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| image   = The Three Polar Gods.jpg
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| image       = The Three Polar Gods.jpg
| caption = From left to right, "[[Loki, Lord of the Aesir|Loki]]", "[[Odin, Father of the Aesir|Odin]]" and "[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir|Thor]]" (with Odin wearing "[[Nordic Relic Draupnir]]") towering over [[Team Ragnarok]].
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| caption     = From left to right, "[[Loki, Lord of the Aesir|Loki]]", "[[Odin, Father of the Aesir|Odin]]" and "[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir|Thor]]" towering over [[Team Ragnarok]].
| ja_name = {{Ruby|極|きょく}}{{Ruby|神|しん}}
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| ja_name     = {{Ruby|極|きょく}}{{Ruby|神|しん}}
| romaji   = Kyokushin
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| romaji       = Kyokushin
| trans   = Polar God
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| trans       = Polar God
| en_anime = Nordic God
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| en_anime     = Nordic God
|fr_name=Ases
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| zh_name      = 极神
|it_name=Aesir
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| fr_name     = Ases
|es_name=Aesir
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| de_name      = Der Asen
|ko_name=극신
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| it_name      = Aesir
|ko_romanized=Geuksin
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| ko_name     = 극신
|ko_trans=Polar God
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| ko_hanja    = 極神
| de_name  = Asen
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| ko_romanized = Geuksin
| sets     =  
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| ko_trans     = Polar God
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| pt_name      = Aesir
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| es_name      = Aesir
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| sets         =  
 
* [[Storm of Ragnarok]]
 
* [[Storm of Ragnarok]]
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* [[Battle of Chaos]]
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| tcg          =
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* [[Star Pack 2014]]
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* [[Legendary Hero Decks]]
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* [[Soul Fusion]]
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* [[OTS Tournament Pack 18]]
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| ocg          =
 
* [[Extra Pack Volume 4]]
 
* [[Extra Pack Volume 4]]
* [[Star Pack 2014]]
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* [[LINK VRAINS Pack 2]]
| anime   = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
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| anime       = [[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]
 
}}
 
}}
 
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"'''Aesir'''", known as "'''Polar God'''" ({{Ruby|極|きょく}}{{Ruby|神|しん}} ''Kyokushin'') is an [[archetype]] of three mysterious deity-like [[Synchro Monster]]s used by [[Team Ragnarok]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''. They are named "'''Three Polar Gods of the Star World'''" ({{Ruby|星|せい}}{{Ruby|界|かい}}の{{Ruby|三|さん}}{{Ruby|極|きょく}}{{Ruby|神|しん}} ''Seikai no San Kyokushin'') in the Japanese anime, and "'''Nordic God'''" and "'''Polar Star God'''" in the dubbed version.
"'''Aesir'''", known as "'''Polar God'''" or "'''Three Polar Gods of the Star World'''" ({{Ruby|星|せい}}{{Ruby|界|かい}}の{{Ruby|三|さん}}{{Ruby|極|きょく}}{{Ruby|神|しん}} ''Seikai no San Kyokushin'') in the ''[[OCG]]'', and "'''Nordic God'''" and "'''Polar Star God'''" in the anime, is an [[archetype]] of three mysterious god-like [[Synchro Monster]]s used by [[Team Ragnarok]] in ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]''.  
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In the anime, the "Aesir" monsters are [[DIVINE]] [[Divine-Beast]] monsters. They are the only Synchro Monsters that are either DIVINE or Divine-Beast in any medium. However, their [[Attribute]]s and [[Type]]s were changed in the ''OCG''. "[[Loki, Lord of the Aesir]]" is a [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]], "[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir]]" is an [[EARTH]] [[Beast-Warrior]] and "[[Odin, Father of the Aesir]]" is a [[LIGHT]] [[Fairy]]. Each member of [[Team Ragnarok]] possesses one of these cards.
 
