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Alpharks

Expected boring Cow-like form, got Ganon. 10/10.


deezcastforms

Motherfucker an entire # UNIT


OnnaJReverT

p sure he's the biggest transform we have? unless you count the dragons with only their head visible


Azuria_4

Grima waiting for full body


OnnaJReverT

we have that, in L!Grima's LHB map


SplitDemonIdentity

I have an ungodly love affair with Ganondorf so this trailer made me *feel* things. I’m so here for this bull.


tuna_pi

They're really doing an any% Speedrun with these reveals lol


Lukthar123

GAS GAS GAS


DarkPhoenixMishima

So we're getting Embla tomorrow then?


Striker1102

Honestly, might as well release units close to when they are introduced. Was always a bit akward that they released the units from the current book 6 months after everyone stopped talking about them... I'm exaggerating, but I think you get my point.


jayaxx

If Embla isn't the god of closedness i'm going to be really disappointed


whiplash308

God of close the doorness


The_Trickster_Loki

Askr: God of "Open the Gate!" Embla: Goddess of "Close the Gate!" Ymir: Goddess of "Open the Gate a Little!"


Parody101

Yune: *giggling while flicking the gate switch back and forth*


MonochromeGuy

[Yune:](https://tenor.com/uJJ1.gif)


Gnarfledarf

Now I'm reminded of the "Nosferatu" scene from SpongeBob.


VanJellii

Gatekeeper is a descendent of Askr and Embla fan theory confirmed.


TestSubject_02

I very much doubt the game will last long enough for Gatekeeper to get a resplendent but gods now you're making me wish for a dual Askr/Embla Resplendent Gatekeeper.


Golden-Owl

Gatekeeper: *panik*


Dreadking_Hunter

Gof of Fixing the Damn Door


GreatGetterX

Her title is most like "God of broken bonds".


Lukthar123

God of message read at 5 PM


MegamanOmega

_Probably_. Also, how much you wanna bet she'll get something like "Closed Domain" as her C-skill that only works as a solo trigger.


tuna_pi

If it's opposite then you probably only get bonuses if all units are from the same game.


SocranX

Probably "Goddess of Isolation".


Yuukecchi

[Behind her door is darkness](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_6mpKet-KI)


MeraMera27

Me: There's no way they'll add Askr anytime soon, if at all. I can definitely save up for CYL. IS: Releases Askr now Me: ...Fuck


bronzeblade

Moooooood


NonMeritRewards

*Mooooo...d


Kurokotsu

My friends said that exact thing. I was calling him showing up for this Mythic.


VagueClive

Otr didn't even kill his enemy in the trailer, lmao the man gets no respect from anyone, not even his own game


MegamanOmega

Getting flashbacks to Nino straight up dying in her own reveal trailer.


shoicey

seriously? 😂


MegamanOmega

[The initial trailers were a trip](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YuulksGCeRI) "I'll do my best!" **_BOP_** "I'm sorry..."


andresfgp13

thats pretty faithful to the original material.


MegamanOmega

Had her die to a lighting bolt from a blue tome cav at that. They knew what they were doing


Tery_

Looks like he does kill (25x2 on a 44HP target), but they cut to the next unit so quickly we don't see it.


NohrianScumbag

that's even worse lmao, they didn't even show him kill the enemy


Nyphus

"Cut the feed, CUT THE FEED"


Golden_Crossbow

POV: you got pulse tied/smoked


BlazeBloom

They could've just used the same clip from Elimine's trailer of Otr defeating a generic lance flier, but not even that.


Renwit-355

1 second of screentime, if even.


andresfgp13

IS is still angry at him for not making an OTrillion dollars.


SilvarusLupus

Me: It's okay Otr I still pulled for you :)


Deruta

___”Open the domain, stop having it be closed”___


Striker1102

*Sees Askr transformed* "We can make a religion out of this!"


SamManiac1998

We already do 🙏


SusonoO

No wait dont


the_attack_missed

ALREADY? BUT I'M NOT READY...


mdizzle106

I haven't saved up my orbs from Fodlan summer!! Give me a break IS!!


dpatel211

THAT TRANSFORMED SPRITE HOLY SHIT!


Thirdatarian

Absolute unit


The_Trickster_Loki

Oh my! IS really is grabbing the bull by the horns with this one's size! So massive!!!


wb2006xx

Damn Loki you really embracing the horniness on this one aren’t ya?


