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{{Infobox comics character
|image=Sersi 2.jpg
|caption=Sersi as depicted in ''Eternals'' (vol. 3) #2. (September 2006). Art by [[Rick Berry (artist)|Rick Berry]].
|character_name=Sersi
|real_name=Sersi
|species=Eternal
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|debut='''As Circe (pre-Marvel):'''<br />''[[Venus (comic book)|Venus]]'' #9 (May 1950)<br />'''As Circe:'''<br />''[[Strange Tales]]'' #109 (June 1963)<br />'''As Sersi:'''<br />''[[Eternals (comics)|The Eternals]]'' #3 (September 1976)
|creators=[[Stan Lee]]<br />[[Robert Bernstein (comics)|Robert Bernstein]]<br />[[Jack Kirby]]<br />[[Werner Roth (comics)|Werner Roth]]
|alliances=[[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]]<br />[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]<br />[[Heroes for Hire]]<br />New Breed<br />[[God Squad (comics)|God Squad]]
|aliases=Circe, Sylvia Sersy, Mesmer, Sorceress
|powers=*Superhuman strength, speed, agility, reflexes, stamina and durability
*Molecular and atomic manipulation
*Manifest cosmic energy as any form of electromagnetism (heat, light, electricity, etc)
*Telepathy
*Invulnerability
*Telekinesis
*Immortality
*Flight
*Teleportation
}}

'''Sersi''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|ɜr|s|i}}) is a fictional character appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character is depicted as a member of the [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]], a race of [[superhumans]]. She was also a member of the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] and [[God Squad (comics)|God Squad]]. Sersi first appeared in the 1976–1978 [[comic book]] series ''The Eternals''.

[[Gemma Chan]] portrays Sersi in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] (MCU) film ''[[Eternals (film)|Eternals]]'' (2021).<ref name=":0" />

==Publication history==
Sersi first appeared in [[Jack Kirby]]'s ''[[Eternals (comics)|The Eternals]]'' #3 (September 1976) as '''Sersy'''. Although ''The Eternals'' was published by Marvel Comics, it was not treated as part of the [[Marvel universe|Marvel Universe]], but rather as a stand-alone series.

In the 1980s, she made guest appearances in the series ''[[The Avengers (comic book)|The Avengers]]''<ref>{{cite comic|writer=[[Roger Stern]]|penciller=[[Al Milgrom]]|inker=[[Joe Sinnott]]|story=Gatherings|title=The Avengers|volume=|issue=#246|date=August 1984|publisher=Marvel Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref> and ''[[Captain America (comic book)|Captain America]]''.<ref>{{cite comic|writer=[[Mark Gruenwald]]|penciller=[[Rich Buckler]]|inker=Al Milgrom|story=Missing Person|title=Captain America|volume=|issue=#355|date=July 1989|publisher=Marvel Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref><ref name="CBR">{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-eternals-movie-sersi-lead-character-explained/|title=Who Is Sersi, the Female Hero At the Heart of Marvel's Eternals Movie Plans?|last=Carter|first=Justin|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190723213319/https://www.cbr.com/marvel-eternals-movie-sersi-lead-character-explained/|archive-date=July 23, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

Later, Marvel Comics continuity was [[retcon]]ned so that Sersi was the [[Greek mythology|Greek mythological]] [[Magician (paranormal)|enchantress]] [[Circe]], as introduced in ''[[Strange Tales]]'' #109 by [[Stan Lee]], [[Robert Bernstein (comics)|Robert Bernstein]], and Kirby (June 1963).<ref name=":1">''Strange Tales'' #109</ref> A different version of Circe had also previously appeared in the [[Atlas Comics (1950s)|Atlas Comics]] (Marvel's predecessor company) publication ''[[Venus (comic book)|Venus]]'' #9 ("Beauty for Everyone! A Dream is Born!" by artist [[Werner Roth (comics)|Werner Roth]], May 1950).<ref name=gcd>{{Gcdb issue|id=8263|title=Venus #9}}</ref> 

In 1990, Sersi joined the Avengers team, after her fellow Eternal [[Forgotten One (character)|Gilgamesh]] left the team following an injury.<ref>{{Cite comic| writer= Byrne, John| penciller= | inker=| story= Along Came a Spider...| title= [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]| volume= | issue= #314| date= February 1990| publisher= Marvel | page= 15| panel= 3}}</ref> Sersi left the team in 1994.<ref>{{cite comic|writer=[[Bob Harras]]|penciller=[[Steve Epting]]|inker=[[Tom Palmer (comics)|Tom Palmer]]|story=The Last Gathering|title=''The Avengers''|volume=|issue=#375|date=June 1994|publisher=Marvel Comics|page=|panel=}}</ref>

