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Phastos
Phastos.
Art byMark Texeira.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Eternals(vol. 2) #1 (October 1985)
Created byPeter B. Gillis
Sal Buscema
In-story information
SpeciesEternal
Notable aliasesHephaestus
Vulcan
Ceasefire
Phillip Stoss
Abilities
  • Eternal physiology granting superhuman speed, strength, durability, and immortality
  • Cosmic energy manipulation
  • Matter transmutation
  • Illusion generation
  • Teleportation
  • Flight

Phastosis a fictional character appearing inAmerican comic bookspublished byMarvel Comics.Created byPeter B. GillisandSal Buscema,the character first appeared inThe Eternals(vol. 2) #1 (October 1985). He is a member of theEternals,a human offshoot race in theMarvel Universe.

Brian Tyree Henryportrays Phastos in theMarvel Cinematic UniversefilmEternals(2021).

Publication history[edit]

Phastos first appeared inThe Eternals(vol. 2) #1 (October 1985), created by writerPeter B. Gillisand artistSal Buscema.[1]

Fictional character biography[edit]

Phastos's history is very murky. He is a third or fourth generation Eternal who chose to remain on Earth because of his obsessive search for an unidentified item or person.[volume & issue needed]He continues to serve as the master technologist for the Eternal race, and it was his genius which allowedVirakoto return from apparent death.[volume & issue needed]Although he despiseswar,Phastos chose to followIkarisinto battle against the minions ofApocalypse.[2]

Phastos is shown living under the namePhillip Stoss,[3]before having his real identity revealed to him.[volume & issue needed]

Powers and abilities[edit]

As an Eternal, Phastos has superhuman speed, strength, durability, and is immortal.[4][5][6][7]He can project "Cosmic Energy" in the form of beams from his eyes and hands.[4][8][6]His cosmic energy manipulation allows flight, illusion generation, matter transmutation, and teleportation.[7][9][10]

Phastos carries a special hammer capable of firing bolts of an unknown energy and is a brilliant engineer, technologist and inventor.[11][8][12][13][14]

Other versions[edit]

Earth-90559[edit]

On Earth-90559 in the year 2115 AD, Phastos and Ajak were shown to have been trapped in the Uni-Mind.[15]

Marvel 2099[edit]

In the unifiedMarvel 2099reality of Earth-2099, Phastos was seen as a member of the2099 version of the Avengers.He was among those who were massacred by the2099 version of the Masters of Evil.Their deaths were later avenged by the2099 version of the New Avengerswho defeated the Masters of Evil and remanded them to a prison on the planet Wakanda.[16]

In other media[edit]

Film[edit]

  • Phastos appears inEternals,portrayed byBrian Tyree Henry.[17]He is an Eternal and an intelligent weapons and technology inventor.[18]He is the first superhero to be depicted as gay in an MCU film.[19]Phastos was sent to Earth in 5,000 BC to progress the planet's societal development, and protect it from theDeviants.He guided and progressed many technological revolutions throughout the course of human history, but fell into a state of dejection when he realized that the tools he introduced to humanity were used in August 1945 to create thefirst atom bombwhich resulted in monumental loss of human life. Blaming himself, he grew distant from his fellow Eternals. In the present day, Phastos settled and started a family with his husband Ben and they raised a son named Jack. He met again with the Eternals to prevent a new wave of Deviants led byKro,and realized their true purpose; to pave the way for the Emergence of Earth, which would lead to the birth of Tiamut and result in the destruction of the planet. The Eternals were divided, with Phastos sidestepping to protect the planet and prevent the Emergence from occurring. By choosing to save the planet and its occupants rather than allow the Emergence to occur, Phastos was abducted from Earth byArishem(who plans to observe their memories to see if humanity is worthy enough to live) to places unknown.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^Weldon, Glen (2021-10-04)."5 things to know about the MCU's first openly gay super-powered character".NPR.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  2. ^The New Eternals: Apocalypse Now(February 2000). Marvel Comics.
  3. ^Eternals(vol. 4) #1. Marvel Comics.
  4. ^abMcCormick, Colin (2022-05-12)."The 10 Best Eternals Members, According To Ranker".ScreenRant.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  5. ^G, Alex (2020-09-09)."The History Of Marvel's Phastos Explained - Looper".Looper.com.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  6. ^ab"7 Things to Know About 'Eternals' Phastos, the MCU's First Gay Hero".www.out.com.2021-10-12.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  7. ^abSchedeen, Jesse (2021-11-02)."Marvel's Eternals Powers, Origin, Cast and More Explained".IGN.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  8. ^abBruce, Amanda (2021-11-27)."Eternals: 10 Things Only Comic Fans Know About Phastos".CBR.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  9. ^"Who are the Eternals? What you need to know before Marvel's 'Eternals'".Hypable.2019-07-31.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  10. ^Abdulbaki, Mae (2019-07-22)."Marvel's Eternals Movie Cast & Character Guide".ScreenRant.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  11. ^Trumbore, Dave (2019-07-23)."Eternals Explained: Who Are the Characters in Marvel's New Movie?".Collider.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  12. ^Harth, David (2021-12-13)."8 Eternals Who Can Defeat Thanos In The Comics".CBR.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  13. ^Priyadarshini, Manisha (2021-05-25)."Marvel's Eternals: Who Is Phastos?".DualShockers.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  14. ^"Which Eternals Characters Are in Marvel's Eternals Movie?".Marvel.Retrieved2022-10-15.
  15. ^EternalsVol. 4 #9. Marvel Comics.
  16. ^Spider-Man 2099: Exodus#3. Marvel Comics.
  17. ^Coggan, Devan (July 20, 2019)."Marvel introduces 'The Eternals' at Comic-Con with Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, and more".Entertainment Weekly.Archived fromthe originalon July 21, 2019.RetrievedJuly 23,2019.
  18. ^Coggan, Devan (August 18, 2021)."Meet the Eternals: A guide to Marvel's 10 newest heroes".Entertainment Weekly.Archivedfrom the original on August 18, 2021.RetrievedAugust 18,2021.
  19. ^Ferber, Lawrence (February 13, 2020)."Haaz Sleiman on" Little America "and Kissing Marvel's First Gay Superhero".NewNowNext.Archivedfrom the original on February 13, 2020.RetrievedFebruary 13,2020.

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