Phecda Gamma Thor
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Phecda Gamma Thor is a character from Asgard chapter of Masami Kurumada's hit series, Saint Seiya. He is one of the seven God Warriors of Hilda's army, and his star is the Phecda Gamma. He is physically the strongest of his peers, and wields two individual axes as melee weapons.
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- Star: Phecda Gamma
- God Robe: Jörmungandr, the Sea Serpent
- Techniques: "Mjolnir Hammer", "Titanic Hercule"
- Seiyuu (1987-1988): Yuusaku Yara (屋良有作)
[edit] Asgard's Robin Hood
Thor is a massive mountain of a man, easily the tallest and most intimidating of Polaris Hilda's seven God Warriors. Although it is unknown whether or not he was penned to be the reincarnation of the popular Norse god, Thor was nevertheless fated to have his life intertwine with the deity of whom he shared a name with.
Before receiving his god robe, Thor was Asgard's very own Robin Hood -- he deliberately hunted animals in the wealthy estates owned by the rich, and gave away the fruits of his labor to the not-so-fortunate. At one point, he dared to venture into a forest owned by the Hilda, Asgard's chief Valkyrie guardian in place of their resident god, Odin. Thor was discovered and chased by Hilda's soldiers, and suffered an arrow to his right arm. Being the giant that he was, Thor shrugged off the injury and removed the arrow, but he was outnumbered -- Hilda's soldiers had called for back-up, and Thor suddenly found himself completely surrounded. Resigning himself to his fate, he immediately sat down cross-legged and told the soldiers to punish him as they saw fit.
Snickering with glee, the soldiers aimed their arrows at Thor and prepared to execute him. At that point, their grandmistress arrived on the scene and demanded her men to back down. The Valkyrie approached the giant, and Thor relayed the same message to her as he had the soldiers -- she can execute him in whatever manner she deemed suitable. Much to Thor's surprise, Hilda revealed herself to be a gentle guardian, and used her cosmos energy to soothe the wound on his right arm. As she healed him, she inquired if he was the very same Thor who had a reputation of preying in the wealthy's hunting grounds to feed the poor. Before he could respond, Hilda began to lament that, even as Asgard's guardian, she had failed to tend to the region's poorer domestics -- Thor's reputation was definite proof of that.
Once the healing was complete, Hilda ordered her soldiers to leave before doing so herself. Thor was touched by Hilda's actions, and decided to devote himself to her. Eventually, Hilda granted the giant the God Robe of Jörmungandr, and Thor became one of her seven God Warriors -- elite soldiers and commanders of Asgard.
[edit] Thundering Arsenal
Thor has two techniques at his disposal -- the "Mjolnir Hammer," and "Titanic Hercules." The "Mjolnir Hammer" allows him to swing his two axes with ease, and is unleashed by flinging and releasing the weapons at his opponent(s). "Titanic Hercule" is a wind and lightning based technique where his throws a straight punch that unleashes fierce, cosmos-based wind and lightning energy. The direct result is the opponent being shocked, pulverized, and knocked yards away.
[edit] Titanic War Ground
Thor was the first true opponent that Seiya, Hyoga, and Shun had to face in order to advance. In the beginning of the battle, Thor managed to defeat both Hyoga and Shun with his axes using the "Mjolnir Hammer" technique. Thor and Seiya then battled one-on-one, with Seiya feeling the wrath of the giant for a good part of the fight. Although he was the enemy, Thor was not evil -- he was merely following the orders of Hilda (of whom, unbeknownst to him and the other god warriors, had been corrupted by the evil nibelungen ring) to destroy the invading Bronze Saints of Athena. When Seiya attempted to persuade Thor into believing that Hilda was under the effects of the powerful ring, Thor angrily dismissed it and squashed the saint with his "Titanic Hercule" attack.
