Who is Dane Whitman, Kit Harington’s Character in Eternals?

Actor Kit Harington had a limited appearance in MCU’s latest release, Eternals. The actor plays Dane Whitman, the current boyfriend of Eternal Sersi (Gemma Chan) in the film. People loved to see Kit on the big screen and his chemistry with Sersi. But many are wondering who exactly is he in the Marvel universe.

The story contains spoilers from Eternals movie so proceed only if you are okay with knowing it. During the climax, Dane tells Sersi that his family history is complicated. Before he could tell more, Sersi disappears because of Arishem. However, the end credits scene tease us more about Dane’s future.

In the end credit scene, Dane looks at a sword known as ‘Ebony Blade’, which had inscribed words, ‘Death is my reward’. Suddenly, there’s a voice in the background that says, “Sure you’re ready for that, Mr. Whitman?” While we don’t know whose voice is that, we will tell you about Kit Harington’s character.

Eternals Poster ft Kit Harington as Dane Whitman

As per the comics, Dane is Marvel’s third Black Knight. He is the nephew of the villainous Black Knight Nathan Garrett. Marvel.com mentions, “Dane was summoned by his uncle when he was mortally wounded following a battle with Iron Man. With his last words his uncle confessed to his life of crime, and bid Dane to restore the honor of the Black Knight legacy.”

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Dane had wanted to utilise his scientific knowledge alone to do good initially. However, when the mutant villains were thought to be lost in space, his scientific studies using magnetism to look for extraterrestrial life accidentally brought Magneto and Toad back to Earth.

Magneto began re-forming his Brotherhood right away, kidnapping Quicksilver and the Scarlet Witch as a first step. Whitman dressed as the Black Knight and went on the hunt for Magneto but was met by the Avengers, who mistook him for his uncle. The Black Knight assisted the Avengers in getting back on track, but he eventually parted ways, irritated by their scepticism.

About his character, the Eternals actor told Inverse, “I did the reading on him and I quickly forgot about it as soon as I can. None of that stuff’s real. What’s real is this movie, and who he is in this movie. He’s just Dane Whitman, at the Natural History Museum.”

Read more about Dane Whitman/Black Knight here.

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Pooja Darade
Pooja Darade
A film journalist and editor. She enjoys listening to sad Hindi songs and watching comedy and horror movies.

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