Galactus (Marvel Comics)

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==Summary==
Galactus was originally an explorer named Galan from a planet called "Taa" in a universe that existed before the big bang. When the impending cataclysm gradually killed all life in his universe, including almost all of his own people, he and other survivors sought to escape the decay of their world. They left Taa via a space vessel, but it was eventually engulfed in the cataclysm that ended the old universe and spawned a new one. Galan, however, did not die, but was transformed by the Sentience of the Universe, and gestated for billions of years, emerging (partially due to the inactivity of a Watcher) into the new universe as Galactus.
==Powers and Stats==
Tier: from to , when sufficiently fed, with Cosmic Devouring and the Ultimate Nullifier | | 
Key: Devourer of Worlds | Lifebringer Galactus | After Consuming the Enchanted Planets
Name: Galactus, The Devourer of Words, The World-Eater, formerly known as Galan of Taa | The Lifebringer, The Seeder of Worlds
Origin: Marvel Comics
Gender: Inapplicable, but he was male in his past life and is largely presented as such
Age: Predates the current Marvel Multiverse, originating in the sixth iteration of the cosmos. Though he is technically beyond time.
Classification: Cosmic Entity, Abstract Being, Force of Nature, Balance Between Eternity and Death | Embodiment of Rebirth and Renewal, Wellspring of the Cosmos
Powers and Abilities:
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All the powers and abilities of the Silver Surfer on an immensely larger scale, Absorption (Galactus' prime function and method of sustainment is to feed upon cosmic energies, usually directed at planets, but which also extends to stars,Hunger #1 galaxiesRom #27 and even whole planes of existence if need be.Marvel Graphic Novel #38 Completely drained Sphinx of his power,Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #213 and endlessly drained Hyperstorm's energies,Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #414 the latter being powerless to act as Galactus siphoned them away despite being far more powerful himself. Assimilated Dormammu and Satannish, adding their power to his ownDoctor Strange Vol. 5 #15-16), Reality Warping (Galactus' presence alone heavily distorts reality,Spider-Man and the Secret Wars #3 with him operating on multiple planes of existence simultaneously.The Thanos Imperative #3 States that his every passing whim becomes reality, and Doctor Doom described the material world and his own imagination as having become as one after absorbing Galactus' powerMarvel Superheroes Secret Wars #10), Teleportation, Space-Time Manipulation (His presence bends time as well, influencing the past, present and future of multiple realities and resulting in causal anomalies that can threaten to erase individuals from history), Energy Manipulation, Matter Manipulation, Causality Manipulation, Physics Manipulation, Transmutation (Effortlessly melted down Terrax, before turning him into a worm and then into pure energy, which Galactus claims he could disperse across the whole cosmosFantastic Four Vol. 1 #211), Telekinesis, Telepathy (Stalemated Odin in a telepathic battle,Mighty Thor Vol. 1 #3Mighty Thor Vol. 1 #4 with the two overwhelming each other at multiple points), Dimensional Travel (Teleported the High Evolutionary to the Negative Zone,Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #175 and, through considerable effort, opened a gateway to the Continuum, a bubble universe completely isolated from the rest of the multiverseChaos War #4-5), Abstract Existence (Type 2; Stated to beThe Thanos Imperative #2 one of the AbstractsDoctor Strange Vol. 5 #14 that embody the sentience of the universe), Incorporeality (Galactus is not truly a physical being,Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #262 with his real self being pure energySilver Surfer Vol. 3 #10 encased in an armor shell.Thor Vol. 1 #169 Described as being beyond form,Silver Surfer Vol. 3 #140 and instead as taking form to interact with lesser beings), Shapeshifting, Soul Manipulation, Existence Erasure (With the Ultimate Nullifier, which completely erases any offending targets from history,Fantastic Four Annual #24 being even capable of erasing Eternity himselfWhat If? Vol. 1 #32 and potentially the entire multiverse), Transduality (Type 2; Described as being devoid of dualities, being "the absence of opposites" that contrasts The In-Betweener's union of opposites,Silver Surfer Vol. 3 #18 uncreated and untouched by the interplay between Death and Eternity,Silver Surfer Vol. 3 #6 and immune to the In-Betweener's power over dichotomies as a resultSilver Surfer Vol. 3 #17), Perception Manipulation (His true nature is formless, incomprehensible energy, and as such his appearance changes depending on the beholder), Technology Manipulation, Regeneration (Low-Godly; Capable of reconstituting himself even after having his physical form annihilated and reduced to cosmic energy,Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #45Infinity War #4 which is described as akin to the soulAnnihilation #3), Light Manipulation (Emitted light "more pure and bright than the first white light of creation"Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #243 when exerting his power against Terrax), Cosmic Awareness, Immortality (Type 1; Type 2 – Galactus' will to survive is so powerful that he remains fully conscious even after having his physical form dissipated and returned to cosmic energy; Type 3; Type 5 – Galactus is a being whose nature transcends both Eternity and Death, the fundamental concepts of life and deathWhat If? Vol. 2 #1 and existence and nonexistence,Avengers: Celestial Quest #6 representing a force of alienness and unpredictability that is exempt from both polarities), Non-Physical Interaction and Invulnerability Negation (Capable of harming The In-Betweener in spite of the latter's nondual nature making him impervious to all conventional attacks.Doctor Strange Vol. 2 #28 Harmed Kitty Pryde while she was IntangibleCataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #5. Can interact with and absorb magic energy), Power Bestowal, Beyond-Dimensional Existence (Type 1; His real form is stated to have no dimensions at all), Time Travel (Sent Sphinx back to the past), Acausality (Types 1 and 4; Stated to be an entity that exists beyond time and spaceCataclysm #0.1), Forcefield Creation, Resistance to Magic on the level of a Sorcerer Supreme (Has taken many magic attacks from the likes of Doctor Strange and Agamotto without issue), Telepathy and Mind Manipulation (Even while idle and completely unaware of their interference, Galactus' mental defenses are considered far too strong for Charles Xavier and Magneto to breachMarvel Superheroes Secret Wars #9), Soul Manipulation (Galactus' spirit is of a similar nature to Eternity and Infinity's, being beyond the power of the Soul StoneThanos Vol. 1 #2) and Physics Manipulation (Galactus is composed of cosmic energies to which the regular laws of physics don't applyCataclysm: The Ultimates' Last Stand #2)
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All previous powers and abilities to immensely greater degrees, as well as Life Manipulation, Abstract Existence (Type 1; In the Superflow, where he exists as living information within conceptual spaceUltimates² #9)
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All powers and abilities he possessed as the World-Eater, to immeasurably higher degrees.
