Sixth Cosmos
Galactus recounting the days of Taa in the Sixth Cosmos
"Sixth Cosmos" is the denomination given to the sixth iteration of existence and fifth Multiverse. It is a defunct Multiverse that no longer exists. It came after the end of the Fifth Cosmos. It was the Multiverse before the current one.[1][2]
The Sixth Cosmos was devoted to science and is said to be where the very concept was invented.[1][3] One of its planets was Taa, inhabited by the advanced Taa-ans. Among the Taa-ans were the Scienceers, the closest they had to super heroes.[3] The exact cause of the Sixth Cosmos' demise is disputed, but in all accounts, Taa was one of the last worlds remaining and sent out one last group of explorers, including its would-be last survivor.[4][5][6]
As part of the renewal cycle, after the Sixth Cosmos ended, it was replaced by the Seventh Cosmos.[7][1] One of its inhabitants, Galan of Taa, survived the end of time and became Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds, in the next cycle.[4][6]
Between each multiversal cycle, there is a period of nothingness before the start of the next cycle. Many entities that plagued the next cycle are said to have lived in this existential chasm, such as Knull.[8]
- Former Inhabitants
- Celestials[7][9]
- The Celestials are from the First Cosmos. They started the multiversal cycles and have passed on to every incarnation.[7][9] They are also involved in the creation process at the start of each cycle.[10]
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Omnimax, the Sixth Cosmos' Devourer of Worlds
- Omnimax[2]
- Omnimax is from the Fifth Cosmos. Formerly named Moridun, he passed on to the Sixth Cosmos as its Devourer of Worlds.
- Taa-ans[4][5][11][6][3][12]
- Black Winter[15]
- The Black Winter passed on to the Seventh/Eighth Cosmos.[15]
- Leviathan[16]
- The Leviathan's fragments passed on to the Seventh/Eighth Cosmos.[16]
- Canonicity disputed:
- The inhabitants of Earth-TRN566
- This is due to Adventures of the X-Men #12, which depicts the origin of Galactus after the M'kraan Crystal is shattered. However, it has many inconsistencies with other depictions of the Sixth Cosmos and the end of the Sixth Cosmos has been retconned many times since then, thus putting its canonicity into question.
- The inhabitants of Earth-TRN566
Notes
- Galactus' origin story has been retconned and reinterpreted many times. Thus, there are many conflicting accounts on how his universe was destroyed:
- A natural Big Crunch.[17][18]
- The M'kraan Crystal being shattered.[19][20]
- Celestial overpopulation.[21] (Only applicable to the Earth X continuity.)
- The Galactus Seed.[22]
- The Black Winter.[23][15] (This is the most recent retcon.)
- Galactus was traditionally the "sole survivor,"[4][24][25] but this idea has been challenged and contradicted over the years. History of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) #1 instead states that he is the sole "human" (technically Taa-an) survivor.
- It was previously assumed that the sentience of the previous universe was named Eternity,[17] his previous incarnation, but it is later established that each cycle is embodied by a completely different being with a different identity.[7][1][26][9]
- In the depiction of the Sixth Cosmos in Thor (Vol. 6) #2, it resembles the DC Universe.
- The Seventh/Eighth Cosmos are usually treated as one, so when characters reference the previous Multiverse, they are generally referring to the Sixth Cosmos, even in the Eighth Cosmos.[27]
(See Also: Multiversal Cycle, First Cosmos, Second Cosmos, Third Cosmos, Fourth Cosmos, Fifth Cosmos, Seventh/Eighth Cosmos (current), Ninth Cosmos)
References[]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Ultimates 2 #100
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Defenders (Vol. 6) #1–2
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Defenders (Vol. 6) #2
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 Super-Villain Classics #1
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Fantastic Four #522
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Ultimates (Vol. 2) #2
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 Ultimates 2 (Vol. 2) #6
- ↑ King in Black #1
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Defenders: Beyond #2
- ↑ Venom (Vol. 4) #4
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Mighty Thor (Vol. 2) #4
- ↑ Thor (Vol. 6) #24
- ↑ Defenders: Beyond #1
- ↑ Defenders: Beyond #5
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Thor (Vol. 6) #1–6
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Spirits of Vengeance: Spirit Rider #1
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe (Vol. 2) #4
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe: Fantastic Four 2005 #1
- ↑ Adventures of the X-Men #12
- ↑ Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe A to Z #4
- ↑ Universe X #7
- ↑ Mighty Thor (Vol. 2) #3
- ↑ Silver Surfer: Black #4
- ↑ Fantastic Four #262
- ↑ Silver Surfer (Vol. 3) #6
- ↑ Defenders (Vol. 6) #4
- ↑ Defenders (Vol. 6) #1