The Eternals: What does the second post-credits scene mean? – Cinema News

Everything you’ll read below is SPOILER, so stop reading here if you haven’t seen “The Eternals” and want to keep all of its surprises intact.

The final scene from the Eternals, a new installment in the Marvel saga currently in theaters, features Kit Harington facing a big revelation, which could have been included in the film according to some rumors, but which ultimately ended up in the last post-scene. generic.

In this post-credits scene, Dane Whitman reluctantly opens a box he has obviously owned for a long time, in which is a dark sword. It is indicated Inside the lid of the box is written the words “Death is my reward”. He reaches out to touch her and a voice suddenly rings out behind him. CUT.

This blade is the Ebony Sword, also known as the “Ebony Sword”, is the weapon of Black Knight aka The Dark Knight. According to legend, it is engraved in a meteorite and enchanted by Merlin. In the comics, the sword belonged to Sir Percival of Scandia, Whitman’s ancestor. It carries a curse that can lead its wearer to madness.

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This sword deflects attacks, passes through most substances, makes its wearer immortal, the sword held by someone else cannot hurt them, it can also form protective black armor around its wearer, among others . In the comics, Sersi (of the Eternals) uses the sword, as does Black Panther, two characters both already in the MCU.

The voice that we hear behind Whitman is probably that of his ancestor, Sire Perceval of Scandia, who like in the comics, will explain to him the functioning and the charge of the Black Knight. Once trained, Dane joins the distrustful Avengers, until he helps them in their battle against Kang the Conqueror.

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The latter, who appeared in the Loki series in the guise of Jonathan Majors, is undoubtedly the (one of) the main opponent of Marvel heroes in the films and series to come. Phase 4 of the Marvel Universe has only just begun.