Board Thread:Administrative/@comment-3048593-20160419182203/@comment-3406131-20160426204050

Nausiated wrote: the idea that they were merged with Galan doesn't stand up because both Infinity and the Phoenix Force and Eternity all continue to exist following the collapse of Galan's universe. Different Phoenix Force, different Eternity, that's clearly stated in the handbooks: "that's reality's Phoenix Force" (Annihilation: The Nova Corps File), "The Phoenix Force of the dying universe" (Official Handbook Fantastic Four 2005), "Galactus, sole survivor of the previous universe, whose life was spared when the previous universe's version of Eternity merged with him" (All-New Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe #4, Eternity).

For the rest, you assume the transformation back to Galan would have caused a simple reverse of the whole equation. But Galactus may not be simply the sum of other beings.

Also, in FF #523, it is hinted that Galactus' energy has some kind of sentience. It is at least able to search for and try to locate Galan.