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Calculated Shard: 71 (from laksa172)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa071.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections","crawl_time":1774423149,"first_indexed_time":1642717525,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,ign!www,\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections s443","src_root_hash":"8154162414590927271","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Eternals on Disney+: Ending Explained and MCU Connections - IGN","meta_descriptions":["Now that Eternals is on Disney+, we are here to breakdown the film's story, ending, after credits scenes, MCU connections, and much more."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Warning: Full spoilers follow for Eternals.\nWith Marvel’s Eternals now available on Disney+, whether you are watching it for the first time or the hundredth there is so much to take in about this MCU story that spans thousands and thousands of years.\nTo help those who have yet to see it as well as those who are still trying to process what happened in Eternals, we’ve tried to answer all the biggest questions from the movie as well as how the events of the film could play into future Marvel movies. We dive deep into some of its biggest reveals, the film’s ending and post-credit scenes, and so much more.\nEternals Review\nHow Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+?\nHow Long Is Eternals?\nWhen Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters?\nWhere in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place?\nWhat Is Eternals About?\nHow Many Eternals Are There?\nWho Directed Eternals?\nThe Deviants: Eternals' Villains Explained\nWho Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials?\nEnding of Eternals Explained\nDoes Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes?\nWhose Voice Was in Eternals' Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade?\nEternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles' Eternals Character Eros\/Starfox?\nIs Thanos an Eternal?\nWho Is Patton Oswalt's Eternals Characters Pip the Troll?\nWho Is Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight?\nWho Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals?\nWho Dies in Eternals?\nWas Eternals' Sex Scene the First One in the MCU?\nWhat Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics?\nMarvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite\nEternals Trailers and Featurettes\nEternals Review\n4:00\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nEternals Video Review\nIn our Eternals review,\nwe said, “Eternals is huge. Centuries worth of stories and a whole team of vastly different heroes are condensed into a visually stunning and impeccably acted film. The relationships of these complicated characters keep things as fresh as they can, but the story gets unwieldy when it shifts into a cosmic scale. Had it kept the narrative closer to home, it would have played better as a standalone film, but it wouldn’t have felt like the grand Eternals introduction into the MCU had that been the case. Director Chloé Zhao was met with an impossible challenge that she took on with grace, skill, and her trademark jaw-dropping scenery.”\nHow Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+?\nEternals is currently available on Disney+ to all subscribers at no extra cost and on other digital platforms. It will become available on 4K\/Blu-ray\/DVD on February 15, 2022.\nHow Long Is Eternals?\nEternals has a runtime of 157 minutes or two hours and 37 minutes. This makes it the second-longest MCU film behind Avengers: Endgame’s three-hour and one-minute runtime.\nWhen Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters?\nEternals premiered exclusively in theaters on November 5, 2021.\n2:51\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer\nWhere in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place?\nEternals takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.\nWhat Is Eternals About?\nEternals follows a group of ancient beings who have been living on Earth for thousands of years, protecting humans from a terrifying enemy known as the Deviants. After living among humans in secret for many years, a new threat brings the team back together to face off, once more, against these dangerous foes.\nHow Many Eternals Are There?\nEternals follows a group of 10… well… Eternals as they work to save humanity from the Deviants. Each Eternal shares a basic range of abilities like resistance to age and disease, but each Eternal also has unique abilities that set them apart from one another. You can check out the full Eternals team below, and\nread much more about their powers, origins, and much more in our Eternals Explainer feature.\nSersi (Gemma Chan)\nThena (Angelina Jolie)\nIkaris (Richard Madden)\nKingo (Kumail Nanjiani)\nMakkari (Lauren Ridloff)\nPhastos (Brian Tyree Henry)\nAjak (Salma Hayek)\nSprite (Lia McHugh)\nDruig (Barry Keoghan)\nGilgamesh (Don Lee)\n4:00\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nWho's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer\nWho Directed Eternals?\nEternals was directed by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao, who previously helmed Nomadland, The Rider, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, and more. Zhao also wrote the screenplay alongside Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. The film is produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, and is based on the Eternals comics by Jack Kirby.\nThe Deviants: Eternals’ Villains Explained\nThe enormous, godlike beings known as the Celestials came to Earth over a million years ago and experimented with early primate life by creating three distinct new species - humans, Eternals, and Deviants.\nThe Deviants began as the dominant lifeform,\nbut their kind was slaughtered after the Celestials returned to Earth. Following this tragic string of events, the Deviants went into hiding, all while holding a grudge against their creators and planning to one day get their revenge.\n5:18\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained\nWho Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials?\nWhile we first saw a dead Celestial in Guardians of the Galaxy as it served as Knowhere - the home of the Collector - as well as a quick flashback to the Celestials of yesteryear, GotG Vol. 2’s Ego was our first real look at these ancient beings. However,\nEternals’ Celestials are MUCH bigger than Ego and are one of the oldest and most powerful races of sentient beings in the universe.\nIn Eternals, we begin by thinking that Arishem sent our heroes to Earth to protect the planet from the Deviants, but it turns out that it was really to prepare Earth for the “Emergence.” As it turns out, Arishem and the Celestials have been planting seeds in planets that would become new Celestials. Unfortunately, this event also means the destruction of the planet where the seed resides. Earth’s new Celestial was to be known as Tiamut, but the Eternals stop the emergence and save the planet and all who call it home.\nEnding of Eternals Explained\nAfter the Eternals stop Tiamut from being “born,” Ikaris, who let Ajak be killed by the Deviants when he discovered she wanted to stop Arishem and the Emergence, chooses to fly into the sun after being unable to come to terms with the guilt he had from betraying both Arishem and his love Sersei.\nSpeaking of Sersei, she uses some of the remaining energy from the Uni-Mind to turn Sprite into a human, which will allow her to finally grow older and stop forever living as a child. However, this means she will eventually grow old and die.\nThena, Druig, and Makkari leave Earth on the Domo to find other Eternals and warn them of the Emergences, and Kingo, Phastos, and Sersi choose to stay. That choice is quickly ripped from them, however, as Arishem pulls them into space and says he will spare humanity if they can prove mankind is worthy. He then takes them with him and promises to return for judgement before the credits roll.\n12:00\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs | Marvel Canon Fodder\nDoes Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes?\nYes! It has two!\nWhose Voice was in Eternals’ Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade?\nOne of the biggest questions coming out of the Eternals post-credit scenes was who that voice belonged to that was speaking to Dane Whitman as he opened the case containing the Ebony Blade.\n“Are you sure you’re ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” the voice says.\nIt has been confirmed that the mysterious voice was none other than Mahershala Ali’s Blade,\nwho is set to star in a solo movie in the future.\nEternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles’ Eternals Character Eros\/Starfox?\nOne of the biggest surprise cameos in Eternals’ post-credit scenes was not a beloved MCU character, but\nformer One Direction star Harry Styles.\nIn the MCU, Styles will play Eros, aka Starfox. Despite being the so-called brother of Thanos, the two are wildly different.\nIn the comics, Eros is more of a lover than a fighter and loves to spend his days as hedonistically as possible. He has the ability to use psionic power to control people’s emotions and was even an Avenger.\n6:04\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos?\nIs Thanos an Eternal?\nThanos was raised as an Eternal but he also carries the Deviant gene, and following years and years of cybernetic augmentation and experimentation have turned him into the Mad Titan we see in the MCU that snaps away half of all life.\nIn the comics, Thanos’ Deviant gene was the reason for his purple skin, and the lack of this gene in Eros is the reason they look much different. He would come to resent Eros for looking like a “normal” Eternal and would have to deal with many, including his mother Sui-san, being terrified by his looks.\nWho Is Patton Oswalt’s Eternals Character Pip the Troll?\nPatton Oswalt’s Pip the Troll appeared alongside Harry Styles’ Eros in Eternals’ post-credit scene and is another character pulled right from the comics, in which he’s a Laxidazian nobleman that was turned into a troll. He has helped Adam Warlock defeat his evil counterpart the Magus, among other adventures. And Warlock will be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, played by Will Poulter, so an Eternals team-up seems like a possibility soon…\nWho Is Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight?\nWhile we don’t get to see him as the sword-wielding superhero Black Knight, it is\nall but confirmed that Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington will soon become Black Knight.\nOver the years, many have carried the mantle of the Black Knight in the comics, but Dane Whitman is perhaps the most recognizable of all. He wields a powerful sword called the Ebony Blade - which we saw in Eternals’ post-credit scene - and is a descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, who himself was a member of King Arthur’s Court. He’s also served as an Avenger.\nThe Ebony Blade is the main source of Black Knight’s power and was forged by Merlin. It’s said to be able to cut through nearly any substance in the universe. Unfortunately, it is also infected with a blood curse that can drive its owner mad after it spills too much blood. Oh, and it can be summoned like Mjolnir.\n5:30\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nEternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed\nWho Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals?\nBill Skarsgard, who also played Pennywise in It Chapter 2 and Zeitgeist in Deadpool 2, lent his voice to Kro the Deviant in Eternals.\nWho Dies in Eternals?\nEternals does not hold back in having some of its biggest characters meet their end. Ajak is killed by the Deviants thanks to Ikaris’ betrayal, Gilgamesh has his life-force sucked out of him by Deviant leader Kro, Tiamut’s Emergence is halted by our heroes, and Ikaris flys himself into the sun after being unable to live with the guilt of his actions.\nThese unfortunate souls were added to\nthe ever-growing list of every dead MCU character.\nHowever, as in comics and MCU, death doesn't necessarily mean it will be the last time we see these characters.\nWas Eternals’ Sex Scene the First One in the MCU?\nYes, Eternals’ sex scene between Ikaris and Sersi was the first of its kind to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Additionally, director Chloe Zhao revealed\nthe team only needed 25 minutes to film the whole thing.\n1:29\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nChloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos)\nWhat Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics?\nThe Eternals comic book series was one of Jack Kirby’s final major contributions to the Marvel Universe and\nthe idea was influenced greatly by Erich von Däniken's 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?.\nIt explored the idea that extraterrestrial life was instrumental in the development of humankind at its most crucial stages.\n\"Despite the fact that I've contrived my own version of those momentous confrontations of prehistory, I take them from the de facto questions of today,” Kirby wrote on the topic. “What did happen in those remote days of men’s early struggle for civilized status? What is the true meaning of the myths which shared a global similarity among diverse peoples? Did beings of an extra terrestrial nature touch down among us and influence our lives to this present day? And then, the all-important question of the lot – are these beings in some cosmic orbit which will lead them back to us someday?