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  Galactus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Originally Galactus was a humanoid named Galan, who was born on the planet Taa, a paradise-like world whose civilization is said to have been the most advanced of any of the known universe of that time.
Galactus has succeeded in suppressing his sympathy for intelligent beings like himself when he was Galan, and, believing himself to be a higher kind of being than they, is willing to destroy their lives to continue his own.
Galactus was forced to vow to spare Earth, and he punished the Surfer by erecting an energy barrier that prevented the Surfer from leaving Earth.
www.marveldirectory.com /individuals/g/galactus.htm   (2338 words)

  
 GALACTUS: THE PROFILE
Galactus has shown he can allow his “Hunger” to consume entire mutliverses, plus he has all the abilities of his heralds, to a greater degree, and then some.
Galactus still must roam the universe seeking out new planets to satiate his Hunger however, for it is his cosmic duty and ultimate tragedy that is Galactus.
Galactus is currently roaming the universe, feeding on worlds to satiate his hunger, and preparing to fulfill his promise one day.
marvelite.prohosting.com /surfer/galactus/profile.html   (1683 words)

  
  Galactus - Marvel Database
Galactus is the sole survivor of the universe that existed prior to the current universe.
Galactus has succeeded in suppressing his sympathy for intelligent beings who are similar in nature to the entity from which he was birthed, and, realizing himself to be a higher kind of being than they are due to his intrinsic role in the natural order, is willing to destroy their lives to continue his own.
Galactus was forced to vow to spare Earth in exchange for the Nullifier's return, and he punished the Surfer for his betrayal by erecting an undetectable energy barrier that prevented the Surfer from leaving Earth.
www.marveldatabase.com /wiki/index.php/Galactus   (3146 words)

  
  Galactus
Galactus is stable thanks to his sheer weight that anchors his feet on the ground.
Galactus has 28 articulations at the neck, the shoulders, the biceps, the elbows, the forearms, the palms, the abdominal, the hips, the thighs, the knees, the ankles and the toes.
Galactus’ head, right arm and right leg are the most difficult to find because there is only one of each per case of twelve action figures.
www.comicbookbin.com /galactus000.html   (899 words)

  
 Galactus
Galactus has succeeded in suppressing his sympathy for intelligent beings like himself when he was Galan, and, believing himself to be a higher kind of being than they, is willing to destroy their lives to continue his own.
Galactus was believed to have developed romantic feelings for his herald Nova.
Galactus wears a full-body suit of armor constructed from an unknown extraterrestrial metal that permits him to regulate and control his personal energy.
marveldirectory.com /individuals/g/galactus.htm   (2338 words)

  
 Galactus
Galactus is stable thanks to his sheer weight that anchors his feet on the ground.
Galactus has 28 articulations at the neck, the shoulders, the biceps, the elbows, the forearms, the palms, the abdominal, the hips, the thighs, the knees, the ankles and the toes.
Galactus’ head, right arm and right leg are the most difficult to find because there is only one of each per case of twelve action figures.
comicbookbin.com /galactus000.html   (899 words)

  
 Galactus - Marvel Universe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Galactus wields the immeasurable Power Cosmic and is one of the most powerful entities within the Marvel Universe; recently, he has been described as "the most powerful creature in the universe" (Annihilation #2).
Galactus has even shown the ability to create sentient life, resurrect the dead, manipulate mortal souls, and remake dead worlds — including their populations — in every detail.
Galactus is considered to be the enemy of the Kree Star Empire, and as such the Kree's arch-enemies, the Skrulls, have a vested interest in preserving him.
marvel.wikia.com /wiki/Galactus   (5237 words)

  
 Don Markstein's Toonopedia: Galactus
The second time Galactus turned up, he seemed less exciting than before, and the third and fourth times, less exciting yet.
After a dozen or more go-rounds, he was just another part of the Marvel Universe, and it had become practically impossible to do anything interesting with him.
In fact, the best treatment of Galactus since he first appeared was in a 1978 graphic novel by Lee and Kirby.
www.toonopedia.com /galactus.htm   (292 words)

