THE DELPHAN BROTHERS
Membership: Four unidentified Eternals
Purpose: Group of brothers
Affiliations: Eternals of Earth (Ajak, Domo, Druig, Ikaris, Makkari, Phastos, Sersi, Titanis, Valkin, Zuras), the High Evolutionary (Herbert Wyndham)
Enemies: New Warriors (Haechi, Hummingbird, Justice/Vance Astrovik, Nova/Sam Alexander, Scarlet Spider/Kaine, Silhouette/Silhouette Chord, Speedball/Robbie Baldwin, Sun Girl/Selah Burke, Water Snake/Faira Sar Namora), She-Hulk (Jennifer Walters), Starfox (Eros), Thor, Wasp (Janet Van Dyne)
(sparring partners) Aginar, Gilgamesh, Ikaris, Zarin
Aliases: None
Base of Operations: Olympia, Greece
First Appearance: Eternals I#11 (May, 1977)
History:
(A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants I#2 (fb) - BTS) - The Delphan Brothers were originally a lone Eternal; an experiment that was performed upon them split them into four identical men but caused them to exhibit heightened aggression.
(Eternals I#11) - As most of Earth's Eternals gathered in Olympia to form a Uni-Mind, the four Delphan Brothers were among those who responded. While flying above Olympia, they were suddenly beset by a helicopter piloted by Zarin of the Polar Eternals and carrying Druig, Vaklin and Aginar. Calling the four Polar Eternals "idiots," the Delphans followed the helicopter to the ground and began to jeer them, calling on them to come out and fight them, claiming they'd "flatten" their noses "into more pleasing hsapes!" Aginar and Zarin exited the craft and gave the Delphan Brothers the fight they were asking for; their fellow Polar Eternal Ikaris soon joined the fight as well, but Druig chose to ignore their "horse-play." The fight was finally broken up by Valkin, who conjured cosmic lightning to force the combatants to break up their fight. The Delphans admitted to Valkin they'd rather fight Ikaris than Druig, considering Druig's "kind of sport" as "too grim for our liking!" At Valkin's behest, the Delphans agreed to stop fighting.
(Thor I#289) - When Zuras stood in judgment over the Forgotten One in Olympia, the Eternals' visitor Thor attempted to vouch for the Forgotten One. Two of the Delphan Brothers grabbed Thor and attempted to restrain him, but Thor easily brushed the duo aside.
(Avengers I#246) - The Delphan Brothers were outfitted with a vessel, personal shields and weapons of Eternal design and sent by Domo to Manhattan to force Sersi to accompany them back to Olympia. Bursting into a party Sersi was hosting in her loft, the Delphans were confronted by Sersi's guest, Starfox, who attempted to calm them with his own Eternal power, but he was too slow in using his power and one of the Delphans struck him with their weapon. Starfox's friend She-Hulk stepped in to assist him. Sersi herself fought the Delphans and rearranged the molecules of one Delphan's shield, transforming it into a pig. Another Delphan grabbed Sersi by the wrists, but another of Sersi's guests, the Wasp, intervened and fired her stinger into his rear, causing him to release Sersi. Finally, one of the Delphans placed Leech Manacles on Sersi's wrists, preventing her from using her powers, then the four Delphans flew out of the loft and back into their vessel, with Starfox and the Wasp in pursuit. Finally, the lead Delphan used his abilities to teleport the entire vessel to Olympia. The lead Delphan then set off the vessel's emergency self-destruct, causing the vessel to fall into pieces. Knocking out Starfox and the Wasp, the Delphans brought Sersi into Olympia.
(Avengers I#247) - Once she was released from the Leech Manacles, Sersi attacked the Delphans and transformed them into armadillos as punishment. Ikaris intervened on the Delphans' behalf and she restored them to normal. Later, the Delphans participated in forming the Uni-Mind with the other Eternals to determine their future after Zuras' death.
(New Warriors V#10-11) - After Zuras' revival, two of the Delphans accompanied him, Ajak, Makkari, Phastos and Titanis to intercede on the behalf of the High Evolutionary, who was attempting to purge the Earth of all people whose genetic codes were other than human, believing the Celestials were returning to again judge the Earth. Finding the New Warriors were trying to stop the High Evolutionary, the Eternals fought the New Warriors, with the two Delphans defeating the Scarlet Spider. The Eternals imprisoned the defeated New Warriors inside the High Evolutionary's machine.
(New Warriors V#12) - Justice of the New Warriors liberated his fellow heroes. The Delphans moved to attack him but were driven off by Speedball and Haechi. Justice finally convinced Zuras his belief the Celestials were coming back was wrong and he terminated the Eternals' alliance with the High Evolutionary. The Delphans teleported away with the other Eternals.
(Eternals V#1/Recap) - The four Delphan Brothers were confirmed to still residing in Olympia.
(Eternals V#7) - As the Eternals considered whether to vote for Thanos to be their Prime Eternal, the Delphans abstained from voting.
(A.X.E.: Starfox I#1 (fb)) - After Starfox was resurrected by the Machine in Olympia, the Eternals were startled by his appearance. The Delphan Brothers hurled him into a cell in the Exclusion Zone while they worked out what to do with him.
(A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants I#1) - After Druig was voted in as Prime Eternal, the Delphan Brothers remained loyal to him; as Ikaris and Gilgamesh went rogue, they knocked out one of the Delphans.
(A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants I#2) - Druig watched two of the Delphans quarrel with each other in Olympia.
Comments: Created by Jack Kirby and Mike Royer.
The Delphan Brothers are normally depicted as four men, but while four Delphans went to abduct Sersi from her loft in Avengers I#246, they were shown to be six in number once they were aboard their vessel. The other two have to be an art error.
Profile by Prime Eternal.
CLARIFICATIONS:
The Delphan Brothers should not be confused with:
images: (without ads)
Eternals I#11, page 11, panel 4 (main)
Avengers I#246, page 14, panel 1 (supplement)
Appearances:
Eternals I#11 (May, 1977) - Jack Kirby (writer, penciler, editor), Mike Royer (inker)
Thor I#289 (November, 1979) - Roy Thomas (writer, editor), Keith Pollard (penciler), Chic Stone (inker)
Avengers I#246 (August, 1984) - Roger Stern (writer), Al Milgrom (breakdowns), Joe Sinnott (finishes), Jack Abel (finishes), John Byrne (finishes), Sam de la Rosa (finishes), Mike Gustovich (finishes), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
Avengers I#247 (September, 1984) - Roger Stern (writer), Al Milgrom (penciler), Joe Sinnott (inker), Mark Gruenwald (editor)
New Warriors V#10-12 (November, 2014-January, 2015) - Erik Burnham (writer), Christopher Yost (writer), Marcus To (artist), Devin Lewis (editor)
Eternals V#1 (March, 2021) - Kieron Gillen (writer), Esad Ribic (artist), Darren Shan (editor)
Eternals V#7 (January, 2022) - Kieron Gillen (writer), Esad Ribic (artist), Darren Shan (editor)
A.X.E.: Death to the Mutants I#1-2 (October-November, 2022) - Kieron Gillen (writer), Guiu Vilanova (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
A.X.E.: Starfox I#1 (December, 2022) - Kieron Gillen (writer), Daniele Di Nicuolo (artist), Tom Brevoort (editor)
First posted: 08/28/2026
Last updated:
08/28/2026
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