\"\nMarvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite\nIGN can exclusively reveal a deleted scene that will be released alongside the 4K\/Blu-ray\/DVD release of Eternals on February 15. In this scene that would have been early in the film, Dane has become aware of Sprite and Sersi's true nature and he is seen reassuring Sprite about his plans to move in with Sersi. We also learn a bit more about how the Eternals have influenced humanity's mythological figures and legends over the years.\n2:41\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene\nEternals Trailers and Featurettes\n2:07\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer\n2:51\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer\n1:00\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot\n2:27\nAutoplay setting:\nOn\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - \"Introducing the Eternals\" Official Featurette\nAdam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. 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comments](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#comments)\n\n**Warning: Full spoilers follow for Eternals.**\n\nWith Marvel’s Eternals now available on Disney+, whether you are watching it for the first time or the hundredth there is so much to take in about this MCU story that spans thousands and thousands of years.\n\nTo help those who have yet to see it as well as those who are still trying to process what happened in Eternals, we’ve tried to answer all the biggest questions from the movie as well as how the events of the film could play into future Marvel movies. We dive deep into some of its biggest reveals, the film’s ending and post-credit scenes, and so much more.\n\n- [**Eternals Review**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#review)\n- [**How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#watch)\n- [**How Long Is Eternals?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#long)\n- [**When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#theaters)\n\n- [**Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#timeline)\n- [**What Is Eternals About?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#about)\n- [**How Many Eternals Are There?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#many)\n- [**Who Directed Eternals?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#direct)\n- [**The Deviants: Eternals' Villains Explained**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#deviant)\n- [**Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#arishem)\n- [**Ending of Eternals Explained**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#end)\n- [**Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#post)\n- [**Whose Voice Was in Eternals' Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#blade)\n- [**Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles' Eternals Character Eros\/Starfox?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#styles)\n- [**Is Thanos an Eternal?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#thanos)\n- [**Who Is Patton Oswalt's Eternals Characters Pip the Troll?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#pip)\n- [**Who Is Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#dane)\n- [**Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#bill)\n- [**Who Dies in Eternals?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#dies)\n- [**Was Eternals' Sex Scene the First One in the MCU?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#sex)\n- [**What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#comics)\n- [**Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#delete)\n- [**Eternals Trailers and Featurettes**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#feature)\n## Eternals Review\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nEternals Video Review\n\n;\n\n[Eternals Video Review](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/eternals-video-review)\n\n4:00\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Eternals Video Review](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/eternals-video-review)\n\n[In our Eternals review,](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-review) we said, “Eternals is huge. Centuries worth of stories and a whole team of vastly different heroes are condensed into a visually stunning and impeccably acted film. The relationships of these complicated characters keep things as fresh as they can, but the story gets unwieldy when it shifts into a cosmic scale. Had it kept the narrative closer to home, it would have played better as a standalone film, but it wouldn’t have felt like the grand Eternals introduction into the MCU had that been the case. Director Chloé Zhao was met with an impossible challenge that she took on with grace, skill, and her trademark jaw-dropping scenery.”\n\n## How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+?\nEternals is currently available on Disney+ to all subscribers at no extra cost and on other digital platforms. It will become available on 4K\/Blu-ray\/DVD on February 15, 2022.\n\n## How Long Is Eternals?\nEternals has a runtime of 157 minutes or two hours and 37 minutes. This makes it the second-longest MCU film behind Avengers: Endgame’s three-hour and one-minute runtime.\n\n## When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters?\nEternals premiered exclusively in theaters on November 5, 2021.\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer\n\n;\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer)\n\n2:51\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer)\n## Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place?\nEternals takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.\n\n## What Is Eternals About?\nEternals follows a group of ancient beings who have been living on Earth for thousands of years, protecting humans from a terrifying enemy known as the Deviants. After living among humans in secret for many years, a new threat brings the team back together to face off, once more, against these dangerous foes.\n\n## How Many Eternals Are There?\nEternals follows a group of 10… well… Eternals as they work to save humanity from the Deviants. Each Eternal shares a basic range of abilities like resistance to age and disease, but each Eternal also has unique abilities that set them apart from one another. You can check out the full Eternals team below, and [read much more about their powers, origins, and much more in our Eternals Explainer feature.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvel-eternals-powers-movie-cast-explained)\n\n- Sersi (Gemma Chan)\n- Thena (Angelina Jolie)\n- Ikaris (Richard Madden)\n- Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani)\n- Makkari (Lauren Ridloff)\n- Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry)\n- Ajak (Salma Hayek)\n- Sprite (Lia McHugh)\n- Druig (Barry Keoghan)\n- Gilgamesh (Don Lee)\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nWho's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer\n\n;\n\n[Who's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/whos-who-in-marvels-eternals-trailer)\n\n4:00\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Who's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/whos-who-in-marvels-eternals-trailer)\n## Who Directed Eternals?\nEternals was directed by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao, who previously helmed Nomadland, The Rider, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, and more. Zhao also wrote the screenplay alongside Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. The film is produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, and is based on the Eternals comics by Jack Kirby.\n\n## The Deviants: Eternals’ Villains Explained\nThe enormous, godlike beings known as the Celestials came to Earth over a million years ago and experimented with early primate life by creating three distinct new species - humans, Eternals, and Deviants. [The Deviants began as the dominant lifeform,](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvels-eternals-movie-deviants-explained-villains) but their kind was slaughtered after the Celestials returned to Earth. Following this tragic string of events, the Deviants went into hiding, all while holding a grudge against their creators and planning to one day get their revenge.\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained\n\n;\n\n[Marvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-movie-villains-the-deviants-explained)\n\n5:18\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-movie-villains-the-deviants-explained)\n## Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials?\nWhile we first saw a dead Celestial in Guardians of the Galaxy as it served as Knowhere - the home of the Collector - as well as a quick flashback to the Celestials of yesteryear, GotG Vol. 2’s Ego was our first real look at these ancient beings. However, [Eternals’ Celestials are MUCH bigger than Ego and are one of the oldest and most powerful races of sentient beings in the universe.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvels-eternals-kro-arishem-villains-explained-who-is-main-villain)\n\nIn Eternals, we begin by thinking that Arishem sent our heroes to Earth to protect the planet from the Deviants, but it turns out that it was really to prepare Earth for the “Emergence.” As it turns out, Arishem and the Celestials have been planting seeds in planets that would become new Celestials. Unfortunately, this event also means the destruction of the planet where the seed resides. Earth’s new Celestial was to be known as Tiamut, but the Eternals stop the emergence and save the planet and all who call it home.\n\n### Who Are the Villains Kro and Arishem the Judge From Marvel's Eternals?\n![A recent trailer and a toy leak have given us a better idea of who the main villains in Marvel's Eternals might be: Kro and Arishem the Judge. So let's take a closer look at both characters and their roles in the Marvel Universe.](https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2020\/04\/22\/00-1587596159136.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=684&height=385&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\n![Kro first appeared in 1973's The Eternals \\#1, where he was introduced as the shape-shifting leader of the Deviants and an enemy of the Eternals.](https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2020\/04\/22\/01-kro-01-1587596162728.png?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\nView 11 Images\n\n![Kro remained a major threat to the Eternals for years, even after creator Jack Kirby ended his original saga.](https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2020\/04\/22\/02-kro-02-1587596167759.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\n![Despite often fighting against the Eternals, however, Kro has deep ties to Thena. She's both his former lover and the mother of his two children.](https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2020\/04\/22\/03-kro-thena-1587596170102.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\n![Kro is ultimately less an overt villain than a ruler trying to ensure the survival of his species.](https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2020\/04\/22\/04-1587596173015.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\n![It would turn out that Kro actually appeared far earlier than The Eternals \\#1. 1940's Red Raven Comics \\#1 introduces a Hitler-like character named Rudolph Hendler, and a later story retconned Hendler to be Kro in disguise.](https:\/\/assets-prd.ignimgs.com\/2020\/04\/22\/05-golden-age-1587596176104.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n## Ending of Eternals Explained\nAfter the Eternals stop Tiamut from being “born,” Ikaris, who let Ajak be killed by the Deviants when he discovered she wanted to stop Arishem and the Emergence, chooses to fly into the sun after being unable to come to terms with the guilt he had from betraying both Arishem and his love Sersei.\n\nSpeaking of Sersei, she uses some of the remaining energy from the Uni-Mind to turn Sprite into a human, which will allow her to finally grow older and stop forever living as a child. However, this means she will eventually grow old and die.\n\nThena, Druig, and Makkari leave Earth on the Domo to find other Eternals and warn them of the Emergences, and Kingo, Phastos, and Sersi choose to stay. That choice is quickly ripped from them, however, as Arishem pulls them into space and says he will spare humanity if they can prove mankind is worthy. He then takes them with him and promises to return for judgement before the credits roll.\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \\| Marvel Canon Fodder\n\n;\n\n[Marvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \\| Marvel Canon Fodder](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-ending-explained-breakdown-easter-eggs-marvel-canon-fodder)\n\n12:00\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \\| Marvel Canon Fodder](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-ending-explained-breakdown-easter-eggs-marvel-canon-fodder)\n## Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes?\nYes! It has two\\!\n\n## Whose Voice was in Eternals’ Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade?\nOne of the biggest questions coming out of the Eternals post-credit scenes was who that voice belonged to that was speaking to Dane Whitman as he opened the case containing the Ebony Blade.\n\n“Are you sure you’re ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” the voice says.\n\n[It has been confirmed that the mysterious voice was none other than Mahershala Ali’s Blade,](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-marvel-post-credits-black-knight-kit-harington-blade) who is set to star in a solo movie in the future.\n\n## Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles’ Eternals Character Eros\/Starfox?\nOne of the biggest surprise cameos in Eternals’ post-credit scenes was not a beloved MCU character, but [former One Direction star Harry Styles.