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History

The Celestials appear as completely silent, armored humanoids with an average height of 2,000 feet. As little is known regarding their appearance underneath the armor, it is possible that this may be their true form. The Eternal Ikaris believes the armor is simply a shell for beings of pure energy, so as to allow interaction with the physical world. ^[1] It has been suggested that they may even be sentient stars. Unfortunately, not enough is known of the Celestials as a whole to do any more than guess. What is known is that the Celestials are apparently responsible for the creation of two offshoots of humanity — the Eternals and the Deviants — on Earth over a million years ago ^[2] and that they are responsible for modifying standard human DNA in such a way as to open the possibility for the eventual appearance of human mutants.^[3] The exact reason for the Celestials' genetic manipulation of proto-humans is unknown, although it is known that the Celestials have conducted similar experiments on other races such as the Skrulls. Ikaris is a fictional member of the Eternals, a race appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Deviants are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. ... The Skrulls are a fictional alien race in Marvel Comics universe. ...

Each race that the Celestials has experimented on is periodically assessed by Arishem the Judge, and if a race "fails" by Celestials standards, Arishem will send an execution code to Exitar the Exterminator, a 20,000 foot tall Celestial who carries out Arishem's sentence. On the first occasion that this act was witnessed, Exitar terraforms a planet into a garden paradise, with only the "evil" inhabitants being destroyed, and the survivors are given a second chance. ^[4] More recent depictions, however, show races that fail the genetic test are destroyed with their planet.^[5] The Celestials' policy of interference is the exact opposite of the Watchers' policy of observation, and the two races have been enemies for many eons. ^[6] Marvel Select The Watcher figure In the fictional Marvel Comics universe, the Watchers are an extraterrestrial species of near-omnipotent immortal beings who watch the universe with advanced technology. ...

The Celestials have only appeared on Earth on a few occasions, and very few beings on Earth are even aware of the Celestials' existence. The Eternals and Deviants call the Celestials "Space Gods" and know that they visit Earth in "Hosts" at 1,000 year intervals to monitor mankind's progress. Resenting the presence of the Celestials, the Skyfather figures of Earth (e.g., Odin, Zeus, Vishnu) attempt to stop the Third Host, but are humbled very quickly. The Skyfathers then develop a plan to stop the Fourth Host from judging Earth again. Unfortunately this plan fails, but as a result of the offering of the Skymothers (e.g., Frigga, Hera) Earth is left in peace until the time of the Fifth Host.^[7] In the Vedic religion is Akasha, the Sky Father, husband of Prithvi and father of Agni and Indra (RV 4. ... Odin is a fictional character and that appears in the Marvel Universe and is based on the being of the same name from Norse mythology. ... For other instances of the Greek God in comics, see Zeus (comics). ...

Roma has hinted that the Celestials are nothing more than Poppuppians from a cancelled (or completed?) Omniverse.

Members

The Celestial Fourth Host - (left to right) Hargen, Tefral, Nezzar, Gammenon, Arishem, Jemiah, Eson, Oneg and Ziran. Art by Keith Pollard.

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• The One Above All - Leader of the Celestials.
• Arishem the Judge - Field leader for ground teams.
• Tefral the Surveyor
• Eson the Searcher
• Jemiah the Analyzer
• Gammenon the Gatherer
• Hargen the Measurer
• Oneg the Prober
• Nezarr the Calculator
• Ziran the Tester
• Ashema the Listener
• Exitar the Exterminator

There is an additional Celestial named Tiamut, usually referred to as The Dreaming Celestial, the Apostate, or the "Great Renegade." Tiamut apparently rebels against the rest of the Second Host when they are visiting Earth, and after a drawn-out battle is then imprisoned under a mountain range by the other Celestials, and condemned to sleep for eternity. In the modern age the Deviant Ghaur siphons off the Dreaming Celestial's power, but soon falls under Tiamut's control. Ghaur is defeated soon afterwards by the Eternals and Avengers.^[8] Due to the recent machinations of the Eternal Sprite and several Deviants, Tiamut is reawakened and has adopted the role of an observer of events on Earth.^[9] Ghaur (pronounced Gore) is a Marvel Comics supervillain. ... The Avengers are a fictional superhero team appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. ... Sprite is a fictional character appearing in the comic books published by Marvel Comics. ...

