Prime Eternal is the title given to the leader of the Eternals, a fictional race of godlike immortals in the Marvel Comics Universe. The Prime Eternal is official political leader of the Eternal city-state of Olympia, but their power is also more than political, enabling them to initiate a Uni-Mind, the fusion of many Eternals into a massively powerful collective organism. Although this ability is apparently inherent in Thena, so the matter is somewhat unclear. Past Prime Eternals have included Kronos, Zuras and Thena. The most recent Prime Eternal is Ikaris. After Zuras' death the following position-holders would be enhanced to equal his level of power in all areas where he exceeded him/her. For example, Ikaris was previously somewhat stronger and swifter and would not be lessened in these areas, but turns into a more adept energy- and matter-manipulator.
Famous quotes containing the words prime and/or eternal:
“In time, after a dozen years of centering their lives around the games boys play with one another, the boys’ bodies change and that changes everything else. But the memories are not erased of that safest time in the lives of men, when their prime concern was playing games with guys who just wanted to be their friendly competitors. Life never again gets so simple.”
—Frank Pittman (20th century)
“That the world is not the embodiment of an eternal rationality can be conclusively proved by the fact that the piece of the world that we know—I mean our human reason—is not so very rational. And if it is not eternally and completely wise and rational, then the rest of the world will not be either; here the conclusion a minori ad majus, a parte ad totum applies, and does so with decisive force.”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)