text: Galactus last edited by jedigeekmaster on 06/16/18 04:20PM View full history Current EventsThe LifebringerGalactus has now been transformed into Lifebringer, by the Ultimates who restores life to all the planets Galactus has destroyed. Galactus has also currently been tasked with a mission by Eternity to discover why it has been put in chains and by who.OriginGalactusGalactus is the only survivor of the universe that existed before the Big Bang. He was actually born billions of years ago on the planet Taa. Taa was a paradise world, the most technologically advanced in all the universe. Galactus was born during the last years of his universe just as the Big Bang was approaching. He was a scientist and informed his people of the impending doom not only Taa but the universe itself. The very atoms of the universe were changing and they watched as civilizations died.Soon, residents of Taa began dying of radiation poisoning and even their advanced skills could not stop it. He persuaded some crewman to fly with himself in a space vessel into the terminal point of the universe as a sort of last act of Heroism to his people. Everyone else on the ship died and that's when a cosmic being calling itself the Sentience of the Universe told him they both must die. The being combined with Galan and became part of the new Universe as a cosmic egg.Galactus was created along with his starship and the embodiments of Death and Eternity. He stayed here, inert, for billions of years. A Watcher found the ship to be interesting and brought it down out of a planet's orbit, thus breaking his oath of non-interference. He awoke the incredibly powerful entity on-board. He had one chance to destroy it but did not interfere, knowing that this entity must live.Galactus learned to control his power and created a unique body suit to help regulate his awesome energies. His ship became an incubation chamber and Galactus stayed there for several hundreds of years. The ship eventually fell into orbit over Archeopia, and the residents dared not tamper with it. During a space war, his ship was fired upon and Galactus was awakened, his incubation complete. This was the first time Galactus fed upon the energy of a planet. The survivors of this planet who escaped became known as the Wanderers.He looked upon the ruin he had created. But he knew he had the power of creation as well as annihilation. He began to reconstruct the world, taking millennia to finish it. When completed, it was enormous, so that planets orbited it as though it were a sun. The world-ship became Galactus' home and he named it Taa II.At this time, he could go centuries before he needed to feed again. He started out feeding upon the energies of uninhabited worlds. Soon, his hunger grew more quickly and the time between feedings grew shorter. At first, Galactus felt much guilt for his destruction. Eventually, he stopped worrying about only feeding upon uninhabited worlds as he felt he was above other beings.When he came across Death and Eternity, it was believed that Galactus served as the balance between the two forces. CreationGalactus was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby. Galactus made his first comic book appearance in the Fantastic Four #48.Character EvolutionFirst Creations of GalactusGalactus created himself some companionship in the form of Tyrant, a being equal in size and almost equal in strength. But Galactus only took what he needed to survive, while Tyrant had the urge to conquer and dominate. When Galactus learned of this, he reduced Tyrant's size and power and banished him to the edges of the universe in a battle that destroyed untold galaxies.Galactus' first attempt at finding new worlds to devour was a self-replicating program known as the Cosmos Automation Program. This was a data-loop that would travel to distant planets and prepare them for his consumption. The program sought out great minds of a world to create an artificial life form that would absorb cosmic energies and destroy the defenses of the world in preparation for Galactus.After thirty millennia, several worlds found a way to manipulate the creation and use it in their defense, so he abandoned the program. The Cosmos Automation Program did reach Earth was compelled by the Mad Thinker to make a cosmic powered robot of the Hulk.Galactus soon decided it would be more efficient to have others search out the worlds with compatible energies rather than seek them out himself. The first Herald of Galactus, the Fallen One was created with dark energy, didn't work out so well due to its corrupt nature. He was forced to imprison the Fallen One at the edge of the universe. For some time, he retired the idea of a herald.The Silver SurferThe Silver SurferWhen Galactus was about to feed upon the planet Zenn-La, it was Norrin Radd, a native of the planet, that persuaded Galactus to spare his world in exchange for his service. Galactus empowered Norrin his own Power Cosmic and surpassed his morals to prevent inhabited planets from being overlooked. Thus the Silver Surfer was born.Coming upon planet Earth, a woman named Alicia Masters was able to unlock the Silver Surfer's morality and compassion. He chose to stand up against Galactus along with the Fantastic Four. With the help of Uatu, they were able to obtain a weapon of incredible power known as the Ultimate Nullifier. Standing defeated, Galactus decided to bind the Silver Surfer to Earth as punishment for his betrayal. No longer could he surf the vast reaches of space. He spent several years bound to Earth.Having broken his promise, Galactus returned to Zenn-La, where in a rare moment offered it's inhabitants 24 hours to leave the planet. Galactus consumed Zenn-La's biospheric energies, leaving the planet a dead husk.Galactus continued to feed upon worlds and created other heralds to assist him. It is Galactus' belief that he is beyond the scope of being good or evil. He truly believes that he serves a purpose in the universe and will eventually give more back than he has taken. New Heralds of GalactusGalactus chose Gabriel Lan as his next herald, thus creating the Air-Walker. When Galactus traveled into Ovoid space they attacked him to protect their world and subsequently killed his new herald. Galactus then transferred Gabriel's consciousness into an android body and sent it to Earth in an attempt to regain the Surfer as his herald. The Surfer destroyed the android and with the help of the Fantastic Four, turned Galactus away once again.Having chased his friend Gabriel across the universe, Pyreus Kril then met Galactus. He agreed to be the next herald and was dubbed Firelord. Originally, Firelord blamed the Silver Surfer for what had happened to his friend, claiming that if the Surfer never disobeyed Galactus that Gabriel would not be dead.Firelord served as herald but after an agreement with Thor, Firelord offered the Destroyer as his replacement. Galactus accepted. The Destroyer was merely temporary, as he chose Tyros to replace it, making him Terrax the Terrible. In exchange for the Fantastic Four securing Tyros for him, Galactus agreed to defeat the Sphinx. But also part of the bargain was that Earth would belong to Galactus. After defeating the Sphinx, Mr. Fantastic (with the help of the Watcher) tricked Galactus into believing Reed had made an Ultimate Nullifier. Galactus left Earth, but his deal to spare the Earth was revoked and he claimed he would one day return and devourer the planet once and for all.Terrax fled from Galactus and he found the unique powers of Dazzler useful in obtaining his herald from his hiding place within a black hole. With Terrax back as his herald once more, Galactus attempted to quell his hunger on Galador - the home of the Spaceknights. Rom made a deal to spare Galador in exchange for the energies of the Dark Nebula. Once there, Galactus learned he could not feed on Wraithworld or it's black sun. Still honoring his bargain, he spared Galador and moved it across the galaxy to spare it from the Dark Nebula's pull - and to hide it from the Spaceknights as spite for their trickery.Terrax proved too ambitious and rebelled. Galactus nearly exhausted all of his power following Terrax across the universe. Terrax ran to Earth and took Manhattan into space threatening to kill everyone in the city unless the Fantastic Four defeated Galactus for him. Galactus easily returned the island and removed Terrax's cosmic power from him. But this brought Galactus to unsafe power levels and he needed to feed, choosing the planet he was currently on - Earth. The Fantastic Four along with the Avengers and Doctor Strange was able to defeat Galactus in his low state of energy, causing him to begin shrinking.Realizing that Galactus was about to die, Reed Richards and Captain America decided that they could not allow that despite his actions. Reed constructed a machine that recycled Galactus' energy and restored him, but he still did not have the energy to reach the nearest suitable planet. It seemed they were back where they started until a friend of the FF's Frankie Raye appeared and offered to become his newest herald. Although he didn't have enough energy to make her a powerful herald, he did touch her mind and give her cosmic powers to help her with her new duties. She would come to be known as Nova.Nova was then captured by the Skrulls who tried to use her as a bargaining chip to make Galactus destroy enemy Kree worlds for them. Galactus could have easily rescued her, but my have destroyed her in the process. At the same time, the Silver Surfer had managed to escape the barrier of Earth and made a deal with Galactus. In exchange for saving Nova, Galactus allowed the Surfer to remain free of Earth and pardoned him for his rebellion.Assassination PlotThe Elders of the Universe had formulated a plan to kill Galactus and restart the universe, making themselves Galactus-like beings. They gathered the Infinity Gems and with the power nearly drained him of his life force. He was saved by the Silver Surfer and Nova. Nova created a black hole to another dimension and many of the elders were trapped in it. Galactus absorbed the energies of the supernova and consumed the remaining elders as punishment. But due to the elders deal with Death, they remained alive and attacked Galactus from the inside again bringing him to death's door.He called for the Surfer to help him once again. He told the Surfer the only ones who can help were Mr. Fantastic and Invisible Woman. The Surfer retrieved them and they traveled through the black hole to obtain the Infinity Gems. But the plot thickened, and the Elders residing in the hole had formed an alliance with the In-Betweener. The Elders and the In-Betweener escaped the black hole and attacked Galactus. The In-Betweener did not come through on his end of the bargain and instead sent Galactus into his dimension so that the In-Betweener could rule in his.The Silver Surfer pleaded to the rulers of this dimension, Lord