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-post-credits-scene-harry-styles-who-is-eros-starfox-brother-of-thanos) In the MCU, Styles will play Eros, aka Starfox. Despite being the so-called brother of Thanos, the two are wildly different.\n\nIn the comics, Eros is more of a lover than a fighter and loves to spend his days as hedonistically as possible. He has the ability to use psionic power to control people’s emotions and was even an Avenger.\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos?\n\n;\n\n[Marvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos?](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-spoiler-theory-did-eternals-tease-the-return-of-thanos)\n\n6:04\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos?](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-spoiler-theory-did-eternals-tease-the-return-of-thanos)\n## Is Thanos an Eternal?\nThanos was raised as an Eternal but he also carries the Deviant gene, and following years and years of cybernetic augmentation and experimentation have turned him into the Mad Titan we see in the MCU that snaps away half of all life.\n\nIn the comics, Thanos’ Deviant gene was the reason for his purple skin, and the lack of this gene in Eros is the reason they look much different. He would come to resent Eros for looking like a “normal” Eternal and would have to deal with many, including his mother Sui-san, being terrified by his looks.\n\n## Who Is Patton Oswalt’s Eternals Character Pip the Troll?\nPatton Oswalt’s Pip the Troll appeared alongside Harry Styles’ Eros in Eternals’ post-credit scene and is another character pulled right from the comics, in which he’s a Laxidazian nobleman that was turned into a troll. He has helped Adam Warlock defeat his evil counterpart the Magus, among other adventures. And Warlock will be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, played by Will Poulter, so an Eternals team-up seems like a possibility soon…\n\n## Who Is Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight?\nWhile we don’t get to see him as the sword-wielding superhero Black Knight, it is [all but confirmed that Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington will soon become Black Knight.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-marvel-post-credits-black-knight-kit-harington-blade)\n\nOver the years, many have carried the mantle of the Black Knight in the comics, but Dane Whitman is perhaps the most recognizable of all. He wields a powerful sword called the Ebony Blade - which we saw in Eternals’ post-credit scene - and is a descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, who himself was a member of King Arthur’s Court. He’s also served as an Avenger.\n\nThe Ebony Blade is the main source of Black Knight’s power and was forged by Merlin. It’s said to be able to cut through nearly any substance in the universe. Unfortunately, it is also infected with a blood curse that can drive its owner mad after it spills too much blood. Oh, and it can be summoned like Mjolnir.\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nEternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed\n\n;\n\n[Eternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/eternals-black-knight-explained-kit-haringtons-mcu-future-revealed)\n\n5:30\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Eternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/eternals-black-knight-explained-kit-haringtons-mcu-future-revealed)\n## Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals?\nBill Skarsgard, who also played Pennywise in It Chapter 2 and Zeitgeist in Deadpool 2, lent his voice to Kro the Deviant in Eternals.\n\n## Who Dies in Eternals?\nEternals does not hold back in having some of its biggest characters meet their end. Ajak is killed by the Deviants thanks to Ikaris’ betrayal, Gilgamesh has his life-force sucked out of him by Deviant leader Kro, Tiamut’s Emergence is halted by our heroes, and Ikaris flys himself into the sun after being unable to live with the guilt of his actions.\n\nThese unfortunate souls were added to [the ever-growing list of every dead MCU character.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvel-deaths-mcu-dead-characters-loki-iron-man-black-widow) However, as in comics and MCU, death doesn't necessarily mean it will be the last time we see these characters.\n\n### Every Dead MCU Character\n![While it's seldom final in Marvel Comics, death has so far been permanent in the MCU -- with the exception of the Avengers' success in undoing Thanos' snap in Endgame, of course. (And variants of those who have died in the Sacred Timeline.) But table all that and check out our extended obit page for all the significant characters who have passed away in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Mind you, we’re leaving out cannon fodder background characters like the armies of Asgard and the Chitauri to focus on the most notable leading and supporting players seen throughout Phases 1-5, starting all the way back with ... \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Full spoilers are ahead for every single movie (and show) in the MCU\\!](https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2021\/04\/27\/deadmcu-slideshow-1619483384258.jpeg?crop=16%3A9&width=684&height=385&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\n![OBADIAH STANE \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Died In: Iron Man \\<br\\> Cause of Death: Electrocution\/fall\/explosion \\<br\\> \\<br\\> The MCU’s first big bad met his end when he got fried by a blast from Tony Stark’s Arc Reactor while suited up in his Iron Monger armor. Stane then plummeted down into the reactor, which exploded into flames.](https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/05\/07\/obadiah-stane2-1557270589773.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\nView 133 Images\n\n![YINSEN \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Died In: Iron Man \\<br\\> Cause of Death: Gunshots \\<br\\> \\<br\\> A captive of the Ten Rings in Afghanistan, Dr. Ho Yinsen first saved Tony’s life when he operated on his shrapnel wound and made an electromagnetic plate to keep it from reaching his heart. Having lost his family in a terrorist attack, Yinsen later sacrificed himself to help Tony escape, suffering fatal gunshot wounds. His dying words to Tony were for him to not waste his life.](https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/05\/07\/yinsen-1557270650159.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\n![RAZA \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Died In: Iron Man \\<br\\> Cause of Death: Gunshots \\<br\\> \\<br\\> The leader of the Ten Rings terrorist cell that kidnapped Tony Stark in Afghanistan, Raza was betrayed by Obadiah Stane, who paralyzed him with a Sonic Taser before his goons slew Raza and his men.](https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/05\/07\/raza-1557270589782.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\n![WHIPLASH \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Died In: Iron Man 2 \\<br\\> Cause of Death: Explosion\/suicide \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Left badly wounded by Iron Man and War Machine’s simultaneous blast, Whiplash triggers all his drones to detonate, destroying himself and much of the Stark Expo.](https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/05\/07\/whiplash-1557270650152.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n\n![ANTON VANKO \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Died In: Iron Man 2 \\<br\\> Cause of Death: Illness \\<br\\> \\<br\\> Howard Stark’s former partner and co-creator of the Arc Reactor, this Russian scientist died broke and bitter that all he could leave his son Ivan was his knowledge. A vengeful Ivan then builds his first weapons as Whiplash over the opening credits of Iron Man 2.](https:\/\/assets1.ignimgs.com\/2019\/05\/07\/anton-vanko-1557269725224.png?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80)\n## Was Eternals’ Sex Scene the First One in the MCU?\nYes, Eternals’ sex scene between Ikaris and Sersi was the first of its kind to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Additionally, director Chloe Zhao revealed [the team only needed 25 minutes to film the whole thing.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvels-eternals-sex-scene-chloe-zhao)\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nChloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos)\n\n;\n\n[Chloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos)](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/chloe-zhao-on-the-mcus-first-sex-scene-and-eternals-secret-cameos)\n\n1:29\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Chloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos)](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/chloe-zhao-on-the-mcus-first-sex-scene-and-eternals-secret-cameos)\n## What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics?\nThe Eternals comic book series was one of Jack Kirby’s final major contributions to the Marvel Universe and [the idea was influenced greatly by Erich von Däniken's 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pseudoscience-classic-that-inspired-eternals-and-many-other-movies) It explored the idea that extraterrestrial life was instrumental in the development of humankind at its most crucial stages.\n\n\"Despite the fact that I've contrived my own version of those momentous confrontations of prehistory, I take them from the de facto questions of today,” Kirby wrote on the topic. “What did happen in those remote days of men’s early struggle for civilized status? What is the true meaning of the myths which shared a global similarity among diverse peoples? Did beings of an extra terrestrial nature touch down among us and influence our lives to this present day? And then, the all-important question of the lot – are these beings in some cosmic orbit which will lead them back to us someday?\"\n\n## Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite\nIGN can exclusively reveal a deleted scene that will be released alongside the 4K\/Blu-ray\/DVD release of Eternals on February 15. In this scene that would have been early in the film, Dane has become aware of Sprite and Sersi's true nature and he is seen reassuring Sprite about his plans to move in with Sersi. We also learn a bit more about how the Eternals have influenced humanity's mythological figures and legends over the years.\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene\n\n;\n\n[Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-exclusive-deleted-scene)\n\n2:41\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-exclusive-deleted-scene)\n## Eternals Trailers and Featurettes\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer\n\n;\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-official-teaser-trailer)\n\n2:07\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-official-teaser-trailer)\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer\n\n;\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer)\n\n2:51\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer)\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot\n\n;\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-beginnings-tv-spot)\n\n1:00\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-beginnings-tv-spot)\n\nLearn More\n\nNow playing\n\nMarvel Studios’ Eternals - \"Introducing the Eternals\" Official Featurette\n\n;\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - \"Introducing the Eternals\" Official Featurette](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-introducing-the-eternals-official-featurette)\n\n2:27\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - \"Introducing the Eternals\" Official Featurette](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-introducing-the-eternals-official-featurette)\n\n*Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. 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We dive deep into some of its biggest reveals, the film’s ending and post-credit scenes, and so much more.\n\n- [**Eternals Review**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#review)\n- [**How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#watch)\n- [**How Long Is Eternals?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#long)\n- [**When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#theaters)\n\n- [**Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#timeline)\n- [**What Is Eternals About?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#about)\n- [**How Many Eternals Are There?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#many)\n- [**Who Directed Eternals?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#direct)\n- [**The Deviants: Eternals' Villains Explained**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#deviant)\n- [**Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#arishem)\n- [**Ending of Eternals Explained**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#end)\n- [**Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#post)\n- [**Whose Voice Was in Eternals' Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#blade)\n- [**Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles' Eternals Character Eros\/Starfox?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#styles)\n- [**Is Thanos an Eternal?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#thanos)\n- [**Who Is Patton Oswalt's Eternals Characters Pip the Troll?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#pip)\n- [**Who Is Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#dane)\n- [**Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#bill)\n- [**Who Dies in Eternals?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#dies)\n- [**Was Eternals' Sex Scene the First One in the MCU?