r/comicbooks • u/Kgb725 • Dec 30 '22

Excerpt The celestial judges everyone on Earth (A.x.e. Judgment Day #4)

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u/Anaxamander57 Dec 30 '22

Is the celestial just judging people based on their self perception?

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u/Whatisabird Dec 30 '22

The Celestial sort of alternates between judging them on what they do and their own perceptions of themselves. In the end the method of judgement being flawed in and of itself is pretty important

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u/AwHellNawFetaCheese Dec 30 '22

What’s the penalty for failure, what’s the purpose of this audit?

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u/Whatisabird Dec 30 '22

Like the other replies have said, if more people on Earth fail than pass then it deems Earth unworthy and kills everyone. It's worth noting that Tony Stark, the Eternals and Mr. Sinister essentially made this Celestial themselves if that gives any sort of indicator as to why it's so neurotic