Chaos and Master Order and they removed the elders from Galactus and restored his strength. Mr. Fantastic arranged their escape. Back in their dimension, Galactus defeated the In-Betweener with the assistance of the Elders, the Surfer, Nova, Mr. Fantastic and the Invisible Woman.Infinity GauntletDuring the Infinity Gauntlet event the evil Thanos collected the Infinity Gems and became a threat to Galactus and the universe itself.Thanos' anger and frustration was awesome in force. The psychic wave of power rose from the stellar monument of love and washed out into the ether. The first heavenly body that encountered the wave was a 20,000,000 year old red giant star. Every law of nature revolted against this Jewel's continued existence. Its end was breathtaking. Yet it was but one of many that will fall before the wrath of Thanos, who with the Infinity Gauntlet, was the supreme being of the universe and reality.A planet Galactus was about to consume crumbled beneath the Titan's rage. This was the second banquet of which Thanos had cheated Galactus. He realized that even his staggering might was nothing compared to the near infinite power that Thanos wielded. But Galactus did not have plans to turn tail and run.Galactus is a being of power and intellect. Plans must be conceived and alliances formed. Only then may he savor the cold feast of vengeance.The readings on Thanos' destructive psychic emanations were astounding. The wave devastated nearly a quarter of the galaxy. It was at only 2% of its peak strength when it hit the Earth.Galactus then met with the other cosmic abstract beings and joined forces with Adam Warlock against Thanos. At first he had objections to allowing a mortal to lead them but when the other cosmic beings agreed, Galactus did as well. This contingent of cosmic entities challenged Thanos' might. The very conflict was more than the fragile reality could bear. However, this attack failed and Thanos destroyed the cosmic defenders and usurped Eternity, becoming reality itself.Thanos lost the gauntlet to Nebula who also made quick work of the cosmic entities, but she was much less experienced with the gauntlet and Adam Warlock managed to take it from her grasp.Infinity WarGalactus had sensed the next cosmic event known as the Infinity War under the despotic Magus. Galactus required a mage to assist him and sought out Doctor Strange, dispatching Nova ahead of him. Upon his arrival, Galactus blocked himself from the view of the citizens of New York City. When Strange refused to assist him because Galactus would not answer his questions, Galactus began destroying the city to show that he was not asking. With all the destruction and no hope of victor, Strange reluctantly agreed but requested that the Silver Surfer assist as well. Together they determined the source of the energy fluctuations Galactus had sensed and went after their origin.With Doctor Strange attached to his ship, they were able to navigate through dimensions to follow the source. Believing they would arrive before his plan was complete, the Magus destroyed the ship, but Galactus was able to reform it with his incredible power. They arrived a few dimensions short of Magus, precisely where he had intended. They came upon Earth's heroes battling Thanos and the Infinity Watch. Galactus stopped the battle and Adam Warlock brought the Infinity Gems together to use as a weapon against the Magus, but they didn't work This was the doing of the Living Tribunal. Galactus took Gamora to meet with the Tribunal and persuade him to give the gems their power back..The Tribunal cannot re-power the gems without the consent of Eternity, who is in a catatonic state. Galactus uses Gamora as a tool to awaken Eternity who repowered the gems. Unfortunately by that time the Magus had obtained the gauntlet and shortly after Galactus realized this error. He then destroys all of the evil doppelgangers of Earth's heroes.Fortunately, Thanos and Warlock tricked Magus, the gauntlet only containing a copy of the Reality Gem. Without all the gems, Magus was defeated.The Herald OrdealNova and her sudden lack of loyalty have become bothersome to Galactus. She has begun lying in order to save innocent lives, which matter not to Galactus. To show her a lesson he takes her to a planet to witness it's destruction. He comes across an executioner that has the qualities he desires - ruthlessness, fearless and obedient. He frees Nova of his service and creates a new herald, to rival even the Silver Surfer's power - Morg. Morg's first duty is to rid Galactus of an unwanted guest, the Silver Surfer.The Surfer vowed to stop Morg at all costs. He was too bloodthirsty and unworthy of becoming a herald. He found Firelord and Nova to assist him. Together they resurrected Air-Walker, who was able to locate Galactus. Before they went into battle they sought one more - Terrax. After battling him they agreed to free him from his imprisonment if he assisted. They retrieved his axe from where the Surfer left it and headed to face Morg.When they arrived, Morg proved too powerful for all of them. Terrax suggested that the only one who can stop him is Galactus, so the Surfer must convince him. He pleaded with Galactus, telling him Morg was too evil and even if they are all destroyed others will follow for eternity. He agreed that he must be undisturbed in order to survive. By the time they reached the battle, Air-Walker was severely damaged, Firelord and Terrax wounded. Before Galactus could arrive, Morg killed Nova. This angered Galactus who removed his cosmic power from him. Firelord and Air-Walker agreed to be his temporary heralds afterward.Return of TyrantFor More Information: Silver SurferIn private, Galactus hid the fact that he was resurrecting Morg from his new heralds. He had plans for Morg and sent him after Terrax to retake his axe, which was a part of him. In the process, he and Terrax were captured by Galactus' former servant, Tyrant. When Morg did not return, Galactus sought him out and traced him to Tyrant's Fortress. He demanded the release of his herald. Rather they recreate the age old battle they once had and create massive amounts of damage to the universe, Galactus fell to the demands of Tyrant, and allowed him to keep Morg. He stated that he will deal with Tyrant when the time was right.When Morg escaped Tyrant, he immediately returned to Galactus, killing his herald Air Walker and severely injuring Firelord. Galactus tells Morg to finish Firelord but he is stopped by the Silver Surfer. The Surfer defeats Morg and offers a deal to Galactus. Although Galactus need not make deals with any being, he agrees so he does not have to deal with the annoyance of the Surfer. He revives Air Walker and Firelord. Air Walker is downloaded to essentially become Galactus' ship while Firelord is pardoned from his position.Eventually, Tyrant planned to met with Galactus, who knew the time had come for a final battle between the two of them. Every time Galactus fed on the biospheric energies of a planet, Tyrant grew weaker. Galactus always knew this time would come. Tyrant arrived on Galactus ship and they began their final confrontation. Galactus attempted to integrate Tyrant into his ship, but Tyrant had control over technology and escaped. He then used the ship to drain Galactus of his biospheric energy, leaving him extremely weakened.Tyrant had the upper hand, but soon Morg emerged to save his master with the Ultimate Nullifier. Galactus and Tyrant both feared the Nullifier and it's power soon began to consume Morg. The Silver Surfer arrived, sensing his former master's peril and Galactus had him try to stop Morg. The power of the Nullifier was finally more than could be handled and Galactus told the Surfer to escape while he stayed behind in an attempt to contain the energy of the explosion, for the Nullifier was under his protection. The ship exploded, killing everyone on board, Galactus assumingly included.Rebirth & RedemptionFor More Information: Silver SurferGalactus eventually resurfaced and took his place in the universe once again. His next herald was Red Shift. Upon his return, Galactus began to consume planets with intelligent life purposefully. This nearly lead Galactus to Earth once again, but Red Shift was stopped by the Silver Surfer and trapped in a black hole. But Galactus was still crazed and not in his right mind, forcing the Silver Surfer to turn against him.The Surfer took control of Galactus' ship and opened a warp, which turned Galactus into pure energy. Taken into the warp, Galactus calms and tells the Surfer that he had felt his madness coming for eons. He had chosen the noble Surfer as his herald so that when the madness consumed him, the Surfer would do what needed to be done. Before his death, Galactus warned of a greater horror to come.This horror came in the form of Abraxas, an extremely powerful entity that was kept in check by the existence of Galactus. After merging and nearly destroying all realities, Franklin Richards and Valeria found their purpose and used their powers together to resurrect Galactus, whose essence was located in the heart of Eternity.When Galactus arrived, he showed the ability to call the Ultimate Nullifier to himself at will, claiming it is a part of him. Galactus gave the Nullifier to Reed Richards who then used it on Abraxas and set the multiverse back to it's normal state.Galactus soon stumbled upon a way to sustain his appetite indefinitely with the Infinity Gems, for Galactus had long wished to be released of his hunger that causes the deaths of billions. But he was coerced by an extra-dimensional being known as the Hunger. The Hunger made Galactus believe the Gems had the same energy Galactus required in order to build a device known as the Crux. The Crux, when completed, would help the Hunger enter Galactus' reality.Thanos attempted to stop Galactus, but Galactus would not believe him because of his deceitful past. When Galactus powered up the Crux, the Hunger was released. Only with Thanos' help could Galactus defeat the Hunger. Galactus had been tricked and would still have to continue to consume planets and destroy lives, despite what he wanted. Thanos told him to continue his path and eventually those in the universe will destroy him, Thanos included.More HeraldsGalactus And His HeraldsAn alien being named Zius set out to save any other planets from Galactus' destruction. He developed a device capable of making planets invisible to the world devourer, which he quickly spread across the universe. But Zius soon learned of the Invisible Woman, and that she had the power to see through the shields. He set out to kill her. Reed learned of this, and to protect her, he swapped her powers with Johnny's. But Galactus figured this out himself, killed Zius and took Johnny as his new herald, giving him the Power Cosmic.Unlike other heralds, Galactus left Johnny's mind the same. Johnny did not wish to kill billions in order to feed Galactus, so