Janus

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**~ GODS LIST ~**

***"Wield the power of space and time, tear through the unstable fabric of reality."***

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

## Lore

Many fear change. Venturing into the unknown. Deviating from a path of safety and certainty into something unexpected. But life is change; a journey through doorways both physical and emotional, with every moment a passage to something new, and it is Janus, God of Portals and Transitions that governs this.

Bearing two faces, Janus is ever looking to the future and to the past, knowing both but controlling neither. He is only the in-between, found in the changing of seasons, at the birth of a child, at the entrances to the temple and the tavern. For this reason the Romans named the first month after him: January – a portal between the old year and the new.

Yet the Roman emperors also attribute a strange tradition to Janus. At each end of his temple stand massive doors. In times of peace, these doors are closed, but in times of war, flung open. As Rome rose to power, rarely were these doors shut, but almost four hundred years of peace have clothed Rome since then and the temple has grown dusty with absence. These days, however, the doors are open once more. It seems war has returned, and the greatest of changes are upon us.

## Trivia

### General

* Janus doesn't have a greek counterpart.
* Janus was originally meant to carry a key as his weapon, but the idea was scrapped during development. You can still find a smaller version of the key hanging from his belt, and you can see the full size key in his default skin card.

* The key is still used in the animation for his Portal ability where he lifts the key and turns it to open them.

* One of Janus' taunts, ▶️*"You shall not pass!.. through my portals that is."*, is a reference to a quote made by Gandalf from the Lord of the Rings series.
* One of Janus' lines for when he is in low health, ▶️*"Curse my body, I wasn't fast enough."*, is a reference to a quote made by C-3P0 in the film Star Wars: A New Hope.
* Janus' direct taunt to Athena ▶️*"They named a whole month after me, you only got a city!"* is a reference to how in the Roman Calendar the first month of the year is named after him.
* Janus' Defeat Screen animation is a reference to the American animated cartoon Scooby-Doo.
* Janus' dance emote is based on the final dance scene in the 1984 film Footloose.

### God Skins

* **Gatekeeper**

* The name of this skin is a reference to the 1984 film, Ghostbusters.
* Curiously, this skin and Timelord Chronos share a similar color scheme.

* **Jandroid**

* This skin is a reference to the first-person puzzle-platform video game, Portal.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Brad Venable, also voiced Abyssal Acolyte Agni, Sand Viper Ao Kuang, Abyssal Executioner Chaac, Cyber Samurai Hachiman, Hunkules Hercules, Kumbhalayan Yeti Kumbhakarna, Prizefighter Mercury, Omni Tech Odin and Fun-pocalypse Xbalanque.

* **Riftshaker**

* The actor who voiced this skin, Christopher Niosi, also voiced K-9 Anubis and Captain Quick Mercury.
* This skin shares its theme with Lilac Bloom Hera, Sylvan Sentinel Hou Yi, The Green Knight King Arthur, Nature's Guardian Rama, Wolfsbane Skadi and Grove Keeper Xing Tian.

* **Danny Phantom**

* This skin is a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games and Nickelodeon to promote Danny Phantom.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Sean Chiplock, also voiced Candy Shop Achilles, Jackal Knight/House Jackal Anubis, Jurassic Slasher Cernunnos, Fabulous Chiron, Valhalla Vice Heimdallr, Warchief Raijin and Vamana.
* This skin shares its theme with Invader Zim Cupid, Rocko Danzaburou, XJ-9 Freya and Powdered Toastman Gilgamesh.

* **BA5S Drop**

* The actor who voiced this skin, Ricco Fajardo, also voiced Achilles, Star Lancer Anhur, Camazotz, Fun-pocalypse Ullr, Wyrm Slayer/Dragonsbane Ullr and Fire Dancer Xbalanque.
* This skin shares its theme with Divine Beats Amaterasu, DJ Ohm Ganesha, Techno Basher Hou Yi, Basscannon Neith, Electric Dream Nox, Bass Demon Raijin, Ravin' Ravana, Electro Dancer Shiva and Heaven's Rave Zeus.

* Being part of this set of skins means it has a [VXG] (Special Emote) command that will play along with other skins of the same set.

* **Keymaster**

* The name of this skin is a reference to the 1984 film, Ghostbusters.

* **Worldwalker**

* This skin is based on the movie Doctor Strange.
* Both this skin and Danny Phantom Janus were voiced by Sean Chiplock.

