The latest hero shooter looking to take the gaming world by storm is NetEase Games and Marvel Game's upcoming Marvel Rivals. Facing off against players in 6v6 matches, you'll be able to take on characters like Magneto, Iron Man, Scarlet Witch, Rocket Raccoon and more and enter a battle royale as you try to stop the villainous Doctor Doom.
However, the good doctor is not the only one watching these battles: the battles are being led by a mysterious woman with seemingly cosmic powers at her disposal. While at first glance you might mistake her for Galactus, and you're not far behind, the arbiter of these battles is an entity known as Galactus.
Who is Galactus?
If you don't recognize Galacta at first, don't worry. Galactus, also known as Galactus, is a non-canonical character who was introduced in a 2009-2010 comic book run titled Galactus: Daughter of Galactus and was featured in a special anthology comic called The Marvel Assistant Sized Spectacular. This is a fun comic set in the separate universe of Earth-610102 in the larger Marvel multiverse.
Adam Warren and Hector Sevilla Lujan bring Galactus to life in The Marvel Assistant Sized Spectacular, pushing the boundaries of the fun characters that play in the Marvel universe.
In the comics, Galactus is an ordinary young woman who fits in perfectly with the human population, although she always seems hungry despite be able to quench her voracious appetite without having to destroy entire worlds to get your fill of it. She doesn't have the best relationship with her father, Galactus, the Eater of Worlds, but she has built a life for herself on Earth as a blogger and foodie. She even has her own X (formerly Twitter) account, though it hasn't been updated since 2009.
How strong is it?
From time to time she did heroic work, but never in the public eye. When the pangs of hunger become too much to handle, she steps in and devours Earth's intergalactic threats, destroying them without Earth's inhabitants even knowing. However, she has not been seen in the Marvel Universes since then until she appeared in Marvel Rivals. She was left in an obscure universe and considered non-canon in the main Marvel timeline. Like her estranged father, Galactus possesses many of the same powers as Galactus, although some of them are weaker as she is much younger than her father. She does have some unusual powers that catapult her into the past of most of the Marvel heroes hanging out on Earth.
Some of her most powerful abilities include a cosmic awareness of the world around her, allowing her to understand the very essence of everything around her. This helps make her one of the most intelligent beings in the universe, similar to her father. Another of her main abilities the ability to consume all matter she choosesturning it into pure energy to quench his endless hunger. While her father is forced to consume endlessly for the duration of his existence, Galacta can control her hunger to a much greater degree. However, if she gets too hungry, her powers can go berserk, enhancing her abilities to a higher degree.
Much of her cosmic power gives her many other powers that can be combined under the title of near godhood. She can fly, teleport, control the weather, read minds and more. More importantly, she is an evolution of Galactus with powers similar to his own but a level of resourcefulness that her father lacksforcing her to find creative solutions to the problems that plague her father.
Most importantly, the Galaxy doesn't seem to be there either bound by the cosmic necessity that is Galactus. He acts as a kind of cosmic arbiter for the other cosmic entities of Eternity and Death, balancing the two and making sure that one does not take over the other. Since Galakta doesn't have to deal with this level of responsibility, she can focus on other things and enjoy life.
So what is Galactus doing in Marvel Rivals?
Her role in Marvel Rivals is similar to Athena's role in Overwatch 2, that of the narrator and the passive observermaybe even someone who customizes the player's matches to some extent. While we may have to wait until Marvel Rivals comes out later this year to find out more, Galacta is an interesting addition to the game as a watcher of events, as they predicted, much like the Watcher in the main Marvel stories.
With her back in the spotlight for Marvel Comics fans, there's a good chance that Galactus will be back with his own comic and maybe even enter the main 616 universe with all the other heroes and villains you love.