he stalled for as much time as he could. Eventually, the remainder of the Fantastic Four arrived with the help of Quasar, and Johnny devised a plan to stop Galactus, who had now found a world with Johnny's help.Building a device similar to the one Reed used to swap Sue and Johnny's powers, Johnny focused his Power Cosmic into it and the result was as he had hoped: the essence of Galactus had been separated from Galen. They took Galen back to Earth in an attempt to restore some of his humanity before the essence of Galactus returned to him. But everywhere Galen looked on Earth, he only focused on their primitive culture and shortcomings as a race.Reed constructed a dimensional portal in the hopes of finding an energy realm capable of sustaining Galactus' hunger, but it was too dangerous and would be a threat to the Earth. But Reed's talk with Galen set a spark in him, that humanoid species deserve the chance to become better over time, and who was he to destroy it? Galen locked himself in the device and initiated it to send him to the other dimension. Eventually, the essence of Galactus would find him wherever he went, but for now Earth and as many other possible species would be spared from the hunger of Galactus.Galactus next servant was the creature known as Stardust. A being of pure energy, it was faithful to Galactus. The first planet it led Galactus to was New Korbin, which Galactus consumed. This would eventually lead to later events with the Korbinite Beta Ray Bill. When Stardust faced Beta Ray Bill, they accidentally released a being of pure evil known as Asteroth into the universe. Galactus revived Alpha Ray and gave him some Power Cosmic in order to assist against the threat.AnnihilationFor More Information: AnnihilationDuring Annihilation, the positive zone was growing and actually wound up crossing over into the Negative Zone, where Annihilus ruled. The first attack was on the Kyln, a prison at the edge of the universe. This is where Galactus' first herald the Fallen One was imprisoned. As always, the Fallen One went straight to get his revenge on his former master, but Galactus defeated him, but once again did not kill him.Annihilus went over to the positive zone with the rest of the Annihilation Wave and was taking over the positive zone to get the planets that he conquered back from the positive zone. This conquering frenzy was disturbing the balance that the mighty Galactus had fought so hard to maintain.Galactus EnragedThe ex-heralds of Galactus ( Firelord and Red Shift) were followed by Stardust to go find and inform Galactus' favored herald the Silver Surfer that he was summoned. The world devourer imbued his herald with more cosmic power and demanded him to fight off their attackers, which were beings known as hunters who were as powerful as the original Surfer.Galactus and Surfer fought them off, however in a deal with Thanos, Aegis and Tenebrous who were imprisoned by Galactus, attacked the Ravager of Worlds and his herald. Galactus was defeated, and given to Thanos along with the Silver Surfer and were converted into energy sources for the Wave.Galactus not only powered the Annihilation Wave but became a planet destroying weapon in their hands. They could use Galactus to destroy a planet and take it's energies for themselves, giving Galactus only enough energy to continue to hold the Silver Surfer captive and enough to keep Galactus from starving to death. But Annihilus planned to use Galactus to destroy all life in the Positive and Negative Zone. Once Thanos learned this, he went to set Galactus free, since he was the only one capable of doing so.Drax The Destroyer, after slaying Thanos, freed the two Cosmic entities and unleashed an enraged, hungering Galactus on the universe. A weakened Galactus revived Silver Surfer by giving him more cosmic power. In a fit of rage, the mighty Galactus single-handedly (in a weakened state) destroyed the Annihilation Wave. The event was known as the "Galactus Event".Shortly afterwards, the ravager of worlds began his search for Aegis and Tenebrous by sending out the Surfer after them. The Surfer single handedly defeated Galactus' foes by tapping into the power source of the universe known as the Crunch and thus, Galactus' vengeance, fulfilled. Due to his imprisonment, the world devourer's insatiable hunger doubled, causing Galactus to have two heralds, Silver Surfer and Stardust.Malnourished and HungryGalactus' hunger had doubled since the events of Annihilation and he sought out new sources of energy fast. When Stardust found a good energy source, the Heralds summoned Galactus. Normally the devourer of worlds, Galactus prepared to consume the energy of the cosmic being Epoch.Epoch was temporarily saved by the Fantastic Four (with Black Panther and Storm acting as members) and both of Galactus' heralds were defeated. But Galactus had already set his device upon Epoch to absorb her energies and there was little the Four could do to stop him. It wasn't until Gravity, who Epoch had just resurrected as Protector of the Universe, decided to step in to save the one who brought him back to life.With his new power, Gravity was able to harm Galactus, but chose a different route. He expired all his energy bestowed by Epoch, using it to feed Galactus. As a thanks, Galactus spared Epoch and left to search for more nourishment.Galactus continued to feed and eventually came to a planet known as Orbucen to feed. The planet contacted the Nova Corps and the Centurion Richard Rider was sent to help them evacuate. On the planet he encountered a psionic being that was possessing people and feeding off of their fear and death known as Harrow. Nova also learned that Galactus' gravitational fields were disrupting the engines of the inhabitants evacuation ships.Nova went to Galactus to try to get him to stall his meal so the ships could be repaired, but the Silver Surfer removed him from Galactus' presence. With the blink of an eye, the Surfer repaired the ships and told Nova to leave the planet. But Nova went after Harrow again and in the process became stranded on a planet about to be destroyed to fulfill Galactus' hunger.Nova escaped to Galactus' ship, the nearest safe place he could reach. He soon learned that Harrow was also on the ship, having stowed away on the ship after the Trial of Galactus and feeding on the suffering of those in Galactus' path. When Nova began to battle Harrow, the Surfer intervened and removed the barrier that keep Harrow hidden from him and Galactus so long. Once Galactus learned what Harrow had been doing, Galactus instantly vaporized him. Galactus spared Nova and the Surfer warned him to never cross Galactus again.GodhunterFor More Information: GodhunterBeta Ray Bill Takes On GalactusAfter Galactus consumed New Korbin, he gained himself a new enemy in Beta Ray Bill. Unable to allow Galactus to continue to destroy other races as he had done to the Korbinites, Bill set out on a mission to destroy Galactus once and for all. Bill was able to get Galactus' location from SWORD agent Abigail Brand.Unable to defeat Galactus head on, Bill planned to starve Galactus to death. He caught up to Galactus at the planet I'Than IX, which was being evacuated by the I'Than at the time. Stardust was unable to stop Bill from destroying the world before Galactus could feed on it's energies. Stardust then led Galactus to I'Than Prime. Bill again destroyed the planet with the use of Voidian's arsenal.Extremely weak and lacking sustenance, Galactus was led to yet another planet. But he know had to contend with the massive armada of the I'Than as well as Bill. Both of Galactus' heralds tried to buy time for Galactus, but this was still not enough. Bill realized that the legacy of his race should not be remembered with the death of Galactus and helped to fight the armada, giving Galactus the time he needed to consume to world. Galactus then destroyed the armada with a wave of his hand.Galactus used some of his power to help revive a Korbinite named Ti Asha Ra for Bill to continue his race and left to feed on more planets, not yet fully sustained by the energies.The Old PowerGalactus then sets his sights on the planet Sakaar, which contains an energy known as the Old Power that will satisfy his hunger for a hundred thousand years. He sends the Silver Surfer in advance, but Skaar does not wish to evacuate his home. He plans on giving Galactus more of the Old Power than he can handle, making him hungrier than ever.Caiera learns of this and opens a portal to Earth which she pushes Skaar through. Galactus consumes Sakaar, and having filled his hunger, falls into a deep sleep. But in his last act before falling through the wormhole, Skaar fulfills his promise and wakes Galactus with his Old Power. This causes Galactus to crave the energy and hunger as never before.The Silver Surfer attempts to stop this from happening, but with a gesture Galactus sends him light years away, dismissing him as herald. A slave of Sakaar known as Hiro Kala soon finds himself filled with the remnants of Sakaar's Old Power, and he is the true Sakaarson. He approaches Galactus, and warns him that he will make him pay for what he has done.Galactus then goes to Doarj'n, another planet filled with the Old Power and consumes it. Meanwhile, Hiro Kala travels to Giausaur, a planet originally given the Old Power by the Shadow. Hiro makes himself into a god here but then offers the planet to Galactus and for himself to become his new herald.But this is all a deception. Hiro never believed himself a god. He just finally understood the Old Power. By becoming a god on the world, Hiro had in turn poisoned Galactus with the Old Power. After consuming the planet, Galactus felt the screams, fear and pain of a hundred billion souls. Screaming in pain, Galactus expels the spirits of those binded by the Old Power.Although Galactus still craves the energy, Hiro informs him that if he consumes it ever again he will die. This is the punishment Hiro leaves with Galactus, that what he craves most he shall never taste again. Galactus' body became poisoned by the Old Power, turning him into a slave to the energy. The Old Power concentrated inside him, Hiro Kala planned to use him to help obliterate the Old Power of the universe. He planned to destroy countless planets in the Microverse when Galactus released this energy, but Arcturus Rann used the Enigma Force Nullifier to prevent the Microverse's destruction by altering history.The Thanos ImperativeFor More Information: Thanos ImperativeThe Galactus Engine!After releasing the Old Power, Galactus regained his composure and reunited with the Silver Surfer. Another threat was looming and the fate of the universe was at stake. After the War of Kings, a massive fissure in space-time known as the Fault opened, connecting the universe to another corrupted universe known as the Cancerverse. In this universe, there was no death and its inhabitants planned on removing death from