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SMITE LORE (skip if you're not interested):
"Feared by his enemies, reviled by his father, adored by the Goddess of Beauty, and worshipped by warriors, Ares, a tortured and lonely soul, is the bloodthirsty Greek God of War.
  Ares is not loved by the people. He represents everything they fear and despise: war, strife, chaos, and murder. It’s said that the sky darkens when Ares takes the field. That he rides to battle on a chariot drawn by fire-breathing steeds and delights only in the clash of battle and smell of bloodshed.
  Ares is not loved by his father. Zeus has many sons, but only two with his wife Hera. However, the thunder God has long suspected Hera of having an affair that led to the birth of Ares, perhaps as revenge for all of Zeus’ infidelity. For this, Zeus is disgusted by him.
  Ares is not loved by his sister. Athena and Ares are both Gods of War. Where Ares represents violence, force, and slaughter, Athena is the embodiment of intelligence, strategy, and leadership. Ares is quick to act and leave a bloody trail. Athena is thoughtful and careful with lives. Often they have been on the opposite sides, most notably at the Battle of Troy, where Athena viciously wounded him and forced Ares to retreat.
  Ares is the lover of the Goddess of Beauty. Though Aphrodite is married to Ares’ brother, Hephaestus, Ares takes what he wants, and Aphrodite gives in willingly. Their union created offspring almost as terrible as Ares himself: Phobos and Deimos, Fear and Terror.
  Ares is loved only by the Spartans, who revere the God for his masculinity, his merciless warrior spirit, and tenacity against all odds. The Spartans, however, know the unpredictable fury of their patron, and bind his statues in chains. This is, in part, to prevent Ares’ spirit of victory from escaping Sparta, and a vain effort to keep the God of War contained."

Well.. That's some lore.. Very interesting too. I wonder why Aphrodite loves him, while all other gods and goddesses seem to be disgusted by him. Probably because Hephaestus is.. well.. ugly..

This was a fun, yet difficult sprite to make. I don't like it when sprite have things covering most of their bodies. However, this shield looks awesome. It looked awesomer, but I had to size it down. What do you mean it's still too big? I knoooow, but if I hadn't kept this size, it would've become sooooo much worse...
You can find the unresized shield here .
Now, some detail explained. I've devoted two pixels to his hair, two for his eyes, of course, and I used three different shades of dark grey for the chains. Don't forget the nail like details on his boots! I kinda assumed they weren't full boots, which is why I made the back of his legs brown, like leather or something... There's also some pixels for belts and such..

It's good to be back on SMITE. Can't wait for the next cycle to start. I "accidentally" found out who the next Greek goddess is going to be... > .>

EDIT: Ares has received a visual update! He looks pretty cool now, right? His feet are a bit strange because either that's the only part of his body that's not covered.. or he's wearing bronze shoes with the shape of toes. That's what I went with. His shield and sword are probably too big in comparison, but I liked it better this way ^ -^

Description
SMITE LORE (skip if you're not interested):
"Feared by his enemies, reviled by his father, adored by the Goddess of Beauty, and worshipped by warriors, Ares, a tortured and lonely soul, is the bloodthirsty Greek God of War.
  Ares is not loved by the people. He represents everything they fear and despise: war, strife, chaos, and murder. It’s said that the sky darkens when Ares takes the field. That he rides to battle on a chariot drawn by fire-breathing steeds and delights only in the clash of battle and smell of bloodshed.
  Ares is not loved by his father. Zeus has many sons, but only two with his wife Hera. However, the thunder God has long suspected Hera of having an affair that led to the birth of Ares, perhaps as revenge for all of Zeus’ infidelity. For this, Zeus is disgusted by him.
  Ares is not loved by his sister. Athena and Ares are both Gods of War. Where Ares represents violence, force, and slaughter, Athena is the embodiment of intelligence, strategy, and leadership. Ares is quick to act and leave a bloody trail. Athena is thoughtful and careful with lives. Often they have been on the opposite sides, most notably at the Battle of Troy, where Athena viciously wounded him and forced Ares to retreat.
  Ares is the lover of the Goddess of Beauty. Though Aphrodite is married to Ares’ brother, Hephaestus, Ares takes what he wants, and Aphrodite gives in willingly. Their union created offspring almost as terrible as Ares himself: Phobos and Deimos, Fear and Terror.
  Ares is loved only by the Spartans, who revere the God for his masculinity, his merciless warrior spirit, and tenacity against all odds. The Spartans, however, know the unpredictable fury of their patron, and bind his statues in chains. This is, in part, to prevent Ares’ spirit of victory from escaping Sparta, and a vain effort to keep the God of War contained."

Well.. That's some lore.. Very interesting too. I wonder why Aphrodite loves him, while all other gods and goddesses seem to be disgusted by him. Probably because Hephaestus is.. well.. ugly..

This was a fun, yet difficult sprite to make. I don't like it when sprite have things covering most of their bodies. However, this shield looks awesome. It looked awesomer, but I had to size it down. What do you mean it's still too big? I knoooow, but if I hadn't kept this size, it would've become sooooo much worse...
You can find the unresized shield here .
Now, some detail explained. I've devoted two pixels to his hair, two for his eyes, of course, and I used three different shades of dark grey for the chains. Don't forget the nail like details on his boots! I kinda assumed they weren't full boots, which is why I made the back of his legs brown, like leather or something... There's also some pixels for belts and such..

It's good to be back on SMITE. Can't wait for the next cycle to start. I "accidentally" found out who the next Greek goddess is going to be... > .>

EDIT: Ares has received a visual update! He looks pretty cool now, right? His feet are a bit strange because either that's the only part of his body that's not covered.. or he's wearing bronze shoes with the shape of toes. That's what I went with. His shield and sword are probably too big in comparison, but I liked it better this way ^ -^