- In a latest clip from Fantastic Four: First Steps, it has come to light that Galactus wants to take Franklin Richards.
- Galactus might want Franklin to devour all his powers, but there is a possibility that he might want him to be Galactus's next Herald.
- In Marvel comics, Franklin makes Galactus his herald instead.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps is running in theatres, and if Galactus is the main villain in the movie. The plot of the movie revolves around him and Franklin Richards, Sue Storm and Reed Richards’ baby. We see that Galactus is after Franklin Richards and would spare the planet if the Fantastic Four just handed over the child to him. Now, the question over here is, why does a being like Galactus want to take Franklin Richards in The Fantastic Four: First Steps? If you are wondering this as well, let me tell you all about it without further ado.
Why Does Galactus Want to Take Franklin Richards in Fantastic Four 2025?
Before we move to why Galactus wants to take Franklin, let me tell you a bit about Franklin himself. Since he was born to Sue Storm and Reed Richards, who got their powers from cosmic energy, Franklin inherited their powers, but the ones he got were unlike anything the world had ever seen.
Franklin’s powers allowed him to create the universe, dimensions, avoid mind control, and every other cool power you can think of. Franklin Richards is considered a Beyond Omega Level mutant, and he is the only one in that category, making him the most powerful mutant on Earth.
Now that I have already established how powerful Franklin Richards is, let me elaborate on why I think Galactus wants to take away the child. The movie itself doesn’t really tell us why he is after the baby, but our best guess is that Galactus is aware of the powers Franklin has and wants to consume all the power he has.
Another possibility is that Galactus wants Franklin to be his next herald. If you’re wondering whether something like this happened in Marvel comics, let me tell you that Galactus and Franklin have interacted in comics. In the pages of Marvel comic books, we see that Franklin is so powerful that he made Galactus his herald instead of Galactus making him his.
We also see that they fought alongside and defeated the Celestials, and Franklin has also resurrected Galactus at one point. If you’re thinking this is too much, wait till I tell you that in Marvel’s Earth X comics, Franklin Richards himself turned into Galactus.
