# Dreaming Celestial

Tiamut is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by artist Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Eternals vol. 1 #18 (December 1977). He is a renegade member of the race of god-like Celestials. He rebelled against Arishem the Judge after believing that his fellow Celestial had violated protocol. In response, the other Celestials of the Fourth Host subdued him, leading to his exile deep within the Earth. In modern times, the Dreaming Celestial awakened and selected the Eternal Makkari as his prophet. The character is known under the codenames The Communicator and The Dreaming Celestial.

## Publication history

The Dreaming Celestial debuted in Eternals vol. 1 #18 (December 1977), and was created by artist Jack Kirby. He later appeared in Eternals vol. 2 #9 (June 1986), #11-12 (August–September 1986), Silver Surfer Annual #2 (1989), Fantastic Four #340 (May 1990), Fantastic Four #25 (January 2000), Heroes Reborn: Ashema #1 (January 2000), Heroes Reborn: Doom #1 (January 2000), The Eternals (2006—2007), Uncanny X-Men #496 (May 2008), and The Incredible Hercules #116 (June 2008).
Furthermore, the Dreaming Celestial received an entry in the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe Update '89 #2.

## Fictional character biography

The Dreaming Celestial is a renegade Celestial named Tiamut. He claims that during the Second Host to visit Earth, he resisted the Host's decision to not turn the Earth over to the Horde and was exiled and his spirit trapped in the "Vial". Tiamut is sealed under the Diablo Range in California until he is discovered by Ghaur, who temporarily releases his power. He is reawakened by the Deviants and acts as a beacon for the Horde as he proceeds to "judge" Earth. This leads to his confrontation with Fulcrum and his ascending from the state of being a Celestial.
After the events of "Heroes Reborn", the Dreaming Celestial found a loophole out of his prison, a gateway into the Heroes Reborn Universe. The Dreaming Celestial learned that one of his star-spawned kin was the guardian of the pocket universe. He concluded that the only way out of that pocket universe was through her, the Celestial Ashema. The Dreaming Celestial plotted her demise, and was soon opposed by Doctor Doom, Lancer, Technarx, and several other heroes. The Dreaming Celestial captured Ashema and escaped to Earth-616, where he was thwarted by Doom and the Fantastic Four.
In an alternate future, the Dreaming Celestial awoke and turned Galactus into a weapon that would consume the entire universe, leaving the Dreamer to become the nucleus and founder of a new, darker reality. The Fantastic Four, Thor, Iron Man, and Gladiator thwarted his plans, resulting in Galactus consuming the Renegade.
The Deviants eventually re-awoke the Dreaming Celestial, who turned from black to gold when the sun's rays hit him. However, for reasons as yet unrevealed, the Dreaming Celestial decided against destroying the Earth as he had originally intended, at least for the moment. The Dreaming Celestial decided to wait and judge humanity for himself by his unknown standards. In the interim, he informed Makkari that a devastating force called the Horde, drawn to the planet by the Celestial's awakening, is heading for the Earth.
The Dreaming Celestial silently stands in place, towering above San Francisco, with Makkari as his prophet. In this capacity, the Eternal is an object of veneration to the Deviants, who call him the Skadraach ("avatar"). He speaks to Makkari, although to the latter's apparent detriment, and once even spoke through him; on that occasion, he referred to himself as Tiamut the Communicator.
After creating a diversion by having Magneto attack San Francisco, the High Evolutionary removed a specific item from the Dreaming Celestial's head through a process Magneto refers to as a lobotomy. The object is used in an experiment on Magneto which appears to restore his mutant gene.
After X-Club returned from their trip to 1906, they found the Dreaming Celestial standing right on top of the spot where they buried the blood samples regarding the origins of mutantkind they were meant to study.
In the final issue of Eternals (vol.4), the Dreaming Celestial confronts the Fulcrum, hinted at as being Marvel's supreme being, the One Above All, as the Fulcrum assumes the form of "Jack" (an homage to Jack Kirby). The Dreaming Celestial questioned his own purpose and in the process, removes his helmet, revealing a human-like, but shining face. The Fulcrum declared that it had sought a Celestial who would rise above its purpose since before time began, and asked the Dreamer to become his companion; he accepted. The Dreaming Celestial becomes a tourist attraction in San Francisco.
During the "Dark Angel Saga" in Uncanny X-Force, the Dreaming Celestial is used by the corrupted Archangel to retrieve a Celestial device known as a Life Seed to remake the world. In Uncanny X-Men Vol 2 1, Mister Sinister manages to gain entry into the Dreaming Celestial and use it to battle Cyclops's Extinction Team.

## Powers and abilities

Tiamut wields incalculable energy, capable of reshaping reality, traversing galaxies and dimensions instantly, and communicating telepathically across vast distances. As a Celestial, his power is so immense that he can destroy entire planets with ease. Tiamut seems to be one of the most powerful as Galactus feared it and Uatu could not see anything when it awoke.

## In other media

* Tiamut appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). This version is an unborn Celestial who resides in the Earth's core and will destroy the planet after his birth. The Eternals are tasked with aiding in Tiamut's birth, but turn against the Celestials to stop him after learning the truth. After Tiamut partially emerges from the Indian Ocean, the Eternals petrify him via the Uni-Mind. In Captain America: Brave New World, Tiamut's corpse is revealed to contain adamantium. Two alternate universe variants of Tiamut appear in the third season of What If...?.
* Tiamut appears in the Eternals motion comic, voiced by Alex Zahara.