SMITE - God Reveal | Charon, The Ferryman

[@aeoniansentinel184]

I was hoping for him to be able to give allies a lift

[@AgentForest]

I mean, he sorta can. His ult speeds up allies that are following it.

[@JJTheFlexy]

I mean, who does he look like, Lapris?

[@tomsrudzitis4942]

Exactly, such an unused potential from his lore. He doesnt feel like Charon except for his passive. He is just some boat dude that can summon waves for no reason

[@FrostyPeppercorn]

just go play Lapras or Johnson if thats what you want

[@FrosteryGaming]

I'm pretty sure they thought about it, it just for some reason didn't make it

[@calebowens693]

This is going to bring lots of "Styx and stones may break my bones" jokes. Possibly even an Achilles voiceline about dipping his heel.

[@LifeCompanionDogs8083]

And I'm all here for it!!

[@Sommitps]

No, it will not.

[@Parduor]

Charons ultimate ability: speak to the manager, executes and removes the affected god from the match.

[@reevedalauta6200]

lmaooooo

[@freddiedibiase6851]

top tier comment right here 💀💀💀💀

[@decidueyezealot8611]

The God of Karen's has spoken

[@shadowsintox9]

Yall who want a Karen skin are lame as hell.

[@Morfe02]

Summon Hades manager and removes enemy to the pits of Tartarus

[@blakecox373]

The kit tied with his lore makes him feel that much more special. Excellent work Hirez. He looks so fun

[@danielgafforio8703]

???

[@tomsrudzitis4942]

He feels so dull and only passive actually makes sense for his lore, other than that he is just some boat dude and thats it. With the same 4 abilities Hi-Rez have been putting out for years. Really dissapointing for such a potential.

[@kiszkjmt8564]

​@@tomsrudzitis4942agreed. River of Oblivion isn't something to summon easy peasy just like that. Sounds way 2 overpowered even for Hades.

[@lizardjoe4224]

Missed opportunity to finally have another guardian summoner

[@redflame300]

Build em like a gaurdian tbh

[@rafaelrugama4194]

Maybe not a summoner, but looks like a great Guardian because of the extra gold of his passive

[@mr.frosty9190]

He is a Guardian, it was at the beginning

[@symmetra1390]

But he is a guardian...

[@lizardjoe4224]

@@mr.frosty9190 re read the comment

[@FloofyPoofyFox]

Every time I see Inpw in a fully rendered cutscene, my soul gets happy.

[@XJadeDragoonX]

So are we gonna just ignore the fact that Anubis used his ult on a single minion?

[@yeahhuhwhat]

Shouldn't Karen's ultimate be to ask to speak to the manager?

[@xyzen9673]

its too OP to have a 1 hour long CC

[@Mallowyc]

HAhahaha

[@noname9541]

It is summoning sticks now. Take it or leave it.

[@Mallowyc]

@@noname9541 *Styx*

[@Brutalyte616]

...I feel like Charon's passive isn't going to survive in its current state for long. Firstly, it only works on friendly and neutral minions; enemies and gods are left totally out of the equation, and while that's fine for the idea that you're only ferrying the souls of friendlies back to base and you can't poach souls from an enemy Charon, it's still a shame that there is no interaction for friendly gods as a possible way for a supporting Charon to mitigate the losses caused by a bad laning partner. Second, while the extra gold is nice, the fact that the maximum number of souls caps at 20 and provides no extra benefits is underwhelming, especially in the end-game when you've probably already gone back to base the 9 or so times it'd take to max out the extra health; eventually that extra gold is just gonna be dead weight. These two factors heavily incentivize Charon to play solo lane or jungle to try and snowball on his farm quickly, but that goes against the design philosophy of a Guardian, which begs the question why he wasn't made a Warrior, Mage, or even an Assassin when his kit seems to be designed for those solitary roles. Presuming that he is still a Support Guardian at his core with a strong ability to solo or jungle, I see two routes to further develop this identity. If they're trying to encourage Charon players to regularly leave lane to return to base and turn in his souls, then he needs a way to return to lane more quickly, like a passive speed buff that decreases as he collects souls; let's say +20% base movement speed, -1% for every soul he is holding. This has benefits regardless of Charon's role in any given match, and even gives a tactical incentive for players to ignore picking up the gold and souls to maintain higher movement speeds, but in his primary role as a support it serves to maximize his lane presence while also giving teammates some time to solo farm during Charon's regular trips back to base. If that is not the case, then Charon needs a reason to stick around beyond a handful of gold each wave, meaning he either needs an added benefit such as being able to regain a small amount of HP or MP for gathering excess souls while at maximum stacks, or he has to offer some kind of benefit to a teammate in lane by collecting these souls in their presence. My proposal in this regard is this; Charon gets 2 gold for every soul he collects, but he will automatically split this bounty with the nearest friendly god within a given range if they are present. Once again, this affords Charon great versatility in any role, but it still incentivizes the core design philosophy of a support that benefits teammates simply by being in close proximity. And it also adds a fun bit of flavor consistent with Charon's lore, as the obol coins that were to be offered to Charon were typically either two coins placed over the eyes of the deceased, or a single coin placed in the mouth; the number, value, placement, and design of the coins varied based on region and time period, so having that be reflected by the conditions of each match would a cute nod to Greek history and culture. Well, those are _my_ personal thoughts anyways. You probably _could_ run these two proposed buffs together to make Charon essentially future-proof, but he would arguably be too strong and reliable. Then again, I subscribe to the 'Make everything equally broken and fun' philosophy of game design and balance, so take these notions how you will.