Ashema, the Listener was selected to 'harvest' Franklin Richards as the culmination of their Earthly experiment, due to it finally producing a being on par with them. She learned compassion for humanity and took it upon herself to preserve and contain his Heroes Reborn Earth through her dreams, in a self-imposed hibernation.^[10] With assistance from the Fantastic Four and Doctor Doom she later counteracted the Apostate's attempts to induce chaos in this dimension, and moved the planet to become a Counter-Earth in opposite orbit of the sun. This article is about the Marvel Comics character. ... Heroes Reborn was an event in which Marvel Comics temporarily outsourced the production of several of its most famous comic books to the studios of its popular former employees Jim Lee and Rob Liefeld. ... For other uses, see Fantastic Four (disambiguation). ... Doctor Doom (Victor von Doom) is a fictional character, a supervillain in the Marvel Universe. ... In the fictional Marvel Universe, the hypothetical planet known as Counter-Earth has thrice been created, each time as a near-duplicate of Earth. ...

There are also a number of Celestials that only appear in one story. These Celestials are the two 'brothers' Devron the Experimenter and Gamiel the Manipulator;^[11] Scathan the Approver;^[12] the Monolith Gatherer^[13] and the Red and Blue Celestials.^[14]

Powers and abilities

The Celestials are among the most powerful physical entities in the Marvel Universe. The highly evolved Cosmic Cube beings Kosmos and Kubik — beings who wield nearly incalculable energy, matter and reality manipulation powers — stated that a single Celestial possesses "power many orders of magnitude beyond our own."^[15] Reed Richards has suggested that the Celestials' source of power is Hyperspace itself — the source of all energy in the Marvel Universe — a suggestion confirmed by the Invisible Woman's ability to completely disrupt Exitar's physical form with her hyperspace-derived force fields.^[6] His father, Nathaniel Richards, further theorized that Celestials are beings from Hyperspace and their armored appearance is merely a construct to interact with other dimensions. This article is about the shared universe setting used by many Marvel Comics titles. ... This article contains a trivia section. ... Kosmos is the name of a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe, a fusion of the Beyonder and Molecule Man, who are apparently parts of a Cosmic Cube, and cared for by Kubik. ... Kubik is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics Universe. ... Reality warping in superhero fiction is a superpower. ... Scene from Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope depicting the inside of the Millenium Falcon when entering hyperspace. ... Nathaniel Richards is a fictional character in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

The Celestials possess the ability to channel and manipulate an indeterminable amount of cosmic energy for boundless feats. They have shown an ability to permanently seal off entire dimensions,^[10] create super-powered beings such as the Godstalkers, reduce the Asgardian construct known as the Destroyer to slag even while it was imbued with the life force of all the gods of Asgard (with the exception of Thor), and move multiple planets across galactic distances at will. Celestial armor can withstand planet-pulverizing forces and, in most instances, even when they have been injured they can repair the damage in seconds. The Celestial armor has been damaged with varying degrees of success by the Invisible Woman,^[6] Thor,^[16] and the Odinsword-wielding Destroyer construct. ^[17] The Destroyer is a fictional character that appears in the Marvel Universe. ... “Invisible Girl” redirects here. ... Thor (often called The Mighty Thor) is a superhero appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. ...

Other versions

• In the alternate universe of Earth X (Earth-9997), the Celestials are beings of energy encased in armor composed of vibranium, a metal with properties that prevents their dissipation. They reproduce by planting a fragment of their essence in a planet (performing experiments on the dominant species and allowing them capacity for superpowers as a security system), which eventually matures into a new Celestial, who in turn absorbs the planet. It is revealed that Galactus is an enemy of the Celestials as he devours the planets that incubate Celestial "eggs." ^[18]

• In a What If issue, the Celestials return to a parallel Marvel Earth in the future and deem mankind unfit due to the genetic tampering of the being the High Evolutionary. ^[19]

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Footnotes

References

• Thor.net
• Sersi's Loft: Home of the Eternals: Celestials
• Knightmare6.com: Marvel Cosmic Entities