Ganesha

"Good fortune follows your allies. Summon down the pillars of righteousness!"

Ganesha is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
After rigorous celebration, Parvati, Goddess of fertility and love, washed the dirt and sweat from her body. It floated upon the surface of her pool, formless and purposeless. With a wave of her hand, it was transformed into a boy, her son, and set him to guard the door as she finished washing. Shiva, the supreme being, returned and found this child doggedly blocking his path. Fearing the safety of his wife, Shiva drew his sword and cut him down.

“This is your son!” Parvati cried. “You must save him!”

Hurriedly, Shiva replaced the head of the child with the wisest creature in the world, that of an elephant. Thus, was Ganesha truly born.

Generous, warm-hearted, and optimistic, Ganesha has assumed authority over the very thing his mother tasked of him - obstacles. For those whose hearts are filled with boastful arrogance, Ganesha challenges progress. Financial difficulties, faulty materials, and unhappiness plague their every action. But, for the honest, the hard working, Ganesha clears the way. A life of good fortune, bright skies, and joyous laughter.

Obstacles can be either placed or removed. So, to Ganesha all mortals pray when starting a new endeavor, that their path will be open and their future bright. That he may grant them success.

Only with reluctance has Ganesha joined the Battle of the Gods. Violence is the last obstacle the elephant-God would ever place. But these are not mortals that threaten existence. They are Gods, and it is time that Ganesha determined who should succeed, and who should fail.

General

 * Ganesha's ultimate, Dharmic Pillars, is similar to Nu Wa's original ultimate, Pillars of Heaven, prior to her rework.
 * The actor who voiced Ganesha, Reagan Murdock, also voiced Gemini Agni.
 * There is an announcer pack themed after Ganesha, given as a reward for gathering 17690 Fantasy Points for the Season Ticket 2018. You can listen to it here: Ganesha Announcer pack.

God Skins

 * T_Ganesha_CCSkin.pngGanpati
 * The name of this skin is also another name for Ganesha.
 * In the card art for this skin, Ganesha's pose is similar to the statue of Nataraja Shiva.


 * T_Ganesha_T2_Icon.pngMaha Rakta
 * The name and appearance of this skin is based on the Tantric Buddhist version of Ganesha.


 * T Ganesha RuneMachina Icon.pngRune Machina
 * This skin shares it's theme with Divine Machina Apollo, Hydro Machina Poseidon and Striking Machina Ymir.


 * T_Ganesha_WoollyMammoth_Icon.pngPrimal Shaman
 * This skin was based on the Mammoth.
 * This skin shares its theme with Primal Huntress Artemis, Dino-Mighty Cerberus and Primal Vengeance Nemesis.


 * T_Ganesha_Mouseforce_Icon.pngM.O.U.S.E. Force
 * This skin is based on one of the concepts that were submitted with Godslayer Ares for the T5 skin for 2018.
 * This skin is a play on the old myth that elephants are afraid of mice.


 * T_Ganesha_DJ_Icon.pngDJ Ohm
 * The mask Ganesha uses in this skin is a reference to how some Electronic music artists use masks such as Daft Punk and Deadmau5.
 * This skin 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, Moonlight Love Chang'e's bunny, Countess Chang'e's bunny, Spellbound Chang'e's bunny, Geb, Groover, He Bo, He Bro He Bo, Infinity Wave He Bo, and Zeus.
 * One of his lines for his first ability DJOhmGanesha Ability 1b.ogg "They see me shufflin'! They see me shufflin'!" is a references the "Party Rock Anthem" by LMFAO.
 * One of his joke lines DJOhmGanesha Joke 3.ogg "One more kill! We're gonna dominate! Oh yeah! Don't stop the gankin'!"is a reference to the song "One More Time" by Daft Punk.
 * This skin shares its theme with Divine Beats Amaterasu, BA5S Drop Janus, 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_Ganesha_Plushie_Icon.pngPlushie
 * This skin is based on a crochet doll.
 * This skin's aesthetic is similar to the game Yoshi's Wooly World.
 * Both Dreadful Doll Izanami and Ma Chérie Arachne make a cameo in the Wallpaper version of the card art.
 * Both this skin and Ganesha were voiced by Reagan Murdock.
 * This skin shares its theme with Ma Chérie Arachne, Plushie Cernunnos, Dreadful Doll Izanami, Plushie Jormungandr, Plushie Khepri and Child's Play Scylla.

Skins
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 * -|Rune Machina=
 * -|Primal Shaman=
 * -|M.O.U.S.E Force=
 * -|Dreamweaver=
 * -|DJ Ohm=
 * -|Plushie=
 * -|Pure Heart=
 * -|Golden=
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