[@gaaratf2fanboy76]

Fafnirs is similar and it’s fine, but I do agree, Mp5 or Hp5 would have been a better choice then health

[@GhostlyWardenRS]

@@gaaratf2fanboy76 difference with fafnir is its just, his money, along with the fact it doesn't require you to go back to gain the buff

[@Brutalyte616]

@@gaaratf2fanboy76 I do actually agree with that particular design decision since Charon's shields scale off his maximum health, so having a passive that slowly increases his health by an appreciable amount over the course of the game, independent of levels or items, is rather nice for a Guardian. My critique was that a permanent +350 HP and +1 GP5 in-lane, while still appreciable, only does so much in the face of late-game burst damage and DPS, and as I said previously, I subscribe to the notion that game balance is at its best and most fun when everything is equally broken and powerful. Having a Guardian like Charon be tanky, fast, getting paid to do it, AND sharing the wealth is just my idealized version of the design philosophy that has been presented to me.

[@shaxow1142]

To be honest his passive could be infinite stacks if they reduced it to like .5 or .25 hp per coin with a higher cap on how much he can collect before backing

[@rentf2]

i aint reading allat

[@FlashyLight]

The Mayan God just happily waving at Anubis LOL

[@blackorcshagrat8587]

It would appear Charon got tired of writing down all the names and numbers in the underworld of Shin Megami Tensei IV.

[@saucygoat8287]

He better get a “Karen” skin at some point

[@Mallowyc]

I can't wait to play Karen, Karen looks like he has some pretty cool abilities

[@ballsofsalsa01]

Speak to the manager

[@itsdaley]

Dude is on a boat?.. he got to have a jack sparrow skin 😅

[@starwars1744]

Now we have the full Underworld team. Hades Persephone Cerberus Thanatos Charon

[@dreamergamer9291]

we still need hypnos

[@slasherofgods]

making him a guardian makes me hold a grudge ___ and the fact that charon can't ride his ult is a missed opportunity

[@Aiscence]

A bit disapointed in the skills, was expecting something using his boat to transport people in some ways :c

[@bgf3640]

It’s a really lackluster kit.

[@Tommyblueee]

@@bgf3640I don’t understand why you guys don’t like the kit I love it. My new favorite god I also wish he could carry someone but it’s still really fun riding with the ult with the 3 and speed boosting teammates.

[@bgf3640]

@@Tommyblueee There’s nothing new. And the individual abilities feel really uninspired.

[@Tommyblueee]

@@bgf3640well I respect your opinion but I’m having to much fun playing him I won’t play anyone else. A god always could’ve been better. The ult sniping is so fun and using it defensively and rowing behind it with teammates gaining speed and the skull effect with being able to stack shield with teammates is fun for me.

[@bgf3640]

@@Tommyblueee I’m not saying you can’t have fun with him. But fun ≠ innovative. All of his abilities are recycled elements from other gods.

[@mathewglover33]

There is gonna be an overlord skin for charon to look like Ainz, there just has to be x33

[@mrherculez97]

Damn he looks cool, we need also more Slav gods and goddesses pls Hirez :)

[@Blackbupf]

Give him a skateboard skin please he needs to be ballin

[@unsanspassifrisk6370]

The only thing i need now is Charon on a flying overboard

[@Moski919]

Can we have another ranged guardian or melee mage ?

