Ymir (Marvel Comics)
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| Ymir | |
 Ymir is summoned back to Earth in Avengers vol. 1, #61. Art by John Buscema. |
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| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| First appearance | Journey Into Mystery vol. 1, #97 (Oct 1963) |
| Created by | Stan Lee and Jack Kirby |
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| Place of origin | Asgard |
| Notable aliases | Aurgelmir |
| Abilities | Superhuman strength and durability Generate intense cold Regeneration |
Ymir is a fictional character who appears in the Marvel Universe. Based on the frost giant Ymir of Norse mythology, the character is a perennial foe of the Thunder God Thor.
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[edit] Fictional character biography
Formed at the beginning of creation, Ymir considers all other forms of life — with the exception of his kin the Frost Giants — to be abhorations that must be destroyed. Ymir's actual history in the Marvel universe is complicated by the fact that the mythical Hyborian Age — in which the adventures of the barbarian Conan are set — forms part of the history of Earth-616. During this time, Ymir is worshipped by proto-Vikings called the Aesir and Vanir, who live to the north of a realm called Cimmeria. In the Robert E. Howard short story The Frost Giant's Daughter, Conan has an encounter with a female called Atali and her two brothers, who are apparently the children of Ymir.[1]
Thousands of years later the Sons of Satannish briefly call Ymir and Surtur to Earth, before they are banished again by the Avengers.[2]
When Ragnarok occurred, Ymir presumably perished.
[edit] Powers and abilities
The Marvel Universe version appears as a gigantic being composed of ice and is over 1,000 feet tall. Ymir possesess strength and durability exceeding even that of the Asgardian Thunder God Thor. He also has the ability to generate intense, deadly cold and regeneration from as little as a particle of ice. Ymir also carries a huge icicle which functions as a club. Ymir is an ancient being whose thinking is rather limited: his energies are devoted to destruction and little else. This may in fact be Ymir's Achilles Heel, and the reason why Odin and his two brother gods, Ville and Ve, are able to first defeat him.[3]
[edit] Other versions
[edit] Ultimate Ymir
Ymir makes a cameo in appearance in the Ultimate universe, fighting the Ultimates alongside the fire demon Surtur. [4]
[edit] In other media
[edit] Television
- Ymir appeared in an episode of Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends voiced by John Stephenson.
[edit] Video games
- Ymir appears as a villain in the video game Marvel: Ultimate Alliance voiced by Paul Eiding. He has special dialogue with Iceman.
[edit] References
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