Line #12 Trivia/Smite


1	* AllStarCast:
2	** The voice actors of Smite wouldn't look out of place in a Funimation dub. And even better? ''They brought in Creator/KevinSorbo to voice Retro Hercules''.
3	** Some of the more famous voice actors were brought in for one or two roles, such as Creator/KyleHebert[[note]]Crystal Colossus Ymir[[/note]], Creator/SonnyStrait[[note]]Dreadbeard Poseidon[[/note]] and even old classics like Creator/WayneGrayson[[note]]Steel Samurai Susano[[/note]] and Creator/VeronicaTaylor[[note]]Dual Tech Hel[[/note]].
4	** [=HiRezKama=] seemed to indicate voice actors are [[https://www.reddit.com/r/Smite/comments/6ypjac/i_am_hireztina_ask_me_anything/dmp9wcq/ chosen by Hi-Rez Studios' own request and potentially from knowing the actor's work elsewhere]], so it's probable a bit of PromotedFanboy may have occurred at times when they made casting decisions.
5	* CastingGag: The Brazilian dub had a few, such as Athena and Hades being the same from ''Anime/SaintSeiya'', and Sun Wukong getting [[Creator/WendelBezerra the voice]] of his famous {{Expy}} [[Anime/DragonBallZ Son Goku]].
6	* ColbertBump: Amongst the Meso-American myths, it's usually the Aztec deities that are most known. Interest regarding the Mayan deities rose with how this game included the Mayan Pantheon instead; for instance, most people would know of Quetzacoatl more than Kukulkan beforehand.
7	* TheDanza: Thanks to a case of TheOtherDarrin (as mentioned below), [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Jenny Wakeman]] is voiced by Creator/JennyYokobori.
8	* DisownedAdaptation: WesternAnimation/InvaderZim's canonical and union-affliated voice actor Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz was [[https://archive.is/qohez unpleased]] with Hi-Rez hiring solely non-union actors and consequently recasting his character on that fact.
9	* DistancedFromCurrentEvents: In 2021, [[RenamedtoAvoidAssociation Isis was renamed Eset]] due to fears of demonetization of community content, as the previous name is also a common acronym for a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islamic_State terrorist group]].
10	* InMemoriam: The Conquest map contains two: [[https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/fnGStryXH8mMDniyQV9T3T-1200-80.jpg a Greek statue]] modeled after and commemorated to David "Allied" Hance, a professional player who passed away in 2017, and [[https://preview.redd.it/zlwejk207yca1.png?width=877&format=png&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b5a99b8b159226572cfd152f33f0f7999497bdff a finch]] in memory of John Finch, a caster who passed away in 2021.
11	* MilestoneCelebration: To celebrate reaching the 10 million player mark, Hi-Rez ushered the return of Hercules' pre-remodel skin with a new voice by none other than Kevin Sorbo (who played Hercules in ''Series/HerculesTheLegendaryJourneys''), and made him unlockable by only winning ten matches during the month of August 2015.
12	** The first two gods released for ''Smite''[='=]s 10-year anniversary were added specifically to [[PromotedToPlayable Promote to Playable]] two characters deeply ingrained in the game's history. The first, Surtr, has been Conquest mode's strongest {{Superboss}} since open beta, with his design and kit heavily referencing his many in-game versions over the years. The second, Martichoras, is the realization of the Manticore, a Training mode dummy from closed beta that had become a fan favorite, even getting an April Fool's God Reveal in 2016.
13	* NoDubForYou:
14	** Just like with ''VideoGame/QuantumBreak'', the Steam version of the game doesn't have dubs in other languages besides the original English. This is especially relevant for the Spanish language version, since it was probably done to prevent a FlameWar between Latin American and Spaniard players. This was later subverted, as the Latin American Spanish dub was removed entirely for unexplained reasons and it's only now available as a DLC.
15	** Averted in Brazil... and then played straight, as the dubbing was removed in 2018. For two more years, those who already had downloaded the local VA kept it, new players at most need to install patches to get what was available up to the cancellation. Now it's downright impossible to play the game with the old files.
16	* NotQuiteStarring: When the band Music/{{Slipknot}} had exclusive skins, only Alessandro Venturella and Michael Pfaff were voiced by themselves.
17	* TheOtherDarrin:
18	** Ao Kuang's old voice actor, Creator/KentWilliams, was replaced by Creator/KaijiTang during his rework.
19	** Similarly, Loki's old voice actor, Ashley Wood, was replaced by Alex Ross.
20	** After Creator/ScottFreeman was arrested for possession of child porn, [[Creator/{{Lanipator}} Nick Landis]] took over for future Thanatos skins.
