Kuzenbo

Kuzenbo
Summary
Title:	King Kappa
Pantheon:	Japanese
Type:	Melee,Magical
Class:	Guardian
Pros:	High Crowd Control, High Defense
Difficulty:	Easy
Release date:	February 14, 2017
Favor:	5,500
Gems:	200
Voicelines:	Kuzenbo voicelines
Voice actor:	Mike Pollock
Stats
Health:	500 (+100)
Mana:	200 (+34)
Speed:	365 (+0)
Range:	12 (+0)
Attack/Sec:	1 (+1.2%)
Basic Attack
Damage:	38 (+ 1.5); + 20% of Magical Power
Progression:	1/1/1 damage and swing time
Protection
Physical:	17 (+3.2)
Magical:	27 (+1.3)
Regen
HP5:	8 (+0.85)
MP5:	4.6 (+0.42)
*Numbers in parentheses are the amount gained at each level

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"Throw out Kappas and drag down your enemy into a watery grave."

Kuzenbo is one of the playable Gods in SMITE.

Lore[]

Kappa are devious creatures. They linger just below the surface of rivers and lakes, waiting for mortals to test the water before snatching and drowning their fleshy meal. Taken merely at their appearance and juvenile sense of humor, they could be mistaken for mischievous turtle-men, almost playful in a rude sort of way, but they are dangerously strong and ruthless when submerging their prey. King among these monsters is Kuzenbo; bigger, stronger, and more cunning than the rest, but just as infantile.

Kuzenbo led his nine thousand Kappa followers to Japan, where they harried river villages and fishing boats, using their unnatural strength to pull mortals below. So clever, so hungry had the Kappa become, that Japan's army marched to fight back, but they were no match.

As the bowl-shaped indentation atop a Kappa's head is filled with water, that Kappa grows impossibly stronger - far stronger than a mortal. Yet, bound by their strange sense of honor, a Kappa must bow when bowed to, spilling their power upon the ground. It is the only known way to defeat one.

And of the countless battles Kuzenbo has fought, he was defeated only twice. Upon his second defeat at the hands of General Kiyomasa, Kuzenbo was forced to swear to never again sow strife between man and beast. A vow the Kappa King has honored ever since.

Gods, however, are fair game.

Abilities[]

Passive - Water Bowl

	Each time Kuzenbo takes over 2% of his maximum health worth of damage, pre-mitigation, he is granted stacks of Damage Mitigation as his head fills with water (Max 10 Stacks). Stacks last 30s and refresh when he gains another. If he is affected by True Hard CC, the bowl loses half of its stacks. Kuzenbo may only lose stacks in this way every 1.5s.		Notes: Kuzenbo gains maximum stacks when taken at least 20% maximum health damage before mitigations. Will not lose stacks if immune to true hard CC.
Damage Mitigation: 1.5% per 2% of Maximum Health taken		Maximum Mitigation: 15%
Mitigation Lost: 5 stacks		Duration: 30s
Ability Type: Buff



Ability Video

1st Ability - NeNe Kappa

	Kuzenbo summons and throws the powerful NeNe Kappa, who can ricochet off of walls. After firing, if the NeNe Kappa bounces off of a wall it will travel 70 units from that point up to a maximum of 2 bounces. After reaching maximum range, or if an Enemy God is hit by the NeNe Kappa, it will burst forth from its shell, slowing and attacking them for 6s. Kuzenbo transfers 20% of his Health and Protections to the NeNe Kappa.		Notes: Can deal up to 240/360/480/600/720 (+165% of your Magical Power) damage to minions and jungle monsters. The NeNe Kappa can also bounce off player-made walls. Kuzenbo can have multiple NeNe Kappas at once. NeNe Kappas attacks once per second and don't remove backdoor protections from towers and phoenixes.
Damage: 80/120/106/200/240 (+55% of your Magical Power)		Kappa Damage per Hit: 35/45/55/65/75
Kappa Health: 25/30/35/40/45 (+20% of your Maximum Health)		Slow: 20/22.5/25/27.5/30%
Slow Duration: 3s		Ability Type: Line, Pet, Damage
Range: 70		Cost: 70/75/80/85/90 mana
Cooldown: 14 seconds