Galactus' universe as well. Realizing the danger to his universe and all other universes, Galactus, the Celestials and many other abstract powers formed an alliance to stop the invasion of the attackers.But the Cancerverse had an answer to their alliance - a massive version of the Galactus Engine, an extremely powerful weapon of destruction created out of the Galactus of that universe. Galactus was able to hold the line but was slowly failing. The Silver Surfer claimed that if Galactus could not stop the Engine then it would not be stopped.When Death returned to the Cancerverse, she killed it's inhabitants and her return made the universe collapse on itself, thus destroying all it's inhabitants and closing the Fault.Chaos WarFor More Information: Chaos WarGalactus joins the God SquadDuring the Chaos War event, Galactus and the Silver Surfer were summoned against their will by the now immensely powerful Hercules, using his new sky-father powers, and became members of the second incarnation of his team; the God Squad. Galactus aided in the battle against the evil Mikaboshi and his forces. Mikaboshi used Zeus, the dead Olympian All-Father to fight Galactus. Galactus underestimated the power of Zeus and was dispatched by the Olympian with surprising speed and ease.Later, when all seemed lost and the death of the multiverse appeared inevitable, Galactus constructed a device to transport the survivors to a pocket universe known as "Continuum" to ensure his own survival. Fortunately, Hercules whose power had been increased even more, engaged Mikaboshi and fought him to a standstill until he was able to actually trap Mikaboshi himself in the "Continuum Universe." The resulting effort taken by Galactus left him in a severely weakened state once again. In order to replenish his master's energy, the Silver Surfer placed him in Earth's Sun to absorb it's energy and regain his strength. This was stated to shorten the life span of the star by a billion years.The Galactus SeedGalactus has recently returned to Earth with his Herald, The Silver Surfer, to retrieve a unique seed known as the Worldheart created by The All-God discovered by The Asgardians that he claims would forever end his hunger. Odin refused to hand over the seed, setting the stage for an all-out war between The Asgardians and The Devourer of Worlds and his herald Silver Surfer. The fight between two powerful beings damaged both of them and put Odin into Odin sleep. Galactus survived the attack from Odin and kept looking for the seed. The battle ended quickly after Loki took the seed back to the roots of Yggdrasil.To watch the seed, Galactus left behind the Silver Surfer with The Asgardians, tethering him to Earth. He created a new herald that would become known as the Praeter to assist in his world searching.ForeverThanks to both the War of the Four Cities and Mr. Sinister tampering with the Dreaming Celestial, Galactus has returned to Earth to protect it from being destroyed. As destroying the planet would awaken the seed and will replace Galactus and bring doom to the Universe.Hunger (Age of Ultron Aftermath)Galactus arrives in the Ultimate UniverseIn the wake of Ultron's destruction, the time-space continuum was permanently broken, tearing open rifts in the fabric of time and space all across the Multiverse.One of these tears somehow managed to pull Galactus into it and deposited him in the Ultimate Universe (Earth-1610) where he was instantly accosted by his counterpart: the Gah Lak Tus swarm.But instead of consuming him as they originally planned, the swarm merged with its counterpart and became his new Herald. After declaring his need to feed, Galactus dispatched a Gah Lak Tus swarm to seek out and consume a planet for him and then return the energy it collected back to him.He was later seen by The Silver Searcher surrounded by Gah Lak Tus drones, after coming to understand just how truly dangerous Galactus was, the Searcher soared off ahead of him to warn the rest of Creation about Galactus. The Devourer of Worlds eventually reached Planet 3.14 in the Raela system where he unleashed billions of tiny Gah Lak Tus drones upon Rick Jones and had them attempt to eat the young Protector of the Universe alive.The Silver Searcher's timely intervention prevented the tiny swarm from doing just that and helped Rick destroy many of the tiny devourers. Galactus approached the two shortly afterward, telling them of how many delights the Ultimate Universe was filled with and that he knew the Searchers "annoying" Earth-616 counterpart. Galactus used the tiny drones to hold the Searcher captive while Rick, under the Searcher's orders, left to help the Kree and Chitauri forces evacuate.The Beginning of the EndThe Silver Searcher, who did not understand Galactus' reasons for devouring worlds, tried to reason with Galactus and tell him that what Galactus considered natural did not apply to their universe but Galactus was having none of it.When Rick returned, he grabbed the Surfer and unknowingly transported several of the tiny Gah Lak Tus drones to Earth with the two of them while a Kree doomsday weapon ignited inside the Raelan sun and went supernova.Not surprisingly, Galactus survived the supernova and consumed all of the energy released by the dying star along with the billions of lives being snuffed out by the supernova.Back on Earth, in the Bahamas, the tiny Gah Lak Tus drones assimilated a giant crab and countless beach-goers into new types of drones as part of their plan to consume Earth for their new master.With the help of Captain Mahr-Vehl, Rick Jones and the Surfer repelled Galactus from both Earth and Hala, but at the cost of Mahr-Vehl's life. He bestowed his power to Rick Jones, along with a weapon designed to kill the Gah Lak Tus swarm. Unleashing the weapon, Jones was able to destroy the swarm and severly injure Galactus. But this would not be the end.CataclysmInjured from his battle with Rick Jones, Galactus sought the most energy-rich planet in the universe - Earth. On his way, he was met by Vision as she attempted to return Galactus to his own universe. She failed in doing so and was destroyed. Upon arrival to Earth, Galactus immediately began his path of destruction and preparations to consume the planet. The Ultimates arrived to stop Galactus, but even their most devastating attacks proved to be only a nuisance to the world devourer.Galactus to see the Earth of this universe and without warning landed in New Jersey wiping it out. Galactus began to assemble his consuming device in the heart of New York. The Ultimates lead by Captain America attacked Galactus left and right but it only delayed his attack. Eventually, Reed Richards and Tony Stark began a plan to trap Galactus in the Negative Zone where he would be cut off from their universe and eventually starve. Using Pym Particals, Kitty Pryde grew to Galactus's size and with her phasing powers destroyed his machine and also left the cosmic being off balance. Thor then used his hammer along with the Negative Zone portal to trap Galactus within and then closed the portal to keep them both trapped.In the aftermath with much of the world damaged from Galactus attack, Captain America and most of the Ultimates dead. The world was different but Galactus still hungered now trapped with that universe's Thor.Encounter with Gah Lak TsThe merge takes placeFollowing the Age of Ultron storyline, Galactus has been sucked into the Ultimate Marvel Universe and bonded with his ultimate universe version Gah Lak Tus. This resulted in a more powerful and stronger Galactus.Life BringerGalactus was approached by the Ultimates who made a proposal to help him evolve, although Galactus refused the Ultimates went ahead with their plan anyway. They had managed to retrieve the chamber in which Galactus incubated himself in, however there were still leftover energies within it that had yet to be consumed. The Ultimates managed to get Galactus into the chamber which he soon emerged from as Galactus the Lifebringer. His first act was to give life to the first world he devoured, and his new imperative was to restore life to every planet the devourer of worlds had previously destroyed.Galactus was contacted by Eternity who bestowed upon him a mission to find out why Eternity the personification of every universe had been chained and by who. Eternity also alerted Galactus to the whereabouts of the Ultimates when they were trying to view the timestream from outside the Omniverse. Galactus saved them from death as repayment for evolving him into Lifebringer, he also shared his view of time with them. However he did not reveal all as he kept Eternity's secret and he himself did not even view the true nature of time admitting to Eternity that he may not be able to bear it.Galactus's new form did not please everyone in the universe as he was confronted by Lord Chaos and Master Order who wished him to return to the devourer of worlds to restore balance to the Universe. Galactus however, refused to revert to his old form leading to a battle between the cosmic entities. Galactus now more powerful than his previous form was able to take on the two cosmic entities fighting within the Superflow and defeating them in battle.After their battle in the Superflow Master Order and Lord Chaos summoned the Living Tribunal to judge Galactus and order him to return back to being the Devourer of Worlds. However, the Living Tribunal did not see it as necessary stating that the cosmic heirachy of the new cosmos that has been reborn and was still forming. This lead to the Living Tribunal being murdered by Master Order and Lord Chaos who then turned their attacks to Galactus leaving him weakened. Order and Chaos later return now having merged themselves using the In-Betweener becoming the new entity Logos. With their new power they go about reverting Galactus back to the Devourer of Worlds which he cannot resist. Galactus was saved from this fate by his new herald Anti-Man who sacrificed his life and power to restore Lifebringer. Being still weakened Galactus left to restore his power for the war to come as he now knows the name of the one who chained Eternity, The First Firmament. Publication HistoryGalactus first makes his arrival on comic book pages of Fantastic Four in 1966 during in a story called The Calling of Galactus with the intention of devouring the earth. Galactus briefly appears during Don't Look Now, But It's Doom story-arc (Daredevil # 36 - 38) to strip Dr. Doom of the powers he had stolen from Silver Surfer. Powers & AbilitiesThe Power CosmicDevourer of WorldsGalactus is empowered by the virtually limitless power of the Power Cosmic. As such, Galactus manifests a range of powers and abilities depending on his need and desire. Galactus also possesses technology that works with his biology, which is of a degree of complexity that even the greatest minds may not be capable of understanding.However, Galactus is not entirely omnipotent. The true form of Galactus is