After [[Malibu Comics]] was acquired by Marvel, Sersi and the [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Black Knight]] were incorporated into the short-lived [[Ultraverse]] imprint along with other Marvel characters.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-avengers-seventh-infinity-stone-ultraverse-nemesis/|title=The Secret History of Marvel's Seventh Infinity Stone|last=Cronin|first=Brian|website=[[Comic Book Resources]]|date=March 12, 2019|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190313041554/https://www.cbr.com/marvel-avengers-seventh-infinity-stone-ultraverse-nemesis/|archive-date=March 13, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

During the 2006 relaunch of the Eternals, the character was redesigned by [[Neil Gaiman]].<ref name="CBR" /><ref name="io9" />

Sersi and the other Eternals returned in [[Jason Aaron]]'s ''[[Avengers (comic book)|Avengers]]''.{{citation needed|date=May 2021}} They were then all killed in a story arc involving the Dark [[Celestial (comics)|Celestials]] in issue #4.<ref name="io9">{{cite web|url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/who-are-the-eternals-the-cosmic-superheroes-who-could-1825503953|title=Who Are the Eternals, the Cosmic Superheroes Who Could Be the Future of the MCU?|last=Whitbrook|first=James|publisher=[[io9]]|date=September 26, 2018|access-date=July 23, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190722232409/https://io9.gizmodo.com/who-are-the-eternals-the-cosmic-superheroes-who-could-1825503953|archive-date=July 22, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Fictional character biography==
===Origins and early history===
Sersi is a fourth-[[generation]] member of the [[Eternals (comics)|Eternals]], an evolutionary offshoot of the human race. She is the daughter of the Eternals Helios and Perse and was probably born in [[Olympia (comics)|Olympia, Greece]], sometime after the Great Cataclysm that destroyed the continents of [[Atlantis (Marvel Comics)|Atlantis]] and [[Lemuria (comics)|Lemuria]] during an extended [[ice age]] known as the [[Hyborian Age|Hyborean Age]]. At a young age, Sersi differed from her fellow Eternals in her desire to live among humans. Sersi first met [[Captain America]], who had travelled back in time, during her time in ancient [[Mesopotamia]]. Although Sersi still had the appearance of a child at this time, she was already thousands of years old.

A few thousand years later, Sersi was based in [[ancient Greece]], where she met the poet [[Homer]], who would later write one of the earliest works in Western literature, [[Odyssey|The ''Odyssey'']]. Sersi was based upon the mythological figure [[Circe]], who lived on [[Aeaea]], an island in the [[Aegean Sea]], and turned [[Odysseus]]' men into pigs.

Under the name of Circe, Sersi also imprisoned the imps in [[Pandora's box]] in ancient times.<ref name=":1" />

Unlike the majority of her fellow Eternals who stay in hidden cities, Sersi revels in her humanity. Except for the [[Forgotten One (character)|Forgotten One]], she has lived amongst humans more than any other Eternal. This includes various places of historical importance like [[Nero]]'s [[Rome]] and [[Camelot]], the court of [[King Arthur]], where she helped [[Merlin (Marvel Comics)|Merlin]] the magician defeat an impostor who had usurped his position. Sersi also fought alongside [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]] in the Viking [[Siege of Paris (885–886)|Siege of Paris]], although he was not aware of this.<ref>''[[Chaos War]]'' #3 (2011)</ref> She has been a dancer, actress, stage magician, hedonist and adventurer.

===The Marvel Age===
In ''The Eternals'' #3-5, published in 1976, Sersi battled Deviants in New York City,<ref>''The Eternals'' #3-5</ref> after which anthropologist Dr. Samuel Holden introduced her to the world at large at New York's City College, along with other Eternals.<ref>''Eternals'' vol. 1 #6</ref> Sersi became fascinated with the soft-spoken Doctor and began a relationship with him. Sersi turned out to be a staunch ally to the Eternals in their struggles with the [[Deviant (comics)|Deviants]].

Sersi met and became an ally of [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|Thor]].<ref>''Thor'' #284-289</ref> She then participated in a battle between the Olympian gods and Eternals.<ref>''Thor'' #291-292</ref> Despite her loyalty to the Eternals, Sersi valued her independence, and she often refused to come to the Eternals' gatherings. During one such instance, [[Domo (comics)|Domo of the Eternals]] sent the Delphan Brothers to bring her to [[Olympia (comics)|Olympia]] so that all the Eternals could form the Uni-Mind to debate their future. However, Sersi had decided not to attend, as she would continue doing what she wanted regardless of the outcome. Unbeknown to the Delphan Brothers, the [[Wasp (character)|Wasp]] and [[Starfox (comics)|Starfox]] of the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]], much to Sersi's delight, had crashed the party. They came to Olympia as well, where it was revealed that Starfox was the son of [[A'lars]], who was also the Mentor of [[Titan (Marvel Comics location)|Titan]], brother to Zuras. When the majority of Eternals decided to leave Earth for space, Sersi chose to remain.<ref>''The Avengers'' #246-248</ref>

