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{{short description|Fictional comic book race of humanoids}}
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|species   = Deviants
|image     = Thor_&_Hercules,_Encyclopædia_Mythological_,1,_Deviants.jpeg
|caption   = The Deviants in ''Thor & Hercules: Encyclopædia Mythologica'' #1 (Sept. 2009). Art by Kevin Sharpe.
|publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
|debut     = ''[[Eternals (comics)|The Eternals]]'' #1
|debutmo   = July
|debutyr   = 1976
|creators  = [[Jack Kirby]]
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|homeworld = Earth, Lemuria
|members   = See [[#Membership|Citizen]]
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|altcat    = Marvel Comics Deviants
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In the [[Marvel Universe]], the Deviants are the end product of a series of [[DNA tests]] known as '''''Homo descendus''''', created by the enigmatic [[Extraterrestrial life|alien]] [[Celestial (comics)|Celestials]]. Their race is largely insensitive and they view all other species as a threat. They even [[distrust]] each other and often get in their own way.

==Publication history==
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The Deviants first appeared in ''The Eternals'' #1 (July 1976).

==Fictional history==
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They are an offshoot of the evolutionary process that created sentient life on Earth instigated by the alien [[Celestial (comics)|Celestials]], and wage war against their counterparts, the [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]].

While the Eternals possess godlike power and are generally physically beautiful, the Deviants (who sometimes refer to themselves as 'the Changing People') are for the most part hideous, with each member of their race possessing some random physical or cosmetic [[mutation]] that is by Celestial design never repeated within the sub-species. Extremely mutated or deformed Deviants are referred to as "mutates" and some of the monsters of myth and legend have in fact been identified as Deviant mutates. Some of these mutations can provide [[superhuman]] abilities, but their powers are usually not as great as those of the Eternals.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

According to the account of one Deviant in the 2006 comic book mini-series,<ref name="Eternals' 2006">''Eternals'' vol. 3 #5 (2006). Marvel Comics.</ref> the Deviants were created as a delicacy to be consumed ''en masse'' by Celestials at periodic intervals once they multiplied sufficiently. The veracity of this has been revealed untrue as the Deviants and the Eternals were actually created because the Celestials saw the human population as a useful pathogen to act as antibodies against the Horde, so the Deviants and the Eternals were to defend the process under the false impression that they were actually protecting the human race.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

The Deviants are religious, revering the [[Tiamut|Dreaming Celestial]] ("He Who Sleeps in Darkness"). They credit him with their creation and claim that he granted them dominion over the Earth, an agreement they believe was later broken by the treachery of the other Celestials. They have one or more holy books—the only one named thus far being the ''Book of Krask''.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

The Deviants had already developed advanced technology such as [[genetic engineering]] when humans were still living in caves.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

At some point in prehistoric times, some Deviants chased after [[Star Brand#Vnn|Vnn]] and his lover Brrkk. When Brrkk died, Vnn found the corpse of a ''[[Tyrannosaurus]]'' that previously possessed the [[Star Brand]]. Vnn absorbed the Star Brand powers and used them to defeat the Deviants.<ref>{{cite journal |journal=Avengers |volume=8 |number=23 |publisher=Marvel Comics |title=Avengers Vol 8 #23 }}</ref>

In the advent of the heroic age, Brother Tode was leading the Deviants, with his capital in the city of the Toads in the sunken continent of Lemuria.<ref name="Eternals #1"/> When the Fourth Celestial Host arrived on Earth, Deviants soldiers led by Warlord [[Kro (character)|Kro]] attacked New York City in an attempt to provoke fear in the humans and trick them into attacking the Celestials.<ref name="Eternals #3"/> When this attempt failed, the Deviants sent an attack team to the Celestial spaceship, which failed too.<ref>''The Eternals'' #13. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Later, the Deviants' aristocracy, led by Brother Tode, attacked Olympia and kidnapped the Eternals with the intent to disintegrate them. However, the hero [[War Machine|Iron Man (James Rhodes)]] rescued the Eternals and helped them in the defeat of the Deviants. The Eternals transformed the Deviants' aristocracy into a synthetic cube, killing them.<ref>''Iron Man'' Annual #6. Marvel Comics.</ref> Only Warlord Kro escaped with the help of his old lover Thena of the Eternals.{{fact|date=August 2023}}

