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00:00So, when you think of the most powerful beings in comic books, the devourer of worlds Galactus
00:05tends to spring to mind. Yet, while Galactus may be a force to be reckoned with, that doesn't mean
00:10that the Planet Eater is the top dog in the Marvel Universe, which is what we're here to discuss
00:15today. As I'm Jules, this is WhatCulture.com, and these are 10 Fantastic Four Villains More
00:19Powerful Than Galactus. 10. Impossible Man
00:23In Fantastic Four number 11, the Fantastic Four encountered an alien from the planet Pop-Up,
00:28which Ben Grimm dubbed the Impossible Man. Like all Pop-Upians, the bulbous-headed extraterrestrial
00:34can rearrange his molecules any way he sees fit. His malleable cells also allow him to heal any wound,
00:40making him virtually immortal. Because the Impossible Man is more of a prankster than an
00:44outright villain, it's easy to forget just how freakishly powerful he is. Even though Galactus
00:49seems invincible, he does need a staggering amount of sustenance in order to survive. The Impossible
00:54Man, on the other hand, requires no sustenance whatsoever. Which sounds pretty impressive,
00:58but Impey couldn't possibly defeat Galactus, right? Well, in Fantastic Four number 175,
01:03the Great Destroyer was about to consume Earth when the Impossible Man stepped in and told him to eat
01:08his homeworld instead. After he devoured Pop-Up, the G-Man suffered indigestion that was so horrific
01:13that he exploded. The Impossible Man may look goofy as all hell, but the green-skinned trickster can never
01:18be underestimated, since he was one of the very few beings in the cosmos able to defeat Galactus.
01:249. Annihilus
01:25Annihilus is the ruler of the Negative Zone, a pocket universe located on the cusp of the main
01:30Marvel Universe, Earth-616. Using a matter-slash-energy-manipulating staff called the
01:35Cosmic Control Rod, Annihilus vowed to destroy anything he considered a threat to his existence.
01:40Although this alien was a recurring enemy of the Fantastic Four for years, he was never considered
01:45as big of a threat as other villains like Doctor Doom or Galactus. But after being exposed to the
01:49Opposing Force, which is the Negative Zone's version of the Power Cosmic, Annihilus' strength magnified
01:54exponentially, inspiring him to declare war on the universe. After forming a monstrously-sized army
02:00called the Annihilation Wave, the insectoid dictator swept through the cosmos, obliterating entire
02:06galaxies. When Galactus attempted to stop him, Annihilus released two gods upon him, effectively
02:11defeating the Devourer. Even if Galactus managed to defeat Annihilus, it actually wouldn't matter.
02:16The bug monarch respawns every time he's killed. So when Galactus runs out of planets to munch on
02:21and inevitably starves to death, Annihilus is still guaranteed to be alive long after.
02:268. Mephisto
02:28Mephisto is an extra-dimensional being who rules a fiery realm colloquially known as Hell.
02:33Mephisto is energised by the evil that inhabits all living things, and since Earth is inhabited by a
02:38bajillion supervillains, they've kept the Prince of Darkness's power satiated since the dawn of mankind.
02:44Being the world's most powerful demon, there is little that Mephisto can't do. Not only can he
02:48reshape reality, he is proven capable of merging realities together. However, Mephisto rarely uses
02:54his full power since he takes greater pleasure in manipulating people to give up their own souls.
02:59Over the years, the duplicitous devil has wrangled billions of souls including those of Doctor Doom,
03:04Black Panther, Daredevil, Silver Surfer, Ghost Rider, and even Deadpool. On multiple occasions,
03:09Mephisto even managed to con the Fantastic Four. And as scary as Galactus is, Mephisto is infinitely
03:14more terrifying since the Great King of Evil can manipulate anyone to give up their soul,
03:19damning them to Hell for all eternity.
