After appearing in Infinity Abyss , Annihilation: Ronan , Annihilation and Nova vol. She played a minor role in The Thanos Imperative The character, along with the other Guardians, appears in Avengers Assemble issues She stars in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. Gamora is the last of her species , the Zen-Whoberis, who were exterminated by the Badoon in her original timeline, her species was exterminated by the Universal Church of Truth. Thanos found her as a child and decided to use her as a weapon.
Gamora was raised and trained by Thanos to assassinate the Magus, the evil, future version of Adam Warlock. Thanos showed her little kindness during her childhood, but Gamora was very loyal to the man who promised her the opportunity to avenge the death of her family. Gamora became very proficient in martial arts , earning the nickname "The deadliest woman in the whole galaxy". When she was a teenager, Thanos took her on a trip to Tartoonla 7.
Gamora disobeyed Thanos's orders, and due to this, came into conflict with a group of thugs. She was greatly outnumbered, and despite her skills, she was defeated and then raped by the assailants. Thanos found her half dead, and in turn, murdered all of her assailants and restored her to health, cybernetically enhancing her to superhuman levels. As an adult, Gamora was sent as an assassin against the Universal Church of Truth, quickly becoming feared by its agents, the Black Knights.
She exacted revenge for the genocide of her race by killing every member of the church involved before the event actually occurred. Gamora met and teamed up with Adam Warlock, who wanted to stop his future, evil self. Eventually the Magus was defeated, but Thanos revealed himself as an even-greater threat. Gamora and Pip tried to prevent Thanos from destroying all life in the universe. Gamora attempted to slay Thanos, but he mortally wounded her, and destroyed Pip's mind. When Adam Warlock died as well, his spirit was reunited with that of his friends in "Soulworld" within the Soul Gem. Other beings who had been absorbed by the Soul Gem, such as Kray-Tor and Autolycus , also lived in peace with former enemies.
Warlock led Gamora and Pip the Troll out of Soulworld into the real world. Their souls took over the bodies of three humans, who had recently died in a car crash. Gamora thus returned to the corporeal world by taking possession of the body of Bambi Long, whose body then began transforming into a duplicate of Gamora's original body. However, Gamora was soon erased from existence by Thanos when he erased half the population in the universe.
Warlock now had the Infinity Gauntlet, giving him near omnipotence. Gamora and Pip persuaded Doctor Strange to help them find and stop Warlock, who was going mad with power. Gamora received the Time Gem , but was incapable of consciously using it, though it did give her sporadic precognitive dreams and visions.
She returned to work as a mercenary until Adam Warlock approached her again. They continued to travel together and eventually Adam reciprocated her love. Adam and Gamora remained in a pocket dimension to raise the cosmic being known as Atleza. Gamora later reappears in the pages of Ronan , having left the company of Adam Warlock and settled on the world Godthab Omega as leader of a group of female warriors called The Graces, where her mind has been altered by Glorian. She is intent on re-establishing her reputation as the deadliest woman in the universe and now wields a powerful blade known as Godslayer.
She joins the United Front, using her skills to launch quick counterattacks against the Annihilation Wave.
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She engages in a sexual relationship with the United Front's leader, Nova. During the Phalanx 's invasion of the Kree home-world following the Annihilation War, Gamora is assimilated as a "select" of the hive mind. They dispatch her to apprehend Nova after he flees the planet.
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She joins the new Guardians of the Galaxy. Gamora was taken prisoner by Magus when he faked the death of himself and several other Guardians. She later appears on Earth to aid the Avengers against Thanos. The group dumped all their resources into hunting the Guardians for slighting them, which proved incredibly foolish in the end. Nebula emerged in the first film as an incredibly deadly foe that had nothing but feelings of contempt for her sister Gamora.
The two fought for dominance during the finale, with Nebula exhibiting nothing short of unbridled rage when it came to her sister. Once she was defeated, Nebula escaped and vowed for revenge. She actually seemed pretty much set in stone in Vol. Nebula claimed she only wanted a sister, rather than a foe. The two hug it out, years-long hatred forgiven in the span of about 10 minutes. This revelation had zero build up, which is why its suddenness made it feel so tepid in its delivery.