Without the aristocracy, the Deviants' priests seized power, led by Priestlord Ghaur, who killed the son of Tode, Ranar. Kro returned to Lemuria and was crowned as a figurehead monarch, with the real power in the hands of Ghaur.<ref>''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> With their new leader, the Deviants battled the Eternals again. Ghaur absorbed the power of the Dreaming Celestial and tried to ascend to godhood, but was defeated by the Eternals and the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and was disintegrated. Kro was left as king of the Deviants.<ref>''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #10-12. Marvel Comics.</ref>

Ghaur returned to corporeal form and tried to obtain the Serpent Crown with help of the Atlantean Lemurians, led by [[Llyra]], in an attempt to invoke the Old God Set.<ref>''The Amazing Spider-Man'' Annual #23.(1989) Marvel Comics.</ref> The Avengers and Fantastic Four put an end to their mad plan and Ghaur was disintegrated once more.<ref>''Fantastic Four'' Annual #22. (1989) Marvel Comics.</ref> Without Ghaur, and with the abdication of Kro, the Deviants' society fall into anarchy and revolution. First, a warlord called Brutus tried to conquer the different races of the subterrain, but was killed when the Deviants discovered his ''mutate'' origin. Later Brother Visara led the Deviants in killing all the ''leaders'' and their followers. He was ultimately killed as well.<ref>''Eternals Herod Factor'' #1 (1991). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Later, Kro led a group of  heroic Deviants, the Delta Network to rescue the Avengers from a resurrected Ghaur, who used his powers to control the Deviants once more.<ref>''The Avengers'' #370-371. (1995) Marvel Comics.</ref> Ghaur (in a form of a giant statue) and the Deviants fought the Eternals and the [[Heroes for Hire]], when the mad priest created an ''Anti-Mind'' in his plan to rule the world.<ref>''Heroes for Hire'' #5-7. (1997) Marvel Comics.</ref>

Kro and Ghaur formed bickering factions and kept the struggle for power for Deviant Lemuria. The external world did not know who was in charge. Ghaur risked a war with [[Wakanda]] after he discovered that his rejected (human-like) daughter was alive in that country. The Wakandan forces sieged Lemuria and the tension grew. Finally, the daughter was declared officially dead and Ghaur saved face.<ref>''Black Panther'' vol. 3 #26-29. (2001) Marvel Comics.</ref><ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 3 #43-45. (2001) Marvel Comics.</ref>

Much later, the Deviant males were rendered sterile by a plague, the anarchy reigned, and a power contest between [[Ereshkigal (Marvel Comics)|Ereshkigal]] and Ghaur happened. Ghaur won when he promised the Deviants the return of the fertility with the help of the kidnapped Eternal [[Phastos]] and the Eternal's resurrection machine. The Asgardian god [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] rescued Phastos and battled Ghaur. When the Unbiding Stone (a doomsday artifact stolen by Erishkigal) was destroyed, Ghaur and Erishkigal disappeared and Kro was left leading the Deviants.<ref>''Thor: the Deviants Saga'' #1-5 (2012). Marvel Comics.</ref>

==Membership==

===Deviants===
A Deviant is a modified human with unstable genetics, that provokes different forms and abilities.

