Cosmic entities,[1] or cosmic beings,[2][3] are powerful primordial beings. Exalted and enigmatic, they are often the subject of statues erected across the universe, such as at the Gates of Eternity.[4] They are associated with the Infinity Stones.[1]
History[]
Death, Entropy, Infinity, and Eternity had their likenesses portrayed on the walls of the Temple Vault on Morag.[1]
Death, who presented herself as Rio Vidal on Earth, had a romantic relationship with Agatha Harkness, but in 1750, she arrived to take Harkness' soon-to-be-born son with her. When Harkness begged for his survival, Death only offered him more time, and took him six years later.[5]
In 2014, the Collector explained the history of the Infinity Stones to the Guardians of the Galaxy, and one of the holograms he showed them was of the image from the Temple Vault, showing their likenesses.[6]
In 2023, during the planning of the Time Heist, the Avengers learned about the cosmic entities while they were retracing the history of the Infinity Stones.[7] Following the Time Heist which eventually resulted in Loki and Sylvie Laufeydottir freeing timelines of the Multiverse,[8] Watcher began observing some of the timelines,[9] and later founded the Guardians of the Multiverse to protect the Multiverse from Ultron.[2]
In 2024, Doctor Strange and America Chavez traveled the Multiverse and passed through a universe containing statues of the Living Tribunal.[10]
In 2025, Gorr, Thor, and Jane Foster arrived at the Gates of Eternity, where there were statues of Eternity, Infinity, Death, Eon, the One Above All, the Living Tribunal, and Watcher. Once in Eternity's Realm, a dying Gorr, upon seeing Thor choose love and comfort the dying Foster, changed his intention to wish for the death of all gods and and instead wished for his daughter to be returned to life. Eternity complied and brought Love back while seemingly empowering her with his cosmic power, as her reflection in the water displayed her as an outline showing the universe.[4]
In 2026, Death came again to take either Agatha Harkness or Billy Maximoff, both violating the principals of nature. Harkness eventually sacrificed herself and kissed Death, letting Death take her life.[5]
In the Void, a dimension located in the end of the time, there is the head of a statue of the Living Tribunal that was pruned by the Time Variance Authority.[11]
Notable Cosmic Entities[]
Notable Hybrids[]
Affiliated Groups[]
Appearances[]
Trivia[]
- Marvel Comics has many cosmic entities, overseen by the Living Tribunal. Among the more notable ones are the Celestials, Death, Eon, Eternity and Infinity, Galactus, the In-Betweener, Lord Chaos and Master Order, Oblivion, the Phoenix Force, and the Watchers.
- In the comics, the "cosmological compass" was Eternity, Infinity, Death, and Oblivion, though the cosmology has since been reworked and this grouping is now obsolete. Entropy does exist in the comics, but he is an extremely minor character who only appeared in a single story at the time Guardians of the Galaxy was released.
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 The Art of Guardians of the Galaxy
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 What If...?: 1.09: What If... The Watcher Broke His Oath?
- ↑ The Art of Thor: Love and Thunder
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Thor: Love and Thunder
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Agatha All Along: 1.08: Follow Me My Friend / To Glory at the End
- ↑ Guardians of the Galaxy
- ↑ Avengers: Endgame
- ↑ Loki: 1.06: For All Time. Always.
- ↑ What If...?: 1.01: What If... Captain Carter Were The First Avenger?
- ↑ Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
- ↑ Loki: 1.05: Journey Into Mystery