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#sex)\n- [**What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics?**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#comics)\n- [**Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#delete)\n- [**Eternals Trailers and Featurettes**](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#feature)\n## Eternals Review\n4:00\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Eternals Video Review](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/eternals-video-review)\n\n[In our Eternals review,](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-review) we said, “Eternals is huge. Centuries worth of stories and a whole team of vastly different heroes are condensed into a visually stunning and impeccably acted film. The relationships of these complicated characters keep things as fresh as they can, but the story gets unwieldy when it shifts into a cosmic scale. Had it kept the narrative closer to home, it would have played better as a standalone film, but it wouldn’t have felt like the grand Eternals introduction into the MCU had that been the case. Director Chloé Zhao was met with an impossible challenge that she took on with grace, skill, and her trademark jaw-dropping scenery.”\n\n## How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+?\nEternals is currently available on Disney+ to all subscribers at no extra cost and on other digital platforms. It will become available on 4K\/Blu-ray\/DVD on February 15, 2022.\n\n## How Long Is Eternals?\nEternals has a runtime of 157 minutes or two hours and 37 minutes. This makes it the second-longest MCU film behind Avengers: Endgame’s three-hour and one-minute runtime.\n\n## When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters?\nEternals premiered exclusively in theaters on November 5, 2021.\n\n2:51\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer)\n## Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place?\nEternals takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame.\n\n## What Is Eternals About?\nEternals follows a group of ancient beings who have been living on Earth for thousands of years, protecting humans from a terrifying enemy known as the Deviants. After living among humans in secret for many years, a new threat brings the team back together to face off, once more, against these dangerous foes.\n\n## How Many Eternals Are There?\nEternals follows a group of 10… well… Eternals as they work to save humanity from the Deviants. Each Eternal shares a basic range of abilities like resistance to age and disease, but each Eternal also has unique abilities that set them apart from one another. You can check out the full Eternals team below, and [read much more about their powers, origins, and much more in our Eternals Explainer feature.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvel-eternals-powers-movie-cast-explained)\n\n- Sersi (Gemma Chan)\n- Thena (Angelina Jolie)\n- Ikaris (Richard Madden)\n- Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani)\n- Makkari (Lauren Ridloff)\n- Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry)\n- Ajak (Salma Hayek)\n- Sprite (Lia McHugh)\n- Druig (Barry Keoghan)\n- Gilgamesh (Don Lee)\n\n4:00\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Who's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/whos-who-in-marvels-eternals-trailer)\n## Who Directed Eternals?\nEternals was directed by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao, who previously helmed Nomadland, The Rider, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, and more. Zhao also wrote the screenplay alongside Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. The film is produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, and is based on the Eternals comics by Jack Kirby.\n\n## The Deviants: Eternals’ Villains Explained\nThe enormous, godlike beings known as the Celestials came to Earth over a million years ago and experimented with early primate life by creating three distinct new species - humans, Eternals, and Deviants. [The Deviants began as the dominant lifeform,](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvels-eternals-movie-deviants-explained-villains) but their kind was slaughtered after the Celestials returned to Earth. Following this tragic string of events, the Deviants went into hiding, all while holding a grudge against their creators and planning to one day get their revenge.\n\n5:18\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-movie-villains-the-deviants-explained)\n## Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials?\nWhile we first saw a dead Celestial in Guardians of the Galaxy as it served as Knowhere - the home of the Collector - as well as a quick flashback to the Celestials of yesteryear, GotG Vol. 2’s Ego was our first real look at these ancient beings. However, [Eternals’ Celestials are MUCH bigger than Ego and are one of the oldest and most powerful races of sentient beings in the universe.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvels-eternals-kro-arishem-villains-explained-who-is-main-villain)\n\nIn Eternals, we begin by thinking that Arishem sent our heroes to Earth to protect the planet from the Deviants, but it turns out that it was really to prepare Earth for the “Emergence.” As it turns out, Arishem and the Celestials have been planting seeds in planets that would become new Celestials. Unfortunately, this event also means the destruction of the planet where the seed resides. Earth’s new Celestial was to be known as Tiamut, but the Eternals stop the emergence and save the planet and all who call it home.\n\n## Ending of Eternals Explained\nAfter the Eternals stop Tiamut from being “born,” Ikaris, who let Ajak be killed by the Deviants when he discovered she wanted to stop Arishem and the Emergence, chooses to fly into the sun after being unable to come to terms with the guilt he had from betraying both Arishem and his love Sersei.\n\nSpeaking of Sersei, she uses some of the remaining energy from the Uni-Mind to turn Sprite into a human, which will allow her to finally grow older and stop forever living as a child. However, this means she will eventually grow old and die.\n\nThena, Druig, and Makkari leave Earth on the Domo to find other Eternals and warn them of the Emergences, and Kingo, Phastos, and Sersi choose to stay. That choice is quickly ripped from them, however, as Arishem pulls them into space and says he will spare humanity if they can prove mankind is worthy. He then takes them with him and promises to return for judgement before the credits roll.\n\n12:00\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \\| Marvel Canon Fodder](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-ending-explained-breakdown-easter-eggs-marvel-canon-fodder)\n## Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes?\nYes! It has two\\!\n\n## Whose Voice was in Eternals’ Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade?\nOne of the biggest questions coming out of the Eternals post-credit scenes was who that voice belonged to that was speaking to Dane Whitman as he opened the case containing the Ebony Blade.\n\n“Are you sure you’re ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” the voice says.\n\n[It has been confirmed that the mysterious voice was none other than Mahershala Ali’s Blade,](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-marvel-post-credits-black-knight-kit-harington-blade) who is set to star in a solo movie in the future.\n\n## Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles’ Eternals Character Eros\/Starfox?\nOne of the biggest surprise cameos in Eternals’ post-credit scenes was not a beloved MCU character, but [former One Direction star Harry Styles.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-post-credits-scene-harry-styles-who-is-eros-starfox-brother-of-thanos) In the MCU, Styles will play Eros, aka Starfox. Despite being the so-called brother of Thanos, the two are wildly different.\n\nIn the comics, Eros is more of a lover than a fighter and loves to spend his days as hedonistically as possible. He has the ability to use psionic power to control people’s emotions and was even an Avenger.\n\n6:04\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos?](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-spoiler-theory-did-eternals-tease-the-return-of-thanos)\n## Is Thanos an Eternal?\nThanos was raised as an Eternal but he also carries the Deviant gene, and following years and years of cybernetic augmentation and experimentation have turned him into the Mad Titan we see in the MCU that snaps away half of all life.\n\nIn the comics, Thanos’ Deviant gene was the reason for his purple skin, and the lack of this gene in Eros is the reason they look much different. He would come to resent Eros for looking like a “normal” Eternal and would have to deal with many, including his mother Sui-san, being terrified by his looks.\n\n## Who Is Patton Oswalt’s Eternals Character Pip the Troll?\nPatton Oswalt’s Pip the Troll appeared alongside Harry Styles’ Eros in Eternals’ post-credit scene and is another character pulled right from the comics, in which he’s a Laxidazian nobleman that was turned into a troll. He has helped Adam Warlock defeat his evil counterpart the Magus, among other adventures. And Warlock will be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, played by Will Poulter, so an Eternals team-up seems like a possibility soon…\n\n## Who Is Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight?\nWhile we don’t get to see him as the sword-wielding superhero Black Knight, it is [all but confirmed that Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington will soon become Black Knight.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/eternals-marvel-post-credits-black-knight-kit-harington-blade)\n\nOver the years, many have carried the mantle of the Black Knight in the comics, but Dane Whitman is perhaps the most recognizable of all. He wields a powerful sword called the Ebony Blade - which we saw in Eternals’ post-credit scene - and is a descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, who himself was a member of King Arthur’s Court. He’s also served as an Avenger.\n\nThe Ebony Blade is the main source of Black Knight’s power and was forged by Merlin. It’s said to be able to cut through nearly any substance in the universe. Unfortunately, it is also infected with a blood curse that can drive its owner mad after it spills too much blood. Oh, and it can be summoned like Mjolnir.\n\n5:30\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Eternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/eternals-black-knight-explained-kit-haringtons-mcu-future-revealed)\n## Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals?\nBill Skarsgard, who also played Pennywise in It Chapter 2 and Zeitgeist in Deadpool 2, lent his voice to Kro the Deviant in Eternals.\n\n## Who Dies in Eternals?\nEternals does not hold back in having some of its biggest characters meet their end. Ajak is killed by the Deviants thanks to Ikaris’ betrayal, Gilgamesh has his life-force sucked out of him by Deviant leader Kro, Tiamut’s Emergence is halted by our heroes, and Ikaris flys himself into the sun after being unable to live with the guilt of his actions.\n\nThese unfortunate souls were added to [the ever-growing list of every dead MCU character.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvel-deaths-mcu-dead-characters-loki-iron-man-black-widow) However, as in comics and MCU, death doesn't necessarily mean it will be the last time we see these characters.\n\n## Was Eternals’ Sex Scene the First One in the MCU?\nYes, Eternals’ sex scene between Ikaris and Sersi was the first of its kind to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Additionally, director Chloe Zhao revealed [the team only needed 25 minutes to film the whole thing.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/marvels-eternals-sex-scene-chloe-zhao)\n\n1:29\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Chloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos)](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/chloe-zhao-on-the-mcus-first-sex-scene-and-eternals-secret-cameos)\n## What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics?\nThe Eternals comic book series was one of Jack Kirby’s final major contributions to the Marvel Universe and [the idea was influenced greatly by Erich von Däniken's 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?.](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/articles\/pseudoscience-classic-that-inspired-eternals-and-many-other-movies) It explored the idea that extraterrestrial life was instrumental in the development of humankind at its most crucial stages.\n\n\"Despite the fact that I've contrived my own version of those momentous confrontations of prehistory, I take them from the de facto questions of today,” Kirby wrote on the topic. “What did happen in those remote days of men’s early struggle for civilized status? What is the true meaning of the myths which shared a global similarity among diverse peoples? Did beings of an extra terrestrial nature touch down among us and influence our lives to this present day? And then, the all-important question of the lot – are these beings in some cosmic orbit which will lead them back to us someday?\"\n\n## Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite\nIGN can exclusively reveal a deleted scene that will be released alongside the 4K\/Blu-ray\/DVD release of Eternals on February 15. In this scene that would have been early in the film, Dane has become aware of Sprite and Sersi's true nature and he is seen reassuring Sprite about his plans to move in with Sersi. We also learn a bit more about how the Eternals have influenced humanity's mythological figures and legends over the years.