* **Warp Tech**

* This skin is based on the animated series Transformers.
* This skin shares its theme with Jackal Tech Anubis, Solar Vanguard Atlas, Tremor Tech Cabrakan, Vamp Tech Camazotz, Glaive Tech Cernunnos, Storm Tech Chaac, Shadow Tech Chernobog, Dual Tech Hel, Flare Tech Hou Yi, Living Alloy Jormungandr, Tornado Tech Kukulkan, Kuzenbot Kuzenbo, Sentai Mulan, Revenge Tech, Omni Tech Odin, Reaper Tech Thanatos, Ragnarok Force X Thor, Whirlwind Tech Xing Tian, Cryomech Ymir and Sky Tech Zeus.

* **Blinky Chibi**

* Both this skin and default Janus were voiced by Sean Hennigan.
* His god selection voice line, ▶️*"Janus. Janus? Januuuuuuus!"* is a reference to the Space Core in Portal 2.
* The death voiceline, ▶️*"Hello darkness.. my old friend."*, may be from the song The Sound of Silence.
* This skin shares its theme with Itty Bitty ChiBee Ah Muzen Cab, Sunny Chibi Amaterasu, Itsy Bitsy Chibi Arachne, Chompy Chibi Fenrir, Heebee Chibi Hades, Screamy Chibi Izanami, Breezy Chibi Kukulkan, Snakey Chibi Medusa, Beamy Chibi Ra, Steamy Chibi Sol, Stormy Chibi Susano, Deathy Chibi Thanatos, Rumbly Chibi Thor, Beaky Chibi Thoth, Freezy Chibi Ymir and Zappy Chibi Zeus.

* **Presidential Punisher**

* This skin replaces Janus' head with a hologram of the head of the 16th President of the United States of America, Abraham Lincoln.
* One of his jokes, ▶️*"Check your facts. I was never a vampire hunter!"*, is a reference to the novel/film Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter.
* The actor who voiced this skin, Jim Foronda, also voiced Renegade's Robot companion KATT, Bearly Buzzed/Bearly Alive Bacchus, Wolf Man Fenrir, Snowman Geb, Vanguard Hercules, Sunstar/Starbreaker Ra, Last Commando Rama, Eliminator Ravana, Shredder/Super Shredder Ravana, Susano, Ragnarok Force X Thor and Rambo Ullr.
* This skin shares its theme with Freedom Retriever Anubis, The Eagle's Elbow Camazotz, Dread President Cthulhu, Star Spangled Nike, Lady Liberty Nox, Freedom Overload Poseidon, Ra'merica Ra, Hot Rod Racer Sol, National Treasure Ullr and Uncle Zeus Zeus.

* **Death's Door**

* The actor who voiced this skin, Christian Thorsen, also voiced Stingpunk Ah Muzen Cab.
* This skin shares its theme with Headless Horror Chiron, Soul Slayer Nemesis, Dark Summoner Nu Wa and Living Death Scylla.

* **Portal Punk**

* This skin shares its theme with Stingpunk Ah Muzen Cab, Vicious Apollo, Voodoo Rock Baron Samedi, Mini Metal Jing Wei, World Tour Nemesis, Devil Horns Raijin, Cherrybomb Sol and Heavy Metal Thor.

* **Crash Test**

* This was the first ranked reward to be obtainable during its season.
* This skin shares its theme with Winner's Circle Apollo.
	+ Winner's Circle Apollo also makes a cameo in the card art.

* **JT-6000**

* This skin along with Twitchymir Ymir and Boss Twitchymir Ymir are all rewards for streaming on Twitch.

## Skins

* Default
* Gatekeeper
* Jandroid
* Riftshaker
* Danny Phantom
* BA5S Drop
* Keymaster
* Worldwalker
* Warp Tech
* Blinky Chibi
* Presidential Punisher
* Death's Door
* Portal Punk
* JT-6000
* Crash Test
* Golden
* Legendary
* Diamond

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects.  This skin can also 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 also 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 could only be obtained by purchasing all 4 skins from the Nickelodeon Event or via direct purchase after the event ends.  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.  The skin, its ability targeters, and ability effects constantly rotate between several colors.  This skin was part of the Odyssey 2016 event.  This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

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  This skin is unlocked with a special code you get by going to the skin's promotional page in SMITE eSports and selecting your platform.

