SMITE Lore Ep. 40 - Who is Thanatos?

Join Nevercake as he goes in-depth-ish on all of the gods of SMITE! In episode 40, he answers the burning question: who is Thanatos?

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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!

[AnonymityIx]

I cracked up at the "some are dragged kicking and screaming like a team with a 15k gold deficit refusing to surrender "

[CatFamiliar]

That was one of the best. Also, the Billy and Mandy reference was absolutely priceless!

[RuttorBlacksand]

People fear the unknown, please use wards!!

[janpremzl]

Thana is pretty much the god that gets instalocked most often, the player doesnt call a role, he feeds, he's somehow mastery 10

[nevercakegames]

I live life on "Mortal" mode.

[mstro]

"No mortal WANTS to die"

*Busts through wall*
That's where you're fuckin wrong buddy

[Monkojama]

I'm happy there is finally an animated lore for Thanatoast. I've been waiting so long

[CalmKiwii]

ThanaToast skin, Hi-Rez.
Make. It. HAPPEN.

[magebro]

Been playing league for years, just downloaded Smite, and here I find Nevercake!! You guys are everywhere!

[TheStrikerX]

By far one of the funniest Smite Lore videos I've seen in awhile +1

[SonofSparda-eetz]

"Look at me I'm a kitty cat, I wear a bowl of peanuts as a hat, and if I eat the bowl I'll get so fat, oh look at me I'm a Kitty


please someone get this reference

Pun-Time: This video was Soul awesome, I can't wait for the next

[lemonspadess]

Cutting it a bit deep in the first few seconds never cake. Cutting deep ;-;

[TheGamer]

The delivery on the Toast line was perfect.

[Elzonite]

My brain cell: I swear to Zeus if you-
Me: t h e r m o s t a t

[cesarfortson]

I would love to see Thanatos's reaction to Dark Soul's Chosen Undead.

[Sarxuka]

Love that childhood cartoon reference <3

[bvd]

Love that "Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy" reference. one of my favorite shows when  it was still playing on tv

[bluerab]

I'm from Greece and i find this video awesome!

[marekzielinski]

And that's how we've got ThaToast skin ladies and gentlemans.

[robbedoes]

This video was truly amazing, a job well done, I laughed many times :)