At least 13 years later, the Avenger [[Captain America]] needed someone with illusion-casting or shape-changing abilities for help with a case he was working on. He found Sersi's address on the Avengers' database and decided to ask her for help. Sersi was happy to aid "Cap" (she often flirted with him, to his embarrassment) but required a favor from him in return {{emdash}} a dinner invitation.<ref>''Captain America'' #355-357</ref>

Sersi battled [[Ghaur]] alongside the Eternals, Thor, and the [[West Coast Avengers]].<ref>''Eternals'' (vol. 2) #1-12</ref> Sersi also aided the Avengers in their struggle against the Deviants and the Elder God Set.<ref>''The Avengers'' Annual #18</ref> When her fellow Eternal, the Forgotten One, was injured while serving as an Avenger, the Avengers came to Sersi for help. She travelled into the [[Negative Zone]] with the Avengers to find the Eternals, where she was seemingly killed by [[Blastaar]], but returned to life.<ref>''The Avengers'' #308-310</ref>

===Earth's mightiest===
Captain America, the chairman of the Avengers, decided to ask Sersi to join the Avengers due to her previous assistance, which she accepted. In her first mission with the team, she helped them defeat [[Nebula (character)|Nebula]].<ref>''The Avengers'' #314-318</ref>

Sersi was a powerful addition to the Avengers roster, although her flirtation still managed to embarrass Captain America. Sersi served with the team for quite a long time{{Quantify|date=June 2021}}. Then, during an attack on the Earth by the Brethren, Sersi was captured and formed a [[Uni-Mind]] with the Brethren leader, Thane Ector. Such a union, between two different species, is forbidden by the Eternals, as it may lead to the breakdown of the Eternals' mental disciplines. Sersi fought Sybil Dorn and became an ally to Thane Ector.<ref>''The Avengers'' #334-339</ref>

Some months after this,{{When|date=June 2021}} Sersi became more aggressive; she was one of the Avengers involved in the attempted murder of the [[Kree]] Leader, the Supreme Intelligence, during the Avengers involvement in the Kree-[[Shi'ar]] War.<ref>''The Avengers'' #347 (May 1992) - ''[[Operation: Galactic Storm]]'' (part 19)</ref>

===Black Knight's love and Proctor's evil===
During this time, Sersi began a relationship with fellow Avenger [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Dane Whitman]], the Black Knight.<ref>''The Avengers'' #350</ref> The Avengers began a fight against a villain called ''Proctor'', who was reuniting Avengers from different realities, forming a team called The Gatherers.<ref>''The Avengers'' #343-344</ref>

Sersi's aggression caused tensions between her and her teammates. A romantic triangle formed between Sersi, the Black Knight, and the newest Avenger, [[Crystal (comics)|Crystal]]. These tensions came to a climax when the Avengers traveled to the planet Polemachus. When the villainous priest Anskar murdered a young girl called Astra, Sersi killed him in retribution.<ref>''The Avengers'' #358-359</ref>

When the Avengers returned to Earth, Sersi fled to Warrior Falls in [[Wakanda (Marvel)|Wakanda]], trying to escape her guilt and fear. The Black Knight found her and convinced her to return to Avengers Headquarters. Sersi said that she feared she was going insane. Upon her return to Avengers Headquarters, Sersi suddenly attacked her fellow Avengers. She was stopped only by the intervention of the [[Vision (Marvel Comics)|Vision]] (who was secretly the Anti-Vision, a member of the Gatherers). The real Vision was being held prisoner in Proctor's [[Andes|Andean]] mountain base.<ref>''The Avengers'' #360</ref>

By this time, Sersi's fellow Eternals had become aware of her unstable nature. Three of them ([[Ikaris]], Arex, and [[Sprite (Eternal)|Sprite]]) came to return her to Olympia (the Eternal's capital). The Eternals feared Sersi was suffering from the ''Mahd W'yry'' disease, a breakdown of the mind due to the Eternals' extended lives. Sersi rejected their fears as archaic and refused to accompany them back to Olympia. The Avengers didn't want to let the Eternals take one of their members against her will. They also learned that if Sersi was found to be suffering from the ''Mahd W'yry'', the Eternals planned to 'cleanse' her by molecular disintegration, which would kill her. Sprite, who had learned of Sersi's relations with the Black Knight, proposed that the Knight be made her ''Gann Josin'' (a concept the Eternals use to describe an intimate joining of two minds as soulmates in their own personal ''Uni-Mind''). Before the matter could be further discussed, Ikaris used his powers as the Prime Eternal to create the link between Sersi and The Black Knight. The Eternals then departed. The Black Knight was not happy with the result, for he had decided that he loved Crystal and not Sersi.<ref>''The Avengers'' #361</ref>

The Avengers had little time to discuss the situation because they needed to assault Proctor's Andean citadel.<ref>''The Avengers'' #363</ref> Then they fought against the Kree suicide squad,<ref>''The Avengers'' #364-366</ref> In the [[Genosha]]n conflict, Sersi fought [[Exodus (comics)|Exodus]]. The Avengers also ventured into Deviant [[Lemuria (comics)|Lemuria]] in a battle against the mad priest [[Ghaur]], an old enemy of Sersi.<ref>''The Avengers'' #367-370</ref>

