Who created Ego the living planet?

Ego the Living Planet is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character first appeared in Thor #132 and was created by writer Stan Lee and artist Jack Kirby.

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Where did Ego the living planet come from?

Ego the Living Planet was initially introduced in The Mighty Thor #132 (September 1966), and was created by Jack Kirby. Ego was created by Kirby during a phase in which he was fascinated with the expanse of the universe.
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How was Ego created?

A cosmic being known as the Stranger caused Egros' home star to go supernova as part of an experiment to create living planets. In "death," Egros fused with his home planet and all life on it, and became Ego the Living Planet.
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Is Ego the Living Planet a God?

Ego the Living Planet (Kurt Russell) is, for all intents and purposes, a god. He confirms it in Vol. 2, though he insists that it's god with a “small g.” He also refers to himself one time as a “Celestial” without explanation.
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How did Ego get his powers?

As Ego began to consume the planet, the Supreme Intelligence tapped into Ego's power with conduits and siphoned it to the Kree so that they could use Ego's power.
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Is Ego actually Star-Lord's father?

Ego revealed himself as the Guardians' savior and Peter's biological father. Skeptical, Star-Lord accompanied his father to Ego's planet.
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Is Ego an elder of the universe?

Ego the Living Planet - Joined the group during their fight against Galactus. He qualifies as an Elder as he is the "last survivor" of his species in the sense that he is its only member.
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Is Peter Quill's dad a Celestial?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Ego the Living Planet, Peter Quill / Star-Lord's biological father, is a Celestial who controls a humanoid avatar to travel the universe. His planetary form is a living extension of his Celestial consciousness.
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Is Ego more powerful than Thanos?

While it is possible that Thanos could find a way to gain the upper-hand on Ego, especially if he has the Infinity Gauntlet or a Cosmic Cube, Ego would win in, let's say, statistical most instances of this fight. We'll call it an Ego victory 60% of the time.
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Can Ego Beat Galactus?

With an entire atmosphere at his command and the ability to create and command a powerful non-sentient humanoid army of Antibodies, Ego has powers few can withstand. Not only can Galactus withstand Ego's powers, but they in turn would power him.
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Is Ego Celestial like Eternals?

At a glance, he resembles nothing of the Celestials in Eternals, but his differences may explain where he came from. In the comics, Ego was never a part of the Celestials in the Marvel universe. Instead, he was only a massive sentient planet who was often at odds with heroes like the Silver Surfer.
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Is Star-Lord immortal?

It's yes. Well J'son never appeared in the MCU and Peter is a celestial hybrid, his source of celestial power was his dad, Ego so when Ego died the source also died so Peter is pretty much a normal human being.
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Why is Ego different from other Celestials?

Ego was a celestial born outside of the influence of another celestial (i.e. he wasn't born of a celestial seed like the ones we now know are) and thus, lacked the typical physical form of one. He didn't have a planet, or sentient energy to fee off of to grow and mature like a celestial born of a seed would.
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Who created the Infinity Stones?

The Infinity Stones were six immensely powerful gem-like objects tied to different aspects of the universe, created by the Big Bang from six singularities. Only beings of immense power can directly wield the Stones, such as Celestials, and the Mad Titan Thanos.
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Is Star-Lord half 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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Is Thanos an Eternal or deviant?

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 related to Thanos?

But while some members of the team has ties to characters like Thanos, only one of them is the direct son of a universal ruler: Star-Lord, who in this world is the illegitimate son of the Spartax Emperor, J'Son.
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Who can beat a Celestial?

15 Marvel Characters Who Could OBLITERATE The Celestials
  1. 1 THANOS (WIELDING INFINITY GAUNTLET)
  2. 2 GALACTUS. ...
  3. 3 GOD DOOM. ...
  4. 4 THE BEYONDER. ...
  5. 5 THE LIVING TRIBUNAL. ...
  6. 6 MOLECULE MAN. ...
  7. 7 FRANKLIN RICHARDS. ...
  8. 8 THE GOBLIN FORCE. ...
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Who is one above all Celestial?

God (One Above All)

The One Above All is the ultimate source of life and creation and the architect/creator of the Multiverse and everything that exists.
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Who is Thanos brother?

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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Does Star-Lord have a child?

In Guardians of the Galaxy #13, Peter Quill, aka Star-Lord, makes the shocking revelation that he had a son while trapped in another dimension. Warning! Spoilers for Guardians of the Galaxy #13 ahead!
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Is Ego the Living Planet dead?

It was later revealed that he was the son of a Celestial called Ego – one of the many reasons why he was able to hold the Power Stone for that long. Even though Ego was killed by the Guardians, a new theory suggests that he is still alive and still lurking in the MCU somewhere.
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What did Ego plant on earth?

Over the course of several millennia, Ego planted extraterrestrial seedlings on different planets throughout the cosmos and conceived several children in the hopes that one would be born with Celestial DNA. A child from Earth, Peter Quill genetically inherited the Celestial genes and turned out as Ego's primary target.
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Who is the strongest elder in Marvel?

Elders of the Marvel Universe, Ranked
  1. 1 The Grandmaster.
  2. 2 The Collector. ...
  3. 3 The Champion. ...
  4. 4 The Contemplator. ...
  5. 5 The Runner. ...
  6. 6 The Possessor. ...
  7. 7 The Gardener. ...
  8. 8 Father Time. ...
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