Why did the Celestials create the Eternals and the Deviants?

To protect the sapient life required for the Emergence of a new Celestial, Arishem then created the synthetic Eternals and sent them to eliminate the Deviants.
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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 Celestials send the Eternals to Earth?

Chloé Zhao's "Eternals" introduces a family of superheroes who were sent to Earth 7000 years ago to protect humans from rampaging creatures called Deviants.
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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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Celestials Explained | MCU Eternals Lore



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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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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Is Thanos a 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 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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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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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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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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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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Did Peter Quill lose his Celestial powers?

The latest Marvel blockbuster ended on a multiple tear-jerking finale. Peter Quill lost his real father, Ego, and adoptive father, Bondu, just after discovering what each one really meant to him. Not only that, Star-Lord appeared to lose his new Celestial powers.
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Why didnt kingo fight Eternals?

Previously, Eternals producer Nate Moore explained Kingo stayed out of the battle because it wouldn't have felt true to the character and his beliefs, which falls in line with Zhao's own thoughts.
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Why is Thanos purple but Eros isn t?

However, Thanos, on the other hand, was affected by the Deviant Syndrome, which transformed his body into a giant and gave him a purple look. The Syndrome gave Thanos something like Deviants and Deviants Skrulls. Eternal and Eros, Starfox in MCU have human looks but have different superpowers and cosmic beauty.
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Are the 10 rings from the Eternals?

The Ten Rings, after all, are circular in design, like much of the technology utilized by the Eternals. They also appear to be energy-based in their use, much like the tools and weapons used by the Eternals are fueled by cosmic energy.
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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 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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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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Can Star-Lord regain his powers?

Peter Quill's powers vanished after he murdered his father, and that was the last time we saw them. Are you disappointed that Peter Quill will not regain his Celestial abilities and that he is not Eternity's son?
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Is Thanos a Kree?

Thanos is a mutant member of the race of superhumans known as the Titanian Eternals. The character possesses abilities common to the Eternals, but amplified to a higher degree through a combination of his mutant–Eternal heritage, bionic amplification, mysticism, and power bestowed by the abstract entity, Death.
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Is Star-Lord an eternal?

Gunn clarified this to be Peter seeing "eternal life" rather than the actual being Eternity from Marvel Comics. "He was seeing eternal life, not Eternity the Marvel comics being. He turned that down to save earth & his fellow Guardians."
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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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