History VideoGame / Smite

* '''Assault''': A spin-off of the standard [[HouseRules game mode]] "ARAM (All Random All Mid)" seen in others {{MOBA}}s, where in players take randomly selected gods and go in only one lane and have one chance to buy items at the shop after spawning, being unable to heal up from it or buy again until after death and respawn.

* NoPronunciationGuide: Being a game made by an American company about non-American cultures, this was bound to happen. See [[{{Characters/Smite}} the character pages]] for specifics.
** In general, Hindu gods whose names ended in "-a" originally had that suffix pronounced, despite it being customary to keep it silent. Since Rama's release they have switched to the latter pronunciation, though Ravana still pronounces it when calling Shiva and gods pre-Rama (except Bakasura, who was remodeled) haven't been fixed. And that's not to say anything of the skins, which straight-up ignore it. The "-r" suffix in most Norse names is similar in that it typically is silent but is pronounced in-game.
** Awilix is a ''very'' odd case because of how inconsistent the game is. They accidentally pronounce the "x" in her name as "ecks" instead of "sh"... despite the fact that they got this ''right'' with Xbalanque. This would later be addressed in one of Ratatoskr's taunts... but then Chiron (who was released after him) has a taunt that ''makes the same mistake again''.

* BittersweetEnding: The first major arch of Smite's story ends with this. [[spoiler: Shiva intervenes to destroy and then recreate the world, foiling Tiamat's plans to remake everything in her image. Gilgamesha and the other gods then forgive Tiamat and invite her to be with them, which Tiamat [[HeelFaceTurn accepts albeit rather begrudgingly.]] At this point, most of the gods have now learned their lesson and swear to keep the mistakes of the previous world from repeating in this one by uniting as essentially a divine council to keep the peace. The downside is a lot of good gods had to die to achieve this victory, also Atlas once again takes up his burden of holding up the sky. Both Atlas and Shiva also sadly lament to each other that even with a unified council to watch over them, the gods will simply make new mistakes and even if they don't [[AsLongAsThereIsEvil new evils will always be on the rise.]] The old god and titan do at least take solace in the fact that this newborn world is at peace... [[{{ToBeContinued}} For now.]]]]

** November 2022 saw a crossover event with ''VideoGame/{{Runescape}}''.

** 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 and Iroh were later added as skins for Pele and Bacchus respectively.

* {{Revenge}}: Some Gods' (mostly the evil ones) reasoning to enter the battleground is to exact vengeance to other participants that wronged them. Fenrir to Tyr that bound him, Arachne to Athena that turned her into a [[SpiderPeople Spider Person]] (and tore her weaving), Medusa to Athena again for cursing her in the first place, Cabrakan to Xbalanque for tricking him into eating poisoned bird and 'dying'. Izanami is also a variation, she's out for her revenge against Izanagi, who is not playable when she's released, but her manner of revenge is practically [[KillEmAll 'Kill Everyone She Comes Across']]

** 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.

* MinorlyMentionedMythsAndMonsters:
** This game is probably the first time the Hindu demon Bakasura has appeared in any sort of media, let alone a video game.
** Whilst most people know about the [[{{Kappa}} kappas]], not many are as familiar with their ruler Kuzenbo.
** While they are not seen, the item Telkhine’s Ring references the race known as the telkhine from Greek mythology; dog headed fish people who lived on the island of Rhodes and practiced black magic.
** The Season 8 Conquest map brings in some creatures from Myth/MesopotamianMythology as game objectives, including the Girtablilu (called “Scorpions” in-game) and the winged lion monster Ugallu.

* NonIndicativeName: The playable units are called "Gods" even if technically speaking not every character counts as a god by the definitions of their original mythology, including some monsters[[note]]Cerberus, Medusa, Arachne, Charybdis, Scylla, Jormangodr, Fenrir, Ratatoskr, etc.[[/note]], mortal heroes who never officially ascended to godhood[[note]]Achilles, King Arthur, Lancelot, Mulan, Gilgamesh, etc.[[/note]], and other enemies of the gods[[note]]Atlas (a Titan), Bakasura (a demon), Ymir (a Giant), etc.[[/note]]

** In general, Hindu gods whose names ended in "-a" originally had that suffix pronounced, despite it being customary to keep it silent. Since Rama's release they have switched to the latter pronunciation, though Ravana still pronounces it when calling Shiva and gods pre-Rama (except Bakasura, who was remodeled) haven't been fixed. And that's not to say anything of the skins, which straight-up ignore it.

** Once one team is victorious, [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5rhoj3hWcU there's a chance that one of the winning minions]] will spin around on one side on the floor in triumph, which is likely a reference to [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Homer Simpson]] (though the originator of this motion was Curly of the {{Film/The Three Stooges}}).

