WARNING: There are unmarked spoilers on these sheets for all but the most recent comics.
The Eternals were first introduced in Jack Kirby's The Eternals but have subsequently appeared in many other Marvel titles, and were later connected to a set of pre-existing characters created by Jim Starlin, the Titans (now referred to as "Titanian Eternals"). Most of the characters listed here have been used as supporting cast for one or more of those Eternals series, but some may only be linked to the Eternals via Titan stories that appeared elsewhere.Remember, this sheet is for characters and examples from the main Marvel Universe (referred to in-universe as 'Earth-616') only. Please do not list characters or examples from shows, movies or alternate universe versions here. If you have thought of a trope that fits an alternate version of these characters, please take that example to its respective sheet.
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Supporting Characters
Dave Chatterton
Dave Chatterton
A directionless young mortal man who finds himself drawn into Sersi’s social circle after she saves his life.- Interrupted Suicide: He first meets Sersi when he jumps from a rooftop and she telekinetically catches him as he passes her apartment on the way down. She offers to drop him again if he can provide a good enough reason. He doesn’t, so she apologises and saves him.
- Killed Off for Real: Killed by a disguised and brainwashed Sersi towards the end of the Gillis/Simonson series. Dave rushed out to warn Ikaris of a trap, then ended up taking the shot himself.
Doctor Daniel Damian
Daniel Damian
First Appearance: Fantastic Four #64 (April, 1967)
A human archaeologist whose investigations into ancient alien presences on earth lead him first to the Kree then, years later, to the Eternal city of Celestia.- All in the Manual: Nothing in Dr Damian's first appearance in The Eternals suggests that he's an existing Marvel character. However, The Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe later specifies that he's the same nameless scientist the Fantastic Four saved from a Kree sentry robot in a 1967 issue, almost a decade before The Eternals was published. Given that Kirby hadn't really written Eternals as a Marvel Universe book, this probably counts as a Canon Welding retcon, too.
- Alliterative Name: Daniel Damian.
- Back for the Dead: Returns, and dies, in The Herod Factor.
- Despair Event Horizon: Margo's death is the event that destroys his faith in the Eternals and fuels his Face–Heel Turn.
- Face–Heel Turn: In The Herod Factor, he uses the machines of Celestia to mutate Ajak into a bestial form and send him out on a killing spree in the human world. Once Ajak regains self-control and realizes what Damian’s done to him, he kills both of them.
- Killed Off for Real: Slain by Ajak, and has not been resurrected in any way.
- Outliving One's Offspring: And Margo’s death at the hands of the Deviants fuels his Face–Heel Turn.
Margo Damian
Margo Damian
First Appearance: Eternals #1 (April, 1976)
- Interspecies Romance: Was in a relationship with Ikaris.
- Killed Off for Real: Accidentally killed by Ghaur’s Deviants.
Professor Sam Holden
Samuel Holden
- Amnesia Missed a Spot: He clearly remembers all he’s learned about the Celestials, Deviants and Eternals. He even gives lectures on them, which the audience think are great. But due to Celestial tampering, no other human can remember all the things he’s telling them once the conversation (or lecture) ends. Only Professor Holden remembers.
- Interspecies Romance: Was in a relationship with Sersi.
- What Happened to the Mouse?: Hasn't been seen since the end of the Gillis/Simonson series, back in 1986.
Fulcrum
Fulcrum
Notable Aliases: Jack, The Bartender
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 4) #7 (January, 2009)
The barman at the cocktail bar where dead Eternals of many worlds wait for resurrection, or decide to move on.
See also Marvel Comics: Cosmic Entities.
- A Form You Are Comfortable With: Sersi and Vampiro both see Jack as a normal human, bartender in a normal bar. Even if some of the other customers are aliens. It’s heavily implied that’s not quite what he, or his bar, really look like.
- Shout-Out: To the original creator of The Eternals (and many, many other comics) Jack Kirby.
- The Bartender: In an Afterlife Antechamber bar filled with dead Eternals.
I.S.A.A.C.
I.S.A.A.C.
The AI who runs the Eternals machinery on the world of Titan, designed by A'Lars.- Fun with Acronyms: Its full name is “Integral Synaptic Anti-Aionic Computer”.
The Machine
The Machine
Notable Aliases: The Great Machine, the Archive
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 3) #3 (October, 2006)
The AI who runs the Eternals machinery. Integrated into the entire planet, and described itself as the voice of planet Earth.
- Apologetic Attacker: It is truly sorry for killing humans to revive Eternals, but notes that it's just carrying out its purpose.
