Celestials

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## Characteristic Traits

> Our megaverse is a constant exchange of energy. An infinite cycle of creation and destruction. Celestials use energy gathered from host planets to create suns, generating gravity, heat, and light, for new galaxies to form. Without us, the megaverse will fall into darkness.
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> Arishem the Judge

The Celestials seem to be humanoid in nature. Their bodies appear to have had similar skeletal and neurological elements to humans, but on a planetary scale, or even greater. Human-sized Eternals barely register as flecks of dust when next to a full-grown Celestial. The severed head of one is large enough to house a mining colony and has enough extractable resources to keep them operating for centuries. The Celestials are capable of manipulating matter and energy on an immense scale, and according to Phagmar, they are the most powerful energy generators in the universe.

Although Eson the Searcher shares some similarities with the standard Celestials, his size and stature are shown exponentially smaller, about the size of a mountain.

The standard Celestial life cycle takes eons to complete, from seeds to Emergence. Arishem mandated that some Celestials must be born every few million years. A Celestial is "born" with a colossal, armored humanoid shape, bursting out of its planet in a cataclysmic manner. Using energy gathered from the host planet, the newborn Celestial joins its brethren in creating stars, generally ensuring more planets evolve life across the megaverse and ensuring some of them become potential hosts for future Celestials.

Ego's biology seems to be unique among Celestials. He was "born" as a large brain with immense cosmic power, able to alter the molecules around him to both protect himself (the brain-like "core" being his sole vulnerable spot) and manifest corporeal extensions of himself able to mimic a humanoid (and any other) form. Ego's means of making more of himself appear to be similar to the standard Celestial reproduction method, which had him planting seeds of himself on thousands of worlds, though these seeds were capable of "blooming" and terraforming their host worlds under his sole discretion given enough energy.

There is only one known Celestial-Human hybrid: Peter Quill who, after learning of his origins, demonstrated the ability to draw power from his father (Ego) in order to manipulate matter and energy. Quill was also immortal and survived contact with the Power Relic, which he used to defeat and kill Ronan the Accuser. Quill's Celestial powers, including his immortality, seem to have faded with his defeat of Ego.

Although another Celestial can be created through sexual reproduction, it is extremely rare. Ego fathered numerous children in the hopes of creating another Celestial but only Peter showed any signs that he inherited the necessary genes.

Barring exploiting singular weakpoints, it takes nothing less than colossal amounts of energy to kill a Celestial. They are immortal, immune to aging, and will keep going indefinitely unless someone or something stops them. Some force or entity in the megaverse was powerful enough to decapitate one. Transmuting a Celestial into other materials also kills it, though the energy required came from cosmic-powered beings and the Celestial itself sharing a link. The combined might of the six Cosmic Relics used by Lord Origin is enough to destroy Ego.

Due to their cosmic scale, the Celestials barely consider their actions in terms of good or evil as defined by lesser species. They see the megaverse as a constant exchange of energy, and they hold themselves responsible for keeping it going. The birth of a Celestial means the destruction of an intelligent civilization, though in the grander scale of things the civilization's sacrifice means more life will evolve. Their only concern with intelligent life on seeded worlds is reaching the population quota for an Emergence, and they don't care about the casualties arising from it or from any internecine conflicts in the interim.

Outside of beings consumed by their birth, the Celestials will also destroy civilizations that offend their grand design. The only thing that stays their hand is if the offending civilization's continued existence has a net positive effect on the megaverse, and they evaluate such things thoroughly. Ego, the only known outlier, cannot be judged by the same standards due to the circumstances of his being.

### Biology

#### Appearance

The Celestials usually appear as massive armor-clad humanoids of enormous size, with most of them standing two thousand feet (610 meters) in height and some even larger (Exitar stands over 20,000 feet high). Each varies in color and design, which is very elaborate in some individuals. Each has one head, two arms & two legs, indistinct features on their helmets sometimes exhibiting two eyes, sometimes more, sometimes none. The designs on their armor are of a practical nature and each serves a function of one kind or another, Arsheim's formula of judgement on its thumb for example. Many, but not all, also have great equipment on their backs or carry great staffs capable of breaking down and reconstructing all forms of energy & matter or lay waste of entire continents. It has been reported that the Celestials' bodies are modular, made up of thousands of varied objects and beings. It has also been reported that they may combine to create larger more powerful amalgams and can animate severed limbs and even their computer-ware is sentient.

Celestials' armor can be taken off. After the Dreaming Celestial took off his helmet, he revealed his glowing face.

#### Infernal Anatomy

Their interior is comprised of black bio-mechanical matter which is capable of absorbing the souls of their experiments, such as the Eternals, in order to sustain themselves. The Celestials also have a variety of internal defenses, such as armored behemoths, jellyfish-like antibodies, and winged and tentacled creatures which swarm in great numbers while firing powerful blasts from their single eye.

## Notable Celestials

* Arishem the Judge
* Jamiah the Analyzer
* Nezarr the Calculator
* Hargen the Measurer
* Eson the Searcher
* Tiamut the Communicator
* Mad Celestial
* Celestial Gardener
* Ego the Living Planet †
* Knowhere †
* One Above All - Leader

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **High-Tier Nigh-Omnipotence**: To be added.
* **Nigh-Absolute Immortality**: To be added.

## Trivia

* According to the Fulcrum, Celestials can evolve into beings of even greater power.
* The Celestials often send representatives for their race during cosmic gatherings.