Tiamut (Earth-616)
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History
During the Second Celestial Host, the Dreaming Celestial committed a crime "against life itself" and was exiled by his brethren.
At the time, the Deviants were the dominant force on Earth, and the Dreaming Celestial was ready to call the Horde for harvesting of the planet. However, Arishem had that order canceled, and had many of the Deviants culled, while not touching the other species. As this was a violation of their protocol, the Dreaming Celestial tried to assume command, and attacked Arishem. The Dreaming Celestial then found himself attacked by the other Celestials, and he was imprisoned underneath the mountains. Why they did this though, is still not truly clear, and mention must be made of the fact that this account of events was given by the Dreaming Celestial itself and has not yet been rebutted or verified.
The other Celestials ripped his spirit from his body and placed in a device known as "The Vial," with a fraction of the Dreaming Celestial's soul used to make a key that could unlock the Vial. The Celestials then sealed the Dreaming Celestial's body in a vault under the Diablo Mountains in California. For millennia, the Celestial slept. Eventually, the Deviant Priestlord Ghaur remade the key and drank the essence of the Dreaming Celestial, thus giving the Priestlord the height and power of a Celestial. Soon thereafter, the Dreaming Celestial took advantage of this and mentally controlled Ghaur to free the Dreamer from his never-ending sleep. This plan was thwarted by the Avengers and the Eternals, and the Vial was sealed once more.
After the events of Heroes Reborn the Dreaming Celestial found a loophole out of his prison, a gateway into the Heroes Reborn Universe. The Dreaming Celestial learned that one of his star-spawned kin was the guardian of the pocket universe. He concluded that the only way out of that pocket universe was through her, the Celestial known as Ashema. The Dreaming Celestial plotted her demise, and was soon opposed by Doctor Doom, Lancer, Technarx, and several other heroes. The Dreaming Celestial captured Ashema and escaped to the Marvel 616 Universe, where he was thwarted by Doom and the Fantastic Four.
In an alternate future, the Dreaming Celestial awoke and turned the world-devourer Galactus into a weapon that would consume the entire universe, leaving the Dreamer to become the nucleus and founder of a new, darker reality. The Fantastic Four, Thor, Iron Man and Gladiator of the Shi'ar thwarted his plans, resulting in Galactus consuming the Renegade.
The Deviants eventually re-awoke the Dreaming Celestial, who turned from black to gold when the rising sun's rays hit him. However, for reasons as yet unrevealed, the Dreaming Celestial decided against destroying the Earth as he had originally intended, at least for the moment. The Dreaming Celestial decided to wait and judge humanity for himself by his unknown standards. In the interim, he informed Makkari that a devastating force called The Horde ("...the locusts of the Universe.."), drawn to the planet by the Celestial's awakening, is heading for the Earth.
The Dreaming Celestial silently stands in place, towering above San Francisco (in which he was ultimately turned into a tourist attraction, but became "yesterday's news"), with Makkari as his prophet -in this capacity, the Eternal is an object of veneration to the Deviants, who call him the Skadraach ("avatar"). He speaks to Makkari, although to the latter's apparent detriment, and once even spoke through him; on that occasion, he referred to himself as Tiamut the Communicator.
After creating a diversion by having Magneto attack San Francisco, the High Evolutionary removed a specific item from the Dreaming Celestial's head through a process Magneto refers to as a "lobotomy". The object is used in an experiment on Magneto which appears to restore his mutant gene.
The Dreaming Celestial finally goes to confront the Fulcrum, questioning his own purpose. In the process, he removes his helmet, revealing a human-like, but shining face. The Fulcrum declared that it had sought a Celestial who would rise above its purpose since before time began, and asked the Dreamer to become his companion; he accepted.
Powers and Abilities
Powers
Cosmic energy control with an unknown upper limit. Armour able to withstand strikes from nuclear warheads. Tiamut seems to be the most powerful Celestial as Galactus feared it and the Watcher Uatu could not see anything when it awoke.Strength level
Beyond Class 100.
Paraphernalia
Transportation
Celestial starships.
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