The relations between the teammates continued to worsen, and Sersi remained in her unstable state. The Avengers called on former member [[Henry Pym|Hank Pym]] to discover the cause of her mental problems. At one point, Sersi confided in the Avengers' butler [[Edwin Jarvis|Jarvis]] that she had been having dreams about a strange man dressed in black, who was assaulting young men she had befriended. Jarvis probed her further, and Sersi used her powers to pull the image of ''Proctor'' from her mind. Neither Jarvis nor Sersi had ever seen Proctor and didn't recognize him. Around this time, two police officers questioned Sersi personally. Later, they were found dredged from a river and turned into stone. Sersi was framed for these murders.<ref>''The Avengers'' #372</ref>

The Avengers believed her capable of the crimes, and Sersi was surprised by this accusation. When the police attempted to arrest her, Sersi destroyed the [[Avengers Mansion]] and fled to the [[Brooklyn Bridge]]. In her maddened state, she used the ''Gann Josin'' link to call the Black Knight to her side, and the two of them prepared to fight the other Avengers. When Sersi threatened Crystal, the Black Knight reacted and temporarily broke the Gann Josin bond. Shocked by this, Sersi destroyed the Brooklyn Bridge.<ref>''The Avengers'' #373</ref>

Confused by her state of mind, Sersi was finally approached by Proctor, who revealed the full extent of his plan. Capturing her, Proctor returned to his base of operations in New York and revealed that he was behind her madness and seizures, and was responsible for the murders of the young men and police officers. With her full memory returned, Sersi broke free from Proctor's control long enough to stumble upon the villain's trophy room. There laid Ute, a defeated [[Watcher (comics)|Watcher]] (whom Proctor used to traverse the multiverse) as well as innumerable Sersis of other worlds that Proctor had already killed. With Sersi confused, the Gatherer Rik was able to contain her once again. The Avengers were rescued by the Eternals [[Thena]] and Sprite. Based on the description Jarvis gave them of the man in Sersi's dream, the Avengers concluded that Proctor was responsible for the crimes. They also were approached by Ute in astral form, who warned them that Proctor should be defeated to prevent all of reality from collapsing. [[Black Knight (Dane Whitman)|Dane Whitman]] discovered by computer analysis that Proctor was a version of himself from a different reality. Proctor meanwhile began his final gambit: using the life energies of Sersi and Ute to collapse the various realities into one another.<ref>''The Avengers'' #374</ref>

The Avengers, joined by Thena and Sprite, rushed to the scene, only to be confronted by the Gatherers. While his fellow Avengers fought the various Gatherers, the Black Knight approached Proctor himself, only to be defeated by his [[Ebony Blade]]. Sersi and the Watcher looked on from the vortex that contained them as Proctor began to 'gather' the Black Knight's essence into himself, preparing to merge with him. [[Quicksilver (comics)|Quicksilver]], Crystal's estranged husband, stopped him. Approaching Proctor, a freed Sersi used the villain's Ebony Blade to kill him. After this, Ute (in his dying breaths) used his powers to undo the damage that had been done to the Avengers Mansion, the Brooklyn Bridge, and various other locations, as well as opening a dimensional rift to another reality. Sersi, fearing that the manipulations of Proctor were irreversible, decided to enter this door between worlds, so that she may be able to live free of his madness. With his own mind clear the Black Knight decided to join Sersi in her exile. He felt responsible for the suffering Sersi had endured, and he knew that he couldn't remain in the Avengers if it meant interfering with Quicksilver's attempts to reconcile with Crystal. The two Avengers entered the dimensional rift, traveling to another universe.<ref>''The Avengers'' #375</ref>

===Lost in the Ultraverse===
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The portal brought the duo to the [[Ultraverse]], the home of the ''ultras'' (a universe created by [[Malibu Comics]]). They were separated in the rift: Sersi ended up in Equatorial [[Africa]], while Dane Whitman found himself in [[Miami, Florida|Miami]].<ref>''Ultraforce'' #8 (1995). Malibu Comics.</ref> In the Ultraverse, Sersi was possessed by the spirit of one of the [[Infinity Gems]], the Ego gem.<ref>''Ultraforce'' #9 (1995). Malibu Comics.</ref>

The Ego gem had been separated from the other gems many times, and now intended to be reunited with them by using Sersi (the gems had also been transported to the Ultraverse by the Ultra supervillain ''Rune''). Sersi's will proved too strong for the Gem, and her bond with the Black Knight caused her to seek him out. The Ego Gem gave her one day to make peace with her past.<ref>''Ultraforce'' #10 (1995). Malibu Comics.</ref>