  
 Galactus
Galactus is considered one of the five essential entities within the Marvel Universe alongside Eternity, the personification of the universe, Death, Infinity and Oblivion.
According to the Earth X series, Galactus was one of the three essential entities in the Marvel Universe not because he kept Abraxas at bay, but because he kept the Celestials at bay.
However, unlike Galactus, Unicron is thoroughly evil, and is more or less considered to be the Transformers' equivalent to the devil (with his counterpart, Primus, being the equivalent of God).
www.sfcrowsnest.com /scifinder/a/Galactus.php   (1855 words)

  
 Minimates Central Reviews - Minimates: Max Galactus Statue   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Galactus is a cosmic entity forced to consume planets to feed his never sated hunger.
Galactus is even bigger than the 8" Sentinel due to the size of his helmet and the antlers coming off of it.
Galactus also has a skirt piece which would have greatly restricted any leg articulation, but as this is a statue, that isn't a concern.
www.minimatescentral.com /Galactus.htm   (962 words)

  
 OAFE - ML9: Galactus review
Now, Galactus isn't a highly dynamic character who's always seen running around the panels when he appears, so the articulation might seem a bit excessive, but it works for him.
You might think that a larger figure means exponentially more detail, but that's not the case: Galactus was a Jack Kirby creation, which means that while the costume had lots of crazy geometric shapes, it also had to be able to be drawn in about five seconds.
Galactus has recently been written out of the comics yet again, this time as the capper of Mark Waid and Mike Wieringo's excellent run on the title.
www.oafe.net /yo/ml9_gal.php   (1072 words)

  
 Tyrant (Silver Surfer, Galactus foe)
Galactus agreed, as long as it were not Morg, but Tyrant insisted that he be allowed to retain Morg, even when Galactus threatened war between them.
Galactus and Tyrant battled, and Tyrant revealed that he could actually absorb power from Galactus' attacks as he was powered by biospheric energy.
Galactus feared the energies being unleashed by the weapon, yet proved unable to dismantle the weapon in his weakened state.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix2/tyrantgalactus.htm   (2373 words)

  
 The Origin of Galactus
Galactus began his existence as a man named Galan who lived in another Universe on the planet of Taa.
Thus Galactus has become known as the scourge of the galaxy, killing untold trillions of beings for the sake of sustaining his own life.
Galactus knows that he serves a critical function in the nature of things but is not sure just what it is. Both Eternity and Marvel’s incarnation of Death know the true purpose of Galactus, and Death has speculated that the truth eludes Galactus himself because he was once mortal.
www.lowfierce.com /galactus/origin.html   (764 words)

  
 CBUB Fights: Unicron vs. Galactus
Galactus is known to easily face off against fleets of starships like the USS Leick and for Unicron, he could use this Federation battleship for a toothpick.
Galactus represents the Jungian-Melvillian archetype of subconscious repression, illustrated in magnificence by the magical pen of Jack Kirby.
Galactus has to pull out his planet energy converter thingy, so that is definitely a disadvantage (taking some time to devour a world unlike Unicron...one bite=).
www.electricferret.com /fights/pieinthesky.htm   (5270 words)

  
 Marvel HeroClix: Galactus - IconUSA.com
Galactus is also usable as part of a force.
For 600 points, Starving Galactus has 19 clicks of life, a speed of 14, an attack value of 12, a defense of 19, and begins dishing out 7 clicks of damage with each hit.
All versions of Galactus have a 16 range with 3 lighting bolts, allowing him to hit opponents near and far.
www.iconusa4.com /online/HC_M_Galactus.htm   (306 words)

  
 IGN Boards - Galactus > SS4 Gogeta
Galactus is a fusion of Galan, the sole survivor of the scientifical Big Crunch and the Sentinence of the Universe, the reincarnation of the Phoenix Force.
Galactus is almost a god, he was even alive in the previous universe.
Galactus can teleport galaxies, and make impenetrable energy screens, and he has cosmic awareness of everything in the universe and he can manipulate mortal souls.
boards.ign.com /dragon_ball/b5653/132281271/p1   (2564 words)

  
 Galactus   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-02)
Died In: Galactus was presumed killed in Silver Surfer 109, which, as the Marvel Universe itself continued to exist, was utterly impossible.
Later issues of the Fantastic Four suggest that Galactus is in an other-dimensional flux, and may have found an endless supply of cosmic energy in Hyperstorm, the grandson of Sue and Reed Richards.
The Power Cosmic Galactus wields, however, must be fed by the energy of planets capable of supporting life, without which the Eater of Planets cannot survive.
www.geocities.com /marvel_villain/galactus/galactus.html   (673 words)

