Who Is Black Celestial? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Black Celestial is a Marvel comic book character, the alter ego of Tiamut the Communicator, with over 3 comic issue appearances. The Black Celestial is an evil alternate reality incarnation of Tiamut the Communicator who sought to obliterate all life in the universe and become the nucleus and founder of a darker reality.

Who is Black Celestial?

The Dark Begins To Rise... Traitor In 18,000 B.C. during the arrival of The Second Celestial Host, Arishem judged The Deviants unworthy to rule the Earth and proceeded to wipe them out along with his fellow Celestials with the exception of a golden celestial named Tiamut the Communicator, who had need of The Deviants services. Tiamut stood against his brothers and clashed with them both on Earth and in space. But Tiamut proved to be more than a match for the combined power of The Second Host and nearly achieved victory when his former brethren unleashed a weapon capable of crippling a Celestial long enough for them to be subdued. Once Tiamut, whose armor changed from gold to black after being hit, was down, Arishem and the others sealed him away beneath the Diablo Mountain Range in California. Afterwards, Tiamut's true name was stricken from history. Several millennia later, the world-devourer called Galactus was subjected to the power of the Images of Ikkon spell and had the cosmic equivalent of a stroke.

Key facts

Black Celestial is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "Visit To A Large Empire". The character is published by Marvel. With 3 recorded issue appearances, Black Celestial ranks among the most featured characters in comics.