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The Deviants were first introduced in Jack Kirby's The Eternals but have subsequently appeared in many Marvel titles. Some of the Deviants listed here have only appeared in other titles and not directly in an Eternals series.
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Deviants
In General
In General
- Bizarre Human Biology: Genetically they're related to humans and capable of interbreeding. They're intended by Celestials as a test bed for the human potential to drastically mutate and are effectively each a subspecies of one.
- Butt-Monkey: Compared to the Eternals and humans, they really got a raw deal - while humans are powerless, they're at least genetically stable, with the potential to acquire powers that make even the strongest deviants pale in comparison (and that's before one gets into Mutants and Inhumans).
- Enemy Mine: While Kro and Thena have had dalliances over the years, and Khoryphos and Yrsidis have stayed together, it's only around the 2020s that they reluctantly try to co-habit with the Eternals.
- They also had a brief team-up with the Mutants during the Judgment Day storyline.
- Evil Counterpart: Played with. They were presented as the opposite to the Eternals, short-lived, bestial and with a monstrous appearance, and some are every bit as monstrous as they look. But, for the most part, they're no more monstrous than humans or Eternals.
- Fantastic Slurs: Depending on the writer, Deviant itself is this. In the 2006 series, Morjak and Gelt prefer to talk about their race as ‘The Changing People’, and both terms are used in the 2021 series.
- Foil: Intended to be the opposite number to Eternals. They are mortal and known for changing, while the Eternals live up to their name and are prone to stagnation because of it.
- Grotesque Gallery: There are a few exceptions, but Deviants are generally portrayed as pretty ugly by human standards. On the flip side, some stories have implied that humans are also hideous by Deviant standards.
- Hijacked by Ganon: Generally speaking, for any modern story set after Tode's death, any leader of Lemuria who's not Ghaur or Kro is either serving one of them or will be replaced by one or the other by the end of the story.
- Kill It with Fire: A theme. Flame guns are the preferred Deviant weapon in the early stories. And the genetic rejects are consigned to the fire pits.
- Precursors: Comparable to the Eternals. They're an ancient civilization with advanced technology whose actions have shaped the course of human development. Whether they're benevolent or not can depend on the individual, but on the whole they don't care all that much for human welfare. The 2021 Eternals comic also shows that their genetic potential in the human gene pool is where mutants developed from.
- Speech Bubbles: Since the 2006 series, Deviants have generally been portrayed with very distinctive speech bubbles unless they’re impersonating humans. The 2021 series adopts a standard style with a green background for all Deviants; the 2006 series used a range of different styles depending on the character.
- Transformation Horror: The Change, which Eternals call “Excess Deviation”. The speed may vary, but if it takes hold then a Deviant is physically and mentally transformed into a cannibalistic horror. There is no known way to prevent, delay or reverse it.
- Ultraterrestrials: They have incredibly advanced technology that built infrastructure throughout the Earth that humans across the world and throughout history have regularly stumbled upon.
Brother Tode
Brother Tode
Notable Aliases: Brother Toad, Great Tode, Ruler of the Deviants
First Appearance: Eternals #1 (April, 1976)
The Leader of the Deviants in the original Jack Kirby series.
- Adipose Rex: Very fat and the first known leader of the Deviants.
- Bad Boss: Flees from Thor and the Eternals, leaving Kro trapped alone. Tode can't resist mocking him as he leaves, either.
- Enemy Mine: Averted. Ikaris actually suggests that the Eternals, humans and Deviants should work together to survive the Fourth Host of the Celestials. Tode rejects the offer out of hand, claiming that Deviant weapons will be enough.
- Fat Bastard: Very fat and not a nice guy.
- Green and Mean: His skin is green and he's far less pleasant than even Kro.
- Gonk: Even by Deviant standards, he's incredibly ugly.
- Immortality Seeker: His appearance in Iron Man shows him inhaling atomized Eternals in the belief that this will extend his lifespan.
- Killed Offscreen: Tode and his followers were apparently executed by the Eternals after his capture. They were next seen 'translated' into another form, compacted into a cube via Eternal molecular rearrangement, then left to drift in space. This 'translation' was apparently both permanent and fatal.
- Killed Off for Real: He's remained dead since his execution by the Eternals. His last appearance (other than flashbacks) was in 1983, and subsequent comics haven't tried to resurrect him.