\n\n2:41\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvels-eternals-exclusive-deleted-scene)\n## Eternals Trailers and Featurettes\n2:07\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-official-teaser-trailer)\n\n2:51\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer)\n\n1:00\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-beginnings-tv-spot)\n\n2:27\n\nAutoplay setting: On\n\n[Marvel Studios’ Eternals - \"Introducing the Eternals\" Official Featurette](https:\/\/www.ign.com\/videos\/marvel-studios-eternals-introducing-the-eternals-official-featurette)\n\n*Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. 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Boilerpipe Text	Warning: Full spoilers follow for Eternals. With Marvel’s Eternals now available on Disney+, whether you are watching it for the first time or the hundredth there is so much to take in about this MCU story that spans thousands and thousands of years. To help those who have yet to see it as well as those who are still trying to process what happened in Eternals, we’ve tried to answer all the biggest questions from the movie as well as how the events of the film could play into future Marvel movies. We dive deep into some of its biggest reveals, the film’s ending and post-credit scenes, and so much more. Eternals Review How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+? How Long Is Eternals? When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters? Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place? What Is Eternals About? How Many Eternals Are There? Who Directed Eternals? The Deviants: Eternals' Villains Explained Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials? Ending of Eternals Explained Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes? Whose Voice Was in Eternals' Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade? Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles' Eternals Character Eros/Starfox? Is Thanos an Eternal? Who Is Patton Oswalt's Eternals Characters Pip the Troll? Who Is Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight? Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals? Who Dies in Eternals? Was Eternals' Sex Scene the First One in the MCU? What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics? Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite Eternals Trailers and Featurettes Eternals Review 4:00 Autoplay setting: On Eternals Video Review In our Eternals review, we said, “Eternals is huge. Centuries worth of stories and a whole team of vastly different heroes are condensed into a visually stunning and impeccably acted film. The relationships of these complicated characters keep things as fresh as they can, but the story gets unwieldy when it shifts into a cosmic scale. Had it kept the narrative closer to home, it would have played better as a standalone film, but it wouldn’t have felt like the grand Eternals introduction into the MCU had that been the case. Director Chloé Zhao was met with an impossible challenge that she took on with grace, skill, and her trademark jaw-dropping scenery.” How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+? Eternals is currently available on Disney+ to all subscribers at no extra cost and on other digital platforms. It will become available on 4K/Blu-ray/DVD on February 15, 2022. How Long Is Eternals? Eternals has a runtime of 157 minutes or two hours and 37 minutes. This makes it the second-longest MCU film behind Avengers: Endgame’s three-hour and one-minute runtime. When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters? Eternals premiered exclusively in theaters on November 5, 2021. 2:51 Autoplay setting: On Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place? Eternals takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame. What Is Eternals About? Eternals follows a group of ancient beings who have been living on Earth for thousands of years, protecting humans from a terrifying enemy known as the Deviants. After living among humans in secret for many years, a new threat brings the team back together to face off, once more, against these dangerous foes. How Many Eternals Are There? Eternals follows a group of 10… well… Eternals as they work to save humanity from the Deviants. Each Eternal shares a basic range of abilities like resistance to age and disease, but each Eternal also has unique abilities that set them apart from one another. You can check out the full Eternals team below, and read much more about their powers, origins, and much more in our Eternals Explainer feature. Sersi (Gemma Chan) Thena (Angelina Jolie) Ikaris (Richard Madden) Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) Makkari (Lauren Ridloff) Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) Ajak (Salma Hayek) Sprite (Lia McHugh) Druig (Barry Keoghan) Gilgamesh (Don Lee) 4:00 Autoplay setting: On Who's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer Who Directed Eternals? Eternals was directed by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao, who previously helmed Nomadland, The Rider, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, and more. Zhao also wrote the screenplay alongside Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. The film is produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, and is based on the Eternals comics by Jack Kirby. The Deviants: Eternals’ Villains Explained The enormous, godlike beings known as the Celestials came to Earth over a million years ago and experimented with early primate life by creating three distinct new species - humans, Eternals, and Deviants. The Deviants began as the dominant lifeform, but their kind was slaughtered after the Celestials returned to Earth. Following this tragic string of events, the Deviants went into hiding, all while holding a grudge against their creators and planning to one day get their revenge. 5:18 Autoplay setting: On Marvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials? While we first saw a dead Celestial in Guardians of the Galaxy as it served as Knowhere - the home of the Collector - as well as a quick flashback to the Celestials of yesteryear, GotG Vol. 2’s Ego was our first real look at these ancient beings. However, Eternals’ Celestials are MUCH bigger than Ego and are one of the oldest and most powerful races of sentient beings in the universe. In Eternals, we begin by thinking that Arishem sent our heroes to Earth to protect the planet from the Deviants, but it turns out that it was really to prepare Earth for the “Emergence.” As it turns out, Arishem and the Celestials have been planting seeds in planets that would become new Celestials. Unfortunately, this event also means the destruction of the planet where the seed resides. Earth’s new Celestial was to be known as Tiamut, but the Eternals stop the emergence and save the planet and all who call it home. Ending of Eternals Explained After the Eternals stop Tiamut from being “born,” Ikaris, who let Ajak be killed by the Deviants when he discovered she wanted to stop Arishem and the Emergence, chooses to fly into the sun after being unable to come to terms with the guilt he had from betraying both Arishem and his love Sersei. Speaking of Sersei, she uses some of the remaining energy from the Uni-Mind to turn Sprite into a human, which will allow her to finally grow older and stop forever living as a child. However, this means she will eventually grow old and die. Thena, Druig, and Makkari leave Earth on the Domo to find other Eternals and warn them of the Emergences, and Kingo, Phastos, and Sersi choose to stay. That choice is quickly ripped from them, however, as Arishem pulls them into space and says he will spare humanity if they can prove mankind is worthy. He then takes them with him and promises to return for judgement before the credits roll. 12:00 Autoplay setting: On Marvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \| Marvel Canon Fodder Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes? Yes! It has two! Whose Voice was in Eternals’ Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade? One of the biggest questions coming out of the Eternals post-credit scenes was who that voice belonged to that was speaking to Dane Whitman as he opened the case containing the Ebony Blade. “Are you sure you’re ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” the voice says. It has been confirmed that the mysterious voice was none other than Mahershala Ali’s Blade, who is set to star in a solo movie in the future. Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles’ Eternals Character Eros/Starfox? One of the biggest surprise cameos in Eternals’ post-credit scenes was not a beloved MCU character, but former One Direction star Harry Styles. In the MCU, Styles will play Eros, aka Starfox. Despite being the so-called brother of Thanos, the two are wildly different. In the comics, Eros is more of a lover than a fighter and loves to spend his days as hedonistically as possible. He has the ability to use psionic power to control people’s emotions and was even an Avenger. 6:04 Autoplay setting: On Marvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos? Is Thanos an Eternal? Thanos was raised as an Eternal but he also carries the Deviant gene, and following years and years of cybernetic augmentation and experimentation have turned him into the Mad Titan we see in the MCU that snaps away half of all life. In the comics, Thanos’ Deviant gene was the reason for his purple skin, and the lack of this gene in Eros is the reason they look much different. He would come to resent Eros for looking like a “normal” Eternal and would have to deal with many, including his mother Sui-san, being terrified by his looks. Who Is Patton Oswalt’s Eternals Character Pip the Troll? Patton Oswalt’s Pip the Troll appeared alongside Harry Styles’ Eros in Eternals’ post-credit scene and is another character pulled right from the comics, in which he’s a Laxidazian nobleman that was turned into a troll. He has helped Adam Warlock defeat his evil counterpart the Magus, among other adventures. And Warlock will be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, played by Will Poulter, so an Eternals team-up seems like a possibility soon… Who Is Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight? While we don’t get to see him as the sword-wielding superhero Black Knight, it is all but confirmed that Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington will soon become Black Knight. Over the years, many have carried the mantle of the Black Knight in the comics, but Dane Whitman is perhaps the most recognizable of all. He wields a powerful sword called the Ebony Blade - which we saw in Eternals’ post-credit scene - and is a descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, who himself was a member of King Arthur’s Court. He’s also served as an Avenger. The Ebony Blade is the main source of Black Knight’s power and was forged by Merlin. It’s said to be able to cut through nearly any substance in the universe. Unfortunately, it is also infected with a blood curse that can drive its owner mad after it spills too much blood. Oh, and it can be summoned like Mjolnir. 5:30 Autoplay setting: On Eternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals? Bill Skarsgard, who also played Pennywise in It Chapter 2 and Zeitgeist in Deadpool 2, lent his voice to Kro the Deviant in Eternals. Who Dies in Eternals? Eternals does not hold back in having some of its biggest characters meet their end. Ajak is killed by the Deviants thanks to Ikaris’ betrayal, Gilgamesh has his life-force sucked out of him by Deviant leader Kro, Tiamut’s Emergence is halted by our heroes, and Ikaris flys himself into the sun after being unable to live with the guilt of his actions. These unfortunate souls were added to the ever-growing list of every dead MCU character. However, as in comics and MCU, death doesn't necessarily mean it will be the last time we see these characters. Was Eternals’ Sex Scene the First One in the MCU? Yes, Eternals’ sex scene between Ikaris and Sersi was the first of its kind to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Additionally, director Chloe Zhao revealed the team only needed 25 minutes to film the whole thing. 1:29 Autoplay setting: On Chloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos) What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics? The Eternals comic book series was one of Jack Kirby’s final major contributions to the Marvel Universe and the idea was influenced greatly by Erich von Däniken's 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?. It explored the idea that extraterrestrial life was instrumental in the development of humankind at its most crucial stages. "Despite the fact that I've contrived my own version of those momentous confrontations of prehistory, I take them from the de facto questions of today,” Kirby wrote on the topic. “What did happen in those remote days of men’s early struggle for civilized status? What is the true meaning of the myths which shared a global similarity among diverse peoples? Did beings of an extra terrestrial nature touch down among us and influence our lives to this present day? And then, the all-important question of the lot – are these beings in some cosmic orbit which will lead them back to us someday?" Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite IGN can exclusively reveal a deleted scene that will be released alongside the 4K/Blu-ray/DVD release of Eternals on February 15. In this scene that would have been early in the film, Dane has become aware of Sprite and Sersi's true nature and he is seen reassuring Sprite about his plans to move in with Sersi. We also learn a bit more about how the Eternals have influenced humanity's mythological figures and legends over the years. 2:41 Autoplay setting: On Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Eternals Trailers and Featurettes 2:07 Autoplay setting: On Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer 2:51 Autoplay setting: On Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer 1:00 Autoplay setting: On Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot 2:27 Autoplay setting: On Marvel Studios’ Eternals - "Introducing the Eternals" Official Featurette Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter @AdamBankhurst and on Twitch.
