The Horned King Yeah, that was a nice touch. I hope they are gonna do that from now on. It would also be nice, if they did some guides for some of the old gods, whom they never did make a reveal video for.
Jayeto But it does make sense, I mean don't you see a trend here? Arachne, Medusa, hell I wouldn't be surprised if another monster came out due to Athena being butthurt and then there being a game type of "Hate on Athena" Hell I can see it now...
TheEroku it could be on a conquest a full team made of creatures called, athena bitch must die. (medusa,arachne, and future girls/mans turned into weird stuff) focusing athena all the time.
Fun fact: Medusa's voice actress also did the voice for...Medusa, the Kid Icarus Uprising version that is. I thought it was pretty cool, and I doubt that's a coincidence, so, well played Hi-Rez! ^^
TheNuroshi Dude Athena has fucked over both Arachne and Medusa. One for being better than her and the other for.....sleeping with her buddy? Athena is a bitch.
BentoBattleship Actually, with Arachne Athena did literally fuck her over because she was a sore looser, but Medusa on the other hand... There are two stories, the first one is Medusa asking to go south because she had never seen the sun, Athena denied her, Medusa got angry and accused her of being jealous, Athena got angry, Bam Medusa And then the second story... Its like the actual lore of Medusa you see here except they left out one core detail, Medusa slept with Poseidon in Athena's sacred temple (Now whether they actually slept or she got raped we don't really know) But in any case she got pregnant from it, Athena got mad (Probably because she slept in the temple, and not you know.. The baby) and once again turned her into Medusa
TheEroku athena didn't turn arachne into the first spider because she outweaved her. her work depicted the gods having mortal weaknesses such as lust and desire. now, this might be true, but it's extremely disrespectful to point it out, especially in the presence of a goddess. it's like saying to fatso that they're a landwhale, it might be true but you shouldn't point it out
Av Rand (TheAv66) i can relate to that just like Charybdis she was a naiad got yada yada (like medusa) in the war between zeus skyfather and poseidon earthshaker
@@dragonheart1236 wasn´t perseus trying to save his waifu from the kraku? cause said waifus mother claimed, her daughter andromeda´s beauty matches the gods and hera was pissy after that?
@@Shek1nah he did do that, but that wasn't his main mission. He saved Andromeda from an ambiguous sea monster sent by posieden after being disrespected by her parents. Her parents decided best course of action would be to sacrifice their daughter to the monster. Perseus went on the quest to save his mother from a forced marriage, but on his way back, saw the princess in danger. Like any good lad, he swooped down and saved her.
@@Shek1nah well, Medusa's head certainly made slaying the ambiguous sea monster easier. It's not the kraken, I'm fairly sure the monster is never given a name
Medusa: "You're rock" Neith: "Thank you" *Medusa use her ultimate* *Neith turned into stone* Medusa: "You're rock" *Medusa use her ultimate* Geb: "Thank you"
Raven Darkholme I said "You're rock" because Medusa actually mean they going to be turned into stone. But Neith thought Medusa said: "You are rock". That's why she say thanks then turn into stone, But Geb are stone already that's why he just say thanks after Medusa ultimate.
i didnt expect this change in the god reveals video. I liked the animation and also tricks and info about how to play the god. Great improvement here, VVGN Hirez :D
bare in mind that in some stories Medusa was raped by the god of the sea, and cause of her priestess status and needing to remain a virgin and perhaps the fact she was raped at one of the temples of Athena, she was punished for was was done to her. So in her time of need he victim was treated poorly. I really do not think Medusa is a bad person, just she has had some bad things happen to her since the gods pretty much ruined her life and turned their back on her. So ya I can see her going against them.
Thats not her lore at all... The myth is different. I know you changed it for the kids, but come on, at least say that it was Poseidon´s fault and Athena took revenge on her just because she couldn´t take it on his uncle for tainting her temple.
Thank god someone else noticed the butchered lore. Poseidon actually raped medusa in the temple and medusa had no filiation with him prior. Athena angry that her temple was used as a brothel took it out on medusa and that's how she came to be, and Poseidon got off scotch free. Pretty shitty if you ask me because she was a good person before but then she became angry and vile towards anything
This is a free-to-play game which can be played by people in every age, they cannot just mention things such as rape, its not something that young kids should hear about.
Archer Daniels As the saying goes "Villains are not born,they are made" thats from Once Upon A Time if you were wondering xD,anyways even though its a myth you can't resist to feel bad for her.
Scotty D i still wondering how can bad people like that considering god in the first place, so evil waitttttt i remember , the big 3 , zeus , poseidon and hades are sons of titan Cronus , right ? , Evil indeed
Should I bring up the real mythos of Medusa? I mean, she didn't give in to Poseidon, she was raped by him. Athena saw her as pathetic and turned her into the Gorgon she's known to be.
Akiva Daphydd Because it would be really appropriate to say that she was raped right in her reveal video for all of the community, even the younger audience, to hear. You're a genius.
This was the newest character in Smite when I first started playing on Xbox. Dropped the game around winter of 2018. Trying to get back to it. But ppl are soo rude. I’m trying my best.
One thing they should add to medusa to make her more fun to play would be to make the statues she creates upon killing a god permanent. Cause I honestly love them cause some gods get turned to stone at the funniest moments. So please make them indestructible but allow people to move through them and shoot through them so it doesn't affect the gameplay
[NEWS] The next god after Ah Puch will be Ratatokr, The norse god of squirrels. New Skins: Xbalanque Ninja and Bellona Torment (Demonic skin) Also Anubis will have a Remodel.
