History VideoGame / Smite

** Design/Archetype wise, Ullr and Skadi are the split of the '[[InTheHood hoodie]] [[AnIcePerson ice]] [[ArcherArchetype archer]] [[MsFanservice female]]' that was started by both [[VideoGame/{{Dota 2}} Drow Ranger]] and [[VideoGame/LeagueOfLegends Ashe]]. Both are hunters/ADC, but Skadi only has the ice and female gender, she uses a throwing spear, while Ullr has the hood and bow.

** May 2023 saw the arrival of some of WebVideo/{{VSHojo}}'s {{Virtual YouTuber}}s (half of whom, as [=YouTube=] description of the announcement trailer for the skins would admit, had just become ex-members of the company in the prior month): Ironmouse for Persephone, Silvervale for Skadi, WebVideo/KsonOnAir for Nemesis, Veibae for Nu Wa, Nyanners for Serqet, and Froot for Izanami.

An UsefulNotes/XboxOne version was released August 19, 2015, and a UsefulNotes/{{PS4}} version was released May 31, 2016. A Mac version of the game was released on July 7, 2016, and a UsefulNotes/NintendoSwitch version released on February 18th, 2019.

A MascotFighter spinoff, ''Divine Knockout'', was released on December 6, 2022. Billed as the "world's only 3D PlatformFighter", players took control of one of 13 of ''Smite'''s gods and fought to knock opponents of a 3D stage while completing objectives. Despite favorable reviews it struggled to retain players and on January 13, 2024, [[https://www.reddit.com/r/DivineKnockout/comments/195xgsv/updated_from_stew_chisam_dko_has_no_active/ it was revealed to have ceased active development.]]

A MascotFighter spinoff, ''Divine Knockout'', was released on December 6, 2022. A sequel, titled ''Smite 2'', was announced on January 12, 2024. With the sequel, Titan Forge intends to transfer the previously Unreal Engine 3-bound gameplay of the original ''Smite'' into Unreal Engine 5 with redone visuals and some gameplay tweaks. However, they promise that the original ''Smite'' will remain active for the foreseeable future.

* BonusBoss: Like most MOBA, there are multiple BonusBoss depending of the version. The Conquest Map has the Gold Fury (as the lesser, gold-producing one) and Fire Giant (as the one to give a party-wide buff). The Siege Map has the Siege Beast (which can be summoned to strike a lane). The Clash map has the DestroyerDeity of the Myth/EgyptianMythology, Apophis. This game is unique in the BonusBoss treatment for one thing: As 2023 reveals, a BonusBoss can be PromotedToPlayable, as the Fire Giant is revealed to be the DestroyerDeity of the Myth/NorseMythology, [[CanonCharacterAllAlong Surtr, all along.]]

** Two Wukongs/[[Literature/JourneyToTheWest incarnations of the Monkey King]] in a MOBA along with another one in ''VideoGame/HeroesOfNewerth''. All three of them are tricky characters with a lot of possibly-scaling damage and tricks brought to the table, along with their signature flying cloud and even a staff slamming-based attack. Other than that though, their other abilities are often very different from each other. Both Smite and League of Legends' incarnations of Sun Wukong are also focused on occasionally being a bit tanky with similar passives and even use of [[MesACrowd decoys]]. And then Wukong himself is set to appear in ''VideoGame/{{Dota 2}}'', a former BonusBoss PromotedToPlayable, but he's a bit squishier than the other types of Wukong.

A MascotFighter spinoff, ''Divine Knockout'', was released on December 6, 2022. A sequel, titled ''Smite 2'', was announced on January 12, 2024. With the sequel, Titan Forge intends to transfer the previously Unreal Engine 3-bound gameplay of the original ''Smite'' into Unreal Engine 5 with redone visuals and some gameplay tweaks.

''[[http://smitegame.com/ Smite: Battleground of the Gods]]'' is a [[MultiplayerOnlineBattleArena MOBA]] game from Hi-Rez Studios, makers of ''VideoGame/{{Tribes}} Ascend''. Unlike most other MOBA games, Smite is played in third person view using WASD movement, instead of the classic isometric perspective popularized by [[VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients DOTA]] and its other derivatives. Instead of heroes or champions, the players in Smite control gods from various mythological pantheons, like Greek, Egyptian, Chinese, etc. Like in almost all MOBA games, it takes place on a map of three lanes, defended by towers that have regular waves of {{NPC}} {{Mooks}} running down them. The objective of the player is to help these "Mooks" destroy the enemy towers and eventually their base (or Titan in this case) while preventing the enemy team from doing the same. Players gain gold and experience for killing {{NPC}}s and enemy gods which they respectively use to buy new items and level up to improve their abilities. Smite, however, includes several other game modes that deviate from the standard formula.

