Susano

"With sword in hand, you are the storm. Pull foes into the eye of the hurricane."

Susano is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore
Like his sister, Amaterasu, Susano was born to rule, but he was tempestuous, with a flaring anger, wicked tongue, and a penchant for destruction. Their father, Izanagi, would have none of it and decreed that Susano live in the Underworld. His mood dark at this news, Susano committed heinous acts of vandalism and murder. Acts that sent Amaterasu into shameful hiding.

Cast low, Susano descended to earth on his way to the Underworld. He carried only his Ten-Span Sword, and regret for his actions. What had his defilements achieved but to envelop the world in darkness? This was his nature, to broil like a storm, to frighten and destroy what stood in his path.

But a storm could also herald life.

At a river side, Susano ventured upon an elderly couple, weeping and cradling their young daughter. Eight children, they'd had once, but now only one remained; seven devoured by the eight-headed serpent. Susano was resolved. To atone for his crimes, to prove his father wrong, to better himself, Susano would slay this beast.

Eight traps he laid, one for each head of the creature, with eight tubs of aromatic saké as bait. Slithering forward, the Orochi spread its gruesome heads to drink from the trapped tubs. Susano cut the rope. Gates dropped. The heads were imprisoned. One by one, he chopped the eight necks, until only the wriggling tail remained. Sweeping his blade split the reptilian hide, leaving notches in his blade but revealing a brilliant sword inside: the Kusanagi-no-Tsurugi.

To his sister, he gave the blade. An act of atonement, but not an apology. His true nature would never change, but his intention could.

Though seen on the battlefield of the Gods, Susano's fight is not truly against those foes, but within himself. He is a raging summer storm, struggling to focus that destructive power at evil, and atoning when the innocent are harmed.

General

 * Susano was the first assassin of the Japanese Pantheon.
 * Susano is the brother of Tsukuyomi and Amaterasu and is Izanami's son.
 * His victory screen shows him fighting against the monster snake Yamata-no-Orochi.
 * The actor who did the voice of Susano, Jim Foronda, also voiced Renegade's Robot companion KATT, Bearly Buzzed Bacchus, Wolf Man Fenrir, Snowman Geb, Vanguard Hercules, Sunstar Ra, Last Commando Rama, Eliminator Ravana, and Ragnarok Force X Thor.

God Skins

 * T_Susano_SerpentSlayer_Icon.pngSerpent Slayer
 * This skin's name is a reference to the defeat of Yamata-no-Orochi by the hands of Susano.


 * T Susano SamurAI Icon.pngT Susano SamuraiRecolor Icon.pngSteel Samurai/Titanium Ronin
 * This skin shares it's theme with Centaurion Chiron and Cyber Samurai Hachiman.


 * T_Susano_Yurei_Icon.pngYurei
 * This skin is based on the yokai Yurei.
 * This skin shares its theme with Spirit Guide Artio, Great Tengu Cernunnos, Oni Chernobog and Oni Musha Hachiman.


 * T_Susano_PrimalStorm_Icon.pngPrimal Storm


 * This skin was based on the video game series Monster Hunter.
 * This skin shares its theme with Primal Fire Ares
 * There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Primal Storm Announcer pack.


 * T_Susano_Vigilante_Icon.pngVigilante
 * This skin could have been based on the character Casey Jones.
 * The actor who voiced this skin, Nicolas Roye, also voiced Pixel Beast Cernunnos.


 * T_Susano_Zuko_Icon.pngZuko
 * This skin is part of the Avatar Battle Pass.
 * This skin is a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games and Nickelodeon to promote the show Avatar.
 * Since Zuko uses two swords instead of one, some animation for Susano's basic attack chain had to be changed.
 * The animation for his ultimate is a reference to the scene were Zuko and Azula fight in the last season of the show.
 * This skin shares its theme with Aang/Avatar Aang Merlin, Azula Pele, and Kora/Avatar Kora Skadi.
 * There is an announcer pack themed after this skin, You can hear it here:Zuko Announcer pack.


 * T_Susano_BlueSpirit_Icon.pngBlue Spirit
 * This skin is based on the disguise Zuko uses in a few episodes of the show.


 * T_Susano_Pirate_Icon.pngSwashbuckler
 * This skin is a reference to the character Jack Sparrow from the movie Pirates of the Caribbean.
 * The actor who voiced this skin also voiced Dragon's Rage Kukulkan, Noble Knight Osiris, Star Scribe Thoth and Iron Tyrant Xing Tian.
 * This skin shares its theme with Dread Captain Artemis, Pirate Admiral/Pirate Queen Chang'e, Skaliwag Kali, BuccaNeith/Sea Shanty Neith, Dreadbeard Poseidon, First Mate Serqet, High Seas Sobek, PrivaTyr Tyr and Vulcap'n Redbeard Vulcan.


 * T_Susano_Gold_Icon.pngMastery
 * The card art for those skins could be another reference to the battle between Susano and Yamata-no-Orochi.

Skins
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 * -|Serpent Slayer=
 * -|Steel Samurai=
 * -|Luminosity=
 * -|Yurei=
 * -|Titanium Ronin=
 * -|Primal Storm=
 * -|Vigilante=
 * -|Knight of Storms=
 * -|Zuko=
 * -|Blue Spirit=
 * -|Swashbuckler=
 * -|Golden=
 * -|Legendary=
 * -|Diamond=