First Appearance:
Eternals #8Origin Issue: not yet revealed
KARKAS
First Appearance:
Eternals #8
Origin Issue: not yet revealed
Real Name: Karkas
Aliases: None
Height: 8' 3"
Weight: 1,260 lbs
Eyes: Black
Hair: None
Distinguishing Features: Karkas is covered with a rough
elephant-like red hide over his entire body. he is hairless, has no outer ears and
has six claw-like single jointed digits on each foot and hand
Occupation: Scholar, (former)
Gladiator
Citizenship: Olympia, Greece, capital city of the
Eternals of Earth; granted citizenship of Olympia by Zuras and Thena after exile from
Deviant Lemuria
Place of Creation/Birth: Deviant Lemuria
Known Relatives: None
Known Allies: Eternals of Earth, Ransak the Reject,
Thor
Known Enemies: Ghaur, Brother Tode (deceased),
Deviants, Zakka, Tutinax, Maelstrom, Dr Daniel Damian (deceased), Ajak (deceased)
Intelligence: Gifted (6/10)
Strength: Superhuman Class 25 (7/12)
Speed: Below Normal (1/10)
Stamina: Superhuman (6/10)
Durability: Metahuman Regenerative (10/14)
Agility: Below Normal (1/7)
Reflexes: Below Normal (1/7)
Fighting Skills: Highly formidable hand-to-hand
combatant, with extensive training as a gladiator
Special Skills/Abilities: Great learning abilities,
eidetic memory (total recall), high aptitude in philosophy.
Superhuman physical powers: None
Superhuman Mental Powers: None
Special Limitations: Karkas' lack of an opposable thumb
prevents him from utilizing many ordinary tools.
Source of Superhuman Powers: Member of the genetically
unstable race of superhumans known as the Deviants
Personal Weaponry: None
Origin: Karkas was born to the race of Deviants, an evolutionary offshoot of humanity which is cursed with an unstable genetic code causing random characteristics to crop up with every generation. In a never-ending attempt to stabilize their genetic destiny, Karkas's mother underwent involuntary experiments in the Breeding Pits. The experiment was a failure and her newly-born son was more monstrously mutated than the norm. Labeled a "Mutate," Karkas was sent to the Arena to be raised as a gladiator until he reached the legal age of extermination. Although his heavily-hided body could resist extremes of punishment, he never had any special inclination to become a fighter. Thus he did the minimum required of him as a gladiator to permit his continued existence. Meeting his fellow Mutate, the human-looking Ransak, in the Arena, Karkas was free from Deviant slavery when Eson the Celestial destroyed the City of Toads. Karkas and Ransak were taken into custody by the Eternal named Thena, and were permitted to dwell among the Eternals of Olympia for a time, taking advantage of enlightened cultural opportunities for the first time. The current whereabouts of Karkas and Ransak re unknown.
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