Ares

"Shackle foes and gather them together to be smothered in flames."

Ares is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Feared by his enemies, reviled by his father, adored by the Goddess of Beauty, and worshipped by warriors, Ares, a tortured and lonely soul, is the bloodthirsty Greek God of War.

Ares is not loved by the people. He represents everything they fear and despise: war, strife, chaos, and murder. It's said that the sky darkens when Ares takes the field. That he rides to battle on a chariot drawn by fire-breathing steeds and delights only in the clash of battle and smell of bloodshed.

Ares is not loved by his father. Zeus has many sons, but only two with his wife Hera. However, the thunder God has long suspected Hera of having an affair that led to the birth of Ares, perhaps as revenge for all of Zeus' infidelity. For this, Zeus is disgusted by him.

Ares is not loved by his sister. Athena and Ares are both Gods of War. Where Ares represents violence, force, and slaughter, Athena is the embodiment of intelligence, strategy, and leadership. Ares is quick to act and leave a bloody trail. Athena is thoughtful and careful with lives. Often they have been on the opposite sides, most notably at the Battle of Troy, where Athena viciously wounded him and forced Ares to retreat.

Ares is the lover of the Goddess of Beauty. Though Aphrodite is married to Ares' brother, Hephaestus, Ares takes what he wants, and Aphrodite gives in willingly. Their union created offspring almost as terrible as Ares himself: Phobos and Deimos, Fear and Terror.

Ares is loved only by the Spartans, who revere the God for his masculinity, his merciless warrior spirit, and tenacity against all odds. The Spartans, however, know the unpredictable fury of their patron, and bind his statues in chains. This is, in part, to prevent Ares' spirit of victory from escaping Sparta, and a vain effort to keep the God of War contained.

General

 * Ares is one of the Twelve Olympians along with Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus and either Dionysus or Hestia.
 * Ares has been a free starter character for every new player account created since May 15, 2018. Accounts made before this date must still unlock him (5500 / 200 ).
 * In July of 2020 Ares received a remodel, changing his default, Destroyer, and Mastery skins, his Diamond Sword, Primal Fire/Primal Steel, SWC 2015, Soldier of Fortune/Hired Gun, Fernando, Spectral Sword, Elevate, Abyssal Knight, Star Tyrant and Godslayer skins remained unchanged.
 * The actor who voiced Ares, Jason Douglas, also voiced Dark Whisperer Ah Muzen Cab and Suku in the Midnight Dove Awilix skin.
 * One of Ares' jokes, Ares_Joke_1.ogg "Sword, check. Chains, check. Shield, check. Body bags, check!", is possibly a reference to the song Murmaider by Dethklok.

God Skins

 * T_Ares_DiamondSword_Icon.pngDiamond Sword
 * Ares' Diamond Sword skin is a reference to another game developed by Hi-Rez Studios, Tribes: Ascend.
 * This skin along with Enyo Bellona, Infiltrator/White Death Loki, Trickster Loki, Leona JPF and Sentry Vulcan are based on another game produced/distributed by Hi-Rez.


 * T_Ares_PrimalFire_Icon.pngT Ares PrimalSteel Icon.pngPrimal Fire/Primal Steel
 * This skin was based on the video game series Monster Hunter.
 * This skin required a new rig to be build due to Ares model being too old to be used as base.
 * The same thing had to be done for Dragon's Light Sobek.
 * This skin share its theme with Dragonkin Skadi, Primal Storm Susano and Wyrm Slayer/Dragonsbane Ullr.


 * T Ares Default Icon Old.pngClassic
 * This skin shares it's theme with Classic Athena, Classic Eset, Classic Hades, Retrocles Hercules, Classic Ao Kuang Kukulkan Old Wa Nu Wa and Classic Sobek.


