Is the Collector the grandmaster?

The Grandmaster is one of the ageless Elders of the Universe and has mastered most civilizations' games of skill and chance. Different media appearances depict him as the brother of the Collector.
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Is The Collector the Grandmaster brother?

The Grandmaster and The Collector consider themselves brothers of sorts, despite neither of them being biologically related.
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Are The Collector and Grandmaster celestials?

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 later revealed that Peter Quill's father, Ego the Living Planet, was a Celestial, making Peter half-Celestial. It's important to note that in the comics, both The Collector and The Grandmaster are Elders of the Universe, another branch of ancient Marvel beings.
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Who is older Grandmaster and Collector?

The Collector was the first Elder to appear, and featured in The Avengers #28 (May 1966), but the idea that he was a member of a group known as the Elders was not introduced until The Avengers #174 (Aug. 1978).
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What species is the Grandmaster?

The Elders of the Universe, including the Grandmaster, are an ancient race of extraterrestrials. While they come from different planets and species, he and the other Elders regard each other figuratively as brothers, given the unique kinship they share as the sole survivors of their universe's earliest civilizations.
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Facts About Grandmaster, Collector, + the Elders



How powerful is the collector?

He is an enormously powerful being who wielded the Power Primordial and, though at first he took the appearance of an old human, his true form is a powerful alien. For millions of years, the Collector lived on an unknown world with his wife and child, spending his days in thought and contemplation.
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Is the collector a villain?

Type of Villain

Taneleer Tivan The Collector, is an anti-heroic supervillain appearing in the Marvel Comics universe.
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Is Thanos the Collector?

Taking Power from Thanos

Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, took advantage of the power vacuum left in the intergalactic underworld after Thanos changed his ways, abandoning his quest to wipe out half the universe following his conversations with T'Challa, and becoming a member of the Ravagers instead.
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Is Ego an elder?

15 Ego the Living Planet

This one is extremely tricky, because by most accounts, Ego the Living Planet really doesn't count as a member of the Elders of the Universe.
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Who did the Grandmaster melt?

Pagulayan worked on the Planet Hulk, one of the comic book storyline that served as an inspiration for Thor: Ragnarok. According to a deleted scene, Carlo was killed by Grandmaster due to gambling away a two humped camel.
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What does Grandmaster call Thor?

In any case, you know this, ah, this, ah, you call yourself the 'Lord of Thunder?' " "God of Thunder, tell him."
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Was Ego a true Celestial?

Celestial Physiology: Ego is a Celestial, a primordial race of entities with vast cosmic power, capable of manipulating matter and energy. Ego lacks a true body, his "core" being a glowing blue brain that houses his consciousness.
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How did Loki gain grandmasters favor?

Option B) They had sex at least once, before Thor arrived to Sakaar, but Loki fully consented, to gain favor with The Grandmaster / for fun / out of loneliness and vulnerability on Loki's part (he thought Thor had died at Hela's hands until he appeared alive on Sakaar too, remember?):
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Is Galactus a celestial?

Galactus isn't the Celestial in the Eternals trailer, who more closely resembles a certain Celestial from the comics, Arishem the Judge. Arishem being mistaken for the Fantastic Four villain can be explained by the fact that Galactus and the Celestials are both towering, cosmic-powered giants who dwell in outer space.
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Did the Collector want all the Infinity Stones?

In the film's end credits scene, the Collector willingly accepts it and makes it clear he wants to collect all six like Thanos – as we see developed in Guardians of the Galaxy.
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Is Thanos a 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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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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What did Sersi turn the Celestial into?

Former Powers

After connecting with the cosmic energy and mind of the other Eternals, Sersi's powers was increased to the point she was able to transform Tiamut the Communicator, an all-powerful Celestial, into stone. Later, she also transformed Sprite into a normal human with the remaining Uni-Mind energy.
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Why is Ego not a Celestial?

Ego was actually a celestial embryo placed inside a planet. But there could have been some destructive event which the resident eternals of the planet weren't able to avert. This leads to the other celestials believing ego is dead. But.... Ego's damaged embryo survived and was prematurely awakened.
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Why does the Collector say 1 down 5 to go?

The last comment about "one down, five to go" suggests that The Collector is trying to gather together all six Infinity Stones to assemble the Infinity Gauntlet for Thanos. The "Aether" and the "Tesseract" are considered Infinity Stones in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
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Is the Collector an eternal?

In either of his two physical forms, the Collector is an immortal capable of manipulating cosmic energies. In his traditional humanoid form, he has limited physical abilities and stamina due to advanced age, having apparently devoted less of his energies to physical self-enhancement than most other Elders.
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Why is the Collector immortal?

Virtual Immortality: Due to his status as Elder of the Universe, the Collector's body is immune to cell deterioration and cannot be damaged through piercing, illness or anything similar. His will to live is strong enough than he can regenerate any lost part of his body.
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Who gave the Infinity stone to the Collector?

The attempt was, as seen in Thor: The Dark World, unsuccessful, and the Reality Stone ended up in the hands of Asgard; Odin, worried about storing more than one Infinity Stone in the same location, passed the Reality Stone on to Taneleer Tivan, aka the Collector.
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How old is the Grandmaster?

Jeff Goldblum revealed on an interview that the Grandmaster was born shortly after the Big Bang and is 14 million years old; however, the Big Bang occurred 13.8 billion years ago.
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Is the Grandmaster a villain?

En Dwi Gast, better known as the Grandmaster is a supervillain from Marvel comics and a godlike alien who is immortal and obsessed with games of chance - he is a master manipulator of the highest order and often pits groups of heroes and villains into battles or puzzles as part of large-scale cosmic bets and challenges ...
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