Hades

"Distribute blight and devour souls. Strike from below and bring agony to all."

Hades is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Inevitably, death sends everyone to Hades, God of the Underworld. In the end, he always gets his way.

Eldest son of the Titans Cronus and Rhea, Hades was swallowed by his father as an infant along with five other siblings. Zeus, the youngest brother, escaped this fate and freed them once he'd grown strong enough to battle Cronus. Together, the six siblings defeated the Titans and banished them to the dark realm of Tartarus. Now the reigning Gods, Zeus, Poseidon, and Hades drew lots for dominion. Hades drew the Underworld.

Of the few that have entered the Underworld and come back, all speak dismally of the place, never wishing to return. Yet Hades, himself, rarely leaves the subterranean realm, constantly seeking ways to grow the numbers of the dead.

When he desired a wife, Hades captured the radiant Persephone, daughter of the Goddess Demeter. Concealed in the Underworld, none could reach her, so Demeter cursed the land with a great famine. The other Gods pleaded with her to end it lest she destroy mankind, but she would not relent until her daughter was returned. Hades finally let Persephone leave, though not before feeding her pomegranate seeds. Having consumed the fruit, she was bound forever to Hades and required to return to her husband once per year to eat of the seeds again. This, it is said, is a time of mourning and the cause of winter.

While many fear death and view it as evil, in truth, Hades endeavors only to keep balance. He is stern but fair. As God of the Dead and the Underworld, he views his authority on this matter absolute, forbidding anyone to leave his realm and growing wrathful when disobeyed or when someone tries to cheat death or steal from him.

For everyone, death is unavoidable and service to Hades inevitable. Even the Gods.

General

 * Hades is Persephone's husband.
 * Hades and Zeus were the first Greek gods introduced in the game.
 * Hades was one of the 9 playable gods in the Alpha build of SMITE's first presentation to the public at PAX Prime 2011.
 * Hades was one of the 17 playable gods in SMITE closed Beta.
 * In February of 2016, at the start of Season 3, Hades was reclassified from Guardian to Mage.
 * Something similar happened with Vulcan.


 * The voice actor who voiced Hades, Patrick Seitz, also voiced Chaac and Mountain Man Odin.
 * Hades' dance emote is based on the Pumpkin Dance performed by Matt Geiler.

God Skins

 * T_Hades_Default_Icon.pngDefault Hades
 * Hades' current default skin used to be a 400 gems skin called "Nightmare" (which was originally a skin made as a replacement for Default Hades for the Chinese version of SMITE) that eventually ended up being switched in SMITE Beta Version 0.1.2044.1, with the original look being turned into the "Classic Hades" skin. Anyone who owned Hades before that update received the Classic Hades skin for free, and anyone who had purchased the Nightmare skin received a refund.


 * T_Hades_Bloodfire_Icon.pngBloodfire
 * This skin still uses the old Hades model.


 * T_Hades_Classic_Icon.pngClassic Hades
 * This skin used to be Hades' default model, before it was switched with Nightmare.
 * This is the first time a god received a classic skin, followed by Classic Ares, Classic Athena, Classic Eset, Retrocles Hercules, Classic Ao Kuang Kukulkan, Old Wa Nu Wa and Classic Sobek.


 * T_Hades_DarkCyber_Icon.pngGrim Wraith
 * This skin was also voiced by Patick Seitz.
 * This skin was part of the Escape from the Underworld event.
 * This skin shares its theme with Grim Weaver Arachne, Grim Horseman Guan Yu, Grim Eclipse Hou Yi and Grim Shadow Nox.


 * T_Hades_Chibi_Icon.pngHeebee Chibi
 * This was the first skin of the chibi set to be released in the game.
 * This skin was also voiced by Patick Seitz.
 * One of Heebee Chibi Hades' taunts, Heebee Chibi Hades_Taunt_3.ogg "Think of the most horrible thing you can think of, and multiply it by six, 'cause that's me", is a reference to the Dreamworks film, Megamind.
 * This skin shares its theme with Itty Bitty ChiBee Ah Muzen Cab, Sunny Chibi Amaterasu, Itsy Bitsy Chibi Arachne, Chompy Chibi Fenrir, Blinky Chibi Janus, Breezy Chibi Kukulkan, Snakey Chibi Medusa, Beamy Chibi Ra, Steamy Chibi Sol, Deathy Chibi Thanatos, Beaky Chibi Thoth, Freezy Chibi Ymir and Zappy Chibi Zeus.


 * T_Hades_PlagueDoctor_Icon.pngPlague Lord
 * This skin is based on a plague doctor.
 * This skin shares its theme with Plague-bearer Izanami.


 * T_Hades_PrinceOfDarkness_Icon.pngPrince of Darkness
 * This skin makes several references to some of Hades' myths in Ancient Greece, such as:
 * In the full version of the skin card art there is an empty throne beside his that is covered in flowers, and Hades is holding a pomegranate, both of these elements are references to his wife Persephone.
 * Hades' staff closely resembles the one he is depicted with in certain statues.
 * In this skin Hades is completely human just like how he was depicted in Ancient Greece.
 * This is Hades' first skin that portrays him as a human.
 * One of Prince of Darkness Hades' jokes, "So, question. When am I getting my own game? We all know I'm interesting enough to carry without all these other gods", could be a reference to the dungeon crawler game Hades by Supergiant Games.
 * There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Prince of Darkness Announcer pack.


 * T_Hades_PharaohEgyptian_Icon.pngCursed Pharaoh
 * The |original concept for this skin was made by the artist |Carlos Martínez (Karulox), he also created the original concept for Lunar Tango Chang'e and Kunoichi Serqet.
 * This skin shares its theme with Pharaoh's Curse Cabrakan, Mummified Izanami and Queen Cobra Medusa.


 * T Hades TheLegion Icon.pngThe Leigon
 * This skin shares it's theme with The Shadow Guan Yu.


 * T Hades ChillingWraith Icon.pngChilling Wraith
 * This skin shares its theme with Ice Mage Agni, Ice Queen Aphrodite, Chilling Hersir Ares, Arctic Seer Artio, Snow Kitten Bastet, Frost Bite Cerberus, Polar Vortex Kukulkan, Kumbhalayan Yeti Kumbhakarna, Glacial Gaze/The Frost Gorgon Medusa, Snow Strix Ra and Snow Day Scylla.


 * T Hades Slushii Icon.pngSlushii
 * This skin shares it's theme with Koven Chang'e, Sullivan King Gilgamesh and Crab Rave Khepri.


 * T_Hades_Tartarus_Icon.pngRagnarok
 * This skin depicts Hades after the events of Odyssey 2018.
 * This skin was part of the Ragnarok (Event).
 * This skin shares its theme with Ragnarok Fenrir, Ragnarok Hera and Ragnarok Jormungandr.

Skins
Default=
 * -|Bloodfire=
 * -|Soultaker=
 * -|Classic Hades=
 * -|Grim Wraith=
 * -|Heebee Chibi=
 * -|Plague Lord=
 * -|Prince of Darkness=
 * -|Cursed Pharaoh=
 * -|The Legion=
 * -|Chilling Wraith=
 * -|Slushii=
 * -|Ragnarok=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=