Dragona
Dragona
First Appearance: Thor #286 (August, 1979)
A blue-skinned, winged Deviant who's the sister of Ereshkigal. Briefly served as a member of Kro’s Delta Network.
- Breath Weapon: Dragona lives up to her name - she breathes fire.
- Early Instalment Weirdness: When Dragona makes her first brief appearance in Thor she has no visible wings and seems to be romantically entangled with Brother Tode.
- Mama Bear: She has a distinct affinity for children. Her first appearance shows her rescuing a baby from Lemuria’s fire pits.
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared in the comics since 1994, long before the Gaiman and Gillen soft reboots of the Eternals.
- Sibling Yin-Yang: Whereas Dragona is motherly and mostly heroic, her sister Ereshkigal is power-hungry and villainous.
- Winged Humanoid: She has large reptilian wings on her back.
Dromedan
Dromedan
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 1) #16 (October, 1977)
A Deviant Mutate who is considered so powerful and dangerous that his own people entombed him. He’s occasionally escaped but is usually imprisoned again at the end of any story in which he appears. A thousand years ago he faced Thor and the Eternals, killing Ikaris's father Virako.
- Fighting Spirit: When confronted in Peru a thousand years ago, he was able to use his psychic powers to shape the beliefs of the Incas into a superhuman physical form, echoing the god ‘Thunder’, and then set it on Thor.
- Long-Lived: Has been imprisoned for at least a thousand years. Doesn’t seem to have aged much.
- Made of Indestructium: The neutralizer helmet. To the point where Thor can hammer it back onto Dromedan’s head with Mjolnir, without having to worry about damaging the helmet. Even when he’s not wearing it, Dromedan’s own impressive powers seem unable to harm it in any way.
- Mind Control: Very powerful mind control, able to seize control of multiple Eternals at once. During Dromedan’s first appearance Zuras worries that, if he gets out, he’ll be able to control a whole city of humans.
- Psi Blast: Seemingly able to cause physical damage with them, not just mental pain.
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared in the comics since 1994, long before the Gaiman and Gillen soft reboots of the Eternals.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: Entombed underground, and also locked into a neutralizer helmet that restricts his mental powers.
- Super-Strength: Apparently not as strong as Tutinax, and Dromedan prefers to rely on mental powers rather than physical force. But still strong enough to wrestle Ikaris.
- Super-Toughness: Zuras buries him in molten rock. Ikaris burns him with Eye Beams. Thor throws Mjolnir at him, at full strength. None of these things seems to harm him much.
Enigmo
Enigmo
First Appearance: Avengers #283 (May, 1979)
A former member of the Delta Network, he was a Deviant wrestler who had the power to change his body and clone himself.
- Asteroids Monster: He can divide his body mass into independent clones, usually from physical impact. They can meld back together anytime but also over time restore their reduced mass back to real size.
- Attack of the 50-Foot Whatever: With enough full sized duplicates, he can become a giant version of himself. This is more of a liability than a benefit.
- The Bus Came Back: He made a comeback in 2016 in The Unbeatable Squirrel Girl.
- Clone Degeneration: Downplayed; the smaller his duplicates the less brain matter they have and thus the less intelligent they can be.
- Duplicate Divergence: One duplicate decided against his plan of world domination and became a better person. He became so different that merging back with the others wasn't immediate and required a lot more force to initiate. They then had an unseen Battle in the Center of the Mind for dominance.
- One to Million to One: His main power is to divide his mass into clones and merge back together again.
- Square-Cube Law: Squirrel Girl deduces that unlike other sizeshifting superhumans, he has no compensation for being bigger than humanly possible. She provokes him into merging with his duplicates into a giant, which near immediately causes his ankle to snap from the weight and incapacitates him. The bigger they are, as they say.
Ereshkigal
Ereshkigal
Notable Aliases: Erishkigel, Lisa, Hecate, Holly Deborah Steckley
First Appearance: Thor #370 (November 1993)
An extra-dimensional explorer who posed as the Babylonian underworld goddess.
- Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette: Has unnaturally pale skin and black hair, and she's one of the more ruthless Deviants.
- Long-Lived: She claims to have lived for thousands of years. Her exact age is unclear.
