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Galactus

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Galactus is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics. A cosmic being that consumes entire planets to sustain his live force, Galactus appoints "heralds" such as Silver Surfer to find suitable worlds to devour. Galactus is speculated to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the next major supervillain after Thanos.

Origin

Galactus first appears in the December 1965 issue of Fantastic Four (#48), in which his herald, Silver Surfer, discovers Earth and, finding it suitable to be consumed by his master, summons him.[1][2]


MY JOURNEY IS ENDED! THIS PLANET SHALL SUSTAIN ME UNTIL IT HAS BEEN DRAINED OF ALL ELEMENTAL LIFE! OP

The backstory of Galactus is explained in the July 1969 issue of Thor (#169).[3] Galactus was born as human Galan in the previous incarnation of the planet Taa. When the Sixth Cosmos collapsed to form a Cosmic egg to be reborn as the Seventh Cosmos, the Sentience of the Cosmos merged its essence with Galan, which birthed Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds (panel shown below, left).


"THEN, SUDDENLY, THE SOLE SURVIVOR HEARS A VOICE ISSUE FORTH FROM THE CENTER OF HIS BEING... HEAR ME, LAST SON OF TAA- I AM THE SENTIENCE OF THE UNIVERSE! BUT THOUGH WE BOTH MUST DIE, WE NEED NOT DIE WITHOUT AN HEIR. COME, SURRENDER YOUR- SELF TO MY FIERY EMBRACE AND LET US BECOME AS ONE. LET OUR DEATH THROES SERVE AS BIRTH PANGS FOR A NEW FORM OF LIFE. LIKE YOURSELF, I AM DYING. IN MERE MOMENTS AS I MARK TIME I SHALL HAVE DRAWN ALL THE MATTER IN THE COSMOS INTO MY BOSOM, AND I COLLAPSE BENEATH MY OWN ABYSSMAL WEIGHT. %º g $ IN A TIME BEYOND TIME SHALL BE BORN A NEW UNIVERSE AND INTO THAT UNIVERSE THERE SHALL BE ONE ENTITY LIKE NO OTHER-- A LIVING ORGANISM WHO POSSESSES THE MATCHLESS POWER AND RAGING APPETITE OF A GALAXY. BUT HE SHALL BE MORE THAN A GALAXY. HE SHALL BE A GALACTIC RAVAGER... HE SHALL BE GALACTUS! چه 星辉 A 您

Galactus played a major role in Marvel continuity and has been a supporting character of Fantastic Four, God Squad and other comic series.

Online History

Fandom

While Galactus hasn't spawned a distinct meme trend, the character itself has appeared in memes and fan art since the late 2000s (examples shown below)


GALA WHOP WHOP SHE CUTE ! SHE SURPRISE! SHE FORGOTTEN! WHO? SL46 AL Men make 'Earth sandwich' by placing bread on exactly opposite points of planet New Zealand -36.86377, 174.90031 Spain 36.86377, -5.09969 Galactus:

Speculated MCU Appearance

Galactus, a major antagonistic character in Marvel Comics has been speculated to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, possibly as the next major villain after Thanos.

In April 2023, CBR[4] and other media reported on a rumor that Galactus will appear in the upcoming Marvel film Fantastic Four. On August 3rd, 2023, Culture Crave[5] reported that Galactus will be the main villain in the film, with the tweet gaining over 3,000 retweets and 39,600 likes in one day (shown below).


Culture Crave @CultureCrave Galactus will reportedly be the main villain in #Fantastic Four 2:56 PM. Aug 3, 2023 · 8.3M Views MARVEL STUDIOS :

The tweet prompted viral discussions about the character making its debut in MCU, with users arguing that unlike Thanos or Kang the Conqueror, Galactus did not need a massive build-up before first appearing.[6][7]


Impulse @Impulse785 Galactus isn't like Thanos or Kang he doesn't have this long plan that can be stretched into a phase/saga He just eats planets H w : 1:39 AM. Aug 4, 2023 274.3K Views 11*** MaRAWder Red-a-ROM Cain Venom 2099 @RedLReviews Honestly that's fine. Contrary to what Twitter says, Galactus does NOT need build up for 20 movies and 10 years before finally showing up proper, it's actually more effective if he just appears out of nowhere and everyone goes "what in the f--- is happening" as the sky burns Culture Crave @CultureCrave. 22h Galactus will reportedly be the main villain in #Fantastic Four 10:26 PM. Aug 3, 2023 1.5M Views ... MARVEL STUDIOS

Various Examples


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"AS FOR WHAT GALACTUS MAY FEEL-- フ WE CAN ONLY CONSECTURE,

Search Interest

External References

[1] Marvel Database – Fantastic Four Vol 1 48

[2] Marvel Database – Galan

[3] Marvel Database – Thor Vol 1 169

[4] CBR – RUMOR: The MCU's Fantastic Four Will Introduce a HUGE Cosmic Villain

[5] Twitter – @CultureCrave

[6] Twitter – @Impulse785

[7] Twitter – @RedLReviews

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