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Tactical Nuclear Device Device SHIELD agent Michael Stevenson brought with him to the City of the Space Gods. He attempted to kill the Celestials with it, but the explosion of the device was contained by Tefral. -Eternals (v.1)#7

Talon Deviant from the planet Armechadon who joined Tantalus' army upon his return to their world. -Blackwulf

Lord Tantalus Deviant from the planet Arqa, rumored to have been created by the Dreaming Celestial. Tantalus possesses the power of a "Black Legacy"- a field of black energy that he focuses through his hands. Nearly all organic life that comes in contact with this energy instantly perishes. Using his power, Tantalus conquered Arqa, professing that the Deviants of all worlds were destined to triumph over all other lifeforms in a "Holy War". His words inspired the Deviants of the Skrull homeworld to rise up and slay the original Skrulls, taking their place. 25,000 years ago, Tantalus led forces to conquer the planet Tebbel. On Tebbel, he met the astronomer Khult, and his daughter Nirvana. When he attempted to slay Nirvana with his Black Legacy, he was shocked to find that she was immune, due to experiments that had made her genetically stable. For the sake of her planet, Nirvana agreed to become his bride, and he brought her back to Arqa, which he renamed "Armechadon" for her. For Nirvana's love, he conquered four more worlds, and on the eve of each conquest, she bore him a child. These four children included the genetically stable Pelops and Id, but the fourth child, Lucian, was born with a birthmark, which proved to be an inherited trait of Tantalus' Black Legacy. Nirvana killed herself in despair, but Tantalus placed her body within a field of Black Legacy, so that he could one day revive her. Tantalus then set off for Earth to conquer it, bringing Khult, his Peacekeepers, and his children with him. However, the Celestials exiled him to the Earth, and removed his capability of space travel. For many centuries, Tantalus continued his "Holy War" with humanity, conquering Pangea in the Savage Land, but was often opposed by the Underground Legion, which was secretly led by his son Pelops under the alias of Blackwulf. When Tantalus ultimately learnt of this, he slew Blackwulf with his Black Legacy and fed his remains to the Peacekeepers. When Tantalus learnt from a Deviant Skrull that a star-gate existed near Earth's sun which could permit him instantaneous travel to Armechadon, he led his people back to the planet, only to find that while he was gone, Khult had become the planet's ruler, secretly traveling there with a Transponder Portal. In final battle with the Underground Legion, Tantalus slew all but one of Touchstone's lives, and destroyed Mammoth's left arm, before being slain by his son Lucian, who had become Blackwulf II. In killing Tantalus with his own Black Legacy, Blackwulf II absorbed all of the Black Legacy energies of Tantalus, making himself ebon black. -Avengers#371, Thunderstrike#5-7, Blackwulf#1-2, 4, 6, 8-10

Taras Vol Deviant scientist and telepath who served Lemuria prior to the Great Cataclysm. Taras, wanting to expand the lifespan of the Deviant people, experimented upon three neanderthals Cole, Gort, and One-Eye. With the sinking of Lemuria, Taras never learnt the results. -Cable#96

Tartarus Brother of ISAAC's agent Chaos. Tartarus is a tentacled being with only one eye. People absorbed by Chaos are left in his clutches to be slain. -Captain Marvel#61

Tebbel Planet whose population included a large number of Deviants. Tebbel was the second world conquered by Lord Tantalus, and the world's last resistance came from its Building of Knowledge, where the astronomers Khult and Nirvana resided. When Tantalus found that his "Black Legacy" could not kill Nirvana, he took her as his bride. Tebbel remains part of Tantalus' empire to this day. -Blackwulf#9

Technologists' Guild Organization in Olympia that consists of the most skilled technology experts. Phastos, Makkari, and his parents Veron and Mara, were all members of the Guild. -Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe#6. Other possible members include Domo and Sigmar.

Tecumotzin Incan god who Ajak was worshipped as. The clothing he wore as Tecumotzin remained his style of dress for the remainder of his life. -Eternals (v.1)#2

Tefral the Surveyor Member of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Celestial Hosts on Earth. During the 4th Host, Tefral was assaulted by a team of S.H.I.E.L.D. agents in the City of the Space Gods, who hurled a Tactical Nuclear Device at him, but Tefral used a single beam of energy to contain the explosion, and keep it from doing any harm. Tefral was among the Celestials who stood against the Destroyer and the Uni-Mind. -Eternals(v.1)#7, Thor#300, Eternals (v.2)#12, Fantastic Four Annual#23, Heroes Reborn: The Return#4