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==Appearances==
In the Japanese anime, the "Aesir" are currently the only [[DIVINE]] [[Divine-Beast]]-[[Type]] Synchro Monsters ever seen, as well as the first DIVINE [[Monster Card|monsters]] of any kind since the [[Egyptian God]]s. However, their Attributes and Types were changed in the ''OCG''. "[[Loki, Lord of the Aesir]]" is a [[DARK]] [[Spellcaster]], "[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir]]" is an [[EARTH]] [[Beast-Warrior]] and "[[Odin, Father of the Aesir]]" is a [[LIGHT]] [[Fairy]]. Each member of [[Team Ragnarok]] possesses one of these cards.
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===Anime===
 
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====''Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's''====
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In the ''[[Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's]]'' anime, the 3 "Aesir" cards were found by the three Duelists who possessed the [[Rune Eye]]s. Each card was found within a cave dominated by a shrine made of tree roots, ostensibly in reference to the "World Tree" [[Wikipedia:Yggdrasil|Yggdrasil]], which connects the [[wikipedia:Norse cosmology|Nine Realms]] of Norse mythology. Among the Nine Realms are [[wikipedia:Asgard|Asgard]], land of the Æsir, and [[wikipedia:Midgard|Midgard]], home of humans and another name for Earth, thus these shrines may symbolize a connection to Asgard itself, hence the power of the "Aesir" cards.
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In the anime, the powers of these Gods rival that of the [[Crimson Dragon]]. When "[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir|Thor]]" clashed with "[[Red Dragon Archfiend]]", both [[Monster Card|monsters]] emitted a strange energy pulse, wreaking havoc around the Dueling arena and drastically upsetting the weather outside the stadium.<ref name="ep118">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|118|ref}}</ref> During Team Ragnarok's match against Team 5D's, the attacks of the Aesir dealt real damage to Jack and Crow.
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These cards also protected [[Team Ragnarok]] and their memories from the [[Three Pure Nobles]]' [[Falsification of history|alterations]] of the timeline.<ref name="ep117">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|117|ref}}</ref>
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==Design==
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The three "Aesir" monsters are named for the most prominent among the [[wikipedia:Æsir|Æsir]] of [[wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]]: [[wikipedia:Odin|Odin]], the so-called Allfather and king of the Æsir; [[wikipedia:Thor|Thor]], known as the god of thunder and strongest among the gods; and [[wikipedia:Loki|Loki]], a notorious trickster and [[wikipedia:Jötunn|Jötunn]] who was usually associated with the Aesir until orchestrating the death of [[wikipedia:Baldr|Baldr]], for which he was tied to a stone as punishment until [[wikipedia:Ragnarök|Ragnarök]], the end of the world.
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The term “Polar God” could refer to the Scandinavian origins of Norse myths, as the region stretches up to the Arctic Circle and therefore towards the North Pole.
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Notably, while the term “Æsir” is usually spelled with the letter [[wikipedia:Æ|ash (Æ/æ)]], the TCG spells it “Aesir,” likely for familiarity with an audience that largely doesn’t use said character, being most common in Scandinavian languages like Danish and Norwegian.
 
==Members==
 
==Members==
 
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The "Aesir" monsters are supported by the "[[Nordic]]" archetype.
==History==
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===Support===
The three cards are named after the top three Gods in the [[wikipedia:Norse mythology|Norse mythology]] pantheon. The God King is [[wikipedia:Odin|Odin]], The God of Thunder is [[wikipedia:Thor|Thor]], and the Giant treated as the God of trickery is [[wikipedia:Loki|Loki]]. In Norse mythology, these 3 gods are said to form part of a huge battle known as [[wikipedia:Ragnarök|Ragnarök]] in which they will die. They can be considered Polar Gods due to the prelude of Ragnarök known as [[wikipedia:Fimbulvetr|Fimbulvetr]], which is a time of three winters with snow coming from all directions without any summers between. During this time, there will be wars, brothers killing brothers and eventually all life on Earth will be destroyed. They can also be considered Polar Gods due to their association with Scandinavia and Nordic Countries (located within Scandinavia) which itself is located north extending to the Arctic Circle.
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The following cards are "Aesir"-specific support cards that are not members of the "[[Nordic]]" archetype.
 