Ratatoskir isn't a god of squirrels. Actually he is god of nothing because ratatoskr he just a squirrel who use to be a mediator between some eagles and Nidhog on yggradsil. So it's more a creature than anything else, we can call him monster like medusa and scylla but squirrel aren't monster so it's just a creature!
Aaaaaaaaaaaaand that's why I prefer Norse Gods : They usually are not "douchy" like the greek, and they are strong independant gods who need no heroes to go on adventures.
Gabriel Except the part that Odin and his brothers kill Ymir for sport and then orders humans to go kill themselves in glorious combat to come and help him for HIS problem (Ragnarok) or the part that Thor condones rape during pillaging, while sometimes joining in on the fun, or Loki being the a smartass constanty causing problems left and right, like fenrir.... you get the point. xD
Zakhee Serac No. All 3 Gorgons can turn people to stone. Medusa was just more well known for it because people tried going after her since she was the only mortal one.
Aleksandr Merchant I would rather have the archangels from The Book of Enoch and the like be put in. They aren't actually apart of the mythos of Christianity or Jewish people but they are commonly mistaken for it do to the blend in today's modern pop culture. They basically are the battle ready badasses of the mythos and are referred to the seven virtues of Heaven and also represent seven days of the week. They even have connections with the western philosophy of the 4 elements being fire water earth and air but that's more for the main 4 while the other 3 are left out or given lesser known elements.
SonOfTheGreeks Well don't know much in detail stuff myself but they are used a lot when anime needs Angelic like characters, especially ones with a combative background.
The number of people that would be offended by Jesus being put in the game, and the fact that he has very boring powers compared to typical mythical deities (I mean, turning water into wine isn't really impressive), I don't think he's going to ever be put in. I think sticking with the more interesting deities from mythologies where the Gods battled one-another and were not all-powerful is the better way to go, and it conveniently also avoids people getting upset quite as much.
Raggordy I don't think you know what youre talking about, weve known medusa is coming for weeks through datamining on reddit, shes been playable for a week on the pts client, they revealed her last Friday on a dev talk stream specifically to build hype, and they showed her concept art at pax east. Plenty of hype.
Very interesting Hi-Rez glad she finally made it into the game. Still don't plan on playing the game any time soon. Thanks to that horrid conquest map. But it's good to see you put medusa in the game.
I was kindof expecting Medusa to be more of a control mage with all her snakes and turning people to stone I like hunters tho so guess i shouldn't complain :p
It’s because it has become something of a trope that she is A, almost completely part snake(Gorgons looked nothing like that, they had wings, bronze legs, and all other sorts of ugly) and B, used a bow and arrow
I like how this says "God Reveal" but medusa is not a god. She is actually a monster. Good job High Rez, best research team in the universe. A+ job guys, fantastic! Best I have seen all my life. High Rez for 2016
SonOfTheGreeks Demi-God >> a being with partial or lesser divine status, such as a minor deity, the offspring of a god and a mortal, or a mortal raised to divine rank. This is the definition. Because Athena cursed Medusa with her godly powers she became a demi-god. Another example is. Titans they're not gods. But are considered demi gods or also known as divine beings. Lack of Knowledge for 2016
HeimskirTheGuyYouKillEveryTime that is not a demi-god, where the hell did you get that information? Thats like saying if Zeus turned someone into a mouse, that person is now a demi-god. That is just not how it works. A demi-god is someone who has blood relations to a god. Medusa is a Monster...Not a god...very different. Not hard to understand
That was actually one concept for how her ult worked- Medusa lifted her mask, dealing tick damage in front of her, any God thag took a set number of ticks became stunned
Tom Steenblok ommm dude....i play league i luv it but didn't you know that league is base of dota....? like asian and korean said the more you noob the more toxic you are....
Da fuk was this lore? Poseidon tryed to rape her, she ran into Athena's temple but got raped anyway, Athena didn't like and turned medusa into this, She got raped and punished for it!!
Sebatian Flute greek methology is evil , and that's why human rebel at the end , a god like that not really inspiring. Nordic , inca(etc) and chinese myth are way cooler.
Her 2 sisters were immortals and she wasnt,she was head chopped by perseus and he used her head to petrify hes enemies one of my favorite mythology stories lol arachne's is one of them cuz athena is an idiot and so is nemesis
"There is only one with hair of slithering serpents" Stheno, Euryale and the Erinyes: Are we a joke to you? "Only one who can turn man, beast or god to stone" Cockatrice: (offended clucking)
***** You find that strange? Alright here goes. Together with the Giantess Angrbotha, Loki had three children. Fenrir, a wolf, Hel, which is the most normal of them all, and Jörmungandr, a snake. He's also mother of Sleipnir, the eight legged horse, whom he had together with the stallion Svalthilfari.
bianca Machuca It's kinda implied he raped her. How is a mortal woman suppose to refuse the advances of a god? Answer: she can't. As a priestess she was to remain a virgin so she would never consent. So Posiedon took her by force, which was easy for him cause he's a god and has supernatural strength.
not at all... they mixed the lores of when she sleeps with poseidon and aphrodite turn her into a mosnter... and when she's raped by poseidon and athenea turn her into a mosnter
Infinite Ruisu she said only one had snakes for hair and could turn a man to stone etc and I read she is the only gorgon with this ablity and you were arguing their were other monsters with this ability
Medusa is the only mortal gorgon, the only one who was turned into a gorgon(which is why she was mortal) and was the only one who could turn you to stone. If you looked at the other to, you just straight up died
I wish smite did things like make trailers for the reveals of certain gods, league of legends style. Other than that, really hyped to play as this new god! :D
it would have been nice if they made her fight with her steel claws as an assassin like in the original tale, but i like how they took the claws fighting assassin medusa was originally and mixed it with the popular culture medusa that is half snake and uses a bow.
