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Skuld (スクルド Sukurudo) is a character in the anime/manga Oh My Goddess! and is the younger sister of Belldandy.

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Biography

Skuld is Belldandy's younger sister and is the third Goddess to appear to Keiichi, a rather late appearing member of the Oh My Goddess! cast. Skuld ranks as Goddess second class, type one, limited license, a category similar to her oldest sister Urd.

Skuld is Yggdrasil's system debugger, but is also a notable codebreaker. She compensates for her lack of magic with her talent for invention which is known throughout Heaven. Skuld recharges her energy by consuming ice-cream and travels via hot water. She bears the emblem of the future.

Skuld seems to be a 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 an assortment of gadgets that seem to be interesting applications of Aid, Succor, and Dispel. Banpei-kun RX is also a '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 their true power (such as Keiichi) interferes with them.

She arrived to earth due to Belldandy's relationship with Keiichi causing havoc by generating increasing number of Yggdrasil bugs everyday. 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 solve problems in Yggdrasil as well as her loneliness. After realizing that Belldandy's relationship with Keiichi is not going to end any time soon, Skuld decides to stick around Belldandy.

Skuld regularly clashes with her sister Urd, 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 Megumi. Keiichi's friends are aware of Skuld's existence and of her living with Keiichi and Belldandy; however, for the most part they do not know of her "goddess" status.

Debugging mallet

Skuld generally carries her debugging mallet, used against Yggdrasil 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 Sleipnir 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 is overprotective of Belldandy and interpretes anyone having any kind of intimate relationship with her an attempt to steal Belldandy from her. She makes an effort to limit Belldandy's and Keiichi's relationship. Skuld also doesn't appear to get along with her oldest sister, Urd 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). She has a tendency to get carried away fixing or improving anything she sees inefficent. Even when her original intention is to destroy it, she always ends up with something much better. Expect that some of her inventions has a self-destruct device.

External links

[Official Ah! My Goddess website]
  • [Gateway to the Goddesses] - Synopses of characters, manga chapters and videos/movies
  • [Open Your Mind] - Comparisons between the manga and anime series.
  • [Feather at Noblescarlet.net] - Fan site
  • [Belldandy Angel Feathers] - Multimedia Fan site
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