** 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, and Kraang were added as skins for Hachiman, Ravana, and Xing Tian, respectively.

** Roman: Bellona, Bacchus, Hercules, Mercury and Vulcan are all siblings. Terra is their great-grandmother and Nox is their great-great aunt and mother of Discordia. Cupid is their nephew. With opinion leaning more towards the Romans being the same as the Greeks, we can now add all of them to the mix, with the sibling sets of both Pantheons being siblings to each other (10 kids and counting; Zeus has been busy), Vulcan being married to his sister Aphrodite, Cupid being the son of Aphrodite and Ares, Nox being Thanatos's, Nemesis's and Discordia's mother, Terra being Zeus', Poseiden's and Hades' grandmother, and Nox being their great aunt.

** Cliodhna is voiced by Elsie Lovelock, who previously was an indie voice actress dubbing webcomics, but in particular various ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' comics that poke fun of the [[ViolentGlaswegian 'Scottish Female Pokemon Trainer']] meme, a lot of times using the rendition by [[Creator/{{Merryweatherey}} Merryweather Comics]]. With the Celtic Pantheon getting {{Scotireland}} tropes around them, it's quite probable that the voice director of ''Smite'' would have known the meme and comic dubs, and then picked up Elsie for the Celtic deity that involves screaming a lot. ("Oh no, she's Scottish...")

** Smite has a tendency to include an item named after a mythological figure and then eventually make them playable. So far, the deities that have become playable this way are Chronos (Chronos' Pendant), Thoth (Book of Thoth), Achilles (Achilles' Spear, currently removed) and Yu Huang (Jade Emperor’s Crown).

* TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt: The gods' descriptions stress how little time we have left. Oddly enough, it hasn't happened yet.

* LighterAndSofter: Unlike most [=MOBAs=] that take themselves rather seriously, Smite has shown to possess a rather lighthearted and playful tone compared to many other games in the same genre. Most of the Gods' questionable actions in the original myths are also toned down for a general audience. It ''has'' gotten darker, particularly with the Conquest map and eventually began
to try and weave a more serious story, but it can still come across as lighter compared to other [=MOBAs=].

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Numerous Gods and Goddesses, though Neith, Aphrodite, Bastet, Freya, Kali, really the game has a long list of these. Of course, one thing to keep in mind is that a lot of them are depicted in revealing attire (if not completely butt naked) in their own mythology or when written or drawn down somewhere. Aphrodite is literally a SexGoddess; so anything less would be unusual, while Bastet is woman with fur, and Kali and Freya actually did run around nearly (fully for Freya) naked in their own mythlogy. While Hi Rez definitely uses this as an excuse to employ {{Fanservice}}, it's not far-fetched and outrageously sexualized for no reason. These days, fans are more concerned with seeing Gods and Goddesses with ''different'' body types, instead of what's conventionally attractive, such as Bellona being more rough and muscular as opposed to pretty with a small waist and big boobs. [[WarGod NEITH]] however is a different story, you know it's bad when the NaughtyNurseOutfit skin is actually '''less revealing''' than her default look. Sol is ''literally'' stark naked; if they were't WreathedInFlames [=24/7=] giving her BarbieDollAnatomy, the game would probably be rated Adults Only.

* InstantWinCondition: If either your or the enemy team's Titan falls, the game is over, however, the Titan is invulnerable as long as all three Phoenixes are still alive.
* FeatheredSerpent: Kukulkan naturally.

* TheGhost: Several deities that do not appear in-game (and in case of the Greek/Roman, both counterparts do not make it) but still gets mention in the roster's lores and even some unused voicelines, including Nut, Hunahpu, and Izanagi. Hou Yi, Ravana, and Hera used to be this, until their inclusion.

* {{Stripperiffic}}: Numerous goddesses. Neith. Aphrodite. [[UpToEleven Neith.]] Arachne. Bastet. [[RuleOfThree Neith.]] Freya. Kali. [[RunningGag Neith.]] The list goes on and on.
** To be fair, Aphrodite is literally a SexGoddess, Arachne has the lower body of a spider, Bastet is a cat with fur, and Kali and Freya actually did run around nearly (fully for Freya) naked. [[WarGod NEITH]] however... you know it's bad when the NaughtyNurseOutfit skin is actually ''less'' revealing than the default one.
** The new queen of this trope is Sol, who is ''literally'' stark naked. If it wasn't for [[WreathedInFlames her inherent nature]] giving her BarbieDollAnatomy, the game would probably be rated Adults Only.
** Of course, one thing to keep in mind is that a lot of Gods and Goddesses are depicted in revealing attire (If not completely butt naked). While Hi Res definitely uses this to play up the fanservice, it's still not far-fetched and outrageously sexualized for no reason. In fact, at this point, fans are more concerned with seeing Goddesses with different body types, such as Bellona being more rough and muscular as opposed to pretty with a small waist and big boobs.

