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** Xbalanque was a terror when he was first released thanks to his passive which gave him increased damage based on how many kills he had. While these days it maxes at five, back before the nerf all it took was a single early-game kill to make Xbal snowball into an unholy force of damage that could 1V5 an entire team without breaking a sweat.

* {{Narm}}: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpHpD-e8MnU The video for Mountain Man Odin]]. It tries to show off the new effects and how badass The Allfather is supposed to be, but it is hard to take it seriously due to how [[NoSell Appolo does not give a crap, smiling as Odin throws all he has at him.]]

** While Hi-Rez refused to cave in to pressure to remove the existing Hindu gods from the game altogether, they've completely given up on releasing any more Hindu gods as none have been added to the game since Bakasura (July 2012). This means that, despite being one of the original pantheons in the game, it's now tied for having the least representatives in the game (four) with the Mayan pantheon, the most recently added.
*** It seems as of 2014, they have finally decided to release more Hindu characters, starting with Kumbhakarna.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Neith, due to the ammount of {{Fanservice}} that she offers as well as Baccus, due to being the most comedic character in the game.

** To elaborate: as a 7 year old boy he has a very high pitched voice. He wears a lot of pink, which as a shade of red was seen as a manly color even 100 years ago, but is now a girly one. He incorporates a lot of flowers into his imagery, which is universally symbolic in Chinese culture but girly in the West. Finally he has his (long) hair done up in pigtails which was how boys wore their hair at the time, but even people familiar with Chinese culture tend to think of the queue as being the predominant Chinese hairstyle whereas it was only worn by men, not boys, and is actually a Manchu hairstyle introduced (forced upon) the Han Chinese when the Qing dynasty conquered China in 1644 AD; Ne Zha fought to overthrow the Zhou dynasty and would've been born circa 263 BC.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Neith, due to the ammount of {{Fanservice}} that she offers as well as Baccus, due to being the most comedic character in the game.* FridgeHorror: Keep in mind that nearly every god's lore describes that they are trying to save the world from a great threat. The only ones that seem to want to bring forth the end of the world are Loki and Fenrir. Now also keep in mind that the map for Conquest, the main game mode, have grown much DarkerAndEdgier, with the landscape becomming more destroyed, horrid and bleak. Same thing goes for the Assault map, that used to be a simple Nordic landscape before becomming an area looking as if it is about to get torn apart into space at any moment. So to sum it up: Loki and Fenrir are WINNING AGAINST ALL OF THE GODS!!

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Neith, due to the ammount of {{Fanservice}} that she offers as well as Baccus, due to being the most comedic character in the game.
* FridgeHorror: Keep in mind that nearly every god's lore describes that they are trying to save the world from a great threat. The only ones that seem to want to bring forth the end of the world are Loki and Fenrir. Now also keep in mind that the map for Conquest, the main game mode, have grown much DarkerAndEdgier, with the landscape becomming more destroyed, horrid and bleak. Same thing goes for the Assault map, that used to be a simple Nordic landscape before becomming an area looking as if it is about to get torn apart into space at any moment. So to sum it up: Loki and Fenrir are WINNING AGAINST ALL OF THE GODS!!

** To elaborate: as a 7 year old boy he has a very high pitched voice. He wears a lot of pink, which as a shade of red was seen as a manly color even 100 years ago, but is now a girly one. He incorporates a lot of flowers into his imagery, which is universally symbolic in Chinese culture but girly in the West. Finally he has his (long) hair done up in pigtails which was how boys wore their hair at the time, but even people familiar with Chinese culture tend to think of the queue as being the predominant Chinese hairstyle whereas it was only worn by men, not boys, and is actually a Manchu hairstyle introduced (forced upon) the Han Chinese when the Qing dynasty conquered China in 1644 AD; Ne Zha fought to overthrow the Zhou dynasty and would've been born circa 263 BC.

** While Hi-Rez refused to cave in to pressure to remove the existing Hindu gods from the game altogether, they've completely given up on releasing any more Hindu gods as none have been added to the game since Bakasura. This means that, despite being one of the original pantheons in the game, it's now tied for having the least representatives in the game (four) with the Mayan pantheon, the most recently added.

* EnsembleDarkhorse: Nieth, due to the ammount of {{Fanservice}} that she offers as well as Baccus, due to being the most comedic character in the game.

** To elaborate: as a 7 year old boy he has a very high pitched voice. He wears a lot of pink, which as a shade of red was seen as a manly color even 100 years ago, but is now a girly one. He incorporates a lot of flowers into his imagery, which is universally symbolic in Chinese culture but girly in the West. Finally he has his (long) hair done up in pigtails which was how boys wore their hair at the time, but even people familiar with Chinese culture tend to think of the queue as being the predominant Chinese hairstyle whereas it was only worn by men, not boys.

