Danzaburou

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***"Toss out money bags and sake bottles alike into the enemy lines to cause chaos."***

**Danzaburou** is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

## Lore

Among the tanuki of Sado Island, one name is known above all others – that of Danzaburou. The supreme commander of all tanuki is infamous for his antics and his tricks are justly feared by mortal and immortal alike.

A shape-shifter and trickster without equal, Danzaburou has never met a prank he would not pull. While these are mostly for his own amusement, he has been known to act on behalf of others, so long as he finds it entertaining. Even so, like all tanuki, he lives to cause trouble, and relishes every opportunity to show off his cleverness, as well as his capacity to cause havoc.

Nowhere is this more evident than on the battlefield, where Danzaburou surrounds himself in chaos and confusion. He fights with great cunning. When not dodging his opponent's attacks, or leaving a statue in his place to absorb the brunt of their wrath, he's hiding in plain sight, waiting for his moment to strike. To say that Danzaburou is a frustrating opponent is an understatement.

But Danzaburou brings more than just frustration – he is also a purveyor of good fortune. Jug of sake in one hand, and a promissory note in the other, the tanuki offers his opponents a drink and payment even as he plans his next trick or three. With his sly grin and big belly, the cheerful tanuki can turn even the staunchest of his foes into a friend – at least for as long as it takes to get to the bottom of a jug of sake.

It is said that Danzaburou has been outwitted only once, by a human peasant. Ever since, the tanuki has refrained from playing tricks on hapless humans. Instead, he reserves his best pranks for what he considers to be a less perceptive audience...

Namely, the gods themselves.

## Trivia

### General

* Danzaburou was the last god release in 2020.
* Danzaburou was the last god released in Season 7.
* The sake bottles that are hanging around Danzaburou's waist are an allusion to how Tanukis in their myths are depicted with large testicles.
* One of Danzaburou's Jokes, ▶️ "Do not compare me to a kitsune! We Tanuki are the best, don't you forget it!" is a reference to how tanuki hate kitsune.
* One of Danzaburou's other jokes, ▶️ "I once hid as a tea pot, but someone took me and locked me away for a year. Never again." is a reference to the tale of **Bunbuku Chagama,** which tells of how at a temple called Morin-ji [ja] in Kōzuke Province (now Gunma Prefecture), the master priest (abbot) owns a *chagama* (tea kettle). When the priest sets the kettle on a hearth, the kettle sprouts a head and a tail (or legs as well), and turns into a half-badger, half tea-kettle creature.

### God Skins

* **Bake-danuki**

* The name of this skin is the "full name" of the yokai Bake-danuki.

* **Rocko**

* This skin is a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios and Nickelodeon to promote Rocko's Modern Life.
* This skin shares its theme with Invader Zim Cupid, XJ-9 Freya, Powdered Toastman Gilgamesh and Danny Phantom Janus.

* **Don Zaburou**

* This skin changes Danzaburou from a Tanuki to a Raccoon.

* Although both animals are similar, to the point of western media translating Tanuki to Raccoon, they are in fact not the same.

* This is the first time a god received a skin above tier 1 at their release.
* This skin along with Deadly Doll Cliodhna, Biting Countess Maman Brigitte and Detoxify Maui are currently the only (at least T3) god skins to be released when the god itself was released.
* This is the only skin where the entire name of the skin sounds exactly like the god's name itself, except with slightly different spelling and two words.
* His line for Uproarious Rocket, ▶️*"Say hello to my little friend."* is a reference to the movie Scarface.

* Crime Boss Kuzenbo also makes the same reference to this line.

* This skin shares its theme with Crime Boss Kuzenbo and Crocfather Sobek.

* **Kero Kero**

* This skin changes Danzaburou from a Tanuki to a Frog.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Brent Mukai, also voiced Hopper/Hopper P.I. Apollo, Jim Root Chaac, Cosmic Fortune Ganesha, Maui and Detoxify Maui.

* **Shadow Tanuki**

* This skin shares its theme with Shadow Spirit Ah Puch, Shadow Eater Bakasura, Shadow Prowler Bastet, Primal Spirit Cernunnos, Marrow Eater Fenrir, Dreamweaver Ganesha, Shadow Hunter Hachiman, Shadow Speaker Hel, Shadow Specter Horus, Shadow Howler Hun Batz, Shadow Stalker Izanami, Shadow Sparrow Jing Wei, Shadow Serpent Kukulkan, Shadow Weaver Neith, Spirit Father Odin, Shadow Bloom Persephone and Shadow Dancer Shiva.

