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[Marvel] What does the Silver Surfer think of Galactus?

Does he hate him, love him, fear him etc.
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As Facebook would say, it's complicated.

The relationship has changed throughout time and as the Surfer has learned more about Galactus.

In the beginning, Galactus chose him as a herald in exchange for saving his homeworld. Being a scientist he had a certain level of detachment, but let's be honest, Galactus came to eat his world. Hard to like a guy like that. So there's that, but then he was good enough not to eat his home, so there's a certain level of gratitude that's due, isn't there?

Then Galactus forces him to go out and find other planets to consume. The good news is that Galactus isn't exactly a micromanager, he makes simple commands and is easily satisfied. The Surfer, of course, tries to work around the margins, leading him to life-giving but uninhabited planets.

Of course to Galactus this is the equivalent of dumpster diving, so he puts a stop to that. Suddenly Norrin Radd is killing whole fleets of planetary defenders and listening to the death cries of entire populations. He was never a fan of war and violence in the first place and now he's a direct contributor in straight up genocide. Yes, he ends up bearing quite a bit of animosity about that, but it's not like he can ever express it or do anything about it, Galactus really hasn't allowed him any wiggle room to resist his will.

Eventually it becomes the status quo that Galactus gotta eat, and people die when he does. The Silver Surfer forgets about home, forgets about what he's doing, and really just gets into doing what Galactus wants and leaving all the deep thinking to the time he gets alone between meals.

Then comes Earth. it's a long story, but in the end, Norrin remembers what love is, and in the process gets the equivalent of being forced to sleep out in the barn with the fieldmice. Thing is, he learns to like the fieldmice. At this point he pretty much hates Galactus, and since he survived the last tangle he had with him, thinks he can at least successfully resists him if he needs to.

The real secret of this situation is that Galactus is learning what loyalty is too, and actually has a soft spot for the Surfer. This is why he didn't just straight up remove his mind entirely or execute some nasty punishment to seek his compliance. He did, however do a lot of pretty low things to manipulate the Surfer's psyche, and even took his capacity for emotion for a while, trying to get his lap dog to sit properly.

Eventually, though he and the Surfer and come to terms, deciding that the Surfer keeps his free will and power cosmic and they separate amiably with the idea that when called upon the Surfer will have Galactus's back, and that he doesn't mess with Galactus's feeding schedule. For a while, it's a situation of mutual respect.

Since that day there's been a lot of shifts in their relationship, but the Surfer has learned that Galactus is as deep and complicated as a creature who had been alive since the birth of the universe should be.

The truth about how he feels is...all of the above. He hates him, loves him, fears him, respects him, understands his place in the universe and despises it regardless. He has seen Galactus be petty, noble, idle, decisive, let others die callously or risk his entire existence for his own reasons.

Galactus is the entire reason for his existence as the Silver Surfer, he is the cause of the very evil things that have happened to him and his people, and every good thing that has happened to the universe due to the Silver Surfer was ultimately because of Galactus, as well. Can you describe all of your feelings about the beings that created you in one word? In one sentence?

Norrin Radd probably can't, and neither can I.