Zuras was born in Titanos, the first city of the Eternals, and is the son of the Eternals Kronos and Daina, and brother of A'Lars (Mentor). With his wife Cybele, he has a daughter Thena and is also the uncle of Thanos and Starfox and the nephew of Uranos.
Zuras was a warrior and vied with his brother A'lars (whom he exiled into space) for leadership of the Eternals of Titanos following Kronos' death. Zuras was the first Eternal to form a Uni-Mind by creating the first ritual of the Uni-Mind, and was therefore chosen to become the leader of the Eternals of Earth.[1] He was mistaken for the Greek godZeus many times in the past, and ultimately forged a pact with Zeus to keep their people at peace.[volume & issue needed] When Kro spread chaos in the 1940s, Zuras sent Makkari to oppose him.[2] He also forced the Forgotten One into exile, stripped him of his name, and forbade the Eternals from communicating with him.[volume & issue needed] Zuras appears to have been well-traveled, since his quarters in Olympia were decorated with a jukebox, two six-shooters and battle-axes.[volume & issue needed]
Zuras authorized Thena to resume her battles against the Deviants, and ordered her and Makkari to battle against Zakka in New York.[3] He also aided Mr. Bradford, a government agent, in studying the Celestials.[volume & issue needed] Zuras attempted to mind-probe the Celestial craft, and learned of the coming of the Fourth Celestial Host.[4] He initiated the first Uni-Mind fusion of Eternals in modern times to attempt to communicate with Arishem.[5] He ended the Uni-Mind fusion,[6] and traveled to New York City and addressed the public on the subject of the Celestial host on a television broadcast.[7] He explored the tomb of Dromedan the Brain-Snatcher,[8] and battled Dromedan.[9] He then assisted the U.S. State Department in the investigation of the Celestial threat.[10]
Zuras later encountered Thor.[11] Zuras initiated a second Uni-Mind fusion to engage the Celestial mothership, but this was interrupted by Odin and Zeus to prevent the Eternals from interfering in a pact the gods had made with the Celestials. Zuras briefly battled Zeus.[12] Zuras then allied himself with Odin and initiated the third Uni-Mind to combat the Fourth Host of Celestials in Peru. While fused with the Eternals in the Uni-Mind formation, Zuras attacked the Fourth Celestial host. The Uni-Mind was blown apart by a cosmic blast from the Celestials Gammenon and Jemiah, causing it to disintegrate into its component Eternals, and the backlash caused Zuras's brain death.[13] Even then, Zuras' spirit continued to exist within his body, until his body was finally destroyed by freeing Thena from a Brain-Mine, at which point Zuras's spirit left his body.[14] Zuras's spirit still seems to exist, as it has appeared at times within Olympia, such as when Ikaris challenged Thena for the title of Prime Eternal.[volume & issue needed]
Reborn
Sprite stated that he used the pieces of machinery of Olympia to partially "reactivate" Zuras—and then deceived Zuras into visiting the tomb of the Dreaming Celestial, forming a Uni-Mind there.[volume & issue needed] This provided Sprite with the power he needed to rewrite some aspects of reality, stripping the other Eternals of their powers and memories.[volume & issue needed] Sprite also stated that he considered Zuras to be the most powerful of the Eternals.[volume & issue needed]
In the "rewritten" world, Zuras was made into an alcoholic homeless man, with mental problems.[volume & issue needed] He was, however, restored by Ajak.[volume & issue needed] Ultimately, Zuras found Sprite after the events were resolved, and killed him by snapping Sprite's neck.[15]
Later when the Celestials' Final Host arrived on Earth, Zuras along with all the Eternals killed themselves after realizing the true purpose for which they were created.[16]
Powers and abilities
Zuras has achieved above-average development of the normal attributes of the race of Eternals through great discipline. He possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, and durability, and can fly at supersonic speeds. Zuras possesses the ability to manipulate cosmic energy to augment his life force granting him great longevity and regenerative abilities, the projection of concussive force, heat, and electrical energy up to a maximum range of 300 feet. He could also use cosmic energy to create force shields around himself, to levitate himself and/or others, and to psionically manipulate molecules to transform an object's shape. During his lifetime, Zuras was the only Eternal known capable of initiating the creation of the Uni-Mind (the collective life-form resulting from the physical and mental merging of a significant number of Eternals) by himself. Zuras is also capable of telepathy, illusion-casting, and limited teleportation.
