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Phastos

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 #1. He is a member of the Eternals, a human offshoot race in the Marvel Universe.

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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. He continues to serve as the master technologist of the Eternal race, and it was his genius which allowed Virako to return from apparent death. Although he despises war, Phastos chose to follow Ikaris into battle against the minions of Apocalypse.2

Phastos is shown living under the name Phillip Stoss,3 before having his real identity revealed to him.

Powers and abilities

As an Eternal, Phastos has superhuman speed, strength, durability, and is immortal.4567 He can project "Cosmic Energy" in the form of beams from his eyes and hands.486 His cosmic energy manipulation allows flight, illusion generation, matter transmutation, and teleportation.7910

Phastos carries a special hammer capable of firing bolts of an unknown energy and is a brilliant engineer, technologist and inventor.1181213

Other versions

Earth-90559

On Earth-90559 in the year 2115 AD, Phastos and Ajak were trapped in the Uni-Mind.14

Marvel 2099

In the unified Marvel 2099 reality of Earth-2099, Phastos is a member of the Avengers until he is killed by the Masters of Evil.15

In other media

  • Phastos appears in Eternals, portrayed by Brian Tyree Henry.1617 This version is gay and was sent to Earth in 5,000 BC to progress the planet's societal development and protect it from the Deviants.18 He guided and progressed many technological revolutions throughout the course of human history, but fell into a state of dejection after realizing that his actions contributed to the creation of the atomic bomb. In the present day, Phastos settled and started a family with his husband Ben and they raised a son named Jack. Phastos and the Eternals later learn that they were intended to aid in the birth of Tiamut, which would destroy Earth. The Eternals are divided, with Phastos choosing to protect Earth and prevent the Emergence. For his actions, Phastos is abducted by Arishem.
  • Phastos appears in Marvel Snap.19
Notes

Notes

  1. Weldon, Glen (October 4, 2021). "5 things to know about the MCU's first openly gay super-powered character". NPR. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  2. The New Eternals: Apocalypse Now (February 2000). Marvel Comics.
  3. Eternals (vol. 4) #1. Marvel Comics.
  4. McCormick, Colin (May 12, 2022). "The 10 Best Eternals Members, According To Ranker". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  5. G, Alex (September 9, 2020). "The History Of Marvel's Phastos Explained - Looper". Looper.com. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  6. "7 Things to Know About 'Eternals' Phastos, the MCU's First Gay Hero". www.out.com. October 12, 2021. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  7. Schedeen, Jesse (November 2, 2021). "Marvel's Eternals Powers, Origin, Cast and More Explained". IGN. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  8. Bruce, Amanda (November 27, 2021). "Eternals: 10 Things Only Comic Fans Know About Phastos". CBR. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  9. "Who are the Eternals? What you need to know before Marvel's 'Eternals'". Hypable. July 31, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  10. Abdulbaki, Mae (July 22, 2019). "Marvel's Eternals Movie Cast & Character Guide". Screen Rant. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  11. Trumbore, Dave (July 23, 2019). "Eternals Explained: Who Are the Characters in Marvel's New Movie?". Collider. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  12. Harth, David (December 13, 2021). "8 Eternals Who Can Defeat Thanos In The Comics". CBR. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  13. "Which Eternals Characters Are in Marvel's Eternals Movie?". Marvel. July 21, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2022.
  14. Eternals (vol. 4) #9
  15. Spider-Man 2099: Exodus #3
  16. 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.
  17. 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.
  18. Ferber, Lawrence (February 13, 2020). "Haaz Sleiman on "Little America" and Kissing Marvel's First Gay Superhero". NewNowNext. Archived from the original on February 13, 2020. Retrieved February 13, 2020.
  19. Reyna, Leo (June 14, 2024). "New Season of MARVEL SNAP Introduces the Eternals". CBR. Retrieved May 2, 2026.
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