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In the anime, these cards were found in caves with tree roots surrounding their interior by the Duelists they engraved the [[Rune Eye]]s upon. The roots in these caves are probably an allusion to the world tree of Norse Mythology, [[wikipedia:Yggdrasil|Yggdrasil]].
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! Card
 
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! Origin
The name "Aesir" is essentially meant to be the term [[wikipedia:Æsir|Æsir]], the term used to identify an entity from [[wikipedia:Norse paganism|Norse paganism]], which includes all three of the Polar Gods' original gods. This is because the grapheme "[[wikipedia:Æ|Æ]]", a [[wikipedia:Typographic ligature|ligature]], is formed from "A" and "E" - and in places where the grapheme is either difficult to use or otherwise unsuited, the two-letter set "Ae" is often used as a replacement. (It is notable that this replacement would be improper for languages where "Æ" is a letter; one such language is the language where the term "Æsir" comes from, Danish).
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| [[Gotterdammerung]]
==Powers (anime)==
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| [[wikipedia:Götterdämmerung|Götterdämmerung]] (German translation of the Old Norse phrase ''Ragnarök'')
The powers of these gods rival that of the [[Crimson Dragon]]. When "[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir|Thor]]" clashed with "[[Red Nova Dragon]]", both [[Monster Card|monsters]] emitted a strange energy pulse, wreaking havoc around the dueling arena and drastically upsetting the weather outside the stadium.<ref name="ep118">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|118|ref}}</ref> During Team Ragnarok's match against Team 5D's, the attacks of the Aesir dealt real damage to Jack and Crow.
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| [[March Towards Ragnarok]]
These cards also protected [[Team Ragnarok]] and their memories from the [[Three Pure Nobles]]' [[Falsification of history|alterations]] of the timeline.<ref name="ep117">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|117|ref}}</ref> They were also able to keep the Momentum stable for a time to keep Rainbow Bridge Bifrost functioning for the members of Team 5D's to reach the Ark Cradle.<ref name="ep138">{{episode|Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's|138|ref}}<\ref>
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== Play Style ==
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| [[Divine Relic Mjollnir]]
A Double Aesir Deck is a Deck that revolves around two [[Nordic]] sub-archetypes, [[Nordic Ascendant]] and [[Nordic Beast]]s. It is one of the most commonly used deck that revolves around  the [[Nordic]]. The main goal is to summon [[Odin, Father of the Aesir]] and [[Thor, Lord of the Aesir]] to lock your opponent from using [[Spell Card]], [[Trap Card]] or [[Effect Monster]]'s effect and have atleast 1 beatstick on the field. It is not actually recommended to use [[Loki, Lord of the Aesir]].
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| [[wikipedia:Mjölnir|Mjölnir]]
 
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One way to summon "[[Odin, Father of the Aesir]]" is to use the effect of "[[Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant]]" to summon two "[[Einherjar Token]]s", then [[Synchro Summon]] Odin.  This can be done on the player's first turn if the right conditions are met.  If your first turn is before your opponent's, or you choose not to use the effect of "[[Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant]]", you can use 2 copies of "[[Statue of the Wicked]]" as substitutes for the [[Synchro Material Monster]] requirements.
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| [[Solemn Authority]]
 
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However, many decks exclude "Valkyrie" due to the difficult conditions in using its effect, and the high potential hand loss if it is negated. Because of this, "[[Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant]]" is usually used, for versatile [[Synchro Summon]]ing, deck thinning, and its ability to help [[Synchro Summon]] both "[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir]]" and "[[Loki, Lord of the Aesir]]".  However, be advised that "Vanadis" can only be tuned with other "Nordic" monsters.
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| [[Odin's Eye]]
There are many ways to summon [[Thor, Lord of the Aesir]] due to the powerful swarming effects of the [[Nordic Beast]]s and the [[Beast]] support cards. One way is to have your opponent attack your [[Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts]] then you can summon two tokens and special [[Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts]] with its effect in defense position. Next turn you can change the battle position of [[Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts]] and search for the key [[Tuner monster]], [[Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts]]. Normal summon [[Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts]] and then tune it with two tokens to summon [[Thor, Lord of the Aesir]].
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| One of Odin's eyes, which he gave up in order to drink from the well of Mímir.
 