A MascotFighter spinoff, ''Divine Knockout'', was released on December 6, 2022.

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* ApocalypseHow: It's implied by the gradually changing visuals of the Conquest, Seige, and Assaults maps that the battle between the gods has managed to trigger every Pantheon's version of the end of the world ''at once''. In Assault's case especially, the red team is actively working towards hastening Ragnarok.

** The Retro Hercules skin is voiced by [[Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys Kevin Sorbo.]]

** The game has skins where characters become the main cast of ''WebAnimation/{{RWBY}}''. Ruby Rose for Thanatos, Weiss Schnee for Freya, Blake Belladonna for Amaterasu, and Yang Xiao Long for Terra. They use the designs introduced in Volume 7 of the show, while Ruby has a second option of using her classic design from Volumes 1-3. Cinder Fall would be added later as a skin for Morgan Le Fay.
** A crossover with ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' includes skins of Aang, Zuko and Korra. They are for Merlin, Susanoo, and Skadi respectively. Aang and Korra have their Avatar State forms as alternates, while Zuko has the Blue Spirit. Azula, Iroh and Momo were later added as skins for Pele, Bacchus and Ratatoskr respectively.
** The game has a crossover with the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'', with skins of Leonardo, Donatello, Raphael and Michelangelo. These skins are used for Osiris, Sun Wukong, Loki, and Mercury respectively, and they come with Prestige Track versions that reference [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 the 1987 cartoon]]. Later on, Splinter, Shredder, Krang, and Slash were added as skins for Hachiman, Ravana, Xing Tian, and Kuzenbo respectively.
** June 2021 saw the announcement of a collaboration with ''Series/StrangerThings'', featuring Scylla as Eleven, Apollo as Hopper, Bakasura as the Demogorgon, and Sylvanus as the Mind Flayer.
** October 2021 saw the announcement of a crossover with none other than the ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' themselves; featuring Geb as Optimus Prime, Ra as Megatron, and Jing Wei as Starscream.
** March 2022 brought forth a ''Franchise/{{Rambo}}'' skin for Ullr.
** June 2022 brought the band members of ''Music/{{Slipknot}}'' as skins for Poseiden, Chaac, and Raijin.
** July 2022 brings in characters from Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} outside of ''Avatar'' and ''TMNT'' to the mix. Danzaburou gets [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Rocko]], Janus gets WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom, Cupid gets WesternAnimation/InvaderZim, Freya gets [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Jenny (the skin referring to her as XJ9)]], and Gilgamesh gets [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Powdered Toast Man]].
** November 2022 saw a crossover event with ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}'', giving retro-styled skins to Bellona, Neith, Vamana, Merlin, and Cerberus.
** January 2023 saw the announcement of a crossover with ''TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering''.
** April 2023 sees a crossover with ''Franchise/GIJoe'', with 2 skins each for Hou Yi, Neith, and Susano; one from GI JOE and one from COBRA. Hou Yi has Duke and Cobra Commander, Neith has Scarlett and the Baroness, and Susano has Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow.

* RatedMForManly: Ares, Hercules, Odin, Thor and Gilgamesh are as masculine as one would expect them to be from their tales.

** Ah Puch and Ix Chel, two of the most powerful figures in Mayan mythology as well as mages. Ah Puch is a [[LeanAndMean foul skeletal man]] who focuses purely on harming the enemy and debilitating their healing with darkness and necromancy. Ix Chel on the other hand is a compassionate [[BigBeautifulWoman beautiful full-figured woman]] who attacks enemies whilst also healing and supporting allies with her life giving [[LightIsGood light focused abilities.]]

** While most of the buyable items in the game are original creations, some are legit mythological artifacts: the Asi from Hinduism, the Rod of Ascelpius from Greece, one of the Ancile from Rome, the Stone of Fal from Celtic legend, and Fail-Not, Pridwen, and Arondight from Arthurian lore. A Masamune from Japan was available for a while, but was later removed and replaced with a more balanced item called the Sledge.

* TheSmurfettePrinciple: The Mayan and Hindu pantheons each only have one female PC (Awilix and Kali respectively). For the former this is understandable as there aren't a whole lot of surviving Maya goddesses to choose from, but there's no excuse for the latter, as there's plenty of female characters in Hindu mythology. The likely reason Hi-Rez has steered away from adding more females to the pantheon is fear of the backlash starting up again. The Polynesian pantheon is an odd case in that its only female PC is its only PC period right now.

** Kukulkan is snake-like and is the TopGod of the Mayan Pantheon, but he can be quite a nasty jerk due to BlueAndOrangeMorality being in play.