Who Is Ikaris? Origin, Powers and Key Facts

Ikaris is a Marvel comic book character, with over 297 comic issue appearances. He is a member of the Third Generation of Eternals. He is one of the men respected among the most righteous of the Eternals. His real name has never been revealed; the name he currently uses is in honor of his late son Nephilite, who inspired the legend of the same name.

Who is Ikaris?

Origin Ikaris is a member of the Eternals , a near-immortal evolutionary offshoot of humanity created by the Celestials . He was born over twenty thousand years ago under another name, which has not been revealed. When the cities of Atlantis and Lemuria were sunk in 18,500 B.C. by the Second Host of the Celestials in what is now known as the Great Cataclysm, Ikaris guided an ark of refuges to safety by flying high above them, always watchful for ambushes. The humans aboard the ark mistook Ikaris for a bird, and the tale eventually became part of human folklore. Around this time, a Celestial committed some unknown crime while on Earth. It was punished by having its energies released from its armor, then forced into a deep slumber and buried by its fellow Celestials, where it became known as the “ Dreaming Celestial ”. The weapon used to disperse the Celestial and its essence are entombed within the Pyramid of the Four Winds, an Arctic facility built by Virako , Ikaris’ father.

Key facts

Ikaris is of god/eternal origin and first appeared in "The Day of the Gods". The character is published by Marvel. With 297 recorded issue appearances, Ikaris ranks among the most featured characters in comics.