Incoming LoL fanboys talking about Cassiopeia, so lame... I have to say one thing though, they should try to make the ultimate more creative, Cassiopeia and Medusa (Dota2) already have a very similar ultimate, and Dota's Medusa uses a bow too, so maybe they could have gone for another weapon too. But that just me though, it may be really difficult to make something 100% distinct, taking in consideration that all theses characters are based/inspired on the same greek myth.
***** It just did not have to be specifically her ult though. They could have made a passive that using some abilities would make her petrify or something like that, I don't know, I could think of N possibilities without having to be so similar to her other "counterparts".
it is extremely hard to make a character based off medusa without the pretifying gaze, i mean, it is her ultimate power in the myth, so it should in-game.
Pham Anh sadly even as someone who played both, you have to admit the LoL people coming on here and screaming "copy" is moronic. Need i remind you of Scylla? all the comments were nothing but "omg annie copy" depite the fact they are nothing alike aside from being young girls. just shows you how dumb some people are!
ZylnorWrath well yea that was just stupid but medusa's viper shot and ult are very similar to cassiopeia. though i would say its very hard to not come up with similar mechanics really. i will say its very VERY odd that though they choose to give her a bow.... SHE DOESNT POSSESS ONE SKILL FOR IT!?!? like really?! you give her something to make her different and... not use... it? /slowgolfclap
She doesn't use anything besides her gaze at lore. If she was that lore accurate in SMITE she would not have any ability, just the passive: "Medusa's passive is called Petrifying Gaze: every living thing that looks at Medusa is turned into stone and executed from full health."
They made my baby , beautiful. (Not trying to hog or delusional) Medusa deserves some spotlight. I think her lore is a bit screwy though. Before I left High School I painted a picture of her that would remain for a LONG time in the halls along a select few others. My all time favourite mythology woman.
Many people are forgetting that in the Ancient Greek story Medusa and Poseidon actually had sex in Athena's temple, which made Athena turn Medusa into the gorgon, not just the fact that Medusa was a priestess (while not an excuse I feel like people would be complaining less if they knew the whole story)
hirez releases Bellona. Everyone: OMG SOOO OP. Hirez: mmmm we can do better lets make medusa even more op then Bellona. Everyone: ARRRGHHH STTTAAAAAHHHHPPP
On April Fool's Day, I had intended on learning Medusa after trying out the unknown Match of the Day. But due to the rules, our teams' selections were swapped, and I received Medusa. So I had to try her out earlier than expected. And I made the enemy team regret it by taking them down one by one.
“Only one with hair made of serpents Only one with skin of scales Only one whose very gaze can turn man beast or god to stone...” Medusa was a Gorgon. Her and her two sisters could also do it lol
You know, I can't wait if/when Orion shows up (I... Actually wouldn't be too terribly depressed about that, actually), would probably be another Greek pantheon hunter, but can you imagine how mucked up Hi-Rez would have to make his origin? He's literally the piss baby of three gods. Seriously, he sounds like a prank. "Zeus, Poseidon and Hermes eat some dudes food, then, to reward their gracious host grant him a wish. The host wanted a boy, so they said to bury the hide of an ox, and piss on it (or they pissed on it, not sure) and a child will be born!" Like, you think these gods were just sitting there, snickering at each other going "Oh my god, he's gonna do it... He just buried the ox hide... AND he's pissing on it..."
Ummm I thought they removed the attack speed debuf from her acid splash? am i wrong or something? plus ive seen leveling her one first (and maxing it first) be a lot more benificial than acid splash, its less mana heavy and does great damage.
Medusa was actually the spawn of Echidna but unlike her siblings, SHE was beautiful...once. But then, Athena grew jealous of her when Poseidon tried to woo Medusa in her temple and in her rage; she transformed the once beautiful maid into a hideous creature
While the Reveal was outstanding, it's so much different from the stories I read. From what I heard, Medusa didn't want to lose her virginity to anyone, not even to a God like Poseidon. Poseidon intruded on Athena's Temple and ravished Medusa against her will. From what I heard, Athena cursed her former Priestess for three reasons: One reason, was that Athena had a crush on Poseidon (Don't ask why) and was jealous that Medusa got the Sea God interested in her and not the Goddess Medusa devoted her life to. The second reason was Medusa's unparalleled beauty, which is what got Poseidon compelled in the first place and Athena used Medusa's sexual assault as an excuse to turn her into a scaly, snake monster. And the final reason was that it took place in Athena's Temple, which only filled the Goddess with disgust at what had happened.
I like how they explained a bit about how to play her instead of just showing moments were she did well and explain what happened.
The Horned King Yeah, that was a nice touch. I hope they are gonna do that from now on.
It would also be nice, if they did some guides for some of the old gods, whom they never did make a reveal video for.
William Einfeldt
Yeah that would be great.
