SMITE - God Reveal - Khepri, The Dawn Bringer

Introducing the newest deity to join the battleground of the gods - Khepri, the Dawn Bringer. In the Rising Dawn patch, available now in SMITE. Play for free at www.smitegame.com.
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[@DiscountOstrich]

So basically Ra is just sitting around, being the sun and stuff, while being rolled around by Khepri al day, every day

[@hallari7897]

TheNuroshi No, Ra carries the sun across the sky. Khepri bringes the sun to the underworld.

[@Firatobi]

TheNuroshi Ra has three different versions of "himself" Ra who carried the sun across the sky Khepri who pushes it up every morning and Knum the ram headed version carries it down every night

[@xXLoonoeXx]

Andrej Smite Sounds like he brings the dawn to the underworld.

[@draleokong6796]

No its the other way around ra goes to the underworld abd gives sunlight there khepri rolls the sun across the sky.

[@draleokong6796]

Umm thanks i was raised with mythology

[@LetsPlayKradnium]

Lore lady is back :)

[@skipper2888]

Yeaaa lady voice is better as storyes and abilities than boy voice :)

[@HarbingerDOOM]

Wheatcrop YESSSSSSSSS NEVER LET HER GO HI-REZ

[@coolegiel120]

***** untill they find somebody that actually has a good voice she is so boring -.-

[@jadenjordan4400]

Wheatcrop Lol I'm sooooo happy!

[@IsabellaLitwin]

Wheatcrop Thank you Jesus! I mean.. Zeus.. Uh Ra? Hel I don't know. XD

[@pizzagrenade]

Lol, awesome. His dance at the end is the Dancing Bug from Adventure time. :P

[@Doedan]

Haha yea i noticed that too xD

[@greeeen7627]

Lul i think anyone who looks at every detail in Adventure time would notice this. :3 Nice job Hirez

[@dusty616l]

pizzagrenade oh, i thought of jinx from league of legends.. but adventure time is the shit.. i would copy adventure time too..

[@PapaChimken9164]

Thought i was the only one who noticed. Respect xF

[@turtolelegs6831]

EchoedSound that is if you even have the show where you live

[@sirunklydunk8861]

Ratatoskr didn't kill the lore lady! Rejoice!

[@homeless7756]

Now I want to play Smite again

[@WTK55]

Erik Jaritsin Ikr, I havent played in like a month

[@omgfackdehell]

Skull Video Havnt played in half a year, but i got that all gods thingy.. But for some reason Smite wont work on my PC :(

[@XDarkGreyX]

Erik Jaritsin I always want to play it, then I remember that I have more Lag in Smite than in any other game Q.Q

[@XDarkGreyX]

XDarkGreyX No hardware thing

[@StanTheAce]

omgfackdehell I quit playing after facing "unable to connect to server" error, so annoying :(

[@ericrieth1447]

Well nice knowing you deep voice narrator guy... Oh yeah lore lady narrator is back...

[@Lizzieeeeeeee]

***** The community wanted lore lady back and hirez listened.

[@hauntedxxshadow]

***** ur completely wrong that wasn't ravana's voice actor

[@shannonney3028]

+Eric Rieth This lady's pronunciation is freaking me the fuck out. Who pronounces abduct like that?

[@werolynn8504]

it's kind of amazing how hi-rez have improved in design, khepri's model and the details of it is just stunning

[@dustinanderson7004]

First, THANK YOU for bringing the lore lady back, her voice is awesome!! I hope they do an announcer pack for her! Second, this is probably the BEST God Release video ever, going over combos and such is really helpful. Thank you HiRez, please keep making release vids just like this one in the future!! VVT VER

[@Dennisjay9]

Hes going to be one of the best supports ever, assuming the usual people don't start crying that hes broken then they nurft him until hes worthless

[@AzureKite619]

DennisJ (The Last Methbender) They've nerfed Sylvanus like thrice now and I still do really well with him, so even if Khepri gets nerfed (and he definitely will) he'll still be useful in the right hands.

[@Sublittle]

Sorry to say but he need's to be nerfed his kit is just too good trust I aint one of those people that complain but this god needs a nerf bad

[@cjnewton3819]

LittleUchihacam agreed 2 stuns a revive and shields whole team applies decent buffs while still being able to put out damage at a distance nonetheless is op as shit

[@curssorrydevotee2738]

Cj Newton a root and a cripple. No stun

[@eewweeppkk]

DennisJ (The Last Methbender) Way too many people are already calling him OP...I don't understand it. He has 2 CCs, a few decent buffs, mediocre damage, and a revive. His kit has a lot too it, but not a lot of overloaded stuff.

