'' [[https://www.destructoid.com/review-kid-icarus-uprising-224073.phtml Just read that comment section.]]
** [[WebAnimation/ZeroPunctuation Yahtzee Croshaw]] tore the game apart. Compared to Mx. Sterling, however, Yahtzee had many more complaints about the game than just the controls[[note]]Incidentally, Yahtzee has a history of difficulty with Nintendo controllers and the 3DS in particular stemming from his hands being too large to comfortably hold them[[/note]] and elaborated appropriately. One major reason being his strong dislike of "Joss Whedon"-esque humor in general.

* JerksAreWorseThanVillains: The [[PsychopathicManchild delightfully]] [[EvilIsHammy hammy]] BigBad Hades is generally much better received than the pompous, misanthropic KarmaHoudini Viridi, despite her eventually becoming an ally and somewhat softening up.

** While it's usually unintentional, many fanfic writers (especially haters of her) will sometimes crank Palutena's {{troll}}ish tendencies UpToEleven to the point where it's less "teasing Pit but caring for him and others" and more "trying to kill Pit for shits and giggles".

** When continuing a stage after dying or otherwise losing, the Intensity is forced down an entire level. Restarting the entire stage is the only way to restore the player's chosen intensity level. This means the only way to record an Intensity 9.0 clear is to [[NintendoHard finish the stage at its highest difficulty]] [[UpToEleven without a single death]]!

** Medusa is an unrepentant villain with a bloodthirsty lust for revenge... but there are a few in-game hints that lend themselves to interpreting Medusa as a JerkassWoobie and DeathSeeker. While she certainly seems all too happy to get revenge on Pit and Palutena after being dead for 25 years, she seems genuinely distressed in Chapter 9 as she explains that she does not know the circumstances of her own resurrection, implying that she did not actually want to be revived to seek her revenge. [[spoiler:This is further supported in Chapter 25, when Medusa angrily attacks Hades because he keeps reviving her as his puppet]].

** In chapter 15, the war between the Gods is interrupted by the Aurum, aliens with no allegiance to anyone, who attack the planet out of nowhere.
** In chapter 22, [[spoiler:Pandora is revealed to have survived her apparent demise in chapter 5 and taken residence in Dark Pit's wings. After separating from her host, she bathes in the Rewind Spring, which transforms her into [[DarkActionGirl her Amazon form]]]]. The randomness of these events is lampshaded by Palutena and Viridi, who comment nobody could have seen that coming.

** The game's very {{deuteragonist}}, Palutena. Most of the fandom sees her as one of the more pleasant gods, with good (if [[GodIsFlawed somewhat unclear]]) intentions regarding [[HumansAreFlawed humanity]], and her {{troll}}ish tendencies towards [[TheChewToy Pit]] —who she still [[MamaBear genuinely and deeply cares for]]— and cheerful, upbeat personality make her likable and funny. Besides, her design is [[HotGoddess much more beautiful]] than in previous games. The rest of the fandom, however, paints her under [[RonTheDeathEater a much different light]]; they see her as [[JerkassGods just as much of a remorseless god as the others]], by cruelly putting Pit in dangerous situations "for shits and giggles" (such as by using him as bait to draw out Hewdraw) and exiling Medusa to the Underworld ''after'' turning her into an EldritchAbomination. They also see her as arrogant for [[NeverMyFault not always accepting whenever she has done wrong]]. And then there's the part of the fandom who states her design is [[BestKnownForTheFanservice too fanservicey]].

--> '''Pit''': Cherubot, you're my new best friend! Don't tell Lady Palutena....

* EnsembleDarkhorse:

** [[{{TheGadFly}} Trollutena]] stems from how much Palutena loves to tease Pit non-stop.

* SpecialEffectsFailure:

** Chapter 17 for being an EscortMission in a sense. If you lose all four Centurions carrying you toward [[spoiler:Prryon]], you get a game over and given that you're fighting on a small platform, barely having room to dodge enemies that are coming at you and that the Centurions die easily, you'll be screaming at higher levels.

** Everyone ''loves'' Pyrrhon. Mainly because he's a LargeHam.

** [[spoiler:Amazon Pandora]] is this but mostly because of [[MsFanservice her design]].

--->Again today I will go soaring through the sky!\\
My enemies, I'll dish 'em up in a stir-fry!\\
Gracious goddess of light, watches from up above!\\
At dinnertime I always show the cook some love!

--->'''Palutena:''' You gotta stay upbeat, upbeat, '''upbeat'''!"\\

*** Dark Pit even {{lampshade|Hanging}}s the latter by answering "Like I said. [[{{Narm}} Annoying]]."

* DesignatedHero: Viridi's attempt to wipe out humanity with her Reset Bombs is arguably worse than anything Medusa did, but after her arc, she's treated as one of the heroes. Though slightly justified in that the Aurum's invasion [[spoiler:and the [[PuppeteerParasite Chaos Kin]]'s possession of Palutena]] practically forced an EnemyMine in the middle of a three-way war between factions, as well as both sides realizing that Hades is the most immediate threat. Also, at least according to Dark Pit's Guidance Conversation in ''Smash for Wii U'', it's stated that she's still opposing Palutena's Army. She's just [[FriendlyEnemies really amicable in her downtime]].