Seiya, of course, refused to stay down and continued to challenge the god warrior. Soon enough, Athena herself began to encourage the saint into defeating this obstacle by lending him some of her cosmos. When Thor felt Athena's cosmos surround Seiya, he noticed a familiarity between the Greek goddess's and Hilda's gentle cosmos -- something that he found himself admitting to be missing from Hilda in recent times. Thor began to feel conflicted -- could Seiya's words actually have merit in them, after all? Whichever was the case, one thing was certain -- Thor could absolutely not abandon his duties as a God Warrior, and no matter if she was good or evil, Thor could not betray Hilda.
In the final showdown, Thor and Seiya both exchanged blows respectively -- "Titanic Hercules" and "Pegasus Ryu Sei Ken." Thor would not be able to overcome the combined cosmos of Seiya and Athena, and secretly, he was glad -- if Hilda had truly become poisoned, then it was now up to Athena and her Bronze Saints to retrieve her from the evils of the nibelungen ring.
Tears flowing down his face, the mighty Thor fell in defeat. Icebergs dissipated, as one of the most noble spirits of Asgard disappeared from the face of the Earth.
[edit] Notes & Trivia
- Thor is considered a non-canon character outside of the anime, as the Asgard saga did not happen in the manga, and was created by TOEI Animations to give Masami Kurumada the time he needed to pull his manga ahead of the anime.
- Thor's god robe appears to be a sea serpent, and is assumed to be based on Jörmungandr, the very serpent that the Thor of mythologies battled and died against during Ragnorok.
- Thor could be in the ranks of Gold Saint as he was clearly superior in might to Seiya before he was aided by Athena's cosmos.
- In the French dub of Saint Seiya, Thor is known as "Thol" and his two axes are known as "Mjornil". This is either a mistake on the translators' part ("r" and "l" and similarily pronounced in Japanese, leading to possible confusions), or a deliberate change to differenciate Thor from his Marvel Comics namesake (who wields the enchanted hammer Mjolnir).
| Saint Seiya characters | |
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| Bronze Saints | |
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Pegasus Seiya | Cygnus Hyoga | Dragon Shiryu | Andromeda Shun | Phoenix Ikki Unicorn Jabu | Lionet Ban | Wolf Nachi | Bear Geki | Hydra Ichi |
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| Silver Saints | |
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Lizard Misty | Centaurus Babel | Auriga Capella | Kerberos Dante | Crow Jamian | Hound Asterion | Whale Moses ("Kaitos Moses" in the anime) | Cepheus Daidalos | Perseus Algol | Musca Dio | Canis Major Sirius | Hercules Algethi | Eagle Marin | Ophiuchus Shaina | Lyra Orphée | Sagitta Tramy Tarantula Arachne | Lotus Agora | Pavo Shiva |
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| Gold Saints | |
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Aries Mu | Aries Shion | Taurus Aldebaran | Gemini Saga | Gemini Kanon | Cancer Deathmask | Leo Aiolia | Virgo Shaka | Libra Dohko | Scorpio Milo | Sagittarius Aiolos | Capricorn Shura | Aquarius Camus | Pisces Aphrodite |
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| Asgard God Warriors | |
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Phecda Gamma Thor | Alioth Epsilon Fenrir | Benetnasch Eta Mime | Megrez Delta Alberich | Merak Beta Hagen | Mizar Zeta Syd | Alcor Zeta Bud | Dubhe Alpha Siegfried |
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| Poseidon's Marinas | |
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Sea Horse Baian | Scylla Io | Chrysaor Krishna | Lymnades Casa | Kraken Isaac | Siren Sorento | Sea Dragon Kanon Mermaid Tetis |
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| Hades' Specters | |
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Wyvern Rhadamanthys | Griffin Minos | Garuda Aiacos Papillon Myu | Deep Niobe | Worm Raimi Acheron Charon | Balron Lune | Sphinx Pharaoh | Lycaon Phlegyas | Basilisk Sylphid | Harpy Valentine |