[@KellerMaks]

"Nyx Nyx Nyx" - Nyx Assassin

[@cip64]

Keller Max already in the game

[@TuberoseKisser]

She's ingame as Nox

[@peacheyfour2009]

Keller Max We already have Nox, her Roman version.

[@AzNPaladin]

Brian P Well, assuming from her/his picture I think she/he means Nyx Assassin from Dota 2 who looks just like Khepri. (Also he says his name three times whenever he kills someone)

[@Xalted118]

AzNPaladin It hurts how dumb you are. :'

[@Aodhs_Ember]

I'll be shocked if Nevercake doesn't make a Capri Sun joke when he does a video for this guy XD

[@jesseklong686]

When you finaly got khepri killed you see he used its ult on himself....

[@NWLR-tv]

Gods never die!!

[@GalacticGoron]

that better be a future dance emote for Khepri: 6:23

[@CbocboGamer]

***** It is form adventur time were jack lear a dance bug how too dance

[@fukquro]

***** he didn't ask and probably knows =/

[@CbocboGamer]

I Know but i Just want too point it out

[@fukquro]

***** oh lol, ALL HAIL PEPE

[@peacheyfour2009]

***** I thought that looked familiar XD

[@animegx45]

He looks life if Anub'Arak saw the light.

[@mashihodpotatoetm4572]

True😂

[@MrDaiohAzu]

6:24 "Hey man ! You're shakingg it all wrong !" "But shakin's all I know" "Sssh... Let me show you HOW. IT'S. DONE !!!!"

[@Ledrif]

That adventure time dance reference on the end. XD Well played.

[@sleekbeaksheek]

GET OFF OF THEM!

[@Stimpy8]

+Light Asahi Leave him alone!

[@markfrye6697]

+Shalev Shapira FINALLY SOMEONE WHO LIKES KHEPRI THANK GOD I'M WITH YOU LAY OF THE BEETLE

[@sleekbeaksheek]

Shalev Shapira I was referencing a thing he says in-game though :(

[@gavinbourgeois3499]

Light, I believe he's referencing Max who did a video on Khepri

[@eagleeye1348]

GOOO !!!

[@Djitterbug]

OMG THAT ADVENTURE TIME DANCE AT THE END. *wipes eye* beautiful...

[@schamsmatt]

Awesome to see that his victory dance is a reference to Adventure Time

[@StarkMaximum]

EVERYTHING IS GOING TO BE OKAY, PAPA SUNBUG IS HERE TO PROTECT YOU This might be my favorite god since Bellona.

[@Tobygas]

Khepri is really cute. I mean seriously hes adorable

[@SirKickz]

So let me get this straight...this fucker's first ability is Skarner ult combined with a dash, his third ability is Leona's ultimate, and his ult is Cleanse and Zilean ult rolled into one... Damn, Smite...you a scary game.

[@12thArchknight]

Graidon Mabson let's not also forget some other characters that have pull abilities -_- because you know apparently everybody here seems to think hes the only one

[@TakeOnNE1]

+Graidon Mabson Should I say where all of those league characters and abilities was taken from and who in Dota they was copi- inspired from?

[@SirKickz]

Selfish Eyes I used to play dota allstars back on frozen throne, so no, that won't be necessary.

[@ayoubp7689]

+Graidon Mabson Lol fanboys warning

[@incandescentcoomer9494]

Holy shiet I'm crying X'D

[@ErebusTheron]

hello anub'arak

[@QKRU]

***** sadly, anub'arak is not as fun to play as khepri :(

[@d_druidd]

***** #BUFFBUGS

[@yaboyirontarkus764]

2mlg

[@MoXfy_Milling]

***** i dunno i kinda like playing anub he just isnt that strong

[@QKRU]

MoXfy Milling don't get me wrong, i enjoy anub also, but i just like khepris kit more. :D

[@FiyahKitteh]

Welcome back, Lore Lady! =D I'm really curious to see how this will all change the meta. Foreseeing a lot of duo lanes with Khepri and high-sustain / -damage hunters. Also curious to see how "OP" or "not OP" he is. So far I can tell he makes a difference in fights, definitely.

[@RoximRox]

Welcome back Lore Lady. You were missed.

[@ACEnBEAKY]

Sweet, you guys actually made me want to play as a dung beetle 🪲, a divine, sun paladin dung beetle

[@zacharyhawley1693]

Finally Lore Lady respawned

[@JuicyGooberz]

OMG that adventure time reference at the end with Jake and the Dancing Beetle x3

[@rebellucy5098]

I kinda get the jokes in the comments about Nyx and Anub'arak but I also don't. Khepri is the original that Nyx and Anub'arak are based on even though smites take on him came the latest. Almost all the moba's have ripped 90% of the characters from mythologies or popular cultural movements but I like that Smite uses the god's themselves as its a nice little bit of mythological education along with your game.

