
Overview
See production notesIn 5000 BC, ten superpowered beings known as Eternals—Ajak, Sersi, Ikaris, Kingo, Sprite, Phastos, Makkari, Druig, Gilgamesh, and Thena—are sent to Earth by Arishem, a Celestial, on the starship Domo. They are charged with exterminating invasive entities known as the Deviants. After the last Deviants are killed in 1521, the group's opinions differ over their continued relationship with humankind. Over the next 500 years, they mostly live apart, waiting for Arishem's orders. In the present, Sersi and Sprite live together in London. After Sersi's partner Ikaris left her without explanation centuries earlier, she is now in a relationship with human Dane Whitman who works at the Natural History Museum. When the trio is attacked by the Deviant Kro, Ikaris arrives and chases the creature away. The three Eternals travel to South Dakota to reunite with their leader, Ajak, only to find her dead. Sersi is posthumously chosen by Ajak as her successor, granting her the ability to communicate with Arishem. Sersi learns that the Eternals' mission was actually to prepare Earth for the Emergence of a new Celestial. Arishem explains that, for millions of years, he has been planting Celestial seeds inside planets where the energy from large populations allows new Celestials to be born. The Deviants were sent to destroy the apex predators of each planet to ensure the development of intelligent life, but when they evolved and began hunting the planets' native populations, Arishem created the Eternals to counter them. With the recent end of the Blip restoring Earth's population, humankind has reached the necessary size to allow the Celestial Tiamut to be born, which will result in Earth's destruction. Hoping to delay the Emergence, the Eternals reunite. At Druig's residence in the Amazon rainforest, they are attacked by the Deviants. They kill them all except for Kro, who kills Gilgamesh before fleeing. Phastos proposes they use the Uni-Mind, a connection between all the Eternals that would give Druig enough power to put Tiamut to sleep with his mind-control abilities. However, Ikaris is loyal to Arishem and refuses to help stop the Emergence. He reveals that Ajak wanted to stop the Emergence and save humanity, so he led her to the Deviants and allowed them to kill her. Sprite joins Ikaris due to her unrequited love for him while Kingo chooses to leave, agreeing with Ikaris but not wanting to hurt his friends. Makkari locates the site of the Emergence, an active volcano in the Indian Ocean, where Ikaris and Sprite attempt to stop them. Druig knocks out Sprite, and Phastos restrains Ikaris. Kro arrives and is killed by Thena. Druig is unable to put Tiamut to sleep, and Sersi instead attempts to turn him into stone. Ikaris breaks free of his restraints and goes to kill Sersi, but is unable to due to his love for her. Both he and Sprite join with the others in the Uni-Mind, and Sersi gains enough power to turn Tiamut into stone. Guilt-ridden, Ikaris flies into the Sun. Sersi uses the remaining Uni-Mind energy to turn Sprite into a human, ending her permanent childlike state. Thena, Druig, and Makkari depart on the Domo to warn Eternals on other planets of the Emergences. Whitman professes his love for Sersi and is about to reveal a secret about his family history when she, Phastos, and Kingo are lifted into space by Arishem. Displeased with their treason, Arishem says he will spare humanity if the Eternals' memories show that humans are worthy of living. He vows to return for judgment and takes the trio into a singularity. In a mid-credits scene, Thena, Makkari, and Druig meet the Eternal Eros and his assistant Pip the Troll. In a post-credits scene, an unseen person questions whether Whitman is ready to wield the Ebony Blade.
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See all quotesIkaris: I love you, Sersi. Sersi: I love you too, Ikaris.
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Sersi: Something unusual is happening to Earth. Arishem: It is a side effect of the Emergence. Sersi: The Emergence? Arishem: It is time for you to learn the true purpose of your mission. You were sent to Earth to help the birth of the Celestial Tiamut. Every billion years new celestials must be born. I plan celestial seeds into host planets across the universe. The planet Earth was chosen to host the celestial tiamut. In order to grow, Tiamut needs vast amounts of energy from intelligent life forms. The Deviants prevented this by consuming humans until the eternals eliminated them. Now, the human population of this planet has reached the required amount. It is time for the Emergence to begin Sersi: But everyone on Earth will die. Arishem: The end of a one, Sersi, is the beginning of another. Our universe is a constant exchange of energy. An infinite cycle of creation and destruction. Celestials use energy gathered from host planet to create suns. Generating gravity, heat and light, fo
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Sersi: Everything dies except us because we were never alive. Why don't I remember any of this? Arishem: Because your memories are erased and reset after each emergence. They are stored here. Sersi: Why do you keep them? Arishem: I keep them in order to study the deviants. I created the deviants, Sersi, for the same purpose I created you. Every Celestial host planet has its own predators. I first sent the deviants to exterminate them so intelligent life can grow, but there was a flaw in the design. They evolved, became predators themselves and I lost control of them. I built and programmed you Eternals to be synthetic beings and incapable of evolution, to correct my mistake.
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Phastos: When Arishem made us, he embued us with infinite cosmic energy to keep our bodies regenerating. The bracelets in theory shut down our regeneration process. Once that happens, our bodies accumulate extra cosmic energy. Sersi: What for? Phastos: Well, the deviants can absorb our energy. What if, we can absorb each other's energy as well? If I can find a way to connect us all, one of us could become immensely powerful pulling the accumulated energy from the rest forming.... a Unimind. Uni meaning one, mind meaning mind. Kingo: Oh no, we heard you the first time. Sprite: Terrible name. Kingo: Brainstorm... Brainstorm, that's a way better name! Phastos: No, I invented it so I am calling it whatever I want!
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Five years ago, Thanos erased half of the population of the universe. Delayed the Emergence, but the people of this planet brought everyone back with a snap of a finger. You know, after I let you go, I travelled the world living among them. I have seen them fight, lie and kill, but I have also seen them laugh and love. I have seen them create and dream. This planet and these people have changed me.
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Ikaris: I am an Eternal, Phastos. I exist for Arishem. As do you. This is who you are. Phastos: I will not change a single thing about who I am. Born or made, but I do not exist for Arishem, I exist for my family!
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See all songsEternals: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
2021
- 1A Wish (2021)Performed by Ramin Djawadi
- 2Across the Oceans of Time (2021)Performed by Ramin Djawadi
- 3Audience With Arishem (2021)Performed by Ramin Djawadi
- 4Celestials (2021)Performed by Ramin Djawadi
- 5Earth Is Just One Planet (2021)Performed by Ramin Djawadi
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