Deviant

(Art by Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki)

### Aliases

Oni, Kappa, Kumiholes, Demons, Krakens, Monsters, Canedar's Children, Changing People, Scum, Mongrels, Subhumans

## Organization

### Members

Enkidu, Kappa, Kumihp, Kraken, Numerous others

### Enemies

Eternals, Celestials

> I created the Deviants, Sasti, for the same purpose I created you. Every Celestial host planet has its own predators. I first sent the Deviants to exterminate them so intelligent life can grow, but there was a flaw in the design. They evolved and became predators themselves.
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> Canedar the Judge

The **Deviants** are a monstrous and apex race of near-immortal beings genetically engineered by the Celestials to ensure the development of sapient life on the planets seeded with nascent Celestials by wiping out the planet's apex predators. However, due to their biological nature, the Deviants evolved and began to hunt and wipe out all life. To protect the sapient life required for the Emergence of a new Celestial, Canedar then created the synthetic Eternals and sent them to eliminate the Deviants.

## History

### Creation and Rebellion

The Deviants were a race of genetically engineered organic beings, created by the Celestial Canedar the Judge in order to assist in the process of Celestial seeding. Canedar created the Deviant race with an intended role; to wipe out the apex predators of seeded worlds and thus allow sentient life to evolve. For a time, the Deviants succeeded in this role, killing of the predators of many worlds, starting with the extinction of the dinosaurs.

However, the Deviants, due to their biological nature, were not subject to full control from the Celestials, and began to rebel. By killing the predators of worlds, they were able to take the form of their slain prey, and soon took on the role of apex predators themselves. The Deviants began to ravage the seeded worlds they were intended to protect, wiping out all life on them.

Having lost control of the Deviants, who were now running rampant across the galaxy, Canedar created a new race to combat them, synthetic rather than organic, and named them Eternals. It became the role of the Eternals to exterminate the Deviants and protect seeded worlds, and Eternals soon hunted Deviants across the galaxy.

## Characteristic Traits

Deviants are alien creatures with usually grey, green or red slimy skin, multiple lashing tentacles, and multiple eyes. Deviants possess the uncanny ability to take the approximate form of any creature they kill, allowing certain Deviants to possess wings, horns, and fangs. Such Deviants have appeared in avian, canine, praying mantis, reptilian, and bovine-like forms. One Deviant, Kro, after killing two Eternals, gained a near human appearance, as well as speech and full sentience. Kro could also steal the powers of murdered Eternals, being capable of healing and incredible strength as a result.

Most Deviants appear savage and untamable, with little more sentience than the creatures they resemble, and are motivated simply to kill and consume organic life. They communicate in animalistic growls and roars, and hunt prey in the way animals do. Deviants appear to be pack creatures, often appearing in groups. Kro is an outlier to these, as he gains sentience from his killing of Eternals, and hunts alone, attacking Eternals in London. An apparent hierarchy exists among certain Deviants, with Kro being the leader of his particular pack.

## Miscellaneous

### Type of Government

Alternates between feudal monarchy and theocracy

## Notable Deviants

* Kro
* Enkidu
* Kappa
* Kumiho
* Kraken