Humans are a species in the Kid Icarus series which primarily appear in Kid Icarus: Uprising.
While they are generally unaffiliated with the gods, Viridi views mankind to be her enemy, Hades wants to use their souls to expand his army, and Palutena is the guardian of the human race, creating conflicts between the three.
Notable Humans
- Magnus: Shown to be one of the most powerful humans, Magnus is a mercenary and temporary ally to Pit.
- Dark Lord Gaol: A human who was forced into cursed armor, she serves as a general to the Underworld Army.
- The Girl: An average human girl who wandered outside the Decimated Town.
Kid Icarus
It is unknown who created mankind, but they exist in Angel Land. Palutena, the Goddess of Light, and Medusa, the Goddess of Darkness, watched over them. Palutena, with her light, allowed them to grow food from the earth and live in peace. For reasons unknown, Medusa grew to hate humanity, and brought upon suffering and terror onto them. Furious, Palutena cursed Medusa, turning her into a vile and vicious monster for her misdeeds, and banished her to the Underworld. It was this event that caused Medusa to plot her revenge upon Palutena and Angel Land.
Upon gathering the denizens of the Underworld and rallying her her army, Medusa waged war on Palutena, seeking to reclaim the Palace in the Sky to rule over Angel Land once again. With her powerful army of darkness, she was able to overwhelm Palutena and her forces and claim her once denounced throne. Letting monsters and evil creatures run amok upon Angel Land, the land of light was soon turned into a land of darkness. With nothing that could be done by mortal hands, humanity hid itself away in fear upon Medusa's reign.
Only through the deeds of the brave young angel Pit, who was personally chosen by Palutena to rescue her and stop the evil Medusa, was he able to return Angel Land back to a land of light again, saving humanity in the process.
Kid Icarus: Uprising
Chapter 2: Magnus and the Dark Lord
Due to Dark Lord Gaol's control over Underworld troops, a human army was sent to take her down.
When Pit makes his way toward Dark Lord Gaol's Castle, he notices the human army battling against the Underworld forces. Pit wants to help, but Palutena reminds him that the Power of Flight is running out, forcing him to continue past them.
Chapter 11: Viridi, Goddess of Nature
After the events of Chapter 10, the humans started a war with each other over the rumor of the Wish Seed. Their destruction caught the attention of the Goddess of Nature, Viridi, who dropped a Reset Bomb on them in an attempt to wipe them out. As the guardian of the human race, Palutena decides to intervene by sending Pit into the Reset Bomb Forest, where he rescues some of the surviving humans.
Chapter 18: The Ring of Chaos
Having been turned into a ring, Pit regains consciousness and tries to figure out his current situation until a little girl spots the ring and grabs it. She observes it for a bit, then places it on her finger, giving Pit control over her body.
After the ring is passed on to Magnus, Pit gains control over his body and continues through the Decimated Town. On his way, Magnus and Pit discuss how over the span of three years, Palutena's Army vanished, leaving the humans to deal with the Underworld all by themselves. Then, when Palutena's forces finally reappeared, they started attacking the human race as well, resulting in many casualties.