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The early life of Herbert Wyndham largely mirrors that of his Earth-616 counterpart.

Known as the High Evolutionary, Herbert Wyndham was plagued by the dream that mankind was destined to be more than it was. Driven by this dream, he terraformed a dead moon, creating Counter-Earth, a "pure" version of the Earth ruled by him. However, Wyndham soon found that his world was polluted by the same vices that had made him so judgmental of Earth. Discovering Adam Warlock floating among the stars, Wyndham fashioned him into a hero, giving him powers, a costume and the Soul Gem which would protect him from the temptations of Counter-Earth.[1]

However, the High Evolutionary had made a mistake; the dead moon he had terraformed was in fact host to a Celestial embryo. This drew the attention of Galactus, who came to Counter-Earth to consume it. Galactus was stopped, and eventually turned into a star by Reed Richards.[1] [2]

Many years later, after the mutation of humanity, Wyndham realized the function that Galactus had served; consuming Celestial-impregnated planets to preserve the balance of the universe, and to prevent the Celestials from overpopulating and destroying it. Together with Adam Warlock and the Silver Surfer, Wyndham informed Richards of his mistake. With the consent of Richards' son Franklin, the Evoluntionary used his machines to advance Franklin's evolution to the point where the Celestial seed inside him would germinate to its third tier, a level where one's very existence was defined by those around him. Through the Silver Surfer's belief, Franklin became the new Galactus, restoring universal order. [2]

Since then, the whereabouts and activities of the High Evolutionary remain unrevealed, however his transmogrphication devices were collected by Mar-Vell to turn a number of Earth's dead heroes into his Avenging Host.[3]

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