** The battle against [[spoiler:Pit's body]] in chapter 18 is an absolute nightmare. Since you no longer have ranged weapons, you are forced to use melee attacks to defeat him, and getting up to him is a difficult task in itself. However, he ''does'' have ranged attacks that not only hit hard, but are rather difficult to dodge. Just getting close enough to attack is a massive challenge, but being able to land one is also a serious challenge, as he is very quick and swift, requiring some very tricky maneuvering. The worst part is though, on higher difficulties, if you're not careful, ''he can intercept your attacks''. It's almost like fighting yourself.

** Chapter 19 is the MarathonLevel where there are at least two checkpoints when climbing up the tower. It features some non-standard gameplay, including a section where you have to dash past a gust of wind three times on a catwalk. Fall and it's back to the start of the section. The catwalk isn't very narrow, which only makes it more infuriating until you get the hang of it. Likely worse for those using buttons\D-pad to move instead of analog. The sheer length of the level is even lampshaded by Pit, who constantly asks "AreWeThereYet"

* UncannyValley:
** Palutena looks slightly off in her official art. This can actually be used to creepy effect, such as on [[http://www.reddit.com/r/KidIcarus the Kid Icarus subreddit]].
** The North American trailer for the game has incredibly impressive CGI, but for some reason, Pit's face seems just off, especially [[http://i.imgur.com/ewv7L2Rh.jpg up close]] in the brief shot of his plasticine visage as he flies toward the camera. Thankfully, the animators wisely keep his face either in the distance or onscreen for only a short period of time.

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--> '''Pit''': I LOVE YOU HOT SPRING!

* FanPreferredCouple: Of all the characters Pit has been shipped with, Palutena appears to be the favorite among the fandom, judging from the sheer amount of [[Rule34 hentai art]] of them together. This is mainly due to her deep care for him, and after her [[HotGoddess huge]] [[FanservicePack redesign]] in this game.

* CompleteMonster: [[PhysicalGod Hades]] is the [[BigBad absolute ruler of the Underworld]], the [[TheManBehindTheMan one pulling the strings]] behind [[DiscOneFinalBoss Medusa]], and despite bearing an overblown, hammy sense of humor, is [[FauxAffablyEvil by far the cruellest and most sadistic character in the game]]. Hades orchestrates Medusa's revival in the first third of the game while hiding in the shadows. Once Medusa is destroyed, Hades takes center stage and wastes no time in demonstrating his selfish lust for power and his sadistic sense of humor, mocking both Pit and Palutena and [[TheChessmaster arranging a destructive war among the humans over a non-existent Wish Seed]] for the sake of [[YourSoulIsMine harvesting their souls]]. Hades is responsible for the harvesting of countless souls, all of which are crudely [[CameBackWrong abominated into the monsters comprising his army]]. Hades actively propagates as much conflict as possible to rack up as many casualties as he can, giving his army more and more power. Hades sometimes even [[SoulEater eats them]], showing a dismissive disregard for life enough to disgust even the more morally-grey characters in the game. Though Hades makes numerous team-ups, they are all solely in his self-interest, and he finds himself sending monsters after Pit anyways for kicks. Disposing of his own soldiers, like Medusa, once he sees [[YouHaveOutlivedYourUsefulness they have worn out their use]], Hades was a [[{{Troll}} self-serving snake of a god]] who prompted every other faction in the game to fight against him.

* LoveToHate: The true BigBad of the game, Hades. He is '''by far''' [[FauxAffablyEvil the cruelest character in the series]], starting wars partly to [[YourSoulIsMine harvest souls]] [[SoulEater to devour]] and [[CameBackWrong to make into monsters for his personal army]], and partly just ForTheEvulz. However, he is also one of the most popular characters too due to his [[EvilIsHammy hamminess]], [[BlackComedy dark sense of humor]], ladies' man personality and his [[EnemyMine temporary alliance with Palutena and Viridi to defeat the Aurum]], after declaring himself as [[TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou the only one fit to rule Angel Land]] and due to a case of EvenEvilHasStandards.

* VindicatedByHistory: Although the game did well in sales (selling over a [[https://www.siliconera.com/kid-icarus-uprising-luigis-mansion-dark-moon-sell-over-1-million/ million]] by 2013). The game at the time received a lukewarm response from critics and players due to its unorthodox control scheme (where you control Pit with the circle pad and attack with the stylus), which received criticism for how unintuitive it is. Over time however, many players, especially those who got used to the controls, began to view the game more positively in retrospect, highlighting its fun shoot-em up/hack-n-slash gameplay, its memorable cast of characters and an hilarious and engaging story, all on top of having some of the best visuals on the 3DS. Nowadays, the game is considered by many to be one of the best 3DS games and a modern Nintendo classic. Unsurprisingly, fan cries for a sequel or a rerelease are incredibly commonplace today (despite Creator/MasahiroSakurai having no interest in revisiting the franchise).