- Immortality Seeker: While very long-lived, Ereshkigal is not truly immortal and wants to rise in the hierarchy imposed by cosmic beings like Eternity and The Living Tribunal.
- Only Known by Their Nickname: Ereshkigal is merely her best-known alias, her original Deviant name is unknown.
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared in the comics since 2012. The 2021 Eternals comic mentions her name in a Long List of Deviants, but that's all.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: Deviants are usually foes of the Eternals, but she was introduced as a foe of Thor, and she would later face Quasar. As of 2021, she still hasn’t actually appeared in an Eternals series (her name has appeared in a Long List of Lemurian residents, but that’s all).
- Shapeshifter Mode Lock: Due to the Star Brand affecting her cellular structure, she lost the Deviant ability to shape-shift and remained stuck in her humanoid bat-winged form.
- Uncertain Doom: She is a potential casualty of the assault on Lemuria in the 2021 series. Her fate is not certain, but her name’s on the Long List of the dead, injured and traumatized.
- Winged Humanoid: She has bat wings that she can fly.
Gelt
Gelt
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 3) #1 (June, 2006)
A Deviant worshiper of the Dreaming Celestial, Gelt and his old friend Morjak are hired by Ajak to kidnap and kill Ikaris.
- Bantering Baddie Buddies: Gelt and Morjak have this dynamic. The two Deviants, very different in appearance and mannerisms, are kidnappers, killers and old friends. Gelt is the tall, brawny, intimidating one who rarely says much outside of combat situations. Whereas Morjak is the short guy who seems to like the sound of his own voice.
- Combat Tentacles: Gelt has six tentacles in place of humanoid arms.
- Full-Body Disguise: He wears a very convincing human disguise suit for most of the 2007 series. However, unlike his friend Morjak, Gelt doesn't seem able to speak in a normal human voice.
- Multipurpose Tongue: In one scene he casually uses his long tongue to catch a squirrel, which he pulls into his mouth and eats.
- Noble Demon: After Makkari asks Sersi to save Gelt's life, he pledges that he'll repay the debt by spending his life in Makkari's service (Makkari politely declines).
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared again since playing a major role in the 2007 Eternals series’
- Speech Bubble: Gelt speaks in coloured speech bubbles with ragged edges, seemingly representing the fact that he doesn't sound entirely human even when disguised as one.
- Underestimating Badassery: After successfully killing a semi-amnesiac and captured Ikaris, Gelt overestimates his own abilities and boasts that he could kill Ikaris again with four arms tied behind his back. The revived Ikaris simply responds by almost killing Gelt with his Eye Beams.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Gelt is driven by faith in the Dreaming Celestial and a wish to make things better for his people. He's entirely prepared to lay down his life for the cause.
Ghaur
Ghaur
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 2) #2 (August, 1985)
The telepathic priest-lord of the Deviants. Initially driven by rage against the Celestials, he later adopts a faith in the malign elder god Set.
- Back from the Dead:
- After his spirit's evicted from his body at the end of the Gillis/Simonson Eternals series, he uses his last traces of power to tamper with the Silver Surfer's board, then tricks the Surfer into resurrecting him.
- He does something similar at the end of the Atlantis Attacks crossover when his new body is annihilated. This time he possesses a statue of himself and regains control of the Lemurian priesthood.
- Big Bad: Of the 1985 The Eternals maxiseries, as well as the Atlantis Attacks crossover event a few years later.
- Even Evil Has Standards: In a touch of Early-Installment Weirdness before his initial death and resurrection, Ghaur orders proper burials for the humans his hapless rival Ranar enslaved and executed, saying they deserved better. Ranar's own corpse gets no such respect.
- How Do I Shot Web?: When he ascends to Celestial power, this catches up with him. He starts growing to the size of a true Celestial and begins to drown when he breaks through the roof of Lemuria into the ocean... before realizing that his new powers mean he can choose his size and doesn’t really need to breathe.
- Inconsistent Coloring: Blue skinned, but has occasionally been shown as green (mostly on covers).
- Mind Control: As well as turning Deviants into People Puppets, Ghaur can completely control their minds if he knows their genetic structure. After his resurrection, he seems quite capable of controlling humans as well.
