History ComicBook / Galactus

* AboveGoodAndEvil: He doesn't see himself as good or evil, just a predator doing what he has to do to survive. In a way, this is true due to him being InherentInTheSystem. In the end, he is more a cataclysm than an actual villain and cannot be judged by human moral standards.

* LargeHam: His dialogue in written entirely in capitalized letters, and usually for very good reason.

* ''Infinity War''

* In the 1996/97 Crossover/Merger of {{ComicBooks/AmalgamUniverse}}, Galactus was merged with Brainiac as "Galactiac".

* AFormYouAreComfortableWith: Beings of different planets perceive Galactus differently.

* ''ComicBook/UltimateMarvel'' miniseries ''Ultimate Nightmare'', ''Ultimate Secret'', and ''Ultimate Extinction''; collectively the "Ultimate Galactus Trilogy" (though the Ultimate version's proper name is "Gah Lak Tus"). The ''Ultimate Vision'' miniseries spun off from this also has to do with Gah Lak Tus.

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* ''Comicbook/FantasticFour #48-50'' - Also known as "The Galactus Trilogy"

The ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel era has been a time of great change for Galactus. The all-new ComicBook/{{The Ultimates|2015}}, an all-star team dedicated to solving cosmic problems, picked ''him'' for their first mission. They tracked down his old incubation chamber and forced him back into it, "evolving" him into a new, golden form. This "Lifebringer" Galactus, who restores desolate worlds, became one of the team's central allies throughout the book's entire run. It's all a bit ironic, considering his rampage through the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe ended up destroying the ''original'' Ultimates.

The ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel era has been a time of great change for Galactus. The all-new ComicBook/{{The Ultimates|2015}}, an all-star team dedicated to solving cosmic problems, picked ''him'' for their first mission. They tracked down his old incubation chamber and forced him back into it, "evolving" him into a new, golden form. This new "Lifebringer" Galactus, who seeds desolate worlds with life, became one of the team's central allies throughout the book's entire run. It's all a bit ironic, considering his rampage through the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe ended up destroying the ''original'' Ultimates.

In ComicBook/AllNewAllDifferentMarvel, he's one of the core members of ComicBook/{{The Ultimates|2015}} - ironic, considering his rampage through the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe ended up destroying the team.

* ''ComicBook/TheUnbeatableSquirrelGirl'' Issues 1-4 involves Marvel's ultimate bad guy vs. the ''Unbeatable'' Squirrel Girl. Only she can face him because he's stealthed, but didn't deign to stealth himself from ''squirrels!''

* PowerLimiter: Depending on how somebody chooses to cherry-pick information. In one instance Galactus [[http://media.animevice.com/uploads/0/6253/331841-fantasticfourv34915_super.jpg mentioned]] that he felt that the Ultimate Nullifier was closer to him than his own heart, and recalled it to his hand at will. Some people have perceived this as that it is an actual part of his being, but it could just as easily have been figuratively speaking, especially given that this instance contradicts his first Lee/Kirby appearance, in which he could not recall the Nullifier, and he showed great fear from it being used against him.

* StrongAsTheyNeedToBe: In his case, as much he has eaten. When starving even normally far weaker beings can hurt him, and the Thing once knocked him out. When he is fed however, he is extremely formidable, being able to destroy several solar systems in a single attack, during his fight with Tyrant it was even said that entire galaxies were destroyed. Between that, it varies depending on the story.

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[[caption-width-right:315:Big hat. Bigger appetite.]]

* AboveGoodAndEvil: Galactus is fulfilling a cosmic function, not merely extending his existence at the cost of untold lives. He has some justification for regarding himself as a being to whom ordinary morals do not apply. He destroys without shame, but he has been known to show compassion.

* YouCannotGraspTheTrueForm:

* EldritchAbomination

** After his life was saved by Reed Richards, he promised never to attack Earth again, a promise he's kept thus far.

* SciFiWritersHaveNoSenseOfScale: We are constantly told that Taa II (Galactus' worldship) is the size of a solar system. If so, no comic book artist has ever done it justice.

* TimeAbyss: Older than the current universe by a slim margin. "The Last Galactus Story", which was never finished, and happens within an inofficial alternative future, states that his ultimate fate is to restart the universe with a new big bang.

* AboveGoodAndEvil: Galactus considers himself as neither good nor evil, merely a predator going about his business to survive. He is also a natural function of the universe to fix the imbalances between Eternity and Death. Galactus is also a restraining bolt for a force that seeks to destroy the universe.

* AGodAmI: One of the more powerful forces in the Marvel Multiverse. He can take on ComicBook/{{Darkseid}}'s Omega Beams in one crossover (notable for being able to kill Franchise/{{Superman}}) without a scratch, dining upon entire solar systems at a time, move far faster than the speed of light without needing to teleport, and can through the use of the Power Cosmic boost his strength to a level easily able to take down characters capable of shattering planets in one blow like Hulk and Thor. He's actually more powerful than even the ordinary Marvel gods, but still-

* AGodIAmNot: Though he doesn't seem to consider himself a god, despite his ego. He even told Sphinx in no uncertain terms that he isn't a god ''and'' criticized the mortal belief that power makes you one.

