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Characters

Pit
He has been ordered on a mission by Palutena.

Zeus
The judge of Pit's training while his mission is underway. The more successful the training, the greater Zeus will reward him.

Shop Keeper
Owner and chief clerk of the Shop.

Black Marketeer
Owner of the Black Market Shop.

Nurse
The nurse at the hospital who removes the Eggplant curse.

Crow
The keeper of the Hot Spring Chamber.

Don
Gives out useful information and teaches Pit many useful things at the information Center.

Centurion
A warrior in Palutena's army who was turned into a stone statue by Medusa's spell.  The spell can be broken by tapping the statue with a mallet.  He's a friend who'll help Pit defeat the fortress Gatekeepers.

Medusa
The big, evil gatekeeper who has occupied the Palace in the Sky.  The goddess who was turned into an ugly monster by Palutena, she does all she can to be evil and nasty.

Palutena
The Goddess of Light.  She used to be the highest of gods in Angel Land, but is now held prisoner by Medusa.  The sources of her power, the Three Sacred Treasures, were stolen away from her by Medusa.

Monsters

Snake
The Snake appears from a Snake pot in any stage, usually in groups of 4.

Spitball Blob
Materializes from inside the floor Pit is standing on to attack the unsuspecting Pit.

Bats
The Bats inhibit the Bat Chamber. They will fly around in surprise when Pit enters their chamber.

Cyclops Skull
Appear in the air above Pit, flying around in groups.

Wormser
Creeps over the floor but has quick enough reactions to avoid Pit's arrows.

King Krab
Appears from underneath to attack Pit when it finds him.

Cyclops Hopper
Jumps like a grasshopper to attack Pit.

Gruff
Wanders around the floor and attacks Pit when it finds him.

Globe
Floats up from the floor and returns when it reaches a certain height.

Big Toe
An enormous foot with a huge big toe. It drops from the sky.

Sticky Talon
Steals weapons that Pit is carrying, and sells them to the Black Market.

Merc
A muscle man who stomps around the clouds.

Lunus
An innocent-looking new moon that will attack Pit when it finds him.

Pythagoras
A lively old man who throws equilateral triangles.

Busy Bee
A noisy bee which flies around and around Pit.

Shadow Mask
Has a face like a mask that splits into two when Pit attacks.

Putt
Looks like Amazing Pit and attacks in groups.

Monolith
This is Pit's opponent in the Sacred Training Chamber.  This is an iron plate that used to be used for training Palutena's warriors. It falls down towards Pit.

Eggplant Wizard
An inhabitant of the fortresses.  It places a spell on Pit to turn him into an eggplant.  In order to break the spell, Pit must go to the fortress hospital.

Shemum
Lives in the snake pit. An evolved snake monster with wings. It's extremely dangerous. In spite of looking small, its fangs are filled with a powerful, nasty poison.  It often roams around in groups.

Specknose
An inhabitant of the enemy's nest.  A real coward, it hates brightly lit places.  However, it'll jump out real fast once it's spotted Pit.

Reaper & Reapette
Entrusted by Medusa as a lookout.  It waves its sickle around when it's spotted Pit and starts chasing him.  It calls Reapette by telepathy.

Underworld

Kobil
The little devils of Angel Land that are hostile towards angels. They cannot fly even though they have wings.

Commyloose
A monster that lives deep in the earth.  It has strong jumping power.  It has eyes that can see in the dark and does not let those who enter its territory get away.

McGoo
A blob of magma that lives in the ground.  It's been given the soul of Medusa.  It seeps out of the ground at Pit's feet.
Ganewmede
Evolved from a monoeye.  It's a floating form that builds its nest in fortresses.  It stands guard over the fortress with its enormous eye.

Monoeye
A one-eyed ghostly plasma.  It flies through the air past Pit in groups. If one of them touches Pit, then Pit becomes paralyzed and some of his strength is absorbed.

Nettler
A one-eyed slug. It's got sharp reflexes and returns Pit's arrows.

Twinbellows
The Gatekeeper of the Underworld fortress.  A devil dog with two heads. Its body is wrapped in fire, and spits out bullets of magma energy.

Overworld

Keron
A frog that was given wings by Medusa.  It's a strong jumper and quickly flies at its enemies.

Shulm
A really gloomy creature that lives in dark, wet places in fortresses.  It gives out really poisonous spores from its body and robs its enemies of lives.