[@Vanles25]

the thing is that the khepri illustration doesnt look that in real egyptian lore. Yes blizzard inspiration for anub arak is obviously based from beetles but not Khepri. Also anub araks body proportion is different when compared to regular scarabs. He is elevated with crab like legs and mantis like arm, does khepri looked like that in egyptian lore? well NO.

[@rebellucy5098]

Devilrose "are based on" doesn't mean "completely ripped from."

[@UTU]

Holy shit he looks crazy strong

[@mariod4494]

Cupid is an aggressive hunter... hahahahahahahahahaha.

[@tyfox7597]

He was in season 2

[@mariod4494]

you didnt get how funny that sounded.

[@Pizza-ji9qc]

I have never come up against an enemy khepri before I play him all the time he is quite good being able to cleanse and revive teammates now that is a game changing ult

[@Sevenomous]

Khepri, The Nerf Bringer

[@SmoothApeButt]

Love the adventure time reference in the win screen

[@oldaccountthatidontuseanymore]

Yay, the normal lore lady is back :D

[@Kaimax61]

Love the Adventure Time reference there with the Dancing bug.

[@eewweeppkk]

Uh, lads... Anub'Arak and Khepri are both beetles...of course they look alike. And before someone tries to correct me, Scarabs are beetles.

[@Farantir1]

Scarab beetles with human-esque faces designed eerily similar, with scythe-like forearms instead of normal scarab arms, that so happen to have designs that are identical (namely the Convention skin for Khepri)? You see where I'm getting right?

[@makwinters7365]

that ultimate is amazing, potential winning team fights that you just had lost

[@FNsquirrelhatesyou]

Hirez plz Lore lady voice pack. I will buy.

[@asakashigure]

Finally !!! A true support guardian! My dreams have come true! Praise Ra, praise Bastet-chan

[@zimv1234567890]

sorry to ruin it guys... but... Ra has 3 forms, one for each part of the day. Ra is his most powerful form and is in the middle of the day. As you said Khepri IS the one who moves the sun and he basically Ra moving the sun in night until the dawn where his 3rd form (Khum) takes the job to raise it. (i know he technically merged with Khepri and Khum but in the end he is those 3 gods)

[@thegreataspie8816]

That is true, however, they were still worshipped like seperate gods. You could just think of him as an alternate charecter of Ra

[@simonaube8042]

Or a trio who work on the sun. Like the greek gods od the ocean: Poseidon, Oceanus...

[@DaVideoGameBeastr]

I've won 5 games in a row with this god, I love him!

[@texteel]

oh god the lorewoman is back...

[@amoretpax199]

***** I know right?

[@TheNormalAsian]

omg yes Her voice is back. I was beginning to miss it.

[@Randomdudefromtheinternet]

(6:25) Is that an Adventure Time reference?

[@123darkfang]

Gawd yes

[@mikepliek]

An another good tip for people playing Khepri is that his ultimate only last 5 seconds. so only use it when some one is about to die. Enemy's can wait 5 seconds so they will kill your target of the buff stops at very low health

[@parallax7789]

Of all the Gods we have in this game, this one seems the least dickish

[@trelove9430]

Hes not a god

[@nicholasware446]

Lores? Yeah, he actually is just there to do his job and protect his people. What a nice guy.

[@trelove9430]

god of what

[@SalaComMander]

+Tre Love God of rebirth, the sunrise, and scarabs.

[@andrejules9154]

+Tre Love Bruh every character in smite is a god.

[@Nait6661]

awesome adventure time reference at the end

[@forgottenSociety]

"AB-duct"

[@ImAMenace]

awww, how considerate Hi-Rez, thanks for giving me a support for my birthday :D

[@Aromnonom]

I don't know why, but I find him sooo cute/ adorable. Lol.

[@iwillfindyouandiwillfackyo6387]

Now that we got this out of the way , i wonder how Xin Tian will be ! I saw images , but i want to see how Hi-Rez will desing him !

[@vetabeta9890]

If he threw the sun infront of him it would destroy everyone

[@hellschatt]

She's back! They've listened to us. Thanks!

[@AlaynaZebra]

two words "Bug Paladin" and i love him ever since i learned to play him hes been fun as hell

[@blindshooter6361]

OMG! Jakes dance from adventure time :))))). Love you Hirez

[@1999matteog]

That adventure time reference on the victory screen tho

[@vinisarmento12]

Wait!! Lore lady is back!!! All praise Khepri, the Bringer of Lore Lady!!!