The Black Knight meanwhile had found the local [[Ultraforce (comics)|Ultraforce]], the mightiest heroes of the Ultraverse, which included [[Hardcase (comics)|Hardcase]], [[Prime (comics)|Prime]], and [[Ultraforce#Topaz|Topaz]]. Learning of Loki's control of the Infinity Gems, the Knight attempted to contact the Avengers, but was foiled when Sersi showed up. Sersi intermediately fought with [[Ultraforce#Topaz|Topaz]], an amazonian queen of Gwendor. Black Knight intervened and ended the battle. The Ego Gem, realizing that it could use the Ultraforce to reunite with its 'brothers', forced Sersi to send them after the six other Gems. The Black Knight and Ultraforce failed to wrest the Gems from [[Loki (Marvel Comics)|Loki]]'s control. Sersi used her remaining free will to return them to their base.<ref>''Ultraforce/Avengers Prelude'' #1 (1995). Malibu Comics.</ref>

Now completely under the Ego Gem's control, Sersi became aware of the [[Grandmaster (Marvel Comics)|Grandmaster's]] presence in the Ultraverse. This [[Elders of the Universe|Elder of the Universe]] had journeyed to the Ultraverse in an attempt to obtain the Mind Gem. Realizing the opportunity, the Ego Gem forced the Grandmaster to carry out its bidding. The Grandmaster approached Loki, and proposed a game. If he won, the Grandmaster would be given the Mind Gem. If Loki won, he would be told the location of the Ego Gem. The game was called Worlds and Warriors, a simplified version of an Earth card game. Instead of cards, however, actual heroes would be used. The Grandmaster had chosen the Avengers, while Loki had chosen Ultraforce. Members of each team were pitted against members of the other. The Avengers, for their part, were told it was to stop Loki, and to save the Black Knight, while the members of Ultraforce were told that the Avengers were part of an invading force. The various battles ended in stalemates, and Loki claimed victory. The Grandmaster, under the Ego Gem's will, revealed Sersi to Loki. She was able to separate him from the Gems before he could act. At this time, the Ego Gem released Sersi from its power. Reuniting with the six other Gems, they were rendered entirely sentient, [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphizing]] into a cosmic being calling itself Nemesis.<ref>''Avengers / Ultraforce'' #1 (1995). Marvel Comics.</ref>

Nemesis wanted to create a new world, and joined elements from both the Avengers' and Ultraforce's worlds to create an amalgam universe. There were too many conflicting elements though, and when Topaz of the Ultraverse made physical contact with Loki, elements from two wildly different continua, the structure snapped. In her panic, Nemesis teleported to the Ultra's Earth, and intended to continue creating there, even if it meant the destruction of the already present world. The six other Gems resisted her, as Nemesis lacked the controlling influence that was needed to unite them. The Avengers and Ultraforce joined forces to stop her. Creating a diversion, they attacked her together, allowing the Black Knight to get close enough to separate the Gems once more. In the resulting explosion, the Avengers were returned to the Marvel Universe Earth, while Ultraforce and the Black Knight returned to the Ultraverse. Sersi wandered in limbo until the Black Knight returned to her.<ref>''Ultraforce/Avengers'' #1 (1995). Malibu Comics.</ref>

===Ancient enemies – modern rebirth===
In time, Sersi and the Black Knight found a way to return to Earth-616, but not before traveling back in time to the era of the [[Crusades]], where they fought the villain [[Exodus (comics)|Exodus]].<ref>''Black Knight: Exodus'' #1 (1996) Marvel Comics.</ref>

The two were separated once more on their return to their correct timeline. The Black Knight found himself in New York, but as the Avengers were dead in the wake of [[Onslaught (Marvel Comics)|Onslaught]], he joined the [[Heroes for Hire]] (both fictional group and [[1997 in comics|1997]] [[Limited series (comics)|limited series]] title).<ref>''Heroes for Hire'' #2 (1997) Marvel Comics.</ref> Sersi found herself in Lemuria. Upon learning of yet another plot by Ghaur, she escaped to get aid. On finding the Avengers dead, she also turned to the [[Heroes for Hire]]. Foiling Ghaur's plot, Sersi and the Black Knight decided that they both needed some time apart after all they had been through.<ref>''Heroes for Hire'' #4-6 (1997) Marvel Comics.</ref>

Sersi returned to Olympia, where she remained (apart from aiding the Avengers in their battle against [[Morgan le Fay (Marvel Comics)|Morgana Le Fey]])<ref>''The Avengers'' (vol. 3) #1-3 (1998) Marvel Comics.</ref> until she joined the ''New Breed'', a group of Eternals posing as a human super team aiming to control the Deviants.<ref>''New Eternals'' #1 (2000)</ref>

