Raijin

"The drums beat thunder, and you beat the drums. Crash down a percussive storm."

Raijin is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Thunder is a terrifying element, trembling the very earth with its sound. Herald to storms, accomplice to lightning, thunder is primal, powerful and chaotic. Let this speak, then, of its master, the demon faced God, Raijin, who summons this force with the pounding of his great drums.

Ever in conflict with his equally fearsome brother, Fujin, Master of Wind, Raijin vies for control of the skies above the Realm of the Rising Sun. For mortals, their battles form dramatic storms and devastating tidal waves, but for the brothers, this is just friendly competition; an ongoing tournament to determine the strongest.

Though monstrous in appearance and intimidating in battle, Raijin is generous to his Faithful, clearing the detritus with lightning to leave rice fields all the more fertile. That doesn't stop parents from warning their children to hide when a storm comes, lest Raijin devour their bellies. Raijin no doubt finds this tale amusing but has yet to actually feast on any toddlers.

War has reached the distant shores of Raijin's island realm, and for the first time, he has encountered other Gods that claim dominion over lightning, thunder, and the sky itself. Relishing this opportunity to prove dominance, Raijin enters the fray, drums pounding, and his boisterous laugh indistinguishable from rolling thunder.

General

 * Raijin was the first mage in the Japanese Pantheon.
 * Raijin was the first god released in Season 3.
 * Raijin is the brother of Tsukuyomi, Susano, and Amaterasu.
 * Raijin's three fingers represent the past, present, and future.
 * One of Raijin's lines for placing wards, Raijin_Ward_Placed_1.ogg "I will look for you. I will find you. And I will kill you.", is a quote from the movie Taken.
 * Raijin's Defeat Screen animation is a reference to a scene from the movie Whiplash.
 * Raijin is the only god with a dance emote who doesn't actually dance. He instead plays his drums.

God Skins

 * T_Raijin_HeavyMetal_Icon.pngDevil Horns


 * Raijin's face in this skin is a reference to the Rock band Kiss.
 * One of Raijin's Directed taunts towards Poseidon, "What is you? Some kind of holy diver?" is a reference to the rock album Holy Diver
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Ian Sinclair, also voiced Demonic Pact Anubis, Duke dan de Lyons Anhur, The King Bacchus, Nature's Guardian Rama, Tyr, PrivaTyr Tyr and Sock PuppeTyr.
 * This skin shares its theme with Vicious Apollo, Voodoo Rock Baron Samedi, Mini Metal Jing Wei, World Tour Nemesis, Cherrybomb Sol and Heavy Metal Thor.


 * T_Raijin_Monkey_Icon.pngDrums Out
 * This skin was based on the classic arcade game Donkey Kong.
 * The name of the skin was based on the internet meme that came with the Killing of Harambe.
 * This is the first skin where Raijin does not beat drums in his ultimate. He instead tosses barrels.
 * This skin's voice pack is one of the few voice packs entirely made with grunts along with Jurassic/Terror-Dactyl Camazotz.


 * T_Raijin_Warchief_Icon.pngWarchief
 * This skin is based on various depictions of orcs in media, seeming to most strongly draw inspiration from the book series Lord of the Rings and the video game franchise Warcraft, where 'warchief' is a recurring position of importance amongst orcs.
 * This skin was part of the Odyssey 2018 event.
 * This skin shares its theme with Hou Ru Kai Hou Yi.


 * T_Raijin_BassDemon_Icon.pngBass Demon
 * There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Bass Demon Announcer pack.
 * This skin shares its theme with Divine Beats Amaterasu, DJ Ohm Ganesha, BA5S Drop Janus, Basscannon Neith, Electric Dream Nox, Ravin' Ravana and Heaven's Rave Zeus.
 * Being part of this set of skins means he has a [VXG] comand that will play along with other skins of the same set.

Skins
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 * -|Nimbus=
 * -|Thunder's Roar=
 * -|Devil Horns=
 * -|Drums Out=
 * -|Warchief=
 * -|Bass Demon=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=