In Hawaiian mythology, Ku is one of the four great gods along with Lono, Kanaloa, and Kane.
Ku wields a fiery mace that burns with the souls of the gods, demons and mortals he has personally slain in combat. Ku, like his brothers Kane and Lono, was a child of the sky god Rangi and the Earth goddess Papa. Ku’s prowess in battle was responsible for saving all the deities in the Hawaiian pantheon after the separation of Papa and Rangi caused a massive assault by the storm god Apuhau. Next, when another of his brothers, the sea god Kanaloa (also called Tangaroa in other Polynesian island groups) launched a war against his fellow deities it was again Ku who prevailed against him.
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http://glitternight.com/2011/02/20/the-top-eleven-deities-in-hawaiian-mythology/
I have seen quite a few blog posts here on Smitefire suggesting a new pantheon, specifically the Hawaiian pantheon.
Hawaii has many gods, all of which are unique to each other and unique to gods of the same power in different religions.
Ku really caught my attention because he is the Hawaiian god of war, but yet he isn't a huge jerk about it, unlike Ares from the Greek pantheon. Ku has practically saved the world twice by himself and came out unscathed.
But to avoid a two gods with the same title, Ku's official title could be, "The God of Prosperity." Or even, "The God of Victory."
I even took the time to think of possible abilities but did not take the time to think of their cooldowns and damage.
Passive: Tribal Fury
After each consecutive hit on minions or enemy gods, Ku will swing faster and deal higher damage, capping at five attacks. This ability stays present up to ten seconds after the swinging ceases. (It can even have a little cooldown semi-circle around Ku in-game, like Chaac when his ax has been thrown.)
First ability: Broken Ground.
Ku lifts his leg and brings it down... hard... smashing the ground in a straight path that crumbles in front of him. The broken ground smolders with fire and damages the enemy (with no after-burn effect).
When Ku activates Broken Ground when his second ability (Ancient Rage) is currently active, the ground will smash in a 25-foot radius around Ku, plus the straight line attack. This adds some crowd control effect to Ku if a large brawl breaks out.
Second ability: Ancient Rage.
Ku roars in anger, buffing himself and his surrounding allies in a 30-foot radius around him. The buff grants Ku a 10 second recharge of health and increases his movement speed for 10 seconds as well. His allies are granted the increased speed but not the health recharge.
Extra effects for his other three abilities are opened up if they are used while Ancient Rage is activated.
Third ability: War God Rush
Ku quickly dashes forward, knocking any enemy gods and minions back, dealing damage and stunning them. If Ku has Ancient Rage activated when he uses War God Rush, he will grab the closest enemy god by the neck and slam them quickly into the ground. The impact creates a small shockwave and again, dealing a small dose of damage to enemy gods for extra crowd control.
Ku can use this ability to escape AoE attacks such as Hades' Pillar of Agony, Poseidon's Whirlpool, and Anhur's Shifting Sands.
Ultimate: The One Who Stands
When activated, Ku is granted his final stack of Tribal Fury. (Five hits in a row.) It lasts for the duration of The One Who Stands. Ku gains a damaging whirlwind of anger that surround him and damages enemies he comes into contact with. Enemies are slowed if they get touched by the whirlwind. Ku can continue to move while The One Who Stands is activated and with the additional Tribal Fury given to him, Ku can deal serious damage to an enemy god.
The whirlwind will eventually diminish but if The One Who Stands is used when Tribal Fury is activated, the whirlwind will diminish with a final burst of air, that damages nearby enemy gods and minions a short distance away.
The concept art I had for Ku was for him to be wearing wooden-like armor that brings out the warrior feel while still appearing similar to a tiki. His armor would be covered in designs carved in and painted on like traditional Hawaiian tattoos. Attached to his armor are a few grass details that can be seen in artwork of traditional Hawaiian dancers or warriors.
Ku also has a single arm cape over his left arm, also seen on Hawaiian warriors. In his left arm he also holds the fiery mace made of rock and wood.
A few extra details are his necklace made of wooden spheres and a charm in the middle, and most importantly is his helmet. It is made to look just like his tiki mask that I have seen many pictures of. With the open mouth constantly billowing out a reddish smoke and his empty eyes filled with glowing pupils it makes it feel as if this mask his his real face.
Overall I was going for almost a Golem-like appearance, one that would suggest he were a living suit of armor.
The picture is here.
Can you tell me how to get there and I will move it over?