
Possibly the power released by the energy bomb as he wrecked it was sufficient to blind him. Some time later, the Forgotten One reappeared on Earth and was temporarily blind (the cause of this blindness remains a mystery since Eternals cannot be injured by conventional means). Then, floating stunned in space, the Forgotten One was drawn into the mother ship of the Fourth Host. The Forgotten One wrecked the energy bomb and its spacecraft just before the moment of detonation. The Forgotten One traveled into space, and the Fourth Host's leader, the One Above All, teleported him into the Deviants' spacecraft.

Sprite sought out the Forgotten One and equipped him with an armored costume and a spaceship. Sprite, an Eternal left behind to monitor Earth, learned of the Deviants' plan and feared that the Celestials would retaliate by wreaking havoc on Earth. While virtually all of the Eternals were meeting in the form of the Uni-Mind, the Deviants (natural enemies of the Eternals) launched a spacecraft containing a powerful energy bomb, in the hope of destroying the mother ship of the Fourth Host of the Celestials. The Forgotten One remained banished to this sector, which the other Eternals shunned, for centuries. As yet, no details of these charges have been revealed. It is said that Zuras' reason for this action was the Forgotten One's pride, and his insistence on intervening in human affairs. The Forgotten OneĮventually, he learned of his true heritage, and Zuras, leader of the Eternals, confined the Forgotten One to a sector of the Eternal city of Olympia. He also joined Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show picking up a few tricks along the way. ĭuring the 19th century, he aided in its translation of the Rosetta Stone. He fought for the Roman Empire as a Centurion, slaying many any tribes in their name. He befriended Aeneas and helped him conquer the Latium, laying the foundations of the Roman Empire. Īt undisclosed times, he and Hercules fought side by side on the walls at Ertatha, and bested the Demon-Dragon Zu. In 1271 BC, he cleaned the Augean Stables for Hercules on his behalf (but unknown to Hercules) by diverting two rivers through the Stables.Īpparently, like Hercules, he took Atlas's burden on his own shoulders.

He was often mistaken with (and consequently known as) Samson and Hercules. Somehow unaware of his membership to the Eternals, he quested for eternal life. In ancient times, the mighty Eternal roamed the Earth aiding ordinary human beings by overthrowing tyrants and slaying dangerous beasts. Īround 3000 BC, he became Gilgamesh, king of Uruk in Sumeria (modern-day Iraq). This Eternal, like every other, was created by the Celestials one million years ago. He recently returned to spending more time with his friend Hercules again in the modern world. Gilgamesh was eventually released and used his fighting prowess to help the rest of the Eternals in a number of adventures.


For a time afterwards he was banished in a part of the Eternal city of Olympia for unclear reasons by the head Eternal Zuras. Gilgamesh spent many centuries adventuring around with Hercules and other famous figures of history. Gilgamesh's brute strength causes him to be recognized as one of the physically strongest Eternals, but he is also often seen as a pariah among his fellow species members and prefers to spend time in human society instead. The one known frequently as both Gilgamesh and The Forgotten One is a member of the Eternals, a genetically superior offshoot race of humanity who possess abilities such as levitation and immortality. You have known me by many names - among them Hero, and Gilgamesh.