* **Ascended**

* This skin card art makes a reference to myth of the Night Parade of One Hundred Demons.
* In the skin full card art, there are the following yokais Gashadokuro, Rokurokubi, Chochin-obake, Kasa-obake, one of Kuzenbo's Kappas and Kitsunes carrying the platform where Danzaburou is standing.
* Out of all the season 7 gods with an Ascended skin, Danzaburou and Mulan are the only ones who don't have a red color scheme.

* **Space Scoundrel**

* This skin changes Danzaburou from a Tanuki to an Alien.
* This skin shares its theme with Star Slayer Anhur, Deadnaut/Intruder Bot Cupid, Space Monkey Hun Batz, Nu Horizons/Aurum Nu Wa, Interstellar Olorun, Solar Navi-Gator Sobek and Space Cadet Vulcan.

## Skins

* Default
* Bake-danuki
* Rocko
* Don Zaburou
* Kero Kero
* Shadow Tanuki
* Fungal Fury
* Ascended
* Space Scoundrel
* Golden
* Legendary
* Diamond

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin was part of the Nickelodeon Event.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin was part of the SMITE Friends event.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin was part of the Odyssey: Perilous Seas event.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin is part of the Season Pass 2020.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can only be obtained by purchasing the Season Pass 2022.

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## Changelog

**SMITE Version 10.12.7798.1 (November 14, 2023)**

* **Alluring Spirits**

* Increased Base Damage from 80/130/180/230/280 to 90/140/190/240/290

* **Tanuki Trickery**

* Changed Damage Mitigation while in this ability from just Basic Attacks to all Damage
* Decreased Damage Mitigation from 20% to 15%

**SMITE Version 10.6.7598.5 (June 13, 2023)**

* **Uproarious Rocket**

* Increased stun duration from 1s to 1/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4s at all ranks

**SMITE Version 10.3.7494.12 (March 28, 2023)**

* **Fool's Gold**

* Increased base damage from 85/130/175/220/265 to 95/140/185/230/275

* This affects multi hit

* **Alluring Spirits**

* Decreased Healing from 30/50/70/90/110 (+20% of your Physical Power) to 20/40/60/80/100

* **Tanuki Trickery**

* Increased Field Movement Speed from 10/12.5/15/17.5/20% to 20%
* Increased Leaf Movement Speed from 20/25/30/35/40% to 30/32.5/35/37.5/40%

**SMITE Version 9.11.7229.4 (November 15, 2022)**

* **Dubious Savings**

* Increased Physical Power gained per pouch from 6 to 10 (Increased Max from 24 to 40 Physical Power)

* **Fool's Gold**

* Increased Base Damage from 70/115/160/205/250 to 85/130/175/220/265

**SMITE Version 9.7.7157.3 (July 12, 2022)**

* **Alluring Spirits**

* Now deals 40% extra damage to jungle monsters

**SMITE Version 8.2.6416.14 (March 9, 2021)**

* **Fool's Gold**

* Decreased Base Damage from 70/120/170/220/270 to 70/115/160/205/250

* **Uproarious Rocket**

* Decreased stun duration from 1/1.1/1.2/1.3/1.4s to 1s at all ranks

**SMITE Version 8.2.6416.4 (February 23, 2021)**

* **Uproarious Rocket**

* Decreased Physical Power Scaling from 110% to 100%.

**SMITE Version 8.1.6381.5 (January 26, 2021)**

* **Dubious Savings**

* Decreased Bonus Power from each pouch from 10 to 6

* **Fool's Gold**

* Decreased base damage from 70/125/180/235/290 to 70/120/170/220/270
* Decreased damage from subsequent hits of money bags and explosions from 20% to 15%

**SMITE Version 7.12.6319.17 (December 18, 2020)**

* **General**

* Fixed server crash condition involving deployable collision proxies.

* **Dubious Savings**

* Fixed passive icons not always tracking on UI/Buff properly.
* Fixed passive losing power on death.

**SMITE Version 7.12.6319.9 (December 15, 2020)**

* Danzaburou has been added to the game.