William Einfeldt
Check theses videos:
ua-cam.com/video/iVieJTehRl0/v-deo.html
and the other know your enemy vids
I've seen those, but there are still missing a lot of those
William Einfeldt well they make them every week or so, stuff like this takes time. Give it time and every god will have one eventually.
Quite ironic how Athena + Medusa lane is going to be like the best combo.... Seeing their previous relationship
it would have been better if they went with aphrodite's lore instead since it makes way more sense.
Jayeto But it does make sense, I mean don't you see a trend here? Arachne, Medusa, hell I wouldn't be surprised if another monster came out due to Athena being butthurt and then there being a game type of "Hate on Athena"
Hell I can see it now...
TheEroku yet its funny when they did athena's lore they make her nice and everything when in turn shes the biggest bitch out of them xD
TheEroku it could be on a conquest a full team made of creatures called, athena bitch must die. (medusa,arachne, and future girls/mans turned into weird stuff) focusing athena all the time.
Jayeto
Aprohdite lore? Is there another version to medusa story
"dont look at me like that"
- famous last words from medusas victims
Fun fact: Medusa's voice actress also did the voice for...Medusa, the Kid Icarus Uprising version that is.
I thought it was pretty cool, and I doubt that's a coincidence, so, well played Hi-Rez! ^^
Her victory screen is so sad
TheNuroshi just like her lore. Right in the feels.
TheNuroshi hahaha your profile pic fits perfectly with my reaction.
TheNuroshi Dude Athena has fucked over both Arachne and Medusa. One for being better than her and the other for.....sleeping with her buddy? Athena is a bitch.
BentoBattleship Actually, with Arachne Athena did literally fuck her over because she was a sore looser, but Medusa on the other hand... There are two stories, the first one is Medusa asking to go south because she had never seen the sun, Athena denied her, Medusa got angry and accused her of being jealous, Athena got angry, Bam Medusa
And then the second story... Its like the actual lore of Medusa you see here except they left out one core detail, Medusa slept with Poseidon in Athena's sacred temple (Now whether they actually slept or she got raped we don't really know) But in any case she got pregnant from it, Athena got mad (Probably because she slept in the temple, and not you know.. The baby) and once again turned her into Medusa
TheEroku athena didn't turn arachne into the first spider because she outweaved her. her work depicted the gods having mortal weaknesses such as lust and desire. now, this might be true, but it's extremely disrespectful to point it out, especially in the presence of a goddess. it's like saying to fatso that they're a landwhale, it might be true but you shouldn't point it out
just another casualty in the war between Poseidon and Athena.
Av Rand (TheAv66) i can relate to that just like Charybdis she was a naiad got yada yada (like medusa) in the war between zeus skyfather and poseidon earthshaker
@@Deathmournex i just thought Scylla and Charbydis were always monsters
@@sharpronin562 😁 finally got charybdis in smite
@@sharpronin562 there's one account of Charybdis origin where she's a daughter of Poseidon cursed by Zeus for angering him
I played a match with Medusa against an Athena. I turned her into a statue 5 times.
Vengeance!
I do the same
But everyone destroy the statues
Vengeance will be mine
" Sweet SWEET Revenge "
So much emphasis on the S's this time around.
cuz she's a snake lol. I love how she put the emphasisss on the s's lol
Hurried Sleet lol lol lol lol lol
genius.
s lol s so s true s man s
''Stories clamis she was beautiful ones'' She is still beautiful :D
Cerii I know right, she's still portrayed as a beautiful lady in pretty much every piece of art.
*Once*
She was ugly and then turned beautiful
She is gorgeous. I love her as a snake. She is the best main in Smite.
I can agree on 100% of that statement.
The format is so much better. Telling HOW and WHERE the god excels rather than hey look a double kill. Keep this up with the next gods.
Not only did Athena do all that, i believe she gave the man who was going to kill her the reflective shield.
I feel bad for Medusa.
I mean, to be fair, Perseus wasn't being malicious, he was just trying to save his mother.
@@dragonheart1236 wasn´t perseus trying to save his waifu from the kraku? cause said waifus mother claimed, her daughter andromeda´s beauty matches the gods and hera was pissy after that?
@@Shek1nah he did do that, but that wasn't his main mission. He saved Andromeda from an ambiguous sea monster sent by posieden after being disrespected by her parents. Her parents decided best course of action would be to sacrifice their daughter to the monster. Perseus went on the quest to save his mother from a forced marriage, but on his way back, saw the princess in danger. Like any good lad, he swooped down and saved her.
@@dragonheart1236 yeah, but still, he need medusas head to kill the kraken to save andromeda?
@@Shek1nah well, Medusa's head certainly made slaying the ambiguous sea monster easier. It's not the kraken, I'm fairly sure the monster is never given a name
The commentator's voice fits Medusa.
soooooo what happens when Medusa stares at Geb?
OH, SHHH.
Luis Zior He becomes human. XD
He gets rock hard.
+Cold Blue Geb become harder
Becomes grey ez
They did amazing on the animations when Medusa moves left and right and up and down. She really does slither >:O
"Craving beauty but having none, seeing none..."
Story of my life.
Medusa: "You're rock"
Neith: "Thank you"
*Medusa use her ultimate*
*Neith turned into stone*
Medusa: "You're rock"
*Medusa use her ultimate*
Geb: "Thank you"
Raven Darkholme
I said "You're rock" because Medusa actually mean they going to be turned into stone. But Neith thought Medusa said: "You are rock". That's why she say thanks then turn into stone, But Geb are stone already that's why he just say thanks after Medusa ultimate.