- People Puppets: Along with his Mind Control ability, Ghaur can take physical control of any Deviant once he’s familiar with their genetic code. This can sometimes allow him to activate dormant powers or mutations his target doesn’t even know they have - on one occasion, he forces Ranar to cry tears that harden over his mouth and nose, suffocating him.
- Psychic-Assisted Suicide: Orders one of Kro’s allies to kill himself, to prove a point about Ghaur’s mental control. He does.
- Sinister Minister: He's the villainous leader of Lemuria's priesthood.
- When first introduced he's a corrupt figure who's cynically using his religion to stage a coup, has assembled a secret army from Deviants "executed" by the priesthood and has plans to ascend to godhood.
- In later appearances, after returning from disembodied near-death, he's still a very sinister religious leader, but has acquired a genuine faith in the Elder God Set.
Karkas
Karkas
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 1) #8 (August, 1977)
An exceptionally ugly but strong Deviant, who's calm and humane in his outlook. He's introduced alongside Ransak, who appears entirely human but struggles to control a bestial rage, and the two appear together in many stories.
- Big Guy, Little Guy: He's 8'3"/2.51m tall, and while Ransak is not short, he's still over a head shorter than Karkas.
- Foil: Of his friend Ransak. Whereas Karkas is highly mutated and wouldn't be mistaken for a human, Ransak looks completely human. And while Karkas is calm and philosophical, Ransak is constantly struggling to keep his rage under control.
- Hidden Depths: Despite his freakish look, he is in fact a philosopher.
- Mighty Glacier: He might be huge, tough and incredibly strong, but he's slow and ponderous.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The calm and thoughtful Blue to Ransak's Red. Ironically their colors are inverted, with Karkas having red skin while Ransak wears mostly blue outfits.
- Smarter Than You Look: He looks like a complete brute, but is a calm and humane philosopher.
- Super-Toughness: His thick hide can withstand concussive forces up to those of a small anti-tank missile before sustaining serious injury. His recuperative powers are about twice that of human beings.
Kro
Kro
Notable Aliases: Rudolph Hendler, Pluto
First Appearance: Red Raven Comics #1 (May, 1940) note ; Eternals #1 (April, 1976) note
A general of the Deviants. Kro is one of the few Deviants with some kind of immortality, apparently due to his random genetic makeup - and has gone to some lengths to hide that fact from the rest of his race. He’s also had an on-and-off affair with the Eternal Thena for at least 100,000 years. He’s been ruler of Lemuria more than once, but he’s also taken on many other roles - such as working with the US government to peacefully resettle Deviants in the USA.
- Ambiguous Situation: He invited Sersi to dinner for unclear motives: to enjoy Sersi's company, to raise Thena's ire, to find out information. He states he did it for more than one reason.
- Amicable Exes: With Thena. The Amicable part varies with years (and writers).
- The Ageless: He's one of the very, very few Deviants with an extended lifespan - and is now at least 100,000 years old.
- Bald of Evil: Not completely evil but he sure is completely bald.
- Beard of Evil: As expected from a Devil look-a-like, he has a trimmed goatee.
- Bizarre Alien Biology: Kro's heart isn't in the usual location.
- The Captain: Once led a team of Deviants and Deviant-human hybrids called the Delta Network.
- Cool Shades: Has occasionally taken to wearing red shades.
- Combat Pragmatist: While he will try to maintain peaceful relations, he will make sure it benefits the Deviants. He is also not above deploying mind-control devices ("brain mines") on Eternals.
- Depending on the Artist: Has been drawn as a very pink-skinned man who looks almost entirely human, a muscular, demonic red-skinned orc and almost everything in between.
- Dragon-in-Chief: To Brother Tode for at least part of the time they worked together. Tode was never exactly the brains of the operation.
- Freudian Excuse: Unlike other Deviants, he's Long-Lived enough to remember Arishem the Judge and the other Celestials destroying Lemuria. Everything he's done since has been him running away from that.
- Hidden Depths: He’s been Thena's lover at times, over many millennia. This has occasionally led him to reluctantly ally with the Eternals.
- Horned Humanoid: With horns on his head, he has often been mistaken for - or actively posed as - the Devil.
- I Am the Noun: He declares himself the law in Lemuria.
- Impaled with Extreme Prejudice: When he speaks too freely about his disdain for Brother Tode, one of Tode’s guards puts a spear through his chest. Fortunately, it missed his heart.