He was lovable, loyal and despite having a four-word vocabulary, very poetic. The character was reduced from being an actual force on the team, to a blatant mascot designed to sell toys and cheap jokes. Regardless of whether or not you were a fan of the comics or superheroes in general, the film had at least one track that audiences could bounce their foot to. This is probably why Vol. The confession leaves him choked up and the audiences get a better understanding to his antagonizing demeanor.
The second film attempted to retread this emotional path for the character with Rocket coming to an understanding with Yondu that they are very similar: The problem is that it literally emerges between two characters whom have had limited interactions at best. The heart-to-heart moment Yondu shares with Rocket came out forced and entirely from left field, leaving it with significantly less emotional punch than intended. From his early youth, he was a thief for the Ravagers and constantly under the impression that Yondu would eat him if he stepped wrong.
Star-Lord soon cleared it up, claiming that was just a joke - itself a callback to Rocket demanding an artificial leg to break out of the Kyln. Speaking of that prototype fin At the time, the subtle mohawk was explained as a re-imagining of his comic book counterpart.
That, and it also glowed to show how Yondu could control his arrow telepathically, guided by whistles and his heart. The sequel saw Yondu shuffled out of the living universe, but director James Gunn made sure to give him his true fin in all its glory before that. Perhaps more poetic than the usual costume upgrades sequels tend to bring. And just as effective at creating Ravager kebabs. Marvel fans have enjoyed the always-unexpected appearances from legendary comic creator Stan Lee for years, across studios, universes, and even historical eras. Playing everyday schmoes or high-ranking officials, Lee's omnipresence has even led fans to theorize that Stan Lee is actually Uatu the Watcher , the member of an ancient race of observers charged with keeping up to the minute on all happenings on the planet Earth.
Guardians 2 settles this question once and for all, but stops short of revealing Lee as Uatu himself. As Rocket and Yondu make their sequence of jumps across space towards Ego, they fly past Stan Lee in a spacesuit, sharing his experiences on Earth to a small gathering of caped, large-headed aliens. Civil War the camera focuses in on one Watcher in particular - who may be the real Uatu. Lee is credited as the Marvel Universe's Watcher Informant.
Elsewhere in the Guardians' montage of space jumps, a quick flit through the atmosphere of a barren, alien world shows what appears to be a battle to the death in action. The fighters are two large, rocky-looking behemoths with the standing fighter brandishing a massive stone club. The armor even looks the same in both cases. Ragnarok , so it's unclear if this is meant as a wink towards the character and film, or simply another Kronan battle that Marvel fans are guaranteed to spot. When Rocket finally makes contact with Gamora after she has come to a truce with her sister, Nebula, and he and Yondu have put their vomit-inducing jumps behind them, he tells her they're headed to the surface.
Peter explained how he once had to romance an A'askavarian in Nova Records for a job, before she left him with a scar to remember him by.
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Hope it was worth it. Rocket and Yondu's arrival carries a sense of foreboding with it, following hot on the heels of Gamora and Nebula's discovery of a cave filled with bones the remains of Ego's other collected, and ultimately rejected, progeny. It's only when they land that Ego informs his guests of his origin story, maintaining his persona of an affectionate, caring, and loving influence.
A massive, emotionless, unblinking face on the planet sends the opposite message It's an easy moment to miss given everything happening when it appears, but as Ego attempts to convince Peter to join his cause, he changes his world with a press on the forehead. In that moment, Peter's eyes are replaced by starscapes, apparently allowing him to see to the ends of the universe and existence itself. But before he is completely lost, he stands, mouth open, in awe But it means much more. In the Marvel Comics Universe, "Eternity" isn't just a concept, but an actual figure.
As is usually the case in Marvel's cosmic mythology, the concept of all time and reality within the universe is embodied by Eternity, one of a number of beings existing before and beyond all creation. Paired with Infinity, and Death and Entity, and Oblivion, and Galactus he represents a cosmic force on a scale few can comprehend.
