The MCU placed a big emphasis on creating nuanced villains with relatable motivations in Phase 3 (Killmonger, Helmut Zemo and Thanos being a few examples) and Kro may continue that trend. It also remains to be seen whether Eternals will focus on the forbidden love affair between Kro and Thena. Because he only appears briefly in the trailers, we don't know his exact role or motivations in the film. Kro is a CGI character voiced by Bill Skarsgård. (The Celestials were also glimpsed in the first Guardians movie wielding the Infinity Stones at some point in the distant past.) Remember the floating space station of Knowhere in Guardians of the Galaxy? That used to be a Celestial's head before Knull decapitated it. The symbiote god Knull is also notorious for slaughtering Celestials, as he holds a special hatred of them for disturbing his slumber at the dawn of time. The Apocalypse Twins, Uriel and Eimin, managed to kill a Celestial by enchanting Thor's old ax, Jarnbjorn. Even mortals are capable of killing them when wielding the right weapon. A well-fed Galactus can go toe-to-toe with these beings. While among the most powerful beings in the Marvel Universe, Celestials aren't invulnerable. They may even look like humans, albeit extremely enormous ones. No one knows what the Celestials actually look like beneath their massive, almost impenetrable armor. Celestials are telepathically linked to one another and can manipulate energy on a huge scale, even creating pocket universes out of nothing. Most Celestials are several thousand feet tall and have almost limitless strength and energy manipulation powers. Like all Celestials, Arishem is immensely powerful on a scale only rivaled by cosmic entities like Galactus or the most powerful gods like Odin and Zeus. That's where Arishem's faithful executioner Exitar comes in.Īrishem is distinguished by his dark red armor. Those civilizations that are judged harshly by Arishem are subject to elimination. He judges worlds on the basis of whether they show continued signs of growth and evolution. While the Celestials' motivations are beyond the understanding of ordinary mortals, Arishem and his kind tend to play an antagonistic role in many stories. The Eternals and Deviants are both the byproducts of Celestials tinkering with mankind's prehistoric ancestors. Their goal is to further the genetic diversity of the universe and lay the foundation for ever newer and more powerful forms of life. The Celestials are basically cosmic gardeners who travel the universe, seek out promising worlds and tinker with the gene pool of its inhabitants. Kro isn't actually the Devil of Christianity (there are plenty of other Marvel villains like Mephisto who like to lay claim to that title), but he's infamous for playing the part.Īrishem is the leader of the Celestials, one of the oldest and most powerful races of sentient beings in the Marvel Universe. Kro is fond of appearing among humans as a demonic, horned figure, inspiring tales of Satan and other underworld rulers like Pluto. Kro is similar, except he's the source of many of humanity's greatest monsters and boogeymen. It's similar to how Thor and his fellow Asgardians aren't actually depicted as gods in the MCU, but powerful aliens who inspired the stories of Norse mythology. For example, many of the Eternals themselves inspired humanity's stories about the Greek and Roman gods, with Makkari becoming Mercury, Thena becoming Athena, and so on. One of the fun parts of the Eternals franchise is finding out how many of the main characters inspired various heroes and villains of popular mythology. Most Deviants are monstrous and disfigured in appearance, but Kro is only ever as ugly or handsome as he chooses. This has allowed Kro to remain ageless and strong, and it also allows him to shape-shift into any form he chooses. These physical gifts stem from his ability to mentally control the molecules of his body. Like them, Kro is immortal and possesses strength, stamina and healing far greater than that of an ordinary human. Despite being the leader of the Deviants, Kro actually shares a lot in common physically with his enemies in the Eternals.
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