03:227. Delinquent
03:23Galactus is known as one of the biggest powerhouses in comics since he can destroy an entire planet
03:28without breaking a sweat. But Delinquent has that beat since he can decimate a solar system
03:33with just a thought. Now, Delinquent comes from a race of aliens that can alter all forms of matter
03:38and energy. Because of their cosmic power, it's imperative that these aliens' parents train their
03:42children diligently to prevent them from misusing their abilities. When Delinquent was a toddler,
03:48he got separated from his family and crash-landed on Earth. With no one to keep him in check,
03:52the infant terrible lashed out, reshaping reality all around him. Just before Delinquent was about to
03:57snuff out the son, Reed Richards located the alien toddler's parents, allowing them to retrieve their
04:02child. As terrifying as Delinquent can be, he is potentially more dangerous when he's actually
04:07unconscious. When he was knocked out by the Star Stalker in Power Pack No. 58, his injury kept
04:13shooting out reality-warping energy around the room, transforming anything it touched without his
04:18awareness. One of the blasts shot Reed and Sue's son, Franklin Richards, and would have killed him
04:23if he wasn't healed by an advanced computer.
04:256. The Mad Celestial
04:27The Celestials are an ancient race capable of altering space, time, matter, energy,
04:32and all other realities any way they see fit. With their abilities, these space gods travel the
04:36universe, altering the evolution of different species, hoping to create the perfect organism.
04:41But in one reality, the Celestials went a bit mad and used Reed Richards' bridge to cross into other
04:47dimensions, hoping to conquer the multiverse. When they arrived on Earth 616 in Fantastic Four No. 603-605,
04:54Galactus challenged the Mad Celestials to a battle. As mighty as the towering titans were, Big G proved
05:00to be stronger than each of them. When Galactus managed to kill one of them, the Celestials
05:04realised that they were fighting a losing battle. As a result, they merged their essences together,
05:09transforming into a Voltron-like being that dwarfed the Wild Eater in size and power. With a single
05:14blast, the Mad Celestial hurled Galactus into a nearby planet, knocking him unconscious.
05:19Luckily, Reed and Sue's son, Franklin Richards, used his unlimited power to replenish Galactus'
05:24strength, allowing him to defeat the Mad Celestial once and for all.
05:285. Galactus
05:30The Ultimate Universe was a rebooted Marvel series created for new readers. Although many of the
05:35characters were redesigned, no one had a more drastic alteration than Galactus. In this reality,
05:40Galactus is 100,000 miles long and is composed of trillions of city-sized drones. Before the hive-minded
05:48being reaches the planet it desires to consume, Galactus unleashes a psychic wave to drive the
05:53inhabitants insane so they can't perform a counterattack. It then unleashes a flesh-eating
05:58spore on the world so that there's no one left to put up a fight by the time that Galactus
06:02reaches it.
06:03In the Ultimate Vision saga, Vision explains to Sam Wilson that no civilisation has survived longer
06:08than a few minutes against the uncreator of worlds. One planet spent 200 years booby-trapping its
06:14solar system to stop Galactus, but it still failed. Another world upgraded each inhabitant so that
06:20they had the power to level a sun, and yet it didn't even slow it down. Luckily, the superheroes
06:25of Earth managed to defeat the Cosmic Horde by shooting it with a big bang, although this attack
06:30only destroyed one-fifth of Galactus' body, so it was forced to retreat.
06:354. Abraxas
06:36Eternity is a god-like being that embodies the multiverse and exists simultaneously in every
06:41universe to maintain reality. But for every force, there must be an opposite, since Eternity's
06:46purpose is to create, his counterpart, Abraxas, serves to destroy. To ensure his antithetical
06:52rival did not jeopardise reality, Eternity created a fail-safe in each universe called Galactus.
06:57So long as the planet-eating Titan lives, Abraxas cannot penetrate the corresponding universe.
07:02But when the Galactus of Earth-616 perished, Abraxas was freed, allowing him to access the
07:07multiverse killing as many Galactuses as possible to maximise his power. Since Abraxas was too
07:13powerful to face, the Fantastic Four tracked down the universe's most devastating weapon,
07:17the Ultimate Nullifier, believing that it was the only thing capable of destroying Eternity's
07:22Dark Twin. But when Abraxas stole it, he prepared to use it to undo all of reality.
