Why did Arishem make Sprite a kid?

As Sprite is destined to look like a kid forever, this meant that any chance of love or a relationship was off the table. The film saw Sprite morph into an older girl during the beginning of the film, in order to seem physically attractive to the opposite sex.
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Why did the celestials make Sprite a child?

Using the Uni-Mind powered by the Dreaming Celestial, Sprite uses his powers to warp reality to his will, making himself a normal human male child, so that he can finally age and experience the vices of the world, including mating.
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Why did they make Sprite a girl?

We wanted somebody who was from that region to sort of pay homage to that, so in talking about it, it just made sense to gender swap her. Salma Hayek was amazing." Talking about the character of Sprite, Moore added, "Sprite, the boy who never grew up, is something you've seen a lot.
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Why is Sprite a child Marvel?

Sprite is a member of the Eternals, a race of people genetically altered from humans to be superior in all physical traits. Unlike most Eternals, Sprite is also forever young, having the body of a child.
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Is Sprite Eternals a boy or girl?

Sprite is a boy in the original comics, but here he's one of many characters that has been gender-swapped for the movie.
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Why was Sprite Given The Body of A Child? | Marvels The Eternals



Why does Sprite look like a child?

The Eternals were all created at the same time and sent to Earth together, meaning they all have the same age, but Sprite was made to look like a 12-year-old – and as they were made to be technically immortal (as they could be killed by Deviants), they never aged, so Sprite was destined to look like a teenager forever.
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Why is Sprite in a child's body?

It is because every death and subsequent resurrection of an Eternal would put them back to their “default” state, and in the case of Sprite, her perpetual reincarnation is that of an eleven-year-old child. Just like the other Eternals, Sprite has immortality, strength, speed, and flight.
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Who is the youngest Eternal?

“The Maker”. An enchanter and conjurer, Sersi is the most human of the Eternals, one of the youngest and the most fun loving.
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Is Sprite in love with Ikaris?

Throughout the movie, it is also revealed that Sprite has been in love with Ikaris for many years. Her appearance caused an unrequited love to develop, preventing them from ever being together.
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How old is Sprite as a human?

However, Sprite is also a seven thousand years old person in the body of a child, which stops her from blending in like the other Eternals. That's why, when all is settled at the end of Eternals, Sersi (Gemma Chan) uses the energy of a dead Celestial to turn Sprite into a human, who'll grow old and eventually die.
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Is Druig dead?

Immortality: As an Eternal, Druig is genetically able to live forever, without dying due to old age or illnesses.
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Why is makkari female?

The arrival of the Dark Celestials was the last drop, and he despaired, having turned against his kind or committed suicide. After his resurrection, Makkari changed sexes into a woman.
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Why is makkari deaf?

This statement suggests that the ability to hear would hinder the use of her super-speed*, implying that deafness was part of her design, rather than a dysfunction. The actress who plays the character has made statements which imply the same thing. LAUREN RIDLOFF: Makkari is one of ten Eternals.
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Why did Sprite betray the Eternals?

"Sprite's motives in the ending were driven by her hurt and wanting to forget. A lot of what she did she would have never done. She wanted Arishem to emerge, she wanted our memories wiped. She wanted to forget her pain because it was so awful and so deep that she just couldn't bear it anymore.
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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 did Sprite become human?

When Ikaris betrayed the group, Sprite, motivated by her love, took his side, and fought against Sersi to stop her from preventing the Emergence. She failed, and the Emergence was prevented. After the battle and Ikaris' death, Sersi agreed to transform Sprite into a human, so she could live the life she always wanted.
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Does Sersi like Ikaris?

Created in the World Forge by Arishem the Judge, she was sent to Earth to protect humanity from the Deviants. While on her mission, she grew a close relationship with Ikaris and eventually married him.
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Is makkari male or female?

Originally depicted as a white, hearing male in the Marvel comics, Makkari is a woman of color in Marvel's latest movie and is played by the actor Lauren Ridloff, who is deaf.
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How old is Ikaris?

Origins. Ikaris was born over 20,000 years ago in Polaria, in the area now known as Siberia.
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Is Thanos son of Kronos?

Thanos Is Not His Only Grandson

Kronos's son, Mentor, fathered Thanos and Thanos's brother, Starfox - otherwise known as Eros of Titan.
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Is Sprite a child?

We explore why one of the Eternals, Sprite, is a child in the film and how the character's age affects her narrative going forward.
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Can Sprite still use her powers?

Assuming Marvel doesn't find a way to retcon this decision in future installments, now that Sprite's a human her powers should be gone for good. However, the MCU could let Sprite keep her abilities by explaining in a later installment that Sersi only took Sprite's immortality, but left her powers alone.
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Did Sprite betray the Eternals?

Toward the end of the film, Sprite -- driven by her feelings for Ikaris -- betrays the other Eternals and, during their attempt to stop the birth of the Celestial, Tiamut, stabs Sersi in the back with her sword.
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Why did Arishem take Sersi?

Afterwards, Arishem pulled Sersi, Kingo, and Phastos into space in order to study their memories and judge if humanity was worth preserving.
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