Is Ego in Marvel a Celestial?

Is Ego in Marvel a Celestial?

Celestials like Ego are categorized as a highly-intelligent ancient race of entities with god-like power. Ego figured out how to manipulate matter and energy around him, which he used to create his own planet as well as a humanoid form that would explore the cosmos.

Is Ego a Celestial Eternals?

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Peter’s father, Ego, claims to be a Celestial who has his own unique abilities. At a glance, he resembles nothing of the Celestials in Eternals, but his differences may explain where he came from. In the comics, Ego was never a part of the Celestials in the Marvel universe.

Why did Ego call himself a Celestial?

Ego was a celestial born outside of the influence of another celestial (i.e. he wasn’t born of a celestial seed like the ones we now know are) and thus, lacked the typical physical form of one. He didn’t have a planet, or sentient energy to fee off of to grow and mature like a celestial born of a seed would.