So it's possible that Star-Lord's vision of eternity isn't a gift of Ego's, but a reality he can simply glimpse. When Ego taps into Star-Lord's powers, he activates his many seedling around the universe, turning the small flower behind a Missouri Dairy Queen into an undulating, growing mass of blue energy.
When that power ceases to be wielded, the energy darkens, hardens, and dies. In that moment, you get a look at an older couple taking in the phenomenon with some confusion. Keep and eye peeled on the final credits, and you'll see both James Gunn, Sr. And if you're wondering if Gunn's sense of humor extends even to his family, their credits should make it obvious. The second time the blob stops spreading across Missouri, it does so permanently - and not a moment too soon for the occupants of one vehicle.
The blob has lifted their SUV onto its front tires, just moments away from consuming it from the back end forward. The driver and passenger have only a second to consider their confused relief before the film cuts back to Ego, but it's enough to identify the driver: Peter Quill's grandfather, played by actor Gregg Henry, a past collaborator of Gunn's - in some old age make-up to cover the intervening three decades.
So it's nice to see that moment achieved, even briefly, in the sequel. As for Peter's grandfather's passenger? She's played by Damita Jane Howard, stunt performer on this very film. It's a blink and you miss it moment as Star-Lord's entire family is being strangled by Ego around him, but one worth calling out, since most audience members will likely miss it. As Peter sits frozen by his father, Yondu tells him to use his heart, not his head - triggering a montage of the love in Peter's life.
It begins with a shot of him as a boy, laying next to his mother in a grass field, flying through the skies with Rocket, and finally, Yondu training him to fire his now famous blasters. They're short scenes, but it's still actor Wyat Oleff called back to film them, showing Peter a bit older as he finally dons his own set of Ravager armor and his signature weaponry. The movie's emotional storyline comes to its conclusion as the Guardians lay Yondu to rest, dressing him with ceremonial ribbons, colors, and surrounding him with meaningful trinkets. It's a small touch, but one trinket in particular stands out: That frog has seen more than most characters, having been directly tied to the discovery of an Infinity Stone, and eventually shot out of the sky alongside Yondu during the battle with Ronan's forces over Xandar.
The frog is the only trinket Yondu picks out of the dirt before Ronan's forces arrive to surround him, which makes it into something of a symbol for Yondu's decision to do the right thing. To leave petty thieving behind, and pursue a cause more heroic. So it's only right it should find its way to his side at the end.
Following hot on the heels of the crystal frog is a shot of Peter placing a Troll doll at Yondu's side, as well - distinguishable, thanks to his checkered coat - as the very same Troll doll masquerading as an Infinity Stone in the first film's final act. It might seem a bittersweet trinket, since it was Star-Lord's deception that landed that Infinity Stone in his hand to begin with, but the second film makes it clear that Yondu saw that 'betrayal' differently.
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Since it was suicide to even open up the container and view the Infinity Stone, instead of simply selling it, Yondu had to suspect that the boy he mentored had pulled a fast one on him. But when the Troll doll was revealed, Yondu could only grin. The implication of pride was apparent, but the sequel confirms that Yondu felt he was Star-Lord's real dad, explaining why he would hang on to the object that proved he had raised his son to do the right thing. That object, like that knowledge, is held close in death.
When the other Ravager factions turn away from their decision to exile Yondu - perhaps once Ego's villainous actions are exposed, and his raising of Peter are understood - and arrive to honor him in death, the "Colors of Ogord" flashing over his grave are charged with sentimentality. So it may be hard for fans to see through the tears the final loving detail reserved for the blue-skinned softie beyond death.
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As his son and teammates mourn his death, his cosmic ashes spread out in a stream of rainbow-colored particles. The arrowhead is easiest to spot, even if it's unclear whether that's an indication of Yondu's continued spirit, or simply the filmmakers paying a tribute of their own, and ramifications or physics be damned. Whichever one it is, it's a memorable finish. It's Stakar who shows that Yondu is still held in the hearts of the Ravagers, beginning the further reveal of the other Ravager leaders. The first up is Ving Rhames, bringing to life the Marvel hero Charlie