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[@forrestpenton3901]

Beyond omega level: Rob when he says “ Boy let me tell you something!!”

[@ItsNotJustRice]

*Insert iconic Rob chuckle here*

[@kevinsanchez7035]

😂🤣😂underrated comment.

[@quinnellingson6445]

Living Tribunal: Omniversal Threat Detected One Above All: S***

[@donavanj.1992]

💀💀💀 Fucking unstoppable

[@theexodeus]

Made me laugh made me smile

[@JazzyO3O]

They should add Rob somewhere in any of the MCU films and shows as a background character. That'd be cool.

[@kRzlamchop]

They should make him the human version of the Watcher.

[@ezaf5989]

Cringe furry

[@robkemp598]

Or he's narrating a youtube video explaining some exposition

[@danieltrinh1399]

Robcore

[@crakkbone]

@@danieltrinh1399 Rob Corps. * If I may, I think you should really try to speak in complete sentences...

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Half of humanity wiped out ... Eternals' "I don't see the part where this our problem."

[@Echohoody]

Ya they are gonna have some explaining to do.

[@Hi-fd4cw]

Not just humanity, but all life across existence. That would include the eternals.

[@Briggsian]

It's either their ideals outgrew their purpose and they essentially sidelined themselves, thinking that humans didn't need them, or they wiped their own memories of who/what they are in order to escape from the inevitable suffering that immortality brings

[@zacspell6188]

@@Briggsian not them just Sprite but essentially yeah

[@Noctis198]

One of them erased all of their memories and after end game they get the memories back they've basically just been living as humans this entire time without knowing they have incredible power

[@KryptonTery]

They better explain why when Thanos was wildin, they were sipping lemonade

[@jw1415]

He's probably their crazy cousin or something. Always showing up and killing the vibe.

[@josephwashington5326]

@@jw1415 more like the drunk uncle lol

[@Juicelee777ssj]

@@jw1415 You're not wrong. From my understanding he basically is the crazy drunk uncle. Or in this case the crazy drunk cousin.

[@ouroboros8229]

One of them erased all of their memories and after end game they get the memories back they've basically just been living as humans this entire time without knowing they have incredible power

[@rashidstrife5207]

I said the same thing!!! Lol

[@NaoShikikawa]

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[@someguy5358]

Let's just hope there's no wedding scenes in Eternals, just to be safe

[@blacknyx19]

Whaa

[@KurtDaronPRivo]

I understood that reference

[@greywolf1989]

😂😂

[@JustM4Rii]

Bruh I’m so hoping for some thena kro action

[@nefertirilsm3406]

Too late

[@merlinwizz3997]

After watching the trailer, 1st thing I came to mind was "I wonder what Robs thoughts are a about this"

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

The 2nd thing ... what the f*ck is this ..and why is there a Bollywood dance scene in it?

[@user-xl6og4ik5o]

You gotta get to geek culture explained if you haven't already and you can see his thoughts in real time lol

[@nicxgenesis1742]

"Thee Eternals suck"

[@Abhi-qm3jj]

@@SuperOmnicronsj44 ETERNALS split and they all go in their own ways for example cersei became a teacher and kingo became a Bollywood actor

[@JustM4Rii]

@@Abhi-qm3jj lol thena became a doctor right

[@R0B1NG5]

I feel like a lot of people are going to need these videos about the eternals.

[@mrXOwarrior]

Too bad he included Jason Aaron’s crap. Does that guy retcon/ruin every comic he is on? Good lord.

[@cjostin8598]

@@mrXOwarrior Aarons Thor run is pretty good

[@manojsaxena7980]

@@mrXOwarrior his heroes reborn run is good

[@DBoyTommie]

The Eternals == what happened when Jack Kirby got really stoned and watched "Chariots of the Gods".

[@ovid4]

true

[@sternis1]

Everyone when the Celestials are coming to Earth: "Why do I hear boss music, and it's Cruel Angels Thesis?"

[@thomasdavies604]

😂😂 Because Earth is screwed thats why

[@JustM4Rii]

Man if the celestials wake up there ain’t nothing the eternals, avenger, even the dcu can do about it

[@TX9335]

Wouldn't that be Komm Susser Tod ???

[@Thirtyfiftyseven]

*tumbling down intensifies*

[@draiseg6178]

Iconic

[@buttkissery2k]

I like how the MCU creates stories loosely based on the comics. So far, they've done an awesome job representing comics onto film (especially thanos 👏). Now, I'm curious to see the Multiverse and Mutants in the future.

[@kylestewart6282]

Yeah, and that's a good thing. Can't make things too complicated for the casual audience.