Hung Nguyen who have this done
Hung Nguyen not funny
How does turning rock into rock works?
@@benadhuham9173 oh yeah o.O
i didnt expect this change in the god reveals video. I liked the animation and also tricks and info about how to play the god. Great improvement here, VVGN Hirez :D
bare in mind that in some stories Medusa was raped by the god of the sea, and cause of her priestess status and needing to remain a virgin and perhaps the fact she was raped at one of the temples of Athena, she was punished for was was done to her. So in her time of need he victim was treated poorly. I really do not think Medusa is a bad person, just she has had some bad things happen to her since the gods pretty much ruined her life and turned their back on her. So ya I can see her going against them.
This reveal video was a great new level of quality, nice job!
I would have expected medusa to be a mage, so what god will be next in smite?
Au Puch mayan
Nike. And I'm not talking about the shoes, Nike is the goddess of victory. (Prediction)
Ah Puch, a mayan god of death.
MrYodalemos Me, the god of procrastination.
Lord M not THE god of death, but the worse one out of nine gods of death. he is the lord of the ninth hell.
Do you have a moment to talk about our lord and savior Medusa?
Me: Oh no! She's using her ultimate! Gotta spin around.
Ra: Gotcha bitch!
i like the new artwork of the god reveal i hope they keep it up its amazing
Thats not her lore at all... The myth is different. I know you changed it for the kids, but come on, at least say that it was Poseidon´s fault and Athena took revenge on her just because she couldn´t take it on his uncle for tainting her temple.
Man Ak yah. "she couldn't refuse"...aka he raped her and Athena blamed Medusa anyway
Thank god someone else noticed the butchered lore. Poseidon actually raped medusa in the temple and medusa had no filiation with him prior. Athena angry that her temple was used as a brothel took it out on medusa and that's how she came to be, and Poseidon got off scotch free. Pretty shitty if you ask me because she was a good person before but then she became angry and vile towards anything
This is a free-to-play game which can be played by people in every age, they cannot just mention things such as rape, its not something that young kids should hear about.
Archer Daniels As the saying goes "Villains are not born,they are made" thats from Once Upon A Time if you were wondering xD,anyways even though its a myth you can't resist to feel bad for her.
Scotty D i still wondering how can bad people like that considering god in the first place, so evil waitttttt i remember , the big 3 , zeus , poseidon and hades are sons of titan Cronus , right ? , Evil indeed
I miss the vertical scroll type god reveal, pretty sure this is the first that didn't do that, I could be wrong about that though.
I'm pretty sure that we can all see Medusa as the Victim in this story.
If you turn to stone by looking into her eyes and her mask has eyeholes wouldn't people still turn to stone no matter what?
Maybe there is some UV-Filter in the eyeholes.. Who knows.
The lore artwork is getting better I think. Was getting tired of the static image that's drawn to look ancient, and then just panning across it.
Should I bring up the real mythos of Medusa? I mean, she didn't give in to Poseidon, she was raped by him. Athena saw her as pathetic and turned her into the Gorgon she's known to be.
There are multiple versions since there is no way to find the real source
Well, not the lore i know, seems like you watched the new Clash of the Titans
Actually haven't seen a single one of them
Akiva Daphydd Because it would be really appropriate to say that she was raped right in her reveal video for all of the community, even the younger audience, to hear.
You're a genius.
the games a PG13 i don't think its the best idea to discuss rape on a channel that doesn't even allow swearing.
This was the newest character in Smite when I first started playing on Xbox. Dropped the game around winter of 2018. Trying to get back to it. But ppl are soo rude. I’m trying my best.
Same thing here, started when Medusa was the newest addition. With that $30 smite god pass bundle and early access.
*facepalm 3 of them, medusa and her sisters and Poseidon and medusa sneaked into athena's temple and athena got pissed
One thing they should add to medusa to make her more fun to play would be to make the statues she creates upon killing a god permanent. Cause I honestly love them cause some gods get turned to stone at the funniest moments. So please make them indestructible but allow people to move through them and shoot through them so it doesn't affect the gameplay
[NEWS] The next god after Ah Puch will be Ratatokr, The norse god of squirrels. New Skins: Xbalanque Ninja and Bellona Torment (Demonic skin) Also Anubis will have a Remodel.
I'm pretty sure Loki needs a remodel...not Anubis...
SonOfTheGreeks It was about time that anubis got a remodel, alot of people wanted this.
Ratatoskir isn't a god of squirrels. Actually he is god of nothing because ratatoskr he just a squirrel
who use to be a mediator between some eagles and Nidhog on yggradsil. So it's more a creature than anything else, we can call him monster like medusa and scylla but squirrel aren't monster so it's just a creature!
Epic creatures, all in norse conveys into that amazing tree, from very roots the nornas, branches and stuff.... just saying
Chronos it's a god. and it's a squirrel. but it's NOT the god of squirrels. he's the guardian of the world tree.
Aaaaaaaaaaaaand that's why I prefer Norse Gods : They usually are not "douchy" like the greek, and they are strong independant gods who need no heroes to go on adventures.
Gabriel Except for Loki. While Greek stories usually start with "Guess who Zeus fucked" Norse ones start with "Guess what Loki did this time".
***** XD
So, Fenrir biting Tyr's hand off was a sign of friendship?
Also, Loki isn't douchy??
