Mercury

"The faster you go the harder you hit. Smack enemies in the face with your fists."

Mercury is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Mercurial. A word that evokes volatility, quickness, and cunning. But to compare anything to the speed and wit of the Messenger God Mercury would be to compare a hot day to the searing forge of Vulcan, or a blooming rose to the glory of Venus. It is but a pale comparison. Mercury can leap the space between lightning and thunder, outfox the fox king, and reach tomorrow before the sun.

As an infant, Mercury escaped the watchful eye of his half-brother, Apollo, stole his cattle, fashioned a lyre from a tortoise shell, and snuck in a nap, all before Apollo found him missing. His father, Jupiter, found the child's mischief boisterously entertaining, and awarded him the task of delivering messages for the Gods, traveling between the Heavens, the Earth, and even to the depths of the Underworld.

Now war looms and Mercury races to keep the lines of communication open, though he is often caught in the thick of battle. No stranger to combat, he once slew the monster Argus, the demon with one hundred watchful eyes, using speed and guile alone. But this war is different. The foes are stronger, the stakes higher, and Mercury a pivotal cog in the machine. Should he fail to deliver even a single order the balance could tip, and the time left for this world would be truly mercurial.

General

 * Mercury's greek counterpart, Hermes, is one of the twelve olympians along with Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hephaestus, Hera, Poseidon, Zeus and either Hestia or Dionysus.
 * Mercury is the only playable god to have the disorient CC.
 * The name of Mercury's passive, "Fastest God Alive", is a reference to DC Comics superhero The Flash and his slogan "The fastest man alive.".
 * This is the only ability in the game that is affected by jumping.


 * His base movement value of 381 is because the developers wanted to keep Mercury as the fastest god in the game without making him overpowered.
 * Mercury's recall animation is a reference to a statue titled "Flying Mercury" by Giovanni da Bologna.
 * One of Mercury's jokes, Mercury_Joke_2c.ogg "Na na na na na na na na na...", could be a reference to the 1970's tv series The Six Million Dollar Man.
 * One of Mercury's death quotes, Mercury_Death_1c_3.ogg "Another one bites the dust..", is a reference to the song Another One Bites The Dust by the British rock band Queen. Their singer, Freddie Mercury, also shares his name with Mercury which is probably the reason of this quote.
 * When Mercury uses his second ability he sometimes says Mercury_Ability_2a_1.ogg "Gotta go fast!". This is a reference to the Sonic X anime series' Intro, and the internet meme spawned by it.
 * Mercury's dance emote is based on the Running Man.

God Skins

 * T_Mercury_CCSkin_Icon.pngQuicksilver
 * The name of this skin could be a reference to the marvel character Quicksilver who is named "Mercúrio" in the portuguese/Spanish translations of the X-men.


 * T_Mercury_Quick_Icon.pngCaptain Quick
 * This skin could be based on Speedster Hero archetype.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Christopher Niosi, also voiced K-9 Anubis and Riftshaker Janus.
 * This skin shares its theme with Infernal Agni, Gamma Slam Cabrakan, The Sparrow Nike, The Marksman Rama and Dawn Defender Thor.


 * T_Mercury_RUNexe_Icon.pngRun.EXE
 * Both Mercury and this skin were voiced by Joel McDonald.
 * During the PTS phase of the patch this skin was part of, this skin had a completely different voice pack. You can see a sample of it in this video.
 * When Mercury uses his ultimate ability with his Run.EXE skin he sometimes says NeonMercury_Ability_4a.ogg "Ludicrous speed!" or NeonMercury_Ability_4b.ogg "Light speed too slow!". Both are references to the American film Spaceballs.
 * This skin shares its theme with Hun.BAT Hun Batz, Critical.DMG Ne Zha, Sun.GOD Ra and Jag.RAR Xbalanque.


 * T_Mercury_Boxer_Icon.pngPrizefighter
 * This skin is based on a club fighter during the period of Prohibition.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Brad Venable, also voiced Hunkules Hercules and Kumbhalayan Yeti Kumbhakarna.
 * His joke line BoxerMercury_Joke_1.ogg "The first rule of Smite Club is that you don't talk about Smite Club!" is a reference to a quote of the movie Fight Club.
 * This skin shares its theme with La Roca Hercules, Rock From Bisrakh/King Of The Ring Ravana and Dropkick Terra.


 * T_Mercury_Martial_Icon.pngShaolin Fury
 * This skin is based on the chinese martial artist and actor Bruce lee.
 * Both Mercury and this skin were voiced by Joel McDonald.
 * This is the only Mercury skin that throws kicks along with punches in his basic attacks.


 * T_Mercury_Modern_Icon.pngModern Messenger
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Jonah Scott, also voiced Heaven's Arrow Hou Yi and Frostfire Ullr.
 * This skin's model was updated shortly after being shown in the update show due to overwhelming community feedback being that the face looked very odd.


 * T_Mercury_ShonenSpark_Icon.pngShonen Spark
 * The name of this skin is a reference to the Shonen Genre of manga/anime, which is aimed at teenage boys.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Vic Mignogna, is famous for voicing the protagonist of the anime Full Metal Alchemist Edward Elric.


 * T_Mercury_FantasyNinja_Icon.pngShadow Step
 * This skin is based on a ninja.
 * This skin was part of the Odyssey: Underworld event.
 * This skin looks similar to the champion Koga from the game Paladins.
 * This skin shares its theme with Death Lotus Da Ji, Shino-bo Kuzenbo, Blind Vengeance/Silent Blade Nemesis, Pink Lotus Pele, Kunoichi Serqet and Shinobalanque Xbalanque.


 * T Mercury Michelangelo Icon.png T Mercury RadicalMichelangelo Icon.pngMichelangelo/Radical Michelangelo
 * These skins were part of the TMNT Battle Pass.
 * These skins are cross promotions between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games and Nickelodeon to promote the show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
 * These skins share their theme with Splinter Hachiman, Raphael/Radical Raphael Loki, Leonardo/Radical Leonardo Osiris, Shredder Ravana and Donatello/Radical Donatello Sun Wukong.
 * There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Michelangelo Announcer pack.

Skins
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