Arishem the Judge | Quote

A collection of quotes of the Prime Celestial Arishem the Judge.

Movies

Eternals

Spoken by Arishem the Judge

"Sersi. It is almost time."

―Arishem the Judge to Sersi^[src]

"You have chosen to sacrifice a Celestial for the people of this planet. I will spare them, but your memories will show if they are worthy to live. And I will return. For judgment."

―Arishem the Judge^[src]

Spoken about Arishem the Judge

"We need to trust Arishem’s design for this planet."

―Ikaris to Thena^[src]

"Your faith in Arishem is strong. I can feel it. But you are allowed to live a life, you know?"

―Ajak to Ikaris^[src]

"Why did Arishem made me this way?"
"I don't know."

―Sprite and Kingo^[src]

"If Arishem finds out you’re trying to stop the Emergence, I’m not powerful enough to protect you from him."

―Ikaris to Sersi^[src]

"So many planets. So much life destroyed every time a Celestial is born. Arishem used us and left us to die with each Emergence. We just wanted to survive. And then he sent you. I will kill you all for what you have done to my kind. You are not saviors, Eternals. You are murderers."

―Kro^[src]

"I have followed Arishem for millions of years. And I have never doubted him. Until now."
"Why now? Why now?"
"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 the snap of a finger. You know, after I let you all go, I traveled the world, living among them. I have seen them fight and lie and kill, but I have also seen them laugh and love. I’ve seen them create and dream. This planet and these people have changed me. The cost of Arishem’s design, it’s not worth it. Not this time."

―Ajak and Ikaris^[src]

"I suspected you might have changed your mind. I can’t let you betray Arishem."

―Ikaris to Ajak^[src]

"I’ve always thought of the Celestials like the ocean. They give life and they take life away without bias. If they were gone, this universe would eventually end. What you're trying to do is free humanity from the natural order."
"It's not natural to allow all life on an entire planet to be destroyed. Arishem’s way is archaic and violent."

―Ikaris and Sersi^[src]

"I'm an Eternal, Phastos. I exist for Arishem. As do you. It's who you are."
"I wouldn’t change a single thing about who I am. Born or made. But I do not exist for Arishem, I exist for my family!"

―Ikaris to Phastos^[src]

"I still have faith in Arishem. But I refuse to hurt any of you for my beliefs."

―Kingo^[src]

Dialogue

"We continue to keep Babylon safe from the Deviants. More people have come to seek refuge. It is now the largest city on Earth."
"The Eternals serving their missions across the galaxies will learn from your success."
"Thank you. I respect your grand design, Arishem. But I have noticed something special about this planet. And I fear that maybe this time the cost may…"
"Do not become attached to this planet. You must focus on the true purpose of your mission."
"I understand. I will not let you down."

―Ajak and Arishem the Judge^[src]

"Arishem. Ajak was killed by a Deviant. We think it absorbed her power. And something unusual is happening to Earth."
"It is a side effect of the Emergence."
"The Emergence?"
"It is time for you to learn the true purpose of your mission. You were sent to Earth to bring forth the Celestial Tiamut. Every billion years, new Celestials must be born. I plant 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. 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."
"But everyone on Earth will die."
"The end of one life, 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 planets to create suns, generating gravity, heat, and light for new galaxies to form. Without us, our universe will fall into darkness. All life will die."
"Ajak knew the truth?"
"She has helped many Celestials to emerge over millions of years. So have you."
"Earth was my first mission. I was home, on Olympia."
"There is no Olympia. This is your true home, Sersi. The World Forge. It is here that I built and programmed the Eternals."
"Everything dies except us because we were never alive. Why don’t I remember any of this?"
"Because your memories are erased and reset after each Emergence. They are stored here."
"Why do you keep them?"
"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 could grow. But there was a flaw in their 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. Sersi, Ajak has chosen you to take her place as the Prime Eternal. Do not fail me."

―Sersi and Arishem the Judge^[src]

Books

Guardians of the Galaxy: The Junior Novel

Spoken about Arishem

"You destroyed my planet... my people, I challenge you to combat under Arishem's Law."
"You’re joking, those antiquated decrees mean nothing to me. I don’t even know who you are."

―Drax the Destroyer and Ronan the Accuser^[src]