Vamana

"Your umbrella is used to rain down pain. Feeling small? Awake the sleeping giant."

Vamana is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Though small of stature, Vamana, the Fifth Avatar of Vishnu, should never be underestimated. His harsh lessons in humility have shamed even the proudest of kings.

The demon king, Bali, was fair and righteous, yet for all his virtues, Bali was extremely proud and driven by fierce ambition. After conquering the Underworld and all the Earth, Bali managed to wrest the Heavens from the God Indra. Unable to reclaim his seat, Indra implored Vishnu for aid, and so Vishnu took the form of a small mortal man, a priest named Vamana.

In his splendid palace, Bali was giving gifts to the pious. Vishnu, disguised as the monk Vamana and carrying a wooden umbrella, requested only as much land as he could cover in three steps. Bali offered Vamana an island but Vamana stuck to his request, which Bali granted against the wishes of his advisor. Immediately, Vamana grew to cosmic proportions, crashing through the ceiling of the palace and filling the sky. With one colossal step, he engulfed all the Earth and the Underworld. With a second step, he consumed the heavens. Now, with everything under his two units, Vamana had nowhere to place his third step. He challenged Bali to go back on his word or offer somewhere else for him to step. Bali's demon army surged forth, but the demon king held them back. Bowing in humility, Bali offered his head as the third step. Vamana sends Bali to the underworld but, in recognizing Bali's benevolence, shows mercy by granting him sovereignty over it in appreciation of Bali's sacrifice.

Vishnu returned control of the Heavens to Indra and left his Avatar behind, but he also left behind a valuable lesson. Even the mightiest and most arrogant of kings can be humbled by the smallest of men.

General

 * Vamana was one of the 17 gods available when the SMITE closed beta was released.
 * In February of 2017 Vamana received a remodel, changing the 3D model, animations, and voice pack of his Default, Divine Protector, and Mastery skins. His Rakshasa, Lil' Mana, and Cangaceiro skins remained unchanged.
 * The actor who voiced Vamana, Sean Chiplock, also voiced Jackal Knight Anubis, Worldwalker Janus and Fabulous Chiron.
 * One of Vamana's jokes, VamanaV2 Joke 2.ogg "Singing in the rain is fun, but winning is even better!", is a reference to the American musical comedy film Singin' in the Rain.
 * Vamana's dance emote is based on the meme, Little Superstar.

God Skins

 * T_Vamana_T2Skin_Icon.pngRakshasa
 * This skin is named after a Rakshasa, a humanoid creature in Hindu mythology described as having burning red eyes and the ability to change size at will.
 * This skin preserves original Vamana's 3D model, animations, and voice pack.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Todd Haberkorn, also voiced Griffindwarf Fafnir, G.E.B. 1 Geb, Sir Pentsworth IV, Esq. Kukulkan, Black Knight Osiris, Such Cold Skadi's Dog and Shinobalanque Xbalanque.
 * One of this skin's jokes, Vamana Joke 1 03.ogg "I'm singing in the rain! What a glorious feeling I'm, hah, fighting again!", is a reference to the American musical comedy film Singin' in the Rain.
 * This skin's direct taunt to Agni, Vamana Taunt Directed Angi.ogg "Now you're under my umbrella, ella, ella, e, e, e! Under my umbre- I kinda like that song.", is a reference to the song Umbrella by Rihanna.


 * T_Vamana_Rapper_Icon.pngLil' Mana
 * In this skin, Vamana carries a cellphone with a picture of the original Kali as background.
 * This skin is also voiced by Todd Haberkorn.
 * This skin's dance emote is based on a dance Snoop Dogg does in the music video for Drop It Like It's Hot.
 * One of this skin's introductions, Lilmana_Intro_3d.ogg "Ooh, baller, shot caller, whatcha gonna do when I'm coming up on ya?", is a possible reference to the song Bad Boys by Inner Circle.
 * One this skin's jokes, Lilmana_Joke_1a.ogg "How you doin'?" is possibly a reference to the catch phrase of one of the main characters in the American sitcom Friends, Joey Tribbiani.
 * One of this skin's jokes, Lilmana_Joke_2a.ogg "Who am I? I'm batman!" is a pun and a reference to the Batman.
 * One of this skin's taunts, Lilmana_Taunt_7c.ogg "Mana's gonna knock you out! Whaa?! Mana's gonna knock you out! Hey hey!" is a reference to the song Mama Said Knock You Out by LL Cool J.


 * T_Vamana_Cangaceiro_Icon.pngCangaceiro
 * This skin is based on the Cangaceiros, who were outlaws from Brazil's northeast region.
 * This skin was a crosspromotion with LuG.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Kaiji Tang, also voiced Ao Kuang and Clockwork Knight Ao Kuang.
 * In the Brazilian Portuguese dub of the game he was voiced by the actor Tadeu Mello.


 * T_Vamana_Badass_Icon.pngSerenity
 * This was the first skin Vamana received after his remodel.
 * This skin could have been based on the character Zenyatta from the game Overwatch.


 * T_Vamana_LilKB_Icon.pngTouchdown
 * This skin is based on an american football player.
 * This skin shares its theme with Olympian Anhur, Red Star/Winter Olympian Athena, Get Served Freya, Home Run Heimdallr, Grand Slam Hercules The Dunk-Father Odin and Jaguar Footballer/Football Star 2014/Weltmeister 2014 Xbalanque.


 * T_Vamana_InfiniteAvatar_Icon.pngInfinite Avatar
 * This skin shares its theme with Infinite Duality Agni, Infinite Seer Ah Puch, Illuminator Baron Samedi, Illuminator Chronos, Infinite Ruler Olorun and Infinite Shift Sun Wukong.
 * There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Infinite Avatar Announcer pack.

Skins
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