[@ferilsword]

Khepri is the third aspect of Ra along with Khnum. Khepri is the dawn Ra is the day and Khnum is the dusk.

[@PhantomAI2]

There always need to be one hero 'cept in DOTA who has a revive ultimate. Monk in HOTS, Zilean in LoL and now Khapri although all other abilities quite different for each hero. Although I like Khapri's one since it brings the revived hero to you so it's more effective at saving people.

[@swagmuzencab337]

Now im waiting for Swag Muzen Cab Skin!

[@rianmilit]

Lore lady, yey! I missed her so much! Thanks for being awesome and making these so fun to view, Lore Lady.

[@Thelivingwordthesword]

These scarabs will devour not only the crops but the weapons vehicles the locust will have one focus and that’s the wretched crops

[@RedMay33]

Oh my lovely Lore Lady is back. Her sweet sweet voice, so nice to hear it again!

[@Johnny5477]

For a second there in the lore video, I thought we were going to get to roll dung heaps at the other team. That would have been just the best.

[@TheBangBangg]

I really missed that sexy voice, we love you lore lady! I actually wacth this video when I already play in the PTS and know everything about kephri because of lore lady and the lore of the god. It's fun to watch.

[@m00rtin4]

this was the god introduced when i started to play smite. it was the time between him and xing tian

[@DancingSword]

Such a good bug. Love this bug.

[@EmilicoYamigos]

Yes! the Gorgeus lore lady is back! :D

[@ChaotiX1]

I remember on the PTS he was able to grab allies and pull them out of roots and stuns, and instead of your ally being hit while you were holding them, you got hit instead. That's a useful tool for protecting your ADC and I dont understand why they took it out. If they were afraid that it would be used to troll teammates, well you already got Ymir Cabraken and now Yemoja.

[@AJCrowley0153]

Lore lady, welcome back. We missed you

[@mightylotan]

Never found a god to main in SMITE... this might bring me back

[@mrokami9892]

OH! that dance thought! lol "Your shaking it all wrong let me show you how its done XD!!!"

[@antonyakovlev6627]

1:28 Lore Lady : "Khapri's passive is called" Khepri : TRIGGERED

[@Combatx77]

When I played Khepri, double kill before the game officially starts. 2 vs 4 and boy khepri is full of clutch and full body guarding powers. Recommended!

[@Chu-Raya]

That dance at the end is a reference to Adventure Time xD! Anyhow, this is a great god!

[@KabutoZombie]

Oh hey that's a nice new set for Nyx Assassin there.

[@chriscrooks5601]

oh and the adventure time dance was already used on lol's jinx for her dance animation

[@throgdarthebrute2688]

Yay the lore lady that puts emphasis on the wrong words is back !! I love her, she always makes these videos 100% better !!

[@NotADragon94]

That Adventure Time reference tho!!! :D

[@michaelnickson2162]

video games that make you learn

[@VaraVTTV]

I have never squeed so loud when I saw this… then I screamed when Lore Lady came back!!! I love you Lore Lady! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@TheeFilthypanda]

Lore lady! How much would it cost to have ya narrate everything I do? It would make the simplest things so cool with that great voice of yours xD On a more serious note, glad you're back! ^^

[@DjWyv3rn]

so this is the skarner of smite? excellent! new main coming up!

[@sneekylilbast]

Don't think that Adventure Time dance reference at the end went unnoticed 😏 For those that don't know, Google "Adventure Time dancing bug"

[@Silverskll7]

He is my favorite Guardian, now!

[@Winkles.]

His model reminds me very strongly of the Ahn'Qiraj Battle Tanks.

[@SeeMyEvil]

LOL adventure time dancing bug ending. am i not alone i see u. XD

[@myself2noone]

Well "He Who Comes with the Dawn" has come so any Aiel will be happy.

[@davidzalceski9922]

i like how khepri's wining screen dance is from adventure time :D.

[@PeePeePancake]

I love the Adventure Time reference

[@conansboy]

Been awhile since we got a new egyptian! Plus now Arachne has competition in the "giant bug" category.

[@jamesedwards8419]

We all know that dance at the end was based on when jake the dog danced with a bug and adventure time right?

[@ellie9684]

Yay! SHes back. And I cant wait for Kehpri to come to XB1

[@MrNeonCamel]

that adventure time dance tho

[@ILikeCHEEZ9]

Lore lady! We missed you!

[@thegeekfanatic]

Khepri looks so cool!

[@RealTrentertainment]

Thank the gods they brought the lady back!

[@pleasedie4162]

I hope Khnum is next, it would be awesome to have all three of Ra's forms in the game

[@triforceterror4056]

Danceing Beatle from adventure time at the end lol