Thread:BlueFrackle/@comment-45489187-20200530133804/@comment-1197011-20200530163524

They don't seem to have this kind of power. They can't warp reality or anything. They can't foresee the future on their own (though they can build computers to do that), and they can't create planets (they hire the Magratheans to do that instead).

Their powers are longevity (they live for thousands of years), shapeshifting (they can assume other forms and it's suggested that they can grow extra limbs), intelligence and extremely advanced technology. It's implied that they can fake death too, probably by shapeshifting (the lab mice that were "killed" in scientific experiments actually faked it).