Telemachus Son of the Greek hero Odysseus. When his father disappeared after the Trojan War, Telemachus set after him, accompanied secretly by Athena. On the island Aeaea, Sersi fell in love with Telemachus, and attempted to force him to stay, but Athena rescued him. After Odysseus' death, Sersi married Telemachus. Centuries later, she still remembered him as her greatest love. -Captain America#397

Temple of Command Zuras' tower in Olympia from which he commanded the Eternals on the Eternal Seat. Domo received all requests to an audience with Zuras from the entryway. -Eternals (v.1)#5, Eternals (v.2)#1

Temple of the Priests The center of the Deviant religion. The Hidden Throneroom of Lemuria rests inside, as did a passage to the Fire Pits, and the storeroom for the "Fifth Host". Since the fall of Ghaur, it is not known whether the Temple still stands. Eternals (v.2)#1-2, 7, 10-12

Terminus Sole survivor of the Fonabi, a race destroyed by the Celestials. Terminus has taken upon the task of testing and attempting to destroy those worlds which the Celestials have judged, but not destroyed. This mission has brought him into conflict with the heroes of Earth repeatedly, beginning with the Fantastic Four. Following his defeat by them, he enlisted the aid of the Deviant Jorro, who designed a suit similiar to Terminus' with which to collect his staff for him, but Jorro was slain by the Avengers. -Fantastic Four#269-270, Quasar#7, Captain America Annual#9, Iron Man Annual#11, Thor Annual#15, Avengers West Coast Annual#5, Avengers Annual#19, Fantastic Four (v.3)#4

Thanos Son of Mentor and Sui-San, brother of Eros. Thanos is a Mutant Eternal, with purple skin and a ridged chin, plus more power than a typical Eternal of Titan, including energy blasts, psionic abilities, and teleportation. In his childhood, Thanos was tormented by the differences between himself and other children, and ultimately, when he first went to war with Titan, he dissected his mother so he could learn why he was different. Mentor covered up the dissection, claiming she had been killed in an explosion. Over time, Thanos came to worship Death, and has attempted to win her love on several occasions. His tactics thus far have included conquering the universe with the Cosmic Cube, snuffing out the stars with a synthetic soul gem, using the Infinity Gauntlet to wipe out half the universe's life, and other similiar quests for power. He also raised the child Gamora, and trained her to become the ultimate assassin. Thanos' chief foe, Adam Warlock, has occasionally sided with Thanos, against threats such as the Magus, Nebula, and the Goddess. Following the Infinity Gauntlet affair, he even entrusted the Reality Gem to Thanos. Despite his worship of Death, Thanos possesses a streak of honor, and has dared to double-cross entities as powerful as Mephisto. The woman Nebula claims to be Thanos' granddaughter, but he has yet to side either way with that claim. Though Thanos briefly became a more heroic man following the Infinity Gauntlet affair, he has since returned to his old ways, battling Ka-Zar and Thor. -Iron Man#55, Daredevil#105, Captain Marvel#25-33, Marvel Feature (v.1)#12, Avengers#125, Logan's Run#6, Warlock (v.1)#9-11, 15, Avengers Annual#7, Marvel Two-In-One Annual#2, Death of Captain Marvel, Thanos Quest#1-2, Silver Surfer#34-35, 38, 44-45, 47-50, 57, 59, Infinity Gauntlet#1-6, Quasar#24, 26, Dr. Strange (v.3)#33, Spider-Man#17, Infinity War#1-6, Warlock & the Infinity Watch#7-10, Quasar#38-39, 42, Fantastic Four#369-370, Wonder Man#14, Marvel Comics Presents#108-111, Quasar#59, Infinity Crusade#1-6, Silver Surfer#83-84, 88, 98, Cosmic Powers#1-3, 5-6, Cosmic Powers Unlimited#1, Warlock and the Infinity Watch#19-20, 25, 40-42, Warlock Chronicles#2, Captain Marvel (v.2)#5, Spider-Man Team-Up#2, Ka-Zar (v.4)#5-11, Ka-Zar '97 Annual, X-Man '98 Annual, X-Men '98 Annual, Deadpool#33, Thor 2000 Annual, Thor (v.2)#21-25, Captain Marvel (v.3)#17-19, Avengers: Celestial Quest#1-8, The Infinity Abyss#1-6, Marvel Universe: The End#1-6, Thanos#1-12

Thena Daughter of Zuras and Cybele. Thena was originally born under the name Azura, but Zuras had her name officially changed to resemble that of Zeus' daughter Athena, to seal the bond between their two peoples. Thena was often mistaken for Athena, and the city of Athens was built for her, although she later allowed it to be conquered by the Spartans in 404 B.C. 2,500 years ago, Thena first encountered Kro in Babylon. He had a chance to slay her, but did not. As the years passed, the two of them grew closer together, and she visited Lemuria at some point, though it was not a happy event. For a time after the Great Flood she feared that Kro had been killed. Thena and Kro made love during the Vietnam War, resulting in Thena becoming pregnant with twins. She placed them inside of Ms. Ritter, a infertile woman, who raised them as Donald and Deborah.