* AlwaysABiggerFish: He is this to many galactic threats, like (regular) ComicBook/{{Thanos}}, the Kree or ComicBook/{{Darkseid}} in a crossover, but he has also experienced quite often that he is not at the very top of the food chain. The 3 most well-known examples are probably when he was [[CurbStompBattle stomped]] by Beyonder in ComicBook/SecretWars, Krona, in JLA/Avengers, and the Chaos King in Chaos Wars.
** Subverted when he is confronted by Master Order and Lord Chaos after his reversion at the hands of the Ultimates. Thanos with the ''Infinity Gauntlet'' rated either of them individually well above Galactus, but now that he has fused with his Ultimate counterpart and been reversed (which removes his hunger, not to mentoin directly conflicts with order and chaos' fundamental existence), he not only defies them, but subjects ''them'' to this trope.

* BackFromTheDead: Galactus was actually killed once in the Marvel-616 universe. The universe would soon discover that the death of Galactus would unleash Abraxas, one of the antitheses to the cosmic entity known as Eternity. He is a MultiversalConqueror who immediately proceeded to destroy alternate universes and the Galactus that existed in each of them. It took the combined force of the Fantastic Four and Galactus' own Ultimate Nullifier device to defeat Abraxas and bring Galactus back to life.

* BadassBoast: Delivers some truly awesome boasts.

* BigBad: sometimes takes this role either to the Silver Surver or in a Marvel crisis crossover.

* BreakoutVillain

* CasualInterstellarTravel: Can teleport, but usually utilizes [[CoolShip Cool Ships]] to cross the universe.

* CoolStarship: The Taa II, a ship as the size of a solar system.
* CosmicEntity

* EvenEvilHasStandards:
** Galactus is outraged at Darkseid for the massive waste of life, throwing his Parademons and troops at Galactus knowing they didn't stand a chance ''and'' knowing that there ''was'' no life force on Apokolips for Galactus to feed on. He's mollified by Darkseid stating that he did it because it's in his nature - Galactus nods and states that he and Darkseid are NotSoDifferent, since feeding life energy from planets is also in his nature, and both he and Darkseid are slaves to it.

** This tends to be why some regard Galactus more as neutral than evil. He does what he must to survive and can rightly be considered a higher being. He always keeps his word, pays his debts, and is willing to leave sentient beings alone or escape doomed planets as long as they don't bother him. He tends to show disgust at those who cause meaningless destruction like Tyrant and the Fallen One. And if it's one of his own that's causing it, he'll usually do something about it when someone brings it to his attention.
** On the other hand, for example, he also tried to kill every sentient being on Counter-Earth out of self-stated spite, simply because they had succeeded in killing a future version of himself in self-defense, which renders much of the above claims of his nobility and lack of pettiness null and void. In addition, it has been established that he can just as easily feed on stars or non-sentient cosmic energy sources instead of wiping out trillions of sentient beings, yet he only rarely does seek out such sources.

* EvenMoreOmnipotent: Whenever the Silver Surfer rebels, Galactus just [[NoSell No Sells]] all of his attacks. Or when any being he bequeathed with the Power Cosmic tries the same, for that matter. Galactus is able to take back their powers at will or override any actions they attempt to take.

* ExactWords: As with any diety, be careful. Galactus is a RulesLawyer like any other god.

* TheFaceless: He's never been seen without his helmet on. Well, [[http://static.comicvine.com/uploads/original/0/378/98308-147721-galactus.jpg almost never]].
* [[{{UsefulNotes/FermiParadox}} Fermi Paradox]]: Reed Richards's answer to this paradox? [[spoiler: PlanetEater]] Galactus.

* GreenLanternRing: The Power Cosmic.

* LargeHam: To the degree where his dialogue in written entirely in capitalized letters.

* NoSell: [[NighInvulnerability In a big way]]. Galactus has even shrugged off Darkseid's Omega Effect (which wasn't due to the Effect's power level not being enough, but the Effect must find the victim's weakness - Galactus has no such inherent weakness.[[note]]Darkseid thought that Galactus' concern for the Silver Surfer was out of pity, and ''that'' was his weakness. It was not pity, but pragmatism.[[/note]]) Galactus himself is not immune to being No Sell'd, including by The Marquis Of Death, Mikaboshi, and The Beyonder.

* IGaveMyWord: After his life was saved by Reed Richards, he promised never to attack Earth again, a promise he's kept thus far.

[[caption-width-right:315:"I am power incarnate! To Galactus, nothing is impossible!"]]

** Once he got to the ComicBook/UltimateMarvel universe and was confronted by its version of the Vision, he outright called the DarkerAndEdgier universe broken.

* In the 1996/97 Crossover/Merger of {{ComicBoocs/Amalgam}}, Galactus was merged with Brainiac as "Galactiac".

* In the 1996/97 Crossover/Merger of ComicBoocs/AmalgamComics, Galactus was merged with Brainiac as "Galactiac".