Lightning Chariot
| Lightning Chariot | |
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 The Lightning Chariot being used in Ultimate. | |
| User | Pit |
| Universe | Kid Icarus |
| Article on Kid Icarus Wiki | Lightning Chariot |
Lightning Chariot (光の戦車, Chariot of Light) is Pit's Final Smash in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
Overview
Pit calls out "Lightning Chariot!" (光の戦車！, Chariot of Light!) and jumps aboard the Lightning Chariot and flies off-screen. A player-controlled crosshair appears, with Pit saying, "Phos! Lux! Let's go!" (行くぞ！フラッシュ！シルバー！, Let's go! Flash! Silver!); Pit will then swoop in atop the chariot to strike opponents when prompted, similar to the function of the Dragoon item.
Game crash bug
Prior to version 3.0.1, on certain stages, it was possible to aim the Lightning Chariot beyond the lower or side blast zones when the camera is set to "fixed". Doing so would cause the game to crash and have to be reloaded. The following stages were affected by this:
- Training (lower only)
- Mute City SNES (lower only)
- Wii Fit Studio (lower only)
- Windy Hill Zone (side only, must be aiming towards the lower part of the screen)
- Flat Zone X (side and lower)
Instructional quote
 Move List |
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Pit boards the Lightning Chariot and targets opponents with a targeting reticle before charging forward and launching any opponents he hits. |
Trophy
The Lightning Chariot appears as part of the Chariot Master trophy in Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS.
Trophy
- Chariot Master
A legendary and powerful soldier, he controls the Lightning Chariot. Normally the eyes are the windows to the soul, but the Chariot Master's actual body is long gone, and his eyes burn like the rest of his warrior spirit. He will surrender the Lightning Chariot to a worthy foe.
This soldier is the master of the Lightning Chariot. His body may be ruined, but his spirit still walks the path of the warrior. The eyes beneath his helmet are for reading his foe. His gauntlets are for grappling his foe. And, to a truly worthy foe, he'll even hand over his chariot.
Origin
From Kid Icarus Uprising, the Lightning Chariot is bestowed to Pit by the Chariot Master after being defeated in Chapter 19. Pit then uses it in Chapter 20 to shatter the barrier surrounding Palutena's temple and fights Palutena to free her of Chaos Kin's control. He is successful, but the Chaos Kin nearly escapes to its home dimension through a closing portal; Dark Pit shows up in the Lightning Chariot and rams into the portal to keep it open.
The Lightning Chariot is again used by Dark Pit in Chapter 23 to pierce Hades' body and rescue Pit from Hades' insides.
Gallery
Lightning Chariot as shown by the Move List in Ultimate.
Names in other languages
| Language | Name |
|---|---|
 Japanese |
光の戦車 |
 English |
Lightning Chariot |
 French |
Quadrige foudroyant |
 German |
Streitwagen des Blitzes |
 Spanish |
Carro de luz |
 Italian |
Biga del Fulmine |
 Chinese (Simplified) |
光之战车 |
 Chinese (Traditional) |
光之戰車 |
 Korean |
빛의 전차 |
 Dutch |
Bliksemwagen |
 Russian |
Колесница молний |
Trivia
- Dark Pit's inclusion as a separate character as opposed to an alternate costume in SSB4 was originally due to the Three Sacred Treasures belonging to Pit and Sakurai deeming it unfitting for the weapons to be used by him. The Lightning Chariot that replaces Pit's old Final Smash, however, has been used by both Dark Pit and Pit, thus defeating the original purpose of separating the two characters.
- In Palutena's Guidance for Dark Pit, Viridi mentions the Lightning Chariot being under her command, despite Pit's use of it in Ultimate. The conversation itself, however, is recycled from Super Smash Bros. for Wii U.