[@Bearical]

@@kylestewart6282 it will get complicated in a few years trust me

[@sonny061188]

Every time a Marvel Trailer drops you can count on Rob provide you with the need to know info.

[@tylermacbride5254]

Man I gotta say I've ben watching your video for years a co worker actually left to be one of your editors. Your a huge inspiration, being half white half black my self I've always been austersized for being a black man that loves comics..you showed me that that didn't matter and there's others like me who are too. Thanks brotha ✊🏾

[@jw1415]

Just tell folks it's the white half that likes the comics. Hope it helps!🤣😂😂

[@Kaymarnic]

Fellow black comic fan! Glad you’ve found your tribe. There’s a lot of us 🎉

[@BigfootUnibrowMan]

*Ostracized

[@Niall487]

Its funny that they got two game of thrones actors to play big characters in the eternals. I think it Harrington is playing Dane Whitman who was part of the inspiration for a game of thrones character Arthur Dayne, a white sword of the kingsgaurd and the sword of the morning

[@blazingmonolith4323]

"I've got a package here for a...Tony Stank?" RIP Stan Lee

[@blaithindonovan]

Take a shot every time Rob calls the Eternals the Celestials

[@alissa6]

"...Ikaris, who's really the most powerful of the Eternals" Kronos, Thanos, Zuras, Hyperion and Forgotten One would like to have a word with thy.

[@EVER_PRINCE]

Especially Hyperion

[@alissa6]

@@EVER_PRINCE Not him either. 1. Kronos 2. Thanos and Zuras 3. Hyperion and Forgotten One 4. Ikaris and Sersi

[@callmecalvin7297]

Hyperion?

[@sabinske8692]

@@callmecalvin7297 yeah he’s a eternal, Hyperion curbstomps Icarus any day

[@hisexcellency916]

You forget Ikarus has energy manipulation powers on skyfather level.

[@einz_0]

Can we get a comics explained on the kool-aid man and his adventures I'll ask this request until the end of time rob

[@1689Nerd]

Your not matpat

[@buzzbigbee]

@@1689Nerd calm down

[@infinite_rooster]

I see you are a man of culture. Oh, yeah.

[@SingingWhileDrunk]

Hey would any of you geeks wanna get bopped right on the nose?

[@davontihoward9038]

It's time for this to happen. Rob is totally sleeping on the relevance of kool-aid man and his adventures

[@shirohige7780]

Beyond Omega Level : Rob In The MCU 🔥

[@ctcentralinfo]

You were getting the eternals and celestials mixed up it happens.

[@GB-jo9ky]

Lol he just has too much comic knowledge to keep everything straight all the time

[@SA80TAGE]

@@GB-jo9ky true, I often suffer this problem myself, I get specific storylines mixed up all the time, or say stuff like Guardians of the Galaxy when I mean guardians of the Universe when talking to friends or fellow comic fans, with so much things happening and so much comics it's hard to keep it all straight. Doesn't help when comics themselves contradict each other or get retcons.

[@jeffreymurrayman]

I like how several times rob says celestial when he means eternal

[@theuned]

This is why this channel exists! Where else can you find the equivalent of this channel online? Rob to say I am impressed would be to understate what I feel at this moment. You are brilliant! Well done sir!

[@nowhereman3988]

Saying he's the most powerful Eternal is quite a stretch. Kronos, Zuras, Thanos and arguably Sersi are superior.

[@Cleanpea]

That is true, but I think this way of measuring power isn't static: People with cosmic powers are as powerful as their understanding and enlightenment, they are somewhat abstract and can thus suddenly grow in power, as they realize fundamental truths and concepts.

[@Cleanpea]

And, they lose a lot of their power - in proportion to what they interact with - when they can't conceptualize or understand something.

[@mrXOwarrior]

Ikaris might be one of the more prominent Eternals but certainly not the most powerful.

[@TheZeroAssassin]

@@mrXOwarrior Exactly

[@johnnyskinwalker4095]

Zuras is the creator and dies early, we never see Kronos, Thanos is not part of the crew and Sersi is a better energy manipulator, not necesseraly more powerful. Ikaris is basically the Thor of the Eternals.

[@iangossett2010]

Shout out to Robs Girl for having him keep this in the can till its relevant af to drop. New rob corp management is on point!

[@kangthao5121]

If MCU going to do another big event like Thanos, they should build up movies for the return of the Celestials, where they will have to fight and stop the Celestials from culling the Earth.

