Forgotten One (character)

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Gilgamesh
The Forgotten One on Daniel Acuña's cover of Eternals #5 (Dec. 2008)
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Eternals #13 (July 1977)
Created byJack Kirby
In-story information
Team affiliationsEternals
Avengers
Notable aliasesGil, Hero of Sumer, Lost Eternal, Beloved of the Muses, Dragon-Slayer, Forgotten Nemesis, Beast of Legend, King Gilgamesh
AbilitiesSuperhuman strength, stamina, agility, reflexes, and durability
Regenerative healing factor
Flight
Optic blasts
Repressed aging
Immunity to disease

The Forgotten One (also known as Hero and Gilgamesh) is a fictional character appearing in

hidden race known as the Eternals. He has also been a member of the Avengers
.

Don Lee portrayed Gilgamesh in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, debuting in Eternals (2021).

Publication history

The Forgotten One was created by Jack Kirby, and first appeared in The Eternals #13 (July 1977).

Fictional character biography

During his millennia of activity, the adventurer and warrior Forgotten One has used the names of or been mistaken for numerous

Deviants.[2]

After this battle, he was renamed Hero by the

Celestials, who had created the Eternals and Deviants. After losing a battle with Thor, Hero and the other Eternals assisted Thor in battling the host of the Celestials to prevent them from destroying humanity. Hero also fought Hercules.[3]

Hero later became known as the Forgotten One. He helped the other Eternals in battle against Ghaur.[4]

Later, when the membership of the

Olympia, which had temporarily fallen into the Negative Zone, to recover from his injuries. There, he fought against Blastaar, who had temporarily disintegrated the other Eternals. Gilgamesh left the Avengers at that time, as his essence had been bound to Olympus.[9] He later recovered from his injuries and defeated B'Gon the sorcerer, thereby winning a reputation as a hero on modern day Earth.[10] Gilgamesh was later seen among the superhumans selected by Her as potential mates.[11]

He returned to the Avengers Mansion during "The Crossing", a

crossover, only to be killed by Neut, an agent of the time traveler Immortus, who was at the time disguised as Kang the Conqueror.[12] It was later shown that Gilgamesh is alive, and once again associated with his fellow Eternals. He had lost his memory because a reality change created by Sprite. He was living as circus' strongman in Brazil.[13] He was fooled by Ajak in killing Makkari and damaging the Eternals' resurrection machine.[14] Later, he team up with Hercules and after that, he travelled to Deviant Lemuria, where he helped Thor, who was fighting the deviants led by Ghaur.[15]

Powers and abilities

The Forgotten One is a member of the Eternal race, and possesses a number of superhuman abilities common to the Eternals, but has trained some of them far beyond the norm. While the exact limits are unknown, his immense, superhuman strength makes him the physically strongest of all known Eternals, save for Thanos.[volume & issue needed] His strength has been shown to rival that of Thor,[volume & issue needed] and Hercules.[volume & issue needed]

Like all other Eternals, The Forgotten One is virtually immortal. He has not aged since reaching adulthood and he is immune to all known diseases; his body is also highly durable and resistant to physical injury. He is capable of withstanding high caliber bullets, falls from great heights, powerful concussive forces, and temperature extremes, all without being injured. However, it is possible to injure him by disrupting the mental discipline that he maintains over his body. This ability allows him to control every molecule in his body, which in turn allows him to regenerate any damaged or destroyed tissue. However, should his mental discipline be broken, it is possible to permanently injure or kill him.[citation needed]

Other abilities that he has in common with most other Eternals include the power to levitate himself and/or fly at great speed, project beams of concussive force or heat from his eyes and hands, and the power to manipulate matter. To what degree these powers have been developed in comparison with other Eternals isn't known, but the first two have been stated as presumed to be average[citation needed]. He also has highly developed senses that helped to compensate for his former blindness, enabling him to be an excellent hunter and tracker.[citation needed]

The Forgotten One is one of the most accomplished hand-to-hand combatants among the Eternals. He possesses an extraordinary melee capacity, with knowledge of most methods of hand-to-hand combat known in ancient Earth civilizations. He sometimes wears battle armor of unknown composition, and usually arms himself with simple hand weapons such as an axe, spear, or club.[citation needed]

Other characters

Other characters have used the identity of either Gilgamesh or Hero. These include:

  • The Eternal Warrior was called Gilgamesh in Marvel Preview #12.
  • Jimmy Rogers created Hero to save him from monsters in Venus #17.

Reception

Newsarama ranked the character, as Gilgamesh, as the second worst Avengers member commenting: "What's that you say? You aren't familiar with Gilgamesh, the ancient Sumerian hero? And why is this guy wearing a cow on his head? Let's just say there's a reason this guy is called "The Forgotten One". Maybe next time you can get Mithras, or at least Marduk".[16]

In 2021,

CBR.com ranked Gilgamesh 9th in their "15 Most Powerful Eternals" list.[17]

In 2021, Screen Rant ranked The Forgotten One 3rd in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Eternals" list[18]

In 2021,

CBR.com ranked Gilgamesh 8th in their "10 Strongest Characters From Eternals Comics" list.[19]

In other media

Film

  • Gilgamesh appears in Eternals, portrayed by Don Lee.[20] This version has a close relationship with Thena and keeps an eye on her when she develops Mahd Wy'ry. During the events of the film, Gilgamesh partakes in getting the Eternals back together to combat the Deviants. Gilgamesh is later killed in battle by Kro who gains a humanoid form. Before succumbing to his injuries, Gilgamesh tells Thena to remember who she is.

Video game

See also

References

  1. ISBN 978-1-4654-7890-0
    .
  2. ^ The Eternals #13
  3. ^ Thor #287-289
  4. ^ The Eternals vol. 2 #6, 9, 12
  5. ^ The Avengers #300
  6. ^ The Avengers #301-303
  7. ^ The Avengers #304
  8. ^ The Avengers #306-308
  9. ^ The Avengers #309-310
  10. ^ Avengers Spotlight #25
  11. ^ Quasar #29
  12. ^ The Avengers #391 (1995)
  13. ^ Eternals vol. 4 #3 (Oct. 2008)
  14. ^ Eternals vol. 4 #5-6 (2008)
  15. ^ Thor: The Deviants saga #3-5 (2012)
  16. ^ Marston, George (January 11, 2019). "The 10 WORST AVENGERS of All Time". Newsarama. Archived from the original on January 12, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  17. ^ Lealos, Shawn S. (2019-07-27). "The 15 Most Powerful Eternals, Ranked". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-14.
  18. ^ Harn, Darby (2021-05-27). "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Eternals". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  19. ^ Harth, David (2021-11-13). "The 10 Strongest Characters From Eternals Comics". CBR. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
  20. ^ D'Alessandro, Anthony; Ramos, Dino-Ray (July 21, 2019). "'The Eternals' Details Unveiled At Marvel's Comic-Con Panel, Angelina Jolie Surprises Hall H; Pic To Open November 2020". Deadline. Archived from the original on July 22, 2019.
  21. ^ Dellosa, Catherine Ng (17 November 2021). "Marvel Future Fight Adds Kingo, Gilgamesh, and Thena to the RPG in Latest Eternals Update". Pocket Gamer. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  22. ^ Hashimoyo, Marika (18 November 2021). "Fight Side-by-Side with the Eternals as Companions in the Latest Update for 'MARVEL Future Revolution'". Marvel. Retrieved 21 November 2021.

External links

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