Why is one of the Eternals 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 is Sprite from Eternals a kid?

Even in Marvel Comics, Sprite is the youngest looking Eternal out of the group of heroes – even though Sprite is depicted as a male character in the source material. All of the Eternals were created at the same time and made immortal, meaning they all carry the same age and never grow older.
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Why are some of the Eternals kids?

Some characters drink alcohol and another character makes a comment about being drunk. Eternals does contain a fair share of violence and scary elements for kids.
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Is the kid in Eternals a boy?

In the comics, Sprite is also the youngest-looking Eternal and he's actually a boy (she and Ajak are the only characters who were gender-swapped in the MCU's Eternals), but there's no exact reason why he was made to look like a teen, but when looking at their powers, it makes sense why the writers give them that ...
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Why do the Eternals not age?

An Eternal's control over his or her body allows him or her to appear at whatever age he or she wishes. Hence, although many known Eternals have lived for at least several thousand years, they appear to be in their twenties. Cosmic energy bolsters the metabolism of Eternals so they do not tire from physical exertion.
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Why was Sprite Given The Body of A Child? | Marvels The Eternals



Is Sprite a child?

Unlike most Eternals, Sprite is also forever young, having the body of a child.
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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 a guy or 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. Does being a young girl rather than a young boy change what sort of character Sprite is, and how?
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Why is AJAK a woman?

Since the characters are immortal beings, they're capable of being reborn as a different sex every thousand years or so. In fact, Ajak herself was originally created by the Celestials as a female Eternal before changing to a male being at some point before the comics storyline picked up.
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Do Eternals children have powers?

But the biological offspring of Eternals do have powers, yes. I don't even know if Eternals can have kids. "The Eternals have an extremely low birthrate among themselves, having a child every millennium or so.
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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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Can Eternal reproduce?

The Eternals cannot procreate among themselves, but are capable of breeding with other species. There have been cases of crossbreeding with Humans and Deviants, which sometimes produce offsprings with extended livespans and enhanced abilties.
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Does 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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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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Why is Ajax a girl Eternals?

Film. A female version of Ajak appears in Eternals, portrayed by Salma Hayek. In this version, she was the genetically altered Eternal leader, who was sent with other Eternals to Earth to save humanity from the dangerous Deviants.
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What was Ajak secret?

Ajak knew the truth?" Ajak was genetically programmed by Arishem the Judge, the leader of the Celestials, and was sent to multiple planets to protect and help evolve sentient life forms from the Deviants, powering a Celestial seed inside the planet, which would absorb the energy made from the sentient lifeforms.
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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 is Harry Styles in Eternals?

Eternals star Lia McHugh says Harry Styles really didn't want to be left out when he was on set. Styles was cast as Eros, the brother of Thanos and an Eternal from Marvel Comics, in secret, with the exciting MCU post-credits scene being excluded from test screenings so that audiences wouldn't spoil it.
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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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How old is Druig Eternals?

Druig, like every Eternal, was created by the Celestials one million years ago and has looked after humanity ever since.
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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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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 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 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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