Ikaris

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Ikaris in Eternals v4 #6.

Ikaris is a male comic superhero who features in Marvel Comics.

Biography

Origin

Ikaris was a male human Eternal created by the Celestials charged with looking after the Machine on Earth. (Eternals v5 #1)

Around 200,00 years ago, an argument erupted amongst the Eternals on whether they should expand their ranks through true reproduction or not. This resulted in war erupting between factions headed by Zuras and A'Lars in an event known as the Titan Schism. In this conflict, Ikaris came to side with the minority faction headed by A'Lars who had proposed that they seek reproduction. During the war, the Zurasian faction came to discover where the A'Larsians were resurrecting in the Isolation and began ambushing them whilst they were awakening. In the Schism, Ikaris was noted to had been killed seven times before he managed to escape to the A'Larsian base. (Eternals: Thanos Rises v1 #1)

Both Ikaris and Phastos came to observe the Olympian Hercules as he defended the city of Lerna from the Hydra. The two Eternals were concerned at one of the Olympian gods being amongst the mortals but decided to simply observe the situation and intervene only when necessary. (Hulk v2 #49)

Eternals

He joined the gathering of Eternals that assembled in Olympia as Zuras sought to determine their role in the world with the rise of various superhuman beings. At this time, Sersi was dispatched to observe the actions of the Red Hulk who discovered that she was not truly human. After hearing her distress, Ikaris intervened directly and attacked the Red Hulk with their battle triggering the nearby volcano into an active state thus threatening the people in the area. Ikaris stopped the fight in order to divert the magma flow to save the people of the region whereupon he and Sersi departed as they looked to hear Zuras's decision after the recent encounter with the Red Hulk. (Hulk v2 #49)

Afterwards, he was resurrected by the Machine and was the last of the Eternals to be brought back after their recent death. Upon awakening, he learnt from Zuras that it was decided to resurrect Sprite once again where he was reconstituted as a female based on his last personality backup. Meeting her, Ikaris came to explain the circumstances of her former death with this somewhat surprising her as she did not know she was capable of such evil acts. Instead, she decided to embark on her more playful trickster nature and departed through the network to New York City with Ikaris in pursuit. Whilst there, he sensed the presence of a rogue Deviant in the sewers where Ikaris and Sprite went to deal with the creature as her one of the Eternals three guiding principles. After eliminating the creature, the pair returned to Olympia only to find Zuras had been murdered with Druig accusing the two of being the culprits. Ikaris along with Sprite then embarked on a mission to uncover the true person responsible for the death leading the pair to the city of Titanos where they were confronted by the Mad Titan Thanos. (Eternals v5 #1)

Overview

Personality and attributes

One of his identities he used when he lived among humans was under the name of Ike Harris. (Eternals v1 #1) As part of the New Breed, he came to operate as a public superhero where he went by the name of Sovereign. (New Eternals: Apocalypse Now v1 #1)

Powers and abilities

As an Eternal, Ikaris was a member of a race of immortals that had been genetically altered long ago by the race of cosmic beings called the Celestials. The cosmic chemistry of his being had been altered where he became a god-like being who was immune to death. (Eternals v1 #1) Ages of development had given him great mental powers allowing him to perform a number of feats. (Eternals v1 #3)

Such his durability that he was able to survive a direct hit from a Z-Ray that was normally capable of killing a hundred humans. Despite their endurance, they were capable of being injured from such attacks. (Eternals v1 #3)

His eyes were able to release the powers stored in the dynamics of his Eternal brain allowing his to fire eye beams. (Eternals v1 #1) These could be used to render a person unconscious and served as a non-violent alternative. (Eternals v1 #3)

He was noted to hold illusion abilities whereby he could alter the form of his clothes to other people's perceptions. (Eternals v1 #3)

Ikaris had the power of flight through levitation allowing him to soar through the air that was said to be part of an Eternals environment and their home. (Eternals v1 #3)

Notes

• Ikaris was created by Jack Kirby where he made his first appearance in Eternals v1 #1 (July, 1976).

Alternate Versions

In other media

Television

• In Marvel Knights: Eternals, Ikaris appeared in the setting of the motion animated comic where he was voiced by actor Trevor Devall.

Films

• In Eternals, Ikaris appeared in the setting of the live-action film set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe where he was portrayed by actor Richard Madden.

Video games

• In Marvel Heroes, Ikaris appeared in the setting of the MMORPG video game where he was voiced by actor Wally Wingert.
• In Marvel: Future Fight, Ikaris appeared as a playable character in the setting of the mobile video game.
• In Marvel: Contest of Champions, Ikaris appeared as an unlockable character in the setting of the mobile video game.
• In Marvel Super War, Ikaris appeared as an unlockable character in the setting of the mobile video game.
• In Marvel Strike Force, Ikaris appeared as an unlockable character in the setting of the mobile video game.

Appearances

• Eternals v1: (1976)
• New Eternals: Apocalypse Now v1:
• Eternal v4:
• Hulk v2:
• Eternals v5:
• Eternals: Thanos Rises v1:

External Links

• Marvel Database Entry
• Comicvine Entry
• Wikipedia Entry

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