Editing Kid Icarus (section)

==Plot==
The game is set in Angel Land, which is a fantasy world with a [[Greek mythology]] theme.<ref name="nindori"/><ref name="manualstory">{{cite book |title=Kid Icarus Instruction Booklet |section=The Tale of Kid Icarus|pages=3–8|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date=July 1987}}</ref> Before the events of the game, Earth was ruled by Palutena (Goddess of Light) and [[Medusa]] (Goddess of Darkness). Palutena bestowed the people with light to make them happy. Medusa hated the humans, dried up their crop, and turned them to stone. Enraged by this, Palutena transformed Medusa into a monster and banished her to the [[Greek underworld|Underworld]]. Out of revenge, Medusa conspired with the monsters of the Underworld to take over Palutena's residence the Palace in the Sky.<ref name="manualstory"/> She launched a surprise attack, and stole the three sacred treasures — the Mirror Shield, the Light Arrows and the Wings of Pegasus — which deprived Palutena's army of its power. After her soldiers had been turned to stone by Medusa, Palutena was defeated in battle and imprisoned deep inside the Palace in the Sky.

With her last power, she sent a bow and arrow to the young angel Pit. He escapes from his prison in the Underworld and sets out to save Palutena and Angel Land.<ref name="manualstory"/><ref name="jpnstory">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_pk/vc_pk_02.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101106033737/http://www.nintendo.co.jp/wii/vc/vc_pk/vc_pk_02.html |archive-date=November 6, 2010 |url-status=live |title=VC 光神話 パルテナの鏡 – ストーリー |date=January 23, 2007 |language=ja |publisher=[[Nintendo|Nintendo Co., Ltd]] |access-date=June 23, 2011}}</ref> Throughout the course of the story, Pit retrieves the three sacred treasures from the fortress gatekeepers at their respective fortresses in the Underworld, the Overworld, and the Skyworld.<ref name="manualangelland"/> Afterward, he equips himself with the treasures and storms the sky temple where he defeats Medusa and rescues Palutena.<ref name="gamespy"/> The game has five different endings;<ref name="takeontheneslibrary"/> depending on the player's performance, Palutena may present Pit with headgear or transform him into a full-grown angel.<ref name="gamespy"/><ref name="manualqa">{{cite book|title=Kid Icarus Instruction Booklet |section=Questions and Answers|pages=43–44|publisher=[[Nintendo]]|date= July 1987}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.computerandvideogames.com/281070/features/time-machine-kid-icarus/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120118002612/http://www.computerandvideogames.com/281070/features/time-machine-kid-icarus/ |archive-date=January 18, 2012 |title=Time Machine: Kid Icarus |date=December 30, 2010 |work=[[ComputerAndVideoGames.com]] |publisher=[[Future Publishing Limited]] |access-date=July 3, 2011}}</ref> In the Japanese version, the best ending from the English version does not exist, and instead another bad ending is present.<ref name="takeontheneslibrary">{{cite web |title=#26 – Kid Icarus |url=http://takeontheneslibrary.com/finished/26-kid-icarus/ |website=Take on the NES Library |access-date=January 7, 2019 |date=September 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190107181229/http://takeontheneslibrary.com/finished/26-kid-icarus/ |archive-date=January 7, 2019 |url-status=dead}}</ref>