- Mission Control: To the US government-backed Delta Network. He even gets an office in the Pentagon. That said, the only time we actually get to see them in action, Kro chooses to join them in the field.
- My Grandson, Myself: He’s posed as his own descendants many times.
- A Nazi by Any Other Name: Not normally the case, despite his Face–Heel Revolving Door. But later revisions established that he was actually European dictator and warmonger Rudolph Hendler - very much a Hitler Expy - who confronted a disguised Makkari back in the 1940s.
Maelstrom
Maelstrom
Notable Aliases: Anomaly, Malcolm Stromberg
First Appearance: Marvel Two-In-One #71 (October, 1980)
Maelstrom is a Deviant/Inhuman hybrid. Considered one of the most dangerous villains in the Marvel Universe, Maelstrom once tried to collapse the universe into a black hole.
- Anthropomorphic Personification: After he kills and replaces Anomaly
- Body Backup Drive: He’s achieved a version of Resurrective Immortality by sending his mind to a cloned body when he’s killed.
- Dragon with an Agenda: To Oblivion. Maelstrom, in his role as Anomaly, expects to replace his patron if his plan for universal destruction is successful.
- Energy Absorption: One of his powers, potentially on a massive scale. Backed by his machines, he can halt the spin of a planet (although this also leaves him vulnerable to overload if his machines are sabotaged).
- Godhood Seeker: He’s convinced that his destiny is to become the most powerful being in the universe.
- It's Personal: With Quasar, at least from Quasar’s perspective. Maelstrom killed his father, amputated Quasar’s hands, killed his friend Makkari and then killed him. Quasar and Makkari got better; Quasar’s father didn’t.
- Non-Human Humanoid Hybrid: His heritage is a mix of Deviant and Inhuman.
- No, Mr. Bond, I Expect You to Dine: Played with. He hosts Quasar, Makkari and their friends for a grand dinner in his identity as billionaire Malcolm Stromberg. They don’t initially realize who he is, and by the end of the meal things go badly for Quasar.
- Offing the Offspring: Defied. A disembodied Maelstrom abandons his murderous resurrection plan when he realizes that one of the victims would be his son Ransak.
- Omnicidal Maniac: His starting point is just planetary destruction and the death of all life on Earth, but once he joins forces with Oblivion he’s a little more ambitious, aiming for the complete destruction of the physical universe.
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't reappeared since the Realm of Kings event in 2010, although his name does appear on a Long List in the 2021 Eternals series.
- Rogues' Gallery Transplant: A Deviant, but originally introduced as an enemy for The Thing and the Inhumans in Marvel Two-in-One, then became an Avengers villain and opposed the Eternals for the first time. As of 2021, he’s clashed with the Eternals several times in other titles (and some of those stories have been collected in Eternals trade paperbacks), but has never appeared in an Eternals comic - and was only mentioned once in them, in a Long List of Lemurian residents.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: When approaching the peak of his power as Anomaly, he gives one to Galactus and another to Thanos (who is wearing the Infinity Gauntlet at the time). And survives both. He starts delivering a third to the Celestial Arishem, but it’s cut short by Quasar’s intervention.
Morjak
Morjak
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 3) #1 (June, 2006)
A Deviant worshiper of the Dreaming Celestial, Morjak and his old friend Gelt are hired by Ajak to kidnap and kill Ikaris.
- Bantering Baddie Buddies: Morjak and Gelt have this dynamic. The two Deviants, very different in appearance and mannerisms, are kidnappers, killers and old friends. Morjak is the short guy who seems to like the sound of his own voice and deals with planning and social interactions. Gelt is the tall, brawny, intimidating one who rarely says much outside of combat situations.
- Belly Mouth: He's got a huge second mouth in his abdomen, and bites a human's hand off with it at one point. When he’s not masquerading as a human, he mostly talks with both in stereo (and two-tailed Speech Bubbles).
- Full-Body Disguise: He wears a very convincing human disguise suit for most of the 2007 series.
- Noble Demon: He's briefly turned into a tree by Sersi, a change which is potentially permanent. After Makkari gets Sersi to change him back, Morjak declares that he now owes Makkari a life debt that shall not be forgotten.