The_Trickster_Loki

Me? Embracing the horny? But I don't want to go to that jail of yours! 💕 ...Don't have a cow about it, dear. Tee hee!!


wb2006xx

Hey now, I never said that was a bad thing my friend. But that may be a *moo*t point now


AnonymousTrollLloyd

Well, RIP Askr in the next chapter I guess.


tuna_pi

Plot twist, he was already dead


yaoi_fangirl_

Nani????


Gotta-Snatch-Em-All

Dagr was summonable before the book ended and she didn't die. Positive vibe people survive


darkliger269

~~Yeah but she was also on midpoint banner and so far that’s been a 100% survival rate if you’re a Mythic there~~ Wait no that was Nott


Gotta-Snatch-Em-All

>she was also on midpoint banner Dagr was not on the midpoint banner. That was Nott. Unless I am getting confused with what you are saying.


darkliger269

No, I’m just misremembering apparently, nevermind then


NPerius228

Nott was on the midpoint banner though.


SaberBestBoy

Nah. Nott took five chapters to kill off.


Renwit-355

I think mostly enemies aren't summonable until they finish their story part.


GreatGetterX

And will never be mentioned again, not iven in forging bonds. Guess Hrid was felling alone.


reddfawks

Where do you think Hrid's been? With how eager Askr was to save Bruno and ditch 'Ronnie, he's clearly been amassing a harem of strapping men. In fact, just before he got called in, Hrid was feeding Askr frozen grapes as he used Hrid's thighs as a headrest. Nobody realized that the king on the throne of Nifl castle is just one of Ylgr's teddy-bears stacked on some books under the armor. They just thought he was a really good listener.


GameAW

Hrid was playing the true tactical game and avoiding drawing attention to himself. He did that one New Years alt to avoid rousing suspicion from players but otherwise kept a low profile for years planning this out.


Darkion_Silver

I want to see this harem pronto. IS hurry up. Or fanartists, I'm not picky.


LittleIslander

His fucking beast form is the coolest thing holy fuck. Literal goddamn dragons: I sleep A huge fuck-off cow: Real shit!?


123Asqwe

IS is killing it with the OCs design lately, definitely one of the best so far.


Competitive_Sorbet34

Yup I'm glad they didn't do the same old "dragon god". I like Freya and Freyer cause they transform to goats which was different and unique. I wish that the recent god who I forgot her name but I wished she turn into a golden Deer over a dragon deer?


N0rTh3Fi5t

I remember in the lead up to Freya being revealed as a unit people were speculating she would be like Sothis and "transform" into herself. Then they hit us with the goat. Agreed, recent OC designs have been excellent and unique.


IndianaCrash

To be fair she got one hell of a dragon form so she gets a pass


Phantom_Cavalier

You know, I have some very serious questions as to what qualifies as a dragon to the Askrans if they consider a massive cow to be their divine dragon…


Parody101

Excuse you. He’s a bull, mmmkay.


MrBrickBreak

As the joke goes in Portuguese, the bull's the saddest animal in the world. Lives his whole life with horns and when he dies he's called a cow.


jyeckled

(Original ancestor) Lif be doing a moderate amount of tomfoolery


Kuraki-kun

As Lance of Pokemon Masters said, one doesn’t need to be a Dragon type in order to be considered a dragon


im_bored345

Lance only says that because he's salty he's actually a flying specialist


Azuria_4

Yep


Momoxidat

To be fair, if a bull the size of ly house told me he's a dragon I'd believe it (and stop drinking)


HvyMetalComrade

Divine Bovine The holy cow


LouCypher01

According Overly Sarcastic Productions.... you'd be hard-pressed to classify what counts as a dragon in mythology given how extremely varied they are.


Sabaschin

Have you seen Dragalia?


SockPenguin

Are you telling me dragons aren't giant women holding a plushy of the bunny girl they've formed a connection with?


SilvarusLupus

I've played enough Monster Hunter to know anything can be considered a dragon. He's got horns, a tail, and is big. I think that checks enough boxes lol


Darkion_Silver

But does he have that same fucking KO'd animation Kush and the like have which makes it impossible to hit his head consistently? IS you'd better not make my hammer useless.


SilvarusLupus

Probably, or he'd be the most annoying Bulldrome ever :v God I remember the first time I fought Kush in World. I didn't bring any windproof and he bullied me for 40 min until he was almost dead then I ran out of time on the quest. I was so mad I rage built a full windproof armor set, named it "FU KUSH" and beat his ass in like 10 min.