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With Marvel’s Eternals now available on Disney+, whether you are watching it for the first time or the hundredth there is so much to take in about this MCU story that spans thousands and thousands of years. To help those who have yet to see it as well as those who are still trying to process what happened in Eternals, we’ve tried to answer all the biggest questions from the movie as well as how the events of the film could play into future Marvel movies. We dive deep into some of its biggest reveals, the film’s ending and post-credit scenes, and so much more. - [Eternals Review](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#review) - [How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#watch) - [How Long Is Eternals?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#long) - [When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#theaters) - [Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#timeline) - [What Is Eternals About?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#about) - [How Many Eternals Are There?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#many) - [Who Directed Eternals?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#direct) - [The Deviants: Eternals' Villains Explained](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#deviant) - [Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#arishem) - [Ending of Eternals Explained](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#end) - [Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#post) - [Whose Voice Was in Eternals' Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#blade) - [Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles' Eternals Character Eros/Starfox?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#styles) - [Is Thanos an Eternal?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#thanos) - [Who Is Patton Oswalt's Eternals Characters Pip the Troll?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#pip) - [Who Is Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#dane) - [Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#bill) - [Who Dies in Eternals?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#dies) - [Was Eternals' Sex Scene the First One in the MCU?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#sex) - [What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#comics) - [Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#delete) - [Eternals Trailers and Featurettes](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#feature) ## Eternals Review Learn More Now playing Eternals Video Review ; [Eternals Video Review](https://www.ign.com/videos/eternals-video-review) 4:00 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Eternals Video Review](https://www.ign.com/videos/eternals-video-review) [In our Eternals review,](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-review) we said, “Eternals is huge. Centuries worth of stories and a whole team of vastly different heroes are condensed into a visually stunning and impeccably acted film. The relationships of these complicated characters keep things as fresh as they can, but the story gets unwieldy when it shifts into a cosmic scale. Had it kept the narrative closer to home, it would have played better as a standalone film, but it wouldn’t have felt like the grand Eternals introduction into the MCU had that been the case. Director Chloé Zhao was met with an impossible challenge that she took on with grace, skill, and her trademark jaw-dropping scenery.” ## How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+? Eternals is currently available on Disney+ to all subscribers at no extra cost and on other digital platforms. It will become available on 4K/Blu-ray/DVD on February 15, 2022. ## How Long Is Eternals? Eternals has a runtime of 157 minutes or two hours and 37 minutes. This makes it the second-longest MCU film behind Avengers: Endgame’s three-hour and one-minute runtime. ## When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters? Eternals premiered exclusively in theaters on November 5, 2021. Learn More Now playing Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer ; [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer) 2:51 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer) ## Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place? Eternals takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame. ## What Is Eternals About? Eternals follows a group of ancient beings who have been living on Earth for thousands of years, protecting humans from a terrifying enemy known as the Deviants. After living among humans in secret for many years, a new threat brings the team back together to face off, once more, against these dangerous foes. ## How Many Eternals Are There? Eternals follows a group of 10… well… Eternals as they work to save humanity from the Deviants. Each Eternal shares a basic range of abilities like resistance to age and disease, but each Eternal also has unique abilities that set them apart from one another. You can check out the full Eternals team below, and [read much more about their powers, origins, and much more in our Eternals Explainer feature.](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-eternals-powers-movie-cast-explained) - Sersi (Gemma Chan) - Thena (Angelina Jolie) - Ikaris (Richard Madden) - Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) - Makkari (Lauren Ridloff) - Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) - Ajak (Salma Hayek) - Sprite (Lia McHugh) - Druig (Barry Keoghan) - Gilgamesh (Don Lee) Learn More Now playing Who's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer ; [Who's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/whos-who-in-marvels-eternals-trailer) 4:00 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Who's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/whos-who-in-marvels-eternals-trailer) ## Who Directed Eternals? Eternals was directed by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao, who previously helmed Nomadland, The Rider, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, and more. Zhao also wrote the screenplay alongside Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. The film is produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, and is based on the Eternals comics by Jack Kirby. ## The Deviants: Eternals’ Villains Explained The enormous, godlike beings known as the Celestials came to Earth over a million years ago and experimented with early primate life by creating three distinct new species - humans, Eternals, and Deviants. [The Deviants began as the dominant lifeform,](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-eternals-movie-deviants-explained-villains) but their kind was slaughtered after the Celestials returned to Earth. Following this tragic string of events, the Deviants went into hiding, all while holding a grudge against their creators and planning to one day get their revenge. Learn More Now playing Marvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained ; [Marvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-movie-villains-the-deviants-explained) 5:18 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-movie-villains-the-deviants-explained) ## Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials? While we first saw a dead Celestial in Guardians of the Galaxy as it served as Knowhere - the home of the Collector - as well as a quick flashback to the Celestials of yesteryear, GotG Vol. 2’s Ego was our first real look at these ancient beings. However, [Eternals’ Celestials are MUCH bigger than Ego and are one of the oldest and most powerful races of sentient beings in the universe.](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-eternals-kro-arishem-villains-explained-who-is-main-villain) In Eternals, we begin by thinking that Arishem sent our heroes to Earth to protect the planet from the Deviants, but it turns out that it was really to prepare Earth for the “Emergence.” As it turns out, Arishem and the Celestials have been planting seeds in planets that would become new Celestials. Unfortunately, this event also means the destruction of the planet where the seed resides. Earth’s new Celestial was to be known as Tiamut, but the Eternals stop the emergence and save the planet and all who call it home. ### Who Are the Villains Kro and Arishem the Judge From Marvel's Eternals? ![A recent trailer and a toy leak have given us a better idea of who the main villains in Marvel's Eternals might be: Kro and Arishem the Judge. So let's take a closer look at both characters and their roles in the Marvel Universe.](https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2020/04/22/00-1587596159136.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=684&height=385&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ![Kro first appeared in 1973's The Eternals \#1, where he was introduced as the shape-shifting leader of the Deviants and an enemy of the Eternals.](https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2020/04/22/01-kro-01-1587596162728.png?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) View 11 Images ![Kro remained a major threat to the Eternals for years, even after creator Jack Kirby ended his original saga.](https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2020/04/22/02-kro-02-1587596167759.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ![Despite often fighting against the Eternals, however, Kro has deep ties to Thena. She's both his former lover and the mother of his two children.](https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2020/04/22/03-kro-thena-1587596170102.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ![Kro is ultimately less an overt villain than a ruler trying to ensure the survival of his species.](https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2020/04/22/04-1587596173015.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ![It would turn out that Kro actually appeared far earlier than The Eternals \#1. 1940's Red Raven Comics \#1 introduces a Hitler-like character named Rudolph Hendler, and a later story retconned Hendler to be Kro in disguise.](https://assets-prd.ignimgs.com/2020/04/22/05-golden-age-1587596176104.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ## Ending of Eternals Explained After the Eternals stop Tiamut from being “born,” Ikaris, who let Ajak be killed by the Deviants when he discovered she wanted to stop Arishem and the Emergence, chooses to fly into the sun after being unable to come to terms with the guilt he had from betraying both Arishem and his love Sersei. Speaking of Sersei, she uses some of the remaining energy from the Uni-Mind to turn Sprite into a human, which will allow her to finally grow older and stop forever living as a child. However, this means she will eventually grow old and die. Thena, Druig, and Makkari leave Earth on the Domo to find other Eternals and warn them of the Emergences, and Kingo, Phastos, and Sersi choose to stay. That choice is quickly ripped from them, however, as Arishem pulls them into space and says he will spare humanity if they can prove mankind is worthy. He then takes them with him and promises to return for judgement before the credits roll. Learn More Now playing Marvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \\| Marvel Canon Fodder ; [Marvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \\| Marvel Canon Fodder](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-ending-explained-breakdown-easter-eggs-marvel-canon-fodder) 12:00 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \\| Marvel Canon Fodder](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-ending-explained-breakdown-easter-eggs-marvel-canon-fodder) ## Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes? Yes! It has two\! ## Whose Voice was in Eternals’ Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade? One of the biggest questions coming out of the Eternals post-credit scenes was who that voice belonged to that was speaking to Dane Whitman as he opened the case containing the Ebony Blade. “Are you sure you’re ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” the voice says. [It has been confirmed that the mysterious voice was none other than Mahershala Ali’s Blade,](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-marvel-post-credits-black-knight-kit-harington-blade) who is set to star in a solo movie in the future. ## Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles’ Eternals Character Eros/Starfox? One of the biggest surprise cameos in Eternals’ post-credit scenes was not a beloved MCU character, but [former One Direction star Harry Styles.](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-post-credits-scene-harry-styles-who-is-eros-starfox-brother-of-thanos) In the MCU, Styles will play Eros, aka Starfox. Despite being the so-called brother of Thanos, the two are wildly different. In the comics, Eros is more of a lover than a fighter and loves to spend his days as hedonistically as possible. He has the ability to use psionic power to control people’s emotions and was even an Avenger. Learn More Now playing Marvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos? ; [Marvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos?](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-spoiler-theory-did-eternals-tease-the-return-of-thanos) 6:04 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos?](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-spoiler-theory-did-eternals-tease-the-return-of-thanos) ## Is