[@MongoSlade84]

That would be sick

[@refelicia824]

Ouu that would be awesome because so far everybody's theory is that Galactus would be the big ending villian for this phase. I'll call it the multiverse phase because idk what they'll call it. Nobody had the celestials in mind so that would be an epic showdown

[@himum3429]

@@refelicia824 yh defo, but I think that eventually it'll be secret wars.

[@Bearical]

Galactus is a better villain. I would rather have Doctor Doom or the Beyonder though.

[@db1777]

I was expecting you would release something Eternals related today lol.

[@funkadelicrailroad1714]

Boy people are going to be really pissed about icarus's portrayal in the movie including me and I'll just leave it at that

[@antwan1357]

I actually think the Eternals would be great for retconning the comic book lore every 5 years and why Peter Parker never seems to age , and why even though certain things go on like Dr Doom or the Beyonder show up . It really doesn't change the direction of the Celestials agends . However if the Villains start winning all the time the Celestials might show up to rewrite history so that the heroes win.

[@NothingnessNowhere]

I love how I can learn so much about a character and his or hers origin in a 23 min video

[@malcolmexxx2109]

the actual father of Icarus in Greek Mythology was Daedalus, interesting fact.

[@zippitybopumdotupbum7740]

So we could theorize that Daedalus is Icarus’s real name.

[@deemann6785]

The way Galactus has been dwarfed I don't think it's fair to compare Franklin to him

[@tekuaniaakab2050]

Here’s hoping they actually show the Celestials in their full Kirbyan glory

[@grex951]

The only way for that to be possible is if they pump acid, cocaine, and molly into the theaters as the film premiers XD Jkjk

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Does Chloe Zhao even know who Jack Kirby is?

[@VanillaBear9915]

Doubt it. That would be too good for the fan base and film lol

[@vedametatron]

@@grex951 🤣😂🤣😂

[@vedametatron]

I was just thinking that but I Didn’t see any of that from the trailer hopefully it does tho .

[@bakedsims5478]

I need a Spiderman easter egg where he's watching Comics Explained on his phone for like a quick second before being interrupted by something. Make it happen Marvel.

[@smilebbyily2445]

You are a weirdo congratulations.

[@MidTierVillain]

Rob’s right on time! True hero. The Eternal Brain is who I’m looking forward to seeing on screen- just for the visual fx.

[@TheZeroAssassin]

I take it you mean the Uni-Mind?

[@ndujamz]

We here. Shout out from South Africa

[@TheeKingRayzor]

I just watched The Eternals trailer, and I remember Rob talking about he would do separate origins on each character.

[@MrDJR1288]

its safe to say rob has a stash of videos ready to be released soon as a movie trailer comes out. what a guy

[@KyubbiX1]

Big up Rob the work rate is nuts the trailer just came out and he's already on the ball

[@austinmj64]

Yes the Beyonders killed all of the celestials during Time Runs Out. But they were brought back with the revived multiverse.

[@samboo547]

[Friendly note: TL;DR at bottom.] Hi Austin (and possibly Rob, if when he asked that question he did mean to ask about the Celestials and not the Eternals!), that's actually not correct. A small number of Celestials actually s**t a (cosmic) brick (keeping with the Eternals theme, I'll let you decide whether it was one Uni-mind-style s**t-brick or multiple independent ones) and ran to the furthest edges of the Multiverse to hide out. The Celestials that were destroyed by the Beyonders were seemingly not revived when the Multiverse was restored, and these few Celestials were all that remained. They actually ended up being confronted by Logos (the entity created from the fusion of Lord Chaos, Master Order and the In-Betweener), who annihilated them all - or so Logos thought. In reality, the Queen of Nevers (abstract entity that is the embodiment of all possibility) saved the ol' Big-Daddy Celestial (BDC), One Above All (not to be confused with the actual Big-Cheese variety, TOAA) and then (seemingly thanks to the Queen of Nevers) BDC blew his cosmic-load and literally birthed the new wave of Celestials, The Fifth Host. You can check all this out in Ultimates 2 Vol 2 #4. [TL;DR] Incorrect. Some Celestials survived Time Runs Out event. Others weren't brought back during the Multiverse revival. See above for details.

[@austinmj64]

@@samboo547 thank you completely forgot about that part in the climax of Al Ewing's Ultimates 2 run

[@samboo547]

@@austinmj64 No worries mate! It's sorta one of those things that is, as far as I know, never referenced in anything outside of the exact comic it published in so if you haven't read that one specific comic then you'd never know. And even if you have read it, the fact it is never brought up again makes it very easy to forget! I just have a knack for remembering the little things like that whilst major details can escape me haha.