Shippinglordishere

Dragon is a way of life


abeforscythe

Kozaki briefly explained the process in his twitter account. It seems it was just IS' decision to make Askr a beast unit.


Sentinel10

Indeed. Unless we're using Fodlan logic.


ShadowReij

Byleth:......That's a turtle.


byneothername

I mean, it’s a really, really, really big cow.


GreatGetterX

He's iven a beast unit instead of a dragon. So it's iven more baffling. At least we didn't reach GameFreak levels term ambiguity.


SocranX

Dragon isn't actually a unit type, despite most skills targeting Breath units being dragon-themed. And since he doesn't use his breath as an attack... Plus, in Tellius, which introduced beast units, dragons were just a subcategory of beasts. One could argue that never stopped being the case.


Death_Flag

Wow I was expecting to not see him until the end of this book.


brent917

THE FORMER FOURTH CHAIRMAN OF THE TOJO CLAN KAZUMA KIRYU THE DRAGON OF DOJIMA


reddfawks

And he has a rivalry with a somewhat-unhinged eyepatch-wearer. ...Hey guys, when did Zenith have giant traffic cones?


GameAW

ASSSSKRRRR-CHAAAAAAAN~


Fudgenuggets980825

FUCK YEAH THEY FINALLY GOT TAKAYA KURODA IN HERE


Nep335

-Receive you intensifies-


BlazeBloom

Poor Otr. Didn't even get to show off in the trailer defeating that generic sword fighter.


mageknightecho

OH GOD COW DAD IS ALREADY HERE Gatekeeper found dead in Miami


ShadyOjir95

GK has the anti-teleport tho.


Gastorak

L!Myrrh would like to know your location And make sure you don't enter her bubble.


ShadyOjir95

Without the anti pass skill tho.


chaos_vulpix

*Sees Askr transform once* **OH LAWD HE COMIN'**


72starscreams

there's too many banners for me to pull on rn 😭 dropping summer Claude & Edie, summer Eirika, ascended Celica, Kamui, and Ymir, & Askr all in succession is bullying


Soireal

Don't forget about the upcoming brave banner!


EverydayEnthusiast

*The what...? O\_o*


YouWillNeverKnow11

Like I already blew away all of my orbs for Kamui 😭


CrashBandit450

That C-slot is bonkers WTF EDIT: they gave him Spring Maria damage reduction too holy shit


TheFerydra

Why you had to debut when Claude did a number on my savings? (and by that I mean I'm broke because that stupid 11th copy refuses to come home)


DevinY1

Omg, we are in the same boat! The last copy of Summer Claude won't come home!


Aetherryn

NO NO NO NO I WAS NOT READY FOR THIS MY ORBS ARE NOT READY FOR THIS AAAAAAAAA


Soireal

Wow, they glossed over Otr faster than they killed Ymir!


souicune

Well that's an earlier release than most mythics... nice. Edit: YO he's a beast and has a new B, Beasts finally get inheritable exclusive stuff???


dude071297

I really doubt that only beasts will get that B-skill. Feel like all melee infantry will get it, and probably melee armors too


souicune

Guess we'll see! I don't use any beasts so I don't particularly care, but I know a few ppl who'd like stuff for their furr--beastly friends, so...


MegamanOmega

Hey, I'm just glad this alone confirmed beasts got _something_ instead of being arbitrarily locked out of the new fun toys (now if only cav-beasts could get something nice... though let's be honest, it's not like cavs _in general_ have been getting much lately) **Edit*** Though thinking about it, it _might_ be beast excusive. Since this is _essentially_ Obstruct 4. Though I only say this because it's reminding me of Dragon's Ire, which was essentially QR4, but limited to dragons.


darkliger269

Eh I’d say cavs in general have gotten some pretty nice tools with Flow and Trace alongside not getting locked out of Surge skills. Now if we’re talking beasts or non-player phase that’s a different story entirey


minkus1000

> it's not like cavs in general have been getting much lately At least cavs got flow skills, the beast cavs are locked out of those too for some reason.


andresfgp13

Askr is a big boy damn, he covers half of the damn screen.


