Hermiod Was the Best Asgard and Here's Why Atlantis Got Lucky

[Rory_39]

Stargate Atlantis gave us Hermiod and it might be the best thing the spin-off contributed to the franchise. While SG-1 had the warm diplomatic Thor, Atlantis stationed the most aggressively unimpressed Asgard possible on the Daedalus. Hermiod is an engineering genius who cannot believe the level of incompetence he has to tolerate. His muttering in Asgard turned out to be actual English played backwards. He objects constantly to humans using Asgard technology offensively. He's grudgingly helpful while making clear he finds the whole enterprise beneath him. He's the funniest character in the Atlantis run and he barely appeared in most episodes.

[Runner]

The contrast with Thor is what makes Hermiod work. Thor liked humans. Hermiod tolerated humans. Both are valid Asgard responses to the species

[Danny_21]

He reluctantly helping with the nuclear weapons beaming while making his objections completely clear is perfect character work. He did it. He hated it. He made sure everyone knew he hated it

[StuckOnDestiny]

Trevor Devall's voice performance gives Hermiod real personality despite never being on screen as a person. The exasperation comes through so clearly

[Ruby92]

Hermiod's Last Mission is the Atlantis tie-in story that gives him a proper ending. Worth reading if you haven't

[NickFury]

The Asgard prohibition on offensive use of their technology that Hermiod keeps citing was a nice touch showing the Asgard had ethics around their technology sharing

[Aura49]

A whole series following Hermiod dealing with humans would honestly be excellent television. The concept writes itself

[Badger27]

He's a reminder that the Asgard weren't all noble selfless beings. Hermiod's attitude suggests the Asgard as a species had their share of difficult personalities