Cupid

"Love can hurt and you decide whether to share the happiness or the pain."

Cupid is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
An arrow from the bow of Cupid, chubby little God of Love, will make anyone give in to passion and desire.

Cupid, as he was called by the Romans, is the son of Venus and Mars, or Aphrodite and Ares as they were known by the Greeks. He is the God of love and desire, flying about on feathery wings, shooting passion-tipped arrows at all the creatures of the earth. When struck with one of his arrows, man and beast alike fall in love with the next thing they see. Without Cupid's steady aim, there would be no love in this world, which is precisely what happened when Cupid fell in love himself.

Psyche was a mortal of astounding beauty, which made Venus venomously jealous. Venus ordered Cupid to sting her with an arrow, then arranged for Psyche to fall in love with a spider. Invisible, Cupid reluctantly went to Psyche as she slept, yet, she woke suddenly and saw right through Cupid's invisibility. Surprised, Cupid cut himself on his own arrow and fell immediately in love with Psyche.

Furious, Venus would not let Cupid marry Psyche, so Cupid stopped shooting arrows, people stopped falling in love and stopped worshipping Venus. Panicked, the Goddess of beauty relented and Cupid went back to work. Psyche was whisked to a secret location. Cupid visited her only at night so she could not see who he was. Fearing him to be a terrible monster, Psyche waited for Cupid to fall asleep and lit a lantern. Surprised at what she found, she accidentally scraped one of Cupid's arrows and fell in love with him.

Venus was displeased and forbade Psyche to see her son, forcing her to complete a series of impossible challenges that Psyche overcame only with mystical help. Finally, Cupid begged Jupiter (Zeus) to intervene. Casually, he declared Psyche and Cupid could be together. Thus, Cupid fed Psyche the drink of ambrosia that made her immortal and the God of love got to live happily ever after.

General

 * Cupid was the first Roman god introduced in SMITE.
 * Cupid is the son of Mars and Venus.
 * Cupid along with Anhur, and Artemis are the only gods from SMITE Closed Beta that have yet to receive a major remodel.
 * Cupid was turned into a magical god for a short period of time but was eventually changed into what he is today.
 * The actress who voiced Cupid, Brina Palencia, also voiced Artemis.
 * Cupid, Ne Zha and Ratatoskr are the only male gods voiced by a woman.
 * One of Cupid's Low Health quotes, Cupid_Health_Low_2.ogg "I keep bleeding love.. Ouch!", is a reference to the song Bleeding Love by Leona Lewis.
 * One of Cupid's killstreak quotes, Cupid_Kill_Streak_2.ogg "Love is a battlefield!", is a reference to the song Love is a Battlefield by the American singer Pat Benatar.
 * One of Cupid's taunts, Cupid_Taunt_6b.ogg "Shot to the heart and I'm to blame, baby", is a slightly altered version of a line in the song You Give Love a Bad Name by Jon Bon Jovi.
 * Cupid's direct taunt towards Chaac, Cupid_Taunt_Directed_Chaac.ogg "Rain, rain, go away!", is a reference to the English nursery rhyme Rain, rain, go away.
 * Cupid's direct taunt towards Sobek, Cupid_Taunt_Directed_Sobek.ogg "See you later, alligator!", is a reference to the song See You Later, Alligator by Bobby Charles.
 * One of Cupid's jokes, Cupid_Joke_2a.ogg "It is better to have loved and won than to have loved and lost... Loser!", is a reference to the poem In Memoriam A.H.H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
 * One of Cupid's jokes, Cupid_Joke_3c.ogg "She loves me.. She loves me not.. *gasp* Oh, yeah! Ngh, there! She loves me!", is a reference to the French game He loves me... He loves me not.

God Skins

 * T_Cupid_Valentines_Icon.pngLoverboy
 * In this skin, the ability Share the Love has its hearts replaced by Sweethearts.
 * This is one of the few Tier 1 skins with custom ability effects.


 * T_Cupid_LittleDevil_Icon.pngLil' Devil
 * This is one of the few skins that still uses its 3D model for its Card instead of a digital painted card art, the other ones being Feaster Bunny Bakasura, Red Demon Hun Batz, Solar Sentinel Ra, Blood Eagle Thor, Digi-MIR 9000 Ymir and Stormbringer Zeus.


