Angel Land

A Greek themed stage that rests high up in the sky. An abundance of open space is ideal for aerial combat. Be warned, for if you tread to the bottom left section, you may have dead ended yourself unless your character has a good recovery. Also, make use of the tower on the right side. It is meant for battles nothing short of epic.

The hazard in this stage only occurs once per match. At any one time, the god Zeus will appear in the sky and in his rage he'll destroy the back wall. He disappears as the remaining debris plummets to the ground. These pieces will crush unsuspecting characters and cause damage, so avoid them at all cost! This really gives new meaning to the phrase "The sky is falling!"

My first priority was to design a stage that had a theme of 'ascension.' This theme was prominent in many of the levels in Kid Icarus. A lot of the gameplay involved platforming where the player would jump and shoot his way to the peak of the stage. So you see platforms that gradually reach for the sky.

The story in Kid Icarus is loosely based on Greek and Roman mythology. As are the settings. In reality, there's a remarkable structure in Rome that was used for dueling far back in the past. It's called the Colosseum. I wanted to have one part resemble this structure. That is what you see on the right side of this stage. It's a two story battleground. A statue of the great goddess Palutena stands proud on top. In the bottom left is Venus De Milo, a famous sculpture that can be found in the final stage of Kid Icarus - The Sky Palace. Wonderful spritework. It would have been sacriledge not to include it in Pit's stage. That part of the stage can symbolize a preparatory room for actors or for fighters, depending on your view point. So what is the rest of the left portion?

What I have done for this stage is blended the battle colosseum theme with a Greek drama/theater theme. If you look at it from the theater perspective, the bottom piece would be where the thespians would rehearse before the play, and where the orchestra would be located. The upper left part of the stage represents two things: seating for the audience (for both scenarios) and a stairway to Olympus.