Power Cosmic

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The Power Cosmic is a term from the comic strip world of the Marvel Universe, being used to name a presumably immeasurable power which was described as "the most powerful [force] in the universe." ^[1] The primary wielder—and perhaps the primary source—of the Power Cosmic is the god-like cosmic entity Galactus. The Power Cosmic allows Galactus to employ the limitless cosmic energies within him to produce nearly any effect he desires, including size-alteration, ^[2] the molecular restructuring and transmutation of matter, ^[3] the teleportation of objects—even entire galaxies—across space and time ^[4], the erection of force fields, ^[5] the creation of interdimensional portals, ^[6] telepathy, ^[7] telekinesis, ^[8] and cosmic awareness on a universal scale. ^[9] With the Power Cosmic, Galactus has even been shown to have the ability to create sentient life,^[10] resurrect the dead, ^[11] manipulate mortal souls ^[12] and remake dead worlds—including their populations—in every detail. ^[13]

The Silver Surfer, as well as most of the Heralds of Galactus, possess certain measures of the Power Cosmic. Bestowed on them by Galactus during their service to him, the Power Cosmic allows the wielder to expel it violently as concussive force, or use it with precision as a means to restructure molecules according to the user's mental design. Further capabilities enable the user to unleash energies with sufficient destructive force to destroy a planet or, by contrast, he/she may emit subtle amounts of energy to restructure the molecules of a plant's natural pigments, changing its color. Users can rearrange the molecules of matter to create other configurations and can even directly transmute elements. They can manipulate "chronal" energies and thus peel back the veil of time to witness past events or to even directly travel through time. The Power Cosmic may also be used to revitalize life energies and heal the wounded.

It should be noted, however, that wielders of the Power Cosmic are imbued with only a fraction of the amount possessed by Galactus. To date, Galactus' control of the Power Cosmic has dwarfed that of its other users. In fact, so complete is Galactus' mastery of the Power Cosmic that he has been shown on repeated occasions to have the ability to strip the power itself entirely from another wielder. No other user has exhibited this feat.

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