* '''[[Kro (character)|Kro]]'''<ref>''Red Raven Comics'' #1 (1940). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant [[Warlord]] who is the ruler of [[Lemuria (comics)|Lemuria]] and head of the Delta Network. Kro is a long-lived shapeshifter.
* '''Ahqlau'''<ref>''[[Eternals (comics)|The Eternals]]'' vol. 2 #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Conspirator and friend of Yrdisis who posed as an ally of Kro, but was actually spying on him for Ghaur.
* '''Argos the Hunter'''<ref name="X-Force #83">''X-Force'' #83. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Member of the Sword of Damocles who pursued Arcadia Deville and [[Ulysses Bloodstone]]. Argos the Hunter wore armor and wielded a cosmic energy staff.
* '''Broop'''<ref name="ReferenceA">''[[Eternals (comics)|The Eternals]]'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> – The [[jester]] to Brother Tode. He was merged with the others into a giant cube by the [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]] and is presumed dead.<ref>''The Avengers'' #247</ref>
* '''Brother Tode'''<ref name="Eternals #1">''The Eternals'' #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> – The monarch and former ruler of [[Lemuria (comics)|Lemuria]]. He was killed by molecular reassembly by the Eternals.
* '''Brother Visara'''<ref>''Eternals: The Herod Factor''. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A charismatic leader who led the Deviants in a revolution against all forms of leadership. However, he was also killed by the angry Deviants for his hypocrisy.
* '''Chudar'''<ref>''Quasar'' #12. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A horned, red-skinned Deviant who attends to Kro.
* '''Coal'''<ref name="New Mutants Annual #5">''The New Mutants'' Annual #5. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant who was sent by Ghaur to retrieve the Proteus Horn but was mistaken for [[Sunspot (Marvel Comics)|Sunspot]] by [[Namorita]].
* '''Darg'''<ref>''The Avengers'' #371. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A pink-skinned Deviant who observed a gladiatorial match involving the Avengers. He had his sword stolen by the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]].
* '''[[Donald & Deborah Ritter|Dark Angel/Tzabaoth (Donald & Deborah Ritter)]]'''<ref>''Eternals: The Herod Factor'' (1991). Marvel Comics.</ref> – The twin children of [[Thena]] and [[Kro (character)|Kro]] and members of the Delta Network
* '''Dragona'''<ref>''Thor'' #286 (Aug. 1979). Marvel Comics.</ref> – member of the Delta Force; sister of [[Ereshkigal (Marvel Comics)|Ereshkigal]] and former lover of Brother Tode, able to fly and breathe fire
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/dulpusdev.htm Dulpus]'''<ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 3 #42 (June 2001). Marvel Comics.</ref> – The former leader of a group who attempted to assist in the takeover of Earth to gain favor from [[Kang the Conqueror]]. He sent Glomm into single combat against [[Ms. Marvel|Warbird]].
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/enigmo.htm Enigmo]'''<ref>''The Avengers'' #370 (Jan. 1994). Marvel Comics.</ref> – Member of Delta Force and former gladiator. He is not to be confused with Cataphrax, who wrestled under the name Enigmo (see ''Deviant Mutates'', below)
* '''[[Ereshkigal (Marvel Comics)#Deviant|Ereshkigal]]'''<ref>''Thor'' #284 (June 1979). Marvel Comics.</ref> – The sister of Dragona who was mistaken in the past for [[Hecate]]. She apparently committed suicide after losing a contest against the [[Living Tribunal]].<ref>''Quasar'' #50. Marvel Comics.</ref>
* '''Fascit'''<ref>''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #10. Marvel Comics.</ref> – He was in charge of the operation to transform Margo Damian into a Deviant.
* '''Finn'''<ref>''X-Force'' #86. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Member of the Damocles Foundation who received the [[Celestials (comics)|Celestial]]'s Gatherer from Lucas Guthrie. He was killed when the Gatherer went on a rampage.
* '''Frathag'''<ref>''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #12. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Member of the priesthood who took charge of the Fifth Host. Killed by an angry mob of Deviants when Kro exposed "purity time" as a falsehood.
