@DocFatalis said:
I'd say it is the exact opposite: in the beginning, Galactus was the only being at this power level in the entire MU (FF#48-49). We suspected the watcher was almost as powerful in a pacific way, but that's pretty much all. The coming of Galactus literally changed the world of comics.
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What????
Both Dormammu and Eternity made their appearance before Galactus .
To the best of my knowledge Watcher has fought Galactus twice and lost both time (non-cannon, what if issues), so i dont think Watcher were ever made to me more powerful than Galactus.
Then Marvel used him to make other characters they wanted to promote appear good, and we've seen the stupidest things in the name of business.
You have me at a loss here, who are we talking about?
Some elements though remain very consistent along the years, as him being one of the main entities of the MU (a face of the LT, brother/father of Eternity etc...) and the fact that he is feared by every civilization in the universe for his might.
Yes thats all and good , but how does that change anything in terms of his power level?
If we respect the battles forum rules that specify we should use the current version of a character, we find a very powerful entity with remarkable feats even when de-powered, whether it would be during the Annihilation arc or during the Orbucen encounter with Nova, big G stands at an extremely high level.
Well he is a powerful dude, we are not saying he isnt, what we are however saying is Trigon might be more powerful.
The reason why recent readers have the feeling that Galactus is not that powerful, is because once or twice per decade, they let a writer or an other have his character hit/slow down/weaken the big guy just to promote said character or make him look more important than he his, but anyone who's been reading Marvel for more than 20 years know how central and unique Galactus is. it has even been stated by Stan Lee in both a written and a spoken interview.
I dont think Galactus's power level has ever changed, he's looked as powerful as ever. The only thing is, old comics are filled with hyperbole. The same is true for Thor ,how many times pre-Jurgen's run have we heard it being stated that Thor can bench press a planet, or hit hard enough to shatter a small planet?
Thats how the old books rolled, Odin apparently destroyed a Galaxy with an attack. So did Surtur, but an angry Galactus who had just recently absorbed all the cosmic energy from Annihilus ship, in Annihilation 06 only manged to destroy 3 star system (and a Galaxy billions times more starts than that), or in the recent run of Eternals Tiamut saying he has the power to destroy good part of the solor system (presumably with one blast), and we know full well Galactus and Tiamut where always written to be more powerful than Odin or Surtur, thats because they were surrounded by hyperboles.
Overrated? No, clearly not. Overused, and sometimes for the worst? Yes, for sure.
At last this sentiment i share :), big G isnt over-rated , he is overused because among the cosmic being Galactus is more recognized by general reader than any other beings. People who are not much into comics and have just recently started up on it, dont know how Eternity is, let alone Order/ Chaos or Love / Hate, so he gets overused.
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