07:27Fortunately, Franklin Richards used his cosmic powers to resurrect Galactus, weakening Abraxas
07:32enough for Reed to retrieve the Ultimate Nullifier. Using the doomsday weapon, Abraxas was
07:37annihilated. Even though the Devourer of Worlds was revived, the Fantastic Four were glad that
07:41a far more dangerous enemy no longer posed a threat.
07:443. Molecule Man
07:46After being irradiated by a particle generator's beam, Owen Rees was able to control matter on
07:51a molecular level. Or so he believed. In reality, the accident that turned Rees into
07:56Molecule Man opened a doorway to the Beyond Realm where any thought became a reality. Basically,
08:01Rees could do anything he wanted. He can disintegrate seemingly indestructible objects like Captain
08:05America's shield, Wolverine's skeleton, or Thor's hammer. Not only can he destroy any object or
08:10person in an instant, the master of matter could create entire realities with just a thought.
08:15When he learned several universes had collapsed, he repaired them with literally no effort.
08:19However, this power came with a price. Being exposed to the Beyond Realm turned Molecule Man
08:24into a universe bomb. If he dies, his entire reality will perish. When a Molecule Man dies in one
08:30reality, it imbalanced the multiverse, nearly undoing the multiverse.
08:34Thankfully, Reed Richards reset Rees' powers, so his essence is no longer tied to his corresponding
08:39universe. Nevertheless, he's still one of the most overpowered beings in existence.
08:432. The Beyonder
08:45The Beyonder is an incalculably powerful entity with the ability to warp reality. Using his godlike
08:51abilities, this curly-haired chaos-causer usually orchestrates tests and games on a cosmic scale just
08:57for his own amusement. The most famous example is when he created a realm called Battleworld and
09:02populated it with 37 superheroes and supervillains. The Beyonder then forced them to battle each other
09:07to see which is more powerful, good, or evil. Refusing to take part, Galactus flew towards the
09:13Beyonder only for the cosmic entity to knock the devourer of worlds unconscious. After seeing Galactus
09:18being defeated so effortlessly, Reed Richards, Ben Grimm, and other superheroes realized that the Beyonder was,
09:22well, beyond them. For the longest time, nobody knew what the Beyonder exactly was. At one point
09:28or another, the blazer-wearing godling had been described as a mutant inhuman and the embodiment
09:32of a separate universe. But in reality, the Beyonder is a sentient cosmic cube. Since cosmic cubes have
09:38the ability to manifest whatever the wielder wishes, the Beyonder's power is virtually unlimited,
09:42making him the most powerful villain in the entire multiverse. Save for one.
09:48Because number one, God Emperor Doom. During the lead up to the 2015 event Secret Wars,
09:54it was unveiled that the Beyonder is simply one of a race that live in the Beyond realm,
09:58where Molecule Man's power is derived from. Their power far exceeds that of the Beyonder,
10:03and have used their might to slay seemingly omnipotent beings including Eternity, the Celestials,
10:08the Living Tribunal, and even death. When Doctor Doom learned that the Beyonders intended to wipe
10:12out all realities, he used Molecule Man's power to destroy them and absorb their essence into himself,
10:18transforming him into God Emperor Doom. Using Molecule Man as an anchor, Doom created a patchwork
10:24planet called Battleworld to harbour the last remnants of the multiverse. With Doctor Strange
10:28as his sheriff, dozens of Thors as his army, and Galactus as his personal bodyguard, Doom reigned
10:34supreme. Doom ruled his reality for eight years before Molecule Man recognised the devious Emperor
10:40was manipulating him. When he came to this realisation, he transferred Doom's power to
10:44Reed Richards, allowing him to recreate the universe the way it once was. Although Doom lost his godhood,
10:49there was a time where he wasn't just the most powerful being in the multiverse,
10:53but the most powerful entity ever to have existed.
10:56And there we go my friends, those were the 10 Fantastic Four villains more powerful than Galactus.
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