Ability Video

2nd Ability - Shell Spikes

	The spikes on Kuzenbo’s back extend out, damaging enemies who attack Kuzenbo. While active, each time Kuzenbo takes damage, the cooldown on NeNe Kappa and Sumo Slam is reduced. Kuzenbo may activate this ability even while under the effects of Crowd Control.		Notes: Damage reflected is calculated using the base damage of the incoming attack, before protections and mitigations. This ability does not damage towers and phoenixes nor can proc item effects.
% of Damage Taken: 15/20/25/30/35%		Cooldown per Hit: .6/.7/.8/.9/1s
Duration: 3s		Ability Type: Buff, Damage
Cost: 50 mana		Cooldown: 14/13.5/13/12.5/12 seconds



Ability Video

3rd Ability - Sumo Slam

	Kuzenbo charges forward, immune to slows, damaging Enemy minions and silencing using his immense strength to push the first Enemy God he hits along with him. Each subsequent Enemy he hits deals damage to both that Enemy and the god Kuzenbo is pushing. Colliding with a wall will also deal damage to the pushed god. Pushed targets can be hit a maximum of 3 times.		Notes: Deals up to 180/285/390/495/600 (+105% of your Magical Power) damage and a maximum grab/silence duration for 1.5s to the pushed god. Only the first wall collision will deal damage. Kuzenbo can turn freely with an increased turn radius for the duration.
Damage per Hit: 60/95/130/165/200 (+35% of your Magical Power)		Ability Type: Dash, Crowd Control, Damage
Cost: 60/65/70/75/80 mana		Cooldown: 14 seconds




Ability Video

Ultimate - Watery Grave

	Kuzenbo pulls himself inwards under his shell and spins, summoning fierce currents that knock enemies back, increase his Movement Speed, grant him 20% Damage Mitigation, render him immune to Crowd Control, and allow him to move freely in all directions for 2.1s. Each hit after the first on an enemy deals 40% reduced damage.		Notes: Can deal up to 224/364/504/644/784 (+112% of your Magical Power) damage to enemies hit by all 4 hits. The damage is dealt every 0.6s.
Damage first Hit: 80/130/180/230/280 (+40% of your Magical Power)		Damage per Hit: 40/65/90/115/140 (+20% of your Magical Power)
Movement Speed: 45%		Damage Mitigation: 20%
Ability Type: Circle, Knockup, Damage		Radius: 22.5
Cost: 100 mana		Cooldown: 75 seconds


Ability Video

Non-Conquest Balance[]

These additional modifiers will affect the god when they're played in any game modes besides Conquest:

-5% Damage Dealt to Gods
+5% Non-Ultimate Cooldowns

Videos[]

God Reveal[]

Achievements[]

	Shell Reflect As Kuzenbo reflect back 280 damage in a single use of your Shell Spikes Ability.

	Triple Treble As Kuzenbo knock up an enemy god 3 times in a single use of your Watery Grave Ability.

Trivia[]

General[]

Kuzenbo was the first god released in Season 4.
Kuzenbo was the first guardian in the Japanese Pantheon.
Kuzenbo is voiced by Mike Pollock, who also voices Dr. Eggman in the Sonic The Hedgehog series. Additionally, Pollock also provides the voice of High Noon Sylvanus.
Some of Kuzenbo's voicelines are in Japanese, most notably on his 3rd Ability, Sumo Slam, and his (VGG) General voicelines.
One of Kuzenbo's voicelines when he uses his first ability, NeNe Kappa is: ▶️"Watch my NeNe!" is a reference to the popular song Whip/Nae Nae by Silento.

His victory screen animation and dance emote are also a reference to this song.

One of Kuzenbo's NeNe Kappas also appears in Baron Samedi's defeat screen.
Kuzenbo makes several references to the Kappa emote from Twitch.

Some of Kuzenbo's voicelines: ▶️"No problem, Kappa!"/▶️"You look strong, Kappa!"/▶️"Just stay right there, Kappa! I won't hurt you." are a reference to the popular emote 'Kappa' on streaming platform, Twitch. The emote is usually associated with sarcasm.
One of Kuzenbo's taunts, ▶️"I was born in the dankest of streams!" could also be a reference to Twitch as well.