===The Eternals (2006)===

Sersi moved to New York, where she planned parties for a living. She could not remember her origin as an Eternal, nor her powers. She was hired by [[Druig]], deputy Prime Minister of Vorozheika, to publicize a small former Soviet republic by organizing a party at the Vorozheikan embassy. After the party was saved from a group of gunmen by [[Makkari (comics)|Mark Curry]] and [[Iron Man]], Iron Man questioned Sersi about [[Registration acts (comics)#2006 Superhuman Registration Act|registering]], as she was a former Avenger. Sersi was perplexed by this, and Iron Man was confounded when he finds that there are no longer any records of Sersi in the Avengers database.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=April 2009}} She tests her powers out and accidentally turns a cat into a dragon.<ref>''Eternals'' (vol. 3) #1-2 (2006) Marvel Comics.</ref>

If the Eternal known as Sprite is to be believed, the Eternals' memories of their history and lives are actually a complex illusion created by him (a possible [[retroactive continuity|retcon]] of the Eternals' origin brought to the fore in this new Comic miniseries). Sersi is actually much closer to half a million years old (rather than five thousand years old) and has had the Eternal [[Makkari (comics)|Makkari]] as an on-again, off-again lover for hundreds of thousands of years. By the end of the series, she decides that she wants to resume her normal life, wishing to be neither an Eternal nor an Avenger.<ref>''Eternals'' (vol. 3) #8 (2008) Marvel Comics.</ref>

Retired from the world of superheroics, Sersi later appears as the head of a party planning website. She declines the Wasp's request to become an Avenger once again, but does use her powers to help the team track down [[Yon-Rogg]].<ref>''Avengers Assemble'' #17 (July 2013)</ref>

===Death===
When the Final Host arrived on Earth, Sersi and all the other Eternals killed themselves after realizing the true purpose for which they were created. Her body was seen when Iron Man and [[Doctor Strange]] traveled to the mountains of Greece to get answers from the Eternals.<ref>''Avengers'' (vol. 8) #4</ref>

==Powers and abilities==
As a member of the Eternals, Sersi has their standard abilities, though she has focused her power into transmutational abilities and passed it off as illusion or magic over the centuries. Sersi's psionic ability to rearrange the molecular structure of objects is far greater than that of any other Eternal. The limits on Sersi's molecular rearrangement powers are as yet unrevealed, but she once stated that even the Eternals' leader, Zuras, feared her,{{Volume needed|c=y|date=May 2021}} and Sprite claimed that she was the most powerful of all the Eternals.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=May 2021}} Sersi is the only living Fifth Level adept at matter transmutation (on a 1-5 scale).{{Volume needed|c=y|date=May 2021}} She has the ability to alter molecular and atomic structures of all matter including living organisms. However, she has expressed difficulty in rearranging sub-atomic matter.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=May 2021}}
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Sersi has a gifted intellect, and superhuman strength (which she can supplement by psionically levitating heavy objects), stamina, durability, agility, and reflexes. Sersi possesses the ability to manipulate cosmic energy to augment her life force, granting her virtual invulnerability and immortality, the ability to project cosmic energy from her eyes or hands in the form of heat, light, or concussive force, and possibly other powers. Sersi is resistant against cold, disease, electricity, energy, heat, radiation, and toxin attacks. She does not age, and can only be killed if her atoms are scattered.

Sersi has the ability to levitate herself and up to seven others, and thus fly at superhuman speed. She has the ability to cast illusions to disguise her appearance and that of others from the perceptions of normal human beings. She has the ability to teleport herself and others with her; like other Eternals, Sersi finds their method of self-teleportation unpleasant and uses this power sparingly. Sersi can communicate telepathically, and resist telepathic attacks from psychics as powerful as Exodus and Professor X.  Though she can not mentally read the mind of any Deviant, she can control the minds of Eternals, Deviants, and humans. Sersi can telekinetically manipulate objects and generate a force field. Sersi, like all Eternals, can join the Uni-Mind.

As a trained dancer who has perfected her art over centuries, aided by her superhuman physique, Sersi has extraordinary athletic ability. She has also demonstrated a talent in martial arts, multiple languages, wrestling, and fashion design.-->

== Reception ==

=== Accolades ===

* In 2015, ''[[Entertainment Weekly]]'' ranked Sersi 8th in their "Let's rank every Avenger ever" list.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Franich |first=Darren |date=April 29, 2015 |title=Let's rank every Avenger ever |url=https://ew.com/article/2015/04/29/lets-rank-every-avenger-ever/ |access-date=August 30, 2022 |magazine=Entertainment Weekly |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2018, [[Comic Book Resources]] (CBR) ranked Sersi 8th in their "25 Most Powerful Avengers Ever" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Wyse |first=Alex |date=2018-06-01 |title=The 25 Most Powerful Avengers Ever, Officially Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/most-powerful-avengers-ranked/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2019, CBR ranked Sersi 8th in their "15 Most Powerful Eternals" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lealos |first=Shawn S. |date=2019-07-27 |title=The 15 Most Powerful Eternals, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/most-powerful-eternals-ranked/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2021, ''[[Screen Rant]]'' ranked Sersi 5th in their "10 Most Powerful Members Of The Eternals" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harn |first=Darby |date=2021-05-27 |title=10 Most Powerful Members Of The Eternals |url=https://screenrant.com/marvel-eternals-strongest-members/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=ScreenRant |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2021, CBR ranked Sersi 4th in their "10 Strongest Characters From Eternals Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2021-11-13 |title=The 10 Strongest Characters From Eternals Comics |url=https://www.cbr.com/eternals-comics-strong-powerful-characters-marvel/ |access-date=2022-08-30 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Other versions==
Sersi has many other versions in the multiverse, but many of them were apparently killed by Proctor.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=August 2021}}