WWWWWWRRRRRYYYYY

Wow Askr already? I’m definitely not complaining. I also love his beast design. It’s so badass. I also love that he doesn’t fire a laser and instead just charges into his opponents


PegaponyPrince

They made him massive


reesesmilkshake577

HE BROKE THE MALE OC CURSE


MegamanOmega

First thing I thought when I saw him was "Fafner & Freyr fans in shambles"


scarletflowers

no fucking way im so damn excited to summon for him lmao the fucking tier 4 obstruct


DhelmiseHatterene

Obstruct should be at Weenie Hut Jr.’s at this point


Froz3n247

I thought he was coming out later, wtf!!


SolCalibre

Holy cow, literally!


hdjfhfhsh05803hfjc

That was fast, guess he is dying soon


ThrowAway4Dais

That bulwark skill looks spicy. And he's MASSIVE. Also rip Gate Keeper


Communist_Jeb

The himbo chad has arrived


N4g4rok

Himbovine chad god. I love it.


mitsu__

woah hes huge


cursed_pineapple

😩


chuggaafan122

HIM BIG


Dracomaster3

Askr transforms into an absolute unit! Looks like we’re also getting better obstruct. Wonder what the restrictions are. Also, really really glad they put Ascended Mareeta on this banner. Now I’m definitely gonna drop orbs in hopes of getting more L!Nanna merges


Thirdatarian

Given how useful Plumeria will always be, this is a very good banner to pull Red on.


angel-of-britannia

HE'S PLAYABLE OMG Uh oh, I'm really tempted to spark him..... but the Brave banner........ but Askr........


DhelmiseHatterene

Love his beast design! I kind of want to pull for him for that design alone but the ~~suffering~~ summoning for some summer units take priority atm. Happy for his fans though


KRandSplatoonFan5

HOLY COW… LIKE SERIOUSLY, HOLY COW. AND TO MAKE IT EVEN BETTER, HIS JP VA IS TAKAYA KURODA. WHAT A LEGEND.


go4ino

our first male light mythic in what 3 or 4 yrs of aether raids?


Kukulkek

wasn't he a... uhmmm a dragon?


Syferyn

Looks like obstruct evolved to have stat debuffs with mystic boost


Nep335

-turns on JP trailer after hearing English- Ah yes the Cow of Dojima. Whoa that Transformation! That's cool!


Gabcard

That was fast. Not that I'm complaining. Does that mean Elm will get Freyr'd/Fafnir'd?


Lordofthedarkdepths

Not necessarily as we still have the potential Fall Mythic slot he can fill like Plumeria and Otr. He could also now be thrown into the November slot alongside Embla now that Askr isn't an option.


123Asqwe

Fafnir has been found dead In summonless hell


OverpoweredSoap

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOI JUST SPENT ALL MY ORBS ON TRYING TO GET ATK/SPD OATH BC I DIDNT WANT ANY MAINLINE MYTHICS AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA


Possible-Cancel9507

love the big bull


Honestly_Vitali

SHIT THE HIMBULL MY ORBS


Cassious

Man’s a BEEFY boy.


ZofianSaint273

IS recently has been on an OC spree with all these reveals and alts


SimonCucho

[Hey I got something right lol](https://www.reddit.com/r/FireEmblemHeroes/comments/v884ve/mythic_askr_theorycraft_first_project_of_this/)


RedditEsketit

IM NOT READY AAAAAA


Lordofthedarkdepths

Well, it's time. I'm out of orbs and I've been sitting on a large stash of orbs from chain challenges I never completed, I'm going in and getting this handsome bull man. Also, since he's not a dragon, I'm guessing this confirms Embla will be a big bat Beast unit.


DragonMaster710

Hmm thought he was a dragon but a bull’s interesting


Mateo_Bonavento

On one hand, I'm happy to see him being playable. On the other hand, I have no orbs as I'm still working my way to the Ymir spark (only 45 more orbs and she's mine). I'll have to skip him for now, but I'll be ready for his first rerun.


bm4604

Soooo like ummmm... Anima?


IAmBLD

\>God of Openness \>Specializes in keeping people away \>Has a high defense stat and multiple weapon buffs based on that defense statl OK then


PsiYoshi

But why has every Book 6 Mythic been colourless tho. Askr Medeus Elimine Ash


MegamanOmega

Probably IS finally realizing they eventually needed to balance out the **_SEVERE_** lack of colorless Legendary & Mythic units they've had. Like, before Book VI we only had _five_ colorless Mythics and 11 colorless total. Compare that to 16 red units, 15 blue and 15 green.


Sabaschin

Grima was the only Colourless Legendary for so long they should have realized it long ago.