God Skins[]

Yokozuna

The skin's name is a reference to the Makuuchi professional sumo wrestling circuit's rank of the same name, Yokozuna.

Honorbound

This skin is most likely based on uniforms worn by samurai during the Sengoku Jidai period of Japan.

Shino-bo

The skin's name is a pun on Kuzenbo's name and another name for a ninja, a Shinobi.
This skin also has several voicelines in Japanese as well.
This skin is a very clear reference to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series of comics, television shows, and action figures.
Several references to the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles series are also found out through the skin, including several voicelines, Kuzenbo's attire, cartoonish effects on abilities, and the green sludge that replaces the water bowl on Kuzenbo's head.
This skin shares its theme with Death Lotus Da Ji, Shadow Step Mercury, Blind Vengeance/Silent Blade Nemesis, Pink Lotus Pele, Kunoichi Serqet, Shinobi Slayer Tsukuyomi and Shinobalanque Xbalanque.

Kuzenbot

In This skin Kuzenbo's NeNe Kappa can physically be seen inside his chest.
The actor who voiced this skin, Chris Tergliafera, also voiced Unbreakable Anhur, Chilling Death Odin, Set and Angel of Death Thanatos.
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, Warp Tech Janus, Living Alloy Jormungandr, Tornado Tech Kukulkan, Sentai Mulan, Revenge Tech Nemesis, Omni Tech Odin, Reaper Tech Thanatos, Ragnarok Force X Thor, Whirlwind Tech Xing Tian, Cryomech Ymir and Sky Tech Zeus.

Slash

This skin is a cross promotion between Hi-Rez Studios/Titan Forge Games and Nickelodeon to promote the show Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
The actor who voiced this skin, Alejandro Saab, also voiced Modern Android Achilles, Sashimi Neko/Sushi Neko Bacchus, Dragon Prince Ne Zha, Beamy Chibi Ra, The Marksman Rama and Prince of Lightning Zeus.
This skin shares its theme with Splinter Hachiman, Raphael/Radical Raphael/Retro Raphael Loki, Michelangelo/Radical Michelangelo Mercury, Leonardo/Radical Leonardo Osiris, Shredder/Super Shredder Ravana, Donatello/Radical Donatello Sun Wukong and Krang Xing Tian.

Kaijunbo

This skin is a reference to the popular Kaiju genre of movies that became famous during the Showa era of Japan, and still run today.
This skin shares its theme with Kaiju Sobek.

Jingle Shells

This skin's name is a pun on the old Christmas song, Jingle Bells.
This skin is based on the legendary figure, Santa Claus.
This skin was created as a side project of some devs and was unlocked by a quest for a short period of time.
This skin shares its theme with Nutcromancer Ah Puch, Yule Cheer Aphrodite, Gingerdread Baba Yaga, Father Chrishmash Bacchus, Gingersnap Baron Samedi, Krampus Cernunnos, Slay Bells Chiron, Sugar And Slice Da Ji, Wreck the Halls Fenrir, Snowman Geb, Jingle Hel Hel, Nice and Naughty Nu Wa, Festive Ratatoskr, Season's Spirit Sylvanus and Frosted Fury Thor.

Crime Boss

This is the first skin to change Kuzenbo's ultimate animation.
This skin was voiced by Jamieson Price. Who also voiced Sacred Grounds Geb and Bone Wraith Kukulkan.
This skin was based on a community joke about giving Kuzenbo a Gun.

The same thing happened with Big Gun Khepri.
His joke line ▶️"Hey, hey! I finally got a gun! Took 'em long enough!" is also a direct reference to this.

One of his lines for when he uses his ability NeNe Kappa ▶️"Say hello to my little friends!" is a reference to the movie Scarface.

Don Zaburou Danzaburou also makes the same reference to this line.

One of his lines for when he uses his ability Sumo Slam ▶️"Ey, I'm walkin' here!" is a reference to the movie Midnight Cowboy.
This skin shares its theme with Swagni Agni, Don Zaburou Danzaburou and Crocfather Sobek.

