Zeus

"Utilize your shield and hurl lightning bolts. Detonate charges to fry your foes."

Zeus is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
King of Gods, Zeus strives for fairness and justice, but will not hesitate to call down the thunder when there's smiting to be done!

Zeus' father, the Titan Cronus, immediately swallowed his children after birth so that none could overthrow him as he had his own father. When Zeus was born, Rhea, Zeus' mother, hid the child from Cronus and gave the Titan a rock in swaddling clothes, which he swallowed instead. In secret, Zeus grew up on the isle of Crete until he was old and strong enough to challenge his father. During their battle, Zeus slit open Cronus' stomach, allowing his swallowed brothers and sisters to escape, slaying the Titan. Then, Zeus released the Cyclops and other beings Cronus had kept imprisoned. In gratitude, the Cyclops awarded Zeus control over lightning.

With his two brothers, Poseidon and Hades, the three Gods drew lots to decide command of creation. Poseidon became king of the sea, Hades the underworld, and Zeus the sky. From his golden throne atop Mount Olympus, Zeus now rules Gods and Men with his wife Hera, upholding justice, hospitality, oaths, and honesty to all under his domain.

Yet, Zeus is a restless God, and while he holds high expectations for others, he does not keep those standards for himself. Chiefly, Zeus is nearly infamous for several infidelities to his wife which have resulted in dozens of children beget by other women, most famous of which are Hercules, Artemis, and Athena. Such wanton unfaithfulness is the source of great jealousy from Hera, though as King, Zeus can ultimately do as he wishes.

Weather is dictated by the Thunder God's mood. When in a fair temperament, the sky is clear, bright and warm. When Zeus' anger flares, black clouds roll in, lightning streaks the sky and thunder shakes the very ground. Lately, Zeus has been furious.

General

 * Zeus is one of the twelve olympians along with Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon and either Hestia and Dionysus.
 * Zeus was one of the 9 playable gods in the Alpha build of SMITE's first presentation to the public at PAX Prime 2011.
 * Zeus was one of the 17 playable gods in SMITE closed Beta.
 * Zeus and Hades were the first Greek Gods introduced to the game.
 * Zeus was voiced by the famous voice actor Christopher Sabat, known for his role as the voice of Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z.
 * Christopher Sabat also has voiced Anhur, Awilix mount in the Royal Champion skin, Moonlight Love Chang'e's bunny, Countess Chang'e's bunny Spellbound Chang'e's bunny, Fenrir, Chompy Chibi Fenrir, DJ Ohm Ganesha, Geb, He Bo, He Bro He Bo, Infinity Wave He Bo, and Sylvanus Tree ent Groover.


 * In August of 2014 Zeus received a remodel, updating his 3D model, animations, and voice pack of his Default and Mastery skins. His Stormbringer and Almighty skins preserved their original animations.
 * One of Zeus' jokes, Zeus_Joke_2.ogg "Are you ready, for 1.21 gigawatts?!", is a reference to the American science fiction movie Back To The Future.

God Skins

 * T_Zeus_CCSkin_Icon.pngThunderhead
 * This is one of the few recolor skins that were released after the god was released.
 * This skin was released along with Zeus' remodel.


 * T_Zeus_PureLightning_Icon.pngStormbringer
 * This skin preserves Zeus' original animations.
 * This is one of the few skins that still uses its 3D model for its card art instead of a digital painted card art. The other ones being Death Machine Bakasura, Feaster Bunny Bakasura, Lil' Devil Cupid, Red Demon Hun Batz, Solar Sentinel Ra, Blood Eagle Thor, Obsidian Shard Ymir and Digi-MIR 9000 Ymir.


 * T_Zeus_Young_Icon.pngAlmighty
 * This skin depicts a young Zeus.


 * T_Zeus_ZappyChibi_Icon.pngZappy Chibi
 * This skin was also voiced by Christopher Sabat.
 * In the wallpaper version of this skin card art, the peacock that appears in Hera's animated trailer makes a cameo.
 * Zeus is one of the few humanoid gods who have a chibi skin, the other one being Sunny Chibi Amaterasu.
 * This skin shares its theme with Itty Bitty ChiBee Ah Muzen Cab, Sunny Chibi Amaterasu, Itsy Bitsy Chibi Arachne, Chompy Chibi Fenrir, Heebee Chibi Hades, Blinky Chibi Janus, Breezy Chibi Kukulkan, Medusa, Beamy Chibi Ra, Steamy Chibi Sol, Deathy Chibi Thanatos, Beaky Chibi Thoth and Freezy Chibi Ymir.