* PettingZooPeople: A specialty of the Egyptian pantheon given that many of their gods were animal-headed in their original depictions.

* SomethingCompletelyDifferent: The God Reveal for Ratatoskr switches from a standard god reveal videos by having Ratatoskr, argue with the Narrator, and with implications that he made her RageQuit that from his skill breakdown until the next God's (Ravana) skill breakdown, a new lore narrator and new skill narrator took her place.

** Egyptian: Neith is the mother of Sobek, Serqet, Khepri, Thoth, Apophis (The Clash's jungle boss) and Ra, who is the father of Anhur and Bastet. He is also (through his son Shu) the grandfather of Nut and Geb, who are the parents of Isis and Osiris. Osiris in turn is the father of Anubis through his sister Nephthys, who disguised herself as Isis due to her husband-brother/Osiris' brother Set being sterile. That's every playable character in the pantheon, just so you know. Most of the screwed up revolves around Ra.
** Greek: Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus are brothers who don't like each other very much, Hera is Zeus's wife and their sister. Zeus is the father of Apollo, Artemis, Athena and Aphrodite, and father to Ares with Hera being his mother. Thanatos and Nemesis are siblings, and cousins once removed to Zeus (their mother Nyx is the sister of Zeus' grandmother Gaia). This isn't including the zig-zagged relations they have with the Roman gods.

** Norse: Borr married one of Ymir's descendants, from whom Odin was born. Thor is his son. Loki is the father of Hel and Fenrir. Skadi is the mother of Freya. Ullr is Thor's stepson (son of Thor's wife Sif and an unknown father).
** Among the rest, Hou Yi and Chang'e are husband and wife, and He Bo is brother of Chang'e, Xbalanque and Hun Batz are half brothers (same father, Hun's the older), and Awilix and Ixbalanque are technically the same person (Ixbalanque is the incarnation of Awilix), Kali is technically Ganesha's mother, as she is one of Parvati's forms, Ravana and Kumbhakarna are brothers, Amaterasu, Susano and Raijin are siblings with their mother being Izanami (though Amaterasu and Susano were born from Izanagi's body, Izanami is still regarded as their mother), and Vamana and Rama are ''technically the same person'', Vishnu.

** Smite is known to re-use their old discarded materials when an old God received their rework. For instance, old Guan Yu's ultimate, Tactical Advantage, is reworked into Amaterasu's Dazzling Offensive. Or Arachne's old ultimate becoming Sylvanus' ''basic'' grab-pull skill. As of 2017, classic Nu Wa's Pillars of Heaven is reworked into Ganesha's Dharmic Pillars.

* EyeOfHorusMeansEgypt: Aside from being present with some of the gods, it's also part of the Egyptian Pantheon icon and present on many of the Egyptian gods' attack icons.
** Ra's staff has the "Eye" present on it; possibly due to being mistaken as the "Eye Of Ra", his eyes also have marking around them making his eye's resemble it.

** Naturally Horus himself has them, though they are done more subtler with distinct natural patterns around his eyes.

** Smite has a tendency to include an item named after a mythological figure and then eventually make them playable. So far, deities that became playable this way are Chronos (Chronos' Pendant), Thoth (Book of Thoth) and Achilles (Achilles' Spear, currently removed).

* TopGod: Several of the Pantheons have their TopGod involved, specifically: [[ShockAndAwe Zeus]], [[ThePowerOfTheSun Ra]], [[HornyVikings Odin]], [[BlowYouAway Kukulkan]], [[LadyOfWar Amaterasu]], [[DragonsUpTheYinYang Yu Huang]], and [[HeavenAbove Olorun]]. Currently missing from the other pantheons are Vishnu for the Hindu Pantheon (Though technically Vishnu has been there with his incarnations Vamana and Rama), Perun from the Slavic Pantheon and most likely The Dagda or Lugh from the Celtic Pantheon. The Roman Pantheon is currently the one with the largest issue of lacking theirs, since Jupiter's Greek counterpart, Zeus, is already represented, and the oldest one, Nox, was a primordial in the same vein of Chronos, so does not lead. Eventually, this is remedied with Discordia's lore stating that the Greek and Roman Pantheon were the same thing, so Zeus also doubles as Jupiter, leading both Pantheons.

* DragonsUpTheYinYang: Yu Huang, the TopGod of the Chinese pantheon, pretty much embodies this trope (being a [[SpiritCultivationGenre master of Daoist cultivation]] and a dragon summoner). Hou Yi and Chang'e also represent the Yin/Yang dualism with their FemaleMoonMaleSun dynamic, and there’s a literal Chinese dragon, Ao Kuang, to complete the circle as well.