When Kro led his armies in an attack on New York, Thena fought him there, armed with a spear and crossbow that produced intense cold. After Kro was convinced to call a truce, Thena visited Lemuria with him, where he showed her Ransak, a Deviant who was genetically stable. Thena was convinced by the Mutate Karkas to grant both of them sanctuary, and the two Deviants have joined her on many missions. Karkas in particular feels an intense loyalty to her. After Zuras' death at the hands of the Celestials, and subsequent depature of most of earth's Eternals, Thena became Prime Eternal, but she was traumatized by her father's death, and was being subtely influenced by a Brain-Mine Kro had placed upon her. Ultimately, she turned against Ikaris to help save Kro's life, and Ikaris forced her to submit to the Hall of Eternal Judgement. There, she was forced to relinquish her title to Ikaris. When Thena learnt of the Brain-Mine, she was furious with Kro, but she has since forgiven him. Recently, Thena became involved with the development of her children, after Dr. Daniel Damian attempted to have them killed. Thena has sought sanctuary with Heroes For Hire and the High Evolutionary, with whom she presently resides. -Eternals (v.1)#5-6, 8-10, 12, Eternals Annual#1, Thor#285-289, 291-292, 301, What If (v.1)#29, Iron Man Annual#6, Iron Man#179, Avengers#246-248, Eternals (v.2)#1-2, 4-12, Silver Surfer Annual#1, Avengers#299, 308, 310, Eternals: The Herod Factor, Avengers#374-375, Starblast#1, Quasar#58, Fantastic Four Unlimited#10, Heroes For Hire#5-9, 11-13, 15-17, 19, Quicksilver#12, Heroes For Hire '98 Annual, New Eternals#1, X-Force#97. The character Minerva seen in Red Raven Comics#1 was likely Thena.

Thera With Gor-Tok, one of the first Gortokians bred by the Deviants. Thera and Gor-Tok led the revolt against the Deviants, and helped establish an independent kingdom in Subtearannea. -Avengers Annual#20

Thor The Norse god of thunder, son of Odin and Gaea, and founding member of the Avengers. Thor first encountered the Polar Eternals before the 3rd Host, when Dromedan briefly seized control of his mind. After regaining control, Thor stayed with the Polar Eternals for a time, and aided them in their work in South America. However, Dromedan was later freed by Druig, and Thor opposed him alongside Ajak, Valkin and Virako. After the battle ceased, the 3rd Host arrived, and Valkin erased Thor's memory of the events, afraid of how Thor might react to the Celestials. Centuries later, Thor regained these memories from Mimir, prophecier to the gods. He then purposefully sought out the Celestials, Eternals and Deviants. During the course of these encounters, he managed to enter the City of the Space Gods and rescue an airplane held there, help defeat the Deviants in New Lemuria, defeat Hero aboard the Celestial Mothership, defeat the Deviant El Toro Rojo, and stand with the Eternals against the gods of Olympus and Odin. After all his fellow gods were slain by the 4th Host, Thor openly attacked them, but was not able to harm them, and was saved only by the intervention of Gaea, who placated the Celestials with the Young Gods. With Gaea's help, Thor was later able to resurrect his people. Since then, as a member of the Avengers, Thor has helped the Eternals and the Fantastic Four oppose the Dreaming Celestial, and contained the Dreamer's essence inside of the Vial after it briefly escaped. -Thor Annual#7, Thor#283-301, Eternals (v.2)#12, Fantastic Four#339-340

Thoreau Famous author of the early 20th century whose works include Walden. Karkas discovered his works in Olympia, and became fond of them. -Thor#285

The Three Faces of Man Paper Dr. Samuel Holden wrote on the origins of man, the Celestials, Eternals, and Deviants. -Eternals (v.2)#1

Thunder Incan god that Dromedan created a copy of to aid him in his conquest of the Incas. Thunder was defeated by Thor. -Thor Annual#7

Thyrio One of the Eternals who followed Uranos. Thyrio accompanied Uranos to the planet Uranus, and aided in the defeat of the Kree Sentry. Later, he helped found Uranos' colony on Titan.- What If (v.1)#26-28

Tiberius Roman emperor. During his reign, Khoyphos began to compose a song. He has not yet completed it. -Eternals (v.2)#5