[@JustM4Rii]

@@samboo547 is there anything u can tell me about thena cause I know a little bit about the rest but her I’m not sure

[@williamrjohnstone]

Is it just me or does he mix the externals and celestial up a few times

[@saturncrush]

He does

[@majinsole8554]

I feel like Salma Hayek is an actual Eternal. ~_~

[@ZayDeyknow]

Never understood how Reed Richard's had a powerful kid when he himself was a bum

[@willisix2554]

Ive never understood it either

[@mysticshadowzz8035]

I heard the strongest and most powerful was Gilgamesh,see people just don't know enough about these characters.

[@StopReadingMyNameOrElse]

Can't be true because he dies

[@mysticshadowzz8035]

I was always wondering because he's not even mentioned in my Marvel Encyclopedia

[@pedrohenriquedasilvaroque1085]

Gilgamesh is the strongest only in physical strength, by feats and from what we are told in the comics, Zuras and Sersi are the most powerful Eternals on Earth.

[@TrayTerra]

If there’s anyone who could and should cover Shadowman, as not many if any at all have for whatever reason, I would love to see that person be you, if you’d be interested in taking a look at that series of comics. I wish Shadowman would make a comeback, especially the Michael L iteration of the character. But I’m dying to see this happen.

[@Jsina89]

Watch "Marvel: Spider-Man (Miles) Clones! Silk Continues! Shadowman?! | Comicstorian" on KZbin kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2W2dneelrOpmNU It's not Rob but Benny is pretty cool

[@TrayTerra]

@@Jsina89 nice, wasn’t aware they restarted it yet again which is always good to see. Oh how I wish they’d bring back the Michael version of Shadowman finally, though. Seeing Baron Samedi is cool af though.

[@ronaldworldwide8465]

Icarus flew to the Sun and his wings melt and he fell into the water sounds like a flat Earth to me and the Sun and the Moon inside the firmament

[@jerroldpeden9136]

The splash alone would destroy the earth

[@KR-sr1oe]

They should make Rob a conspiracy theorist in the MCU films. Where everything he says sounds like it is coming from a crazy person but it actually ends up being true LOL

[@l0rd_of_hollows681]

this guy is an immortal and he's immortal LMAO

[@big6rw]

Brother you are amazing Got my whole family subscribed to your channel

[@EtotheFnD]

For the love of all things funny, please Rob grace us with another RunDown episode

[@oatsaredelicious2521]

I really miss those

[@EtotheFnD]

@@oatsaredelicious2521 me too buddy...so much so...i make this exact request everyday just to make sure Rob gets the message

[@foreverraining1522]

Gotta love how Celestials speak like King James, "Thou dost know I lie not, thunderer,"

[@Agentshadowolf]

Looks like Buckys twin...

[@noahmanning440]

Your videos are awesome thanks for keeping me entertained at work

[@Joshz2014]

Do the Black Knight origin since he is gonna be a big player moving forward! Thanks for you're continued great content!

[@allistancooper1502]

Seeing as now they are Introducing the celestials and they already introduced the watchers I think the next cosmic race too introduce is the progenitors creators of the kree for the next captain marvel movies. And maybe later on the builder's.

[@SuperOmnicronsj44]

Prepare to be underwhelmed.

[@allistancooper1502]

@@SuperOmnicronsj44 I'm not expecting to see the progenitors or builders in the future just knowing that the celestials will be in eternals and seeing the watchers in guardians of the Galaxy is enough for me but it will be nice to see the progenitors and the builder's in the MCU particularly the progenitors just because of how unknown they are to most people.

[@joneshugh]

Please NOT the Builders!! They're just mini-Celestials

[@T1000-j6d]

All hail, the king of the North!!

[@jr_xtreme8940]

I feel like we are in that point of Superman dying moment in the MCU with Iron Man. The moment u decide to bring him back then it changes the concept of death in the MCU

[@natem6384]

I can't remember the name of the story, but that one time Sersi fought Exodus stands out every time I think of the Eternals.

[@Eriereda]

Rob mad fast bro

[@theneoshelios435]

Hey Rob. Would love to see a video explaining the gods in marvel and dc. This helped but I'd love to see something more

[@RirisaTokunaga]

Great video as always, keep up the great work

[@YaekoNegishi]

Thank you for sharing, keep doing what you do!!!

[@coronavirus5045]

I want to explicitly hear one of the Eternals call Thanos a “Madman”.

[@JulianFaunce]

Super helpful, totally worth watching

[@stankyboi]

i agree they should make him a rob corps costume an give him a scene where he uses his powers n its just thousands of fans outta nowhere n beat the villain down

[@josephsalazar7190]

18:00 Rob you said that the Fulcrum was a fraction of the One-Below-All. I think you meant the One-Above-All.