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared again since playing a major role in the 2007 Eternals series’
- Speech Bubble: His speech bubbles are entirely normal when he's wearing his Full-Body Disguise and masquerading as a human. But when he's not, they become double-tailed, suggesting both of his mouths speak in stereo.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Morjak is seemingly driven by faith in the Dreaming Celestial and a wish to make things better for his people. He makes it clear that he's entirely prepared to lay down his life for the cause.
Odysseus Indigo
Odysseus Indigo
First Appearance: X-Force #82 (October, 1998)
A Deviant who created the Damocles Foundation, whose purpose is to develop and control the next stage in human evolution (though the forced cooperation of mutants).- Cain and Abel: The Cain to his brother Ulysses's Abel. Ulysses quit the Damocles Foundation because he didn't like their sinister plans and 'end justifies the means' approach. Odysseus is the one in charge who's making those plans.
- Cool Shades: He wears a nice pair of purple shades.
- Family Theme Naming: He's Odysseus and his brother is Ulysses. Both are named after the hero of The Odyssey, but one uses the Latin version of his name whereas the other has the Greek version.
- Power Nullifier. He has the ability to negate superpowers.
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared in the comics since 1999, long before the Gaiman and Gillen soft reboots of the Eternals.
- Sharp-Dressed Man: He's introduced wearing a fancy red suit.
Ransak The Reject
Ransak
Notable Aliases: Reject, The Killing Machine, Sweet Prince, Warhead
First Appearance: Eternals #8 (November, 1977)
A Deviant who - almost uniquely - is entirely human in appearance. On the other hand, he's a savage killer who's berserk in battle. He's introduced alongside Karkas, who doesn't appear remotely human but is calm and humane in mindset, and the two appear together in many stories.
- Blue Is Heroic: His outfits tend to be blue, and he's one of the more heroic Deviants, although far from calm or nice.
- The Berserker: His very human appearance masks the rage that constantly burns within him.
- Chick Magnet:
- He gets a lot of attention from female Eternals when Thena first brings him to Olympia. Even after she points out that he’s a Deviant.
- Handled inconsistently with other Deviants - in his initial appearances and the 2021 series, they find him shocking and repulsive. Whereas in some other stories he gets a lot of (unwanted) attention, although that’s not purely because of his looks.
- The Mentor: Becomes this to Ikaris in the 2021 series, when Ikaris - who's used to Eternal immortality - needs to learn a fighting style that doesn't endanger himself so much.
- Non-Human Humanoid Hybrid: His heritage is a mix of Deviant and Inhuman.
- No-Sell: His unusual genetic structure makes him immune to Ghaur’s People Puppet and Mind Control powers over other Deviants. Portrayed inconsistently in some stories - Ghaur does manage to control him in Heroes for Hire - but it’s unclear if this is via Ghaur’s natural power or the same mechanical mind control he’s using on Eternals.
- Only You Can Repopulate My Race: When the Deviants are afflicted by a sterility plague he’s one of the only male Deviants unaffected, and there’s a brief stand-off when he’s almost detained for use as Lemurian breeding stock. Phastos intervenes to provide a better solution, offering his support with a cure.
- Rage Against the Mentor: Downplayed. He studies with Kingo Sunen for a while, appearing in fight scenes for some of Kingo’s films. Ransak has some personality clash with the much calmer Kingo - and he has a few rants about the fake combat of films, too.
- Red Oni, Blue Oni: The hot-headed and violent Red to Karkas calm and philosophical Blue. Ironically their colors are inverted.
- Token Minority: He was the only Deviant in the short-lived Eternal Super Team The New Breed.
- Unpleasant Parent Reveal: A Fantastic Four story reveals that his father is actually the supervillain Maelstrom, meaning that Ransak has both Deviant and Inhuman heritage.
Tolau the Delirious
Tolau
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 5) #3 (March, 2021)
A Deviant artist and resident of Lemuria who became a lover of Thena.
- Delayed "Oh, Crap!": He knows that Thena has a romantic history with Kro, the current ruler of Lemuria. Quite what that means in real terms doesn't register until Kro turns up at his doorstep on a floating throne.
- Interspecies Romance: He was in a relationship with the Eternal Thena. His final piece of art celebrates their love.
- Intimate Artistry: Tolau crafts a statue of himself and Thena. Thena is sculpted from an almost indestructible adamantium alloy, while Tolau is shaped in frail and ephemeral meat.