* '''Gelt'''<ref name="ReferenceB">''Eternals'' vol. 3 #1 (2006). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A tentacle-armed Deviant who worshipped the Dreaming Celestial.
* '''General Dasrax'''<ref name="Eternals vol. 2 #2">''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #2. Marvel Comics.</ref> – He was member of Kro's conspiracy against the priesthood, but was forced to shoot himself in the head by Ghaur in front of Kro to demonstrate his power.
* '''Ghaur'''<ref>''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #2 (1985). Marvel Comics.</ref> – The priest-lord of [[Lemuria (comics)|Lemuria]] who aspired to steal the power of the Dreaming Celestial. He usually competed with Kro for the leadership of the Deviants.
* '''Haag'''<ref>''Eternals: Herod Factor''. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant who advocated the Slicer following the rule of Brutus.
* '''Ignatz'''<ref>''Heroes for Hire'' #6. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A small, winged Deviant who served as the flying steed of [[Ant-Man (Scott Lang)|Ant-Man]].
* '''Jorro'''<ref>''Quasar'' #7. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A weapons maker and unwilling servant of [[Terminus (comics)|Terminus]].
* '''Karygmax'''<ref name="ReferenceC">''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A [[priest]] who ordered Cataphrax to submit to purity time. Karygmax was involved in the resurrection of Ghaur. His current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''Kra'''<ref>''Eternals'' vol. 3 #7 (2007). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A large, winged Deviant who commanded a massive Deviant army.
* '''Nuncio Klarheit'''<ref>''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #6. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A priest-lord who served Ghaur and accompanied Kro to the Pyramid of Winds to recover a vial and transported it back to Lemuria.
* '''Lugner'''<ref name="Eternals vol. 2 #5">''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #5. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant who spied on Kro for Ghaur by posing as his assistant (although Kro was aware of his true nature). Lugner's current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''[[Maelstrom (comics)|Maelstrom]]'''<ref name="Eternals #8"/> – The son of Morga and [[Phaeder]]. Because he was half Deviant, half [[Inhumans|Inhuman]] he was sent to the [[Lemuria (comics)|Lemuria Slave Pits]].
* '''Marcelus'''<ref>''X-Force'' #94. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Member of the [[Damocles Foundation]]. He was dispatched to Brazil to capture the [[Selene (comics)|Black Queen]], but she turned him into stone.
* '''Medula'''<ref name="Eternals #8">''The Eternals'' #8. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Partner of Maelstrom and mother of [[Ransak the Reject]]. Her current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''Morga'''<ref name="Eternals #8"/> – Partner of [[Phaeder]] and the mother of Maelstrom. She was killed by the other Deviants for looking too human-like.
* '''Morjak'''<ref name="ReferenceB"/> – A Deviant exhibiting a second face on his torso. He worshipped the Dreaming Celestial.
* '''Odysseus Indigo'''<ref>''X-Force'' #84. Marvel Comics.</ref> – The [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] of [[Damocles Foundation]]. He is able to hypnotize others or nullify super-powers.
* '''Plokohrel'''<ref name="Eternals vol. 2 #5"/> – A famous [[artist]] from 100th dynasty.
* '''Phraug'''<ref>''Marvel Team-Up'' Annual #5. Marvel Comics.</ref> – The former ruler of [[Lemuria (comics)|Lemuria]]. He was slain during the Great Cataclysm (AKA the Sinking of [[Atlantis]]).
* '''Pyre'''<ref name="X-Force #83"/> – A Deviant who is a member of the Sword of Damocles. Pyre possesses fire powers.
* '''Queen Vira'''<ref name="Eternals #1"/> – Queen of the Deviants. She was transformed into inert matter and merged with others of Deviant population into a cube by Eternals. She is currently deceased.
* '''Ragar'''<ref name="ReferenceA"/> – The [[Prime minister|Prime Minister]] who held contempt for Kro. He is currently trapped inside the Deviant cube by the Eternals.
