Thena | Powers, Abilities, Facts And More | Marvel Cinematic Universe

REAL NAME

Thena

SPECIES

Eternal

GENDER

Female

STATUS

Alive

APPEARANCES

MOVIE

Eternals (unreleased)

ACTORS/ACTRESSES

PORTRAYED BY

Angelina Jolie

Thena is a member of the community of genetically-engineered Eternals on Earth who was exiled alongside her de-facto partner, Gilgamesh. She is a skilled warrior and scholar.

Personality

Often surly and aloof, Thena forges an unlikely friendship with Gilgamesh that spans centuries.

Powers and Abilities

Powers

• Eternal Physiology: By design from the Celestials, Thena is an evolved human possessing strength, stamina, speed, and other capabilities superior to a human.

> Longevity: As an Eternal, Thena is genetically able to live forever, without dying due to old age or illnesses.

> Cosmic Energy Manipulation: To be added

» Weapon Manifestation: Thena has the ability to use cosmic energy to form any handheld weapon she can think of.

Abilities

• Master Combatant: To be added

• Spear Mastery: To be added

• Sword Mastery: To be added

Trivia

• Thena And Thanos are first cousins in Marvel Comics. 

• In the comics, Thena was born Azura, but her name was changed to resemble more the Greek goddess of Strategy and War, Athena. She mothered a son, Joey, with a human, Thomas Eliot. She is also the daughter of Zuras, and cousin of Thanos.

• In the comics, Thena had a long relationship with Kro and had two sons with him, Donald Ritter and Deborah Ritter.

Behind the Scenes

• Angelina Jolie signed up to play Thena in Eternals because of her desire to support Chloé Zhao's vision and Marvel Studios's commitment to expand the way audience see superheroes nowadays.

• Katie McDonnell and Kimberly Shannon Murphy were stunt doubles for Angelina Jolie in the role of Thena.

• Amber Coyle was a stand-in for Angelina Jolie in the role of Thena.

External Links 

• Marvel Database