Introducing the newest god to join the battleground - Baron Samedi, God of Life and Death! Available in the SMITE 5.11 update. Get social with us at: smitegame SmiteGame SmitePro
An actual interesting god, who has abilities which synergize with one another? I can't believe it. Hirez, what took you so long? First god since a long time that has an unique kit. Give the man, who designed this god a raise, because he may be the one that is able to bring back new fun and variety into the game. Love this god so far. Good job Hi-rez.
I wonder if they will include other deities of the Voodoo/Vodun and Yoruba religions from the Caribbean, Louisiana, and West Africa? Personally I would like to see their interpenetration of Shango the orisha of Thunder, Dance, and Fire or Maman Brigitte the loa of death and wife of Baron Samedi.
I get the feeling they'd add Maman Brigitte as part of the Celtic pantheon under her original name of Brigid. Would be nice to have some dialogue between the two, though.
maninthemachine dukesloths channel is mostly that.. a complaint channel.. nothing against dukesloth tho.. but most of his videos are either telling us what hirez has in store and addressing issues/complaining.. again.. nothing against dukesloth..
maninthemachine leave him alone. He does meaningful info that helps us do better in the game rather than just do funny gameplay videos. I subscribe to stormed and yellow shell for funny videos, noobable for skin releases and gem/event status updates, and dukesloth for insughtful information.
Lord Farquaad Considering the only thing remotely interesting about Achilles is his passive (which was horribly unbalanced in release and everyone just went armorless), I have to ask: What *about* Achilles? Ganesha was the last "great" god design. Discordia was "okay".
I see this and my instant thought: New Orleans. Hadn't gone home to Louisiana in some time, might make a trip come Mardi Gras, but till then I might pick up on smite again. FeelsCajunMan
His passive is a better form of Chirons. His first ability is an offshoot of The Morrigans first. This one has better range, though. The debuff is nice as well.
I love this guy! He's chill... I can just give him good cigars and good liquor and he's satisfied! Unlike the other gods who wants your soul and eternal servitude.😒
kiaeem marriott Jesus would prob be a healer with little attack, and if they did put him in game hi-rez would get bigger back lash than they did with kali (most likely).
Super stoked for the god. 00:23 I can hear the end of her saying Death but not the whole thing. It sounds like the VA is saying, "Eth, if you think it means the end...."
TOOK YOU ALL LONG ENOUGH! I've been waiting for vodunn since this game first went into closed beta! I don't even play it that much anymore, so this may bring me back.
He keeps trying to get 007 to join the party but James keeps violently rejecting the invites. Bond even shot at and threw the Baron into a crocodile-infested river.
Sources? None of my research says so. Africa is a continent, be specific. Here they are using Haitan Voodoo in this context not necessarily West African Vodun. It says the name is Haitian Creole and probably influenced by the languages Fon and Ewe tribes of the Western Africa in the Dahomey Kingdom. Plus Voodoo is syncretised with Roman Catholocism and may not retain all of the former West African deities' roles.
Baron Samedi is probably the most excited I have been for a god in a long time. His looks, personality and kit just work so well together. Not to mention those recall and jump animations. ;)
They did a really good job with the beginning animation for the lore, I don't know if they had as much fun visualizing any gods lore recently than this ones
Baron is by far the greatest God they've released imo. He is super fun to play, a very versatile kit as demonstrated in the video(support/dmg), and an amazingly well done design. 👏 Fantastic Job Hi-Rez 👏
I can still think back to when I first started playing Smite a few years ago and was disappointed when I didn't see any voodoo gods especially Baron. I actually had tears in my eyes when I heard he was finally coming, I just found my new main, and I had been waiting since my very first game I played for him to arrive. Thank you Hi-Rez for making my dream a reality!
That could be edited stats via the console. Or he may just have very high speed atk progression with low damage. This makes it easier to apply his passive while also not doing too much damage in the process.
its either sped up as others have said or low damage fast attack... i mean it was hitting for only 50 at lvl 20 with mages blessing and cd boots which those 2 alone give more than that dmg to every other mage no?
Rolland Hill facilier was based off of him. A lot of the depictions of voodoo man from the bayou look like him as hayian and Louisiana voodoo are young traditions starting up from traditional West African vodoun when slaves were brought over and then eventually becoming a spin-off. Think the anime series tenchi and it's various spin -offs and retellings.
faciller was based off baron samedi, and baron samedi has a very specific depiction which smite did an AMAZING JOB designing him when looking at the source material
I do like his design. I haven't played as him so I can't attest to how his abilities feel in the game, but his design is something I really enjoy. Like spooky, scary skeletons.
well im sticking to thanatos ah putch and may try baron samedi l mostly like picking the gods that piss people off loki the sleeping giant nox ah putch lol
Fernando Moraga Well....there are a lot of "gods" in Smite that aren't actually gods like Cerberus or Achilles..but with it being "Battlefield of the Gods" I'm guessing it's just easier than specifying exactly if a character is a loa, or yokai, or hero, or whatever else has gotten through.
Fernando Moraga Since you seem to know a lot about him from what mythologic pantheon is he actually? If I would look at the art style of the lore part I would almost say mexican but I hope I don't sound racist from that.
Everyone's talking about how interesting and well made he is but I'm just thinking about how much damage he does on a full burst with Soul gem, Soul rever and Warlocks.
Fun Fact: If you have five players running Baron Samedi on your team, you can unlock a special attack called "Coffin Dance." The attack will lock one opponent in a coffin, instantly killing them. The Barons will then dance the coffin to the nearest objective where it will explode, severely damaging the objective and any enemy player that gets too close. The Barons are completely invulnerable while the Coffin Dance is taking place.