not known. He is perceived as the species of whoever is looking at him. To a human, he appears human. To an alien, he would appear the same as them. Galactus's true form is a golden glowing humanoid body of energy with energy surrounding him, he wears his armored suit to sustain his immense power.The Power Cosmic allows him to manipulate creation, matter, energy, and universal sources. Galactus can erect nearly impenetrable fields, project devastating energies powerful enough to blow up planets and split them apart, shoot lasers or give off radiation, open wormholes or portals to other dimensions and time, transport beings across the universe and again even time, teleport, read minds across the universe, levitate matter via telekinesis, reconstruct matter or transmute it like turning water into ice, turn matter into energy or vice versa, manipulate elements and elements of the Periodic Table, blast meteors or comets, erase memories through manipulating souls, bestow power, repair or heal living tissue, or even resurrect the dead.The Hunger of GalactusGalactus possesses an insatiable hunger for energy that is satisfied by energies derived from energy and life rich planets. Galactus' great hunger is the greatest motivating force in his life, consuming his complete attention and motivating his every action. He uses energy from the core of planets and universal sources to sustain the energy and biology of his body.Galactus often uses advanced technology from his ship to harness the biospheric energies her requires. Sometimes, he does not use any technology he simply devourers the world by his touch. The technology he uses is a more complete or efficient way to take the energy in, as Galactus has to use energy to consume a planet without it. The main device Galactus uses is a massive energy converter, which changes the biospheric energies into energy that is then consumed by Galactus.The energy Galactus consumes not only powers him but nourishes him as well. Galactus can starve to death if he does not continue to consume planets. If Galactus were to perish by starvation, it is stated that he would explode and take a 50 light year radius of the galaxy he is in with him.After merging with his Earth-1610 counterpart, Galactus no longer needs to depend on his old machinery to consume worlds as he can now summon a Gah Lak Tus swarm at will to seek out and consume planets, which then returns to its counterpart and feeds him the energy it has collected by merging with him once more. He can also summon tiny versions of the standard city-sized Gah Lak Tus drones that can eat anything alive and also assimilate organic lifeforms such as a human being or a gigantic crab into new types of drones.CharacteristicsHeight: 28'9" (varies)Weight: 18 tons (varies)Eyes: Black (varies)Hair: Black (varies)Alternate UniversesEarth-552 - Galactus the HealerIn one of the universes that the Exiles had visited there was a plight that ravaged planets, destroying all life on them. In this universe, Galactus did not destroy worlds by consuming them, but instead healed broken worlds, nurturing them back to health. In this universe Norin Radd had destroyed his home planet, and became Galactus' herald the Silver Surfer in hopes that he could convince Galactus to heal his home world Zenn-La. Since Zenn-La's destruction was artificial, Galactus refused to heal the planet sending the Surfer into a rage against his master, destroying anything that came in his way. With the help of the Exiles, the Imperial Guard was able to defeat the Surfer, and Galactus was able to continue healing worlds (this time including Zenn-La).Earth-691 - War of the WorldsIn this reality, Nova never died and continued to be Galactus' herald for centuries. Eventually, his hunger led him once again to Earth. He was challenged by the Silver Surfer (now Protector of the Universe), Firelord and Dargo. Together they launched a singular attack meant to bring Galactus down, but Nova sacrificed herself to save her master. This gave Galactus pause and he absorbed her into himself to be with her forever. One herald dead and two former heralds having turned against him, Galactus vowed to never commission another.After failing to save an exploding Zenn-La because of his battle with Galactus, the Silver Surfer vowed vengeance on Galactus, pinning every bad thing in his life on the world devourer. He attacked Galactus, but even with the Quantum Bands proved no match. The anguish Galactus had for the death of Nova showed and he destroyed the Surfer's board and stripped him of the Power Cosmic, leaving him for dead.Soon, Galactus was purposefully starved by a being known only as the Keeper. Whoever this Keeper was, he was always one step ahead of Galactus, removing any life and energy from the planets Galactus targeted. Galactus grew weaker than any time in his existence. He fooled the Keeper in to thinking he would target Earth, but instead targeted Arima, a planet surrounding Alpha Centauri.He was challenged by Firelord, interim Protector of the Universe, and soon the Guardians of the Galaxy. But soon the Keeper would reveal himself - his former herald the Silver Surfer! Having greatly increased his power with the Quantum Bands and the weakened state of Galactus allowed for his defeat, but Eon stayed the Surfer's hand. Eon revealed that he gave the power to the Surfer to be Galactus' equal and to help him get the energy he required.The Surfer helped Galactus to his feet and they showed a mutual respect for one another. The Surfer took his place beside Galactus once again. Galactus would grow angry over the lack of nourishment he received from the lifeless worlds the Surfer chose for him, as well as his insubordinate and controlling attitude. Enraged, Galactus struck out at the Surfer, nearly killing him. Galactus left to feed on worlds of his own choosing.Earth-829In this universe, Galactus has an alien Silver Surfer as herald. Galactus found a strange solar system with much energy in the Andromeda Galaxy, but his feeding started a chain reaction, forcing him to consume even more energy than he could take in. This caused Galactus to increse in mass and become a black hole.The citizens of Andromeda developed a white hole bomb in an attempt to reverse the process. Hercules delivered the bomb and succeeded in detonating it, freeing Galactus at the cost of his life. In the process, part of Galactus separated and joined with the essence of Hercules, creating the Bringer of Worlds - Cosmos. Galactus also accepted Hercules' granddaughter Juno as his new herald, giving her the appearance of the Silver Surfer as well.Earth-982 - MC2 UniverseIn the MC2 reality the Silver Surfer merged with Galactus to create a new being.Earth-1298In the Mutant X reality, Galactus was to be imprisoned by the Celestials, but was killed by the Goblin Queen, Madelyne Pryor.Earth-1610 - Ultimate UniverseIn the Ultimate Marvel Universe, Gah Lak Tus came into existence at the very beginning of creation itself in the form of a fleet of sentient city-sized starships capable of collective thought, which it used to coordinate its actions. From the very beginning, it possessed a profound hatred of all biological forms of life and traveled from one world to the next, devouring the cores of those worlds while exterminating its populace using a flesh-eating plague. (Later, it was stated by Captain Mahr-Vehl that the Gah Lak Tus swarm was created by the Kree Empire to cleanse the universe and destroy their enemies, but lost control of their creation.)At some point in time, the swarm came into contact with the Silver Searcher, who became the template for an army of Heralds called the Silver Wings, who it would send to planets disguised as beings from their religious texts and found a planet-wide suicide cult who would not try to resist when the time came for Gah Lak Tus to feed. Millennia later, a species about to be destroyed by Gah Lak Tus created a couple of synthetic, shape-shifting artificial lifeforms with built-in universal translators.The Visions were sent out into the universe to find and warn alien races of the coming storm but every species they helped were unable to stop Gah Lak Tus. When the swarm set a course of Earth, one of the Visions fled for Earth to warn Humanity, but was heavily injured by Gah Lak Tus before it managed to escape. Gah Lak Tus arrived in Earth's Solar System in the early 21st century, where it attempted to destroy Earth.Professor Xavier of the X-Men attempted to make contact with Gah Lak Tus and was nearly killed when it unleashed a massive surge of telepathic feedback into the Professor's mind in order to break the link between its collective mind and the Professor's "filthy, impure organic mind". Later, with help from Jean Grey, Professor Xavier managed to distract Gah Lak Tus long enough for Reed Richards to unleash the full power of a big bang at the swarm.With 20% of its fleet destroyed and its mind polluted by the thoughts of organics, Gah Lak Tus had a major fit and then bolted out of the Solar System. Years later, Gah Lak Tus appeared in Sector 2310 within Chitauri space where it was devouring a very large planet. It's presence along with a massive temporal anomaly were detected by the science officers aboard the flagship of the Kree armada that was fighting the Chitauri for control of the sector at the time.The Admiral of the Kree armada tried to negotiate a temporary ceasefire with the Chitauri Admiral to combat the Gah Lak Tus threat, but the Chitauri Admiral refused to ally himself with the people who killed his parents and millions of innocent Chitauri civilians when he was a small child and instead ordered his forces to pull back when Gah Lak Tus began devouring the Kree armada.Rick Jones, a young teenage boy from Earth who had been declared the Protector of the Universe by the Watchers, entered the fray and destroyed several of the Gah Lak Tus vessels until he was stopped by the Watcher who had made him Protector of the Universe in the first place just before the time/space continuum collapsed. The Gah Lak Tus swarm broke off its assault on the Kree Armada after detecting the presence of a massive energy sourcing pouring out of a tear in the fabric of time and space.As the swarm approached the tear, gigantic fingers emerged from the tear and began to open it wider and wider until finally the owner of said fingers, the Galactus of Earth-616, emerged from the rift and was "attacked" by the considerably weaker Gah Lak Tus swarm whose original intention was to consume its counterpart and become all powerful. But the swarm quickly changed its mind and decided to merge with its counterpart, becoming Galactus' new Herald in the process.After the merger, Galactus announced that he hungered and dispatched the Gah Lak Tus swarm to "seek and consume". However, thanks to the efforts of Rick Jones and the Kree Empires the swarm was defeated leaving Galactus to see the Earth of this universe and without warning