21	** Since ''Smite'' is a non-[[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood union]] production[[note]]despite the use of some actors who have worked on union productions, most of them are "fi-core" talent, with only a small handful like Creator/KyleMcCarley being proper union-affiliated actors[[/note]], most of the crossover characters are not voiced by their regular actors; a fact affecting the unionized Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} the hardest:
22	*** Aang and Zuko aren't voiced by their original voice actors from ''Franchise/AvatarTheLastAirbender'', Creator/ZachTylerEisen and Creator/DanteBasco, the former having long since abandoned voice acting (and hit puberty). They were replaced by Jaxson [=McBride=] and Creator/StephenFu, respectively. In a broader sense, [=McBride=] also replaces Benjamin Helms, who last voiced the character in ''VideoGame/NicktoonsMLB''. Azula was similarly recast, going from Creator/GreyDeLisle to Creator/MeganShipman. Iroh is voiced by Corey Yee instead of Creator/GregBaldwin, who last played him in Book Three of the original series and in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra''.
23	*** The five Nickelodeon characters that joined ''Smite'' in 2022 are all voiced by different actors instead of their original/current ones--also making this the first time that [[WesternAnimation/RockosModernLife Rocko]], [[WesternAnimation/InvaderZim Zim]], and [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Jenny Wakeman]] aren't voiced by their original actors. Matt Cowlrick takes over the role of Rocko from Creator/CarlosAlazraqui, [[WesternAnimation/TheRenAndStimpyShow Powdered Toast Man]] is played by Michael Berger rather than Creator/DavidKaye (who last voiced the character earlier in ''VideoGame/NickelodeonAllStarBrawl''), and Creator/SeanChiplock plays WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom rather than Creator/DavidKaufman. Andrew Russell takes over Creator/RichardStevenHorvitz's role as Zim, and Creator/JennyYokobori succeeds Creator/JaniceKawaye in the role of Jenny.
24	*** In a case similar to their crossover appearance in ''VideoGame/Injustice2'', one of the ways that the ''Franchise/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles'' cast in this game is established as incarnations unique to ''Smite''[='=]s world within TheMultiverse of Turtles is by all being voiced by actors who have never performed in any prior ''TMNT'' media. That said, the Turtles also have alternate skins explicitly based on their [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles1987 1987 cartoon]] selves, and Matthew Curtis (Leo), Nick Landis (Mikey), Creator/MarkWhitten (Raph) and Creator/LandonMcDonald (Don) obviously aren't Creator/CamClarke, Creator/TownsendColeman, Creator/RobPaulsen and Creator/BarryGordon respectively. Raph also has a third skin of [[ComicBook/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtlesMirage his Mirage incarnation]], still voiced by Whitten rather than his ''WesternAnimation/TurtlesForever'' voice actor Creator/SeanSchemmel.
25	*** And for a non-Nickelodeon case, Hopper and Eleven from ''Series/StrangerThings'' are voiced by Brent Mukai and Charlie Ann Duncan instead of their original screen actors, Creator/DavidHarbour and Creator/MillieBobbyBrown respectively.
26	*** Likewise, Franchise/{{Rambo}} is voiced by Jim Foronda instead of Creator/SylvesterStallone.
27	* ProductionLeadTime: Acknowledged with the announcement trailer for the WebVideo/{{VShojo}} crossover characters who were released on May 2023, the [=YouTube=] description stating their presence "whether they're rocking with [=VShojo=] or pursuing an indie career" - in real life, Nyanners, Silvervale and Veibae had left [=VShojo=] to do the latter during the preceding month.
28	* RoleReprise: Since ''Smite'' is a non-[[UsefulNotes/UnionsInHollywood union]] production, only crossover characters from non-union properties can afford this:
29	** The four voice actresses for [[WebAnimation/{{RWBY}} Team RWBY]] (Lindsay Jones as Ruby, Kara Eberle as Weiss, Arryn Zech as Blake, and Barbara Dunkelman as Yang) all returned to lend their voices to the girls, as does Creator/JessicaNigri as Cinder.
30	** Creator/JanetVarney also returned to voice [[WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra Korra]], being one of the game's few proper union-affiliated actors.
31	** Owing to Creator/{{Hasbro}}'s shift to non-union ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' voice casts for fully in-house productions starting with the ''WebAnimation/TransformersPrimeWarsTrilogy'' in 2016, Jake Foushee (AKA Jake Tillman) reprises Optimus Prime from ''WesternAnimation/TransformersCyberverse'', and Creator/JasonMarnocha and Creator/FrankTodaro return as Megatron and Starscream from the ''Prime Wars Trilogy''.
32	* ScrewedByTheLawyers: Bastet's Night Prowler skin was taken down after Warner Bros. threatened legal action due to its similarity to ComicBook/{{Catwoman}}. Similarly, Warner subsidiary Creator/NetherrealmStudios filed a C&D over Ravana's Eliminator skin due to its resemblance to [[Franchise/MortalKombat Scorpion]], causing it to be removed from the game with the patch that introduced Artio.
