Janus

"Wield the power of space and time, tear through the unstable fabric of reality."

Janus is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Many fear change. Venturing into the unknown. Deviating from a path of safety and certainty into something unexpected. But life is change; a journey through doorways both physical and emotional, with every moment a passage to something new, and it is Janus, God of Portals and Transitions that governs this.

Bearing two faces, Janus is ever looking to the future and to the past, knowing both but controlling neither. He is only the in-between, found in the changing of seasons, at the birth of a child, at the entrances to the temple and the tavern. For this reason the Romans named the first month after him: January – a portal between the old year and the new.

Yet the Roman emperors also attribute a strange tradition to Janus. At each end of his temple stand massive doors. In times of peace, these doors are closed, but in times of war, flung open. As Rome rose to power, rarely were these doors shut, but almost four hundred years of peace have clothed Rome since then and the temple has grown dusty with absence. These days, however, the doors are open once more. It seems war has returned, and the greatest of changes are upon us.

General

 * Janus doesn't have a greek counterpart.
 * Janus was originally meant to carry a key as his weapon, but the idea was scrapped during development. You can still find a smaller version of the key hanging from his belt, and you can see the full size key in his default skin card.
 * The key is still used in the animation for his Portal ability where he lifts the key and turns it to open them.


 * One of Janus' taunts, Janus_Taunt_3.ogg "You shall not pass!.. through my portals that is.", is a reference to a quote made by Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings series.
 * One of Janus' lines for when he is in low health, Janus_Health_Low_2.ogg "Curse my body, I wasn't fast enough.", is a reference to a quote made by C-3P0 in the film Star Wars: A New Hope.
 * Janus' direct taunt to Athena Janus_Taunt_Directed_Athena.ogg "They named a whole month after me, you only got a city!" is a reference to how in the Roman Calendar the first month of the year is named after him.
 * Janus' Defeat Screen animation is a reference to the American animated cartoon Scooby-Doo.
 * Janus' dance emote is based on the final dance scene in the 1984 film Footloose.

God Skins

 * T_Janus_Skin1_Icon.pngGatekeeper
 * The name of this skin is a reference to the 1984 film, Ghostbusters.
 * Curiously, this skin and Timelord Chronos share a similar color scheme.


 * T_Janus_Portal_Icon.pngJandroid
 * This skin is a reference to the first-person puzzle-platform video game, Portal.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Brad Venable, also voiced Hunkules Hercules, Kumbhalayan Yeti Kumbhakarna and Prizefighter Mercury.


 * T_Janus_Elemental_Icon.pngRiftshaker
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Christopher Niosi, also voiced K-9 Anubis and Captain Quick Mercury.
 * This skin shares its theme with Lilac Bloom Hera, Sylvan Sentinel Hou Yi, The Green Knight King Arthur, Nature's Guardian Rama, Wolfsbane Skadi and Grove Keeper Xing Tian.


 * T_Janus_Dubstep_Icon.pngBA5S Drop
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Ricco Fajardo, also voiced Achilles, Star Lancer Anhur, Camazotz, Wyrm Slayer/Dragonsbane Ullr and Fire Dancer Xbalanque.
 * This skin shares its theme with Divine Beats Amaterasu, DJ Ohm Ganesha, Basscannon Neith, Electric Dream Nox, Bass Demon Raijin, Ravin' Ravana and Heaven's Rave Zeus.
 * Being part of this set of skins means it has a [VXG] (Special Emote) command that will play along with other skins of the same set.


 * T_Janus_Mobile_Icon.pngKeymaster
 * The name of this skin is a reference to the 1984 film, Ghostbusters.


 * T_Janus_Mystical_Icon.pngWorldwalker
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Sean Chiplock, also voiced Jackal Knight Anubis, Fabulous Chiron, and Warchief Raijin.
 * This skin is based on the movie Doctor Strange.


 * T_Janus_WarpTech_Icon.pngWarp 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, Living Alloy Jormungandr, Tornado Tech Kukulkan, Revenge Tech, Omni Tech Odin, Reaper Tech Thanatos, Ragnarok Force X Thor, Whirlwind Tech Xing Tian and Sky Tech Zeus.


 * T_Janus_BlinkyChibi_Icon.pngBlinky Chibi
 * His god selection voice line, "Janus. Janus? Januuuuuuus!" is a reference to the Space Core in Portal 2.
 * 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, Breezy Chibi Kukulkan, Snakey Chibi Medusa, Beamy Chibi Ra, Steamy Chibi Sol, Deathy Chibi Thanatos, Beaky Chibi Thoth, Freezy Chibi Ymir and Zappy Chibi Zeus.


 * T_Janus_PresidentialPunisher_Icon.pngPresidential Punisher
 * This skin replaces Janus' head with a hologram of the head of the 16th President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln.
 * One of his jokes, PresidentialPunisherJanus Joke 1.ogg "Check your facts. I was never a vampire hunter!", is a reference to the novel/film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
 * This skin shares its theme with Freedom Retriever Anubis, The Eagle's Elbow Camazotz, Dread President Cthulhu, Star Spangled Nike, Lady Liberty Nox, Freedom Overload Poseidon, Ra'merica Ra and Uncle Zeus Zeus.


 * T_Janus_CrashTest_Icon.pngCrash Test
 * This was the first ranked reward to be obtainable during it's season.
 * This skin shares its theme with Winner's Circle Apollo.


 * T_Janus_JT6000_Icon.pngJT-6000
 * This skin along with Twitchymir Ymir and Boss Twitchymir Ymir are all rewards for streaming on Twitch.

Skins
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 * -|Keymaster=
 * -|Worldwalker=
 * -|Warp Tech=
 * -|Blinky Chibi=
 * -|Presidential Punisher=
 * -|JT-6000=
 * -|Crash Test=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
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