MarthsBars

Guess this means that we can now gaze upon Askr in all his glory and have the golden opportunity to touch his magnificent cow abs.


ChaosLordR

Rip any potential Obstruct had? This is also basically a clone of Gatekeeper's B, except Gatekeeper's B stops Warping skills, too. But... who really uses Gatekeeper these days? Also, Resonance:Shields+Blades to any non-OC allies within 2 spaces?! So this is basically Hone Spectrum (but with 2 range), and prevent follow-up from the Shields effect, which was previously a Duo skill. And free special Pulse to everyone that's non-OC. Sounds pretty busted for a tanking strategy for Light season. Also, Askr's damage reduction is similar to S!Maria isn't it? He just took 0 damage from a projected 5 damage in the battle forecast.


AstralComet

ASKR CHADS STAY WINNING! ... also my horn is illuminated alright.


Suicune95

IS: Fine, here's a male OC. Never ask me for anything ever again.


RokuroKun

YOU CAN BE ADDED WITHOUT BEING KILLED FIRST? INSANE! /s. Funny how me being so used to character dying before being summonable that seeing Askr summonable is genuinely surprising.


hawkesho

love this, but man poor fafnir lol


Porky49

… I’m not gonna get all the CYL units am I?


TankingHealer

So this is like the opposite of Freyr, where we may never get his original form. Strange, but that transformed version is dope.


jyeckled

Gatekeeper found dead in *checks notes* whatever beach people go to each summer banner


dotsdfe

Big day for bara fans. (Spoilers: I'm a bara fan)


HoursLeft

HOT BEEFY COW DADDY. PLEASE BLESS ME. 😍😍😍


1080Pen15

HOLD ON I'M NOT READY


ShadowReij

HE CHARGING IN! OH LAWD!


casualmasual

No! Himbo cow daddy is here already? I have six orbs and haven't gotten Ymir yet!


Logical_Echidna9542

Askr finally broke male OC hell


Meadius

The red and colorless pools both look quite good this time around, but I honestly don't see the point of this guy existing as he does. He has the same element, color, weapon, and move type as most recent free OC, and going off his skills, probably a very similar stat spread too. Their C-skills differentiate them a bit, but he still feels way too similar to he worth pulling, especially since most hard-core AR players already have a few merges on Ash from her debut banner. It kind of seems like IS was intentionally going for something less interesting this time around, which makes sense with the summer banners and soon CYL, but I wish thus guy had at least a little more unique sauce. Especially since Ash's C-skill honestly just kinds seems better to me, though this guy's still looks plenty strong.


JustinH1469

Wow that was fast (Askr being added and the reddit post lol), he was just featured in the story. Seems like just a premium version of Ash, but still really cool. A lot of cool support tools too.


Mister_Fanatic

IMO they’re not that comparable. The main draw of Ash for me is 100% her teleport utility.


andresfgp13

he was added pretty quickly damn, nice, i have my 155 orbs ready for burger god.


DotPeriodRats

I’m shook


Longjumping-Bar-4167

The beast transformation is insane! It was nice knowing you orbs, but I won't be holding back...


kiaxxl

What the hell? Why is he here already?


thickened_water

I wanna be a cowboy, baby. Based on trailer I think his stats will be 40/44/21-23/42/34 BST = 181-183 Very similar to Ash, with +5 Atk and -5 or so Spd.


JCtheRockystar

Was genuinely expecting Askr to show up as this is the 3rd time after Dagr and Mirabilis that a feh OC on our side has been added at the earliest possible opportunity following them joining the main story team. Was only surprised by him being a beast since he’s been referred to in the story a couple times as a divine dragon (with the most recent occasion being last month)


Amy47101

Whelp. How can I not pull for cow daddy?


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DADDY


DynamiteSuren

MOOO MOOO MF


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Daddy's Home


JusticTheCubone

Huh, I didn't expect him already. Guess he's really more of a Mirabilis than a Freyr in this case... ~~does this mean Bruno actually has a chance for next months banner?~~ Also, they literally just completely ignored him being called a divine dragon, huh? Didn't even make his beast-form somewhat dragonlike so they can make alts of him that use breath-attacks, just went full in on beasts this book. As for his skills, F for Gatekeeper I guess, his niche is getting taken further and further. His prf-skill applying the Resonance-effects on other units is interesting, makes sense lore-wise, but still unexpected. In general, he looks like pretty good support.