Thanos an Eternal? Thanos was raised as an Eternal but he also carries the Deviant gene, and following years and years of cybernetic augmentation and experimentation have turned him into the Mad Titan we see in the MCU that snaps away half of all life. In the comics, Thanos’ Deviant gene was the reason for his purple skin, and the lack of this gene in Eros is the reason they look much different. He would come to resent Eros for looking like a “normal” Eternal and would have to deal with many, including his mother Sui-san, being terrified by his looks. ## Who Is Patton Oswalt’s Eternals Character Pip the Troll? Patton Oswalt’s Pip the Troll appeared alongside Harry Styles’ Eros in Eternals’ post-credit scene and is another character pulled right from the comics, in which he’s a Laxidazian nobleman that was turned into a troll. He has helped Adam Warlock defeat his evil counterpart the Magus, among other adventures. And Warlock will be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, played by Will Poulter, so an Eternals team-up seems like a possibility soon… ## Who Is Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight? While we don’t get to see him as the sword-wielding superhero Black Knight, it is [all but confirmed that Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington will soon become Black Knight.](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-marvel-post-credits-black-knight-kit-harington-blade) Over the years, many have carried the mantle of the Black Knight in the comics, but Dane Whitman is perhaps the most recognizable of all. He wields a powerful sword called the Ebony Blade - which we saw in Eternals’ post-credit scene - and is a descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, who himself was a member of King Arthur’s Court. He’s also served as an Avenger. The Ebony Blade is the main source of Black Knight’s power and was forged by Merlin. It’s said to be able to cut through nearly any substance in the universe. Unfortunately, it is also infected with a blood curse that can drive its owner mad after it spills too much blood. Oh, and it can be summoned like Mjolnir. Learn More Now playing Eternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed ; [Eternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed](https://www.ign.com/videos/eternals-black-knight-explained-kit-haringtons-mcu-future-revealed) 5:30 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Eternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed](https://www.ign.com/videos/eternals-black-knight-explained-kit-haringtons-mcu-future-revealed) ## Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals? Bill Skarsgard, who also played Pennywise in It Chapter 2 and Zeitgeist in Deadpool 2, lent his voice to Kro the Deviant in Eternals. ## Who Dies in Eternals? Eternals does not hold back in having some of its biggest characters meet their end. Ajak is killed by the Deviants thanks to Ikaris’ betrayal, Gilgamesh has his life-force sucked out of him by Deviant leader Kro, Tiamut’s Emergence is halted by our heroes, and Ikaris flys himself into the sun after being unable to live with the guilt of his actions. These unfortunate souls were added to [the ever-growing list of every dead MCU character.](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-deaths-mcu-dead-characters-loki-iron-man-black-widow) However, as in comics and MCU, death doesn't necessarily mean it will be the last time we see these characters. ### Every Dead MCU Character ![While it's seldom final in Marvel Comics, death has so far been permanent in the MCU -- with the exception of the Avengers' success in undoing Thanos' snap in Endgame, of course. (And variants of those who have died in the Sacred Timeline.) But table all that and check out our extended obit page for all the significant characters who have passed away in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. \<br\> \<br\> Mind you, we’re leaving out cannon fodder background characters like the armies of Asgard and the Chitauri to focus on the most notable leading and supporting players seen throughout Phases 1-5, starting all the way back with ... \<br\> \<br\> Full spoilers are ahead for every single movie (and show) in the MCU\!](https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2021/04/27/deadmcu-slideshow-1619483384258.jpeg?crop=16%3A9&width=684&height=385&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ![OBADIAH STANE \<br\> \<br\> Died In: Iron Man \<br\> Cause of Death: Electrocution/fall/explosion \<br\> \<br\> The MCU’s first big bad met his end when he got fried by a blast from Tony Stark’s Arc Reactor while suited up in his Iron Monger armor. Stane then plummeted down into the reactor, which exploded into flames.](https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2019/05/07/obadiah-stane2-1557270589773.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) View 133 Images ![YINSEN \<br\> \<br\> Died In: Iron Man \<br\> Cause of Death: Gunshots \<br\> \<br\> A captive of the Ten Rings in Afghanistan, Dr. Ho Yinsen first saved Tony’s life when he operated on his shrapnel wound and made an electromagnetic plate to keep it from reaching his heart. Having lost his family in a terrorist attack, Yinsen later sacrificed himself to help Tony escape, suffering fatal gunshot wounds. His dying words to Tony were for him to not waste his life.](https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2019/05/07/yinsen-1557270650159.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ![RAZA \<br\> \<br\> Died In: Iron Man \<br\> Cause of Death: Gunshots \<br\> \<br\> The leader of the Ten Rings terrorist cell that kidnapped Tony Stark in Afghanistan, Raza was betrayed by Obadiah Stane, who paralyzed him with a Sonic Taser before his goons slew Raza and his men.](https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2019/05/07/raza-1557270589782.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ![WHIPLASH \<br\> \<br\> Died In: Iron Man 2 \<br\> Cause of Death: Explosion/suicide \<br\> \<br\> Left badly wounded by Iron Man and War Machine’s simultaneous blast, Whiplash triggers all his drones to detonate, destroying himself and much of the Stark Expo.](https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2019/05/07/whiplash-1557270650152.jpg?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ![ANTON VANKO \<br\> \<br\> Died In: Iron Man 2 \<br\> Cause of Death: Illness \<br\> \<br\> Howard Stark’s former partner and co-creator of the Arc Reactor, this Russian scientist died broke and bitter that all he could leave his son Ivan was his knowledge. A vengeful Ivan then builds his first weapons as Whiplash over the opening credits of Iron Man 2.](https://assets1.ignimgs.com/2019/05/07/anton-vanko-1557269725224.png?crop=16%3A9&width=150&height=90&format=jpg&auto=webp&quality=80) ## Was Eternals’ Sex Scene the First One in the MCU? Yes, Eternals’ sex scene between Ikaris and Sersi was the first of its kind to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Additionally, director Chloe Zhao revealed [the team only needed 25 minutes to film the whole thing.](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-eternals-sex-scene-chloe-zhao) Learn More Now playing Chloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos) ; [Chloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos)](https://www.ign.com/videos/chloe-zhao-on-the-mcus-first-sex-scene-and-eternals-secret-cameos) 1:29 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Chloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos)](https://www.ign.com/videos/chloe-zhao-on-the-mcus-first-sex-scene-and-eternals-secret-cameos) ## What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics? The Eternals comic book series was one of Jack Kirby’s final major contributions to the Marvel Universe and [the idea was influenced greatly by Erich von Däniken's 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?.](https://www.ign.com/articles/pseudoscience-classic-that-inspired-eternals-and-many-other-movies) It explored the idea that extraterrestrial life was instrumental in the development of humankind at its most crucial stages. "Despite the fact that I've contrived my own version of those momentous confrontations of prehistory, I take them from the de facto questions of today,” Kirby wrote on the topic. “What did happen in those remote days of men’s early struggle for civilized status? What is the true meaning of the myths which shared a global similarity among diverse peoples? Did beings of an extra terrestrial nature touch down among us and influence our lives to this present day? And then, the all-important question of the lot – are these beings in some cosmic orbit which will lead them back to us someday?" ## Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite IGN can exclusively reveal a deleted scene that will be released alongside the 4K/Blu-ray/DVD release of Eternals on February 15. In this scene that would have been early in the film, Dane has become aware of Sprite and Sersi's true nature and he is seen reassuring Sprite about his plans to move in with Sersi. We also learn a bit more about how the Eternals have influenced humanity's mythological figures and legends over the years. Learn More Now playing Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene ; [Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-exclusive-deleted-scene) 2:41 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-exclusive-deleted-scene) ## Eternals Trailers and Featurettes Learn More Now playing Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer ; [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-official-teaser-trailer) 2:07 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-official-teaser-trailer) Learn More Now playing Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer ; [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer) 2:51 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer) Learn More Now playing Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot ; [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-beginnings-tv-spot) 1:00 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-beginnings-tv-spot) Learn More Now playing Marvel Studios’ Eternals - "Introducing the Eternals" Official Featurette ; [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - "Introducing the Eternals" Official Featurette](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-introducing-the-eternals-official-featurette) 2:27 Autoplay setting: On Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - "Introducing the Eternals" Official Featurette](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-introducing-the-eternals-official-featurette) Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. 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Readable Markdown	Warning: Full spoilers follow for Eternals. With Marvel’s Eternals now available on Disney+, whether you are watching it for the first time or the hundredth there is so much to take in about this MCU story that spans thousands and thousands of years. To help those who have yet to see it as well as those who are still trying to process what happened in Eternals, we’ve tried to answer all the biggest questions from the movie as well as how the events of the film could play into future Marvel movies. We dive deep into some of its biggest reveals, the film’s ending and post-credit scenes, and so much more. - [Eternals Review](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#review) - [How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#watch) - [How Long Is Eternals?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#long) - [When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#theaters) - [Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#timeline) - [What Is Eternals About?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#about) - [How Many Eternals Are There?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#many) - [Who Directed Eternals?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#direct) - [The Deviants: Eternals' Villains Explained](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#deviant) - [Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#arishem) - [Ending of Eternals Explained](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#end) - [Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#post) - [Whose Voice Was in Eternals' Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#blade) - [Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles' Eternals Character Eros/Starfox?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#styles) - [Is Thanos an Eternal?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#thanos) - [Who Is Patton Oswalt's Eternals Characters Pip the Troll?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#pip) - [Who Is Kit Harrington's Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#dane) - [Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#bill) - [Who Dies in Eternals?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#dies) - [Was Eternals' Sex Scene the First One in the MCU?