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Where the guide talks about them (4)
Peter Quill steals an Orb containing the Power Stone. Pursued for it, he ends up in a prison with Gamora (Thanos's adopted daughter, defecting), Drax (whose family Thanos's forces killed), Rocket (a genetically and cybernetically tortured raccoon), and Groot (a tree). They escape, sell out, un-sell out, and stop the Kree fanatic Ronan the Accuser from using the Stone to destroy Xandar. Groot dies saving them and regrows from a cutting as Baby Groot. The Stone is left with the Nova Corps.
Thanos snaps his fingers. Half of all life in the universe disintegrates. Among the dead: Bucky, Wanda, T'Challa, Groot, Drax, Mantis, Quill, Strange, Sam Wilson, Peter Parker, Hank Pym, Janet van Dyne, Hope van Dyne, Nick Fury, Maria Hill.
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (FILM, 2023) — Rocket's origin: created by the High Evolutionary, who tortures and discards animals in pursuit of perfection. The team destroys him and frees his experiments. The team then disbands and reforms — Rocket becomes captain with Groot, Kraglin, Cosmo, Adam Warlock, and Phyla; Quill goes to Earth to meet his grandfather; Drax and Nebula stay on Knowhere raising rescued children; Mantis leaves to travel; Gamora returns to the Ravagers.
| Character | Premiered | Appeared in | Status now |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter Quill / Star-Lord | Guardians (2014) | GotG 1–3, Infinity War, Endgame, Love and Thunder | Alive on Earth, living with his grandfather |
| Gamora | Guardians (2014) | GotG 1–3, Infinity War, Endgame | Original dead on Vormir. The 2014 variant is alive with the Ravagers, no memory of the team |
| Rocket | Guardians (2014) | GotG 1–3, Infinity War, Endgame | Alive — now captain of the Guardians |
| Groot | Guardians (2014) | GotG 1–3, Infinity War, Endgame | Alive, fully grown |
| Drax | Guardians (2014) | GotG 1–3, Infinity War, Endgame | Alive on Knowhere, raising rescued children |
| Nebula | Guardians (2014) | GotG 1–3, Infinity War, Endgame | Alive on Knowhere. The 2014 variant was killed by the 2023 one |
| Mantis | Guardians Vol. 2 (2017) | GotG 2–3, Infinity War, Endgame | Alive, travelling. Revealed as Quill's half-sister |
| Yondu | Guardians (2014) | GotG 1–2 | Dead — sacrificed himself for Quill |