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Personality [ ]

He may have been a benevolent giant, thus earning him respect and adoration among his kin. This can be seen on the giants' and even the foreign god Mimir's hatred on Odin for his atrocity on slaying Ymir, their originator.


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Powers and Abilities [ ]

As the first being in existence in the Norse World, Ymir was one of the most powerful beings in the Nine Realms . Mimir describes Ymir as "a being of pure creation and chaos". However, he was still notably inferior to Aesir such as Odin , who stabbed Ymir with Gungnir and spilled his life-blood before fashioning six of the Nine Realms from his body (the exceptions being Muspelheim , Niflheim and Jötunheim ). Nonetheless, Odin himself regarded Ymir as a "force of nature" and a "vessel of power".

Immortality : Having lived for several ages, considering how it was the oldest being in existence and managed to live long enough for it's great-grandsons to be born, Ymir was immortal. Only a being as powerful as Odin was enough to truly end him. Sentient Life Creation: Ymir is responsible for creating most living beings in the Nine Realms, including the Gods and the Jötnar . Superhuman Strength : As the first being in existence of the Jötnar , Ymir must have had incalculable levels of superhuman strength, albeit likely inferior to that of Odin , his killer. Superhuman Durability : As the first and original Jotunn, Ymir must have been a tremendously durable being. Cryokinesis : As the first Frost Giant, Ymir must have had great power over the element of ice, which was what apparently his Jotnar children inherited from him. Essence Transferral : Despite his death and subsequent formation into Midgard, it seems that Ymir is still alive in some form as some of his essence has been transferred into stone creatures called Ancients . Extreme Size : Ymir was known to be extremely large. Ymir was large enough to form the realms (besides Niflhelm and Muspelheim) from his own corpse after Odin killed him. His blood alone nearly drowned all of creation.

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Norse Mythology [ ]

Aurgelmir , also called Ymir , Brimir , or Bláinn was the first sentient being to come into existence; birthed from the drops of venom that dripped from the icy rivers of Élivágar that went onto the great and grassless void of Ginnungagap . Ymir is the ancestor of all the giants; he gave birth to a male and female from the pits of his arms, and his legs produced a six-headed being. He was known to suck at the udders of the primeval cow Auðumbla.


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Background [ ]

In the beginning there was nothing, merely the great void known as Ginnungagap, along with the ancient elements of fire and ice. Fire and Ice would come together to form the life blood of Ymir and Auðumbla , the first Giants. Every God, Giant, Man , and Beast would be born from Ymir's flesh.
The Aesir , however, thought themselves superior and sought to rule over the other creations. To this end, Odin and his brothers fought their creator and Odin spilled Ymir's life blood with his spear within a place called The Rift . From Ymir's torn flesh, Odin fashioned the realm of Midgard for his own and in doing so, a tear into reality was formed, which would become the start of Odin's obsession to gaining the knowledge into the truth of creation. According to Odin, Ymir was more a force of nature, a vessel of power and believed he killed Ymir to protect his own kin.
Ymir's direct descendants, the Jötnar , were all drowned by the flood of his blood except for Bergelmir and his wife, who went on to find the realm of Jötunheim and repopulate his race, thus thwarting Odin's plan of eliminating the Giants for good.