She lived as a thief on the outskirts of Wall Sheena until entering the 104th Training Corps, and graduated from the Scout Regiment. She faced death in Marley, where she was eaten by Porco Galliard, Marcel’s brother. Ymir was a slender young woman, with shoulder length chesnut hair, parted down in the middle, black in the manga, which she used to tie back into a low ponytail. During the Clash of Titans arc, it could be said that some of it was cut off, as she was seen with hair that stopped to her neck later on. Her cheeks have freckles on them, and had gold eyes, grey in the manga. Compared to her other fellow soldiers, especially Historia and Connie, she was considerably tall. Her civilian clothes consist of a v-neck, white shirt and dark pants, which she wore during the Female Titan arc, and up until her death. As a Scout, she wore the same outfit, although her shirt was darker. Around 785, when seen as a goddess, she had on a white halter dress, accompanied with a belt.
Initially, Ymir was introduced as selfish and nit-picky, and took no care of what others thinked of her. This type of behavior was shown when she didn't hold back when claiming that Armin's squad was dead, and showed no sympathy to him.