Viridi

Viridi (, Nature) is a character from the series.

Origin
Introduced in , Viridi is the Goddess of Nature. She is known for having a strong hatred for all humans, due to the actions of some harming the forests and wildlife of the planet, as well as for the Underworld Army, due to their complete disregard for life. When introduced, she is an antagonist who commands the "Forces of Nature", her army of troops made up of organic materials. Her goal is to eradicate humans for damaging the ecosystem, and does so by using Reset Bombs that cause mass destruction before overgrowing the area of impact. After Pit escapes his seal from the Chaos Kin, Viridi gives Pit the Power of Flight in the same way Palutena does and assists him in his mission of freeing Palutena from the Chaos Kin's mind control.

As a background character
The Reset Bomb Forest stage in depicts a battle between human nations from Kid Icarus: Uprising. After a minute has elapsed, Viridi appears in the background, far away from the stage, yells "Good riddance, human scum! The world is better off without you!" and drops a Reset Bomb, triggering the stage's transformation into an overgrown ruin. Upon reverting back to its original form, she will yell "Go! Stubborn vermin!" Both of these clips are recycled from Kid Icarus: Uprising.

In, Viridi appears alongside Palutena in several of Pit's Smash Taunt to remark on other fighters. These conversations reuse her various portraits from Kid Icarus Uprising. Viridi also makes a brief voiced cameo in 's reveal trailer, commenting on how "angels only talk big".

As a costume
A paid downloadable content costume for s based on Viridi was made available on September 30th, 2015. Nintendo also released a QR code for those who wish to have the exact Mii used in the costume's advertising.

Trophy
Viridi's trophy is exclusive to.

As a background character
Viridi reprises her role in the Reset Bomb Forest stage and in Palutena's Guidance conversations. In the former, she is now a fully rendered and animated CGI model rather than a static image.

As a costume
Both the Viridi Wig and the Viridi Outfit reappear in Ultimate, now included in the base game.

Spirit
Viridi also appears as a Legend-class support spirit.

In Adventure Mode: World of Light, Viridi is presumably one of the countless spirits captured by Galeem during his takeover of the universe. Viridi's spirit is located in the shrouded woods section of The Light Realm.

Viridi uses a wearing the Viridi Wig and Outfit and is fought on the Reset Bomb Forest stage, which features Viridi as a stage element. She is fought along a Giant representing her minion, Cragalanche. During the battle, the player's fighter must defeat the Mii Swordfighter in fifty-five seconds, referencing how Pit must prevent Viridi from detonating a Reset Bomb on the clashing human armies. Also, the Giant Kirby frequently uses Stone, referencing Cragalanche's rocky exterior and ground slam attacks.

Viridi can be summoned using the cores of, , a Neutral type, and a support type.

Trivia

 * Early builds of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS featured Viridi with roses on her headband when she appeared in the background of the Reset Bomb Forest stage. The portrait in the final game, however, lacks these roses.
 * Viridi is the only Kid Icarus character to have her voice actor changed from SSB4 to Ultimate.
 * When editing a Mii Swordfighter with the Viridi costume, the staff appears to be much larger and longer; however, it reverts to normal size in a match.