[@frostfour668]

Hes literally a ranged guardian

[@Moski919]

@@frostfour668 i didn’t realize! I was on the toilet when I watched this video 😅

[@truepickle4956]

Karon, the Manager Summoner

[@osteopathichomeopathicking6154]

1:45 Thanks again for these great videos -)

[@ElinaWhite]

Reading Wattpad really twisted my expectations on how Charon should look like 😂

[@asmahaddad6542]

Which story are you referring to?

[@ИльяВейнаров]

Where is spoon, Ferryman? Why you have Nami, Senna, and Vex ults?

[@genghiskhan6809]

When you want to speak to the manager but they’re in Hades.

[@rextheextremewerewolf3096]

I love the Jörmungandr from the God of War, but even the World Serpent of Smite would be defeated by this god. So, if he were to pick a side, he would be on the side of good. And I'm also happy... ...THAT WE GET TO PLAY AS THE FLIPPIN' GRIM REAPER! With all Gods and Goddesses we get, I think Charon was much better than Cthulhu and others combined.

[@BIady]

He's not the grim reaper, he's just a guide of already dead souls, he's should have been and old man not a skeleton tbh

[@rextheextremewerewolf3096]

@@BIady didn't look like a rotting corpse to me.

[@MrZeltarius]

He would like to speak to Smite's manager.

[@philspence3073]

I personally wouldve give Charon a passive where he takes gold from an ally whos died and reduces their spawn time

[@adamcorrea5507]

What is that ult. That seems so overpowered

[@LairdErnst]

How has Osiris been the only Underworld character to be a warrior class? The Greek pantheon is so close, they just need one warrior to complete the “Lords of the Underworld” team name.

[@JoaoPLACEBO]

Congratulations HI-REZ Charon is the most fun character to play, Simple kit but very nice to use keep it up please keep it up CARONTE is currently the most fun to play

[@ivanpetrevski9345]

why is Anubis in the video for a Greek god?

[@SternmannSteinberg]

Hes chillin with nasus

[@DKTGAMING]

This is the best f****** god kit I've ever seen that girl knocked it out the park with this one. I love your god designs. Istar was awesome too

[@lordofcinema]

his ulti by nami from lol

[@Thiccems69]

I love the new god Karen, awesome!

[@demongodking6681]

Well let's hope he doesn't ask for surtrs manager since he just made his job harder for him by releasing the monsters

[@alphalex0192]

That one guy on reddit must be so happy

[@AsDerouxWoofWolf]

So many cool gods ever since I stopped playing!! I don't know if I could buy them, tho...

[@woodykusaki9970]

Now can we make Hades look like his real lore counterpart?

[@viciouslyeatingaburger]

a literally cool looking mage support God, passive that is similar to somewhat souls of Thresh even them being similar shared with bones look and an ultimate that is similar to wave of Nami and guess what those two are supports champion in League

[@rando8831]

AMAZING GOD WHERE IS THE YUGIOH COLLAB MY DEAR HIREZ

[@THE_BROK3N]

Oh wow circles on the ground and free VFXs from unity store, such a great character, much fun, am i right, what a unique new god.....

[@nickboelhouwer8375]

The god is cool but i tryd him out and my game crashed 3 times in a row when throwing the attack that gives the attack speed debuff

[@CrankyUnicorn]

Damn, Karen seems fun to play

[@i3ento106]

i feel like theres no need for the ult to go the whole map

[@joshslusar17]

great god, thanks.

[@lws4790]

yow that passive is OP

[@christopheroneill77]

did I see Oscar Isaac on that boat with Britney Spears? I think your AI just borrowed whole cloth from Moon Knight.

[@its_ooms]

So I haven't played this game in a while but I remember they had to change Hades' model because of some country's culture I guess? So how did they get away from Charon's design?

[@SkySlug12]

OK! Who brought the Necron/Ossiarch to smite?

[@TortoiseKeeper]

We need more lovecraft gods

[@defazan]

Just imagine if SMITE had an Anime opening…

[@samsheppard8265]

SMITE - God Reveal | Mummy

[@steelwing5327]

He comes out on my birthday I’m so excited 🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@koji5384]

I hear his name as Karen lol

[@bradmcdowell9168]

Oh, so he is OP I get it.

[@lautaromauro4547]

Spoking Skeleton in a Boat

[@Sommitps]

Next, bring Khonsu.

[@thierryfaquet7405]

Can’t wait the SUP skin !!!

