One of the cosmic race known as the
Celestials published by
Marvel Comics.
Oneg the Prober first appeared in
Eternals #9 in 1977 and created by
Jack Kirby.
The Celestials travel about the universe, inspecting worlds and
their inhabitants for their fitness. Each of the Celestials have
a specific task to fulfill with their names reflecting the task
they perform. Arishem the Judge is the final authority of the
fitness of a world. Exitar the Executioner carries out the
destruction of worlds or races should they be judged unfit to
continue.
Then, there is Oneg the Prober. Oneg is one of the
few Celestials that seem to perform multiple tasks. The first is
relatively straight forward. When the Celestials go to a world,
Oneg the Prober explores and inspects the world itself. He
delves into the planet to discover its make up and origin as well
as inspecting the various continents. He has been seen in comics
inspecting the continent of Australia on Earth.
The other task that Oneg performs is linked to the Celestials
occasional decision to introduce additional genetic material into a
race's DNA. This insertion of genetic material to an entire race
is the job of Oneg the Prober.
The exact procedure by which the
insertion is performed has not been recorded to date, but one has
to imagine that it involves all of humanity being invited out for
drinks by Oneg after being introduced by Exitar at a party. Oneg
and humanity then go out for dinner and dancing, during which
humanity and Oneg exchange a few smoldering looks. Oneg invites
humanity back to his spaceship after humanity gets all slutty, and after Oneg uses the world
"soul-mate" a few times and swears that the Skrull never meant
anything to him, they spend a whirlwind hour together while Oneg
introduces the genetic material into humanity. Humanity then has
a cigarette, which sometimes causes an ice age, having that much
smoke introduced into the atmosphere at once. Then there are some
vague promises from Oneg about calling and humanity takes a cab
home. Humanity hears a week later that Oneg has left the planet
and was seen leaving a club with those skanky Kree.
Oneg the Prober appears as the rest of the Celestials do, as a
two thousand foot tall armored figure. He possesses cosmic
powers that include energy manipulation, near invulnerability,
and the ability to travel unaided in the space.