Pit is Palutena's most loyal servant, as well as the captain of her royal bodyguards. Before the events of the first game, Medusa turns all of Palutena's angels into stone, only sparing Pit because he couldn't fly. He is sometimes erroneously referred to as "Kid Icarus" due to confusing his name with the English title of the series, similarly to how people often mistake Link's name as Zelda because of the title of the series being Legend of Zelda.