Ajak

More like "AJill," amirite! The spiritual leader of the Eternals, Ajak can heal others and is able to communicate with the Celestials. In the comics, all the Eternals are already extra tough and durable, but in case anything comes along that actually can injure them, they each have a "psychic lock" on their genetic template, which allows them all to heal any wounds back to the state they were in before - think Wolverine on steroids. Sounds like the movie is limiting that power to just Ajak rather than making it endemic. The part about Ajak being the only one who can communicate with the Celestials is spot-on, though. Also in the comics, Ajak had a brother, Arex, and they were active in ancient Greece, where they were known as Ajax the Greater and Ajax the Lesser. Later, Ajak moved to South America, becoming Tecumotzin to the Incans and Quetzalcoatl to the Aztecs. Ajak is being played in the film by Salma Hayek. Being 54 in Hollywood, Hayek was initially reluctant to meet with Marvel about the role because she assumed they'd want her to play a grandma or something, not an active leader. The figure comes with two heads, both with a recognizable likeness. One has her hair spilling freely down her back, while the other is wearing an ornate crown with Mesoamerican influences that hint at the comic character's time in Peru. Jack Kirby's design for Ajak was truly an outstanding eyesore, with chainmail on the arms and legs, an Egyptian-style skirt and collar, a giant cape, and a helmet that seemed to have fish fins on it. Yeah, the movie's blue and gold robe is a much better choice. The blue is metallic, with the gold fully covering the arms, some stripes down her sides, and then a band all the way down from the shoulders to the lower tip of the cloth in front. She has thin circles on her chest and shoulders, the same sort all the costumes have had, that make the Eternals look like they're wearing astrolabes or something. A solid blue cape hangs down her back, reaching the same length as the rear of her skirt. Ajak is a Walmart exclusive, and so does not come with any pieces of the Gilgamesh Build-A-Figure, just a pair of alternate open hands for herself. -- 11/01/21

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