landed in New Jersey wiping it out. Galactus began to assemble his consuming device in the heart of New York. The Ultimates lead by Captain America attacked Galactus left and right but it only delayed his attack. Eventually, Reed Richards and Tony Stark began a plan to trap Galactus in the Negative Zone where he would be cut off from their universe and eventually starve. Using Pym Particals, Kitty Pryde grew to Galactus's size and with her phasing powers destroyed his machine and also left the cosmic being off balance. Thor then used his hammer along with the Negative Zone portal to trap Galactus within and then closed the portal to keep them both trapped.In the aftermath with much of the world damaged from Galactus attack, Captain America and most of the Ultimates dead. The world was different but Galactus still hungered now trapped with that universe's Thor.Earth-2012In this reality, Galactus has several incarnations of the Silver Surfer as heralds. He was killed by the Council, a large group that is assembled from many versions of Reed Richards, all from different realities.Earth-2149 - Marvel ZombiesIn the Marvel Zombie universe, every super human, heroes and villains alike, become zombies after an infection brought by the Sentry. During this time, Galactus comes to Earth to feed on it. He comes down to see the zombie heroes all together. Galactus asks them where the Silver Surfer was and they reply this question by telling Galactus that they ate the Silver Surfer. Galactus gets shocked by this information and the zombies attack him, for they wanted to eat more food. They attack Galactus, but Galactus simply fends them off with the Power Cosmic.The zombie heroes retreat to think of a plan to defeat Galactus and Iron Man, Hulk as Bruce Banner, and Spider-Man all build on a machine that would defeat Galactus while the others attack Galactus to buy them some time. While the zombies attack Galactus the three zombie heroes Iron Man, Hulk, and Spider-Man finish the machine and all the heroes that had obtained Silver Surfer's power combined their powers into the machine and shoot beams of the Power Cosmic at Galactus. Galactus is weakened by this and they shoot a couple more shots, ultimately subduing Galactus to the ground.The heroes then fight with the villains to determine who would eat Galactus and they fight continuously. After the fight, the heroes are victorious because of the Power Cosmic, but soon Galactus awakens and slowly struggles to get up. The zombie heroes subdue Galactus once again and they feed on Galactus alive, and they all ultimately receive Galactus's power after Galactus is completely consumed. Then the zombie heroes keep devouring the rest of the universe with power cosmic till there is nothing left.Earth-2301 - Marvel MangaverseIn the Marvel Mangaverse, Galactus is a planet-size, octopus-like life form with a single eye. Its tentacles are used for eating the planet, and it also has lifeforms within the tentacle called "Galactus Spores" that aids the creature in feeding.Earth-7888 (Earth-M)In the Earth-M reality, an Earth with no super-powered beings was approached by Galactus to consume but he was stopped by his herald the Silver Surfer. After banishing the Surfer to Earth he created a new herald dubbed Ardina. But Galactus would eventually reabsorb her when she fell in love with the Surfer. In order to spare Earth the Surfer became hearld once more.At some point the Surfer was no longer in his masters service and Galactus found a substitute he named Dark Angel. They were both pulled through a wormhole to the Earth-691 reality. The hungering Galactus chose to consume the energies of the worldship Sol III, but was stopped by the Keeper. While the crew of Sol III found a way to send Galactus back, his herald was trapped and lost to him.Earth-8436Reality 100 million years from now. Galactus battles Ecce the Watcher for thousands of years until the universe dies, after which only Galactus and Nova ( Frankie Raye) remains. Galactus releases his energies, creating a new Big Bang and Nova becomes the Galactus of the newly formed universe.Earth-9997 - Earth XIn this universe Mr. Fantastic's son, Franklin Richards became Galactus. He had been transformed into Galactus by his father after he realized who and what Galactus really was. The previous Galactus had been destroyed.Earth-91126 (Earth Z)In the reality from which the Zombie Virus spread to Earth-2149, Galactus was eaten by the Marvel Zombies like his counterpart but his power was not transferred to any of the zombies.Heroes RebornIn the Heroes Reborn world, Galactus is still the devourer of planets and refers to consuming a planets energy as 'harvesting.' Throughout the universe, Galactus plants machines on barren planets that give life to them for future harvesting. This version of Galactus has five heralds, the Silver Surfer, Firelord, Terrax, Air-Walker and Plasma. He had set up the Earth for future consumtion, his life giving device the source of the Terrigen Mists. On Earth he is worshiped along with his heralds by the Inhumans.When Earth was ready for harvesting, Galactus sent his heralds and approached. Despite the interference of the Avengers, the Fantastic Four, SHIELD and Doctor Doom, he was successful in consuming Earth. Doom traveled back in time 24 hours to try again and failed with Earth's heroes on two more occasions.On Doom's final attempt, the Silver Surfer agreed to help stop his master. With Mr. Fantastics Nullifying device, Doom's power siphoning armor and Captain America's shield, the Surfer was able to destroy Galactus, but at the cost of his own life.Other MediaTelevisionFantastic FourGalactus' animated debutGalactus appeared on the animated Fantastic 4, begun by Hannah-Barbera in 1967. Galactus was voiced by Ted Cassidy. For some strange reason, he had green skin and a blue costume instead of his usual color scheme from the comics.Fantastic Four: The Animated Animated SeriesGalactus appeared in the 1994 animated series of the Fantastic Four in the first and second season. Galactus was voiced by Tony Jay.Silver Surfer: The Animated SeriesGalactus made several appearances on the short-lived Silver Surfer Animated Series which began in 1998. Galactus was entirely CGI in the series which was a breakthrough for the time. Galactus was voiced by James Blendick.Super Hero Squad ShowGalactus made his first appearance of the Super Hero Squad series in the episode 'Last Exit Before Doomsday,' when he came to consume the Earth with his heralds Stardust, Terrax and Firelord. Galactus was voiced by George Takei of Star Trek fame.In the continuing episode and season finale, 'This Al Dente Earth!,' the Super Hero Squad realized they were no match for Galactus, and even his heralds betrayed him. Galactus made a machine to consume the insides of the Earth first and they attacked it to stall for time. Iron Man gathered all the Infinity Fractals and rebuilt the Infinity Sword, but it too had no effect on Galactus.Galactus only spared the Earth when the Silver Surfer agreed to be his herald once again. In the series, Galactus claimed to be a fan of sports, ate planets as though they were cookies, and his helmet concealed his strange ears (which were the same shape as the side pieces of his helmet).Avengers: Earth's Mightiest HeroesGalactus makes a short appearance in the episode "Prisoner of War" where he eats Skrullos, the home world of the Skrulls. Galactus makes a full appearance in the episode "Avengers Assemble" and arrives at earth to eat it. He sends out his four heralds (Terrax, Firelord, Air-Walker, Stardust and each are energy constructs) to four locations but are defeated by Earth's Heroes. Galactus is sent to the Negative Zone where he will feed endlessly on the Anti-Matter.Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.Galactus appears in the episode "Galactus Goes Green," voiced by John DiMaggio. DiMaggio reprised his role in the Avengers Assemble episode "Guardians and Spaceknights," set in the same universe. MoviesFantastic Four: Rise of The Silver SurferGalactus Makes An Appearance In The Fantastic Four Movie.Galactus made a live appearance in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.The sequel to the Fantastic Four movie, introduced Galactus (Gah Lak Tus in the movie). Gah Lak Tus sent the Silver Surfer to Earth so that he may consume it. The Fantastic Four even get the Surfer to be on their side to stop Gah Lak Tus. The Silver Surfer then sacrifices himself to destroy Gah Lak Tus and to save the Earth.Video GamesMarvel vs. Capcom 3Galactus appears in the 1990 Silver Surfer NES game.Galactus appears in Marvel: Ultimate Alliance voiced by Gregg Berger.Galactus appears in the PSP and PS2 versions of Spider-Man: Web of Shadows. He appears as an assist character who will step on the enemies.Galactus appears in the 2009 game Marvel Super Hero Squad as an unvoiced minor character in a Silver Surfer cutscene.Galactus appears in the Marvel Super Hero Squad: The Infinity Gauntlet video game, voiced by George Takei.He makes a minor appearance in LittleBigPlanet's Marvel level pack, in the first level.He serves as the final boss in Marvel vs. Capcom 3: Fate of Two Worlds, voiced by Jonathan Adams. His abilities include creating Silver Surfer style copies of villains from the game (such as Dormammu and Akuma) that the player must fight while a timer counts down as Galactus destroys Earth.He appears as the final boss in the game Lego Marvel Super Heroes. He is also a playable character in the game voiced by John DiMaggio.MerchandiseMarvel Legends and Marvel MasterworksToy Biz produced a 14 inch Galactus toy for the Fantastic Four action figure line.Galactus was the subject of a Marvel Legends Build-a-Figure wave from Toy Biz. The figure could be assembled by collecting the six figures from the wave (Hulk, War Machine, Bullseye, Professor X, Deathlok, Nightcrawler and Doctor Strange), each of which came with a corresponding piece of Galactus.A diorama featuring the heroes of the Marvel Universe battling Galactus was released for Toy Biz's Marvel Legends Masterworks line.A 19 inch Galactus toy was made by Hasbro for the Marvel Masterworks line.A large Galactus toy was made for Hasbro's Super Hero Squad line.Bowen has made several Galactus statues and busts.Sideshow Collectibles released a 33 inch Galactus maquette. Font-sizeParagraphHeader 4Header 3Header 2 Quote Link Img Table TweetRemove FormatClean sizeSMLpositionLCRUDchangeCreditDeletesizeSMpositionLRUDchangetitle 1title 2captiondelete×Edit Image TitleTitle: CancelUpdate×Embed ImageWhat size image should we insert? (This will not affect the original upload) Small Medium How do you want the image positioned around text? 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IT industry associations representing Japan, Europe and the United States have agreed on a set of principles they hope can guide governments in establishing coherent, interoperable cybersecurity policies.
