Galactus's speed

[The_real_cal_howard]

Just one question. Isn't Galactus much larger than Earth? If so, isn't it impossible for him to be MHS simply because his sheer size makes it much greater? Correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Gemmysaur]

Aren't giants lumberingly slow though due to mass though, unless they are like titans who have very, very lightweight bodies iirc.

 

[Antvasima]

The handbook rating is presumably for his normal size.

 

[The_real_cal_howard]

As I am unfamiliar with his normal size is, would you mind telling me approximately how large that is if you know? If you can't, can you give a comparison, like, building sized or city sized?

 

[Antvasima]

28.9 feet, or about 8.81 meters: http://phantombunburyist.freedomforceforever.com/cripp12/28/th_galactusback.jpg

 

[The_real_cal_howard]

Thanks for the reliable source, Ant. But that brings up another question. How is he able to eat planets if he's the size of a small rollercoaster? Was I wrong about his capablities to grow in size? If I wasn't, should a speed change be added for his variable sizes?

 

[Antvasima]

He doesn't literally eat planets. He drains them of their energy.

He can grow to the size of a star, if he wants to and is well fed, though.

 

[The_real_cal_howard]

Ah. Thanks for the clarification. But if he can become star-sized, should a something like "Relativistic (just using that as an example. He could be faster or slower) when he's the size of a star"

 

[Antvasima]

I don't think so. At least not without a calculation of the story (it happened when he wrestled with, and lost, to the Wraithworld sun, in Rom: Spaceknight).

 

[The_real_cal_howard]

I understand. Shame. I wish I knew how to calc, but c'est la vie. Could I ask someone?

 

[Antvasima]

Sure, but you need to find the scans.

 

[Cropfist]

A planet-sized character being MHS does sound strange, but we would need a calc for his size's speed if it were to be upgraded by his own feats.

 

[Antvasima]

He is only 30 feet or so tall normally, if I remember correctly.