It's different. Fenrir and loki are kinda meant to be bad
Gabriel Except the part that Odin and his brothers kill Ymir for sport and then orders humans to go kill themselves in glorious combat to come and help him for HIS problem (Ragnarok) or the part that Thor condones rape during pillaging, while sometimes joining in on the fun, or Loki being the a smartass constanty causing problems left and right, like fenrir.... you get the point. xD
Why isn't it mentioned in the lore that Athena punished Medusa because she got raped by Poseidon in her sacred temple? lol
I would love to see Circe in Smite one day, witg a ult that transforms low enemys in pigs :D
They say Medusa is the only one with those abilities, yet in actual Greek mythology, her 2 sisters can do this.
But they couldn't turn people to stone
Quitzel FTW- No. All 3 had that power. Medusa just did it more frequently.
+KingNazaru tbh it just depends on which stories you look at, mythology always conflicts
+KingNazaru medusa was the only one with that power while her sisters didnt have that power she also was mortal while her sisters was immortal
Zakhee Serac No. All 3 Gorgons can turn people to stone. Medusa was just more well known for it because people tried going after her since she was the only mortal one.
Finally old arachne and hunter combined, my favorite character and class :DD
My friends bong, named sidewinder, broke the day before Medusa's release. It is now reborn as her passive.
Wow! I wish all the reveals were like this
When is Jesus gonna be put in the game?
Aleksandr Merchant I would rather have the archangels from The Book of Enoch and the like be put in. They aren't actually apart of the mythos of Christianity or Jewish people but they are commonly mistaken for it do to the blend in today's modern pop culture. They basically are the battle ready badasses of the mythos and are referred to the seven virtues of Heaven and also represent seven days of the week. They even have connections with the western philosophy of the 4 elements being fire water earth and air but that's more for the main 4 while the other 3 are left out or given lesser known elements.
What are those other lesser elements that they control?
SonOfTheGreeks Well don't know much in detail stuff myself but they are used a lot when anime needs Angelic like characters, especially ones with a combative background.
The number of people that would be offended by Jesus being put in the game, and the fact that he has very boring powers compared to typical mythical deities (I mean, turning water into wine isn't really impressive), I don't think he's going to ever be put in. I think sticking with the more interesting deities from mythologies where the Gods battled one-another and were not all-powerful is the better way to go, and it conveniently also avoids people getting upset quite as much.
When christians won't be offended when he dies
The new explanation thing is good, but I'd like to see 3 narrated scenarios as well.
lets get the god reveal video out 2 hours before the day of the patch ends lets not build hype at all
Raggordy I don't think you know what youre talking about, weve known medusa is coming for weeks through datamining on reddit, shes been playable for a week on the pts client, they revealed her last Friday on a dev talk stream specifically to build hype, and they showed her concept art at pax east.
Plenty of hype.
Very interesting Hi-Rez glad she finally made it into the game. Still don't plan on playing the game any time soon. Thanks to that horrid conquest map. But it's good to see you put medusa in the game.
I was kindof expecting Medusa to be more of a control mage with all her snakes and turning people to stone I like hunters tho so guess i shouldn't complain :p
Basically I expected a Scylla/Ymir mix with something different
It’s because it has become something of a trope that she is A, almost completely part snake(Gorgons looked nothing like that, they had wings, bronze legs, and all other sorts of ugly) and B, used a bow and arrow
Finally medusa of the rider class makes an appearance in smite.
Poor medusa I Will be her friend
I like how this says "God Reveal" but medusa is not a god. She is actually a monster. Good job High Rez, best research team in the universe. A+ job guys, fantastic! Best I have seen all my life. High Rez for 2016
SonOfTheGreeks Yeah they should only have true gods like Arachne and Scylla right?
SonOfTheGreeks Demi-God >> a being with partial or lesser divine status, such as a minor deity, the offspring of a god and a mortal, or a mortal raised to divine rank. This is the definition. Because Athena cursed Medusa with her godly powers she became a demi-god. Another example is. Titans they're not gods. But are considered demi gods or also known as divine beings.
Lack of Knowledge for 2016
HeimskirTheGuyYouKillEveryTime titans are the parents of the gods?
HeimskirTheGuyYouKillEveryTime that is not a demi-god, where the hell did you get that information? Thats like saying if Zeus turned someone into a mouse, that person is now a demi-god. That is just not how it works. A demi-god is someone who has blood relations to a god. Medusa is a Monster...Not a god...very different. Not hard to understand
OR she can just leave her mask open to stun everyone she sees and become op as fuk
That was actually one concept for how her ult worked- Medusa lifted her mask, dealing tick damage in front of her, any God thag took a set number of ticks became stunned
@@philspence3073 Damn you just replied to my comment 8 years ago
Cassiopeia rework has been released onto the Rift
Which she was also based off of Medusa -.- brilliant. I also play League by the way just in case you might say that I am protecting Smite
Tom Steenblok if you want a medusa that have nothingto do with toxin and poison go , play dota
TheDomoWizard111 I know. I also know that HiRez didn't "steal" Riots concept.
Tom Steenblok ommm dude....i play league i luv it but didn't you know that league is base of dota....? like asian and korean said the more you noob the more toxic you are....
