Originally posted by zopzop
But then again,
1) Eternity of 616 was put into a coma by Nightmare and needed Dr. Strange's help to free himself.
1) Yea, via stipulation a lot of dumb crap happens. (like Dormy/Umar is good ie.)
Nightmare used Eternity's own self against him by empowering himself
with a good portion of Earth life (sentient beings) via "dreams,"
This in turn put Eternity to sleep, where Nightmare had control
since Eternity is the consciousness of those sentient beings.
How was Nightmare able to this though, is he that powerful?
He's not that powerful and he'll never be able to pull that stunt again, ever.
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It was Eternity himself who permitted Humans to explore other Dimensions by "mind exploration"
this opened a Doorway to Nightmare's realm who fed on the sleeping Humans and thus ... hello stipulation.
You realize the PIS when Dr Strange who exalts Eternity as a "god" ...
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... who himself sees Eternity holding entire UniverseS Past Present and Future in one hand.
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is saving Eternity.
That aside,
in the story Dr Strange owned Nightmare in his own realm in one page,
which further supports that the idea of Nightmare being able to affect Eternity in any way
must come through stipulated circumstances, ... or in others, good ol' PIS!
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Originally posted by zopzop
2) Eternity of 616 was put into a headlock and choked out by the Ancient One.
2) First, Eternity was neither choked out nor harmed in any way shape or form.
The Ancient One scenario was the artist depicting a battle of wills over a decision.
(Eternity simply turned away and began to ponder)
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"He" (Eternity) will consider. ... Perhaps the Cosmos will find wisdom in our deeds"
The Ancient One wasn't battling Eternity for Eternity and the Ancient One are one.
The Ancient One was trying to convince Eternity to consider Dr Strange's plea,
by reminding Eternity of all the good they've done,
which he did, but interestingly Eternity also tells Dr Strange, "good job"
and then when Eternity leaves the Ancient one say's he has to leave also,
because he and Eternity are one, while the artists draws Ancient One's face on Eternity's body.
The Ancient also tells Dr Strange that this was all a test,
and Eternity tells Strange it was all a dream.
So go figure ...
Anyway, with a thought,
Eternity re-created Planet Earth & it's entire history (human and more included) from beginning to present.
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And apparently in the end,
Eternity and the Ancient One were in cahoots to develop a better Strange.