===Mutant X===
In [[Mutant X (comics)|Mutant X]], Sersi and many other Eternals and [[Inhumans]] confront the murderous duo of Dracula and the [[Beyonder]] in [[Washington, D.C.]] They all perish.{{Volume needed|c=y|date=August 2021}}

==In other media==
===Film===
* Sersi appears in ''[[Eternals (film)|Eternals]]'', portrayed by [[Gemma Chan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bleedingcool.com/2018/04/12/marvel-studios-announce-eternals-soon/|title=Rumor: Marvel Studios to Announce Eternals Movie Soon|publisher=Bleeding Cool|last=Johnston|first=Rich|date=April 12, 2018|access-date=April 12, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thewrap.com/marvel-kevin-feige-eternals/|title=Marvel Boss Kevin Feige Confirms 'Eternals' Movie in Development (Exclusive)|publisher=The Wrap|last=Gonzalez|first=Umberto|date=April 23, 2018|access-date=April 23, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvel-sets-black-list-writers-eternals-movie-1112084|title=Marvel Sets Black List Writers for 'Eternals' Movie (Exclusive)|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=May 15, 2018|access-date=May 15, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180516035214/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/marvel-sets-black-list-writers-eternals-movie-1112084|archive-date=May 16, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/chloe-zhao-direct-marvel-studios-eternals-1143547|title=Marvel Studios' 'The Eternals' Finds Its Director With Chloé Zhao|last=Kit|first=Borys|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=September 21, 2018|access-date=September 21, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180921230056/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/chloe-zhao-direct-marvel-studios-eternals-1143547|archive-date=September 21, 2018|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="Chan">{{Cite web|last=Kroll|first=Justin|date=August 5, 2019|title=Gemma Chan in Talks to Join Marvel's 'The Eternals' (Exclusive)|url=https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gemma-chan-eternals-marvel-1203290315/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805222345/https://variety.com/2019/film/news/gemma-chan-eternals-marvel-1203290315/|archive-date=August 5, 2019|access-date=August 5, 2018|website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{cite web|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-release-date-kit-haringtons-role-eternals-confirmed-1233149|title=Marvel Confirms Kit Harington for 'Eternals,' Sets 'Black Panther II' Date|last=Couch|first=Aaron|work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]|date=August 24, 2019|access-date=August 24, 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824180626/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-release-date-kit-haringtons-role-eternals-confirmed-1233149|archive-date=August 24, 2019|url-status=live}}</ref> Feige described Sersi as the lead of the film.<ref name="FeigeApril2021">{{Cite web |last=Arthur |first=Kate |date=April 28, 2021 |title=Kevin Feige on Chloé Zhao's 'Spectacular' Approach to 'Eternals' and Who the Film's 'Lead' Character Is (Exclusive) |url=https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kevin-feige-chloe-zhao-eternals-1234962496/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210429004139/https://variety.com/2021/film/news/kevin-feige-chloe-zhao-eternals-1234962496/ |archive-date=April 29, 2021 |access-date=April 28, 2021 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]]}}</ref> This version is an empathetic [[Eternals (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Eternal]] with an affinity for humankind who is capable of transmuting inorganic matter.<ref name="D232019">{{Cite web |last=Couch |first=Aaron |date=August 24, 2019 |title=Marvel Confirms Kit Harington for 'Eternals,' Sets 'Black Panther II' Date |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-release-date-kit-haringtons-role-eternals-confirmed-1233149 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190824180626/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/black-panther-2-release-date-kit-haringtons-role-eternals-confirmed-1233149 |archive-date=August 24, 2019 |access-date=August 24, 2019 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="ChanTHRDec2020">{{Cite web |last=Davids |first=Brian |date=December 11, 2020 |title=Gemma Chan on 'Let Them All Talk' and How She Wound Up in 'Eternals' after 'Captain Marvel' |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/gemma-chan-on-let-them-all-talk-and-how-she-wound-up-in-eternals-after-captain-marvel |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201211220418/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/gemma-chan-on-let-them-all-talk-and-how-she-wound-up-in-eternals-after-captain-marvel |archive-date=December 11, 2020 |access-date=December 12, 2020 |website=[[The Hollywood Reporter]]}}</ref><ref name="CharacterDescriptions">{{Cite web |last=Barhardt |first=Adam |date=December 28, 2020 |title=Eternals: New Character Descriptions Surface Online |url=https://comicbook.com/movies/news/eternals-spoilers-marvel-character-descriptions-surface-online/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201229031619/https://comicbook.com/movies/news/eternals-spoilers-marvel-character-descriptions-surface-online/ |archive-date=December 29, 2020 |access-date=December 28, 2020 |website=Comicbook.com}}</ref> She has been in love with Ikaris for centuries, before eventually becoming  a museum curator on Earth and beginning a relationship with [[Dane Whitman (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Dane Whitman]]. After [[Ajak (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Ajak]]'s betrayal by Ikaris, she becomes the new Eternal leader.<ref name="CharacterDescriptions" /> Chan is set to return as Sersi in future MCU films.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hirschberg |first=Lynn |date=January 11, 2022 |title=Gemma Chan Creates Her Own Good Work |url=https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/gemma-chan-eternals-sersi-marvel-interview |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220111211706/https://www.wmagazine.com/culture/gemma-chan-eternals-sersi-marvel-interview |archive-date=January 11, 2022 |access-date=January 11, 2022 |website=[[W (magazine)|W]]}}</ref>