"Tilehead" Nickname two muggers gave to a Deviant they saw on the subway. The Deviant didn't understand the reference, but caught the connotation. -Eternals (v.2)#3

Time-Killers Refers to the people Zakka teleported into the present using his Time Projector. They included a knight on horseback, a Neanderthal Man, Attila the Hun and one of his men, Jack the Ripper, and Tutinax. -Eternals Annual#1

Time Projector Device created by Zakka which allowed him to view the past, then transport people he found there into the present, to serve as his "Time-Killers". -Eternals Annual#1

Titan Moon in orbit of Saturn. Uranos and his followers landed here after their ship was damaged by the Kree. They attempted to form a colony, but ended up making war against each other. Ultimately, only Sui-San survived. With Mentor, she helped re-build Titan into a prosperous planet, controlled by the massive computer ISAAC. Though Titan has been long tormented by the stain of Thanos, who conquered the moon once, as well as infecting ISAAC with a virus, the Eternals of Titan have made repairs each time. Titan is also home to the Shao-Lom monastary, and was where the heroine Moondragon was raised. -Iron Man#55, Daredevil#105, Captain Marvel#27, 29, 31-34, 58-62, Marvel Feature#12, Giant-Size Avengers#4, Marvel Spotlight (v.2)#1-3, What If (v.1)#28, Death of Captain Marvel, Avengers#230, Infinity Gauntlet#1-2, Silver Surfer#52, 67, Warlock & the Infinity Watch#2, Quasar#59, Infinity Crusade#6, Captain Marvel (v.2)#5, Cosmic Powers Unlimited#4, Warlock (v.3)1, 3, Thunderbolts#46-47, Captain Marvel (v.3)#32, Captain Marvel (v.4)#16-18

Titanis Female Eternal who participated in the Grandmaster's game with Death. -Contest of Champions#1

Titanos The original capital city of the Eternals, built in Northern Asia, and ruled by Uranos and Kronos. Titanos was almost completely destroyed after Kronos' cosmic experiment, and it was after that that the Eternals created Olympia, their present home. -Captain Marvel#29, What If (v.1)#25

Tobias Deviant man who tried to kill his child for being a mutate, but Dragona rescued the child. -Avengers#370. Note that Tobias had a perfect human appearance, which is not common among Deviants. Further, Deviants consider the more human-like to be inferior. This would make Tobias a Reject. He should not be mistaken for the Space Phantom from "The Crossing".

Brother Tode Long-time ruler of Lemuria, father of Ranar, husband of Vira. Kro served as Tode's lackey for a long time, but had little genuine respect for him. It was Brother Tode who selected Karkas to battle Ransak while Thena visited Lemuria. Tode once launched a successful invasion on Olympia, and attempted to gain immortality by breaking the Eternals into their atomic forms, and injesting them. When the Eternals regained control, they re-shaped Tode and his followers into a large stone block, which was later cast into space by the Uni-Mind. Tode's death resulted in little upheavel in Lemuria, as the Priesthood soon took power. -Eternals (v.1)#1, 3, 8-9, 13, Thor#286, Iron Man Annual#6

Tomorrow Hawk Alias Ceyote adopted as a member of the "New Breed". -New Eternals#1

Tool-Master Alias of Zakka. -Eternals Annual#1

Torment Machine Torture device Warlord Kro was placed in after failing to prevent the arrival of the 4th Host. He was released only because of his plan to cause a riot in New York. -Eternals (v.1)#3

El Toro Rojo "The Red Bull". Deviant with hooves instead of feet, and a pair of horns on his head. At one time, his horns contained scientific devices that allowed him to harm Eternals. Toro once served as a wrestler in Mexico, where he fought and defeated El Vampiro. Thor later avenged Vampiro by facing Toro and smashing his horns. Some time later, Toro was somehow placed inside of a bull-shaped totem, which somehow came into the possession of an autistic child named Tupac. Tupac and Toro can communicate telepathically, and exchange places in the real world. Toro aided Kro in rescuing the Avengers, as a member of "Delta Force". -Thor#290, Avengers#370-371

Touchstone Female Deviant with Reject features, and sister of Schizo. Tantalus attempted to prevent her birth, but was unsuccessful. Touchstone formerly possessed a foothold in 28 different realities, which allowed her some knowledge of future events, and the ability to change forms with another of her "selves", which included a young child and an elderly woman. Touchstone can also generate stasis fields around herself and others. These allow her to phase through solid matter, fly, freeze others in time, and make her body dense enough to break through nearly any substance. 27 of Touchstone's lives were killed in battle with Lady Trident and Tantalus, alongside the Underground Legion. She now possesses only one physical form. -Blackwulf#1, 3, 6-8, 10