[@БекаТ-ц9х]

I waiting Digimon crossover collab , i really want to play with Digimon characters. Example: Omnimon as Freya , Gallantmon as Lancelot, Angemon as Thanatos , Devimon as Chernobog , Shogungekomon as Bacchus, Agumon with weapon as ??? Gatomon as Ravana, Apemon as Sun Wukong, Floramon as Persephone, Garurumon and Matt Ishida as Fenrir, Ladydevimon and Angewomon as Hel, Guilmon with weapon as ??? Wizardmon as Ra , Agunimon as Agni, Susanoomon as Susano, Metalseadramon , Megaseadramon, Seadramon as Water dragon god ; Marineangemon as Cupidon, Zudomon as Thor or Hercules, Patamon as Kukulkan My favorite franchise ❤

[@DjZeroGalactica]

TEAM UNDEAD 💀 Charon Cerberus Persephone Thanatos Hades Anubis Osiris Izanami Baron Samedi

[@WantamTuan]

FIRST GOD REVEAL! LOVE YOU LORE LADY

[@Seuriel_]

nami from league is in her hot topic era

[@cantwin8105]

Auto translate says his name is Karen lol

[@brandonjenkins723]

Don’t they mean taunt instead of fear?

[@Pierseus]

4 damaging abilities 3 of which are ranged, as well as a silence, DoT, global ult, movement, root, debuff, and ally shield buff This dude is gonna be broken as duck on release if they don’t make a substantial effort to balance his damage numbers

[@shannysalcedo3627]

@Pierseus not broken at all. He has good damage but there are better mages for that like yu huang and morgan la fey. He kind of sucks as a guardian, kind of reminds me of jorm a lol bit. More of a solo laner than support meant t9 harass the backline

[@Pierseus]

@@shannysalcedo3627 yeah, they did a good job balancing his numbers, he could’ve been a serious problem if his numbers were too high like what happened with tsukuyomi, Cthulhu, danza, etc

[@bignelly9476]

I did not expect guardian

[@dungeonmaster3464]

I'm not complaining, we have enough mages in the game as it is, and I enjoy the idea of Charon's boat being like an armored car.

[@bignelly9476]

@@dungeonmaster3464 as an enjoyer of all the big fellas in this game I welcome Mr rattle me bones. I like to think he tosses a bike to Cerberus every now and again

[@MrBanner123]

Okay fine, I’ll play Support

[@cactuwus._.]

If nami from league of legends was a tank

[@alotofhoopla7624]

When we getting Kratos👀👀

[@nepnep1149]

When PlayStation done being a bunch of bitches

[@ljdoff]

WIth his kit you can certainly play him as mid.

[@brayansanchez1319]

When y’all gonna release the new gods at the start of the season?

[@yoursexycookie]

Revert Persephone’s 1 and 2 and give her a real passive. Uninstalled until she gets a new rework and this conquest mess gets balanced.

[@kotsounuknock4659]

if He Bo and Hades had a hatechild

[@redflame300]

Funny since I hate them both

[@robertjoppenhimer388]

@@redflame300why hades, who tf even plays him nowadays

[@Moski919]

@@robertjoppenhimer388hades players are hit or miss. They either help the team out and kickass or literal NPCs

[@alexanderboleyn2058]

NOT A HATECHILD 💀

[@pablosebasthian]

@@redflame300 so...?

[@OneFloofyBooper]

Charon should have a secondary passive where each time an enemy dies, they lose 2 gold. It would be horribly insignificant, but just imagining someone being 20 gold away from an item and having to wait for it because they died 10 times is the chaotic energy I thrive off of

[@Hk-ox4bb]

If each time he killed an enemy, 2 golds would be transferred from the enemy to him I wouldn’t even be mad and I don’t even play as him, it’d be insignificant but so cool at the same time

[@GothPaoki]

Probably the best 3 ability ever. Makes you feel like you're working out.

[@MrAlexDeidara]

lmao

[@kevinnorwood8782]

STROKE!!! STROKE!!!! STROKE!!!! STROKE!!!!

[@nailinthefashion]

No more gamer bod let's gooooo

[@Goodmorning592]

Row boat go brrrrr

[@maxpowers4436]

The state of fatty gamers

[@samgaleott8114]

PLEASE give Charon on halloween a skin of KAREN, screaming at people and attacking calling the manager pleaaaaaaaase!!

[@omershaik6374]

He'll be on a shopping cart instead of a boat

[@yourdream8]

Cringe. Derogatory term against white women.

[@vginsprdsobepr9698]

Her projectile attack would be her own children and the wailing souls on the river would be everyone around her running away.

