How The MCUs New Team Sets Up Fantastic Four Galactus & Silver Surfer

How The MCU’s New Team Sets Up Fantastic Four, Galactus & Silver Surfer

Character descriptions for Marvel’s Eternals appear to subtly set up the Fantastic Four, Galactus, the Silver Surfer, and other Heralds.

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How The MCUs New Team Sets Up Fantastic Four Galactus & Silver Surfer

New character descriptions for Marvel’s Eternals contain a subtle link to the Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer, and even Galactus himself. Marvel’s Phase 4 plans look set to expand the MCU at an astounding rate, both on the big and small screens. Over the next few years, viewers will be introduced to a range of new superheroes including the likes of Kamala Khan’s Ms. Marvel, Moon Knight, Shang-Chi, and the Black Knight. But some of the most intriguing additions come from a new group of ancient aliens called the Eternals, who have been living on Earth guiding human development for millennia. Created by the legendary Jack Kirby, the Eternals have always been something of an uncomfortable fit in the comics, so their introduction in the MCU is rather surprising.

Marketing is yet to begin for Eternals, which has been pushed back to November 2021 as a result of changes to Marvel’s slate caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, these delays mean fans are getting introduced to the Eternals in a far less controlled manner than Marvel would no doubt prefer, because tie-in merchandise is beginning to leak. One batch of Eternals merchandise revealed new characters, powers, and story details. It also hinted at a possible link between the Eternals and some other major Marvel characters, notably the Fantastic Four, the Silver Surfer, and even Galactus.

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The Eternals number among the most powerful beings in the Marvel Comics universe, and the character synopses suggest the same will be true in the MCU as well. Each member of the Eternals possesses a radically different powerset, but several suggest they are imbued with “cosmic energy.” Ikaris is said to “project beams of intense cosmic energy from his eyes,” Makkari possesses “cosmically powered super-speed,” and Druig can “use cosmic energy to control the minds of men.” Most intriguing are descriptions of Gilgamesh, who uses cosmic energy to form “a powerful exoskeleton of cosmic energy,” and Thena, who can “use cosmic energy to form any handheld weapon she can think of.” This mysterious cosmic energy seems to be the source of every Eternal’s power – and it has a clear precedent in the comics, where the Fantastic Four gained their own abilities after being bombarded by cosmic rays. Given Marvel is confirmed to be working on a Fantastic Four movie, this looks like a clear setup.

But the mention of cosmic energy doesn’t just point the way to the Fantastic Four. It is clearly reminiscent of the Power Cosmic, the mysterious energy strongly associated with the Fantastic Four villain Galactus. Known as the Devourer of Worlds, Galactus typically imbues beings with the Power Cosmic to serve as his Heralds. These Heralds – who notably include the likes of the Silver Surfer, Terrax, and Firelord – possess powers as varied as those shown by the Eternals. Examples have, however, included the projection of cosmic beams, mind control, the formation of exoskeletons, super-speed, and even matter readjustment. All these correspond with the powers attributed to the Eternals.

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It looks as though Eternals will be a crucial step on the journey to introducing the Fantastic Four, and potentially bearers of the Power Cosmic such as Galactus, the Silver Surfer, and other Heralds. This doesn’t necessarily mean the film will introduce any of those characters, but rather that it seems to set up the energy that makes them possible in the first place. Indeed, such a subtle setup may well help explain why Marvel viewed Eternals as such a priority.

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