Eternals

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> We're Eternals, from a planet called Olympia. We came here seven thousand years ago on the Domo, our starship, to protect humans from the Deviants.
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> - Sersi to Dane Whitman

The **Eternals** are a race of near-immortal synthetic beings created by the Celestials. They were sent to multiple planets to protect and help evolve sentient lifeforms to power a Celestial seed inside the planet, which would absorb the energy made from the sentient lifeforms. Ten of these Eternals arrived on Earth during the Stone Age to protect humanity from the Deviants.

## History

### Creation's Purpose

> I built and programmed you, Eternals, to be synthetic beings and incapable of evolution to correct my mistake.
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> - Arishem the Judge to Sersi

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### Centuri-Six's Emergence

> She thinks she used to live there until it was destroyed. Always talks about massive quakes ripping it apart. Everyone died including herself.
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> - Gilgamesh to Sersi

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### Tiamut's Emergence

#### Guiding Humanity

> Humanity may be coming along slower than some of us want, but there's no telling what wonders they will discover as they advance.
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> - Ajak

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#### Druig's Departure

> Could our mission have been a mistake? Are we really helping these people build a better world? We're just like the soldiers down there. Pawns to their leaders, blinded by loyalty. It ends now.
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> - Druig

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#### Reuniting

> **Ikaris:** You hear that, Sprite? Family reunion.
> **Sprite:** It's about time.
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> - Ikaris and Sprite

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#### Stopping Tiamut's Emergence

> **Kingo:** We have no right to stop the birth of a Celestial.
> **Sersi:** There has to be a way Tiamut can emerge without destroying the Earth. We just have to delay it until we figure out how.
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> - Kingo and Sersi

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#### Arishem's Judgement

> You have chosen to sacrifice a Celestial for the people of this planet. I will spare them, but your memories will show me if they are worthy of living. And I will return for judgment.
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> - Arishem the Judge

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### Meeting Other Eternals

> It is a pleasure to make your acquaintance, my fellow Eternals.
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> - Starfox

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## Technology and Weapons

### Vehicles

* ***Domo***: The Eternals boarded the Domo in order to arrive on Earth. The starship was later used by Druig, Makkari and Thena in their search for other Eternals throughout the Cosmos.
* **Kingo's Jet**: The Eternals boarded Kingo's private jet in order to find Gilgamesh, Thena, Druig, Phastos, and Makkari before the Emergence could begin.

## Characteristic Traits

The Eternals are outwardly physically indistinguishable to humans, although they possess far greater strength, agility, and durability than an average human. They are capable of "living" forever without aging, due to the fact that they possess a synthetic body rather than an organic one. Beneath the skin, they appear to have metallic musculatures and endoskeletons, although they "bleed" something similar to red blood when injured. They can survive the vacuum of space without any protection or breathing gear, compared to most organics who would rupture blood vessels and suffocate shortly after exposure. Because they are artificial and not biological, they do not qualify as part of “life in existence,” allowing them to survive spells or events that specifically target living beings. Eternals, despite being artificial and not biological, are capable of emotions, even capable of having relations with one another or with humans.

As synthetic beings, their memories can be erased, analyzed, and backed-up, and if their bodies are destroyed, they can simply be manufactured again in the World Forge, a deep-space facility where their memories of previous missions are stored and the place where they were created. If something goes wrong with an Eternal's mindwipe, the affected individual may develop Mahd Wy'ry, a malfunction where they begin attacking anyone on sight as a result of jumbled recollections of previous missions to other worlds. There is no cure other than possibly letting the individual know of their memories' true nature.

The Eternals are fueled by infinite cosmic energy, imbued upon them by Arishem during their creation. They use this energy to keep their bodies regenerating indefinitely. Through technological means, they can reallocate their energies and pool them into a single Eternal, whose abilities will then be boosted beyond their normal limits at the cost of momentarily shutting down their regeneration.

Other than regeneration, each Eternal utilizes cosmic energy differently in accordance with their specific role. Of the ten Eternals sent to Earth, five of them use their energies in directly combating the Deviants: exoskeleton generation, heat vision, flight, super speed, energy projection, and weapon generation are all effective tools for this task. The other five function in more support capabilities: transmutation, healing, mind control, illusion projection, and technopathy. Their powers manifest as golden energy forming intricate designs with a circles-and-lines motif, usually over their hands, their armor, or other affected objects.

Few things are able to permanently harm, much less kill, Eternals. Eternals drained of cosmic energy "die" shortly: their skin quickly takes on a greyish pallor, cracks in places like alabaster, and become etched with the circles-and-lines motif prevalent in their technology and aesthetics. Their deactivated bodies can be cremated by regular fires.

## Notable Eternals

* Ajak
* Sersi
* Ikaris
* Thena
* Kingo
* Phastos
* Percy
* Makkari
* Druig
* Gilgamesh
* Eros