33	* WordOfGod: In response to backlash over Franchise/{{Cthulhu\|Mythos}} being added to the game, Hi-Rez Studios issued a statement explaining why they decided to include him, reassuring concerned fans that this wouldn't lead to ''any'' fictional characters being added in, and stating that they had no plans to add other Great Old Ones or Outer Gods from the ''Cthulhu Mythos'' in aside from Cthulhu himself.
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35	[[folder:List of God Release Order, if you're curious who comes first]]
36	* Original 17 (May [=31st=] 2012) :
37	** Agni
38	** Anubis
39	** Ao Kuang (Old)
40	** Arachne
41	** Artemis
42	** Bastet
43	** Hades
44	** He Bo
45	** Hel
46	** Kali
47	** Odin
48	** Ra
49	** Sobek
50	** Sun Wukong (Old)
51	** Vamana
52	** Ymir
53	** Zeus
54	* Released in 2012 (Post-Release)
55	** Guan Yu
56	** Bakasura
57	** Anhur
58	** Cupid
59	** Thor
60	** Ares
61	** Freya
62	** Loki
63	** Bacchus
64	** Xbalanque
65	* Released in 2013
66	** Hercules
67	** Vulcan
68	** Neith
69	** Poseidon
70	** Aphrodite
71	** Apollo
72	** Ne Zha
73	** Fenrir
74	** Isis
75	** Athena
76	** Hun Batz (replaces Sun Wukong)
77	** Chronos
78	** Chang'e
79	** Tyr
80	** Zhong Kui
81	** Thanatos
82	** Mercury
83	** Sun Wukong (new)
84	** Ah Muzen Cab
85	** Nu Wa
86	** Chaac
87	* Released in 2014
88	** Geb
89	** Nemesis
90	** Scylla
91	** Ullr
92	** Kumbhakarna
93	** Osiris
94	** Janus
95	** Rama
96	** Serqet
97	** Cabrakan
98	** Kukulkan (replaces Ao Kuang)
99	** Sylvanus
100	** Nox
101	** Ao Kuang (new)
102	** Awilix
103	* Released in 2015
104	** Hou Yi
105	** Bellona
106	** Medusa
107	** Ah Puch
108	** Ratatoskr
109	** Ravana
110	** Khepri
111	** Xing Tian
112	** Sol
113	** Chiron
114	* Released in 2016
115	** Amaterasu
116	** Raijin
117	** Skadi
118	** Jing Wei
119	** Susano
120	** Fafnir
121	** Erlang Shen
122	** Terra
123	** Izanami
124	** Camazotz
125	** Thoth
126	** Nike
127	* Released in 2017
128	** The Morrigan
129	** Kuzenbo
130	** Cernunnos
131	** Ganesha
132	** Da Ji
133	** Cu Chulainn
134	** Artio
135	** Hachiman
136	** Discordia
137	* Released in 2018
138	** Cerberus
139	** Achilles
140	** Chernobog
141	** Baron Samedi
142	** Pele
143	** Hera
144	* Released in 2019
145	** King Arthur
146	** Merlin
147	** Jormungandr
148	** Horus
149	** Set
150	** Olorun
151	** Persephone
152	** Yemoja
153	** Heimdallr
154	* Released in 2020
155	** Mulan
156	** Baba Yaga
157	** Cthulhu
158	** Tsukuyomi
159	** Danzaburou
160	* Released in 2021
161	** Tiamat
162	** Gilgamesh
163	** Morgan le Fay
164	** Charybdis
165	** Cliodhna
166	** Atlas
167	* Released in 2022
168	** Shiva
169	** Yu Huang
170	** Lancelot
171	** Ishtar
172	** Maui
173	* Released in 2023
174	** Surtr
175	** Martichoras
176	** Ix Chel
177	** Charon
178	** Maman Brigitte
179	** Bake Kujira
180	* Released in 2024
181	** Nut
182	[[/folder]]
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184	[[folder:List of Hellenic name changes of Gods appearing in this game]]
185	This list is to ease out mythology buffs who wants to know who's who between the Greek and Roman Gods in this game, as Greek reveal videos will use the Greek names no matter what, while Roman videos will use the Roman names too. First name is the God actually featured, second name is the alternate name from the other side.
186	* Ares -> Mars
187	* Athena -> Minerva
188	* Aphrodite -> Venus
189	* Hades -> Pluto
190	* Poseidon -> Neptune
191	* Zeus -> Jupiter
192	* Thanatos -> Mort
193	* Apollo -> Apollo
194	* Artemis -> Diana
195	* Bellona -> Enyo
196	* Hercules -> Heracles
197	* Bacchus -> Dionysus
198	* Terra -> Gaea
199	* Nox -> Nyx
200	* Vulcan -> Hephaestus
201	* Mercury -> Hermes
202	* Cupid -> Eros
203	* Discordia -> Eris
204	* Hera -> Juno

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