Marvel took a chance when they created a movie based on the unknownGuardians of the Galaxy. However, thanks to a great director (James Gunn) and a great cast that meshed perfectly together, it ended up as one of Marvel's most popular franchises. In 2020, they will try to do it again withThe Eternals, another lesser-known franchise taking place in the cosmic universe.
The good news is that the cast is already in place to be one of the best in Marvel history, with Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Brian Tyree Henry, Kumail Nanjiani, and Salma Hayek leading the way. With so many Eternals in Marvel Comics, it is important to know that these are some of the most powerful characters in existence.
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Updated on January 1st, 2021 by Josh Davison: Interest in the obscure Marvel team The Eternals isbeginning to grow as the film continues to approach. On top of that, a new Marvel Comics series is just over the horizon at the time of this update that has been given a lot of publicity as well as a powerhouse creative team in Kieron Gillen and Esad Ribić. Given their obscurity even among comic book readers, more and more people want to know more about the Eternals— including just how powerful they are. The truth is that the Eternals are immensely powerful, and spotlighting even 10 of them barely scratches the surface.
15 Druig
Druig is a more antagonistic Eternal somewhat comparable to Maximus the Mad of the Inhumans. He is a power-hungry schemer whose plans have led to the detriment of other Eternals on several occasions. Regardless, he has mostly been allowed to remain among the Eternals. That was until Ikaris finally grew tired of Druig's actions and led an attack on him.
Druig's greatest powers lie in his telepathy and matter transmutation. He is a great manipulator and can alter matter with great precision. He can also emit a kind of flame that hurts other Eternals.
14 Grom/The Over-Mind
Grom, also known as the Over-Mind, is the union of a billion Eternal minds. Eternals have the ability to form this ultra-powerful entity called the Uni-Mind, and the Over-Mind is a perversion of that concept. Given this identity, the Over-Mind excels at telepathy, mental control, precognition, and psychokinetic projection. Grom is a being of immense mental power, though he lacks some of the other abilities that Eternals possess.
The Over-Mind has largely been an antagonistic force as well. He's battled the likes of the Fantastic Four, the Defenders, and the Squadron Supreme. However, he was also pivotal in saving the world alongside the Thunderbolts when the Grandmaster attacked the Earth.
13 Eros/Starfox
Eros, aka Starfox, has been a longtime member of the Avengers and is alsothe brother of Thanos. Eros has the powers of other Eternals, but he is mostly known for his ability to manipulate minds and prod the pleasure centers of other sentient beings. Despite the somewhat ominous nature of those powers, he has almost always been a hero.
Starfox most recently surfaced after the death of Thanos at the hands of Gamora. It was revealed that Thanos had implanted his conscience in another living being and, in the event of his death, he would return through that being. Eros obsessively put together a "Dark Guardians" group to hunt down and kill this being, whom Eros was convinced to be Gamora. The Guardians of the Galaxy intervened, and it was ultimately revealed that Eros was the one with Thanos' mind inside of him.
12 Ard-Con/Ultimus
Ard-Con, aka Ultimus, is a Kree Eternal who has been both a hero to the Kree and an enemy of the humans. He's not innately malevolent, but his loyalty to the Kree has brought him into conflict with the Avengers, Thor, and others. Although he is an Eternal, he has never shown any allegiance to the Eternals of Earth or Titan.
Ultimus is a powerful being and has shown to be strong enough to even hurt the likes of Thor and Hercules. He can use cosmic and radioactive energies for a variety of purposes, including energy blasts, force fields, healing, and size and mass manipulation.
11 Zuras
Zuras is the leader of the Earth Eternals. Like the other Eternals, he is a very powerful being with an endless lifespan. He is also the first to initiate the Uni-Mind and was once the only Eternal who could initiate the Uni-Mind. He was also the most powerful energy manipulator of the Eternals.
With the arrival of the Final Host of Dark Celestials, the Eternals were driven mad and turned on one another. Unfortunately for poor Zuras, he was driven to commit suicide. It seems unlikely that this will be the last comic readers see of Zuras, especially with the new Eternals comic book coming up. However, for the time being, Zuras is no more.
10 Interloper
Interloper is one of Earth's Eternals but chose not to deal with any of them outside of a friendship with Gilgamesh. One of his key enemies was the Dragon of the Moon, who Interloper fought on numerous occasions, including by the side of the Eternals of Titan. After what he thought was his final battle with the Dragon, he became a hermit and lived away from everyone.
Interloper has most of the powers of the other Eternals of Earth, but he also has some specialized powers due to his discipline and training. As with all Eternals, he is immortal. He has superhuman strength, but 'only' in the 40-ton range. One of his impressive abilities is inducing fear in those around him that is so intense they won't even attempt to face him.
