Sprite (Eternal) - Fictional Character Biography - The Eternals (2006)

The Eternals (2006)

In the new Eternals series by Neil Gaiman, Sprite, under the "real name" of Colin, is the star of "It's Just So Sprite", a sitcom on the Tweenie Channel. Although he seems to be unaware of his past or abilities, he's also a spokesman for Hero Registration (the series is set during the Civil War event).

Ikaris, who seemed to be the only Eternal with any memory of their past, saw Sprite on television and told Mark Curry that Sprite was another Eternal. Later, after Ikaris disappeared and the remaining Eternals started to recover their powers, Mark Curry contacted Sprite, seeking advice. Sprite reveals that he has always known who they are and takes them to the Dreaming Celestial. There Sprite tells him that it was him who made all the Eternals forget who they were, took away their powers, and removed all record of them, as revenge for a million years of them treating him like a child - to the extent that they created him as an Eternal 'who would never grow up', trapped in the form of a prepubescent boy (he would later use this form to, in the Marvel Universe, inspire J. M. Barrie to create Peter Pan). Using the Uni-Mind powered by the Dreaming Celestial, Sprite uses his powers to warp reality, making him a normal human, so that he can finally age. He and Makkari are attacked by Deviants, but he escapes. He is later seen in issue 7, boarding a train to run away from the problems he caused that led to the awakening of the Dreaming Celestial, and was ultimately found by Zuras. Sprite has no apologies for causing the current situation, and then Zuras kills Sprite by snapping his neck.