Kingo

*"I still have faith in Arishem, but I refuse to hurt any of you for my beliefs."*
―Kingo[src]
**Kingo** (Hindi: **किंगो**), is a cosmic-powered member of the community of genetically-engineered Eternals. Created by the Celestials in the World Forge, Kingo was sent to Earth in 5000 BC to progress the planet's societal development. Kingo was a warrior in the group who proved a useful asset in their fight against the Deviants. Over the years, he grew attached to humankind, and settled in India to become a famous Bollywood movie star, dancer and director.

In 2023, Kingo was approached by his old friends to get his help in stopping the Emergence. Kingo, alongside his valet Karun Patel joined the other Eternals on their mission to recruit the rest of the team, reuniting with Thena, Gilgamesh, Druig, Phastos and Makkari. When the team plotted to stop the Emergence and go against the wishes of the Celestials, Kingo grew doubtful of the plan, and following Ikaris' betrayal, Kingo left the group due to his conflicting beliefs. After the Emergence was stopped, Kingo was pulled into space alongside Phastos and Sersi by Arishem the Judge, so Earth could face judgement.

### Creation

Kingo was built and programmed by Arishem the Judge, and presumably 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. Eventually, the Emergence would occur, destroying the planet in the process. Upon finishing their mission, the Eternals would be sent back to the World Forge to have their memories erased and reset.

### Protecting Humans

#### Arriving on Earth

*"We're Eternals. We came here from Olympia seven thousand years ago, to protect humans from the Deviants."*
―Sersi
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Kingo alongside the rest of the Eternals were sent to Earth on the Domo. Once awoken, the Eternals were provided with suits to wear before arriving at the planet. Kingo, being one of the Eternal's main fighters, landed on Earth first to fight the Deviants. Kingo was assisted by Makkari in defeating one of the creatures, and he complimented her on her fighting ability. When the Deviants attacking the humans were defeated, the Eternals presented themselves to the race they were assigned to protect. He claims Thor would follow him around when he was a child, but since he is now an Avenger he no longer returns Kingo's calls. However, this could be a boast due to his ego.

#### Leaving Sprite

*"I got sick of moving every five years. People freak out when they notice that you don't... age".
"I thought we were friends"*
―Kingo and Sprite[src]*To be added*

#### Bollywood Star

*"That's my great-grandfather, that's my grandfather, that's my father, and that's me. I'm part of a great Bollywood dynasty."*
―Kingo to Sprite[src]
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Once having settled into India, Kingo made a name for himself in the Bollywood film industry. To hide his immortality, he claimed throughout the years that he belonged to a single lineage of actors. He became a renowned actor, dancer and director, credited for multiple films including *Khel*, *Youva Prem*, *Phantom Gun*, the *Shadow Warrior* film series and *Sarosh ke putra*. In the 1970s, he met Karun Patel, who was shocked upon learning of his agelessness and attempted to stake Kingo through the heart, believing he was a vampire. The two eventually reconciled, with Patel becoming Kingo's loyal assistant and friend.

### Emergence

#### Ikaris' Betrayal

*"You do not turn against your family. Gilgamesh died because of you."
"You won't succeed against me. And I will kill every one of you if I have to."*
―Kingo and Ikaris[src]
*To be added*

#### Judged by Arishem

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After the Emergence was stopped, Kingo was kidnapped by the prime celestial, Arishem the Judge, for sabotaging the emergence of Tiamut the Communicator. He was bought there with his friends, Sersi and Phastos, so Arishem would evaluate their memories for a final judgement of the humans.

## Personality

Over the centuries, Kingo has become enamored with the idea of fame. In present day, he is a famous Bollywood star who must leave his life of wealth and comfort to help the Eternals repel the new Deviant threat. Kingo has used energy projection power to protect humans and grew to love how they adored him. Over the years Kingo became a performer using their Eternal stories as his inspiration.

Overall, Kingo is one of, if not the most boisterous and affable of the Eternals, having a good rapport with almost every one of them. The sole exception of them is Sprite. Kingo is dedicated to the mission of the Celestials, although he is not a zealot like Ikaris, as Kingo stated that although he disagreed with their plan to stop the Tiamut the Communicator's Emergence, he was not willing to harm them to do so and simply returned home to India instead of taking part in the fight.

Despite his positive qualities, Kingo can be slightly inconsiderate. This is evidenced in his tempestuous relationship with Sprite, having abandoned her in Macedonia due to getting tired of having to constantly find explanations for Sprite's stagnant youth. However, Kingo always had a soft spot for Sprite, with his love of movies and cinema stemming from him missing Sprite's vivid storytelling. Kingo's affection for Sprite led to him being the only Eternal, besides Sersi to see through her aloof exterior, realizing that Sprite was in love with Ikaris after noticing her jealously observing Ikaris and Sersi reconnecting.