Molten Doom

This skin shares its theme with Volcanic Agni, Molten Destroyer Cthulhu, Molten Shogun Erlang Shen, Molten He Bo and Igneous Terra.

Mastery Skins

The mountain in the background of the splashart is most likely Mt. Fuji.

Skins[]

Default
	Release Date	February 14, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	Free
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Yokozuna
	Release Date	February 14, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	100 or 9500
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Honorbound
	Release Date	May 9, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	250 or 25000
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin can also be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Shino-bo
	Release Date	May 24, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Shino-bo Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

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

Kuzenbot
	Release Date	May 4, 2021
	Type	Standard
	Cost	750
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Kuzenbot Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was part of the Talons of Tyranny event. This skin could only be obtained from certain Treasure Chests, or via direct purchase.

Slash
	Release Date	June 14, 2022
	Type	Crossover
	Cost	600 (Cowabunga Chest)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Slash Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

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

Kaijunbo
	Release Date	July 18, 2017
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	400
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Kaijunbo Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin comes with custom character animations and ability effects. This skin was part of the Summer of Smite 2017 event. This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Jingle Shells
	Release Date	December 19, 2018
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	None
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

Extra Information
This skin was awarded to anyone who played at least one match during the 5.23 update. This skin can only be obtained as a rare roll from certain Treasure Chests.

Crime Boss
	Release Date	October 8, 2019
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	600
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Crime Boss Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

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

Molten Doom
	Release Date	March 8, 2022
	Type	Exclusive
	Cost	1200 (Samsara Bundle)
	Requirements
	Voicelines	Molten Doom Kuzenbo voicelines
	In Game Model

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

Golden
	Release Date	March 14, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	200 or 9500
	Requirements	God Rank 1
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Legendary
	Release Date	March 14, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	300 or 12500
	Requirements	God Rank 5
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Diamond
	Release Date	March 14, 2017
	Type	Standard
	Cost	400 or 15000
	Requirements	God Rank 10
	Voicelines	[[]]
	In Game Model

Extra Information

Changelog[]

SMITE Version 11.3.7948.6 (April 2, 2024)

Shell Spikes

Shifted Cooldown Reduction per hit from .5/.7/.9/1.1/1.3s to .6/.7/.8/.9/1s

Sumo Slam

Increased Cooldown from 12s to 14s

SMITE Version 10.8.7671 (August 8, 2023)

Non-Conquest

-5% Damage Dealt to Gods
+5% Non-Ultimate Cooldowns

SMITE Version 10.6.7598.5 (June 13, 2023)

Shell Spikes

Increased Damage Reflected from 10/15/20/25/30% of Damage taken to 15/20/25/30/35%

Watery Grave

Increased Damage Mitigation from 10% to 20%

General

Non-Conquest Buffs have been removed from Kuzenbo

SMITE Version 10.5.7560 (May 16, 2023)

Non-Conquest

-5% Damage Taken

SMITE Version 10.1.7415.3 (January 24, 2023)

Nene Kappa

Increased Slow from 20% to 20/22.5/25/27.5/30%
Decreased Cooldown from 16s to 14s

SMITE Version 9.9.7253.5 (September 20, 2022)

Water Bowl

Update Description to specify how this interacts with the new “True Hard CC” category and to include the cooldown on losing stacks

Watery Grave

Increased Damage after the first spin from 50% to 60% (decreased the decrease from 50% to 40%)
Kuzenbo now gains 10% damage mitigation while this ability is channel

SMITE Version 8.8.6750.10 (August 24, 2021)

Nene Kappa

Increased Base Damage on the throw from 70/105/140/175/210 to 80/120/160/200/240

SMITE Version 7.10.6230.4 (October 20, 2020)

Sumo Slam

Decreased Damage from 80/110/140/170/200 to 60/95/130/165/200

SMITE Version 7.4.5984.3 (April 21, 2020)

Water Bowl

Increased Duration from 10s to 30s.

Nene Kappa

Kuzenbo can now spawn multiple NeNes.

Sumo Slam

Adjusted turn radius to allow for more control over turns.

