History Headscratchers / Eternals

* It's also possible that Ikaris secretly ''wanted'' to be caught so he could '''finally''' air his grievances and resentments he's been bottling up for literal centuries. He wants the Emergence to happen, not out of any true loyalty to Arishem, but because he wants to be free of the life he's been forced to endure as Ajak's NumberTwo.

** The atomic bomb also represents humanity crossing a line where *it could destroy itself*. Genocidal wars previously always meant one side would win and humanity would continue, but presumably Phastos is smart enough to forsee how nuclear war could lead to humanity's extinction. It's a new level of destruction, only possible with technology Phastos put in motion.

** Makes one wonder if Thanos is revealed to be one of the 10 Eternals sent to Titan. Why did Arishem make him large ans purple? Comic wise Thanos has deviant syndrome from A'Laes and Sui-San trying for a naturally born baby (comic retconnes this as being typically impossible for the Eternals to reproduce with each other). Though Eros clearly came out fine.

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* Druigg's mind control seemed to be putting Tiamut to sleep before Ikaris interrupted. So, why did Sersi decide to kill Tiamut when Druigg could have non-lethally stopped the Celestial?

** i guessed Tiamut as a foetus is not solid but rarher intangible. But becomes solid/tangible during emergence. It is possible due to Tiamut emerging to the point Sersi was standing on their hand. Maybe putting Tiamut to sleep would be an option as most of the physical body is tangible and solid. Therefore not able to safelty fit in the Earths core.
** Rhat or Ikaris lasering Druig injured him to the point that he can't focus his psychic powers. Hence why he knocked out Sprite with a rock rather than his powers (its mentioned by Gilgamesh that he had Druig use his powers to look after Thena whilst Gilgamesh went on holiday)

** It possible that Phastos didnt live in the US all this time. If he had its possible he moved around a lot over the centuries. Id take a guess he met his Husband Ben in Lebanon, but due to West Asian countries having discriminatiom against homosexuals. Ben likely chose to immigrate to the US where he believed itd be easier for Homosexual Black passing alien and West Asian man to get married and havea life together. Hell tbey may have immigrated to the US after Gay Marriage became legal.

** We know that Sprite briefly lived with Kingo and Ajak, Ajak comforted Phastos in Hiroshima as well. Meanwhile, Ikaris didn't seem to have any trouble going straight to Ajak's cabin as if he'd been there before. so it's likely that kept in touch at least enough that they could find each other again.

** Makws one wonder if Thanos is revealed to be one of the 10 Eternals sent to Titan. Why did Arishem make him large ans purple? Comic wise Thanos has deviant syndrome from A'Laes and Sui-San trying for a naturally born baby (comic retconnes this as being typically impossible for the Eternals to reproduce with each other). Though Eros clearly came out fine.

** Also Knowwhere is not a planet but a colonised celestial skull. Comics Knull os responsible using the Necrosword (I think). Maybe Knowwhere skulls is what left of the celestial of another planet after their Eternals tried to prevent that emergence.

** a Deleted scene has Sprite form an illusion of a deviant over a Smilodon skeleton. Implying some prehistorical animals may have been deviants or because the deviants resembled animals after eating them, she was just comparing or seeing what a Sabretooth Cat shaped Deviant would look like. Kinda like fan artist using the colour scheme one pokemon ans putting over the shape of another pokemon.

** Another note, if Ego the Living Planet is a Celestial. Why was he just a brain with no body, why did he create a living planet as his body? Did the Eternals of his planet find a was to remove him from the core before his birth? Leaving him bodyless? Did he creat a planet body for himself instictively due to being removed from his planet before he could Emerge?
** Alsp Knowwhere is not a planet but a colonised celestial skull. Comics Knull os responsible using the Necrosword (I think). Maybe Knowwhere skulls is what left of the celestial of another planet after their Eternals tried to prevent that emergence.

** Makws one wonder if Thanos is revealed to be one of the 10 Eternals sent to Titan. Why did Arishem make him large ans purple? Comic wise Thanos has deviant syndrome from A'Laes and Sui-San trying for a naturally born baby (comic retconnes this as being typically impossible for the Eternals to reproduce with each other). Though Eros clearly came out fine.

*** I assumed that the Royal Family of Titan are likely the 10 Eternals sent to Titan which would include Eros, A'Lars and Sui-San. Thanos was most likely adopted (probablty abandoned for his appearance). If MCU Thanos is revealed to be an Eternal later diwn the linr he either has Deviant syndrome much like the comics or Arishem made him that way the same way he made Sprite a forever Child.

* The Eternals are understandably horrified at the destruction of Tenochtitlan by the Spaniards, to the point they call it "genocide". However, at this point in history, there had been numerous wars that could be considered "genocidal". The Mongol invasions, for instance, are estimated to have killed up to 30 million people across East and Central Asia. Why was this the point where the Eternals finally express such horror and disgust at humanity? Additionally, Phastos draws the line at the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, but by that point, millions of civilians had already been killed around the world in Asia and Europe. Why is this where he concludes Humanity is bad? It seems the Eternals are somewhat selective about when to, and to not be horrified at humanity.

** The Eternals aren't on Earth just to kill the Deviants. They are also there to help the population grow. Phastos powers help with that by inventing things like the plow, which helps the humans with producing food. His powers also have some use in combat, as seen by him restaring Ikaris during the climax. Druig can make sure that the humans don't attack the Eternals or get in the way while they are fighting Deviants. Ajak's healing powers are to make sure none of the other Eternals die.

* Come on, are we really to believe that, with all the world at his disposal and no ties of loyalty to any nation, a black man would have chosen to live in the country that enslaved black people? And try to give more advanced technology to them? Come on, we are talking of the USA in the forties, Phastos couldn't even sit on the front side of a bus back then, and we are to believe he would be both willing and capable to suggest them how to wield nuclear energy?

* Come on, are we really to believe that, with all the world at his disposal and no ties of loyalty to any nation, a black would have chosen to live in the country that enslaved black people? And try to give more advanced technology to them? Come on, we are talking of the USA in the forties, Phastos couldn't even sit on the front side of a bus back then, and we are to believe he would be both willing and capable to suggest them how to wield nuclear energy?

** The point is correct, but in Hiroshima's case, Phastos is specifically upset about the atom bomb because it' s a terrifying and unprecedented manifestation of the power of technology and science, which is something he feels responsible for. As for the genocide in Tenochtitlan, it does not have to be the first one Druig witnessed, just that particular straw that breaks the camel's back, which makes also sense when you consider that their main mission is basically done at that point.