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:''For the ] deity see ].''
{{Infobox animanga character
| name = Urd
| series = Oh My Goddess!
| image = ]
| caption = Urd and her Angel-World of Elegance
| first = Chapter 13 (manga) <br /> Season 1, episode 8
| last =
| creator = ]
| voiced by = '''Japanese''' <br /> ] <br /> '''English''' <br /> ] (OVA) <br /> ] (Movie) <br /> ] (Mini-Goddess) <br /> ] (TV) <br /> '''Filipino and Visayan''' <br /> ] (TV) <br /> '''Ilocano''' <br /> ? <br /> '''Hiligaynon''' <br /> ? <br /> '''Latin American Spanish''' <br /> Sylvia Garcel (OAV) <br />
| alias =
| age = Appears to be 24
| gender = Female
| species = Goddess/Demon hybrid
| born =
| relatives = ] (Father) <br /> ] (Mother) <br /> ] (] (Half-Sister, agnate)
| divider = yes
| aux1 name = Rank
| aux1 = Second class, management limited license
| aux2 name = Elemental Affinity
| aux2 = Fire, mainly Lightning
| aux3 name = Angel
| aux3 = World of Elegance
}}

{{nihongo|'''Urd'''|ウルド|Urudo}} is a character in the popular '']'' ] and ], voiced by ] (冬馬由美).

==Biography==
Urd is ]'s older half sister and is the second Goddess to appear to ]. Urd ranks as Goddess second class, management category limited license, similar to her youngest sister ]. She is the Yggdrasil System Administrator and Manager.

Although her powers exceed those of her sisters, she was supposedly relegated to ''second class'' ranking due to her tendency to lie, said Belldandy early in the manga. Later, the real reason that she dropped the first class license examination was revealed to be because she was asked why she wanted to be a first class goddess. She only wanted power to protect her sisters, not power to protect all beings (as a first class goddess would do). Urd has extensive knowledge of potion lore. Urd recharges her energy by drinking ] and travels via television screens. She bears the emblem of the ]. If allowed to wield her full first class power unsealed, Urd could possibly be the most powerful of the Goddesses on Earth. Her power is such that even just touching ] (a first class Goddess) caused bruising on the latter.

Urd fancies herself a Goddess of Love, although the mishaps of using her magical potions and her general lack of restraint tends to complicate, rather than stimulate, Keiichi and Belldandy's love life. She came to Earth to spur Keiichi onward with love potions and well-meaning, but deceitful advice, but as punishment for deserting her post and for using her powers on Earth without authorization, ] banished her from Heaven until further notice. That notice came after the Terrible Master Urd episode c. chapter 47, but by then she wanted to stay on Earth and everyone helped muck up things so she couldn't go back right away. She and Skuld have since done emergency duty on Yggdrasil in heaven at least twice since then, as of ch 162.

As she demonstrates in the ], she can exercise immense control over her powers despite her second-class status. She was able to draw her personal ] using first-class lightning magic on her first attempt, a task that required First Class Goddess ] numerous attempts to successfully complete.

Urd shares a common father with her younger sisters (], ]), but has a different mother, the Demon Lord ]. Because of this, Urd is a hybrid of Goddess and Demon, reflected in the half-white, half-black appearance of her Angel, World of Elegance. Perhaps due to her Demonic heritage, Austrian ] (in the English ]) or ] (in the Japanese manga and ]) instantly puts Urd to sleep and she is unable to awaken until the music ceases.

Keiichi's friends (and his sister ]) are aware of Urd's existence and her relationship with Belldandy and residency at Keiichi's home; however, for the most part they are not aware of her "goddess" status.

For the longest time, she was unable to summon her angel since she was so scared when she first saw it and ordered it never to come out. This was caused by her self-doubt at being a hybrid Goddess/Demon since she equated having pure white wings as the sign of being a true Goddess. She has since gotten over whatever self-doubt that was holding her back and can now once again call her angel at will, much to Skuld's chagrin (she had originally thought that Urd had no angel and wanted to top her eldest sister by being first).

==Personality==
Unlike her younger sister ], Urd is very impulsive and headstrong. Belldandy describes Urd as being very passionate about everything she does. Urd is a great believer in the idea that the 'End justifies the Means', although, as Belldandy puts it: "...she gets so wrapped up in the means that she forgets what the end was." She once stole Slepnir to get a cure for a sick Belldandy, but forgot to ever ''get'' the cure in the first place. Despite such, she usually means well and will do anything to protect her loved ones. Because of her being the oldest, she believes it's also her duty to look after Belldandy and Skuld

Urd's impulsivness often makes her act first without fully considering the consequences. She is also a constant meddler, seemingly unable to leave well enough alone. She is also quite short tempered for a goddess, and is rather easy to irritate and anger. Urd is also notable for her tendency to lie, something a goddess supposedly can't do. Although she's not a pathological liar, she's more than willing to distort the truth if needed to accomplish an objective. She is also very open (and rather proud) of her sexuality, evidenced by her prevocative dress, jibs at the younger Skuld and her slightly comical distress when turned into a child as a result of energy drainage. Her first appearance to ] was through a semi-] video.

Urd has an interesting love-hate relationship with her youngest sister, ]. Both seem to antagonize one another at times, with Urd usually teasing Skuld about her age, bust size, and apparent lack of talent when it comes to magic. However both do care for each other and will come to the others aid when necessary.

For a goddess, Urd seems to have an amazing tendency to have her plans backfire, usually a result of her impulsive tendedcy to use raw power to solve a situation. Given her power levels this tends to cause explosions. Quite often, something will happen to louse up whatever scheme she's currently cooked up. Examples including: drinking one of her own love potions, trying to help Belldandy bake a cake and blowing up the kitchen, trying to help Keiichi build a motorbike and blowing up the garage, trying to dispel a number of computer "bugs" and blowing up the house, and so on.

One of Urd's most defining traits is her mixed Goddess-Demon ancestry. Because of this unique heritage, Urd is occasionally uncertain of her status within her world, as her Goddess and Demon personalities are always in conflict inside her. It was this inner conflict that allowed the ] to eventually overcome Urd's will at one point. Deep in her heart, she truly wishes to be recognized as a Goddess and, in her earlier years, often looked up to Belldandy as a role model. This has led Urd to quietly deny her demonic heritage, much to the consternation of her mother, ].

==World of Elegance's Appearances==
Episodes in which World of Elegance has appeared.
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==External links==
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