Celestial wonders: Who are those giant universe-creating beings in 'Eternals'?


Who are those gigantic universe-creating beings in the Eternals movie? Here’s a lowdown on the Celestials. – Photos: Marvel Comics

For the longest time, I have avoided discussing the Celestials, because... I simply don’t understand them. While I know they are extremely large beings that you definitely can’t miss, somehow they just don’t resonate strongly on my comics radar, until they were recently introduced in the Marvel Cinematic Universe via Eternals.

Despite their size and power, the Celestials have only been used in supporting roles.Despite their size and power, the Celestials have only been used in supporting roles.Now that they are in the MCU, it is time for me to address the gigantic elephant in the room by finally trying to make some sense of these cosmic entities.

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