Kid Icarus / characters, fortress bosses and recurring enemies

Kid Icarus characters, fortress bosses and recurring enemies

Meet the cast and connect each role to the playable adventure.

Edition covered

Original NES game, first released on Famicom Disk System in 1986 and on NES in 1987. This guide uses the NES rules, not the altered 3D Classics release or Uprising.

4 characters · one picture per entry · open a picture for full size.

characters, fortress bosses and recurring enemies

Underworld fortress

Twinbellows

First guardian.

Reference

Overworld fortress

Hewdraw

Second guardian.

Reference

Skyworld fortress

Pandora

Third guardian.

Reference

Stage enemy

Reaper

Calls Reapettes after spotting Pit.

Reference

Quick notes

Pit is the playable angel. The original adventure uses a bow and earned upgrades.
Palutena provides the rescue objective. Her captivity sets the quest in motion.
Fortress bosses guard the route upward. Each of the first three worlds ends with a distinct guardian.
Enemies can change the rules temporarily. Eggplant Wizards disable attacking, while Reapers can call additional threats.

Pit is the playable angel

Characters and roles
Character	Role	Gameplay connection
Pit	Hero	Bow combat and platforming
Palutena	Captive goddess	Rescue objective
Medusa	Final enemy	Palace battle
Eggplant Wizard	Fortress enemy	Disabling curse
Centurion	Freed ally	Fortress boss support

References

Guide references
Reference	Website
Nintendo NES manual	www.nintendo.co.jp
Original-game reference	www.kidicaruswiki.org
Nintendo release overview	www.nintendo.com
Character reference	www.kidicaruswiki.org