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#sex) - [What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics?](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#comics) - [Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#delete) - [Eternals Trailers and Featurettes](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-on-disney-plus-ending-explained-and-mcu-connections#feature) ## Eternals Review 4:00 Autoplay setting: On [Eternals Video Review](https://www.ign.com/videos/eternals-video-review) [In our Eternals review,](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-review) we said, “Eternals is huge. Centuries worth of stories and a whole team of vastly different heroes are condensed into a visually stunning and impeccably acted film. The relationships of these complicated characters keep things as fresh as they can, but the story gets unwieldy when it shifts into a cosmic scale. Had it kept the narrative closer to home, it would have played better as a standalone film, but it wouldn’t have felt like the grand Eternals introduction into the MCU had that been the case. Director Chloé Zhao was met with an impossible challenge that she took on with grace, skill, and her trademark jaw-dropping scenery.” ## How Can I Watch Eternals and Is It on Disney+? Eternals is currently available on Disney+ to all subscribers at no extra cost and on other digital platforms. It will become available on 4K/Blu-ray/DVD on February 15, 2022. ## How Long Is Eternals? Eternals has a runtime of 157 minutes or two hours and 37 minutes. This makes it the second-longest MCU film behind Avengers: Endgame’s three-hour and one-minute runtime. ## When Did Eternals Premiere in Theaters? Eternals premiered exclusively in theaters on November 5, 2021. 2:51 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer) ## Where in the MCU Timeline Does Eternals Take Place? Eternals takes place after the events of Avengers: Endgame. ## What Is Eternals About? Eternals follows a group of ancient beings who have been living on Earth for thousands of years, protecting humans from a terrifying enemy known as the Deviants. After living among humans in secret for many years, a new threat brings the team back together to face off, once more, against these dangerous foes. ## How Many Eternals Are There? Eternals follows a group of 10… well… Eternals as they work to save humanity from the Deviants. Each Eternal shares a basic range of abilities like resistance to age and disease, but each Eternal also has unique abilities that set them apart from one another. You can check out the full Eternals team below, and [read much more about their powers, origins, and much more in our Eternals Explainer feature.](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-eternals-powers-movie-cast-explained) - Sersi (Gemma Chan) - Thena (Angelina Jolie) - Ikaris (Richard Madden) - Kingo (Kumail Nanjiani) - Makkari (Lauren Ridloff) - Phastos (Brian Tyree Henry) - Ajak (Salma Hayek) - Sprite (Lia McHugh) - Druig (Barry Keoghan) - Gilgamesh (Don Lee) 4:00 Autoplay setting: On [Who's Who in Marvel’s Eternals Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/whos-who-in-marvels-eternals-trailer) ## Who Directed Eternals? Eternals was directed by Academy Award-winning director Chloe Zhao, who previously helmed Nomadland, The Rider, Songs My Brothers Taught Me, and more. Zhao also wrote the screenplay alongside Patrick Burleigh, Ryan Firpo, and Kaz Firpo. The film is produced by Kevin Feige and Nate Moore, and is based on the Eternals comics by Jack Kirby. ## The Deviants: Eternals’ Villains Explained The enormous, godlike beings known as the Celestials came to Earth over a million years ago and experimented with early primate life by creating three distinct new species - humans, Eternals, and Deviants. [The Deviants began as the dominant lifeform,](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-eternals-movie-deviants-explained-villains) but their kind was slaughtered after the Celestials returned to Earth. Following this tragic string of events, the Deviants went into hiding, all while holding a grudge against their creators and planning to one day get their revenge. 5:18 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel's Eternals Movie Villains: The Deviants Explained](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-movie-villains-the-deviants-explained) ## Who Are Arishem, Tiamut, and the Celestials? While we first saw a dead Celestial in Guardians of the Galaxy as it served as Knowhere - the home of the Collector - as well as a quick flashback to the Celestials of yesteryear, GotG Vol. 2’s Ego was our first real look at these ancient beings. However, [Eternals’ Celestials are MUCH bigger than Ego and are one of the oldest and most powerful races of sentient beings in the universe.](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-eternals-kro-arishem-villains-explained-who-is-main-villain) In Eternals, we begin by thinking that Arishem sent our heroes to Earth to protect the planet from the Deviants, but it turns out that it was really to prepare Earth for the “Emergence.” As it turns out, Arishem and the Celestials have been planting seeds in planets that would become new Celestials. Unfortunately, this event also means the destruction of the planet where the seed resides. Earth’s new Celestial was to be known as Tiamut, but the Eternals stop the emergence and save the planet and all who call it home. ## Ending of Eternals Explained After the Eternals stop Tiamut from being “born,” Ikaris, who let Ajak be killed by the Deviants when he discovered she wanted to stop Arishem and the Emergence, chooses to fly into the sun after being unable to come to terms with the guilt he had from betraying both Arishem and his love Sersei. Speaking of Sersei, she uses some of the remaining energy from the Uni-Mind to turn Sprite into a human, which will allow her to finally grow older and stop forever living as a child. However, this means she will eventually grow old and die. Thena, Druig, and Makkari leave Earth on the Domo to find other Eternals and warn them of the Emergences, and Kingo, Phastos, and Sersi choose to stay. That choice is quickly ripped from them, however, as Arishem pulls them into space and says he will spare humanity if they can prove mankind is worthy. He then takes them with him and promises to return for judgement before the credits roll. 12:00 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel's Eternals: Ending Explained, Breakdown & Easter Eggs \\| Marvel Canon Fodder](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-ending-explained-breakdown-easter-eggs-marvel-canon-fodder) ## Does Eternals Have Post-Credit Scenes? Yes! It has two\! ## Whose Voice was in Eternals’ Post-Credit Scene and Was It Blade? One of the biggest questions coming out of the Eternals post-credit scenes was who that voice belonged to that was speaking to Dane Whitman as he opened the case containing the Ebony Blade. “Are you sure you’re ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” the voice says. [It has been confirmed that the mysterious voice was none other than Mahershala Ali’s Blade,](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-marvel-post-credits-black-knight-kit-harington-blade) who is set to star in a solo movie in the future. ## Eternals After Credit Scene Explained: Who Is Harry Styles’ Eternals Character Eros/Starfox? One of the biggest surprise cameos in Eternals’ post-credit scenes was not a beloved MCU character, but [former One Direction star Harry Styles.](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-post-credits-scene-harry-styles-who-is-eros-starfox-brother-of-thanos) In the MCU, Styles will play Eros, aka Starfox. Despite being the so-called brother of Thanos, the two are wildly different. In the comics, Eros is more of a lover than a fighter and loves to spend his days as hedonistically as possible. He has the ability to use psionic power to control people’s emotions and was even an Avenger. 6:04 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Spoiler Theory: Did Eternals Tease the Return of Thanos?](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-spoiler-theory-did-eternals-tease-the-return-of-thanos) ## Is Thanos an Eternal? Thanos was raised as an Eternal but he also carries the Deviant gene, and following years and years of cybernetic augmentation and experimentation have turned him into the Mad Titan we see in the MCU that snaps away half of all life. In the comics, Thanos’ Deviant gene was the reason for his purple skin, and the lack of this gene in Eros is the reason they look much different. He would come to resent Eros for looking like a “normal” Eternal and would have to deal with many, including his mother Sui-san, being terrified by his looks. ## Who Is Patton Oswalt’s Eternals Character Pip the Troll? Patton Oswalt’s Pip the Troll appeared alongside Harry Styles’ Eros in Eternals’ post-credit scene and is another character pulled right from the comics, in which he’s a Laxidazian nobleman that was turned into a troll. He has helped Adam Warlock defeat his evil counterpart the Magus, among other adventures. And Warlock will be in Guardians of the Galaxy 3, played by Will Poulter, so an Eternals team-up seems like a possibility soon… ## Who Is Kit Harrington’s Dane Whitman in Eternals and Is He the Black Knight? While we don’t get to see him as the sword-wielding superhero Black Knight, it is [all but confirmed that Game of Thrones’ Kit Harrington will soon become Black Knight.](https://www.ign.com/articles/eternals-marvel-post-credits-black-knight-kit-harington-blade) Over the years, many have carried the mantle of the Black Knight in the comics, but Dane Whitman is perhaps the most recognizable of all. He wields a powerful sword called the Ebony Blade - which we saw in Eternals’ post-credit scene - and is a descendant of Sir Percy of Scandia, who himself was a member of King Arthur’s Court. He’s also served as an Avenger. The Ebony Blade is the main source of Black Knight’s power and was forged by Merlin. It’s said to be able to cut through nearly any substance in the universe. Unfortunately, it is also infected with a blood curse that can drive its owner mad after it spills too much blood. Oh, and it can be summoned like Mjolnir. 5:30 Autoplay setting: On [Eternals' Black Knight Explained: Kit Harington's MCU Future Revealed](https://www.ign.com/videos/eternals-black-knight-explained-kit-haringtons-mcu-future-revealed) ## Who Does Bill Skarsgard Play in Eternals? Bill Skarsgard, who also played Pennywise in It Chapter 2 and Zeitgeist in Deadpool 2, lent his voice to Kro the Deviant in Eternals. ## Who Dies in Eternals? Eternals does not hold back in having some of its biggest characters meet their end. Ajak is killed by the Deviants thanks to Ikaris’ betrayal, Gilgamesh has his life-force sucked out of him by Deviant leader Kro, Tiamut’s Emergence is halted by our heroes, and Ikaris flys himself into the sun after being unable to live with the guilt of his actions. These unfortunate souls were added to [the ever-growing list of every dead MCU character.](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvel-deaths-mcu-dead-characters-loki-iron-man-black-widow) However, as in comics and MCU, death doesn't necessarily mean it will be the last time we see these characters. ## Was Eternals’ Sex Scene the First One in the MCU? Yes, Eternals’ sex scene between Ikaris and Sersi was the first of its kind to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe movies. Additionally, director Chloe Zhao revealed [the team only needed 25 minutes to film the whole thing.](https://www.ign.com/articles/marvels-eternals-sex-scene-chloe-zhao) 1:29 Autoplay setting: On [Chloe Zhao on the MCU's First Sex Scene (and Eternals' Secret Cameos)](https://www.ign.com/videos/chloe-zhao-on-the-mcus-first-sex-scene-and-eternals-secret-cameos) ## What Was the Inspiration Behind the Eternals Comics? The Eternals comic book series was one of Jack Kirby’s final major contributions to the Marvel Universe and [the idea was influenced greatly by Erich von Däniken's 1968 book Chariots of the Gods?.](https://www.ign.com/articles/pseudoscience-classic-that-inspired-eternals-and-many-other-movies) It explored the idea that extraterrestrial life was instrumental in the development of humankind at its most crucial stages. "Despite the fact that I've contrived my own version of those momentous confrontations of prehistory, I take them from the de facto questions of today,” Kirby wrote on the topic. “What did happen in those remote days of men’s early struggle for civilized status? What is the true meaning of the myths which shared a global similarity among diverse peoples? Did beings of an extra terrestrial nature touch down among us and influence our lives to this present day? And then, the all-important question of the lot – are these beings in some cosmic orbit which will lead them back to us someday?" ## Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene Shows More of Dane Whitman and Sprite IGN can exclusively reveal a deleted scene that will be released alongside the 4K/Blu-ray/DVD release of Eternals on February 15. In this scene that would have been early in the film, Dane has become aware of Sprite and Sersi's true nature and he is seen reassuring Sprite about his plans to move in with Sersi. We also learn a bit more about how the Eternals have influenced humanity's mythological figures and legends over the years. 2:41 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel's Eternals: Exclusive Deleted Scene](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvels-eternals-exclusive-deleted-scene) ## Eternals Trailers and Featurettes 2:07 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Official Teaser Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-official-teaser-trailer) 2:51 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Final Trailer](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-final-trailer) 1:00 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - Beginnings TV Spot](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-beginnings-tv-spot) 2:27 Autoplay setting: On [Marvel Studios’ Eternals - "Introducing the Eternals" Official Featurette](https://www.ign.com/videos/marvel-studios-eternals-introducing-the-eternals-official-featurette) Adam Bankhurst is a news writer for IGN. You can follow him on Twitter [@AdamBankhurst](https://twitter.com/AdamBankhurst) and on [Twitch.](https://www.twitch.tv/AdamBankhurst)
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