Pluton
A robbing ogre. He's crafty. Pit's arrows don't work against him.  He's so stringy. He sells what he's stolen to the black marketeer.

Minos
A porcupine monster.  It fills its body up with air like a balloon and flies around.  Its big eyes can see invaders far off.

Mick
Big brother to monoeye.  It flies around and gobbles up every kind of living creature in its enormous mouth.  A real pig.

Tamambo
A brass ball.  It's been given the soul of Medusa.  It flies and gets in Pit's way.  It also gets a hold of things and cuts through them with its razor sharp teeth.

Rockman
A rock life form.  It falls suddenly out of the blue onto Pit's head.  Its body is very hard so Pit will receive a lot of damage if it drops on him.

Girin
A giant ant that lives deep in the ground and lies in wait for Pit.  Once it catches things in its big jaws, it never lets them get away.

Snowman
The Abominable Snowman of Angel Land.  Its body is made of ice and likes cold places.  A proud creature, it hurls ice to protect its territory.

Hewdraw
The Gatekeeper of the Overworld fortress.  It suddenly lurches out of the water to attack Pit.  Its body is like a smooth snake.  It's a powerful enemy and difficult to defeat.

Skyworld

Holer
Holer is the God of Plants, a cactus creature that grows in the cloud garden in the sky.  It does not forgive those who enter the garden.

Tros
The fortress guard creature.  It attacks with thorns that get shorter and longer.  Its metallic body is extremely durable and it is a difficult creature to defeat.

Collin
The warrior who used to fight in Palutena's army.  Its spirit was taken away by Medusa.  It has no fighting power of its own though EelEyes leaps out of its body.

Octos
An octopus creature that feeds on the clouds in the sky to keep alive. Violent and very irritable, it appears suddenly beneath Pit.

Komayto
A mysterious floating creature.  Nobody knows where it came from.  One theory has it that it came from a planet other than the Earth.  It's a nasty jellyfish monster.

Pluton Fly
A flying robber.  A real baddy who goes around trying to steal Pit's weapons.  Pit's arrows are useless against it.

EelEye
The poisonous worm that lives in Collin's body.  In spite of its puny body it has a huge eye and two feathers.  Body checks are its special way of attacking.

Uranos
The God of the Sky who betrayed Palutuna and went over to Medusa's side. Watch out!  He has terrible fighting power and a habit of lurking around inside the fortress.

Keepah
A creature evolved from the Kobil.  Only one of its type flies around and attacks Pit.  It hasn't got that much fighting power.

Pandora
The Gatekeeper of the Skyworld fortress.  A demon god who administers all disasters.  Blowing bubbles, it has the power to warp when least expected.

Palace in the Sky

Tanatos
A snake that lives in Medusa's hair. It's really strong and powerful.

Syren
The wicked creature of legend.  If Pit is caught unaware by her beautiful female form she'll attack Pit with the steely claws on her feet.

Moila
A flying starfish.  It catches its enemies using its four legs and starts eating them.  Moilas usually go around in groups.

Totem
A pillar in the Palace in the Sky turned into a monster by Medusa.  They fall down from the ceiling and pile up on each other.

Daphne
A flower that blooms in the Palace in the Sky.  It has been taken over by an evil spirit.  It flaps its leaves to fly and its four petals are tipped with poisonous thorns.

Erinus
The God of Revenge.  It will not forgive those who have entered the Palace in the Sky.  It is said that no one has seen it and lived to tell the tale.

Zuree
An evil ghost brought in by Medusa to guard the Palace in the Sky.  They roam around in groups yet they have little fighting power.

Fortress

Gubble
A monster with four sharp teeth.

Slime
Sticks to the floor or ceiling and jumps between them from time to time.

Spunky
A spider that jumps to attack Pit.

Fuzz Ball
Flies around the Fortress like it owns it.

Stone Golem
Normally quite still, but starts moving if it sees Pit.

Fireballs
Balls of fire which attack Pit in groups.

Fortress Guardians

Minotaur
A bull-like monster that is half bull and half human.

Skull Wing
A monster with only a skull and the wings of a bat.

Fire Serpent
A giant monster with the head of a snake and a body of fire.

Orcos
The secret enemy that attacked Angel Land in Palutena's dream.
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