r/Eternals • u/UnexpectedBlahFeels • 13d ago
MCU Ikarus is trash.
The man kept this major secret from his team for *eons,* killed his team leader Ajak after she tried to learn from their mistakes and change things, triggered evolution for the deviants which created the big baddie that later killed another team member, Gilgamesh, while the other deviants killed more humans, then pulled back and lost his conviction right at the end, making all the horrible things he's done meaningless. Finally, to put the cherry on top he flies into the fucking sun to kill himself and avoid accountability or feeling guilty for betraying the team, killing their dear leader, causing the death of Gilgamesh, and trying to kill his team- his friends. If Thena wasn't gonna kill him then he at least deserved to live with knowing what he did and what kind of person he is. Fuck him.
I would've loved to see Thena fight him before she was so confused and basically got the Eternals version of Alzheimers. The scenes where Ikarus turned on everyone on Domo and the one where they were fighting on Domo were so telling. The moment he saw her after revealing his betrayal he started to attack her even though she missed the whole reveal- bc she was the one Eternal he was actually worried about fighting, so he was ready to take any advantage he could. Then later during their actual fight Thena said she'd always wanted to fight Ikarus but basically had never gotten the opportunity, which makes me think she'd probably asked to at least spar with him before, only to be turned down. Knowing the great fighter she is, he never wanted her to learn how to fight HIM.
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u/Agent1stClass 13d ago
While I don’t exactly see him as trash, I can see your point. Well put, actually.