Pitsphora

Pitsphora is the het ship between Pit and Phosphora from the Kid Icarus fandom.

Kid Icarus: Uprising
Palutena sends Pit out into the sky, where he immediately comes under fire. As Pit wonders what is going on, Palutena relays some horrible news: both the Underworld Army and the Forces of Nature are now at war with each other, giving Pit two armies to contend with at once. The two watch as both armies lock in a fierce battle with one another, Viridi's side being led by her commander Phosphora, while Hades's side is led by the newly revived Thanatos. As the feuding commanders rapidly zip around the stormy skies, Pit follows closely behind them, and shortly after witnesses Phosphora deal a final blow to the god of death. She then retreats into a massive thundercloud to regain her strength, though Palutena keeps Pit hot on her heels in order to take advantage of her weakened state.

After her defeat, Phosphora tells Pit that she takes back her earlier flirtatious remarks before disappearing in a flash of light.

Once Pit crashes through the barrier to Palutena's Temple, he is thrown out of the Lightning Chariot, causing the vehicle to charge aimlessly across the sky. Phosphora zips after it, stating that she'll hold onto it in the meantime. Though she doesn't help Pit in his mission, she chimes into his conversation with Viridi when he lashes out at the goddess.

When Dark Pit later uses the Lightning Chariot to split open the portal to the Chaos Vortex, the dark angel is thrown out of the vehicle, prompting Phosphora to zip after it once again.

Super Smash Bros.
Phosphora is added as an Assist Trophy in the fourth game. Meaning that she can be summoned by the fighters using the trophy stand and will assist the fighter who summoned her. Pit can be one of those fighters, but an opponent could easily summon her instead. Pit then has the option to attack Phosphora, but couldn't defeat her before Ultimate made it possible to defeat Assist Trophies, she would always zap back on stage.

Fanon
Despite it being the only explicit instance of romance in the game, Pitsphora is not too popular compared to the other female characters in the game Pit is often shipped with. Pilutena and Piridi dominate AO3, Pitsphora doesn't even break the Top 10 and Phosphora's most popular ship is with Viridi. Though it should be noted that Viridi/Phosphora and Pit/Phosphora have just as many fanfics on AO3, so Pitsphora not showing up might just be a glitch in the algorithm. Regardless, it has its own fans, primarily because Phosphora is explicitly stated to have a crush on Pit. People generally like the similar energies between them and think that Pit's enthusiasm would work well with Phosphora's speed.

While Pit is primarily shipped with goddesses, Phosphora is never stated to be one. Those who dislike the power imbalance between Pit and Palutena or Pit and Viridi off-putting often headcanon Phosphora as another type of angel or nymph. Then again, there are several people who headcanon her as the "Goddess of Lightning", but still a subordinate to Viridi, still having Pit and Phosphora on equal footing.

Fandom
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