Devourer of Worlds
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The Devourer of Worlds is a cosmic Marvel Comics entity known for consuming entire planets to sustain his immense power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Devourer of Worlds canonical | 2 |
| The Devourer of Worlds | 1 |
| The World-Eater | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11871878 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devourer of Worlds Context triple: [Galactus, role, Devourer of Worlds]
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A.
Berserker's Planet
Berserker's Planet is a science fiction novel by Fred Saberhagen set in his Berserker universe, focusing on humanity’s struggle against intelligent, planet-destroying machines.
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B.
The Maw
The Maw is a perilous endgame zone in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, serving as the inescapable prison of the most wicked souls and the domain of the Jailer.
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C.
Outer Gods
The Outer Gods are immensely powerful, often incomprehensible cosmic deities in the Cthulhu Mythos, embodying chaos and existing beyond conventional space, time, and human understanding.
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D.
Lord of Chaos
Lord of Chaos is a fearsome cosmic title held by Dormammu, denoting his role as a powerful, malevolent ruler of dark mystical forces in the Marvel universe.
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E.
Two Dooms
Two Dooms is a science fiction short story by Cyril M. Kornbluth that explores an alternate history shaped by the consequences of nuclear warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Devourer of Worlds Target entity description: The Devourer of Worlds is a cosmic Marvel Comics entity known for consuming entire planets to sustain his immense power.
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A.
Berserker's Planet
Berserker's Planet is a science fiction novel by Fred Saberhagen set in his Berserker universe, focusing on humanity’s struggle against intelligent, planet-destroying machines.
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B.
The Maw
The Maw is a perilous endgame zone in World of Warcraft: Shadowlands, serving as the inescapable prison of the most wicked souls and the domain of the Jailer.
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C.
Outer Gods
The Outer Gods are immensely powerful, often incomprehensible cosmic deities in the Cthulhu Mythos, embodying chaos and existing beyond conventional space, time, and human understanding.
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D.
Lord of Chaos
Lord of Chaos is a fearsome cosmic title held by Dormammu, denoting his role as a powerful, malevolent ruler of dark mystical forces in the Marvel universe.
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E.
Two Dooms
Two Dooms is a science fiction short story by Cyril M. Kornbluth that explores an alternate history shaped by the consequences of nuclear warfare.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Marvel Comics character
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Marvel Comics character ⓘ fictional cosmic entity ⓘ fictional cosmic entity ⓘ |
| aliasOf | Galactus ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearance | humanoid giant in purple and magenta armor ⓘ |
| archEnemies |
Avengers
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Fantastic Four ⓘ Galactic civilizations whose worlds he targets ⓘ Silver Surfer ⓘ Thor ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
cosmic balance
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end of worlds ⓘ |
| baseOfOperations | worldship Taa II ⓘ |
| creators |
Jack Kirby
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Stan Lee ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Marvel Universe ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Fantastic Four #48 ⓘ |
| formerIdentity | Galan of Taa ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
animated television series
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feature films (adapted in altered forms) ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| homeworld | Taa ⓘ |
| motivation | cosmic hunger ⓘ |
| notableEpithet | Devourer of Worlds ⓘ |
| notableHerald |
Firelord
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Morg ⓘ Nova (Frankie Raye) ⓘ Silver Surfer ⓘ Terrax ⓘ |
| powers |
cosmic energy manipulation
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creation of heralds ⓘ energy projection ⓘ matter manipulation ⓘ telepathy ⓘ teleportation ⓘ |
| primaryActivity | consuming planets for sustenance ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1966 ⓘ |
| publisher | Marvel Comics ⓘ |
| refersTo | Galactus ⓘ |
| role |
antagonist
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occasional ally ⓘ |
| roleInFiction | planet-consuming cosmic force ⓘ |
| sourceOfPower | Power Cosmic ⓘ |
| species | cosmic being ⓘ |
| survivedEvent | destruction of the previous universe ⓘ |
| weakness |
extreme hunger
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insufficient cosmic energy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Devourer of Worlds Description of subject: The Devourer of Worlds is a cosmic Marvel Comics entity known for consuming entire planets to sustain his immense power.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.