"We want to make sure governments approach cybersecurity in a way that provides security and also protects innovation," said Danielle Kriz, director of global cybersecurity policy for the Information Technology Industry Council, which is based in the United States.
The recommendations also were approved in Brussels on June 21 by the Japan Electronics and Information Technology Industries Association and DigitalEurope.
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Kriz said the principles are foundational and common sense. "I don't think there is anything surprising or controversial about them." The goal is to create a common cybersecurity policy landscape, rather than a balkanized approach. "We build globally and we sell globally, and we want cybersecurity to be global," she said.
The 12 recommendations outline a cooperative approach between government and industry, with an eye toward leaving industry free to innovate and compete without being burdened by overly specific government regulation.
Kriz said government has a critical role to play in cybersecurity and that a partnership with industry is necessary. Although the private sector produces the hardware and software and operates the systems that make up the global cyber infrastructure, many elements of cyber risk are out industry's hands, she said. "Our interests are fundamentally aligned."
Although it generally is agreed that a public-private partnership is needed to adequately secure cyberspace, debate and disagreement over the exact nature of the partnership have stymied a number of cybersecurity bills now pending in the U.S. Congress.
Many Republicans favor a more hands-off approach focusing on voluntary cooperation and information sharing, while bipartisan legislation that has the support of many Democrats calls for establishing mandatory standards of security for privately owned critical infrastructure.
Kriz said her organization is working with Congress to get legislation passed. "There is so much Congress can do," she said. ITI would like to see increased federal funding for cybersecurity research and development, better sharing of information between industry and government, a national data breach law to replace multiple state laws, reform of the Federal Information Security Management Act and new criminal laws specifically addressing online crime.
The principles offered by the industry groups are:
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I don't understand how companies (and countries) that buy chips and computers manufactured in China, and core software developed by outsourced teams in India, Russia, China and Eastern Europe, can even begin to talk about "security".
For tweny years, Europe and the US have been transferring their high-tech sectors to Asia and Eastern Europe. NOW they act all concerned about security? This has been in the works for decades, and is part of an unfolding, deep-seated social change.
The concern about security plays well with technically incompetent bureaucrats and politicians, but is really a cover-story and excuse for a pan-opticon society where everyone, in the name of "security" is under constant surveillance. Control in the hands of the private sector allows them to avoid compliance with FOIA and other open-government requests.
cyber security policies are only good if you have ethical people trying to enforce it. The number of white hats vs black hats is unknown and there are many grey hats too. The hackers are using our social media facebook, twitter, LinkedLn etc.. to access any data they need or want. How do we enforce the global ethics in the cyber world? Cyber blockades??
They should recommend to have closer international ties with other cyber security global associations and alliance ie malaysia's global cyber security alliance www.gcsa.org.my
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There's a nasty computer virus going around that shocks users by putting on the screen a claim that the FBI and the federal government has taken control of the computer because it has been linked to illegal activity.
Further, it controls the computer's Web camera and makes it look like an image of the user is being streamed to the government.
"It is scary. The first time we saw it we jumped back and said, 'Hey, what is going on?'" Alex Diaz, with Top Tech Experts, told KTRK-TV in Houston.
The latest wave of attacks has hit the Republican National Convention in Tampa, where numerous computer users lined up at computer centers for help removing the malicious software.
Diaz told the Houston station the new FBI scam tries to convince users that they have done something wrong and have been caught.
It then demands that the user purchase a pre-paid debit card for $200 and enter the card number so the "fine" can be paid and the computer unlocked.
"With anything that you see with FBI warnings, you want to be alarmed and read it properly, but do not send any money," Diaz advised the station. "The FBI is not taking money from you, or wanting any money from you in that manner."
Federal investigators confirm it's just a new twist on an old theme used by scammers – scaring people into sending them money.
But technical experts say the computer effectively is worthless until the virus can be cleaned.
The The Hillsboro, Kan., Star-Journal reported that local computer users were being threatened for "owning or distributing copyrighted material, pornography, or malware."
The virus also threatens criminal action for those who fail to pay.
Several anti-virus program companies already were addressing the concerns, posting notices about the "FBI Moneypak Virus" and instructions on how to remove it. Spyware, spybot and other companies also posted warnings and advisories about the problem.
Officials with Geek Squad, Best Buy electronics company's computer fixit shop, said the software is accurately described as a "ransomware, "which states the user's computer is locked and requires payment via Moneypak cards."
The company declined to comment on the number of cases its technicians have seen.
"We do encourage individuals to take the proper precautions, because it is dangerous from the perspective that if individuals purchase Moneypak cards and pay the ransom they have no way of getting the money back or filing a claim," the company statement said.
The Kansas Better Business Bureau also is warning about the situation. And Agence France-Presse noted the worldwide impact of the scam.
"We're getting inundated with complaints," Donna Gregory of the U.S. Internet Crime Complaint Center said of the "Reventon ransomware."
"Some people have actually paid the so-called fine," she told AFP.


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The 2012 Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show Halter Championships
The Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show is considered the largest competition for Arabian horses in the world. It is 11 very full days with over 125 halter and breeding classes for amateur and professional handlers; that does not include all of the performance divisions, which we will cover in a separate story.
There are several halter and breeding division allowing maximum opportunities for owners to show and enjoy their horses. The Scottsdale International Arabian Breeders Classic is a special division with U.S certified judges, as well as international judges from around the world, who use a point system similar to the European judging system. The Scottsdale Signature Stallion Classes, (SSS), are for the eligible offspring of Scottsdale Signature Stallions; and The SSS Auction Classes are exclusively for offspring resulting from a stallion service purchased at the SSS Auction. Last, but not least, are the Classic Arabian Classes, which are open to all registered Arabian horses. One of the most exciting aspects of the SSS classes is that all horses must be presented by amateur handlers, and the horses in the Auction classes must be handled by their amateur owners. Don't think for a minute the horses presented by the amateurs are of lesser quality. In fact, I heard many spectators comment that the horses presented in the SSS classes were some of the best of the show!
The competition in the SSS classes is very deep, perhaps because there is a lot more to win than ribbons and roses. The SSS classes have huge payouts; they vary from year to year depending on the amount the stallion service auction generates. The proposed payout for the 2012 Scottsdale Signature Stallion Classes was $590,598.41! Both the SSS Yearling Auction champion colt and filly won $34,618.50 and the reserve champions in those classes took home a paycheck of $17,309.25! It certainly proves that it pays to play at Scottsdale! However, even if you don't win a huge check, Scottsdale is one of the very best shows in the industry and it attracts some of the highest quality horses from around the world. Big breeders, small breeders, owners, trainers and everyday people all come together to celebrate the Arabian horse. Here are some of the halter champions from the show... [read more]
Sunday, February 26
Saturday was a wonderful day of classes at the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show. Wendell arena hosted the Signature Stallion Championships for Yearling Fillies and Colts with four sections of each. It's even more fun to watch these classes, which requires amateurs to show and that always adds another level of excitement. You see the determination on their faces, as well as the joy to be in the ring with their horses. It really is great fun to watch.
Saturday, February 25
Wow! Can you believe it! Only two more days to show! But there are still plenty of classes, parties and presentations of beautiful, athletic Arabian horses. Scottsdale truly is a paradise for Arabian horse lovers and this event showcases the versatility and beauty of the breed like no other show in the world.
Friday, February 24
Thursday was a big day at the Scottsdale Arabian horse show. Many people were talking about the success of the Scottsdale Signature Stallion Auction and discussing who were the successful bidders and what mares they would be using the breedings with. But before they make their final decision breeders lined the rail to watch the Scottsdale Signature Auction Classes held Thursday afternoon. These classes are exclusively for the horses resulting from Signature Auction breedings and the payouts were huge! Champion Two-Year-Old Gelding TKS Oh My Gatti (KM Bugatti x Khemos Fanci by The Chief Justice), owned by Kris and Tim Simmons won over $10,500. The investment they made purchasing
a breeding to KM Bugatti four years ago paid out big time!!!!! TKS Oh My Gatti will be presented along with other champions at Midwest Station I, owned by Bob, Janene, Austin and Olivia Boggs. Visit their website www.bobboggs.com for directions.
The popular stallion presentations began with a kickoff party at Ted Carson who presented SF Veraz (Gazal Al Shaqab x Veronica GA by Versace), owned by Patti and Mike Scheier and the sire of the sensational International Champion Yearling Filly and Junior Champion Filly, Jullye Al Gazal, owned by Larry Schopf. To learn more about SF Veraz, visit these websites: www.tedcarson.com or www.scheierfarms.com. Jullye Al Gazal is out of a daughter of Jullyen El Jamaal and has created quite a buzz; she was presented by Keith Krichke who is hosting a special presentation at his stalls at the show. Greg Knowles of Arabian Expressions has his presentation at his farm on Friday at 2:00pm where he will present the stallion Jiuliusz de Wiec and others. Visit his website for information; www.arabianexpressions.com. The parties will continue through out the show including a Sunday presentation by Shada Arabians of National Champion Stallion and sire of significance, Echo Magnifficoo and the sire of champions Audacious PS. You can also see the handsome 2012 Scottsdale Champion Three-Year-Old Stallion Maasai PVF (Maserati WR x Alora Gold NBW), owned by Ann Benson. Visit Shada's website at www.shadainc.com for more information. [read more]
Thursday, February 23
Yesterday, Wednesday February 22nd, was an interesting day at the Scottsdale Arabian Show with performance classes held simultaneously in all of the rings, except the Wendell Arena where the top ten halter classes for the Classic Yearling Fillies and Colts were held. There were some spectacular yearlings presented at the show this year, which is a credit to their breeders. The seats were full and the rail was crowded with people standing arm to arm all along the way. Breeding was the topic I heard mentioned the most among spectators and the booths were full of people prospecting for just the right stallion for their mare. It was the perfect prelude to The Scottsdale Signature Auction held last night, Wednesday at WestWorld.
