Film guide · 2021
The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.
It's mostly standalone, about ten new heroes.
The story jumps across 7,000 years, from ancient Mesopotamia to Babylon and India.
It's set after the vanished people returned in Endgame.
Two extra scenes introduce new characters.
Who's who in Eternals (2021), with Sersi at the center, surrounded by her fellow Eternals.
Because of copyright, we can't use stills, posters or any other images of the characters as they appear in the film. All face photos are freely licensed photos of the actors themselves (non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site; people without a photo are shown with initials).
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SersiCenter ・ Gemma ChanEternal
IkarisMain ・ Richard MaddenEternal
AjakMain ・ Salma HayekLeader
KingoSupporting ・ Kumail NanjianiEternal
MakkariSupporting ・ Lauren RidloffEternal
DruigSupporting ・ Barry KeoghanEternal
GilgameshSupporting ・ Ma Dong-seokEternal
ThenaSupporting ・ Angelina JolieEternal
Dane WhitmanSupporting ・ Kit HaringtonHumanFace photos are freely licensed photos of the actors from Wikimedia Commons, cropped to a square and resized. Non-human characters are original illustrations made for this site, and people without a photo are shown with a placeholder (initials).
The Eternals arrive and protect humanity from the Deviants.
In present-day London, a Deviant reappears.
Sersi and the others seek out their scattered family.
They discover why they were truly sent.
Save Earth or obey orders? The team splits in two.
Contains spoilers about the ending.
A new Celestial, Tiamut, was growing inside the Earth. The Eternals protected humanity until there were enough people for it to be born, which would destroy the planet.
Arishem forbade them from interfering in any conflict that didn't involve the Deviants.
Tiamut, the half-born Celestial, turned to stone by Sersi. In Brave New World it's called Celestial Island.
Kingo has been a Bollywood star for generations, posing as his own descendants.
There's a joke mentioning Superman and Batman.
Makkari is the MCU's first deaf superhero, who speaks in sign language.
Mid-credits: Eros and Pip appear. Post-credits: Dane Whitman reaches for the black sword.