Mars

Mars, the First Son of Heaven, is an aggressive melee strength hero who controls the battlefield with numerous knockbacks and impassable terrain. Equipped with a large shield, his Bulwark passively blocks attacks from the front and sides, making him a very durable fighter in most situations. The same shield allows him to smash enemies and knock them back, dealing critical damage that ignores all evasion. The Spear of Mars can be thrown at long range, piercing enemies to push them back, and stunning them upon contact with trees or terrain. Mars' most potent ability creates an Arena Of Blood, a circular zone where no enemy can exit or enter, as well as blocking enemy attacks from the outside. Used correctly, the Arena Of Blood can decisively split and cut off enemies from support during teamfights, making Mars a valuable asset to his team, as well as a highly dangerous opponent.

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 * Despite being Zeus' son, Mars is named after the Roman god of war, instead of the Greek equivalent, Ares, who is the son of the Greek god Zeus.
 * However, lines from Mars ( vo_mars_mars_ally 132.mp3 "I don't answer to that name anymore, you old fool.") and Zeus themselves ( vo_zuus_zeus_mars_ally_02.mp3 "Change your name all you want, you can't fool me.") hint that Mars has changed his previous name of Ares, possibly to avoid association with his father.
 * He also refers to himself as "Mars Ultor". In real life, this is the same name given to the Roman god Mars by the emperor Caesar Augustus when he created a cult of the same name. Mars Ultor means "Mars the Avenger" in Latin.
 * Mars' Immortal Off-hand item, God's Mercy, references elements from the Greek Myth as well, namely Perseus and Medusa. Perseus (who is another one of the Greek god Zeus' sons) uses a polished shield to act as a mirror to approach and behead the sleeping Medusa without looking directly at her eyes, thereby avoiding her infamous stone gaze. Perseus also used Medusa's head as a weapon to turn King Atlas into stone.
 * Mars carries a Greek-style Boeotian shield, but its decorative thunderbolts are more common on Roman shields.
 * weapons_hero_mars_enc_arena_of_blood.mp3 's sound comes from the Mars movement of Gustav Holst's musical suite, The Planets. Mars also vo_mars_mars_song_01.mp3 hums the music when ordered to move or after killing an enemy in the Arena of Blood.
 * Mars' response on pinning an enemy against the walls of Arena of Blood ( vo_mars_mars_ability1_16.mp3 "Are you not entertained?!") is a reference to a scene from the film Gladiator.
 * Mars' death response ( vo_mars_mars_death_20.mp3 "What is this madness?!") and Dota Plus chat wheel line ( vo_mars_mars_wheel_all_11.mp3 "THIS IS DOOOOTAAAAA!") are references to the famous "THIS IS SPARTA!" scene from the film 300
 * Mars' rare killing response ( vo_mars_mars_attack_21.mp3 "Mars the Impaler!") is a reference to Vlad the Impaler, the Wallachian Voivode who was the inspiration behind Bram Stoker's Count Dracula.
 * Mars' rare Arena of Blood cast response ( vo_mars_mars_ability4_10.mp3 "WITNESS MEEEE!") is a reference to a War Boy's suicide attack using grenade-tipped spears from the film Mad Max: Fury Road.
 * Files related to Mars were leaked on January 03, 2018, but were deleted later that day. The leaked abilities were called Spear Wall/Spear and Phalanx/Phalanx Cancel.