Songslinger
Junior Member
Galactus wields the immeasurable Power Cosmic and is one of the most powerful entities within the Marvel Universe. As such, Galactus is able to employ the limitless cosmic energies within him to produce nearly any effect he desires.
Some of Galactus' more commonly displayed abilities are size-alteration, the molecular restructuring, conversion and transmutation of matter, the projection of energy with incalculable concussive force or heat, the teleportation of objects (even entire galaxies) across space and even time, the erection of impenetrable energy-screens and force fields, the creation of interdimensional and intradimensional portals and wormholes, a virtually unlimited capacity for telepathy and telekinesis, and cosmic awareness on a universal scale. Galactus has even shown the ability to create sentient life, resurrect the dead, manipulate mortal souls, and remake dead worlds in every detail.
Even Galactus' heralds, whom he has endowed with a minuscule fraction of his awesome power, are able to manipulate matter and energy in ways far beyond human comprehension. Indeed, Galactus is so powerful he must always wear his armor to help him regulate his internal energies or else they could run rampant with the potential to change him into a star.
When Galactus' hunger has been recently sated, his powers at the very least rival those possessed by the Celestials. However, the longer Galactus goes without feeding the more his strength and power wanes. Within just one month of consuming a suitable planet Galactus' power will have already been reduced exponentially, yet even in such a hungered state his powers are still far beyond human comprehension. Going several months between feedings, as he has done on a few occasions in recent years, can bring him to the brink of death and leave him so weakened that he proves vulnerable to direct assaults from superhuman teams such as the Shi'Ar Imperial Guard, Avengers and the Fantastic Four. In the universe's earlier years, Galactus could go without feeding for a century before his hunger substantially weakened him, why the intervals between his feedings has decreased over the millenia is unknown.
