Ikaris

Ikaris
Cover art for Eternals vol 4, #1. Art by Daniel Acuña.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	Eternals #1 (Jul 1976)
Created by	Jack Kirby
In-story information
Alter ego	Ikaris
Team affiliations	Eternals UCWF
Notable aliases	"Iceberg" Ike Harris, Sovereign, Isaac "Ike" Harris, Daedalus
Abilities	Superhuman strength, speed, stamina, agility, reflexes and durability Regenerative healing factor Cosmic energy manipulation Flight Psionic powers Matter transmutation Teleportation

Ikaris is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a member of a human offshoot race known as the Eternals. Both Ikaris and the Eternals were created by Jack Kirby.

Ikaris first appeared in Eternals #1 (July 1976) and was created by Jack Kirby.

Ikaris was born over 20,000 years ago in Polaria, in the area now known as Siberia. He is the son of the Eternals Virako and Tulayn. His real birth name is unknown. Ikaris' mother Tulayn died when he was only 300 years old.

When the Second Host of the Celestials sank the Deviant Lemuria in what is known as the "Great Cataclysm," Ikaris guides a ship of humans to safety. The humans mistake Ikaris for a bird, and (per Marvel Universe history) he is memorialized as the dove that guided Noah to the Mountains of Ararat (Eternals vol. 1, #2).

Ikaris chose his name due to a tragic accident hundreds of years ago. While fighting the Deviants in ancient Greece, the man eventually known as Ikaris meets and weds a human woman. Together they bear a son named Icarus, who loves to soar with his father high above the seas and mountains of Greece. In time, the Eternal builds his son a set of mechanical wings so the boy can fly on his own.

When his father disappears while fighting the Deviants, the young Icarus seeks him out using the mechanical wings. Too inexperienced to fly on his own, young Icarus soars too high, loses consciousness in the upper atmosphere, and falls to his death. Finding his son dead, the father Eternal takes the name of his son, Ikaris, in his memory.

Around 1000 AD, Virako, Ikaris' father, dies in battle against the Deviant Dromedan. Ikaris is then adopted by his uncle Valkin, who reveals to him his secret Arctic home, the Pyramid of the Winds.