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{{Decklist|Recommended Cards
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===Related===
|monsters =
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The card "[[The Golden Apples]]" is thematically related to the archetype, and was used by [[Broder]] in the anime.
* [[Tyr of the Nordic Champions]] (If you include Mara)
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* [[Mara of the Nordic Alfar]] (If you include [[Loki, Lord of the Aesir]] and [[Tyr of the Nordic Champions]])
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! Card
* [[Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant]]
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! Origin
* [[Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant]]
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| [[The Golden Apples]]
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| The [[wikipedia:Golden apple|golden apples]] of [[wikipedia:Iðunn|Iðunn]]
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| [[Malus Token]]
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== Playing style ==
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The "Aesir" Deck is focused on Synchro Summoning "[[Odin, Father of the Aesir|Odin]]", "[[Loki, Lord of the Aesir|Loki]]" and/or "[[Thor, Lord of the Aesir|Thor]]" using the "[[Nordic]]" monsters, and use  "[[Nordic Relic]]" support cards to control the field.
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Each of the three "Aesir" monster is Level 10, and requires 1 [[Tuner]] from their associated "Nordic" sub-archetype and two non-Tuner monsters to be Synchro Summoned. While historical "Aesir" decks relied on using individual Tuners from each of the "Nordic" sub-archetypes or "[[Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant]]", the current main "Nordic" Tuner is "[[Nordic Beast Gullinbursti]]", who can be used to Synchro Summon any of the "Aesir" monsters, and can provide easily accessible advantage on the field.
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The "Aesir" monsters on-field effects that either negate cards or in Odin's case make itself unaffected by Spells or Traps, as well as a self-revival effect that activates in the [[End Phase]]. All 3 have over 3000 [[ATK]] and are required to get the most out of the Deck's Traps. "[[Divine Relic Mjollnir|Mjollnir]]" and "[[Nordic Relic Megingjord|Megingjord]]" effectively double the power output of the "Aesirs" while "[[Nordic Relic Svalinn|Svalinn]]" allows the player to negate cards off-turn and without "Thor" or revive an Aesir from the [[Graveyard]]. "[[March Towards Ragnarok]]" is an "Aesir" support [[Quick-Play Spell Card]] that makes the targeted "Aesir" unaffected by Spells and Traps but negates their Effects.  
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In order to quickly access the "Nordic" Tuners and non-Tuner monsters for Synchro Summoning, the Deck heavily relies on the effect of its Link 1 monster, "[[Gullveig of the Nordic Ascendant]]". "Gullveig", once Link summoned, can banish up to 3 cards from the player's hand or field to Special Summon that many "Nordic" monsters from the Deck, but locks the player into only summoning "Aesir" monsters for the rest of the turn. "Gullveig" can easily set up the summon of an "Aesir" by itself; its heavy banish requirement is typically circumvented with cards like "[[Hippo Carnival]]", since it banishes only at resolution. Other card advantage-generating engines are also useful for mitigating the costs of "Gullveig".
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"Gullveig" also provides protection to "Aesir" monsters it points to, making them harder to remove.
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Aside from their Tuner monsters, other notable "Nordic" monsters include:
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* "[[Nordic Smith Ivaldi]]", who is a free extender from hand, and can search "Nordic Relic" cards.
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* "[[Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts]]", who summons two Level 3 [[Token]]s if destroyed by battle.
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* "[[Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts]]", who can conditionally [[Special Summon]] itself from the hand, and can summon another "Nordic Beast" monster from the Deck if it changes from Defense to Attack position.
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* "[[Dverg of the Nordic Alfar]]", who can recover "Nordic Relic" cards from the Graveyard.
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* "[[Alviss of the Nordic Alfar]]", who, if it is the only card banished by a "Nordic" Link Monster (i.e. "Gullveig"), it can perform a pseudo "1-card-Synchro" of any "Aesir" using 1 "Nordic" monster on the field and "Nordic" monsters from the Deck; it provides a less costly alternative to banishing 3 cards with "Gullveig" while still setting up the summon of an "Aesir". It also has a once per Duel GY effect to Special Summon a new "Aesir" from the [[Extra Deck]] when one is destroyed.
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Other notable "Nordic Relic" cards searchable by "Nordic Smith Ivaldi" include "[[Nordic Relic Gungnir|Gungnir]]", a card-destroying Trap, and "[[Nordic Relic Hlidskjalf|Hlidskjalf]]", a restrictive summon-from-Deck searcher that locks the player into "Aesir" monsters while the summoned monster is on the field, preventing the player from easily accessing "Gullveig".
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{{Decklist|Recommended cards
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|effect monsters =
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* [[Alviss of the Nordic Alfar]]
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* [[Dverg of the Nordic Alfar]]
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* [[Fenrir the Nordic Wolf]]
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* [[Nordic Smith Ivaldi]]
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* [[Jormungardr the Nordic Serpent]]
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* [[Ljosalf of the Nordic Alfar]]
 
