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[[File:Galactus3_5992.jpg|frame|''"I am power incarnate! To Galactus, nothing is impossible!"'']]
{{quote|''"Of all the creatures in the vastness of the Universe, there is none like me. I was present at the birth of the Universe, and I shall be there at its end. Though I ravage worlds to live, I bear no malice toward any living thing. I simply do what I must to survive. And why must Galactus survive? For, no matter how many worlds I devour ... How many civilizations I destroy ... It is my destiny to one day give back to the Universe – Infinitely more than I have ever taken from it. So speaks Galactus!"''
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[[Galactus]] is a [[Marvel Comics]] super-villain created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]]. He first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #48 (March, 1966).▼
▲{{quote|''"Of all the creatures in the vastness of the Universe, there is none like me. I was present at the birth of the Universe, and I shall be there at its end. Though I ravage worlds to live, I bear no malice toward any living thing. I simply do what I must to survive. And why must Galactus survive? For, no matter how many worlds I devour ... How many civilizations I destroy ... It is my destiny to one day give back to the Universe – Infinitely more than I have ever taken from it. So speaks Galactus!"''|'''Galactus'''}}
▲Galactus is a [[Marvel Comics]] super-villain created by [[Stan Lee]] and [[Jack Kirby]]. He first appeared in ''Fantastic Four'' #48 (March, 1966).
Sole survivor of the universe existing before the Big Bang, Galactus is perhaps the most feared being in the cosmos. Untold billions of years ago, he was born the humanoid Galan on the planet Taa, a wondrous paradise of scientific and social achievement; however, his universe was in its final stages, with all matter plunging towards a central point via the "Big Crunch", collapsing into a new "Cosmic Egg", a sphere of disorganized, compact primordial matter. Galan, a space explorer, discovered a radiation-plague threatening all of Taa. Though he was initially scoffed at, the truth became clear as the people of surrounding planets perished. Despite the efforts of Taa's greatest scientists, no cure could be found, and the population began to die off. Galan convinced the handful of remaining survivors to die gloriously by flying a starship into the blazing cosmic cauldron. The others were killed by the intense radiation, but Galan was filled with new energy and saved by the Sentience of the dying universe. The sentient energy spoke to Galan as it brought him into the Egg.
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Soon after, Galactus sensed abundant energy sources within the enigmatic Black Galaxy, but Galactus was distracted when Dr. Doom usurped the Silver Surfer's power and crashed into Galactus' barrier; sensing this disturbance, Galactus scanned Doom, but found him beneath his notice and sent him back to Latveria. Galactus soon sent his Punishers to retrieve the Surfer from Earth; the Fantastic Four held it off long enough for the Surfer to escape into the microverse. Galactus forced them to help him find the Surfer, who located an uninhabited planet for him, after which he left the Surfer trapped on Earth for easy future location.
Galactus currently{{when}} has a daughter, Galacta, who suffers from the same hunger issues that he has, but chooses to prevent the destruction of most forms of life by instead consuming malevolent sources that would end up destroying life if left unchecked.
{{examples|Galactus has made the following appearances:}}
== [[Comics]] ==
* ''Super-Villain Classics: Galactus the Origin''
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* ''[[The Superhero Squad Show]]''
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* [[Above Good and Evil]]: Galactus is neither good nor evil. He is a natural requirement for the universe. Where-as Eternity represents the aspect of Life, and Oblivion represents the aspect of Death, Galactus represents Equity, maintaining balance between the two.
* [[Advancing Boss of Doom]]: Type B in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance]]''. The heroes must run from Galactus as he destroys the platform behind them with each step. Eventually ends in a [[Pivotal Boss]] fight.
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