 * T Ares ChillingHersir Icon.pngChilling Hersir
 * This skin shares it's theme with Ice Mage Agni, Ice Queen Aphrodite, Arctic Seer Artio, Snow Kitten Bastet, Frost Bite Cerberus, Chilling Wraith Hades, Polar Vortex Kukulkan, Kumbhalayan Yeti Kumbhakarna, Glacial Gaze/The Frost Gorgon Medusa, Snow Strix Ra and Snow Day Scylla.


 * T_Ares_Soldier_Icon.png T_Ares_SoldierRecolor_Icon.pngSoldier of Fortune/Hired Gun
 * For every purchase of the Nepal Earthquake Relief Chest between May 12 and May 17, Hi-Rez donated $2 to the American Red Cross' Nepal Earthquake Relief Efforts.
 * The actor who did the voice for this skin, Chris Rager, also voiced Bacchus and Life's a Beach Geb.
 * This skin shares its theme with Shell Shock Agni, Last Commando Rama, Infantree Sylvanus, Full Metal Vulcan and G.I.Zhong Zhong Kui.


 * T_Ares_Fernando_Icon.pngFernando
 * This skin is a reference to another game made by Hi-Rez Studios, Paladins.
 * As a cross-promotion, those who purchased the Paladins Founder's Pack not only received the Fernando skin for Ares, but also the God of War skins for Fernando in Paladins.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, J. Michael Tatum, also voiced Stargazer/Adjudicator Anubis, Dragon Knight Ao Kuang, Hoot 'n Holler Bacchus, Chaacolate Chaac, Father Time Chronos, Lord Slashington III Fenrir, Guan Unicorn Guan Yu, Oni Musha Hachiman, Hercules, Derpules Hercules, Hug Bug Khepri and Sun Wu Xing Sun Wukong.
 * He's also the original voice actor for Fernando in his source game, Paladins.


 * T_Ares_CursedKnight_Icon.pngSpectral Sword
 * Ares' Spectral Sword skin is a reference to the Dark Souls series.
 * His jump animation in this skin resembles the combat roll ability in the Dark Souls series.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Josh Grelle, also voiced Triumph & Agni/Encore Agni,Xbalanque, Jag.RAR Xbalanqeu and Heaven's Rave Zeus.
 * This skin shares its theme with Grim End Hercules, Chilling Death Odin, Spectral Blade Pele.


 * T_Ares_Cthulhu_Icon.pngAbyssal Knight
 * This skin was based on the Cthulhu Mythos created by the author H. P. Lovecraft.
 * This skin shares its theme with Abyssal Acolyte Agni, Dark Whisperer Ah Muzen Cab, Abyssal Executioner Chaac, Eldritch Ra, Abyssal Sorcerer Poseidon and Abyssal Warrior Sun Wukong.


 * T_Ares_DarkCyborg_Icon.pngStar Tyrant
 * This skin is based on the Siths.
 * This skin shares its theme with Ordo Solarus Amaterasu, Intergalactic Chang'e, Ordo Aurora Freya, Dark Lord Sun Wukong and SWC 2016 Zeus.


 * T_Ares_OniGuardian Icon.pngOni Guardian
 * This is the first skin Ares received after his remodel.
 * The three kanji that appear during his ultimate translate to: Gather (集), Strength (力), and Capture (捕).
 * This skin was direct purchasable skin of the event Odyssey: Reckoning.
 * This skin shares its theme with Spirit Guide Artio, Great Tengu Cernunnos and Oni Chernobog.


 * T_Ares_GodSlayer_Icon.pngGodslayer
 * This skin was the final reward for the Hera's Odyssey.
 * This is one of the few Tier 5 skins introduced in the game along with Demonic Pact Anubis, Stellar Demise Baron Samedi, Divine Dragon Bellona, Archon Thanatos, Ragnarok Force X Thor and Frostfire Ullr.

Skins
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 * -|Soldier of Fortune=
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 * -|Abyssal Knight=
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 * -|Star Tyrant=
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