Valkin
Encyclopedia
Valkin is a fictional character
, a member of the Eternals
, a race in the Marvel Comics
universe
who first appeared in The Eternals vol. 1 #11.
At around 3000BC he led the Eternal settlement in the Southern Andean mountains to teach and cultivate the ancestors of the Aztecs and Incas. In modern times, he posed as General Vulcanin of the Soviet army. He went to Olympia
to participate in the formation of a Uni-Mind
. With the other Eternals, he prepared for the coming of the Third Celestial Host of Celestials
in South America; his brother Virako
died battling the World-Worm, and Valkin adopted Virako's son Ikaris
. In modern times, he became the leader of a group of Eternals that left Earth in the form of the Uni-Mind
.
, and as such he has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes. He also has virtual invulnerability, and the ability to project cosmic energy from his eyes or hands in the form of heat, light, concussive force, or lightning-like electrical bolts. Valkin also has total mental control over his physical form, granting virtual immortality, and the ability to levitate himself and thereby fly at the speed of sound. Valkin has low-level psychic abilities, enabling him to cast illusions disguising his appearance and to read the mind of anyone with lesser psychic ability, and he has the psionic ability to rearrange the molecular structure of objects.
Valkin is a brilliant military strategist, and architect.
Fictional character
A character is the representation of a person in a narrative work of art . Derived from the ancient Greek word kharaktêr , the earliest use in English, in this sense, dates from the Restoration, although it became widely used after its appearance in Tom Jones in 1749. From this, the sense of...
, a member of the Eternals
Eternals (comics)
The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth which...
, a race in the Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics
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universe
Marvel Universe
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who first appeared in The Eternals vol. 1 #11.
Fictional character biography
Valkin is the former leader of the Polar Eternals and the uncle and adoptive father of Ikaris.At around 3000BC he led the Eternal settlement in the Southern Andean mountains to teach and cultivate the ancestors of the Aztecs and Incas. In modern times, he posed as General Vulcanin of the Soviet army. He went to Olympia
Olympia (comics)
Olympia is a fictional city in the Marvel Universe. It first appeared in Eternals #5 and was created by Jack Kirby.-Fictional history:...
to participate in the formation of a Uni-Mind
Uni-Mind
The Uni-Mind is a fictional composite being in the Marvel Universe. The Uni-Mind and the Eternals were the creation of Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
. With the other Eternals, he prepared for the coming of the Third Celestial Host of Celestials
Celestial (comics)
The Celestials are a group of fictional characters that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The characters first appear in Eternals #1 and were created by writer-artist Jack Kirby....
in South America; his brother Virako
Virako
Virako is a fictional character appearing in the Marvel Comics universe. He is a member of the Eternals.-Publication history:Virako first appeared in Thor Annual #7 , and was created by Roy Thomas and Walt Simonson...
died battling the World-Worm, and Valkin adopted Virako's son Ikaris
Ikaris
Ikaris is a fictional character, a member of an alien race known as the Eternals in the Marvel Comics universe. Both Ikaris and the Eternals were created by Jack Kirby.-Publication history:...
. In modern times, he became the leader of a group of Eternals that left Earth in the form of the Uni-Mind
Uni-Mind
The Uni-Mind is a fictional composite being in the Marvel Universe. The Uni-Mind and the Eternals were the creation of Jack Kirby.-Fictional character biography:...
.
Powers and abilities
Valkin is a member of the race of superhumans known as the EternalsEternals (comics)
The Eternals are a fictional race of superhumans in the Marvel Comics universe. They are described as an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth. The original instigators of this process, the alien Celestials, intended the Eternals to be the defenders of Earth which...
, and as such he has superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes. He also has virtual invulnerability, and the ability to project cosmic energy from his eyes or hands in the form of heat, light, concussive force, or lightning-like electrical bolts. Valkin also has total mental control over his physical form, granting virtual immortality, and the ability to levitate himself and thereby fly at the speed of sound. Valkin has low-level psychic abilities, enabling him to cast illusions disguising his appearance and to read the mind of anyone with lesser psychic ability, and he has the psionic ability to rearrange the molecular structure of objects.
Valkin is a brilliant military strategist, and architect.