- Ascended Extra: From a brief conversation with Ikaris in Eternals (2006) to a key role as narrator of the 2021 series.
- Breaking the Fourth Wall: When referencing events in past comics it'll cite the specific issue they occurred in. It notes that its programming is compelling it to do this though it doesn't understand what it's saying.
- Character Narrator: For the 2021 comic.
- Loyal to the Position: Accepts instructions from the Eternals, especially the Prime Eternal. Even when the Prime Eternal is someone like Thanos.
- Oh, Crap!: Narrates the Judgment Day event, and then the Progenitor informs it that it is going to be judged like all of Earth's natives.
- The Omniscient: As the narrator of the 2021 comic, it knows everything that's going on. Or everything on Earth, anyway - in Thanos Rises it comments that it didn’t know what happened on Titan until A’Lars died and his mind returned to the machine.
- O.O.C. Is Serious Business: Notes that it displays random emotional outbursts and snarks, which is unlike its normal programming.
- When Druig is about to introduce Thanos to Uranos, she beats a terrified retreat from the story, not wanting to encounter Uranos at all.
- Trekkie: Mentions that it loves Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (and has also seen Gremlins).
- Unreliable Narrator: It doesn't always give the full explanation of a situation. It's not known whether it's due to its programming or any actual personality change.
Donald and Deborah Ritter
Donald Ritter & Deborah Ritter
Notable Aliases: Tzabaoth the Dark Angel
First Appearance: Eternals: The Herod Factor #1 (September, 1991)
Teenage twins, the children of the Eternal Thena and the Deviant Kro. After being reunited with their birth parents, they also became part of Kro’s ‘Delta Network’ team of Deviant heroes.Don and Deb normally appear completely human, but can merge into a single entity with a very different appearance.
- Badass Bookworm: Deb seems to be heading in this direction, spending much of her university time in the library.
- Extra Eyes: As the Tzabaoth angel they keep both sets of eyes. And both mouths.
- Eye Beams: The Tzabaoth angel can use these from all four eyes.
- Hybrid Power: As the offspring of an Eternal and a Deviant, they apparently inherited some power from each race, but seem to have some unique abilities too. Don clearly lacks Eternal invulnerability, though.
- The Masquerade Will Kill Your Dating Life: The mental link between them can making dating awkward. Don breaks away from a kiss and violently shoves his girlfriend Shannon when the twins’ psychic connection causes him to react to an attack on Deb.
- Meaningful Name: Tzabaoth is the Hebrew name for "Army of Angels". This fits with the form being a fusion of two people.
- Night and Day Duo: Heroes for Hire portrays them that way, with Deb shining bright and Don wrapped in darkness after their powers manifest.
- Non-Human Humanoid Hybrid: They look perfectly human, but their heritage is Deviant and Eternal, not human at all.
- Power Incontinence: They don’t have their mental link under control. It’s not clear if this is a learning curve or a permanent limitation.
- Sibling Fusion: They can combine forms to create a single entity, the Dark Angel (sometimes referred to as Tzabaoth). The exact form of the fused being varies considerably depending on the story - the Tzabaoth version is much less human than other portrayals. Merging in this way also heals them.
- Too Many Mouths: The Tzabaoth angel’s duplicated features include both mouths.
- Twin Telepathy: They have some level of this - closer to empathy than telepathy - but don’t seem to have full control of it yet. Which can lead to awkward moments when one twin’s in a stressful situation and the other, elsewhere in a very different context, instinctively reacts to it.
- Winged Humanoid: The Dark Angel form.
Joey Eliot
Joey Eliot
Notable Aliases: Joey Athena
First Appearance: Eternals (Vol. 3) #4 (November, 2006)
Thena's son, from her marriage when she was an amnesiac mortal. Introduced in the Gaiman miniseries, then became a significant character in the Knauf series.
- Back from the Dead: He was infected and killed by the Horde in the Knauf series, but resurrected by the Dreaming Celestial.
- Children Are Innocent: He isn't part of the cosmic affairs going on in the Knauf run, and earns the affection of his grandfather. Subverted as he's also the host for the Horde, spying on the Eternals. It's also why the Dreaming Celestial brings him back.
- Half-Human Hybrid: Human on his father's side, but his mother is the Eternal Thena. The Distant Finale to the Knauf series suggests he’s inherited longevity and some of her powers.
- Meaningful Rename: In the Distant Finale of the Knauf series, he’s embraced his Eternal heritage and is now Joey Athena
- What Happened to the Mouse?: He hasn't been seen since the Knauf series.
