He Bo

"Draw bouts of water in succession to drown your enemies in crushing waves."

He Bo is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
As God of the Yellow River, He-Bo tamed the massive and turbulent waters with humility and sacrifice. Now, the forces of the great river are at his command!

Throughout history, no river has been the source of more nourishment or more destruction than China's Yellow River. Its basin valley was the cradle that birthed Chinese civilization, feeding fields with water and millions of tons of collected sediments, which give the river its yellow hue. The river is also treacherous and prone to flooding, destroying shoreline settlements and drowning thousands.

Long ago, Feng Yi, a mortal man living along the riverside, watched in dismay as a storm stirred the waters and gorged the banks. It would not be long before the mighty river consumed his village. Both humble and wise, Feng Yi tied rocks to his belt before casting himself into the waters. This act of sacrifice did more than appease the angry river, it promoted Feng Yi to Godhood over it. Thus, he became He Bo.

Much time passed, and He Bo grew proud of his great river, so proud that he declared the Yellow River the biggest body of water anywhere. A passerby asked if He Bo had seen the North Sea, but He Bo dismissed the comment, for heavy rains were falling and the river was roaring and full. As time wore on, thought of the North Sea tickled his mind, so he made the journey. There, the Dragon King of the Northern Sea warmly met him. Viewing the endless expanse of water, He Bo was humbled and returned to his River wiser.

For He Bo, there are no greater virtues than wisdom and humility. With the force of the Yellow River at his command, He Bo will remind his enemies what it means to be humble.

General

 * He Bo and (Release)Sun Wukong were the first chinese gods in the game.
 * He Bo was one of the 9 playable gods in the Alpha build of SMITE's first presentation to the public at PAX Prime 2011.
 * He Bo was one of the 17 playable gods in SMITE closed Beta.
 * In November of 2013 He Bo received a remodel, changing his Default, Cascade, and Mastery skins. These skins had their 3D model, animations, and voice pack changed while the He Bro skin preserved its original animations.
 * He Bo was voiced by the famous voice actor Christopher Sabat, known for his role as the voice of Vegeta in Dragon Ball Z.
 * He also has voiced Anhur, Royal Champion Mount, Fenrir, Chompy Chibi Fenrir, DJ Ohm Ganesha, Geb, Moonlight Love Chang'e's bunny, Countess Chang'e's bunny, Spellbound Chang'e's bunny, Zeus and Zappy Chibi Zeus.


 * One of He Bo's jokes, He Bo Joke 3b used.ogg "Rolling on the river. Row, row, row your boat. I do not like these songs.", is a reference to the songs Proud Mary by Creedence Clearwater Revival and the nursery rhyme Row, Row, Row Your Boat.
 * One of He Bo's taunts, He Bo Joke 2a.ogg "The glass is half empty, but it floats on the mighty river." is a reference to the common expression Is the glass half empty or half full?.
 * He Bo's dance emote is based on the 1960's dance fad, "The Swim".

God Skins

 * T_HeBo_HeBro_Icon.pngHe Bro
 * This skin was also voiced by Christopher Sabat.
 * One of this skin's jokes, He_Bro_Joke_5b.ogg "Right it's just like.. Dude, you got the best Barrels ever dude. Just like, you pull in and you just get spit right out of 'em. You just drop in, just smack the lip. Baam! You jump down. Say blaah! Then after that, you just drop in. You just ride the Barrel and get pitted man. So pitted." is a slightly altered version of an interview of a Surfer Dude that spawned an internet meme.
 * This skin shares its theme with Sun Kissed Amaterasu, Beach Babe Aphrodite, Life's a Beach Geb, Hunkules Hercules, Pool Party Jing Wei, Chef's Special Khepri, Challenger/Ace Nu Wa, Poolseidon Poseidon, Land Shark Sobek and SPF 666 The Morrigan.


 * T_HeBo_RockyRoad_Icon.pngRocky Road
 * In the full artwork of this skin's card art, Sweet Tooth Sol and Belly Ache Ymir are visible in the background.
 * This skin shares its theme with Feaster Bunny Bakasura, Chaacolate Chaac, Sweet Justice Nemesis, Playful Bunny Nu Wa, Sweet Tooth/Sweetie Pie Sol and Belly Ache Ymir.


 * T_HeBo_InfinityWave_Icon.pngInfinity Wave
 * This skin was also voiced by Christopher Sabat.
 * One of this skin's death quotes, InfinityWaveHeBo_Death_2.ogg "You can't take.. the sky from me..", is a reference to the theme music from the TV show Firefly.
 * One of this skin's taunts, InfinityWaveHeBo_Taunt_2.ogg "Why so Sirius?", is both a pun and a reference to a quote made by The Joker from the movie The Dark Knight.
 * One of this skin's jokes, InfinityWaveHeBo_Joke_3.ogg "Infinite cosmic power... itty, bitty texture space.", is a reference to a quote made by the Genie from Disney's Aladdin.
 * This skin shares its theme with Gemini Agni, Cosmic Power Anubis, Galactic Void Chernobog, Cosmic Conqueror Hercules, Nebula Medusa, Galaxy Maverick Ne Zha, Galaxy Shaper Nox, Cosmic Sol and Galaxy Forger Vulcan.


 * T_HeBo_Aussie_Icon.pngThe Sydney Shredder
 * This skin was released to commemorate the creation of the oceanic servers.
 * This skin uses He Bro's rig.
 * This skin shares its theme with Crikeydile Sobek.


 * T_Hebo_Amazonian_Icon.pngLord of the Amazon
 * This skin could have been slightly based on the myth of Cobra Norato.
 * Both this skin and Quetzakukulkan Kukulkan were originally granted to players who migrated their LevelUp Brazil account to the International version.
 * This skin is, currently, the only skin whose default voice is in Brazilian Portuguese instead of English.
 * This skin shares it's theme with Amazon Athena.


 * T_HeBo_PixelRush_Icon.pngPixel Rush
 * The original concept art for this skin was created by Joseph Pegg.
 * He also made the original concept arts for The Crusher Cabrakan, Draco Knight Tyr and Grove Keeper Xing Tian and was hired to make the concepts of Blight Guardian Athena, Star Commander Bellona, Storm Tech Chaac, Blood Axe Chaac, Oni Musha Hachiman, Cyber Samurai Hachiman, Seraph Horus, Sylvan Sentinel Hou Yi, Blinky Chibi Janus, Chilling Death Odin, Spectral Blade Pele, Freedom Overload Poseidon, Unichrome Set and Brimstone Demon Thor.
 * This skin shares its theme with Pixel Beast Cernunnos, Pixel Chaos Discordia, Pixel Buster Freya, Pixel Lancer Skadi, Pixel Hammer Thor and Bit Slayer Tsukuyomi.


 * T_HeBo_Molten_Icon.pngMolten


 * The actor who voiced this skin, Nazeeh Tarsha, also voiced Howler Demon Hun Batz, Critical.DMG Ne Zha and Gilgamesh.
 * This skin shares its theme with Volcanic Agni, Molten Destroyer Cthulhu, Molten Shogun Erlang Shen and Igneous Terra.

Skins
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 * -|He Bro=
 * -|Rocky Road=
 * -|Infinity Wave=
 * -|The Sydney Shredder=
 * -|Lord of the Amazon=
 * -|Pixel Rush=
 * -|Molten=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=