  
 Galactus - Uncyclopedia, the content-free encyclopedia
Galactus is a recurring plot device of the Fantastic Four Marvelous Comics supergroup.
Galactus is the laziest individual in the universe, so he hires several heralds to do his work for him.
Galactus was able to fake Cobain's death so he could become the next herald.
uncyclopedia.org /wiki/Galactus   (624 words)

  
 Marvel.com message boards :: View topic - If Galactus and the Silver Surfer got captured on purpose...
Surfer was further endowed by galactus and is more powerful then ever and i am not sure what the upper limits of galactus' power really are.
For all we know Galactus and the Surfer were drained of their powers just like the Fallen One.
He may be the only one who does know sinse it was he who put them in the Klyn in the first place.
www.marvel.com /boards/viewtopic.php?t=5575&view=previous   (465 words)

  
 GALACTUS: THE WEB PAGE
Galactus is one of many characters in this dynamic saga starring all of your favorite cosmic characters of the Marvel Universe.
The Silver Surfer finds himself between two cosmic entities: Galactus and a being whose powers rival that of the Devourer of Worlds, in a battle which two universes lay in the balance of.
The heralds of Galactus seek to find Galactus and return him to his proper place and rescue him from another dimension.
marvelite.prohosting.com /surfer/galactus   (655 words)

  
 Marvel.com message boards :: View topic - Wolverine Vs Galactus
Galactus wouldn't win because he would use Wolverine in those hard to reach places for a good scratching.
is in Galactus gut he uses his Claws to give the BIG dude MAJOR Heart Burn Then Maybe Galactus dies of a Heart Attack
Adamantium is a "nearly indestructible metal," and if anyone has enough power to destroy it, it's Galactus.
www.marvel.com /forums/viewtopic.php?t=11050&utm_source=rss+board+feed&utm_medium=rss+link&utm_content=board+feed&utm_campaign=rss+feeds   (420 words)

  
 The Coming of GALACTUS? -- Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news.
And in tandem with the rumors about GALACTUS and the FF, it makes one wonder if they plan to introduce the Surfer as he should be introduced in an FF movie.
The last FF film was fairly mediocre with a few bright spots.
Fox doesn't produce images at least 20 times more powerful than what this 'fan' on his computer with Photoshop and a mass-produced statue can...
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 Comics2Film :: View topic - WHO WILL PLAY GALACTUS?
The voice of Galactus I believe will probably be an actor that many people will sit there scratching their heads saying, "I know that voice.........I KNOW THAT VOICE!" Which is exactly what I think the producers are going to want as a desired effect.
My belief then, therefore, is going to ba an actor such as either Michael Gambon (the actor who took over for Richard Harris in the Harry Potter films as prof.
Galactus needs a neutral accent so that he doesn't sound like he's been living on earth.
www.comics2film.com /BB2/viewtopic.php?p=67546&highlight=   (865 words)

  
 WizKids - Marvel HeroClix
When Galen merged with the Cosmic Egg and absorbed its powers, he transformed into the Mighty Galactus and became the sole survivor of his dead universe.
Worthy of this birthright, HeroClix Galactus is a force of cosmic proportions.
When playing Galactus, remember that his Energy Explosion and Pulse Wave deal damage equal to the number of dials he has in play.
www.wizkidsgames.com /heroclix/marvel/figuregallery.asp?unitid=5352   (140 words)

  
 Stardust (Galactus herald)
Galactus summoned Stardust to destroy Beta Ray Bill, and the two battled, with Bill trying to delay the pair so that the remainder of the Korbinite fleet could escape.
Stardust brought Alpha Ray back to Galactus to slay him in Galactus' presence, but Galactus instructed him to stay his hand as Alpha Ray had fought against Beta Ray Bill.
Stardust blasted Asteroth, distracting her, and then Alpha Ray slammed into her, knocking her close enough to the fl hole that they were both pulled into it.
www.marvunapp.com /Appendix3/stardustgalactus.htm   (1193 words)

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