Deviant (comics)

Deviants
The Deviants in Thor & Hercules: Encyclopædia Mythologica #1 (Sept. 2009). Art by Kevin Sharpe.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Eternals #1 (July 1976)
Created byJack Kirby
Characteristics
Place of originEarth, Lemuria
Notable membersSee Citizen

In the Marvel Universe, the Deviants are the end product of a series of DNA tests known as Homo descendus, created by the enigmatic alien Celestials. Their race is largely insensitive and they view all other species as a threat. They even distrust each other and often get in their own way.

Publication history

The Deviants first appeared in The Eternals #1 (July 1976).

Fictional history

They are an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth instigated by the alien Celestials, and wage war against their counterparts, the Eternals. While the Eternals are humanoid, the Deviants are generally monstrous, with each Deviant possessing a unique mutation. Extremely mutated or deformed Deviants are referred to as "mutates", with some Deviant mutates inspiring the monsters of myth and legend.[citation needed]

The Deviants are religious, revering the Dreaming Celestial ("He Who Sleeps in Darkness"). They credit him with their creation and claim that he granted them dominion over the Earth, an agreement they believe was later broken by the treachery of the other Celestials. They have one or more holy books—the only one named thus far being the Book of Krask.[citation needed]

In the advent of the heroic age, Brother Tode is the leader of the Deviants. The Deviants' aristocracy, led by Tode, attack Olympia and kidnapped the Eternals with the intent to disintegrate them. However, Iron Man rescues the Eternals and helps them defeat the Deviants. The Eternals transform the Deviants' aristocracy into a synthetic cube, killing them. Without the aristocracy, the Deviants' priests seize power, led by Ghaur. Kro returns to Lemuria and becomes the leader of the Deviants.

Membership

Deviants

Deviant Mutates

The Deviant Mutates are the creations of the Deviants. Among the known Deviant Mutates are:

Deviants of the planet Lyonesse

Delta Network

The Delta Network, also referred to as the Delta Force, was a group of Deviant warriors who were organized by Warlord Kro. When the Avengers were captured by the Deviant priesthood, Kro called the members into action to rescue them. Delta Network members included: Ransak the Reject, Karkas, Enigmo, and Donald and Deborah Ritter (the twin children of Thena and Kro). The Delta Network appeared only in Avengers #370–371. The group was created out of pre-existing characters by Glenn Herdling and Geof Isherwood.

Skrulls

The Skrulls are nearly all Deviants who eliminated the other offshoots of their species, leaving only one of the original race (Prime Skrull) and a Skrull Eternal (Kly'bn).

In other media

The Deviants appear in Eternals, with Kro as a prominent member. This version of the species were created to progress and ensure the development of life in the universe by wiping out apex predators on various planets. The Deviants came to hunt down and wipe out all life, leading to the creation of the Eternals to stop them.

References

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