—Arishem the JudgeYou have chosen to sacrifice a Celestial, for the people of this planet. I will spare them, but your memories will show me if they are worthy to live. And I will return, for judgement.
History
Arishem is a Celestial credited with the creation of the universe's first Sun. He created the Deviants to protect Celestials growing within planets, but they grew out of control and began to oppose him. To combat his wayward creations, he made the Eternals in the World Forge.
The Eternals all but wiped out the Deviants except for one isolated group who were trapped under Alaska. Worried about the leader of the Eternals, Ajak, opposing the Celestial growing within Earth, Tiamut, Ikaris fed her to the Deviant group, who absorbed her powers. After Ajak's death, Arishem made contact with the Eternal Sersi.
Explaining to her the true purpose of the Eternals, she became horrified and managed to freeze Tiamut, preventing the Celestial from being born. This intrigued Arishem, who abducted Sersi, Kingo, and Phastos to study their memories and choose whether or not to obliterate Earth.[1]Attributes
Powers
- Immortality: Being a Celestial, Arishem cannot die of old age and is thought to have originated with the universe.[1]
- Cosmic Energy Manipulation: Arishem is a being made of pure cosmic energy, having control over the natural forces of the universe.
- Telepathy: Arishem is capable to easily communicate with others through telepathic powers, once it is the unique way to directly talk with him.
- Memory Sharing: Arishem used his telepathic connection with Sersi to show her past life, the World Forge with another sinthetics like her being manufactured, and how he has been creating more Celestials.
- Telepathic Illusion: Arishem used his connection with Sersi to show her the future of Earth while Tiamut was emerging.
- Telekinesis: Arishem is capable of moving massive objects and other beings with his own will.[1]
- Atmokinesis: Arishem is able to manipulate the weather of the planet, showing to be capable to create massive stormy clouds and thunders when came to Earth, after leaving the planet weather came back to normal.
- Aerokinesis: When Arishem came to Earth seeking for the remaining Eternals, Arishem could manipulate massive mass of air and created a shock wave, taking down everyone who was hitted.
- Electrokinesis: Arishem was capable to create stormy clouds, thunders and lightnings.
- Geokinesis: Arishem can control the various substances that make up common bedrock. Arishem levitate in the universe with meteor rings around him.
- Pyrogenesis: Arishem can channel his cosmic energy to accelerate oxygen molecules, causing spontaneous ignition, in this way he can create heat and suns for other worlds to exist.
- Interstellar Teleportation: Arishem make use of his cosmic power to create black holes as portals to easily travel through the entire universe
- Life Creation: Arishem is capable to create life. using this power to populate all planets created by him. Arishem created the Eternals and the Deviants to control the population of this planets.
- Telepathy: Arishem is capable to easily communicate with others through telepathic powers, once it is the unique way to directly talk with him.
Notes
- David Kaye provides the voice for Arishem in Eternals.
- Given the statement that Celestials do not have separate multiversal counterparts, only other aspects of themselves,[2] this character should theoretically be an aspect of the same Arishem from the comics.
See Also
- 1 appearance(s) of Arishem (Earth-199999)
- 1 appearance(s) in handbook(s) of Arishem (Earth-199999)
- 2 mention(s) of Arishem (Earth-199999)
- 12 image(s) of Arishem (Earth-199999)
- 1 quotation(s) by or about Arishem (Earth-199999)