'Eternals' post-credits scene explained: Kit Harington's the Black Knight? Well, almost
'Game of Thrones' star Kit Harington made his MCU debut as the Black Knight in Marvel's 'The Eternals'. His character is a member of the Avengers in the comics and was created by Stan Lee and Joe Maneely in 1955. The origins of the Black Knight date back to Arthurian days (Another movie that dated back to King Arthur's time was 'Transformers: The Last Knight').
Black Knight's tales come with an element of magic and a shade of the supernatural, quite similar to Doctor Strange. Before becoming the sorcerer superhero, Dane Whitman was heir to a legacy that goes back to King Arthur's reign. The first Black Knight, Sir Percy, was chosen by the legendary wizard Merlin and received an enchanted blade forged from a meteorite. Unfortunately, the Ebony Blade, as it was called, received a terrible curse because of all the blood that Percy shed with it. The blade was passed down to generations after his death.
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The answer is Whitman's relationship with Sersi. According to the comics, the superhero was part of the Avengers when he met her and the duo became involved in a romantic relationship. A supervillain, Proctor, altered Sersi and destabilizes her powers. In a bid to cure her, Ikaris, the other Eternal, tries to make things normal by bonding her to Whitman by the Gann Josin, a process of soul-bonding. The movie though picks a different story angle. Dane Whitman (Harington) is shown to be in love with Sersi. He also witnesses her being snatched away by Arishem for killing a celestial about to be born.
In the end-credits scene, Whitman is shown to open the box that contains the cursed Ebony Blade before an unfamiliar voice stops him to ask if he is ready for what he is about to do. This scene clubbed with the mid-credits one just further adds to the fact that Marvel will explore the origins of Black Knight at some stage, considering that 'Eternal's 2 is not greenlit yet. Marvel had previously tinkered with the idea of introducing the character earlier. His Ebony Blade was designed in 2016 during 'Doctor Strange' and was intended to be one of the relics at Kamar-Taj.
Now, he's here, and he's almost the next Black Knight. Well, almost.