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Attack Potency: Varies from High Universe level (Immensely more powerful than the likes of Silver Surfer and Thor, with the former being Galactus' Herald and deriving his power from him, thus below even his hungry states) to High Hyperverse level (His power is deemed to rival Odin,Thor; Vol 1; #168Fantastic Four: World's Greatest Comic Magazine #11 and the two stood evenly matched in direct confrontation. Fought against Agamotto to a standstill,Doctor Strange, Sorcerer Supreme #43 with Agamotto himself being one-third of the Vishanti, who are comparable to Slorioth, a pan-dimensional entity whose totality is vast beyond what any single dimensionality could hope to contain,Secret Defenders #25 extending over all higher dimensions, of whichGhost Rider 2099 Vol. 1 #25 there isChildren of the Voyager #3-4 anSecret Wars II #2 infinite number."Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #51""Fantastic Four Unlimited #3" While sated by four planetsFantastic Four Vol. 1 #602 and well beyond his usual levels, he was able to defeat a Mad CelestialFantastic Four Vol. 1 #603 and force the remaining ones to merge into a single being to deal with him), Low Outerverse level when sufficiently fed (Fought against The In-Betweener to a standstill, being considered his cosmic equal and opposite and tending the balance between Eternity and Death just as the In-Betweener maintains the balance of Chaos and Order,Silver Surfer Vol. 3 #31 with them being considered "cornerstones of the great triangle that is the universe"Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #257 and three parts of a shared essence. Absorbed Dormammu and the Flames of the Faltine, adding their power into his own), High Outerverse level with Cosmic Devouring (Capable of consuming the Galactus Seed, a piece of the Multiversal Eternity itself,Fantastic Four Vol. 1 #600 considered his "eternal soul"Mighty Thor Vol. 1 #3 and "the heart of everything,"Mighty Thor Vol. 1 #2 which gave birth to YggdrasilDeadpool vs Gambit #5 when planted. Upon having his hunger amplified and "unconstrained by mind or morality," Galactus would be able to devour the entirety of the omniverse from the inside-out,Ultimates² #6 reducing Eternity to scraps and returning all of existence to The First FirmamentUltimates² #5) and the Ultimate Nullifier (The Ultimate Nullifier, at its peak capacity, is able to erase and recreate the Multiversal EternityFantastic Four Vol. 3 #49) | High Outerverse level (Comparable to other Multiversal Abstracts, being considered an inner working of the omniverse in the same vein as them and "the wellspring of the cosmos,"Ultimates #6 residing in the Superflow alongside themUltimates² #2) | High Outerverse level (Stated to have become more powerful than he has ever been,Thor Vol. 6 #6 surpassing the power he had as the Lifebringer. The totality of his power being unleashed as a bomb was able to destroy the Black Winter, who destroyed the sixth iteration of EternityThor Vol. 6 #1 and is itself strongly implied to be the "all-death"Thor Vol. 6 #5 that came to be with the suicide of the Second CosmosDefenders: Beyond #2)
Speed: Varies from Massively FTL+ (Vastly superior to his Heralds) to Infinite (Comparable to the likes of Odin and the Celestials), Immeasurable when sufficiently fed | Immeasurable (Exists in the Superflow, above the concepts of space and time personified by the Universal Eternity), has an Omnipresent state of existence (Stated to be an "existential concept," being an inner working of Eternity personifying the concept of rebirth and renewal) | Immeasurable
Lifting Strength: Varies from Infinite (Superior to his Heralds) to Immeasurable | Immeasurable
Striking Strength: Varies from High Universe level to High Hyperverse level, Low Outerverse level when sufficiently fed | High Outerverse level | High Outerverse level
Durability: Varies from High Universe level to High Hyperverse level, Low Outerverse level when sufficiently fed | High Outerverse level | High Outerverse level
Stamina: Superhuman | Infinite (As the Lifebringer, Galactus no longer needs to feed, being powered by a boundless, self-generating wellspring of energy and lifeUltimates² #8)
Range: Varies. High Universal to High Hyperversal, Low Outerversal when sufficiently fed, High Outerversal with Cosmic Devouring and the Ultimate Nullifier | High Outerversal
Standard Equipment: The Ultimate Nullifier
Intelligence: Supergenius, likely Nigh-Omniscient
Weaknesses: Galactus requires the life energies of worlds to sustain himself, and should he go long enough without feeding, he will starve and die | None notable
==Notable Matchups==
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==References==
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