Skadi the Goddess of Winter from SMITE in the GA-HQ Video Game Character DB
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Skadi, the Goddess of the Winter is one of the playable Gods in SMITE and was added to the game in March 2016. She is based on the nordish mythology, her original name is Skaði actually and she is associated with bowhunting, skiing, winter, and mountains. In SMITE, Skadi is using a Spear and accompanied by Kaldr, The Winter Wolf thatis a passive skill for her and can be used to attack enemies. Skadi can also use the Ice element to cast a whole snowstorm in the game. Skadi received a “Ski Patrol” Skin, probably a nice nod to her background in the nothern mythology. |
Skadi from the SMITE MOBA Game: an Overview
| Charactername: | Skadi the Goddess of Winter | Developed /Created by | Hi-Rez Studios | |
| Gameseries: | SMITE | First seen on: | PC, XBox One, Playstation 4 | |
| First Game: | SMITE | Year first seen: | 2016 | |
| Last Game: | “” | Birthplace: | ||
| Role(s) and Characteristics: | Playable MOBA Character / Champion | Weapons: | Spear | |
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Official Game Art like promotional Illustrations of Skadi from SMITE
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Skadi’s official Lore /Story in SMITE:
Full of mirth rang the halls of Asgard. Celebrating, the Gods drank of mead and feasted on roasted beast while the corpse of their defeated foe, the Jotun Thjazir, lay cold nearby. For decades were they at odds. Now, that conflict was ended. Odin and his ilk openly boasted of their achievements, laughing and cheering while the floor ran wet with spilled spirits.
Then, the doors swung wide, breathing icy winter wind across the hall. There she stood, spear in hand, skin, porcelain pale, clad in snow dusted furs, and eyes blue as glacier ice but smoldering with vengeful fire. Skadi, the Jotun’s daughter had come.
Transfixed by her beauty, the gathered Gods sought to dissuade her from violence. As a symbol of honor, Odin cast the eyes of her father into the heavens to twinkle as stars for eternity. Skadi was not moved. A life for a life, she demanded.
It was Loki that softened her heart with humor and dance. So jovial was he that, at last, her frozen features cracked a smile.
A wedding! Odin declared. Skadi would marry a God and so, herself become a Goddess. This would be her payment for the life of her father. Now warmed to them, Skadi agreed. Blindfolded, she was to choose her husband by only his feet. Eligible men came forth and Skadi made her choice.
Their marriage did not last. Niord was a God of Summer and Skadi a Goddess of Winter. After a few years, they amicably parted ways. Skadi returned to the snow-capped mountains of her youth, but without her father or husband, she soon grew lonely. Word spread of a war between the Pantheons. Odin and Loki, Niord and Ullr; these gods were her family now, and Skadi would not lose the only family she had left.
Skadi in Game-Art-HQ Art Projects
Skadi is not yet a part of a Game-Art-HQ Community Art Collaboration
Selected Fan Art and Cosplay of Skadi
Updates and Additions in the Skadi Gallery
10.12.2017 Official Skadi Mastery / Legendary Skin Art added