 * T_Cupid_Lunar_Icon.pngLucky Baby Fuwa
 * This skin was based on traditions of the chinese new year, such as firecrackers and dumplings that are common on this holiday.
 * This was the first skin to replace Cupid's bow with a slingshot.
 * The actress who voiced this skin, Tia Ballard, also voiced Night Prowler Bastet and Kitsune Ratatoskr.
 * This skin shares its theme with Sacred Dragon Kukulkan.


 * T_Cupid_Bee_Icon.pngBizzy B
 * This skin was also voiced by Brina Palencia.
 * This skin's intro line BeeCupid_Intro_2.ogg "Bee. I'm a bumblebee, and I buzz buzz buzz, and I buzz buzz buzz!" is a reference to the viral video "The Kitty Cat Dance".
 * His low life line BeeCupid_Health_Low_1.ogg "Can't touch this, honey!" could be a reference to the song "U Can't Touch This" by singer MC Hammer.
 * His line for destroying a tower BeeCupid_Kill_Tower_1.ogg "Go Jackets!" is a reference to the Yellow Jackets who have a wasp as their mascot.
 * Coincidentally the Yellow Jackets home state is Georgia, the same state where Hi-Rez studios is located.
 * His line for when he dies BeeCupid_Death_1.ogg "I'll bee back." is a reference to the Terminator.
 * Chaac also has a line referencing this movie.
 * His joke, BeeCupid_Joke_4.ogg "I pollinated your-! ...Wait, I don't get it.", is based on one of Ah_Muzen_Cab_Joke_4b.ogg Ah Muzen Cab's jokes.
 * This skin shares it's theme with Queen Bee Nox.


 * T_Cupid_PoorBoy_Icon.pngGuttersniper
 * This is the first skin where Cupid doesn't have wings.
 * This skin is based on a guttersnipe, a poorly behaved child who spends most of their time on the streets causing trouble.
 * This skin was also voiced by Tia Ballard.


 * T_Cupid_T2_Icon.pngHead Over Heels
 * This skin is a joke on how big Cupid's head is compared to his body.
 * Derpules is a similar joke skin.
 * "Head over heels" is a phrase to describe someone who is in love.


 * T_Cupid_Ghost_Icon.pngTrick or Treat
 * This skin was based on the tradition of Trick or Treating during Halloween.
 * In this skin's card art the kids costumes are references to Kuzenbo, Enchanted Chang'e and Aphra Cadabra Aphrodite.


 * T_Cupid_CuteMythi_Icon.pngSpooky Nightmares
 * This skin could have been based on the children book Where the Wild Things Are.
 * This skin shares its theme with Spooky Dreams Kumbhakarna.


 * T Cupid Deadnaut Icon.pngDeadnaut
 * This skin could be based off the movie Destroy All Humans!.
 * This skin shares its theme with Galactic Invader Ah Puch, Star Slayer Anhur, Space Monkey Hun Batz, Nu Horizons/Aurum Nu Wa, Interstellar Olorun and Space Cadet Vulcan.


 * T_Cupid_MightyMage_Icon.pngMighty Mage
 * This skin shares its theme with Aphra Cadabra Aphrodite, Spellbound Chang'e, Witching Hour Freya, Bewitching Bunny Scylla and Charm Caster The Morrigan.


 * T_Cupid_EvilGenius_Icon.pngDr. Madlove
 * This skin is based on the Mad Scientist trope.
 * This skin's intro line Dr.Madlove_Cupid Intro 2.ogg "Today will finally be the day we take over the world! Mhahahah!" and his line for when he dies Dr.Madlove_Cupid Death 1.ogg "Ok so, maybe tomorrow is the day we finally take over the world!" are both references to the famous animated show Pinky and the Brain.
 * This skin shares its theme with Experi-Mental Baba Yaga and Dr. Vanus Sylvanus.

Skins
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 * -|Loverboy=
 * -|Lil' Devil=
 * -|Lucky Baby Fuwa=
 * -|Bizzy B=
 * -|Guttersniper=
 * -|Head Over Heels=
 * -|Trick or Treat=
 * -|Gadget Goblin=
 * -|Spooky Nightmares=
 * -|Deadnaut=
 * -|Mighty Mage=
 * -|Dr. Madlove=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=