Why did Icarus fly into the sun?

Feeling frustrated over his failure to fulfill his mission and guilt over his actions, Ikaris left Sersi, flying off into the sky. Ikaris flew off into space and after feeling his life had no purpose as he had betrayed his mission as an Eternal, flew straight into the Sun.
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Why did they kill off Icarus?

Despite obvious similarities to characters like Superman, he lacks the Kryptonian's invincibility. More than that, he is driven to suicide out of sheer regret. "I think he's sorry for the way he lived his whole life on this planet," Kaz told CBR. "And that's a lot of burden to carry.
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Is Icarus dead Eternals?

So yeah, he's dead." However, as we've seen with the events of Avengers: Endgame and Loki, characters being dead in the MCU is played as such that makes use of the word "definitive" very loose. We may never see this Ikaris portrayed by Richard Madden ever again.
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Why did Ikaris go to Sun?

As Ikaris apologizes to Sersi while telling him his feelings, he flies off from the planet and goes straight to the sun. The reason why he did this was to atone for his mistakes. He was so guilt-ridden that he believed that he could no longer face his family after nearly killing them.
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Why did the Eternals kill themselves?

One day, Kronos's experiments in cosmic energy caused a catastrophic release of energy throughout the Eternals' city, Titanos, destroying it, activating latent genes in the Eternals, and disintegrating the scientist's body.
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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 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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Is Ikaris a Bucky?

Ikaris, one of the new Marvel Cinematic Universe characters introduced in Eternals, is causing some confusion among fans calling him a near mirror image of Bucky Barnes, co-hero of The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Bucky, played by Sebastian Stan, was originally introduced in Captain America: The First Avenger.
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Is Ikaris a villain in Eternals?

Ikaris is the main antagonist of the 2021 superhero film Eternals, the twenty-sixth movie in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. As an Eternal created by Arishem the Judge, Ikaris devotes himself to the Celestial cause, helping to defend humanity from the monstrous Deviants.
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Why did Icarus push AJAK?

Who killed Ajak in Eternals? Ikaris killed Ajak to prevent her from rebelling against Arishem.
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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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Did Sprite become human?

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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Who created the Celestials?

The Celestials debuted in The Eternals #1 (July 1976) and were created by writer and artist Jack Kirby. They reappeared as regular guest stars in three subsequent limited series sequels: The Eternals vol. 2 #1–12 (Oct.
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Why is 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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Is Sprite a 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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Is Eros Thanos brother?

Created by Jim Starlin and first appearing in 1973's Invincible Iron Man #55, Eros is Thanos' younger brother.
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Why did Icarus betray the Eternals?

However, in the film, Ikaris turned against the Eternals as they're interfering with Tiamut's Emergence, even killing Ajak to do so.
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What is wrong with Athena 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 Sprite a traitor Eternals?

Prediction #1: There was a secret villain in addition to Kro and the Deviants and Sprite was it. Yes, the real villain of Eternals was a traitor among the Eternals' ranks, and Sprite more or less did betray her team. But we were one important detail shy of nailing this one completely.
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Who is Buckys love interest?

3 Love: Black Widow

One of the few serious relationships that Bucky built outside of the MCU was with his love interest Natasha Romanoff. The two had a fascinating partnership, as Barnes was initially her trainer in the Red Room.
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Is Richard Madden Bucky?

Turns out, they confused Ikaris actor Richard Madden with Sebastian Stan who plays Bucky Barnes aka the Winter Soldier in the billion-dollar franchise.
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Who did Bucky Barnes marry?

Surviving the war and believing Captain America's death, Bucky eventually marries Gail Richards and has a large extended family. During which, Bucky is diagnosed as having lung cancer from chain smoking back in the War. Barnes and Gail both live to see Steve's revival in the 21st century and renews their friendship.
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Why did Arishem make Sprite a kid?

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 is one of the Eternals a child?

Each death and subsequent resurrection typically will return members of the Eternals to a "default" state, mostly identical to their previous incarnations. Unfortunately for Sprite, this inability to age and perpetual reincarnation left them eternally trapped in the form of an eleven-year-old child.
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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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