Ymir

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Ymir is a primordial ice giant in Marvel Comics, often depicted as one of the oldest and most powerful beings in the Norse-inspired mythos and a frequent adversary of Asgardian gods like Thor and Odin.

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Ymir (Marvel Comics) 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Frost Giant
Marvel Comics character
fictional character
giant
primordial being
affiliation Frost Giants NERFINISHED
alignment villain
appearsIn Avengers comics NERFINISHED
Journey into Mystery NERFINISHED
The Mighty Thor NERFINISHED
associatedWith Ragnarok events
attribute one of the most powerful Frost Giants
one of the oldest beings in the Nine Realms
primordial ice giant
basedOn Ymir (Norse mythology) NERFINISHED
bodyComposition living ice
category Marvel Asgardian-related character
creators Jack Kirby NERFINISHED
Stan Lee NERFINISHED
enemyOf Asgard NERFINISHED
Asgardian gods NERFINISHED
Odin NERFINISHED
Thor NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Journey into Mystery #97 NERFINISHED
firstAppearanceYear 1963
language Old Norse (translated in comics as English)
motivation destruction of Asgard
domination of the Nine Realms
mythos Norse-inspired Marvel mythos
notableFeature horned icy head and massive beard of ice
oftenOpposes Odin Borson NERFINISHED
Thor Odinson NERFINISHED
the Avengers NERFINISHED
origin Niffleheim NERFINISHED
power cryokinesis
immortality
size alteration
superhuman durability
superhuman strength
publisher Marvel Comics
realmAssociatedWith Jotunheim NERFINISHED
Niffleheim NERFINISHED
role cosmic-level threat
size colossal
species Frost Giant
status active at various times in Marvel continuity
universe Marvel Universe NERFINISHED
weakness extreme heat

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Élivágar rivers associatedWith Ymir
subject surface form: Élivágar
Élivágar rivers influencedFormationOf Ymir
subject surface form: Élivágar
Vili relatedConcept Ymir