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

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

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

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

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

 Type
 Cost
 Requirements
  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 was unlocked with a special code you could get from Twitch Prime.

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  This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects  This skin was given as a reward to any players that reached Gold 5 or higher during the Season 8 Ranked.

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## Changelog

**SMITE Version 10.8.7671 (August 8, 2023)**

* **General**

* Removed Non-Conquest buff

* +10% Damage Dealt to Gods

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

* **Through Space and Time**

* Increased % Magical Penetration from 8/10/12/14/16% to 10/12.5/15/17.5/20%

**SMITE Version 10.4.7525.1 (April 18, 2023)**

* This ability now has a passive component – Janus Gains Additional % Magical Penetration per rank equal to 8/10/12/14/16%
* This will count as Item Power and contribute toward the cap

**SMITE Version 9.10.7292 (October 18, 2022)**

* **Threshold**

* Decreased Cooldown from 15s to 13s

* **Through Space and Time**

* Increased Magical Power Scaling from 65% to 80% of your Magical Power

**SMITE Version 9.8.7220.3 (August 23, 2022)**

* **General**

* Increased Base Physical Protections from 11.2 to 14
* Increased Physical Protections from 2.8 per level to 3 per level

* **Unstable Vortex**

* Increased Base Damage from 100/165/230/295/360 to 110/175/240/305/370

**SMITE Version 8.6.6618.8 (June 29, 2021)**

* **Through Space and Time**

* Decreased Base Damage from 300/400/500/600/700 to 300/375/450/525/600
* Decreased Magical Power Scaling from 75% to 65%

**SMITE Version 8.3.6455.11 (April 6, 2021)**

* **Threshold**

* Decreased Movement Speed Bonus from passive that triggers on portals and threshold from 10/15/20/25/30% to 10/12.5%/15%/17.5%/20%

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

* **Portal**

* Players falling from a Janus portal can now be damaged before they hit the ground. (Previously they were untargetable until after they hit the ground completely, which was inconsistent with other banish effects.)
* Going through Janus’ portals now has a unique sound to different it from the Blink Relic

* **Unstable Vortex**

* Unstable Vortex now damages enemies who are in between the two Vortex projectiles.

* A chain of energy connects the two orbs, showing this damage area.
* Enemies can still be “double-hit” if they are hit where the orbs meet.

* **Through Space and Time**

* This ability can now only ever deal up to 75% of a target’s max health.
* This ability’s audio has been adjusted to be more audible as it travels.

**SMITE Version 7.5.6039 (May 19, 2020)**

* **Portal**

* Fixed an issue where players could land in unintended places when falling out of Janus portals if they had certain knockbacks or immunity effects applied to them.

**SMITE Version 6.9.5607.4 (August 20, 2019)**

* **Unstable Vortex**

* Decreased Cooldown from 10s to 9s.

**SMITE Version 6.8.5557.1 (July 24, 2019)**

* **Portal**

* Fixed an issue where Janus could be perma-silenced if Xing Tian uses his Ultimate before entering Portal.
* Fixed issues where this ability could be used to get out of bounds on the Joust map.

**SMITE Version 6.4.5372.6 (April 2, 2019)**

* **Through Space and Time**

* Fixed an issue where Janus could use Ultimate to teleport outside of Joust map.

**SMITE Version 5.19.5053.2 (October 15, 2018)**

* **General**

* Raised volume fx for Basic Attack and ability #2 for Warp Tech skin.

**SMITE Version 5.7.4730 (April 24, 2018)**

* **Unstable Vortex**

* Increased Cooldown from 8s to 10s.
* Decreased Bonus damage from 20% to 15%.

* **Threshold**

* Decreased Duration of the deployable from 3/4/5/6/7s to 3/3.5/4/4.5/5s.

**SMITE Version 5.6.4707.1 (April 11, 2018)**

* **Portal**

* Changed the FX for the portal deploy to better match its actual deploy speed.

**SMITE Version 5.3.4624.1 (February 27, 2018)**

* **General**

* Adjusted the DJ Skins so that they all can move with their VXG emotes active.

**SMITE Version 5.1.4571.1 (January 30, 2018)**

* **General**

* Now all mages have magic prot scalings of .9 per level.

