Why did Celestials create Deviants?

The Deviants were a race of genetically engineered organic beings, created by the Celestial Arishem the Judge in order to assist in the process of Celestial seeding. Arishem created the Deviant race with an intended role; to wipe out the apex predators of seeded worlds and thus allow sentient life to evolve.
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Why did Celestials created Eternals and Deviants?

The origins of the Eternals

In the movie (spoiler alert!) the Eternals are synthetic beings created by the Celestials to protect intelligent life across the universe from the Deviants (I'm simplifying things here, but that's the basic idea).
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What was the point of Deviants in Eternals?

The Eternals came to Earth at the behest of the Celestial Arishem to kill the Deviants and help cultivate humanity to realize their full potential. Arishem later revealed that the Deviants were his first attempt at lifeforms that would help intelligent life grow to feed the Celestials.
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Did the Celestials create the Deviants?

In the Marvel Universe, the Deviants are the end product of a series of DNA tests known as Homo descendus, created by the enigmatic alien Celestials.
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Who created the Deviants in Eternals?

The Deviants: Origin and Background

The Eternals and Deviants both debuted in 1976's The Eternals #1. The series was created by Jack Kirby, who at the time was making his return to Marvel after a period spent crafting the Fourth World saga at DC.
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Why did the Deviants evolve?

The Deviants were a race of genetically engineered organic beings, created by the Celestial Arishem the Judge in order to assist in the process of Celestial seeding. Arishem created the Deviant race with an intended role; to wipe out the apex predators of seeded worlds and thus allow sentient life to evolve.
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Are the Deviants in Loki the same as Eternals?

Unlike the Eternals (who are attractive, immortal beings) or ordinary humans (who are genetically balanced), the Deviants are abnormal. They're often referred to as “the changing people” due to mutations in their DNA – mutations them leave the Deviants with odd coloured skin and other deformations.
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Was dormammu a Celestial?

Dormammu is a primordial inter-dimensional entity who wields apocalyptic levels of supernatural power and rules the Dark Dimension. Dormammu deceived Kaecilius into using his power to destroy the Masters of the Mystic Arts and bring the Dark Dimension to Earth.
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Is Star Lord a Celestial?

The films revealed Peter Quill is part Celestial, and as the son of Ego the Living Planet, he's one of the only people who can wield an Infinity Stone on his own.
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How is Ego a Celestial?

Celestials like Ego are categorized as a highly-intelligent ancient race of entities with god-like power. Ego figured out how to manipulate matter and energy around him, which he used to create his own planet as well as a humanoid form that would explore the cosmos.
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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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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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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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Is Star Lord'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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Who created Deviants Marvel?

The Celestials experimented on these early proto-humans, and they created three new genetic branches. These included a special offshoot of baseline humans, which contained the seeds for genetic enhancement (later leading to mutants), the Deviants, and finally, the Eternals. In short, the Celestials made the Deviants.
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Did Celestials create asgardians?

The Asgardians are aliens that were manipulated by the Celestials. Their natural evolution over the centuries has put them in the third tier of the Celestial mutation cycle. As such, their appearance, powers, and identities are defined by the belief of others.
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Is Peter Quill still 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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Is Quill no longer 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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Is Silver Surfer a Celestial?

The Silver Surfer is a humanoid alien with metallic skin who can travel through space with the aid of his surfboard-like craft. Originally a young astronomer named Norrin Radd on the planet Zenn-La, he saved his homeworld from the planet devourer, Galactus, by serving as his herald.
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Is Odin a Celestial?

According to Redditor u/PorchCouchLawyer, the Allfather himself Odin Borson (Anthony Hopkins) is a Celestial within the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The theory suggests Odin's "eternal flame," as mentioned by Ego, was actually Asgard, for which he used his powers to form the realm and its people.
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Is the collector a Celestial?

Elder of the Universe

Taneleer Tivan, also known as the Collector, is one of the Elders of the Universe—a group of ancient and powerful extraterrestrials that arose following the formation of all things.
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How strong are Deviants Marvel?

While still an intellectually superior race capable of advanced genetic engineering, the Deviants in Marvel Comics are said to primarily hold inferior powers to the Eternals, placing Thanos at least two rungs above them in the cosmic pecking order.
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How does Thanos have the Deviant gene?

Genetics. There is a Deviant equivalent of the mutant X-Factor chromosome. The Eternal Thanos is a mutant within his kind, possessing a mutation, the Deviant gene [citation needed] and being consequently affected by the "Deviant Syndrome".
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Who is the six eyed guy in Eternals?

This character is known as Eson the Searcher. Eson is one of many Celestials featured in Marvel Comics, recognizable by his six-eyed helmet. Don't expect him to be the only Celestial featured in the film, though.
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