* '''Ranar'''<ref name="Eternals vol. 2 #2"/> – A government official who is the son of Brother Tode. He was killed by the priesthood.
* '''Randy Lee Watson'''<ref name="X-Force #96">''X-Force'' #96. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Real name unknown. He worked for the Damocles Foundation. Randy enlisted the aid of Lucas Guthrie in capturing a Celestial Gatherer, but died when a guard shot him.
* '''[[Ransak the Reject]]'''<ref name="Eternals #8"/> – A [[gladiator]] who is an ally to the [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]] and a pupil of [[Kingo Sunen]]. He is an outcast as he looks like a human.
* '''Shelmar'''<ref name="Eternals #3">''The Eternals'' #3. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A warrior and former gunner aboard Kro's flagship. His current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''Sledge'''<ref>''X-Force'' #66. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant who was initially thought to be a mutant. Sledge enhanced [[Blob (Marvel Comics)|Blob]] and [[Mimic (Marvel Comics)|Mimic]]'s powers. He is an associate of [[Risque (character)|Risque]] and a favor broker.
* '''Sluice'''<ref name="Eternals #3"/> – An administrator who is part of Brother Tode's council, disliked Kro, presumably part of the group merged into a solid cube by the Eternals.
* '''Spike'''<ref name="New Mutants Annual #5"/> – He was sent by Ghaur to retrieve the Proteus Horn and was mistaken for one of the [[New Mutants]] by Namorita.
* '''Stranglehold'''<ref name="X-Force #83"/> – A member of the Sword of Damocles who pursued Arcadia and Ulysses. He possesses superhuman strength.
* '''Stra'an'''<ref name="Eternals' 2006"/> –
* '''String'''<ref name="New Mutants Annual #5"/> – sent by Ghaur to retrieve the Proteus Horn, mistaken for [[Warlock (New Mutants)|Warlock]] by Namorita
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/colenean.htm#taras Taras Vol]'''<ref>''Cable'' vol.2 #96. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Lemurian who was captured and mutated by Cole, Gort, and One-Eye. He was killed during the Great Cataclysm (AKA the Sinking of [[Atlantis]]).
* '''Thunder'''<ref name="Eternals Annual #1">''The Eternals'' Annual #1. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant who impersonated the Incan thunder god Catequil in the Andes Mountains.
* '''Tobias'''<ref>''The Avengers'' #370. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant who attempted to kill a Deviant child for being a mutate, but it was rescued by Dragona. His current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/tororo.htm El Toro Rojo]'''<ref>''Thor'' #290. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A renegade fighter and Delta Network member. He was bonded to Tupac Amaru, an [[autism|autistic]] child.
* '''Ulysses Dragonblood'''<ref name="X-Force #83"/> – The brother of Odysseus Indigo and former member of the [[Damocles Foundation]]. He is able to sedate others with a touch.
* '''Veeg'''<ref>''X-Force'' #97. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Also known as '''Veerg''', he is a member of the [[Damocles Foundation]]. Veeg secretly aided Sledge, Ulysses Dragonblood, Arcadia Deville, and X-Force in entering the Foundation's Amazon headquarters using the teleportation devices there.
* '''Weller'''<ref name="X-Force #96"/> – Member of the Damocles Foundation who received the Celestial Gatherer from Lucas Guthrie. His current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''Yrdisis'''<ref name="Eternals vol. 2 #5"/> – An [[artist]] and lover of [[Khoryphos]] who helped to smuggle the victims of Slicer out of Lemuria until she was uncovered by Brother Visaara. She was later captured by Weird Sisters to aid in resurrection of Maelstrom but was rescued by the Eternals. Her current whereabouts are unknown
* '''Zakka'''<ref name="Eternals Annual #1"/> – A [[Tool and die maker|toolmaker]] who built a time-displacer that was able to bring forth ancient warriors. He summoned Tutinax, but was killed by him.
* '''Zona'''<ref name="X-Force #83"/> – A member of the Sword of Damacles who could turn invisible and generate electric shocks.