 * T_Zeus_XBo_Icon.pngX
 * This skin was a promotion skin for the Xbox player.


 * T_Zeus_UncleSam_Icon.pngUncle Zeus
 * Zeus' Uncle Zeus skin is a reference to the United States' national personification, Uncle Sam.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Patrick Seitz, also voiced Chaac, Hades, Grim Wraith Hades and Mountain Man Odin.
 * This skin shares it's theme with Freedom Retriever Anubis, The Eagle's Elbow Camazotz, Dread President Cthulhu, Presidential Punisher Janus, Star Spangled Nike, Lady Liberty Nox, Freedom Overload Poseidon and Ra'merica Ra.


 * T_Zeus_DJ_Icon.pngHeaven's Rave
 * This skin is based on a DJ.
 * The name of this skin is a reference to a joke in the SMITE community where Zeus' voice line for his ultimate Zeus_Ability_4.ogg "Let the heavens rage!" was sometimes heard as "Let the heavens rave".
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Josh Grelle, also voiced Triumph & Agni/Encore Agni, Spectral Sword Ares and Xbalanque.
 * This skin shares it's theme with Divine Beats Amaterasu, DJ Ohm Ganesha, BA5S Drop Janus, Basscannon Neith, Electric Dream Nox and Ravin' Ravana.
 * Being part of this set of skins means it has a [VXG] command that will play along with other skins of the same set.


 * T_Zeus_Mech_Icon.pngSky Tech
 * This skin is based on the animated series Transformers.
 * This skin shares its theme with Jackal Tech Anubis, Tremor Tech Cabrakan, Vamp Tech Camazotz, Storm Tech Chaac, Dual Tech Hel, Warp Tech Janus, Living Alloy Jormungandr, Tornado Tech Kukulkan, Revenge Tech Nemesis, Omni Tech Odin, Reaper Tech Thanatos, Ragnarok Force X Thor and Whirlwind Tech Xing Tian.


 * T_Zeus_InfernalLord_Icon.pngInfernal Lord
 * This skin is based on a demon.
 * This skin shares its theme with Soul Piercer Achilles, Demonic Pact Anubis, Torment/Agony Bellona, Hellscape/Heretic Cernunnos, Hellrider, Fiendish Rage Cu Chulainn, Sin of Greed Fafnir, Howler Demon Hun Batz, Fiendish Flight Jing Wei and Demonic Thanatos.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Kellen Goff, also voiced Jormungandr, as well as Splyce Jormungandr, Inu Gami Fenrir, Freaky Tiki Ah Puch, Labyrinth Seeker Heimdallr, Brimstone Cerberus, Gecko Gladiator Xing Tian, Deathbringer King Arthur, and Eclipse Summoner Hel's Moon Guardian.


 * T_Zeus_Dark_Icon.pngSWC 2016
 * This skin could have been based on the character Palpatine from the movie Star Wars.
 * This skin could only be obtained by purchasing the SWC 2016 Digital Loot Pack bundle before January 12, 2016.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Kent Williams, also voiced Original Ao Kuang.
 * One of his taunt line, DarkLordZeus_Taunt_2.ogg "Hahahaha! You have no power here!" is a reference to a line spoken by King Theoden in the movie The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.
 * This skin shares its theme with Ordo Solarus Amaterasu, Star Tyrant Ares, Intergalactic Chang'e, Ordo Aurora Freya and Dark Lord Sun Wukong.


 * T_Zeus_HighVoltage_Icon.pngHigh Voltage
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Richard Epcar, also voiced Poseidon.


 * T_Zeus_Gold_Icon.pngMastery
 * This was the first mastery skin introduced in the game.

Skins
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 * -|Thunderhead=
 * -|Wrath of Olympus=
 * -|Stormbringer=
 * -|Almighty=
 * -|Zappy Chibi=
 * -|Prince of Lightning=
 * -|X=
 * -|Uncle Zeus=
 * -|Heaven's Rave=
 * -|Noble=
 * -|Sky Tech=
 * -|Infernal Lord=
 * -|High Voltage=
 * -|SWC 2016=
 * -|Eternal Tormentor=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=