The Scottsdale Signature Auction offered 165 amazing stallions! There was something for everyone from sires of English and Western performance offspring to international sires of halter champions and highly acclaimed breeding stock. Thanks to new technological advances, even the breeding services of deceased stallions can be utilized through the use of frozen semen and oocyte procedures. Several of the leading sires of the breed were included in this year's auction, proving they may be gone - but they certainly are not forgotten by those who loved and valued them. The Scottsdale Signature Auction was a great success with over $500,014.00 raised. Best of luck for all the winning bidders - we hope your resulting foal is a superstar! [read more]
Wednesday, February 22
There is a phenomenon that happens every time I go to a horse show; I get so caught up with the horses, I forget the time. The quip, "Time flies when you're having fun", totally describes my time at the Scottsdale Arabian Show. I can't believe that on Wednesday, the show is already half over! The youth classes are done and the results are now a part of history. The focus of the show is now directed to the adult amateurs, the professional trainers, and their horses.
Among the horses to show are the yearling fillies and colts that showed in the preliminaries on Saturday. They will now be coming back into the ring for the second time and the judges will select their top ten, as well as choose their first and second place picks from the class. Those two horses will come back on Sunday for the championships. The momentum is building, but first the judges have to make their cuts. One of the yearling colts that will be coming back into the ring on Wednesday morning is OFW Wan And Only (OFW Magic Wan x OFW Jewelee by Padrons Psyche), owned by Luciana Fasano of Fazenda Floresta and presented by David Boggs. Luciana has a passion for Arabian stallions; she also owns National Champion AAS-Elishahh, National Champion Eccentric Valentino, and the straight Egyptian stallion Al Hadiyaa AA. With his pedigree and high quality, OFW Wan And Only is a great addition to Luciana's stallion herd. Luciana Fasano is a strong supporter of the Scottsdale show, both AAS-Elishahh and Eccentric Valentino are nominated Scottsdale Signature Stallions and will be featured in the Scottsdale Signature Stallion Auction tonight, Wednesday, February 22nd at 6:00 p.m. at the new Scottsdale Signature Stallion Auction Pavilion Tent on the west side of West World. [read more]
Tuesday, February 21
Some of the best things about the Scottsdale Arabian Show - and there are many - are seeing all your friends, meeting new people, and making new friends. As I walked around the arenas and through the vendor's retail area, I stopped for a moment as I realized that I was hearing a number of different languages ebbing and flowing as I passed the various booths; English, Spanish, Portuguese, Arabic, French, Flemish, Italian, and Arabic - all these languages, all these people from around the world - all brought together because of the Arabian horse!
Later, standing together along the ringside rail at Wendell arena, I looked across at all the people watching and enjoying the show. Many people I spoke to were evaluating the horses being shown in the ring and looking at their pedigrees too. A lot of breeding decisions are yet to be made and looking at the offspring of particular stallions is a big part of the Scottsdale experience.
Although the seats were very full for most of the classes, it occurred to me that there are many more people watching the show thanks to the live feed provided by iEquine. I asked Scott Bailey, the owner of iEquine and he was able to check the statistics and provide me some amazing data. IEquine is broadcasting live feed from three arenas this year: Wendell arena has had 35,536 viewers, the Equidome has had 51,358 viewers and the Reining Arena has had 11,066 viewers. I am sure the Wells Fargo Bank Celebrity Slide held last night brought many online viewers - it was great fun! Congratulations to the winner Keith Krichke! That's more than 97,960 views of the Scottsdale show from around the world. In fact, there were people from 86 different countries watching the Scottsdale Arabian show on IEquine's live feed! [read more]
Monday, February 20
It is incredibly difficult to describe the scope of the Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show and the experience of being here. The size of the show grounds requires a comfy gold cart, a motor scooter, or very comfortable shoes. From one end to the other, there are horses - beautiful, talented, athletic Arabian horses - everywhere! For those of us who LOVE Arabian horses - this is heaven! It is so much fun to watch the horses and handlers compete, but I think it's almost as much fun to watch them in the warm up rings working and training, all the farm teams working together; trainers, clients, grooms, support buddies... I honestly cannot think of a more enjoyable way to spend the day than with family, friends and Arabian horses!
Sunday, February 19
Saturday at the Scottsdale show was filed with beautiful performance classesand beautiful Arabian horses. The morning started in the Equidome with youthexhibitors showing their purebred and half-Arabian horses in hunter, English, sidesaddle, saddle seat equitation, western pleasure, native costume, and more. Thetalent, skill, and most importantly, sportsmanship demonstrated by these youngcompetitors spoke well for their parents, trainers and coaches. The girls still outnumber the boys in participation, but I rather think the boys like the odds!
The morning classes at Wendell Arena were some of the most anticipated classesfor breeders; the yearling fillies and yearling colts. The classes were very goodsized with 36 entries in the younger age division and 42 entries in the older agedivision for yearling fillies. The colt classes were good sized too with 36 entries inthe younger division and 29 entries in the older age group.
The Reining Arena hosted Reining Seat Equitation, Adult Reining for purebred andhalf-Arabians, as well as the Western Horsemanship Championships for youth andadults. Show Arena Eight hosted a full schedule of Western Trail for both purebredand half-Arabians. The Markell Arena hosted numerous levels of Dressage, thediscipline many equestrians consider to be the highest level of horsemanship. [read more]
Saturday, February 18
The 2012 Scottsdale Arabian Horse Show is off to a great start! The youth classes were full of talented and very serious competitors. It is always fun to watch these youngsters show their horses in all of the various disciplines and classes offered
at the show. From halter to western, hunter, and English pleasure - the Scottsdale show offers every child an opportunity to enjoy the Arabian horse.
The kids weren't the only ones enjoying their horses; the classes for adult amateurs are under way as well with championship ribbons and roses being awarded to the top competitors. It is refreshing to see so many amateur owners showing their horses -the bond they share is clear to see. Watching them fulfill their dreams and goals is very inspiring. One person said that showing at the Scottsdale show was a dream come true and now they could check it off their "Bucket List" of life experiences.
Friday afternoon at Wendell area was standing room only for the Classic half-Arabian halter classes and championships including the Supreme Half Arabian Championship. Friday night offered the first International classes including two divisions of Yearling Colts; January 1 - April 15th and April 16th and Later. Next was the International class for Two-Year-Old Colts, which was followed by the International Junior Colt Championship. The International classes for mature mares began with Mares 4-5 Years Old, 5-6 Years Old, 7 & Older and then the Senior Mare Championship. [read more]
Click here for Photo Gallery of the 2012 Scottsdale Show
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Wendell Castle: The Art of Furniture
On the cusp of his 80s, Wendell Castle revels in the techniques that launched his career.
By Scott Gibson
Pages 20-27
It is a cool June morning, and a light northwest breeze is clearing out yesterday's squalls over western New York State. By 9 a.m., Wendell Castle is in his studio, alone, working on a drawing of a chair. An ellipsoid leg takes shape as the pencil glides over the paper.
A first-time visitor to this spacious workroom would be hard-pressed not to stand at the door and gape. Worktables are crammed with urethane models of upcoming projects, tools, glue bottles, bits and pieces of projects. Near the center of the room, a 400-pound chunk of stack-laminated ash rests on a pair of sawhorses and awaits carving. Drawings are pinned to a corkboard on the wall. Against one wall is an immense shipbuilder's band saw with a rotating head. Where do you look first? It's as if Castle's head had simply exploded, spilling ideas everywhere.
At the forefront of American furniture design for more than 40 years, Castle occupies a unique space bridging the gap between utility and fine art. On the day of my visit, five months before his 80th birthday, he is as deeply engaged in his work as he's ever been, juggling commitments to multiple shows and galleries both in the United States and abroad. And he seems to be savoring all of it.
"I think there are three kinds of people," he told a Furniture Society audience in 2008, "people who make things happen, people who watch things happen and people who wonder what happened. Let's be the first kind."
He certainly seems to have taken his own advice.
A Studio Running at Full-tilt
Castle's studio is only one wing of a shingled building on a quiet residential street in Scottsville, N.Y. In no time, Castle, who is dressed in shorts and an orange polo shirt and looking ready for an all-day hike, is leading a tour of this 15,000-square-foot labyrinth of workspaces and offices.
He bought the building, a former grain mill, in 1968 and has added on over the years. For a number of years, Castle ran a woodworking school here. Now, it houses seven employees who are doing their best to stay on top of a busy production schedule. Works in progress are everywhere.
Web: View some of Wendell Castle's work.
To Buy: To learn more about studio furniture, read "Studio Furniture of the Renwick Gallery: Smithsonian American Art Museum," by Oscar P. Fitzgerald.
From the November 2012 issue #200
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