Why must Galactus feed?

Galactus feeds to stay alive. He is a being with immense comic power, equal to that of a universal Eternity. He also keeps the 616 universe from turning into Cancerverse, a universe where there is no death.

How many planets does Galactus eat?

As such, Galactus is able to employ the cosmic energy within him to produce virtually any effect he desires. After devouring four planets, Galactus has been shown capable of fighting four Mad Celestials, and destroying one of them, although when they fused together into a powerful Voltron Celestial he was defeated.

Can Galactus revive himself?

Although he is impossibly powerful, Galactus has been defeated before. Despite facing death, he has still been able to endure, resurrecting himself and returning with a hunger to devour more worlds. Galactus’ cosmic nature is to provide a balance between the beings known as Death and Eternity.

What happens when Galactus eats a planet embued with old power?

When Galactus snacks on a planet embued with the Old Power, it’s like eating rat poison for the guy, and it sends him on to the brink of death. That’s exactly what happens when Galactus tries to eat a planet imbued with both the Old Power and the Power Cosmic by the Hulk’ s son Hiro-Kala.

Does Galactus have any weaknesses?

Yes, Galactus has weaknesses, which is hard to imagine of a character who literally eats worlds. However, there are ways to get around Galactus’ cosmic might, which many heroes and villains have done in the past. If not, the Earth would have been eaten a long time ago.

Is Galactus just a force of destruction?

Eventually, it became clear that Galactus was not just a force of destruction, but rather a repository of power which – at the end of the universe – would unleash the Big Bang, starting the next iteration of reality.

Why does Galactus work with a herald?

This is why Galactus tends to work with a herald whose purpose is to make his travel to, and consumption of, planets more efficient – all of that energy is going to be reborn into the next universe, and whatever iota of it is wasted unnecessarily is likely to be lost forever.