- Killed Off for Real: After he starts to suffer from Excess Deviation, Thena offers him a Mercy Kill. As of July 2022, he's not been revived.
- Mercy Kill: Receives this from Thena, to stop his Deviation.
- Secretly Dying: He briefly hides his emerging Deviant condition from Thena.
- Real After All: He wakes from a nightmare in which he was "trapped in a room with the beings who had murdered untold millions of his people". And then remembers that it was true - Thena's Eternal friends are in his house.
Tutinax
Tutinax
Notable Aliases: The Mountain Mover
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 1) Annual #1 (July 1977)
A mighty Deviant warrior and gladiator of the past, now transported to the present.
- Blood Knight: Born and bred to fight. When he encounters Thor again in modern times, he’s enjoying the battle enough that he'd really like Thor to chase when Kro’s forces retreat just so he can continue brawling with him.
- The Dragon: To both Dromedan and Kro, at various points.
- Monochromatic Eyes: His eyes are either completely red, or white.
- Noodle Incident: When Dromedan summons him to fight Thor and the Eternals, a thousand years ago, he’s apparently been imprisoned underground, much like Dromedan himself.
- Plot Hole: In his first two appearances, he’s a famous Deviant warrior of the distant past, believed long-dead. When he returns in Quasar he’s a gladiator in modern Lemuria - there’s no explanation or acknowledgement of his arrival in modern times.
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared in the comics since 2012.
- Sealed Evil in a Can: Was apparently imprisoned underground until Dromedan liberated him, a thousand years ago.
- Super-Strength: Said to be one of the strongest warriors the Deviants have ever produced. Certainly capable of fighting the Eternals and Thor.
- Super-Toughness: Less notable than his strength, but attacks from some very powerful opponents don’t really slow him down.
Ulysses Dragonblood
Ulysses Dragonblood
First Appearance: X-Force (vol.1) #83 (November 1998)
The brother to Odysseus Indigo, who he once worked with in the Damocles Foundation. He was part of their superhuman assault team, the Sword, and trained some of the newer members. However, Ulysses eventually became disillusioned with the foundation's aims and went rogue to rescue and protect one of their captives, Arcadia. This brought him into contact with Cannonball and X-Force.- Cain and Abel: He has a better moral center than his brother.
- Family Theme Naming: He's Ulysses and his brother is Odysseus. Both are named after the hero of The Odyssey, but one uses the Latin version of his name whereas the other has the Greek version.
- Instant Sedation: He has the power to tranquilize people by touch.
- Old Master: He's a highly skilled warrior who doesn't entirely rely on his powers. And although his non-human appearance makes it less obvious, he's fairly old. Ulysses served in the Sword, the foundation's squad of superhuman enforcers, and trained at least some of the current members. He easily subdues Zona, one of his former students.Ulysses: [grabbing Zona by the throat] It's called lying in wait, my dear. Don't forget everything you know, I taught you.
- Put on a Bus: Hasn't appeared in the comics since 2000, long before the Gaiman and Gillen soft reboots of the Eternals.
- Super-Strength: Ulysses seems to have some level of superhuman strength. At one point he punches through a wall to grab an enemy on the other side.
Yrdisis
Yrdisis
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 2) #5 (November, 1986)
A Deviant artist and sculptor who’s in a relationship with the Eternal Khoryphos.
- The Bus Came Back: Returns in the second arc of the 2021 series, more than 20 years after her last appearance.
- Comic-Book Time: Averted in the 2021 series, which states it’s been about forty years since she first met Khoryphos. This is broadly in line with the real world time since her first published appearance.
- Interspecies Romance: With the Eternal Khoryphos. As of the 2021 series, they've been a couple for about forty years.
- Happily Married: To Khoryphos, most unusually for their Eternal-Deviant status.
- Mayfly–December Romance: With Khoryphos. When they reappear in the 2021 series she’s quite elderly.
- Shout-Out: As a couple, Khoryphos and Yrdisis are a specific allusion to Orpheus and Eurydice. And while in-universe, many Eternal names do echo mythology, Deviant names don’t.
- Underground Railroad: Ran one in Deviant Lemuria with her partner Khoryphos after the fall of Ghaur's priesthood, saving innocents from execution and smuggling them out of the city.
