Izanami

"Your sickles are never far and being close to death only makes you stronger."

Izanami is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
As Izanami gave birth to the god of Fire, his searing skin scorched her flesh. Fearful she would die, her husband, Izanagi, the man with whom she had created the world, held her close and wept. But it was too late. So grievous were the wounds, Izanami succumbed to death.

To rescue her soul, Izanagi traveled to Yomi, the realm of darkness and death. Through the black maze he searched, until finally he came upon her, hidden amongst the shadows. He implored her to return with him. She could not, for she had already eaten the fruit that grew in Yomi. Izanagi insisted. He would not leave her in this place. He swore it.

Izanami agreed to take her husband to see the Gods of Yomi, to implore them to free her. Meanwhile, remain in darkness, she cautioned him, for the realm of the dead was not meant for the living to see. Taken by foreboding, Izanagi lit a torch and laid eyes upon his wife. No longer the graceful, elegant beauty she once was, Izanami now appeared a rotting corpse, hollow and decayed, maggot ridden and foul. Frightened and disgusted, Izanagi broke his vow and fled.

Through the bowels of Yomi he ran, pursued by the fiend that was once his wife. Escaping the cave entrance, Izanagi rolled a boulder in place to block it. Sealed within, betrayed and cursed, consumed with wrathful anger, Izanami swore, one thousand lives would she take each day. One thousand to pay for the broken promise he made.

Since then, Izanami has kept her vow, each day reaching beyond the grave to pull souls to Yomi. But war has broken the boulder that once kept her sealed away, and Izanami has emerged, cold and lifeless, but burning with a vengeance against all that lives. One thousand souls will not be enough.

General

 * Izanami was the first hunter of the Japanese Pantheon.
 * Izanami is the mother of Amaterasu, Susano and Tsukuyomi.
 * Izanami is also the wife of Izanagi and both created Japan.
 * Izanami sent Raijin to prevent her husband from escaping Yomi.
 * Izanami continue the tradition of Japanese gods having lines in japanese.
 * Izanami's intro line Izanami_Intro_1.ogg "I am the shoguness of sorrow!" is a reference a line made by the character Aku from the animated television series Samurai Jack.
 * Izanami's line for when she is in a Killstreak Izanami_Kill_Streak_2.ogg "I am death, destroyer of worlds!" is a reference to a quote said in a interview by J. Robert Oppenheimer on the documentary The Decision to Drop the Bomb.

God Skins

 * T_Izanami_Plague_Icon.pngPlague-bearer
 * This skin's "curses" line, Izanami Plague-Bearer VGS Other G S.ogg "Rats!" and directed taunt toward Fenrir, PlaguebearerIzanami_Taunt_Directed_Fenrir.ogg "Fleas! Get him out of here!" are references to the main cause of spread of The Great Plague.
 * Her voice line for destroying a tower, PlaguebearerIzanami_Kill_Tower_2.ogg "Ashes, ashes..." and her death line, PlaguebearerIzanami_Death_2.ogg "We all fall down..." are from the American version of Ring a Ring o' Roses, a nursery rhyme commonly associated with the plague.
 * The actress who voiced this skin, Lydia Mackay, also voiced Covert Ops/Crimson Ops Bastet, Hera, Battle Queen Hera and iDusa Medusa.
 * This skin shares its theme with Plague Lord Hades.


 * T_Izanami_DollParts_Icon.pngDreadful Doll
 * This skin is based on haunted dolls or killer toys.
 * This skin makes cameo appearance in the card art for Ma Chérie Arachne and Plushie Ganesha.
 * The actress who voiced this skin, Macy Anne Johnson, also voiced Shadow Claw Bastet.
 * This skin shares its theme with Ma Chérie Arachne, Plushie Cernunnos, Plushie Ganesha, Plushie Jormungandr, Plushie Khepri and Child's Play Scylla.


 * T_Izanami_Mummified_Icon.pngMummified
 * This skin is based on a mummy.
 * This skin shares its theme with Pharaoh's Curse Cabrakan, Cursed Pharaoh Hades and Queen Cobra Medusa.


 * T_Izanami_Baroness_Icon.pngBaroness
 * The actress who voiced this skin, Laila Berzins, also voiced Dropkick Terra.
 * This skin shares its theme with Mademe Darkness Nox.


 * T_Izanami_ShadowStalker_Icon.pngShadow Stalker
 * This skin is based on a forest spirit.
 * This skin shares its theme with Shadow Spirit Ah Puch, Shadow Eater Baksura, Primal Spirit Cernunnos, Marrow Eater Fenrir, Shadow Speaker Hel, Shadow Specter Horus, Shadow Howler Hun Batz and Shadow Weaver Neith.


 * T_Izanami_ModernVampireHunter_Icon.pngWitchbane
 * This skin is based on a vampire/monster hunter.
 * Because of this some of her animations had to be slightly altered or completely removed for this skin.
 * This skin shares its theme with Demon Scourge Athena and Nightbane Jing Wei.


 * T Izanami RogueAndroid Icon.pngRogue Android
 * This skin shares it's theme with Modern Android Achilles.
 * There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Rogue Android Announcer pack.

Skins
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 * -|Dreadful Doll=
 * -|Mummified=
 * -|Baroness=
 * -|Shadow Stalker=
 * -|Witchbane=
 * -|Twisted Joke=
 * -|Rogue Android=
 * -|Divine Axe=
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 * -|Legendary=
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