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| {{Infobox animanga character | |||
| | name = Skuld | |||
| | series = Oh My Goddess! | |||
| | image = ] | |||
| | caption = Skuld and her Angel Noble Scarlet | |||
| | first = Chapter 32 (manga) <br /> Season 1, episode 13 | |||
| | last = | |||
| | creator = ] | |||
| | voiced by = '''Japanese''' <br /> ] <br /> '''English''' <br /> ] (OVA) <br /> ] (movie) <br /> ] (TV) <br/> '''Filipino and Visayan''' <br /> ] (OAV) <br /> ] (TV) <br /> '''Ilocano''' <br /> ? <br /> '''Hiligaynon''' <br /> ? <br /> '''Latin American Spanish''' <br /> Mónica Estrada (OAV) <br /> | |||
| | alias = | |||
| | age = Believe 11-13 years at start of series, currently believed to be 14-17 | |||
| | gender = Female | |||
| | species = Goddess | |||
| | born = | |||
| | relatives = ] (Father) <br /> ] (Half Sister, agnate) <br /> ] (Sister) | |||
| | divider = yes | |||
| | aux1 name = Rank | |||
| | aux1 = Second class, first category, limited license | |||
| | aux2 name = Elemental Affinity | |||
| | aux2 = Water | |||
| | aux3 name = Angel | |||
| | aux3 = Noble Scarlet | |||
| }} | |||
| {{nihongo|'''Skuld'''|スクルド|Sukurudo}} is a character in the ]/] ] and is the younger sister of ]. | |||
| ==Biography== | |||
| Skuld is the younger sister of ] (who she refers to as Onee-sama, ''lit.'' "Big sis" in the English anime) and is the third Goddess to appear to ]. Skuld has a Goddess second class, type one, limited license, a category similar to her eldest sister ]. Her true age is unknown, but her appearance is that of a girl in her early teens. | |||
| Skuld is one of ]'s system ]. She compensates for her lack of magic power with her innate talent for invention which is known throughout Heaven. Skuld recharges her energy by consuming ice cream and travels via warm or hot water. (Ironically, she can't swim.) She bears the emblem of the ]. | |||
| Skuld is an engineering genius, capable of building just about anything out of the most mundane parts under most limited resources. Sample gadgets have included: explosives, a neutrino detector, glasses that allow user to see invisible "computer bugs," and even a device for removing a miniature black hole from Keiichi's body. ]-kun RX and the converted mannequin ] are "living" proof of her talent. She can compute equations and redesign even the most complex engineering blueprints in no time. All too frequently, though, she forgets to include ''instructions'' with her devices, which can create havoc if someone unsuspecting of their true power (such as Keiichi) interferes with them. Other times, she will concentrate too much on one aspect of a device (usually power) and forgets to compensate by boosting other aspects of the same device, making many of her inventions rather unstable. | |||
| In the manga, she has been gradually developing the ability to do magic. For a long time one of her only magic skills was the ability to imprint words (usually insults) on the surface of her targets, a power she often used when expressing frustration with Urd and Keiichi. | |||
| She travels to Earth after Belldandy's proximity to Keiichi started creating an increasing number of bugs in Heaven's supercomputer Yggdrasil. At least that was her official excuse, as she believed Belldandy was living with Keiichi against her will. She tried to convince Belldandy to return to Heaven to resolve the bug problem and at the same time with the ulterior motive of alleviating her loneliness. After realizing that Belldandy's relationship with Keiichi was not going to end any time soon, Skuld decides to stay on Earth and act as Belldandy's unofficial chaperone. | |||
| Skuld regularly clashes with her sister ], particularly when it comes to Belldandy's relationship with Keiichi. However, the two sisters do love each other and will work together to solve a problem or stave off a mutual threat. | |||
| In the manga, Skuld's engineering skills made her a minor celebrity around the Nekomi Tech campus, especially when she engaged in a "Robot Wars" competition with Keiichi's sister ]. Keiichi's friends are aware of Skuld's existence and of her living with Keiichi and Belldandy; however, they do not know of her "goddess" status. | |||
| Unlike Belldandy and Urd, Skuld did not possess an angel when she was first introduced. Later on in the manga when one of her gadgets went out of control Urd used her angel to save Skuld. Then, she gave Skuld the angels egg leading to the birth of Noble Scarlet. Because of Skuld's lack of magic power, Noble Scarlet lacked the unequivocal obedience an angel must have for her goddess. After interfering with Skuld's budding relationship with ], Urd turned her back to egg form with the promise that they'll meet again when Skuld has gained enough power. In the meanwhile, Skuld wore the angel egg mounted on a necklace. Later on the promise is fulfilled when Skuld calls forth Noble Scarlet in the fight against the Angel Eater. At this time, Skuld had gained the necessary power to control the angel and the only thing lacking was the desire to truly be with her. | |||
| ===Debugging mallet=== | |||
| Skuld generally carries her '''debugging ]''', used against ] bugs (eight-legged rabbit-looking entities), as a precaution wherever she goes. Yggdrasil bugs can cause adverse effects to the surrounding area such as making it snow on a single house and causing the holy steed ] to temporarily show up in the temple, and the only way to counter such effects is by debugging. One way to debug is through squishing the bugs with a mallet. Other ways include various gadgets Skuld has built, such as the Mr. Bug Zapper. | |||
| == Personality == | |||
| Skuld started as very protective of Belldandy and interpreted anyone having any kind of intimate relationship with her an attempt to steal Belldandy from her. She and ] repeatedly placed restrictions to limit Belldandy's and Keiichi's relationship. For a brief while it was also implied that Skuld had a crush on Keiichi; the ] of the 1st TV series (where she's grown up for a day) explored this angle by placing Skuld and Keiichi in situations where they appear as a couple. Over time ground rules have been worked out and there haven't been any recent episodes of relationship restrictions. | |||
| Skuld also doesn't appear to get along with her oldest sister, ] perhaps because Urd is somewhat the opposite of Belldandy. However, it is slowly revealed that Skuld and Urd share a complex love-hate relationship, and so even when they are gambling violently over rights to the television, it is obvious that they are "the very best of friends." | |||
| Being the inventor that she is, Skuld loves anything technical, but hates inefficiencies, flawed creations, and useless mechanics (such as toys). This is Urd's favorite way of punishing Skuld whenever she touches or breaks any of Urd's potions and such, by making her create gadgets that do absolutely nothing useful. She has a tendency to get carried away fixing or improving anything she sees inefficient. Even when her original intention is to destroy it, she always ends up with something much better, (and usually more destructive). Most of her inventions, more often than not, have extra functions that make situations more complicated, including a self-destruct device in almost everything (including her Robot Wars robot...). | |||
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