===Deviant Mutates===
The '''Deviant Mutates''' are the creations of the Deviants. Among the known Deviant Mutates are:
* '''Bandrhude'''<ref>''The Eternals'' vol. 2 #4. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A type of Deviant mutate who were used prior to Great Cataclysm (the sinking of [[Atlantis]]). Bandrhude was later used in the modern era by Ghaur and Kro.
* '''Brutus'''<ref>''The Avengers'' Annual #20. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant Mutate who briefly led the Deviants after Ghaur's seeming destruction by the [[Tiamut|Dreaming Celestial]]. Brutus organized the Subterranean wars and persecution of Deviant mutates. Brutus was killed when he was exposed as a mutate.<ref>''[[West Coast Avengers]]'' Annual #6</ref>
* '''Cataphrax'''<ref name="ReferenceC"/> – A warrior and former wrestler in the [[Unlimited Class Wrestling Federation]] who has strength rivaling [[Ikaris]]. He was the victim of the [[Celestial (comics)|5th Host]] and was mercy-killed by [[Thena]].
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/dromed.htm Dromedan]'''<ref>[[Jack Kirby]], ''Eternals'' #16. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Dromedan was bred by the Deviants as a weapon against the [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]].{{Volume needed|c=y|date=April 2010}} Imprisoned beneath [[New York City]] by the Eternals.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=May 2011}} Dromedan has vast [[psionic]] powers, including [[Brainwashing|mind control]], [[illusion]]s and [[telekinesis]]. He can also emit destructive energy blasts, and transform matter.
* '''[[Giganto]]'''<ref name="Fantastic Four' 1961">''Fantastic Four'' #1 (Nov. 1961). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A servant of the [[Mole Man]], briefly raised Inorganic Technotroid with its mate, abandoned it after it lost interest. It once made attempt to rule earth, guarded Monster Island for Kro, later became a servant to Mole Man<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/gigant.htm |title=Gigantus (Journey into Mystery) |publisher=Marvunapp.com |access-date=2010-10-16}}</ref><ref>''Journey into Mystery'' #63 (Dec. 1960)</ref>
* '''Glomm'''<ref>''The Avengers'' vol. 3 #44. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A servant of Dulpus who was defeated by Warbird in single combat.
* '''[[Gorgilla]]'''<ref>''Tales to Astonish'' #12. Marvel Comics.</ref> – Member of the Fin Fang Four. He was formerly used as a pawn by Kro through the Brain Mines and was used to rampage in New York City. Gorgilla later befriended [[Doctor Druid]] after being freed by him. Gorgilla was later shrunk to human size by Reed Richard's molecular compactor and became the janitor of the [[Baxter Building]]. Gorgilla helped [[Elektro (comics)|Elektro]], [[Fin Fang Foom]] and [[Googam]] defeat [[Tim Boo Ba]].
* '''Gort'''<ref name="Eternals #1"/> – An agent of Brutus who was defeated by the [[Hulk]].
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/grottu.htm Grottu]'''<ref>''Strange Tales'' #73 (February 1960). Marvel Comics.</ref> – It was produced through the Deviant mutate stockpiles. Grottu battled [[Ulysses Bloodstone]], but was exterminated by him. Grottu's spirit later possessed [[Scott Lang|Ant-Man (Scott Lang)]].
* '''[[Karkas (comics)|Karkas]]'''<ref>''[[Eternals (comics)|The Eternals]]'' #8. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A former [[gladiator]] who allied with the Eternals. Karkas was trained by the scholars in Olympia and assisted in Kro's rebellion against Ghaur. Karkas was later defeated by Reject.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/lizardmen.htm Lizard Men]'''<ref>''Tales to Astonish'' #24 (Oct. 1961). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A race of Deviant mutates with a reptilian appearance who reside in [[Subterranea (comics)|Subterranea]]. Several Lizard Men were once used as agents of Kro and journeyed to Midnight Mountain and attempted to help capture [[Makkari (character)|Makkari]].
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/megataur.htm Megataur]'''<ref>''Fantastic Four Unlimited'' #4 (Dec. 1993). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A monster serving the Mole Man.
* '''Metabo'''<ref>''Thor'' #286. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant Mutate engineered by Kro. Metabo was able to absorb cosmic energy from [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]]. It was briefly considered for Delta Force.
* '''Minotaur'''<ref>''The Avengers'' #17. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A monster who was possibly the creature formerly contained within the labyrinths of Aegean sea. The Minotaur battled Ikaris.
* '''[[Molten Man-Thing]]'''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/moltenmt.htm |title=Molten Man-Thing (Marvel Monster, Fantastic Four foe) |publisher=Marvunapp.com |access-date=2010-10-16}}</ref><ref>''Tales of Suspense'' #7 (Jan. 1960). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A creature from a volcano who invaded the island of Napuka. It battled Makkari (who was posing as Frank Harper). The Molten Man-Thing was defeated when its heat energy was dissipated by immense fan.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/spore.htm Spore]'''<ref>''Wolverine'' vol.2 #17 (Nov. 1989). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant Mutate who was created millennia ago as the ultimate weapon against the Eternals. The Spore gained immortality from consuming Eternals, but was destroyed circa 18000 BC by the Celestial second host. The Spore's particles were incorporated into the cocaine crop of General Caridad. Spore destroyed by Sister Salvation.
* '''[[Tricephalous (comics)|Tricephalous]]'''<ref name="Fantastic Four' 1961"/> – A three-headed monster who lives on Monster Isle and is a servant of Mole Man.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/tutinax.htm Tutinax the Mountain Mover]'''<ref>''The Eternals'' Annual #1 (1977). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant mutate and a [[gladiator]] who aided Dromedan during the time of the second host. He was summoned from the past by Zakka, but then killed the latter. He was eventually returned to his own time.
* '''World-Devouring Worm'''<ref>''Thor'' Annual #7. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A mutated [[earthworm]] released by Dromedan from a "Deviant Coagulation Chamber." It grew larger with each passing second, and could suck objects into its body with a vacuum-like wind. [[Virako]] destroyed the World-Devouring Worm by absorbing energies from his craft, destroying himself in the process.

