SMITE Lore Ep. 38 - Who is Ravana?

Join Nevercake as he goes in-depth-ish on all of the gods of SMITE! In episode 38, he answers the burning question: who is Ravana?

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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!

[AidenTheJones]

So you know how the Lore lady could have been replaced by NeverCake? That's where HiRez comes in!

Another great video

[karandex]

This is a less known and not so famous version of story. I was hoping that his ultimate will have he showing his 10 headed form

[robbedoes]

Vishnu would not stand for it --> "i'd rather sit", i lost it at that part :D

[taliesine.]

Alright, so, you know how some gods are just terrible under powered? Thats where ravana comes in

[SonofSparda-eetz]

I lost is at "That So, Ravana" (Ra-van)

Quick someone merge the theme song with his lore, I would but I'm not in the mood.

Pun time: Ravana, I told you when meeting Shiva not to lose your HEAD but that is just ridiculous.

[joshuaformanek]

"What do?"
"Vishnu knew what do."

This always cracks me up! 🤣🤣

[KevinCruijssenQuuador]

Lol at the "I'd rather sit" part when you said "Vishnu would not stand for this" xD

[miltaradas]

These are the best! I always love watching these.

[alvarahokas]

Ravana is the main character of every fanfic "nods"

[ellie]

I love the Lore lady. Especially in the Athena goddess reveal.

[XBlueXFire]

i can't believe nevercake didn't make a NOTICE ME SENPAI joke XD

[RaydeusMX]

Ravana, now known in Spanish as "El Rabano" (a.k.a. The Radish.)

Looking forward to getting that Luchador skin. :3

[TheDeathtoll]

Korasami fan faction staring a demon king sounds epic

[thomasgabby]

From Rama's story, Ravana was evil and took his girl Sita (however you spell that). You make him sound like a hero; different points of view at work. That's So Ravana!

[FarcasMircea]

So if Ravana cant be harmed by Gods or Demons then there only a handful of characters in the game that can harm him :D

[Macaulyn_]

How dare you joke about Lore Lady's absence?!

[TheDolphinLegend]

Now they HAVE to make a that's so ravana skin!!!

[infininoodle]

Pretty sure Shiva made Ravana invulnerable because she was sick of seeing him cutting his head off. "Try and cut it off now, you freak!"

[KristofThePaladin]

Brahma was the one who gave him the boon, not Shiva. Ravana was performing a penance for his training and received the blessing from Brahma. He worshipped Shiva but the blessing came from Brahma.

[Thorwindsor]

These are great! Always makes me laugh