9 Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh will appear in the MCUEternals movie, portrayed by Don Lee. In Marvel Comics, Gilgamesh is also known as The Forgotten One and is one of the strongest and most durable of the Eternals. While Gilgamesh does not have a lot of fans, he is basically the Eternals version of Thor, and that makes him pretty powerful.
Gilgamesh is physically the strongest of the Eternals and has the strength easily to lift over 100 tons. He is considered the most powerful of Earth's Eternals, is immortal, does not age, and is immune to most of Earth's diseases. He also has a regenerative healing factor.
8 Sersi
Sersi is possibly the most famous member of The Eternals for one big reason -- she was a member of the Avengers in Marvel Comics. There is no word yet on whether or not Sersi will appear in The Eternals movie, but it would make sense based on her popularity. In comics, she is a sorceress who left the Eternals to live among humans.
Sersi is almost immortal and indestructible. She also possesses super strength and durability, but on a smaller scale of brings like Gilgamesh. She possesses the power of telepathy and can control weaker minds to do her bidding. She also has the skills of illusion and is considered a Class 4 or 5 when it comes to Eternals with this power.
7 Makkari
Makkari is another member of The Eternals that will be in the MCU movie, portrayed by The Walking Dead actor Lauren Ridloff. The character was male in the comics but is female in the film as the first deaf MCU superhero.
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Makkari is the one member of The Eternals that loved to interact with humans the most and often visited Earth to help and teach humans various skills. He has superhuman strength, with the ability to lift about 30 tons. However, his key power is super speed, which he has boosted to almost unprecedented levels.
6 Thena
Thena is the leader of the Eternals, and this is the character Angelina Jolie will portray in the movie. She was a warrior who took over as leader of Earth's Eternals when Zuras died. She has also, at times in Marvel Comics, been the greatest enemy of The Eternals when the Deviants brainwashed her to battle Ikaris.
By channeling cosmic energy, Thena can lift up to 25 tons. She is also immortal, as are other Eternals. While she is not the most powerful, she is one of the greatest warriors, fighters, and leaders of the Eternals of Earth.
5 Ikaris
Ikaris is another Eternal that will appear in the MCU movie. He is the most popular of the Eternals when it comes to Marvel Comics fans. Ikaris is one of the mostarchetypal superheroesin The Eternals and one of their greatest fighters. To prove how strong he is, Ikaris defeated the first mutant, Apocalypse.
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Ikaris is also the one Eternal that believes who they should play the role of superheroes and often clashes with Thena when it comes to their position in the world. Richard Madden plays Ikaris, and if you want to know how powerful he is, he has defeated Silver Surfer in the pages of Marvel Comics.
4 Thane
Thane is a hybrid. He is an Eternal, but he also happens to be an Inhuman. Thane is the son of Thanos and an Inhuman woman who returned pregnant with his child after the two sides clashed. Thane ended up incredibly powerful because of this but had little control over his powers at first as they were unstable.
The powers that Thane gained as an Inhuman after undergoing Terrigenesis were deadly. He had the power of the Death Touch, where anyone touched with his left hand died. When he lost control, anyone close to him was in danger of being killed. Thane's right hand left people in a stage of "living death." On top of that, he possessed Eternals' powers of immortality and more.
3 Ajak
Ajak is another member of The Eternals to get a gender swap on the way to the MCU. In this case, it is Salma Hayek who portrays the great warrior on the big screen. In the comics, Ajak was considered the greatest warrior in the history of The Eternals.
Ajak was so powerful that he was awakened from a long slumber when The Eternals needed to defeat the Deviants. He was, at one time corrupted by the Deviants, and slaughtered many Eternals as an unstoppable assassin. He even defeated Thor in a battle.
2 Thanos
The biggest surprise for people who don't read the comics is that Thanos is an Eternal. He is not one of Earth's Eternals, obviously, but he is one of the Eternals of Titan. In the MCU, Thanos already proved to be the single most powerful being in the universe, taking all of Earth's Mightiest Heroes to defeat him inAvengers: Endgame.
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Thanos was not only one of the Eternals of Titan, but he was born with Deviant Syndrome, the Eternals version of someone born a mutant. In the end, the Deviants are the counterparts of the Eternals. Thanos is easily the most powerful of Titan's Eternals who can manipulate cosmic energy and has increased powers due to Death resurrecting him.
1 Kronos
The most powerful member of The Eternals in Marvel Comics is Kronos, and it isn't even close. Kronus ruled the Eternals years in the past with his brother Uranos. However, when war broke out between brothers, with Uranos wanting war and Kronos wanting peace, Uranos lost, and Kronos became the ruler on Earth.
However, an accident in his lab destroyed Kronos' physical body, and he became one with the universe itself. Kronos has an intellect that is superior to any human as well as cosmic awareness and telepathy. He can control deceased humans and can exert control over time. Thanos compared Kronos' power to that of Galactus.
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