SMITE Lore Ep. 37 - Who is Anhur?

Join Nevercake as he goes in-depth-ish on all of the gods of SMITE! In episode 37, he answers the burning question: who is Anhur?

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What is a MOBA?

Multiplayer Online Battle Arenas, or MOBAs for short, originated as a sub-genre of the RTS (Real-Time Strategy) genre. Because of this, in most MOBA games, the player takes control of a single character from the isometric (top-down) view akin to most RTS games. Typically, in MOBA games, a player takes control of a single character on one of two teams. Those players choose characters that all have their own abilities, or “kits”. To win, the players must use a combination of abilities, teamwork, and strategy to not only best their opponent, but destroy the opponents main structures. A bonus to the genre is that most MOBAs are free games, which is definitely a contributing factor of the their massive success. The genre has many titles, the largest of which being Defense of the Ancients (DoTA) and DoTA 2, League of Legends (LoL), and most recently SMITE!

What is SMITE?

SMITE is one of the more recent free MOBA games to enter the fray. In SMITE you don’t just choose a character, you choose a god. You’ll instantly feel an attachment to characters like Thor and Zeus because even if you don’t know the lore behind them, you’ve at least heard their names before! What makes SMITE so immersive is Hi-Rez Studios’ inclusion of historical lore into the gods’ abilities, kits, and play styles. Thor and Loki aren’t just characters from Marvel comics and movies. They’re also a part of Norse mythology and you can take control of them in SMITE!

What makes SMITE different?

SMITE takes all of the strategy of the top MOBA games and adds another layer of difficulty by putting you into the action! Unlike most MOBA games, SMITE offers players the chance to experience the MOBA genre they know and love from a third-person perspective. This unique perspective allows for an extremely immersive experience unlike any other game in the genre. While this doesn’t sound like such a big change, once you play it you’ll understand! All of these things added together is what has gaming websites everywhere continually rating SMITE as one of the best MOBA games available!

[nevercakegames]

I'm pretty sure Menhit is a matryoshka doll.

[oldaccountthatidontuseanymore]

Where is my Nevercake announcer pack? I need it. Example for line: "You know how some people get 5 kills in a row, well that's where I/This guy/god name comes in."

[SonofSparda-eetz]

The Wizard of OZ Joke was brilliant. Who thinks we should get Anhur a cowardly lion skin, and someone think of the rest for: Dorothy, Tin Man, and Scarecrow

What are you expecting a pun? fine, How many of you guys MANE Anhur.... happy?

[Djavolski]

I fking lost it on Ill Save U Onii-Chan! 
hahahahahahahah

[keyesonator]

Completely rolled my eyes at the spear joke. Been trying to resist but that one got me good. Great show, really loving it.

[flipevent]

"I'll save you Onii-chan!"

... friggin lost it. :p

[gillettedave]

wow just goggled menhit and she is a war goddess which translates into “the slaughterer”, “the one who sacrifices”, or “she who massacres”
I kind of want her in the game now :p

[regorf]

The puns were slaying, although I'm not an enemy.

[ShugoranGarm]

So, basically Bastet was a KS with that snake....

[Scylaxius]

It's official. Your best one yet Nevercake. Can't stop laughing! XD

[lilithrichter]

The jokes for these are great, the wizard of oz + arkham knight scarecrow one was hilarious.

[bellavlad]

This is the only reason I scribe to smite

[treygon]

nice job man ^_^ you got the perfect balance between lore, pus, and funny story telling :) well done!

[TheShadowKnight]

0:15 should have had ullr there in the background, peeping on that glory

[ScottMeadows]

"My ego after a ranked match" Perfect 👌🏼

[brendan]

Nevercake Announcer pack needs to be a thing. Please make it a thing.

[iammazighi]

I really want a Nevercake announcer pack in Smite! I'D BUY IT IMMEDIATLY!

[lukaasadorian]

And that's how Kawaii Pop Bastet was made. 0:32

[deathkillrt]

Are we gonna get a Batet Cat-Jujitsu skin, please.

[donteatglass]

I came up with amazing cat puns, but Bastet was last weak and i was just like: You've got to be kitten me right meow