Zhong Kui

"Mark demons to stuff into your bag then release them all to pulse into your enemies."

Zhong Kui is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
In this world resides powerful evil, intent on destroying everything crafted by Gods and Men. Without guardians of equal strength, all would have fallen long ago. Zhong Kui was once a man with ambitions no greater than scholastic excellence, but in death became the perfect shield against evil's onslaught.

Zhong Kui sought to pit his brilliant mind against the Imperial Examinations, tests to select councilors for the Emperor. With ease, he passed, but when the emperor saw his hideous face, he cast the scholar out. Offended, furious, Zhong Kui hurled himself repeatedly at the palace gates until his body was broken.

For his crime, Zhong Kui's soul was judged by the King of Hell, but where the Emperor saw only ugliness, the King of Hell saw potential armed with genius. Zhong Kui was appointed Lord of Demons, tasked to forever hunt and ensnare the evils of the world.

For centuries, home owners and shopkeepers have adorned their buildings with Zhong Kui's likeness, for that visage that once horrified the emperor now glares with purpose at unwelcome demons. Yet these days, it is not just shops and homes in peril, but the whole world. It does not take a mind like Zhong Kui's to see evil's hand in this War of the Gods. The time has come to bring these demons to task, and Zhong Kui means to smite them all.

General

 * Zhong Kui's direct taunt to Neith Zhong_Kui_Taunt_Directed_Neith.ogg "If only you let me paint you like a french girl..." is a reference to the movie Titanic.
 * Aphrodite's direct taunt to Zhong Kui is also a reference to the same line.

God Skins

 * T_ZhongKui_Skin01_Icon.pngKing of Ghosts
 * This is one of the few Tier 1 skins with custom ability effects.


 * T_ZhongKui_Commando_Icon.pngG.I.Zhong
 * The name of this skin is a reference to the line of action figures and it's animated series G.I. Joe.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Brandon Potter, also voiced Chilling Grasp Ah Puch, Star Slayer Anhur, Infiltrator/White Death Loki, Sobek and High Seas Sobek.
 * This skin shares its theme with Shell Shock Agni, Soldier of Fortune/Hired Gun Ares, Last Commando Rama, Infantree Sylvanus and Full Metal Vulcan.


 * T_ZhongKui_DemonCatcher_Icon.pngDemon Catcher
 * Both Default Zhong Kui and this skin were voiced by Daniel Penz.
 * This skin and several of its quotes are a reference to the movie Ghostbusters.
 * One of this skin's death lines DemonCatcherZhongKui_Death_3.ogg "I guess... I've received total consciousness..." is a reference to the American sports comedy film Caddyshack.
 * One of this skin's lines for placing a ward DemonCatcherZhongKui_Ward_Placed_2.ogg "Gotta catch'em all!" is a reference to the Pokémon anime series.
 * Kuku Kukulkan also has a line referencing this series.


 * T_ZhongKui_StitchedHorror_Icon.pngStitched Horror
 * This skin is based on the character oogie boogie from the movie The Nightmare Before Christmas.
 * The years in the background of the cart art reference the amount of time Zhong Kui went without receiving a new skin. It can be seen better on the full version of the card art.
 * The original concept for this skin was created by the artist WolfDawg.
 * He also made the original concepts for Molten Shogun Erlang Shen, Murder of Crows Sobek, and Infantree Sylvanus.
 * This skin shares it's theme with Stitched Creation Agni.


 * T_ZhongKui_Nekomancer_Icon.pngNekomancer
 * The name of this skin is the combination of the word 猫 (neko) and Necromancer.
 * This skin is the last reward for buying the premium track on the Heroes of the Wild Battle Pass.
 * This skin shares it's theme with Sashimi Neko/Sushi Neko Bacchus and World Kitty Jormungandr.
 * There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Nekomancer Announcer pack.

Skins
Default=
 * -|King of Ghosts=
 * -|G.I.Zhong=
 * -|Demon Catcher=
 * -|Stitched Horror=
 * -|Nekomancer=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=