Tower of Tartarus Building on Armechadon from which Tantalus ruled the world. He left Nirvana's body there upon a balcony, sealed within his "Black Legacy" and prevented anyone else from gaining access to the tower before leaving to conquer Earth. -Blackwulf#8-10

Toxin Male Deviant with the ability to generate gases and chemicals of any variety from his body. Toxin's body is horribly deformed, but thanks to a suit of armor given to him by Tantalus, he was able to assume a more human appearance, and as a member of the Underground Legion, adopted the personality of a swashbuckler. In final battle with Tantalus on Armechadon, Toxin's armor was destroyed, revealing his true form to the others. He chose to switch sides and join the Peacekeepers, unable to bear the way his former team-mates looked at him. He currently resides in Lyonesse. -Blackwulf#1-10

Transjector Deviant tool Yrdisis uses to design her paintings. -Eternals (v.2)#5

Transponder Portal Device constructed by Khult which allowed him to travel instantly from Lyonesse to the Tower of Tartarus on Armechadon. He used this device to transport Sparrow and Blackwulf II to Armechadon to face Tantalus, and to return the Peacekeepers to Earth after taking command of them. -Blackwulf#9-10

Tricephalous Immense Mutate with enormous wings and three heads. The Tricephalous serves the Mole Man, and has often been employed against its master's enemies, including the Fantastic Four. -Fantastic Four (v.1)#1, Avengers West Coast#54, Fantastic Four (v.1)#347, 349, Warlock and the Infinity Watch#7, Marvel Comics Presents#112, Warlock/Silver Surfer: Resurrection#1, Fantastic Four (v.1)#400, Marvel Universe#7, Fantastic Four#1/2, JLA/Avengers#1

The Truce Name for the one day of each year on which Eros and Thanos put aside their hatred of one another and meet each other as brothers. It is a tradition first begun by their father, Mentor. -Quasar#59

Truth One of the Weird Sisters. Truth has the power to transform her arms into blades. She participated in the capture of Yrdisis and the successful attempt at reviving Maelstrom. -Quasar#20-23, 25, Fantastic Four Unlimited#10

Tulayn Mother of Ikaris, wife of Virako. Scientist. When Ikaris was 300, Tulayn died in a teleportaion accident. -Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe#5

Tutianx Immense Deviant gladiator, called the "Mountain-Mover". Tutinax's reputation as a fighter is known by all Deviants. During the time of the 2nd Host, Tutinax aided Dromedan in battling Thor and the Eternals, but he was then teleported to the future by Zakka, to serve as one of his "Time-Killers". However, Tutinax slew Zakka instead. He fought Karkas and Ransak before being returned to his own time. Tutinax still lives today, and fought Ransak again in the arena. Their fight was briefly broken up by Quasar, who was nearly killed by Tutinax. In addition to his great strength, Tutinax has the power to instill in his opponents the image of their greatest fear. -Eternals Annual#1, Thor Annual#7, Quasar#12. You can read an in-depth profile of Tutinax at Snood's Appendix.

Tycho Young Eternal from Titan who was abandoned after his parents were wiped out by Thanos, using the Infinity Gauntlet. Firelord & Drax briefly took charge of him. -Silver Surfer#52

Steven Tyler SHIELD agent who scouted the City of the Space Gods. With the remainder of his squad, Tyler was re-shaped into molecular storage by the Celestials. It is not known if he was ever restored to normal. -Eternals (v.1)#6-7, Thor#284

Tyrannoids Slaves bred by the Deviants who were later abandoned in Subterranea. The Tyrannoids are directly related to the Moloids, although they are more intelligent and physically larger. They are named for Tyrannus, who is their master. -Incredible Hulk (v.1)#5

Tyrannus Romulus Augustilus, the last Roman Emperor. Augustilus was banished to Subterranea by Merlin, after his defeat by the Black Knight in England. Thanks to the Fountain of Youth, Tyrannus has been able to survive for an untold number of years, and he has become the ruler of the Tyrannoids. For a time, he also conquered El Dorado, and as the man behind "They Who Wield Power" was responsible for aiding many super-criminals. During Mole Man's war with the Deviants, Tyrannus sided with him, Kala, and Grotesk. -Incredible Hulk (v.1)#5, Incredible Hulk#240-242, Avengers Annual#20, Incredible Hulk Annual#17, Avengers West Coast Annual#6

Tzabaoth Name that Donald and Deborah Ritter assumed as members of "Delta Force". -Avengers#370-371