The Fantastic Four and their universe
Shalla-Bal
Silver Surfer
Alive
Alive, freed from Galactus's service
- Appearances
- 1
Along the chronological spine
Where the guide talks about them (3)
THE ROAD TO DOOM — The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
The Silver Surfer — here Shalla-Bal, who became Galactus's herald to spare her homeworld Zenn-La and then spent centuries selecting other worlds for consumption — arrives to announce Earth's consumption.
THE ROAD TO DOOM — The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025)
Guessing
Whether a Silver Surfer exists on Earth-616 has never been addressed; this one is native to the retro universe.
WHERE EVERYONE STANDS RIGHT NOW — The Fantastic Four and their universe
| Character | Premiered | Appeared in | Status now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reed Richards, Sue Storm, Johnny Storm, Ben Grimm | First Steps (2025) | First Steps | Alive. Sue died and was resurrected by her son. All four D |
| Franklin Richards | First Steps (2025) | First Steps | Alive, roughly four years old, with reality-altering power nobody understands |
| Victor von Doom | First Steps (2025, mid-credits) | First Steps | Active — the antagonist of Doomsday. D |
| Galactus | First Steps (2025) | First Steps | Banished through a portal, not killed |
| Shalla-Bal / Silver Surfer | First Steps (2025) | First Steps | Alive, freed from Galactus's service |