* [[Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts]]
 
* [[Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts]]
 
* [[Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts]]
 
* [[Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts]]
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* [[Archnemeses Eschatos]]
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* [[Black Luster Soldier - Envoy of the Beginning]]
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* [[Chaos Valkyria]]
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* [[Rescue Cat]]
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* [[The Chaos Creator]]
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|tuner monsters =
 
* [[Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts]]
 
* [[Guldfaxe of the Nordic Beasts]]
* [[Super-Nimble Mega Hamster]]
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* [[Nordic Beast Gullinbursti]]
* [[Chain Dog]]
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* [[Mara of the Nordic Alfar]]
* [[Lock Cat]]
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* [[Svartalf of the Nordic Alfar]]
* [[Key Mouse]]
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* [[Valkyrie of the Nordic Ascendant]]
* [[Egotistical Ape]]
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* [[Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant]]
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* [[Loki, Lord of the Aesir]]
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* [[Odin, Father of the Aesir]]
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* [[Thor, Lord of the Aesir]]
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* [[Baronne de Fleur]]
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* [[Beelze of the Diabolic Dragons]]
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* [[Beelzeus of the Diabolic Dragons]]
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* [[Chaos Ruler, the Chaotic Magical Dragon]]
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* [[Coral Dragon]]
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* [[Ruddy Rose Dragon]]
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* [[PSY-Framelord Omega]]
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* [[Gullveig of the Nordic Ascendant]]
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* [[Aussa the Earth Charmer, Immovable]]
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* [[Black Luster Soldier - Soldier of Chaos]]
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* [[Crystron Halqifibrax]]
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* [[Lyna the Light Charmer, Lustrous]]
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* [[Salamangreat Almiraj]]
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|normal spells =
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* [[Nordic Relic Hlidskjalf]]
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* [[Chaos Space]]
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* [[Foolish Burial]]
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* [[Reinforcement of the Army]]
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* [[Nordic Relic Draupnir]]
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* [["Infernoble Arms - Hauteclere"]]
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* [[Living Fossil]]
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* [[Moon Mirror Shield]]
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|field spells =
 
* [[Mound of the Bound Creator]]
 
* [[Mound of the Bound Creator]]
* [[Foolish Burial]]
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|normal traps =
* [[Burial from a Different Dimension]]
 
|traps =
 
 
* [[Gleipnir, the Fetters of Fenrir]]
 
* [[Gleipnir, the Fetters of Fenrir]]
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* [[Nordic Relic Brisingamen]]
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* [[Nordic Relic Gungnir]]
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* [[Nordic Relic Megingjord]]
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* [[Armory Call]]
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* [[Mannadium Breakheart]]
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* [[Trap Trick]]
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|counter traps =
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* [[Mannadium Reframing]]
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|continuous traps =
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* [[Nordic Relic Svalinn]]
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* [[There Can Be Only One]]
 
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===Weaknesses===
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* "Gullveig" is the Deck's main playmaker, and is thus also its main chokepoint. Without "Gullveig", the Deck becomes much less consistent in performing its combos.
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* The deck can only consistently make "[[Nordic Relic Svalinn]]" as a disruption, making its end boards extremely predictable and relatively easy to play through.
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* The Deck's playstyle is directly countered by:
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** Anti-Synchro floodgates (e.g. "[[Dimensional Barrier]]")
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** Anti-Summoning floodgates (e.g. "[[Summon Limit]]", "[[Fossil Dyna Pachycephalo]]")
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* "Gullveig" is directly countered by:
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** Anti-banishing floodgates (e.g. "[[Artifact Lancea]]", "[[Imperial Iron Wall]]")
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* Anti-GY floodgate (e.g. "[[Macro Cosmos]]") can prevent the Deck from using its recovery options.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 15:53, 11 November 2023

