The Celestials are a race of ancient and powerful beings who stand at 2,000+ft, and exhibit godly powers and abilities.
They are responsible for the creation of Eternals and Deviants, who while popularized by their Earth counterparts as a species that can be found on multiple worlds and include such beings as Thanos of Titan and Maelstrom (although Maelstrom had Inhuman heritage, the Inhumans are a result of Kree manipulation and are also found on multiple worlds).
Biology[]
A Celestial's face revealed
Little is known about the true nature of the Celestials, although they do not appear to be conventional lifeforms. They take on the appearance of humongous humanoids clad in containment suits/armor, each varying in color and design. Their internal bodies are comprised of black biomechanical matter, and their bodies have several defenses that take the form of large, living creatures. While their full true form is unknown, Celestials are capable of removing their armor, and it is known that beneath their helmets, they bear glowing humanoid faces. They are always linked in telepathy to each other, no matter where they are in space. Celestials are also incredibly durable, able to survive attacks from weapons as powerful as the Ultimate Nullifier, and regenerate lost limbs. Most notably, they possess immeasurable supernatural abilities, capable of warping time and space, being in multiple places at once, and overpowering cosmic beings such as Galactus.
History[]
Their origin is shrouded in mystery, but they are known to be one of the oldest and most powerful races in the Universe. The Celestials spend most of their time creating and evolving life-forms, destroying those they deem unfit. They have made multiple visits to Earth (events known as Hosts) and are one of the multiple reasons that Homo sapiens are able to develop superpowers. Other species modified by Celestials throughout time include Gigantians, Eyungs, Skrulls, Kree, Ron-Shor Natives, and 654.3454.792B Natives, splitting them into Eternal, Deviant, and Latent branches.
It was eventually revealed that Celestials are a faction of Aspirants from the First Firmament that rebelled due to having opposing opinions on the stagnant perfection of their creator, believing in continuous evolution and growth. Their rebellion caused the creation of a second new multiverse that became Eternity. The Celestials colonized this new reality and promoted the growth and evolution of the races and civilizations that inhabited.
Eons later they nearly wiped to extinction by the Beyonders who caused the collapse of the multiverse. After the multiverse was rebooted turning it into the Eight Iteration, Eternity. Some Celestials survived hiding on the fringes of creation. However Logos found them and killed them. Only one was spared, saved by the Queen of Nevers, the lover of Eternity.
When the Eternity Watch engaged Logos and the First Firmament's minions, the Death Celestials, in the Superflow, the Queen of Nevers hearing Galactus's call for the possibility, had the last Celestial sacrifice itself and brought back the Fifth Host of Celestials. They engaged the Death Celestials destroying all taint to Eternity.
Alternate Realities[]
Marvel Cinematic Universe (Earth-199999)[]
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Notable Members[]
Named Members[]
- Arishem the Judge
- Ashema the Listener
- Callus the Void
- Devron the Experimenter
- Ea the Wise
- Ego the Living Planet (Earth-199999)
- Eson the Searcher
- Exitar the Executioner
- Gamiel the Manipulator
- Gammenon the Gatherer
- Godhead
- Groffon the Regurger
- Hargen the Measurer
- Jemiah the Analyzer
- Knowhere (Celestial's dead head)
- Nezarr the Calculator
- Obliteron
- One Above All
- Oneg the Prober
- Peter Quill (Human/Celestial Hybrid)
- Tefral the Surveyor
- Tiamut the Communicator
- Valknar the Exhumer
- Xodus the Forgotten
- Zgreb the Sorrower
- Ziran the Tester
Unnamed Members[]
- Blue Celestial
- Celestial Madonna
- Forgotten Celestial
- Godstalker
- Headless Celestial
- Progenitor
- Red Celestial
- Red-Blue Judge
- Star Child