Pham Anh I do know that, but I dont know how DoTA got involved in this discussion
Da fuk was this lore? Poseidon tryed to rape her, she ran into Athena's temple but got raped anyway, Athena didn't like and turned medusa into this, She got raped and punished for it!!
ya man its a shame they fuck with all the lores so much
Sebatian Flute As said by ScottyD "she couldn't refuse"...aka he raped her and Athena blamed Medusa anyway"
You poor naive child, do you actually think Athena was a good goddess? She was one of the worst bitches to be found in mythology.
Lord M she's...indeed
Sebatian Flute greek methology is evil , and that's why human rebel at the end , a god like that not really inspiring. Nordic , inca(etc) and chinese myth are way cooler.
Medusa is actually the youngest of 3 gorgon sisters, and she was killed. When the blood from her head dripped into the sea Pegasus was born.
Her 2 sisters were immortals and she wasnt,she was head chopped by perseus and he used her head to petrify hes enemies
one of my favorite mythology stories lol
arachne's is one of them cuz athena is an idiot and so is nemesis
vote for her odyssey skin
"There is only one with hair of slithering serpents"
Stheno, Euryale and the Erinyes: Are we a joke to you?
"Only one who can turn man, beast or god to stone"
Cockatrice: (offended clucking)
i think i'm noticing more S than usual xD
I just figured out Pegasus is the son of Poseidon and Medusa, go figure.
SergeantSharpedo Isn't Pegasus a winged horse?
0000tonc Yes that's him
Yeah sense does not exist within this statement.
***** You find that strange? Alright here goes. Together with the Giantess Angrbotha, Loki had three children. Fenrir, a wolf, Hel, which is the most normal of them all, and Jörmungandr, a snake.
He's also mother of Sleipnir, the eight legged horse, whom he had together with the stallion Svalthilfari.
Lets also remember Poseidon was also the god of horses so it's not too weird
Lore and mechanic aside, i like the lore art, they should update every god reveals with this kind of art
Man these comments are even more cancer than usual.
At least you got her lore right.
At least it missed the detail that Poesidon raped her...oh well
Oh, someone that didn't complain. Nice!
bianca Machuca
It's kinda implied he raped her. How is a mortal woman suppose to refuse the advances of a god? Answer: she can't. As a priestess she was to remain a virgin so she would never consent. So Posiedon took her by force, which was easy for him cause he's a god and has supernatural strength.
not at all... they mixed the lores of when she sleeps with poseidon and aphrodite turn her into a mosnter...
and when she's raped by poseidon and athenea turn her into a mosnter
Dreamer Dawn I don't think some parents would appreciate them downright calling it Rape.
"only one"... there were 3 Gorgons. :/
+Infinite Ruisu medusa is the only one that can turn people to stone
Infinite Ruisu she said only one had snakes for hair and could turn a man to stone etc and I read she is the only gorgon with this ablity and you were arguing their were other monsters with this ability
Infinite Ruisu I love her odyssey version more
Medusa is the only mortal gorgon, the only one who was turned into a gorgon(which is why she was mortal) and was the only one who could turn you to stone. If you looked at the other to, you just straight up died
I wish smite did things like make trailers for the reveals of certain gods, league of legends style. Other than that, really hyped to play as this new god! :D
"Only one"? They forgot about Medusa's sisters, Stheno and Euryale.
She's the only one that can turn people into stone.
And she is the only one who is mortal
Medusa and Arachne vs Athena would be epic.
Still hit it. >.>
it would have been nice if they made her fight with her steel claws as an assassin like in the original tale, but i like how they took the claws fighting assassin medusa was originally and mixed it with the popular culture medusa that is half snake and uses a bow.
Why isn't she a mage?
because via lore she poses no magic from her hands. just her snakes hair and eyes.
She was portrayed with a bow sometimes as well.
I think it's to prevent from getting a finger wag from League of Legends. Cassiopeia is a mage, and she's a reference to Medusa.
***** Oh!
***** Then again, Medusa from DotA, also a reference to Medusa, uses a bow
Little bit dissapointed that her ultimate does not involve summoning a Pegasus
Incoming LoL fanboys talking about Cassiopeia, so lame... I have to say one thing though, they should try to make the ultimate more creative, Cassiopeia and Medusa (Dota2) already have a very similar ultimate, and Dota's Medusa uses a bow too, so maybe they could have gone for another weapon too. But that just me though, it may be really difficult to make something 100% distinct, taking in consideration that all theses characters are based/inspired on the same greek myth.
***** It just did not have to be specifically her ult though. They could have made a passive that using some abilities would make her petrify or something like that, I don't know, I could think of N possibilities without having to be so similar to her other "counterparts".
omm i play both game....i didn't say anything.....no one from LOL say anything, so why you blaming us....?
it is extremely hard to make a character based off medusa without the pretifying gaze, i mean, it is her ultimate power in the myth, so it should in-game.
Pham Anh sadly even as someone who played both, you have to admit the LoL people coming on here and screaming "copy" is moronic. Need i remind you of Scylla? all the comments were nothing but "omg annie copy" depite the fact they are nothing alike aside from being young girls. just shows you how dumb some people are!
ZylnorWrath well yea that was just stupid but medusa's viper shot and ult are very similar to cassiopeia. though i would say its very hard to not come up with similar mechanics really. i will say its very VERY odd that though they choose to give her a bow.... SHE DOESNT POSSESS ONE SKILL FOR IT!?!? like really?! you give her something to make her different and... not use... it? /slowgolfclap
WOW I HAVE NEVER SEEN THAT ULT MECHANIC BEFORE
NEEEEEVER
but she don't have a bow?