===Deviants of the planet Lyonesse===
* '''[[Blackwulf|Blackwulf (Pelops)]]'''<ref name="Thunderstrike #6 March 1994">''Thunderstrike'' #6 (March 1994). Marvel Comics.</ref> – The son of Tantalus and leader of the Underground Legion. He was slain by his father and served as a meal to the Peacekeepers.<ref>''Blackwulf'' #2</ref>
* '''[[Blackwulf|Blackwulf (Lucian)]]'''<ref name="Thunderstrike #6 March 1994"/> – The brother and successor of Pelops and the son of Tantalus. Lucian killed his father and absorbed his power His current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/bristletan.htm Bristle]'''<ref name="Thunderstrike #6 March 1994"/> – Member of the Peacekeepers.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/idtheson.htm Id]'''<ref name="Blackwulf #2 July 1994">''Blackwulf'' #2 (July 1994). Marvel Comics.</ref> – The son of Tantalus and brother of Blackwulf (Pelops and Lucien). Its current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/lordkhult.htm Khult]'''<ref>''Thunderstrike'' #7. Marvel Comics.</ref> – A Deviant from Tebbel who is the father of Nirvana. He became servant of Tantalus but usurped his rule of Armechadon at the same time. He helped Blackwulf temporarily slay Tantalus.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/ladytrident.htm Lady Trident]'''<ref name="Blackwulf #2 July 1994"/> – A member of the Peacekeepers who was killed one of Touchstone's bodies. However, she was placed in stasis by another Touchstone.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/mammothwulf.htm Mammoth (William "Willie" Amos)]'''<ref name="Blackwulf #1 June 1994">''Blackwulf'' #1 (June 1994). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A member of the Underground Legion and possibly the past self of Wraath. His arm was cut off by Blackwulf (Lucian) to save him from the Black Legacy.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/nirvanatan.htm Nirvana]'''<ref name="Blackwulf #2 July 1994"/> – The daughter of Khult, wife of Tantalus, and mother of Lucian, Pelops and Id. She committed suicide after giving birth of Lucian. Her body was preserved in undead form by Khult and was later released into death with Lucian's aid<ref name="Blackwulf #10">''Blackwulf'' #10</ref>
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/pandaratan.htm Pandara]'''<ref>''Thunderstrike'' #4 (January, 1994). Marvel Comics.</ref> – A servant of Lord Tantalus. His current whereabouts are unknown.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/schizotan.htm Schizo]'''<ref name="Thunderstrike #6 March 1994"/> – Member of the Peacekeepers and the sister of Touchstone. She was rendered comatose by Touchstone.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/tantalus.htm Tantalus]'''<ref>''The Avengers'' #371 (Feb. 1994). Marvel Comics.</ref> – The Armechadonian Deviant who is the father of Pelops, Lucian, and Id, and the husband of Nirvana. He used the Peacekeepers as agents on Earth. Tantalus was killed by Blackwulf (Lucian).<ref name="Blackwulf #10"/>
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/touchstone.htm Touchstone]'''<ref name="Blackwulf #1 June 1994"/> – Member of the Underground Legion and the sister of Pandara. 24 of her forms were destroyed by Tantalus.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/toxinwulf.htm Toxin]'''<ref name="Blackwulf #1 June 1994"/> – Member of the Underground Legion. His armor was destroyed by Tantalus. Toxin later allied himself with Tantalus against the Underground in hopes that he could rebuild his armor. However, he returned to Earth alongside the Peacekeepers.
* '''[http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/wraathtan.htm Wraath (William "Willie" Amos)]'''<ref name="Blackwulf #1 June 1994"/> – Member of the Peacekeepers. He is a [[cyborg]] who is possibly the future self of Mammoth.