** To elaborate: as a 7 year old boy he has a very high pitched voice. He wears a lot of pink, which as a shade of red was seen as a manly color even 100 years ago, but is now a girly one. He incorporates a lot of flowers into his imagery, which is universally symbolic in Chinese culture but girly in the West. Finally he has his (long) hair done up in pigtails which was how boys wore their hair at the time, but even people familiar with Chinese culture tend to think of the queue as being the predominant Chinese hairstyle whereas it was only worn by men, not boys.

* RedOniBlueOni: Consider the fact that both Geb and Ymir serve the same role. Geb is the Earth, Ymir is Midgard. But there are significant differences. Geb is alive, nurturing mankind, while Ymir is simply an inactive corpse meant to serve as ground for mortals to live on. Geb is portrayed as calm, wise, sorrowful and even reluctant to battle. Ymir is portrayed as violent, stupid, vicious and revels in the chance to end his foes. Now consider their abilities. Geb's 1st ability is rolling and tackling opponents (movement) while Ymir's is conjuring a wall (stalling/trapping). Their 2s are somewhat the same, causing damage in a wave form. Their 3s vary greatly, Geb's protects allies while Ymir freezes and traps enemies. Their ults are very similar as well, causing AOE damage around them. These similarities and opposing tropes has This Troper convinced Hi Rez decided to have two gods fulfilling the same role act as total juxtapositions to each other.

* EvilTwin: Consider the fact that both Geb and Ymir serve the same role. Geb is the Earth, Ymir is Midgard. But there are significant differences. Geb is alive, nurturing mankind, while Ymir is simply an inactive corpse meant to serve as ground for mortals to live on. Geb is portrayed as calm, wise, sorrowful and even reluctant to battle. Ymir is portrayed as violent, stupid, vicious and revels in the chance to end his foes. Now consider their abilities. Geb's 1st ability is rolling and tackling opponents (movement) while Ymir's is conjuring a wall (stalling/trapping). Their 2s are somewhat the same, causing damage in a wave form. Their 3s vary greatly, Geb's protects allies while Ymir freezes and traps enemies. Their ults are very similar as well, causing AOE damage around them. These similarities and opposing tropes has This Troper convinced Hi Rez decided to have two gods fulfilling the same role act as total juxtapositions to each other.

* RedOniBlueOni/EvilTwin Consider the fact that both Geb and Ymir serve the same role. Geb is the Earth, Ymir is Midgard. But there are significant differences. Geb is alive, nurturing mankind, while Ymir is simply an inactive corpse meant to serve as ground for mortals to live on. Geb is portrayed as calm, wise, sorrowful and even reluctant to battle. Ymir is portrayed as violent, stupid, vicious and revels in the chance to end his foes. Now consider their abilities. Geb's 1st ability is rolling and tackling opponents (movement) while Ymir's is conjuring a wall (stalling/trapping). Their 2s are somewhat the same, causing damage in a wave form. Their 3s vary greatly, Geb's protects allies while Ymir freezes and traps enemies. Their ults are very similar as well, causing AOE damage around them. These similarities and opposing tropes has This Troper convinced Hi Rez decided to have two gods fulfilling the same role act as total juxtapositions to each other.

** To elaborate: as a 7 year old boy he has a very high pitched voice. He wears a lot of pink, which as a shade of red was seen as a manly color even 100 years ago, but is now a girly one. He incorporates a lot of flowers into his imagery, which is universally symbolic in Chinese culture but girly in the West. Finally he has his (long) hair done up in pigtails which was how boys wore their hair at the time, but even people familiar with Chinese culture tend to think of the queue as being the predominant Chinese hairstyle whereas it was only worn by men, not boys.

* MemeticSexGod: Some players have begun to notice that [[MakingASplash He Bo]] has a tendency to [[DoubleEntrende knock people up, getting them wet and ramming them with the full force of a tsunami.]]

* FridgeHorror: Keep in mind that nearly every god's lore describes that they are trying to save the world from a great threat. The only ones that seem to want to bring forth the end of the world are Loki and Fenrir. Now also keep in mind that the map for Conquest, the main game mode, have grown much DarkerAndEdgier, with the landscape becomming more destroyed, horrid and bleak. So to sum it up: Loki and Fenrir are WINNING AGAINST ALL OF THE GODS!!

* DemonicSpider: Cupid. He can stun you, slow you and cripple your dashes proceeded by a very long mezmerize. He also can heal himself and dash away from your attempts to kill him. Win or lose, fighting him will probably irk you.
** The way he looks compared to the other gods certainly doesn't help his case.

* ViewerGenderConfusion: Many players assume Ne Zha is a girl upon first appearance. Some still have trouble believing he isn't even after reading about him!