[@calebowens693]

When he picks up the orbs for his passive, there needs to be a voiceline about getting a refund.

[@CM-hi4db]

That sounds lame as hell

[@Anto_85571]

Cool, but it would have been nice if he had an ability that gave an ally a ride. Like maybe a dash forward that picks them up, and grants invulnerability, as a rescue tool. Or maybe a passive that allows them to hitch a ride and throw out abilities

[@kestinthefox8773]

I can see charon having a skin based on an Italian boat rower

[@magpiezaychik]

Yemoja, He Bo and Charon ultimate combo would be awesome 🤣

[@xXSH1N0B1Xx]

Amd poseodon 3+ult

[@blacknonbinarydisabledlesbian]

Vs Surtr, Agni, Sol,Pele and Vulcan

[@godsrighthook5198]

🤣🤣🤣 my God that’s rough

[@ElegantHope]

I love the addition of a playtest scenario being added to the end of these videos. it's cool to see.

[@Dr.Manninton]

They used to do it yearsand years ago back when the game first came out but that was so so long ago

[@LyonzDen]

Still waiting for them to add Jesus

[@GothPaoki]

There will be religious crusades if they add Jesus.

[@blazindragon1833]

I'd prefer Beelzebub, Ariel, Metatron or Ayin tbh but Jesus would still be dope especially if he looks like the Fight of Gods version 😀

[@usboko73]

He'd be the jack of all trades.

[@nunya5230]

There will be so much outrage if they do😭😭already have the people who are like "if Jesus was added to this he would one shot everybody" now let him get added and people will start raging when he doesn't

[@Nucleofission]

Ajax said it time after time again. He will not be added to game.

[@FartherCaspian]

He seems... alright? His ult and 3 are cool. I just kinda wish Smite would do some variety on abilities instead of "circle on ground" or something.

[@starf1sh00_2]

I was hoping he’d be able to pick up allies onto his ferry or something

[@dreamergamer9291]

he has alot of potential so seing this boring kit makes me feel underwhelmed

[@Mastrubatoryi]

Yeah wish they added a triangle instead

[@GodzillathekingKongbane]

@@dreamergamer9291y’all are crazy calling the like 120th character boring. I’m sure it’s crazy hard to program all this stuff

[@dreamergamer9291]

@@GodzillathekingKongbane tell me a single thing about his kit that we havent seen before

[@abovearth6740]

Hades. Thanatos. Cerberus. Persephone. Charon. Finally a full team.

[@iMakz07]

His title should have been "The ferryman of the underworld"

[@Tiamat2]

Welcome to the smite god reveal for "Karen" the crazy B☠️💀

[@nckncknck]

I hear “Karen” instead of “Charon” 😂

[@Dzindzya]

Not Karen and her sticks

[@antonyetta-]

That should be Yemoja's ultimate

[@oxnerd]

Was expecting him to either ferry allies or enemies in some way. Kinda disappointed. That ult would be even cooler if it forced Charon to ride it while picking up any ally close to him. Would’ve added another potential troll guardian in the game which is always a huge plus

[@svodkosci]

Karen finally here!!

[@surajhawk27]

Ok i thought that's what I heard too

[@demonslayer4951]

Too much CC & he has mobility, also decent damage😱😱😱😱.

[@willhoffman6629]

i want a skin where it’s just the boat

[@JacobIX99]

Maui looks like a guy who accidently stumbled across Charon's boat 😂

[@clazzdingo2528]

Karen the fairy men

[@apostolosnikolis5281]

Calling him Karron gives me physical pain....

[@xyzen9673]

and what? should they call him Tsa-ron?

[@apostolosnikolis5281]

@@xyzen9673 Harron similar to hello not kello or chello

[@ReaperEOD]

​@@xyzen9673I've heard it pronounced "Sharon" in other places, as well as KAIR-on rather than the soft and easily offended Karen lol.

[@kalacs32]

@@apostolosnikolis5281 I would imagine you took that pronunciation from Modern Greek? It's neither a standard English pronunciation, nor more accurate to the Ancient Greek, so I would say there is 0 reason to pronounce his name like that, sorry.

[@apostolosnikolis5281]

@@kalacs32 Well, in some names and some words yes, they were different in ancient greek than they are in modern. But, some are completely the same and the name Haron was generally used for the grim reaper in all of Greek history, as a remnant of ancient times. So this particular word has been the same for centuries

[@alessandrorasero6197]

can't wait to find him in mid every game because he is obviously a mage

[@darik1107]

I love how even auto-caption read it as "Karen" )))