Phastos (Marvel Comics)

**Phastos** is an Eternal, a nearly immortal race created thousands of years ago by the alien Celestials. Being a weapon-smith, Phastos was mistaken for the Olympian god Hephaestus during the days of Ancient Greece.

## Powers

**Eternal Physiology:**Phastos possesses the conventional attributes of the Eternal race as well as certain special abilities developed through rigorous discipline. Like that of all Eternals, his life force is augmented by cosmic energy and he has total mental control over his physical form and bodily processes even when he is asleep or unconscious.

* ***Superhuman Strength:*** Phastos possesses superhuman strength, the exact extent of which is unknown. He has been shown to throw huge boulders and larger cars with little effort.
* ***Cosmic Energy Manipulation:*** Phastos can project cosmic energy in the form of beams from his eyes or beams and flashes from his hands. This cosmic energy, stored in specialized enclaves in the cells of his body, can be used as force, heat, light, and possibly other forms of electromagnetic energy. The maximum range for his energy beams is about 175 feet. The expenditure of cosmic energy in this way continually for several hours will temporarily deplete Phastos' physical strength but not his resistance to injury, although it will temporarily increase his sensitivity to pain. He will rapidly return to normal after such lengthy energy expenditure is over.
	+ ***Force Blasts:***Phastos can project a maximum concussive force of at least 200 pounds per square inch.
	+ ***Heat Blasts:***He can project heat of a maximum temperature of at least 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. It takes about one minute for him to attain this maximum temperatures. Because Phastos' heat beams can vaporize solid objects, they are often called his disintegration beams.
	+ ***Enhanced Metabolism:*** Cosmic energy bolsters Phastos' metabolism so that he does not tire from any physical exertion.
* ***Telekinesis:***He can levitate other people and objects, even while simultaneously levitating himself.
	+ ***Flight:*** Phastos can levitate himself by mentally manipulating gravitons, the subatomic particles carrying the force of gravitational attraction between atoms, around himself. Phastos is able to fly via self-levitation at approximately 600 miles per hour.
	+ ***Matter Manipulation:*** He can mentally manipulate atoms and molecules so as to transform an object's shape.
* ***Invulnerability:*** Phastos is highly resistant to conventional forms of injury.
	+ ***Regenerative Healing Factor:*** Should Phastos be injured, he can regenerate any injured or missing tissue.
	+ ***Insulated Weather Adaptation***
* ***Psionic Illusions:*** Phastos can mentally create illusions so as to disguise himself.
* ***Teleportation:*** Phastos can teleport himself psionically, but prefers not to do so since, like other Eternals, he finds the self-teleportation process physically unpleasant.
* ***Immortality:***An Eternal can only die through an injury that disperses a significant portion of his body's molecules or if he is injured after his mental control over his body is somehow broken.
	+ ***Disease Immunity***
	+ ***Delayed Aging***
* ***Self-Molecular Manipulation***

## Abilities

**Gifted Intelligence:**Phastos is a genius-level technologist. inventor, and engineer who prides himself on being able to meet any challenge in his fields.