SMITE Version 6.4.5372.6 (April 2, 2019)

Sumo Slam

Fixed Kuzenbo continuing to deal damage with Sumo Slam after the target has used Beads.

SMITE Version 5.10.4812 (June 12, 2018)

Watery Grave

Reduced the forgiveness timer time between individual hits from 0.7 to 0.6.

This was due to a bug where players would most likely not get hit 4 times in his ultimate even if they should have.

SMITE Version 5.8.4766.4 (May 15, 2018)

Water Bowl

Increased Damage reduction per stack from 1% to 1.5%.

As a result, Maximum Damage Reduction increased from 10% to 15%.

Shell Spikes

Decreased Damage Reflected from 20/25/30/35/40% to 10/15/20/25/30%.
Decreased Mana cost from 50/55/60/65/70 to 50 at all ranks.
This ability now decreases the cooldown of Sumo Slam as well as NeNe Kappa by the same amount.

SMITE Version 5.1.4571.1 (January 30, 2018)

General

Increased Base Health Per Level from 95 to 100.

SMITE Version 4.20.4385 (October 24, 2017)

Sumo Slam

Now cleanses roots on cast (can still be affected by roots during charge).

SMITE Version 4.18.4332 (September 26, 2017)

Sumo Slam

Decreased Cooldown 16/15/14/13/12s to 12s at all ranks.

Watery Grave

Decreased Cooldown from 100s to 75s.

SMITE Version 4.16.4283 (August 29, 2017)

NeNe Kappa

The keyword “Pet” has been added to the description to better convey his NeNe Kappa's classification.

SMITE Version 4.13.4202 (July 18, 2017)

NeNe Kappa

Targets hit by the thrown NeNe Kappa are Slowed by 20%.

Sumo Slam

Increase turn radius, allowing for sharper turning.
Cooldown reduced from ~~16s flat~~ → 16/15/14/13/12s.

Watery Grave

Adjusted the Knockup from this Ability. Targets will now be Knocked Up into the air more and pushed to the side less.

SMITE Version 4.10.4119.1 (June 6, 2017)

NeNe Kappa

Fixed an issue where the NeNe Kappa would have very low Health.

SMITE Version 4.8.4062.1 (May 9, 2017)

NeNe Kappa

Updated the description to include better information about the stats for this pet.

SMITE Version 4.7.4031.1 (April 25, 2017)

NeNe Kappa

NeNe Kappa now inherits 20% of Kuzenbo's current Health and Protections in addition to its base.

Sumo Slam

Sumo Slam should now properly be immune to roots during its duration.

SMITE Version 4.4.3956 (March 14, 2017)

NeNe Kappa

Increased NeNe Kappa's Attack Damage from ~~25/35/45/55/65~~ → 35/45/55/65/75.

Shell Spikes

Increased Cooldown Reduction on NeNe Kappa per Hit from ~~.2/.3/.4/.5/.6s~~ → .5/.7/.9/1.1/1.3s.
Fixed an issue where this Ability could not be used while in a Knockup.

SMITE Version 4.3.3934 (March 1, 2017)

General

Fixed progression on the stats page showing as “undefined”.

Water Bowl

Fixed a description error to properly convey the Damage Mitigation this Passive provides.

Shell Spikes

Can now be activated while Kuzenbo is under the effects of Crowd Control.

Sumo Slam

Increased Damage from ~~65/95/125/155/185~~ → 80/110/140/170/200.

Watery Grave

Reduced Duration from ~~2.8s~~ → 2.1s (one less maximum Knock-up).
Increased first hit Damage from ~~60/100/140/180/220~~ → 80/130/180/230/280.
Increased per tick Damage from ~~30/50/70/90/110~~ → 40/65/90/110/140.
Increased Movement Speed Buff from ~~35%~~ → 45%.
Fixed an issue where Kuzenbo could be Knocked-up during the warm-up for this Ability.

SMITE Version 4.2.3908 (February 17, 2017)

General

Fixed an issue where his Passive Meter would appear full when respawning.

NeNe Kappa

Added sound effects for when this ability bounces off walls.

SMITE Version 4.2.3906 (February 14, 2017)

Kuzenbo has been added to the game.