Zuras possesses extensive knowledge of ancient and arcane wisdom.
Reception
In 2021, CBR.com ranked Zuras 11th in their "15 Most Powerful Eternals" list.[17]
In 2021, Screen Rant ranked Zuras 7th in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Eternals" list[18]
In 2021, CBR.com ranked Zuras 3rd in their "10 Strongest Characters From Eternals Comics" list.[19]
^Lealos, Shawn S. (2019-07-27). "The 15 Most Powerful Eternals, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
^Harn, Darby (2021-05-27). "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Eternals". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
^Harth, David (2021-11-13). "The 10 Strongest Characters From Eternals Comics". CBR. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
External links
Zuras at the Marvel Universe
Zuras at the Marvel Directory
Zuras at the Marvel Database
Zuras at ImmortalThor.net
January 18, 2023
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Zuras news newspapers books scholar JSTOR November 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article describes a work or element of fiction in a primarily in universe style Please help rewrite it to explain the fiction more clearly and provide non fictional perspective June 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Zuras is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics The character is depicted as a member of the Eternals who is the uncle of Thanos and Starfox ZurasPublication informationPublisherMarvel ComicsFirst appearanceAs Jupiter Red Raven Comics 1 August 1940 As Zuras The Eternals 5 November 1976 Created byMartin A BurnsteinJack KirbyIn story informationAlter egoZurasTeam affiliationsEternalsNotable aliasesZeus QuetzalcoatlAbilitiesSuperhuman strength superhuman speed stamina agility reflexes durability force shields regenerative healing factor cosmic energy manipulation allows energy blasts flight illusion generation telepathy and teleportation Contents 1 Publication history 2 Fictional character biography 2 1 Reborn 3 Powers and abilities 4 Reception 5 References 6 External linksPublication history EditZuras first appeared in The Eternals 5 November 1976 and was created by Jack Kirby Marvel Comics continuity was later retconned so that the character presented as the mythological god Jupiter introduced in Red Raven Comics 1 August 1940 was in fact Zuras citation needed Fictional character biography EditZuras was born in Titanos the first city of the Eternals and is the son of the Eternals Kronos and Daina and brother of A Lars Mentor With his wife Cybele he has a daughter Thena and is also the uncle of Thanos and Starfox and the nephew of Uranos Zuras was a warrior and vied with his brother A lars whom he exiled into space for leadership of the Eternals of Titanos following Kronos death Zuras was the first Eternal to form a Uni Mind by creating the first ritual of the Uni Mind and was therefore chosen to become the leader of the Eternals of Earth 1 He was mistaken for the Greek god Zeus many times in the past and ultimately forged a pact with Zeus to keep their people at peace volume amp issue needed When Kro spread chaos in the 1940s Zuras sent Makkari to oppose him 2 He also forced the Forgotten One into exile stripped him of his name and forbade the Eternals from communicating with him volume amp issue needed Zuras appears to have been well traveled since his quarters in Olympia were decorated with a jukebox two six shooters and battle axes volume amp issue needed Zuras authorized Thena to resume her battles against the Deviants and ordered her and Makkari to battle against Zakka in New York 3 He also aided Mr Bradford a government agent in studying the Celestials volume amp issue needed Zuras attempted to mind probe the Celestial craft and learned of the coming of the Fourth Celestial Host 4 He initiated the first Uni Mind fusion of Eternals in modern times to attempt to communicate with Arishem 5 He ended the Uni Mind fusion 6 and traveled to New York City and addressed the public on the subject of the Celestial host on a television broadcast 7 He explored the tomb of Dromedan the Brain Snatcher 8 and battled Dromedan 9 He then assisted the U S State Department in the investigation of the Celestial threat 10 Zuras later