Dark Pit Staff

Template:Infobox Final Smash SSB4 Dark Pit Staff (ブラピの狙杖, Blapi's Aiming Staff) is Dark Pit's Final Smash. In this Final Smash, Dark Pit takes out his staff and fires a powerful horizontal shot, quipping "Goodbye!" or "It's time!" as he does so. The move is a clone of Zelda and Sheik's Light Arrow, down to having the screen freeze and the camera zoom in on each character being hit.

Origin

Staff weapons are one of the nine weapon classes in Kid Icarus: Uprising. Though they lack in melee and homing capabilities, their range and increased damage from afar makes them ideal for sniping. In addition, the Special Attack for staffs is a giant laser beam, which both bears a striking resemblance to this Final Smash and needs careful aim to be at its most effective (like the Final Smash). The Dark Pit Staff, which is modeled after Dark Pit himself, inflicts a large amount of damage from a far distance, and its continuous fire is also powerful; however, its size and range are less than that of a normal staff.

Dark Pit uses this weapon in Chapter 6 if his location, chosen at random from four possible areas, is at the hilltop. If he is present in that area, he will attempt to snipe Pit from the hilltop once he enters. The effects and visuals in this final smash also look similar to the charge shot during air battles in Uprsing.

The Japanese name of this Final Smash makes use of Dark Pit's nickname in the Japanese version of Uprising, being "Blapi", a shortened version of "Black Pit" (how Dark Pit is referred to in Japanese). The English-localized equivalent is "Pittoo".

Trophy

Wii U version

Dark Pit Staff Trophy in for Wii U.

In Kid Icarus: Uprising, Dark Pit used this staff to snipe at Pit from a mountaintop. In that game, it did much more damage when used at a distance. In this game, Dark Pit uses it to launch a high-speed horizontal blast that goes straight through obstacles. It can hit multiple foes in a row, but only the first will feel its full force.

3DS version

This weapon may be called a staff, but it actually does better shooting powerful shots at targets at long range. Like Dark Pit, this staff was created by the Mirror of Truth. If Pit were to use it, he'd probably feel lingering echoes of his clone's warped personality.

It might be called a staff, but this weapon can actually fire shots at enemies and is more effective at long range. It was originally wielded by Dark Pit, the copy of Pit created by the Mirror of Truth. Maybe Pit would get a sense of his clone's twisted personality if he used it.

Gallery

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  In Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS

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  Full view of Dark Pit Staff in Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.

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  Dark Pit Staff Trophy in for 3DS.

Trivia

• Out of the two quotes Dark Pit can say in this Final Smash, "It's time!" does not appear in the Sound Test.
• In terms of damage, Dark Pit Staff works inversely to its Kid Icarus: Uprising incarnation. The Dark Pit Staff in SSB4 deals more damage to opponents at close-range but less damage at far-range, while the one in Uprising deals more damage at its maximum range but less damage when up close.

Dark Pit's special moves

Neutral special	Silver Bow
Side special	Electroshock Arm
Up special	Power of Flight
Down special	Guardian Orbitars
Final Smash	Dark Pit Staff