[@jerroldpeden9136]

He means 2 most powerful being. The one above all is the most powerful being

[@sixshotmegatron9988]

Thank you so much Rob your video is so enlightening and full of so much information and reasch you are a master. Peace and health to you.

[@erobos111]

Brightburn Request👿Beyond Omega Level: Kulan Gath!

[@TheDjflawless17]

Was waiting on this was gonna ask you to make a vid but i knew it was coming.. more explanation about thanos pappy and mammy please i love your videos bro you have educated me so much and filled in my green lantern blanks thankyou thankyou thankyou

[@topgearjp]

Kind of glad a watched your videos before I saw the film ❤️

[@lordschnitzel7961]

Beyond Omega Level: Mandrak the Dark Monitor (DC)

[@ddelski1]

I like that you mentioned the high evolutionary. I asked you to do a story background about that character. 👍I liked that you at least pointed a finger to maybe a character that hasn’t been looked at. 👍 Silver Surfer rules😜

[@conradlecroy5821]

I’m now actually excited for this movie, I also kinda like how the Eternals are kinda like ancient aliens that came to earth and were worshiped as gods.

[@JustM4Rii]

Yeah they were suppose to represent them but humans mistook them for the actual gods which made the celestials resent them in a way

[@conradlecroy5821]

@@JustM4Rii It’s gone Full Ancient Aliens.

[@sanketkumbhar3471]

rob should make reaction videos of comic book based movies or shows !! I would love to see "man lemme tell you something" in action !!

[@RogueWolfArtist]

I feel we’ll all need this. Thanks, Rob.

[@jordanglasper1064]

Much appreciated for the crash course

[@pinkpeter0007]

Seems like a solid “C” list character.

[@Diablo98415]

Yeah, I'm not too excited about the Eternals, but hey look what they did to The Guardians of the Galaxy so who knows.

[@22568307r]

He faced against red hulk. What C character can do that please tell me lol

[@pinkpeter0007]

@@22568307r I’m sure a lot, graviton there’s one he’s like a d list.

[@DCMarvelMultiverse]

Fans: Who will cameo now that Stan is gone? Rob Corps: We have an idea.

[@XavierJoseland]

Wow, fantastic video. Thanks a lot!

[@JenniferBrowno]

Great stuff. Thanks for sharing

[@WilamLoray]

That’s fantastic, thanks for sharing

[@youngblood6661]

Great video Rob! I'd still like to see you cover the Taskmaster mini series by Jed MacKay, Taskmaster fights Hyperion in issue 2!

[@EdvardSwell]

Cool series! Keep them coming

[@mattg3481]

Do a Jack Kirby video!!! Please please. DROOL DROOOL!!

[@mahiyatsafiyullah7103]

Good to see you have recovered after getting that last jab you didn't sound good. Great to hear more about this corner of the MCU and Marvel Comics proper.

[@BrandiceCavalcanti]

wow, great video. thanks so much

[@steffanofumo]

Ikaris??? The movie should have been focused mainly around Eros, guess that would be a bit too spicy for the MCU lol

[@sophiawilson8696]

Ikaris was never involved with Sersi in the comics he did a son who fly to close the sun.

[@262fresh]

Yes, tell us about the Aspirants

[@raimienater9059]

Rob is a watcher in disguise

[@OriginalMicycle]

I'd definitely be interested in a video about the Asspirates. Wait I mean Aspirants. Either or.

[@Potato_Panda7]

Ikaris gonna comeback as sentry

[@ethan.cheaz1]

hey Rob i would love to see a Beyond Omega Level video for doop he is easily in my top 10 Marvel characters

[@kaylah_99_fastpitch62]

I know Icarus Seniors real name...He-Man

[@jasoncaldwell5627]

The movie seems to be doing the "Earth X" version of the Celestials- wherein, a Celestial "seed" takes root in the world and will use the Earth as an egg for seven days -then break free, destroying the planet. The big drama will between Sersi, who is in love with the human Dane Whitman and Ikaris (who got dumped after thousands of years together ph.

[@victorpate24]

Well now I'm completely confused....

[@VanillaBear9915]

I wanna see those crazy/creepy 70's monsters brought to screen as villains or canon fodder.

[@RuleroftheUnderworldMAY2012]

Ikaris is an Eternal that possesses superhuman strength, speed, stamina, durability, and reflexes. He is also known for his ability to fly.

[@AdrianMendoza23]

IDK. The Eternals seem like peripheral characters.

[@fornax4676]

I love the later art for the Eternals. I’m really excited for the movie!

[@leroyjenkinsarmy3320]

They should make Rob an Eternal in the films.