Aesir
From left to right, "Loki", "Odin" and "Thor" towering over Team Ragnarok.
From left to right, "Loki", "Odin" and "Thor" towering over Team Ragnarok.
Japanese
  • きょくしん
  • 極神 (base)
  • きょくしん (ruby)
  • Kyokushin (romanized)
  • Polar God (translated)
English
  • Nordic God (anime)
French
  • Ases
German
  • Der Asen
Italian
  • Aesir
Korean
  • 극신
  • 極神 (Hanja)
  • Geuksin (romanized)
  • Polar God (translated)
Portuguese
  • Aesir
Spanish
  • Aesir
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"Aesir", known as "Polar God" (きょくしん Kyokushin) is an archetype of three mysterious deity-like Synchro Monsters used by Team Ragnarok in Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's. They are named "Three Polar Gods of the Star World" (せいかいさんきょくしん Seikai no San Kyokushin) in the Japanese anime, and "Nordic God" and "Polar Star God" in the dubbed version. In the anime, the "Aesir" monsters are DIVINE Divine-Beast monsters. They are the only Synchro Monsters that are either DIVINE or Divine-Beast in any medium. However, their Attributes and Types were changed in the OCG. "Loki, Lord of the Aesir" is a DARK Spellcaster, "Thor, Lord of the Aesir" is an EARTH Beast-Warrior and "Odin, Father of the Aesir" is a LIGHT Fairy. Each member of Team Ragnarok possesses one of these cards.

Appearances[edit]

Anime[edit]

Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's[edit]

In the Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's anime, the 3 "Aesir" cards were found by the three Duelists who possessed the Rune Eyes. Each card was found within a cave dominated by a shrine made of tree roots, ostensibly in reference to the "World Tree" Yggdrasil, which connects the Nine Realms of Norse mythology. Among the Nine Realms are Asgard, land of the Æsir, and Midgard, home of humans and another name for Earth, thus these shrines may symbolize a connection to Asgard itself, hence the power of the "Aesir" cards. In the anime, the powers of these Gods rival that of the Crimson Dragon. When "Thor" clashed with "Red Dragon Archfiend", both monsters emitted a strange energy pulse, wreaking havoc around the Dueling arena and drastically upsetting the weather outside the stadium.[1] During Team Ragnarok's match against Team 5D's, the attacks of the Aesir dealt real damage to Jack and Crow. These cards also protected Team Ragnarok and their memories from the Three Pure Nobles' alterations of the timeline.[2]

Design[edit]

The three "Aesir" monsters are named for the most prominent among the Æsir of Norse mythology: Odin, the so-called Allfather and king of the Æsir; Thor, known as the god of thunder and strongest among the gods; and Loki, a notorious trickster and Jötunn who was usually associated with the Aesir until orchestrating the death of Baldr, for which he was tied to a stone as punishment until Ragnarök, the end of the world. The term “Polar God” could refer to the Scandinavian origins of Norse myths, as the region stretches up to the Arctic Circle and therefore towards the North Pole. Notably, while the term “Æsir” is usually spelled with the letter ash (Æ/æ), the TCG spells it “Aesir,” likely for familiarity with an audience that largely doesn’t use said character, being most common in Scandinavian languages like Danish and Norwegian.

Members[edit]

Æsir Supported archetype Holder
Odin, Father of the Aesir Nordic Ascendant Halldor
Thor, Lord of the Aesir Nordic Beasts Dragan
Loki, Lord of the Aesir Nordic Alfar Broder

The "Aesir" monsters are supported by the "Nordic" archetype.

Support[edit]

The following cards are "Aesir"-specific support cards that are not members of the "Nordic" archetype.

Card Origin
Gotterdammerung Götterdämmerung (German translation of the Old Norse phrase Ragnarök)
March Towards Ragnarok
Divine Relic Mjollnir Mjölnir
Solemn Authority
Odin's Eye One of Odin's eyes, which he gave up in order to drink from the well of Mímir.

Related[edit]

The card "The Golden Apples" is thematically related to the archetype, and was used by Broder in the anime.

