Apollo

"Crash your heavenly chariot and mesmerize the enemies with your moves."

Apollo is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
There are none without admiration for Apollo, God of Music. He is brash, cavalier, and dauntless, with the power to bring hope to the hopeless and change the course of battle with a single arrow. Voices of soldiers, mothers, kings and emperors, even Gods rise in glorious melody in honor of him; and he, basking in their adoration, shines victoriously.

Though Hera, Queen of Gods, challenged his very birth, sending the great serpent Pylos to slay Apollo, his twin sister Artemis, and their mother Leto, not even she could deny him victory. Merely four days old, Apollo, gifted with a legendary bow, slew the Gaia Serpent and defied Hera.

In his humble youth, Apollo was a cattle herder. The trickster God Hermes stole Apollo's charges and led them to a nearby cave. From the shell of a tortoise and the body of a cow, he crafted the first Lyre. Apollo finally caught up with Hermes, saw the instrument, and simply had to have it, trading the rest of his cattle to Hermes for it. Years later, Hermes would send his son, Pan, to challenge Apollo in a contest of musical prowess, but Apollo soundly defeated the satyr with dexterous mastery of the Lyre.

As Apollo grew into his rightful place among the Gods, his victories mounted, and the songs of the Faithful were sung more and more in his name. Now, they raise their voices for Apollo to take the field as Gods clash. Never one to deny his adoring public, Apollo prepares for one last show.

General

 * Apollo is one of the twelve olympians along with Aphrodite, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon, Zeus and either Dionysus or Hestia.
 * Apollo is Artemis' twin brother.
 * In Apollo's Victory Screen animation, there is a point where Apollo sets his lyre on fire. This is a reference to the famous stage act performed by the American guitarist Jimi Hendrix.
 * The actor who voiced Apollo, Phil Parsons, also voiced Chiron, Star Eater Khepri, Abyssal Sorcerer Poseidon and Titanium Tracker Xbalanque.

God Skins

 * T_Apollo_SecretAgent_Icon.pngElite Agent
 * This skin is based on a Secret Agent.
 * This skin replaces Apollo's chariot with a helicopter.
 * This skin's death animation and death line SecretAgent_Control_Death_1.ogg "Apollo? Apollo! Apolloooooo!" are references to the Metal Gear series.
 * Both this skin and Default Apollo are voiced by Phil Parsons.
 * The actress who voiced Control, Jennifer Green, also voiced Heartbreaker Nox and Kaiju Sobek's news reporter, Denise.
 * Several of this skin's quotes are references to the British film series James Bond.
 * This skin shares its theme with Covert Ops/Crimson Ops Bastet and Scarlet Dangerfield Neith.


 * T_Apollo_TSM_Icon.pngTeam SoloMid
 * This skin was released as an homage to the winner of Smite launch tournament Team Solomid.
 * This skin was available for direct purchase between May 28, 2014 and September 10, 2014. Each sale added $1 for the TSM Invitational LAN Tournament.
 * This skin's model served as base to other Apollo skins.
 * This skin shares it's theme with Team SoloMid Sun Wukong.


 * T_Apollo_Curse_Icon.pngCurse Voice
 * This skin was a cross promotion with Curse.
 * This skin uses most of Team SoloMid assets except for the jacket.
 * Both this skin and Default Apollo are voiced by Phil Parsons.
 * Most of this skin's lines break the fourth wall.


 * T_Apollo_DivineMachina_Icon.pngDivine Machina
 * This skin shares its theme with Rune Machina Ganesha, Hydro Machina Poseidon and Striking Machina Ymir.
 * This skin replaces Apollo's chariot with an Avian Machina.


 * T Apollo SpellChanter Icon.pngSpell Chanter
 * This skin shares its theme with Spell Slinger Sol.
 * This skin replaces Apollo's chariot with a floating field of magic.


 * T_Apollo_Punk_Icon.pngVicious
 * This skin is based on the punk subculture, specifically English musician Sid Vicious of the Sex Pistols.
 * His line for when he uses So Beautiful PunkApollo_Ability_1b.ogg "Look at these sexy pistols!" is also a reference to this band.
 * This skin replaces Apollo's chariot with a Bomb.
 * This skin shares its theme with Voodoo Rock Baron Samedi, Mini Metal Jing Wei, World Tour Nemesis, Devil Horns Raijin, Cherrybomb Sol and Heavy Metal Thor.


 * T_Apollo_SWC2016_Icon.png2017 Challenger
 * This skin is a recolor of the Team SoloMid skin.


 * T_Apollo_Racer_Icon.pngWinner's Circle
 * This skin is based on a race car driver.
 * The animations of this skin were reused from the Elite Agent skin.
 * This skin replaces Apollo's chariot with a race car.
 * This skin was part of the Racer Rumble event.
 * Both this skin and Apollo are voiced by Phil Parsons.

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