FF First Step: why was Earth chosen?

Was it ever explained, in the comics or movies, why Earth was chosen? If the Surfer can choose the planet for Galactus, why not pick Jupiter? As the largest planet in our solar system, it would’ve provided more sustenance.

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Endgam2025-09-29 13:34

Galactus must feed on planets with life on them.

One comic universe even had him go after planets with Celestials in them. (Which is an angle people thought the MCU would go with.)

legion_XXX2025-09-29 14:41

> (Which is an angle people thought the MCU would go with.)

That would have made for an interesting twist when the celestials showed up to chat.

abysmallybored2025-09-29 13:40

Planets with sentient life are more "nourishing" and keep him full longer or something like that

Captain-Wilco2025-09-29 13:47

Didn’t he/shala bal specifically pick Earth because of Franklin?

JameSdEke2025-09-29 13:57

Franklin became the end goal but wasn’t he already going to devour earth before he learned of Franklin? Wasn’t it only when the F4 visited him to try stop him that he learned of Franklin?

I may be misremembering, only saw it once when it came out.

Dangerous_Thing_32752025-09-29 13:59

No, you remember IT right. But Galactus needs to eat planets where sentient life developed.

the_doughboy2025-09-29 14:14

Exactly this. Shala Bal picked Earth because she wanted Franklin to replace her.

Aniensane2025-09-29 14:29

But they didn’t know about him until after the planet was picked..

RihoSucks2025-09-29 18:40

Then why is galactus explaining to her why he wants the kid after the f4 escape

the_doughboy2025-09-29 18:51

Thats why he wanted it. She picked the planet knowing that he'd discover Franklin on his own.

Solid-Move-14112025-09-29 13:52

Galactus consumes life energy not rocks

Also, he doesn't eat planet with mouth but instead choses a machine to suck the life force and make it barren and desolate. Jupiter is what Earth will look like when Galactus was done

DrManhattan_DDM2025-09-29 14:09

Why would Earth end up looking like Jupiter after the movie explicitly stated that Galactus’ targeted planets end up completely obliterated?

Defiant_Wheel48882025-09-29 13:54

If i remember surfer told she will choose it possibly based on the power mostly it has to have people knowlege that gives galatus more spicy and more energy to consume. she know even fantastic four so she choose with place that has more knowlege.

Defiant_Wheel48882025-09-29 14:06

Eating a empty planet is liking eating a rice without spice or gravy so to add gravy you need people to add more spice you need some knowlegable people. so galatus want a planet that has good knowlegable people. so eating a dosa like 5 dosa == eat one franklin richard so he choose him. that why he did not choose jupiter and also in animation series i hear he cant eat the planet has too many radiation which affect his health and in one of those animation ironman made him to eat one of high radiation planet and it cause problem to him later.

juances192025-09-29 14:19

If Galactus could eat any planet then there would be no need for the silver surfer. No need for a herald to announce Galactus' arrival on an empty planet.

So yes, Galactus needs planets with life on it.

igby12025-09-29 14:31

Why does he need a herald to announce him before he arrives?

Why not just devour Earth by surprise?

Sneak attack.

Certainly would’ve played out better for him had he done that in the movie. Though it’d have been a much shorter film. :-)

CaptainAksh_G2025-09-29 14:29

Because WE HUMANS made the movies.

It's like asking why the aliens always visit America to invade the world..... BECAUSE HOLLYWOOD MADE THE MOVIES

Aromatic-Cupcake48022025-09-29 21:20

He should’ve come to 616 with Tiamut growing inside

Razorspades2025-09-30 04:49

In the comics in the beginning Galactus did have a problem with killing people so he chose planets without sentient life. However ovr time he felt less and less from consuming those planets and his hunger was less sated. He started going after planets with sentient life and felt more full. Eventually after eons he has less of a conscience about all those he's killed and has become numb to it.

emaxxman2025-10-02 17:35

That would’ve been a great story point for the movie. It would’ve given him some character depth. They explore a little when they implied why he wanted Franklin (to relieve him of the hunger.)