How was Thanos born if Eternals can't reproduce?

Turns out this one has a canon explanation coming out of Eternals lore — Thanos has a recessive gene from the shape-changing monsters called Deviants, which gives him “Deviant Syndrome,” a birth condition that makes him look different from most Eternals.
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Why can't Eternals reproduce?

In order to have a brother you have to have parents. The Eternals of Earth don't have parents. If they can reproduce I feel like they'd each have an exponential number of descendants on Earth if they've been capable of reproducing over 7,000 years.
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How does Thanos related to Eternals?

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 can Eternals reproduce?

Reproduction. The Eternals cannot procreate among themselves, but are capable of breeding with other species. There have been cases of crossbreeding with Humans and Deviants, which sometimes produce offsprings with extended livespans and enhanced abilties.
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Was Thanos born from Eternals?

Thanos was born on Saturn's moon Titan as the son of Eternals A'lars and Sui-San; his brother is Eros of Titan. Thanos carries the Deviants gene, and as such, shares the physical appearance of the Eternals' cousin race.
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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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How is Eros an Eternal but Thanos isn t?

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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Why didn't 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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Can Eternals mate with humans?

For the first time, two humans were also able to merge with the whole Eternal people, attracting the attention of Arishem. A second Uni-Mind was created to communicate with the Eternals, but was thwarted by the attack on Olympia of Odin along with Zeus and his Olympians.
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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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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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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 Thanos brother in Eternals?

Who is Eros of the Eternals? Born on Saturn's moon Titan, home to a population of Eternals all its own, Eros is the biological brother of Thanos the Mad Titan.
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Is Star Lord a Celestial?

Portrayed by. Peter Jason Quill is a Celestial-Human hybrid who was abducted from Earth in 1988 by the Yondu Ravager Clan, and raised as one of their members, eventually building a reputation as the notorious intergalactic outlaw Star-Lord.
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Why does Athena go crazy in Eternals?

Upon returning to the Great Temple, Thena was diagnosed with a degenerative disease known as Mahd Wy'ry which affects and causes Eternals to have psychotic episodes at random, due to the weight of their memories.
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Can Eternals defeat 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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How do Deviants reproduce?

Alternate Universe Deviants

The Celestials method of reproduction is to impregnate the planet with a portion of their energy (or embryo) and imbed Vibranium in the planet's core. Eventually after centuries of gestation the a new Celestial would be born, destroying the planet.
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How is Star Fox an Eternal?

Starfox is a member of the long-lived offshoot of humanity known as the Eternals. His body has been enhanced by cosmic energy to the point that it ages far more slowly than most humanoids and is superhumanly strong and resistant to harm and immune to terrestrial diseases.
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What does Athena have in Eternals?

Thena is a member of the race of superhumans known as the Eternals. As a result, she has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes.
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Why didn't Avengers help Eternals?

More specifically, they don't interfere with humans because their priority is the Deviants, the main enemy of the Eternals since their creation. Feige and Moore say the movie will address why the Eternals didn't volunteer to help the Avengers both in defeating Thanos and in helping the world recover post-Endgame.
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Why didn't Kang stop Thanos?

Thanos is a cosmic being who's wielded the Infinity Stones after all, and Kang has also witnessed what he could evolve into as well. As such, Kang's fear of the future Thanos is likely a founded one as he nows better than anyone what Thanos is potentially capable of in the future.
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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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What is Sersi boyfriend secret?

Arishem accepted Sersi's decision to stop the Celestial Being's Birth, but he said he would judge whether the people of Earth are worthy of being saved or not. However, Dane Whitman was about to reveal his family's secret: Dane Whitman is descended from King Arthur's Bloodline.
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Why is Starfox not purple?

Thanos' brother Eros aka Starfox looks nothing like him despite them being Eternals; the reason (and Thanos' purple look) lies with the Deviant gene. Thanos' brother Eros aka Starfox looks nothing like the Mad Titan due to an Eternals Deviant gene.
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Why was Thanos born different?

That's because Thanos was born with the Deviant Syndrome, making Thanos a genetic rarity among his people. 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).
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