Card Origin
The Golden Apples The golden apples of Iðunn
Malus Token

Playing style[edit]

The "Aesir" Deck is focused on Synchro Summoning "Odin", "Loki" and/or "Thor" using the "Nordic" monsters, and use "Nordic Relic" support cards to control the field. Each of the three "Aesir" monster is Level 10, and requires 1 Tuner from their associated "Nordic" sub-archetype and two non-Tuner monsters to be Synchro Summoned. While historical "Aesir" decks relied on using individual Tuners from each of the "Nordic" sub-archetypes or "Vanadis of the Nordic Ascendant", the current main "Nordic" Tuner is "Nordic Beast Gullinbursti", who can be used to Synchro Summon any of the "Aesir" monsters, and can provide easily accessible advantage on the field. The "Aesir" monsters on-field effects that either negate cards or in Odin's case make itself unaffected by Spells or Traps, as well as a self-revival effect that activates in the End Phase. All 3 have over 3000 ATK and are required to get the most out of the Deck's Traps. "Mjollnir" and "Megingjord" effectively double the power output of the "Aesirs" while "Svalinn" allows the player to negate cards off-turn and without "Thor" or revive an Aesir from the Graveyard. "March Towards Ragnarok" is an "Aesir" support Quick-Play Spell Card that makes the targeted "Aesir" unaffected by Spells and Traps but negates their Effects. In order to quickly access the "Nordic" Tuners and non-Tuner monsters for Synchro Summoning, the Deck heavily relies on the effect of its Link 1 monster, "Gullveig of the Nordic Ascendant". "Gullveig", once Link summoned, can banish up to 3 cards from the player's hand or field to Special Summon that many "Nordic" monsters from the Deck, but locks the player into only summoning "Aesir" monsters for the rest of the turn. "Gullveig" can easily set up the summon of an "Aesir" by itself; its heavy banish requirement is typically circumvented with cards like "Hippo Carnival", since it banishes only at resolution. Other card advantage-generating engines are also useful for mitigating the costs of "Gullveig". "Gullveig" also provides protection to "Aesir" monsters it points to, making them harder to remove. Aside from their Tuner monsters, other notable "Nordic" monsters include:

  • "Nordic Smith Ivaldi", who is a free extender from hand, and can search "Nordic Relic" cards.
  • "Tanngrisnir of the Nordic Beasts", who summons two Level 3 Tokens if destroyed by battle.
  • "Tanngnjostr of the Nordic Beasts", who can conditionally Special Summon itself from the hand, and can summon another "Nordic Beast" monster from the Deck if it changes from Defense to Attack position.
  • "Dverg of the Nordic Alfar", who can recover "Nordic Relic" cards from the Graveyard.
  • "Alviss of the Nordic Alfar", who, if it is the only card banished by a "Nordic" Link Monster (i.e. "Gullveig"), it can perform a pseudo "1-card-Synchro" of any "Aesir" using 1 "Nordic" monster on the field and "Nordic" monsters from the Deck; it provides a less costly alternative to banishing 3 cards with "Gullveig" while still setting up the summon of an "Aesir". It also has a once per Duel GY effect to Special Summon a new "Aesir" from the Extra Deck when one is destroyed.

Other notable "Nordic Relic" cards searchable by "Nordic Smith Ivaldi" include "Gungnir", a card-destroying Trap, and "Hlidskjalf", a restrictive summon-from-Deck searcher that locks the player into "Aesir" monsters while the summoned monster is on the field, preventing the player from easily accessing "Gullveig".

Recommended cards

Weaknesses[edit]

  • "Gullveig" is the Deck's main playmaker, and is thus also its main chokepoint. Without "Gullveig", the Deck becomes much less consistent in performing its combos.
  • The deck can only consistently make "Nordic Relic Svalinn" as a disruption, making its end boards extremely predictable and relatively easy to play through.
  • The Deck's playstyle is directly countered by:
  • "Gullveig" is directly countered by:
  • Anti-GY floodgate (e.g. "Macro Cosmos") can prevent the Deck from using its recovery options.

References[edit]

  1. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 118118: "A New Rival"
  2. Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's episode 117117: "The Distorted Past"