encountered Thor 11 Zuras initiated a second Uni Mind fusion to engage the Celestial mothership but this was interrupted by Odin and Zeus to prevent the Eternals from interfering in a pact the gods had made with the Celestials Zuras briefly battled Zeus 12 Zuras then allied himself with Odin and initiated the third Uni Mind to combat the Fourth Host of Celestials in Peru While fused with the Eternals in the Uni Mind formation Zuras attacked the Fourth Celestial host The Uni Mind was blown apart by a cosmic blast from the Celestials Gammenon and Jemiah causing it to disintegrate into its component Eternals and the backlash caused Zuras s brain death 13 Even then Zuras spirit continued to exist within his body until his body was finally destroyed by freeing Thena from a Brain Mine at which point Zuras s spirit left his body 14 Zuras s spirit still seems to exist as it has appeared at times within Olympia such as when Ikaris challenged Thena for the title of Prime Eternal volume amp issue needed Reborn Edit Sprite stated that he used the pieces of machinery of Olympia to partially reactivate Zuras and then deceived Zuras into visiting the tomb of the Dreaming Celestial forming a Uni Mind there volume amp issue needed This provided Sprite with the power he needed to rewrite some aspects of reality stripping the other Eternals of their powers and memories volume amp issue needed Sprite also stated that he considered Zuras to be the most powerful of the Eternals volume amp issue needed In the rewritten world Zuras was made into an alcoholic homeless man with mental problems volume amp issue needed He was however restored by Ajak volume amp issue needed Ultimately Zuras found Sprite after the events were resolved and killed him by snapping Sprite s neck 15 Later when the Celestials Final Host arrived on Earth Zuras along with all the Eternals killed themselves after realizing the true purpose for which they were created 16 Powers and abilities EditZuras has achieved above average development of the normal attributes of the race of Eternals through great discipline He possesses superhuman strength speed stamina and durability and can fly at supersonic speeds Zuras possesses the ability to manipulate cosmic energy to augment his life force granting him great longevity and regenerative abilities the projection of concussive force heat and electrical energy up to a maximum range of 300 feet He could also use cosmic energy to create force shields around himself to levitate himself and or others and to psionically manipulate molecules to transform an object s shape During his lifetime Zuras was the only Eternal known capable of initiating the creation of the Uni Mind the collective life form resulting from the physical and mental merging of a significant number of Eternals by himself Zuras is also capable of telepathy illusion casting and limited teleportation Zuras possesses extensive knowledge of ancient and arcane wisdom Reception EditIn 2021 CBR com ranked Zuras 11th in their 15 Most Powerful Eternals list 17 In 2021 Screen Rant ranked Zuras 7th in their 10 Most Powerful Members Of The Eternals list 18 In 2021 CBR com ranked Zuras 3rd in their 10 Strongest Characters From Eternals Comics list 19 References Edit What If 25 Marvel Comics Captain America Comics 1 Marvel Comics The Eternals 5 Marvel Comics The Eternals 10 Marvel Comics The Eternals 11 12 Marvel Comics The Eternals 14 Marvel Comics The Eternals 15 Marvel Comics The Eternals 16 Marvel Comics The Eternals 17 Marvel Comics The Eternals 18 Marvel Comics Thor 287 Marvel Comics Thor 291 Marvel Comics Thor 300 death revealed in Thor 301 Marvel Comics Iron Man Annual 6 Marvel Comics The Eternals written by Neil Gaiman 2006 The Avengers vol 8 4 Marvel Comics Lealos Shawn S 2019 07 27 The 15 Most Powerful Eternals Ranked CBR Retrieved 2022 10 14 Harn Darby 2021 05 27 10 Most Powerful Members Of The Eternals ScreenRant Retrieved 2022 08 30 Harth David 2021 11 13 The 10 Strongest Characters From Eternals Comics CBR Retrieved 2022 08 30 External links EditZuras at the Marvel Universe Zuras at the Marvel Directory Zuras at the Marvel Database Zuras at ImmortalThor net Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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