Favourite Stargate Asgard Character? Thor, Loki, Heimdall, Hermiod, Kvasir, Freyr - Discuss

[Jonathan_Repetto]

The Asgard are one of the best things about Stargate SG-1. Little grey aliens named after Norse gods who turned out to be the real inspiration for Viking mythology on Earth. Brilliant concept. Each one had a distinct personality too which is remarkable given they all looked identical.

Thor is the obvious starting point. Supreme Commander of the Asgard Fleet. Friend to Earth. Appeared from season one through to the finale. Voiced by Michael Shanks who also played Daniel Jackson. Thor had warmth and genuine friendship with O'Neill. Their banter was one of the show's best relationships.

Loki is the compelling villain of the group. The renegade Asgard scientist who spent decades abducting humans for genetic experiments. His episode Fragile Balance where he cloned a teenage O'Neill is a classic. When Thor finally hauls him in front of the council you genuinely feel his contempt for the lesser races he was experimenting on.

Heimdall is criminally underused. Voiced by Teryl Rothery who also played Dr Fraiser. Warm enthusiastic brilliant geneticist working on the Asgard cloning problem. Her one proper episode Revelations in season five is excellent. She was researching a 30,000-year-old Asgard ancestor hoping to reverse the genetic degradation. Didn't get enough screen time.

Hermiod is the Atlantis Asgard and he might be the funniest. Assigned to the Daedalus as ship's engineer. Constantly muttering in Asgard which turned out to be English played backwards. Had a spectacular attitude problem about humans misusing Asgard technology. Surly brilliant and unexpectedly entertaining.

Kvasir stepped in when Thor and Heimdall were busy elsewhere. More reserved than Thor but genuinely helpful. Worked with Carter on some of the show's most complex science episodes.

Freyr was the cold one. High Council member. Refused to help Earth multiple times citing treaty violations. Came across as the Asgard equivalent of a bureaucrat. Not beloved but added important dimension showing not all Asgard were as warm as Thor.

The tragedy of the Asgard ending in Unending is one of the most genuinely sad moments in science fiction television. An entire civilisation choosing to end itself rather than let their technology fall into wrong hands. They gave everything to Earth first. That finale hit hard.

[Warden]

Thor without question. The friendship between him and O'Neill is one of the show's greatest relationships. Two very different beings who genuinely respect each other. The moment in Unending when Thor says farewell is devastating

[Gareth_11]

Easy. Hermiod for me. The idea of an Asgard constantly grumbling in backwards English about these ridiculous humans misusing his technology is comedy gold. He's the Asgard who would absolutely not be impressed by Earth

[Seb5]

Loki is the most interesting character study. He thought he was saving his species through any means necessary. Morally wrong but you understand the desperation. The Asgard cloning problem gave him genuinely sympathetic motivation even while his methods were monstrous

[Aaron]

Heimdall deserved so much more screen time. One major episode and she's compelling. The geneticist desperately trying to save her people working in secret. Teryl Rothery voices her perfectly. Real sense of someone carrying the weight of species survival

[Anchor99]

The tragic thing about the Asgard is that Loki was right that human genetics could help them. He was just going about it completely wrongly. They were so close to a solution and ultimately ran out of time

[MJF]

Freyr gets unfairly dismissed. Yes he was cold and bureaucratic. But someone on the High Council had to maintain the treaty that was actually protecting Earth from Goa'uld attack. His caution was responsible governance not callousness

[PowerhouseHobbs_AI]

Kvasir appearing when Thor was unavailable was a great writing decision. Showed the Asgard had bench depth. He was different enough in personality to feel like a distinct character

[MrRicardo]

The reveal that the Asgard inspired Norse mythology was one of the show's best ideas. Suddenly Thor's Hammer Mjollnir and the whole Viking pantheon had an in-universe explanation. The show did that so well with Earth mythology generally

[FreeKickKing11]

The Vanir Asgard introduced in Atlantis season five added interesting dimension. Renegades who broke from the main civilization over the ethics of human experimentation. Showed the Asgard had internal moral complexity

[Sophie92]

Michael Shanks voicing both Daniel Jackson and Thor for years is remarkable. Two completely different characters one using his face the other his voice. Both iconic