=== Video games ===
* Sersi made her video game debut as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel Future Fight]]'' in March 2021.{{r|Sersi MFF Debut}} A Sersi costume, based on the MCU version of the character, was later added during the tie-in event to the release of ''Eternals'' in November of the same year.{{r|Sersi MFF Eternals|Eternals MFF}}
* Sersi appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel Contest of Champions]]''.{{r|Sersi COC}}
* Sersi appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel Super War]]''.{{r|Sersi MSW}}
* Sersi appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]''.{{r|Sersi MSF}}
* Sersi appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.{{r|Sersi MPQ}}
* Sersi appears as a companion character in ''[[Marvel Future Revolution]]''.{{r|Eternals MFR}}

===Miscellaneous===
* Sersi appears in ''Marvel Knights: Eternals'' motion comic, voiced by [[Kelly Sheridan]].<ref name="btva">{{cite web |title=Sersi Voices (Marvel Universe) |url=http://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Marvel-Universe/Sersi/ |access-date=October 17, 2017 |work=Behind The Voice Actors |postscript=. A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist|2|refs=

<ref name="Eternals MFF">{{cite web | date= 17 November 2021 | title = Marvel Future Fight Adds Kingo, Gilgamesh, and Thena to the RPG in Latest Eternals Update | url= https://www.pocketgamer.com/marvel-future-fight/kingo-gilgamesh-and-thena-rpg-eternals-update/ | access-date= 21 November 2021  | publisher= [[Pocket Gamer]] | author = Dellosa, Catherine Ng }}</ref>

<ref name="Sersi MSW">{{cite AV media | date= 13 November 2021 | title= MARVEL Super War - Sersi | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IP-6i7Z4prA | access-date= 21 November 2021  | publisher= [[Marvel Super War]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Sersi MPQ">{{cite web | date= 18 November 2021 | title = Piecing Together Marvel Puzzle Quest: Sersi (Eternals) | url= https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/piecing-together-marvel-puzzle-quest-sersi-eternals | access-date= 21 November 2021  | publisher= [[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Eternals MFR">{{cite web | date= 18 November 2021 | title = Fight Side-by-Side with the Eternals as Companions in the Latest Update for 'MARVEL Future Revolution' | url= https://www.marvel.com/articles/games/fight-side-by-side-with-the-eternals-as-companions-in-the-latest-update-for-marvel-future-revolution | access-date= 21 November 2021  | publisher= [[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]] | author = Hashimoyo, Marika}}</ref>

<ref name="Sersi MSF">{{cite web | date= 3 November 2021 | title = 5.8.0 Release Notes | url= https://www.marvelstrikeforce.com/en/updates/release-notes-5-8 | access-date= 21 November 2021  | publisher= [[Marvel Strike Force]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Sersi COC">{{cite web | title = Champion Spotlight – Sersi | date= November 2, 2021 | url= https://playcontestofchampions.com/champion-spotlight-sersi/ | access-date= 21 November 2021  | publisher= [[Marvel Contest of Champions]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Sersi MFF Eternals">{{cite AV media | date= 18 November 2021 | title= MARVEL Future Fight: Sersi Agent Archive | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BcwaXB2vy2o&feature=youtu.be | access-date= 28 November 2021  | publisher= [[Marvel Future Fight]] }}</ref>

<ref name="Sersi MFF Debut">{{cite AV media | date= 30 March 2021 | title= [MARVEL Future Fight] Mar. Update Sneak Peek #5 | url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2lN-hXXmQ0E&feature=youtu.be | access-date= 21 November 2021  | publisher= [[Marvel Future Fight]] }}</ref>

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==External links==
* {{Marvelwiki}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20091027184153/http://geocities.com/brenni_au/  Sersi's loft]
* [[MarvelDatabase:Sersi|Marvel Database Project: Sersi]]

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