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Galactusis widely considered one of the great threats to the Marvel Universe , as he devours countless planets to sustain himself . He ’s long been thought to be unstoppable , butReed Richardsof theFantastic Fourhas actually come up with a method to vanquish him for good . Mister Fantastic ’s most terrific transformation in Marvel traditional knowledge unveil the disgraceful secret to stopping Galactus once and for all .
InFantastic Four : Antithesisby Mark Waid , Neal Adams , Mark Farmer , Laura Martin , and Joe Caramagna , the Fantastic Four face off against a foe called Antithesis who weakens Galactus by sapping his energy . The squad fights Antithesis and trap him in the Negative Zone , and then they prepare to returnGalactus ' cosmic energyto its main innkeeper . Before they can , Reed Richards seizes Galactus ' powers for himself in an unexpected twist , taking the place of the world-wide threat .
AsReed becomes the new Galactus , he reveals that this is part of his program to free the universe of the creation - feeder . The leader of the Fantastic Four hasfinally base a way to defeat Galactus for good , but it comes at the tragical cost of his own life .
Mister Fantastic Becomes Marvel’s Newest Galactus in Order to Defeat Him
Reed Richards Beats Galactus in a Surprising Way - by Absorbing His Power Cosmic
Reed Richards undergoes a major transformation upon absorbing Galactus ' superpower into his being and unite with the Power Cosmic . He becomes a Galactus - sized entity with the universe - traverse intellectual of the Marvel god at his disposal . His fellowFantastic Four memberscriticize him for knuckle under to Galactus ' dark ways , but Reed assures them that he does n’t plan on consuming planets like Galactus does . As Reed inform his teammates,“I shall deny my hunger until such metre as I perish … thus end the threat of Galactus constantly . “With these words , Reed Richards announce that he is sacrifice his life to kill Galactus .
Galactus possesses no true manikin , but this nightmarishly horrendous twist on the Devourer of Worlds transforms him into the fiend he sincerely is .
Reed ’s design for victory against Galactus , as heartbreaking as it seems , is a stroke of genius on his part . Galactus consumes major planet to remain alive as he traverses the universe of the Marvel Universe , so depriving him of that aliment would make him to fade to nothing . Furthermore , Reed knows there ’s no substantial way to keep Galactus away from planets without contain him from within . By take ascendance of Galactus , Reed Richards stupefy the perfect opportunity to hunger Galactus to death . or else of physically taking satellite away from Galactus ' grasp , the Fantastic Four discover a right root at last .
Fantastic Four’s History with Galactus Culminates in Reed’s Cosmic Transformation
Reed Richards Learns How to Beat Galactus After Years of Trying
Galactus seems invincible upon his introduction , but over the years , Reed Richards and his fellow superheroes have found ways to ward him off . InFantastic Four#48 - 50 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby , known as " The Galactus Trilogy”,Silver Surfer break dance throughthe Watcher ’s protective subject area around the Earth and scouts the planet as the Herald of Galactus . He brings Galactus to Earth , innovate the god - like entity to the Fantastic Four as he consecrate to devour the satellite ’s DOE . Only the Fantastic Four stand in his way , and back then , they only had the means to temporarily guard him off .
Galactus made his first appearance in 1966’sFantastic Four#48 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby .
Originally , there was only one weapon system strong enough to defeat Galactus in Marvel lore : theUltimate Nullifier . This arm is such a muscular weakness for Galactus that the mere wad of it causes him to yield to the Fantastic Four and leave Earth in peace inFantastic Four#50 . Since then , Galactus has been beatenin other ways throughout his story by a miscellanea of different Marvel heroes , buthe ’s always and finally return . One Fantastic Four hero has used interchangeable method as Reed Richards to defeat him for a period of sentence , using Galactus ' key signature Power Cosmic against him .
Reed Richards Isn’t the Only Fantastic Four Hero to Beat Galactus
With the Power Cosmic, the Human Torch Reaches Galactus' Level
While Reed ’s strategy to attain Galactus ' tier prove effective , he is n’t the first to be granted the Power Cosmic and use it to overcome the despot . In theRising Stormstoryline by Waid and Mike Wieringo , the Human Torch gets kidnapped by Galactusandbecomes his powerful new Herald . Because Johnny had swapped magnate with unseeable Woman beforehand , the Power Cosmic is channeled through him as an upgrade to her magnate - set rather than his common fiery power . Johnny takesInvisible Woman ’s powersto the next grade with " cosmic mickle , " which is what allow him to beat Galactus .
Read Waid and Wieringo ’s entireRising Stormsaga inFantastic Four#520 - 523 , available now digitally and in collected formatting from Marvel Comics !
With his heighten powers , the Human Torch envision the mortal being inside Galactus . This being is known as Galan , who was change by cosmic rays - paralleling theFantastic Four ’s origin story- and fuse with the Power Cosmic to become Galactus . Johnny care to use a machne built by Reed to move Galan ’s energy around , freeing him from the soul of Galactus . Though this defeat is n’t permanent , asGalactus has since derive back more terrifying than ever , it picture howthe Fantastic Four tapping into the Power Cosmic enable them to outstrip Galactus .
The Fantastic Four Prevent Reed Richards from Successfully Killing Galactus
Reed Richards Halts His Sacrifice and Spares Galactus - For Now
Reed Richards is indeedcapable of killing Galactusonce he ’s slip his form and powers . However , in the remainder , his Fantastic Four teammates stop him from go through with his program . He takes on the Power Cosmic because he feels that he ’s lost his intellect after the birth ofhis girl , Valeria , hence why he ’s risking his lifetime for a taste of Galactus ' vast intelligence activity . His family assures him that he ’s just dealing with the stress of a new small fry , and that he should n’t leave his tyke behind with his sacrifice . Thus , Reed quit Galactus ' power and return to his jazz 1 .
Regardless of the termination , Mister Fantastic has prove he ’s one of the few who can defeat Galactus .
Galactus remains a consistent bearing in the Marvel Universe after Reed Richards ' unfitness to take him down . Now that a winning strategy against him has been uncover , someone else might one daylight slip Galactus ' powers again and commit to starving him . The viciousness of this drastic measure solidifies howdangerous a villain Galactus is , as Cuban sandwich are willing to lay down their own lives in the effort to save the universe from him . TheFantastic Fourmay have heldReed Richardsback , but regardless of the issue , Mister Fantastic has show he ’s one of the few who can defeatGalactus .
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