The strongest villain that the Powerpuff Women have ever confronted is the one who’s a blatant riff on Galactus from Marvel – and it’s not even shut. This may come as a shock to some, however for many who are Powerpuff Women purists, it isn’t stunning that this parody of Galactus comes from the 2016 Powerpuff Women reboot of the unique 1998 collection.
Regardless, IDW Publishing clearly wished readers to know the place inspiration for this villain got here from in Powerpuff Women: The Bureau of Unhealthy #3 by writers Haley Mancini and Jake Goldman, artist Philip Murphy, colorist Leonardo Ito, and letterer Neil Uyetake. After getting knocked into area, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup careen into the ridiculously named Gal-Cactus, House Cactus and Eater of Cities. This imposing determine methods them into main him to Townsville, the place he then proceeds to earn his namesake.
The correlations between Marvel’s Galactus and The Powerpuff Women‘ Gal-Cactus are fairly apparent, particularly their related designs, the closeness of their names, the very fact they’re each cosmic beings, and that they’ve a shared want to devour both worlds or cities. One main distinction, moreover the truth that Galactus later seeks to devour information versus worlds, is that Gal-Cactus clearly doesn’t profit from having his personal Silver Surfer like Galactus did. As an alternative, the House Cactus is compelled to resort to trickery versus counting on a herald to seek out sustenance.
Paradoxically, whereas Galactus is a mainstay within the Marvel Universe and has continued all through the comics for greater than 50 years, Gal-Cactus is defeated fairly simply within the Bureau of Unhealthy miniseries and by no means returns once more in both the TV present or the comics. Actually, Gal-Cactus isn’t even the principle focus of the three-issue launch. The Bureau of Unhealthy is basically a set of quick tales the place varied villains recount a time after they got here near defeating the Powerpuff Women to find out who ought to function the chief of a brand new villain supergroup. Gal-Cactus is mainly a background character who seems close to the top of his respective concern based mostly on Mojo Jojo’s exploits.
As a result of utter ridiculousness of Gal-Cactus, it ought to come as no shock that this miniseries relies on the 2016 reboot. This collection excelled at and integrated as a lot randomness as potential, particularly compared to the unique present. Actually, among the reboot’s mainstays continued to really feel completely ludicrous even after they turned a staple of the present. For instance, Blossom, Bubbles, and Buttercup may create themed vitality constructs of sure issues corresponding to family home equipment, animals, and military-grade weapons, respectively.
Regardless, it’s ironic that the villains in Bureau of Unhealthy are unable to really do something as a villainous group due to how efficiently one other villain supergroup fared within the authentic collection, the Beat-Alls. An enormous pun on the real-life Beatles band, the Beat-Alls all the time gained towards the Powerpuff Women and solely disbanded as a result of Mojo Jojo discovered his personal Yoko Ono. That stated, if Bureau of Unhealthy‘s model of Galactus had joined Mojo Jojo then there wouldn’t even should be a supergroup as a result of that team-up would fully obliterate the Powerpuff Women.