Phastos

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Phastos
Phastos.
Art by Mark Texeira.
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceThe Eternals (vol. 2) #1 (October 1985)
Created byPeter B. Gillis
Sal Buscema
In-story information
SpeciesEternal
Notable aliasesHephaestus
Vulcan
Ceasefire
Phillip Stoss
Abilities
  • Eternal physiology granting superhuman speed, strength, durability, and immortality
  • Cosmic energy manipulation
  • Matter transmutation
  • Illusion generation
  • Teleportation
  • Flight

Phastos is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Peter B. Gillis and Sal Buscema, the character first appeared in The Eternals (vol. 2) #1 (October 1985). He is a member of the Eternals, a human offshoot race in the Marvel Universe.

Brian Tyree Henry portrays Phastos in the Marvel Cinematic Universe film Eternals (2021).

Publication history

Phastos first appeared in The Eternals (vol. 2) #1 (October 1985), created by writer Peter B. Gillis and artist Sal Buscema.[1]

Fictional character biography

Phastos's history is very murky. He is a third or fourth generation Eternal who chose to remain on Earth because of his obsessive search for an unidentified item or person.[

Apocalypse.[2]

Phastos is shown living under the name Phillip Stoss,[3] before having his real identity revealed to him.[volume & issue needed]

Powers and abilities

As an Eternal, Phastos has superhuman speed, strength, durability, and is immortal.[4][5][6][7] He can project "Cosmic Energy" in the form of beams from his eyes and hands.[4][8][6] His cosmic energy manipulation allows flight, illusion generation, matter transmutation, and teleportation.[7][9][10]

Phastos carries a special hammer capable of firing bolts of an unknown energy and is a brilliant engineer, technologist and inventor.[11][8][12][13][14]

Other versions

Earth-90559

On Earth-90559 in the year 2115 AD, Phastos and Ajak were shown to have been trapped in the Uni-Mind.[15]

Marvel 2099

In the unified Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-2099, Phastos was seen as a member of the 2099 version of the Avengers. He was among those who were massacred by the 2099 version of the Masters of Evil. Their deaths were later avenged by the 2099 version of the New Avengers who defeated the Masters of Evil and remanded them to a prison on the planet Wakanda.[16]

In other media

Film

  • Phastos appears in
    Arishem
    (who plans to observe their memories to see if humanity is worthy enough to live) to places unknown.

Notes

  1. ^ Weldon, Glen (2021-10-04). "5 things to know about the MCU's first openly gay super-powered character". NPR. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  2. ^ The New Eternals: Apocalypse Now (February 2000). Marvel Comics.
  3. ^ Eternals (vol. 4) #1. Marvel Comics.
  4. ^ a b McCormick, Colin (2022-05-12). "The 10 Best Eternals Members, According To Ranker". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  5. ^ G, Alex (2020-09-09). "The History Of Marvel's Phastos Explained - Looper". Looper.com. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  6. ^ a b "7 Things to Know About 'Eternals' Phastos, the MCU's First Gay Hero". www.out.com. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  7. ^ a b Schedeen, Jesse (2021-11-02). "Marvel's Eternals Powers, Origin, Cast and More Explained". IGN. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  8. ^ a b Bruce, Amanda (2021-11-27). "Eternals: 10 Things Only Comic Fans Know About Phastos". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  9. ^ "Who are the Eternals? What you need to know before Marvel's 'Eternals'". Hypable. 2019-07-31. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  10. ^ Abdulbaki, Mae (2019-07-22). "Marvel's Eternals Movie Cast & Character Guide". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  11. ^ Trumbore, Dave (2019-07-23). "Eternals Explained: Who Are the Characters in Marvel's New Movie?". Collider. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  12. ^ Harth, David (2021-12-13). "8 Eternals Who Can Defeat Thanos In The Comics". CBR. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  13. ^ Priyadarshini, Manisha (2021-05-25). "Marvel's Eternals: Who Is Phastos?". DualShockers. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  14. ^ "Which Eternals Characters Are in Marvel's Eternals Movie?". Marvel. Retrieved 2022-10-15.
  15. ^ Eternals Vol. 4 #9. Marvel Comics.
  16. ^ Spider-Man 2099: Exodus #3. Marvel Comics.
  17. ^ Coggan, Devan (July 20, 2019). "Marvel introduces 'The Eternals' at Comic-Con with Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, and more". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on July 21, 2019. Retrieved July 23, 2019.
  18. ^ Coggan, Devan (August 18, 2021). "Meet the Eternals: A guide to Marvel's 10 newest heroes". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
  19. NewNowNext. Archived
    from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.

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