===Delta Network===
The ''Delta Network'', also referred to as the Delta Force, was a group of Deviant warriors who were organized by [[Kro (character)|Warlord Kro]]. When the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] were captured by the Deviant priesthood, Kro called the members into action to rescue them. Delta Network members included: [[Ransak the Reject]], [[Karkas (comics)|Karkas]], Enigmo, and [[Donald & Deborah Ritter|Donald and Deborah Ritter]] (the twin children of [[Thena]] and Kro). The Delta Network appeared only in ''Avengers'' #370–371. The group was created out of pre-existing characters by [[Glenn Herdling]] and [[Geof Isherwood]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/deltaf.html |title=Delta Force |website=marunapp.com |access-date=30 August 2021 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marvel.com/universe/Delta_Force |title=Delta Force |website=marvel.com |access-date=30 August 2021 |url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071013132114/http://marvel.com:80/universe/Delta_Force |archive-date=2007-10-13 }}</ref>

===Skrulls===
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The Skrulls are nearly all Deviants who eliminated the other offshoots of their species, leaving only one of the original race (Prime Skrull) and a Skrull Eternal (Kly'bn).

==In other media==
The Deviants made their film debut in ''[[Eternals (film)|Eternals]]'', set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. Kro appears in the film as well, serving as the Deviants' leader.<ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/21/angelina-jolie-the-eternals-exclusive-cast-portrait/ |title=See the exclusive first portrait of Angelina Jolie and the cast of The Eternals |first=Sydney |last=Bucksbaum |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190721060510/https://ew.com/comic-con/2019/07/21/angelina-jolie-the-eternals-exclusive-cast-portrait/ |date=July 21, 2019 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |archive-date=July 21, 2019 |access-date=July 22, 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref> They are a monstrous race of near-immortal beings genetically engineered by the Celestials and are the historical enemies of the Eternals, their racial cousins. They were engineered to progress and ensure the development of life in the universe by wiping out apex predators on various planets, until they evolved to hunt down and wipe out all life, leading to the creation of the Eternals to stop them.

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://marvel.com/universe/Deviants Deviants] at Marvel.com
* [http://marvel.wikia.com/Deviants Deviants] at Marvel Wiki
* [http://www.comicvine.com/deviants/4060-13345/ Deviants] at Comic Vine
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027132608/http://www.geocities.com/brenni_au/AppendixEternals.html  Deviants at Appendix Eternal Profiles]
* [http://www.marveldirectory.com/groupsandteams/deviants.htm Deviants at MarvelDirectory.com]

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