Hloea Adleviade Watch the original Clash of the Titans.
Gamingwiz135 that's a movie, not the actual myth
Who gives a shit it's a videoame bud
She doesn't use anything besides her gaze at lore. If she was that lore accurate in SMITE she would not have any ability, just the passive: "Medusa's passive is called Petrifying Gaze: every living thing that looks at Medusa is turned into stone and executed from full health."
Hloea Adleviade Medusa use bows in the Heroes of Might and Magic series.
Lore confirmed.
She finally slithers her way into smite
its same like the League cassiopia ult :P
Aleksandar Cvetkovic Cause its the "same" person.Cassiopia is Medusa...
Aleksandar Cvetkovic all of it copys dota but whatever man
Sandy Cole except cassopeias ult, created after DotA's Medusa, is at least different from DotA's ult, while Smites is almost an exact copy of leagues.
The Boom-Panda yea . Its coping league :P . Your totally rigth
same for dota
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Cassiopeia with a bow. the end.
I heard they're adding the celtic pantheon HYPE
so they are out of creativity
How is this not creative?
I wonder if Hi-rez could release anything without people complaining in some way in this comment section.
I just realised, that her taunt "don't tread on me", is a song by Metallica in the Black Album...
They made my baby , beautiful. (Not trying to hog or delusional) Medusa deserves some spotlight. I think her lore is a bit screwy though. Before I left High School I painted a picture of her that would remain for a LONG time in the halls along a select few others. My all time favourite mythology woman.
What's the stone statue use for? It seems like it does nothing but get in the way and help the enemy team use it to block autos and stuff.
Many people are forgetting that in the Ancient Greek story Medusa and Poseidon actually had sex in Athena's temple, which made Athena turn Medusa into the gorgon, not just the fact that Medusa was a priestess (while not an excuse I feel like people would be complaining less if they knew the whole story)
hirez releases Bellona. Everyone: OMG SOOO OP. Hirez: mmmm we can do better lets make medusa even more op then Bellona. Everyone: ARRRGHHH STTTAAAAAHHHHPPP
i like how hi-rez knows she is ridiculous via the gameplay explanations THANKS!!!!!
On April Fool's Day, I had intended on learning Medusa after trying out the unknown Match of the Day. But due to the rules, our teams' selections were swapped, and I received Medusa. So I had to try her out earlier than expected.
And I made the enemy team regret it by taking them down one by one.
Medusa’s ultimate is called: get rekt
“Only one with hair made of serpents
Only one with skin of scales
Only one whose very gaze can turn man beast or god to stone...”
Medusa was a Gorgon. Her and her two sisters could also do it lol
One question. Are you also experiencing problems with the god rotation since it hasn't changed yet or is it gonna happen in today's update
Khione, greek goddess of snow, would be awesome in this game.
***** You seriously spend too much time on this stuff xD
You know, I can't wait if/when Orion shows up (I... Actually wouldn't be too terribly depressed about that, actually), would probably be another Greek pantheon hunter, but can you imagine how mucked up Hi-Rez would have to make his origin? He's literally the piss baby of three gods.
Seriously, he sounds like a prank. "Zeus, Poseidon and Hermes eat some dudes food, then, to reward their gracious host grant him a wish. The host wanted a boy, so they said to bury the hide of an ox, and piss on it (or they pissed on it, not sure) and a child will be born!" Like, you think these gods were just sitting there, snickering at each other going "Oh my god, he's gonna do it... He just buried the ox hide... AND he's pissing on it..."
Quite a lot of monsters have skin of scales
And there are at least two other monsters who can turn people to stone with their gaze
Which would be (according to SOME stories) her sisters euryale and s.. St.. Stheno
Marie Nguyen I didn't even remember those. I was thinking of the cockatrice and the basilisk.
Ummm I thought they removed the attack speed debuf from her acid splash? am i wrong or something? plus ive seen leveling her one first (and maxing it first) be a lot more benificial than acid splash, its less mana heavy and does great damage.
I knew i'd see her at some point. which sort of good since in this game most people tend to face the opponent like in normal FPS games.
medusa - aka - most op god yet
In the original story poseidon forced himself on medusa and since athena couldn't directly attack another god she punished medusa
Is it just me, or am I going to miss the art style but the new one looks Amazing.
I love this god. My first arena game I went 22-0.
Scariest carry and unstoppable tank! Btw you are cutting my ears.
kinda ironic how athena is the perfect support character for medusa's ult isn't it
Medusa was actually the spawn of Echidna but unlike her siblings, SHE was beautiful...once.
But then, Athena grew jealous of her when Poseidon tried to woo Medusa in her temple and in her rage; she transformed the once beautiful maid into a hideous creature
I was waiting for this godess
While the Reveal was outstanding, it's so much different from the stories I read. From what I heard, Medusa didn't want to lose her virginity to anyone, not even to a God like Poseidon. Poseidon intruded on Athena's Temple and ravished Medusa against her will. From what I heard, Athena cursed her former Priestess for three reasons:
One reason, was that Athena had a crush on Poseidon (Don't ask why) and was jealous that Medusa got the Sea God interested in her and not the Goddess Medusa devoted her life to. The second reason was Medusa's unparalleled beauty, which is what got Poseidon compelled in the first place and Athena used Medusa's sexual assault as an excuse to turn her into a scaly, snake monster. And the final reason was that it took place in Athena's Temple, which only filled the Goddess with disgust at what had happened.