## Powers and Abilities

### Powers

* **Eternal Physiology**: By design from the Celestials, Kingo is an Eternal possessing superhuman strength, durability, speed, agility, stamina, reflexes, and healing, numerous times superior than any normal human being, as well as immortality and being able to manipulate cosmic energy to a certain degree.
	+ **Superhuman Strength**: Like all Eternals, Kingo possesses great superhuman strength, numerous times stronger than any normal human being.
	+ **Superhuman Durability**: Kingo's body is numerous times more resistant to physical and energy damage than any normal human being.
	+ **Superhuman Speed**: Kingo can run and move at great superhuman speed, much faster than any normal human being.
	+ **Superhuman Agility**: Kingo naturally possesses far greater agility, equilibrium, flexibility, dexterity, balance, and body coordination than any normal human being.
	+ **Superhuman Stamina**: Kingo's advanced musculature is considerably more efficient than any normal human being. As a result, his muscles virtually do not produce fatigue toxins during physical activity. His endurance allows him to exercise his maximum capacity for an extremely long period of time without tiring at all.
	+ **Superhuman Reflexes**: Kingo can react and dodge objects traveling at high speeds, much quicker than any normal human being.
	+ **Regenerative Healing Factor**: Kingo's metabolism enable him to rapidly regenerate damaged bodily tissue with far greater speed and efficiency than any normal human being.
	+ **Immortality**: As an Eternal, Kingo is genetically able to live forever, without dying due to old age or illnesses.
	+ **Cosmic Energy Manipulation**: By design of the Celestials, all Eternals are genetically capable of using cosmic energy. Each Eternal possesses a unique ability, all derived from the same cosmic power source.
		- **Cosmic Energy Projection**:  File:Kingo preparing Cosmic Energy2.jpg   Kingo is capable of firing energy spheres from his hands, as if they were shots from a firearm. He is capable of manipulating the size of his energy projections with enough effort, as he can project smaller projectiles like bullets from his fingers or, with added time and effort, charge these bolts into larger and stronger spheres that are strong enough to kill a Deviant in a single shot.

### Abilities

* **Master Combatant**: Kingo is an extremely skilled and formidable hand-to-hand combatant, with thousands years of training and combat experience, making him one of the most powerful and best fighters in the universe. During the fight against the Deviants, Kingo served as an impressive fighter.
* **Master Marksman**: Kingo is able to utilize his energy projection abilities with lethal efficiency, as he shot and critically injured a Deviant with cosmic energy from a considerable distance. This precision is further honed by the finger-gun position Kingo puts his hands in, compressing the size of his energy blasts to that of a bullet.
* **Gifted Intellect**: Kingo is very intelligent and crafty enough to have come up with a public explanation for is immortality that involves him being the latest member of Bollywood's greatest acting dynasty. This is even more impressive considering that he has been in the public eye for the last century.
* **Master Actor**: Kingo is a highly skilled actor, which he managed to become one of the biggest movie stars in the history of Bollywood. In fact, his acting prowess extends into his public persona as well, as he has fooled the public into thinking that he is the scion of one of the greatest acting dynasties in Bollywood.
* **Multilingualism**: Kingo is fluent in English, Hindi, Urdu, and American Sign Language, using the latter to communicate with the deaf-mute Makkari.

## Equipment

### Other Equipment

* **Celestial Armor**: Kingo donned a purple armor, equipped on him by the Domo. The armor was durable enough to withstand multiple blows during the fight with the Deviants.
* **Dancing Costume**: For his portrayal of Ikaris in the Bollywood movie, *Shaandar Daastan-e-Ikaris* (Legend of Ikaris), Kingo wore a sleeveless replica of Ikaris' own uniform.

### Vehicles

* ***Domo**:* *To be added*
* **Kingo's Jet**: *To be added*

## Relationships

* Thena
* Makkari
* Phastos
* Sprite - Temporary Enemy
* Ikaris † - Temporary Enemy
* Sersi - Leader
* Gilgamesh †
* Druig
* Thor
* Karun Patel - Former Attempted Killer, Assistant and Friend
	+ Arishem the Judge - Former Superior and Kidnapper
	+ Tiamut the Communicator †
* Deviants
	+ Kro †

## Trivia

* In the comics, **Kingo Sunen** came from a Japanese settlement and learned the ways of the samurai. When hiding among humans, he was an action film star who played samurai.

## Behind the Scenes

* Kumail Nanjiani has stated that he played Kingo by combining the wisecracking attitude of John McClane from *Die Hard* and the look of Bollywood actor Hrithik Roshan.
* Anton Simpson-Tidy and Bryan McCoy were stunt doubles for Kumail Nanjiani in the role of Kingo.
* Ketan Majmudar was a stand-in and a photo double for Kumail Nanjiani in the role of Kingo.

## References

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The *Marvel Cinematic Universe* wiki has a collection of images and media related to ***Kingo***.
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1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 1.8 1.9 *Eternals*
2. ↑ Kumail Nanjiani Says John McClane Inspired His Marvel ‘Eternals’ Character

## External Links

* File:Marvel-favicon.PNG Kingo on Marvel Database
* File:WP favicon.PNG Kingo Sunen on Wikipedia