Trivia / Kid Icarus: Uprising

• All-Star Cast: In comparison to Nintendo's previous usual usage of unknown actors from the Seattle metropolitan area, Uprising has quite a few recognizable names in LA-based union voice acting, such as Ali Hillis and Cree Summer, as well as Troy Baker. They even got Alan Oppenheimer to voice Dyntos and the Chariot Master.
• Ascended Fanon:
  • The original had an infamous translation error of spelling "Hydra" as "Hewdraw". Rather than correcting it for future games, the name stuck when the Hydra returned in Uprising, now a Quintessential British Gentleman (or at least one of his heads is).
  • This seems to be all over the place. Thanatos was originally labeled as "Tanatos" in the manual for the first game. They refer to him as this throughout his level, up until he corrects everyone saying he added the H. Because it sounds "Hamaaaaaazing!"^note In actuality, it was always "Thanatos" to begin with; he's even called by this name in the manual for the 3D Classics version of the original game. "Tanatos" was simply the result of one of a number of romanization errors.
  • Strictly speaking, along with "Tanatos", "Palutena" was actually another romanization error made when the original game was released. Her name is really supposed to be "Parthena" or a portmanteau of "Pallas Athena", but the former spelling has come to be recognized by Nintendo as the official romanization of her name, as evidenced by its use in this game.
• Colbert Bump: The game itself could be argued to owe its existence to Pit's inclusion in Super Smash Bros. Brawl, as the franchise as a whole hadn't had anything new done with it for 17 years at that time.
• Completely Different Title: Uprising's Japanese title is Shin Hikari Shinwa: Parutena no Kagami, which, when compared with the original game's Japanese name (Hikari Shinwa: Parutena no Kagami), implies it to be either a remake or a reboot, even though it's neither.
• Creator-Driven Successor: Uprising's multiplayer feels like a 3D Super Smash Bros., 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.
• Dummied Out: Idols corresponding to AR cards number 405 and 411 exist in the game, but those cards were never released anywhere in the world. They're "Medusa (Rare)" and "Pit (Victory)". The latter card was eventually revealed during the days leading up to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's release, but Medusa (Rare) remains to be seen in the wild.
• 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.
• I Am Not Spock: Antony Del Rio has voiced many different characters throughout his career, but to most of the world, he will always, always be remembered as Pit.
• Keep Circulating the Tapes: The game's AR cards went out of print a few years after release and now even a single, six card booster pack can be incredibly pricey on the second hand market. Thankfully, images of every card can easily be found online and scanned into the game.
  • For that matter, the game itself. It is no longer downloadable after the eShop closed down and prices for second-hand copies are beginning to climb. Hell, even a loose copy will cost about 50 bucks.
• Killer App: Uprising is indisputably one of these for the Nintendo 3DS.
• Market-Based Title: Was originally named Shin Hikari Shinwa: Palutena no Kagami (New Mythology of Light: Palutena's Mirror) in Japanese.
• No Export for You: The complete, sleeved, three disc soundtrack (or even the regular soundtrack, for that matter). Fortunately for those not in Japan, both have been ripped and posted across the internet.
• The Other Darrin: Pit was played by Lani Minella in Super Smash Bros. Brawl. From this game onward, he's played by Antony Del Rio.
• The Other Marty: Like most of Nintendo's games at the time, the English dub of the game was originally going to be recorded in Seattle, Washington, with Troy Lund providing the voice of Pit. After the E3 2010 trailer, however, Nintendo realized the immense scale of Uprising and decided to re-record the dub in Los Angeles, California.
• Pre-Order Bonus: In North America, a downloadable 3D Classics version of Kid Icarus^note In Europe and Japan, it was a bonus for registering two 3DS games. However, it was later put up for separate purchase on the Nintendo eShop as well.
• Sequel Gap: Twenty. One. Years. The last game in the Kid Icarus before this one was on the Gameboy.
• Star-Making Role: Before this game, Antony Del Rio and S. Scott Bullock were known mostly for being additional actors in shows like The Super Hero Squad Show and Danny Phantom.
• Voices in One Room: While most of the voice actors recorded their lines separately, Pit and Palutena's voice actors recorded many of their lines together.
• What Could Have Been:
  • Sakurai wanted to make a game based on a franchise that Nintendo hadn't used in a while (prompted by a lot of interest from fans of these sleeping franchises), and his other consideration was a Star Fox installment. He decided to go with Kid Icarus as he felt Star Fox was too restricted during gameplay sections whereas Pit offered more flexibility and freedom.
  • Early teasers and previews for the game depicted syrens with bare chests. When the game was released they were wearing clothing, just like all other humanoid underworld monsters.
• Why Fandom Can't Have Nice Things: An exploit was discovered that allowed Miiverse users to post real life images via the AR viewer. After a user uses this to post obscene images, the administrators disabled the ability to post screenshots in the community. This remained in place until Miiverse closed in 2017.
• Working Title: According to Troy Lund, the working title for Uprising was Marco Polo.

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