Is Thanos an Eternal or Celestial?

Thanos' Eternals lineage
In the comics, Thanos is an Eternal, and one from a very important bloodline: His father, Al'ars, was the son of Kronos, who ruled the Eternals of Earth following a civil war that divided the original colony. Following his father's death, Al'ars traveled the universe as the Mentor.
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How is Thanos not an Eternal?

In the comics, Thanos is the product of two Eternals conceiving a child, an act that isn't allowed among them. As a result, he becomes host to the Deviant Gene, which alters his appearance but still technically makes him an Eternal.
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Is Thanos a Deviant and Eternal?

In the comics, Thanos and Eros are born on the Saturnian moon Titan to two Eternal parents, A'lars and Sui-San. Eros is born without the Deviant mutation, but Thanos is born with Deviant Syndrome. They're biological brothers, but they look wildly different. So, in the original comics, Thanos is an Eternal, full stop.
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Is Thanos a celestial being?

Thanos is not a Celestial. However, he is an Eternal. Kind of. In the Marvel Universe, Thanos hailed from the ruined planet of Titan (itself based on Saturn's moon).
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Is Thanos the only Eternal?

Due to this strange mutation in Thanos's DNA, Thanos has heightened abilities and bears some physical similarities to the Deviants (but is still an Eternal). It's possible there are other Eternals in the Marvel Universe who have the Deviant Syndrome, but Thanos is the only character confirmed to possess it.
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ETERNALS: Celestials’ Plan Explained! (Thanos a Deviant or Not?)



Why didnt Celestials stop Thanos?

As it was revealed earlier, Celestials were dependent on the power of Infinity stones. So, the possibility of fighting against the Infinity Stones might make them afraid.
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Who is the strongest Eternal?

In terms of raw physical strength, Gilgamesh (Don Lee) is easily the strongest Eternal.
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Can Eternals beat Thanos?

The Eternals have many secrets, and one of them is the ability of the Prime Eternal to form a Uni-Mind, combining the power and knowledge of three or more Eternals into one powerful being. The Uni-Mind is capable of amazing things, and with enough Eternals, Zuras would be able to defeat Thanos.
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Why didn't the Eternals stop Thanos if he is a Deviant?

The Eternals specifically state that they did not interfere with Thanos and his genocidal finger snap due to their sacred mission, which only allowed intervention when the Deviants were involved.
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Who is the strongest Celestial in Marvel?

Marvel's 20 Most Powerful Celestials, Ranked
  • 2 The One Above All Is The Leader Of The Celestials Who Can Resurrect His Race.
  • 3 Scathan The Approver Displayed Even More Cosmic Power Than The Living Tribunal. ...
  • 4 Tiamut The Communicator Became The Dreaming Celestial After He Turned On Arishem And The Fourth Host. ...
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Is Galactus a Celestial?

Galactus (/ɡəˈlæktəs/) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of the primary Marvel continuity.
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Is Starlord a Celestial?

Peter Quill was born in late 1980 to Meredith Quill and Ego, making him a hybrid of human and Celestial. His conception was all part of a plot set up by his father to produce a second Celestial, whose power he could use to complete the Expansion, which involved assimilating millions of worlds into Ego's very being.
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Does Eternals prove Thanos was right?

Marvel's newest movie reveals a surprising twist to the Mad Titan's evil scheme. In the years since Avengers: Endgame, the words “Thanos was right” have become a meme on par with Spider-Man pointing at Spider-Man and Batman slapping Robin.
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Why didn't the Eternals help fight Thanos?

Later in the movie, it's revealed the real reason the Eternals didn't interfere in Infinity War or Endgame is because they were secretly paving the way for the Emergence, allowing the Celestial Tiamut to rise on Earth.
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Was Thanos trying to save the universe from Celestial?

Thanos wanted to preserve life in the universe (with very questionable methods, though), and The Emergence, which meant the destruction of entire planets, went against that. The snap would have become even more important to him as it meant the delay of The Emergence, thus saving planets and lives.
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Why didn't Avengers help Eternals?

Be warned, some may consider McHugh's following comment on the relationship between the Eternals and the Avengers to be a spoiler: "They were told to not be a part of the whole war and all that stuff that was with the Avengers. The Eternals were told to basically sit it out."
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Is Starlord an Eternal?

Gunn clarified this to be Peter seeing "eternal life" rather than the actual being Eternity from Marvel Comics. "He was seeing eternal life, not Eternity the Marvel comics being. He turned that down to save earth & his fellow Guardians."
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Why is Thanos purple but Eros isn t?

However, Thanos, on the other hand, was affected by the Deviant Syndrome, which transformed his body into a giant and gave him a purple look. The Syndrome gave Thanos something like Deviants and Deviants Skrulls. Eternal and Eros, Starfox in MCU have human looks but have different superpowers and cosmic beauty.
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Who is stronger than the Celestials?

Marvel's Celestials, last seen in the MCU's Eternals, are phenomenally powerful - but just one Beyonder could crush all of them easily.
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Did Thanos know about Celestial?

thanos himself literally stated his planet was overpopulated and that's why it was destroyed. the celestials were all just a coincidence.
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Are all Titans as strong as Thanos?

The Titans of the Marvel Universe, as orginally conceived by Jim Starlin, are of very different power levels, but few (if any) are as powerful as Thanos. Starlin conceived the Titans as an offshoot branch of the Greek Gods, with Thanos' father Mentor being the brother of Zeus.
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Who is stronger Thor or Eternals?

The strongest Eternal purely strength wise is stronger than Thor (non Odin Force) and the others aren't too far behind Thor. But the Eternals all have special abilities which could help them beat Thor without brute strength.
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Who created the Celestials?

The Celestials debuted in The Eternals #1 (July 1976) and were created by writer and artist Jack Kirby. They reappeared as regular guest stars in three subsequent limited series sequels: The Eternals vol. 2 #1–12 (Oct.
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Is Thanos the strongest Eternal?

In the end, the Deviants are the counterparts of the Eternals. Thanos is easily the most powerful of Titan's Eternals who can manipulate cosmic energy and has increased powers due to Death resurrecting him.
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