**SMITE Version 4.21.4415 (November 6, 2017)**

* **Unstable Vortex**

* Increased Base Damage from 90/150/210/270/330 to 100/165/230/295/360.
* Increased Magic power Scaling from 70% to 80%.
* Decreased double hit bonus from 30% to 20%.
* Old Damage Total: 117/195/273/351/429 (+91%).
* New Damage Total: 120/198/276/354/432 (+96%).

* **Through Space and Time**

* Increase Base damage and Scaling from 200/300/400/500/600 (+50% of your magical power) to 300/400/500/600/700 (+75% of your magical power).
* Decreased Scaling Damage per distance traveled to cap out at 100% additional Magical Power Scaling at 800 Units, down from 200% at 800 Units.

**SMITE Version 4.1.3882 (February 1, 2017)**

* **Through Space and Time**

* Increased Cooldown from ~~90s~~ → 110s.

**SMITE Version 3.1.3217 (February 2, 2016)**

* **Passages**

* Reduced Magical Scaling bonus from ~~25%~~ → 15%.

**SMITE Version 2.18.3094 (November 17, 2015)**

* **Portal**

* Fixed players T-posing when having gone through portals multiple times.

**SMITE Version 2.17.3071 (November 3, 2015)**

* **Threshold**

* Reduced Phase Slow from ~~20/25/30/35/40%~~ → 25% at all ranks.

**SMITE Version 2.13.2948.1 (September 1, 2015)**

* **Unstable Vortex**

* Improved highlighting accuracy.

**SMITE Version 2.12.2920.4 (August 19, 2015)**

* **Through Space and Time**

* Fixed Janus ultimate not placing portals if used close to a wall.

**SMITE Version 2.12.2920.2 (August 18, 2015)**

* **Threshold**

* Fixed debuff tooltip showing incorrect icon.

**SMITE Version 2.10.2868 (July 21, 2015)**

* **General**

* Fixed issue with Furious animation.

* **Through Space and Time**

* Can now place portals on Phoenix pedestals.

**SMITE Version 2.8.2808 (June 18, 2015)**

* **General**

* Fixed Diamond skin showing partially invisible to other players.

**SMITE Version 2.6.2740 (May 12, 2015)**

* **Portal**

* Fixed exploit getting gods on top of collisions.

**SMITE Version 2.1.2598.1 (February 25, 2015)**

* **Portal**

* Corrected an issue where players falling through enemy portals could still use Aegis.

**SMITE Version 2.0.2574 (February 2, 2015)**

* **General**

* Fixed an issue where Janus would get stuck flying in the air if he portals into the Fire Giant chest.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2379.3 (October 29, 2014)**

* *Threshold'*

* There is now a visual FX on Janus and Allies when they are affected by Threshold's speed buff.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2247 (August 5, 2014)**

* **General**

* Base health increased from 380 to 400.

* **Portal**

* Cooldown reduced from 15s to 12s.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2215.6 (July 15, 2014)**

* **Portal**

* CC Immune targets will no longer take damage from this ability after avoiding the banish.

* **Unstable Vortex**

* Damage for hitting the second vortex reduced from +50% to +30%.
* Magical Damage Scaling reduced from 80% to 70%.
* Adjusted aiming on this ability to improve player accuracy.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2173 (June 12, 2014)**

* **Portal**

* Fixed an issue where players who were knockup immune, and Loki while stealthed, would not be banished by falling into the portal.

* Note: This means most gods who are dashing will also fall into the portal, and is a substantial buff to this ability.

* Fixed an issue where players could use jump to avoid being banished and falling into the portal.

* **Unstable Vortex**

* Reduced slightly the maximum distance the projectiles will pull away from each other during travel.

* **Threshold**

* Fixed a tooltip error.

* **Through Space and Time**

* Janus can now move and aim while channeling this ability.
* Janus is now CC Immune while channeling this ability.
* This ability now deals damage to everything but Titans.

* This is a temporary fix as we explore improving Titan leashing logic in later patches.

* This ability will no longer deal damage to players in fountains.

**SMITE Version 1.0.2151.3 (May 28, 2014)**

* Janus has been added to the game.

**Pre-release**

* **Threshold**

* Reduced additional scaling damage from 20/40/60/80/100% to 20/30/40/50/60%.

* **Through Space and Time**

* Increased cast time from 1s to 1.5s.
* Increased recovery time from 0.1s to 0.3s.
* This ability now only damages gods.