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which means it's about this big.
It's so cute.
Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 2 crash landed into theaters
a few short hours ago,
and it was so awesome that we're already
foaming at the mouth for more.
Luckily, the film had a few little Easter eggs
littered throughout to give us some idea
of what the Guardians will be up to
once they finish their tour of duty in the Infinity War,
so strap on your seatbelts
because we're about to dive into what you should expect
from Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3.
Oh, guys, and if you haven't seen Volume 2 yet,
don't worry.
We're not about to spoil it for you.
- [Man] You're winking.
- Nope, no spoilers in this video.
- Dude.
- Anyway, fine.
There's gonna be a ton of spoilers.
- [Rocket] No.
- Anyway, if you stuck around
through the end credits of Volume 2,
then congratulations,
you figured out how to movie in 2017
'cause there were so many extra scenes,
some of them just for funsies,
but some of them containing tantalizing clues
about what out of this world adventures
may be awaiting the Guardians in Volume 3.
Now, the big reveal of course being
Ayesha's science project,
something the High Priestess of the Sovereign
designed to extract bloody revenge upon the Guardians,
something she's calling Adam.
And although apparently it isn't customary
for the Sovereign to give their genetically engineered
killing machines last names,
we're guessing at some point in Volume 3,
he'll adopt the moniker Warlock,
as in Adam Warlock.
Adam Warlock is, of course, a character
with a long and storied history in the comics,
but it's a history that's already been altered
a lot for the big screen.
For one thing, in the comics,
Adam is created by Earth scientists,
and he actually predates Ayesha,
who was created by the same scientists
as his female counterpart,
so in Guardians, they're kind of flipping the script,
not just by taking his origins off world,
but by changing the power dynamic between him and Ayesha.
In the comics, Adam also derives his power
from one of the Infinity Stones,
the Soul Stone to be specific,
but since we know Adam isn't scheduled to show up
in Infinity War and all of the stones have to be in play
for the war to even happen,
we're guessing that part of his story
is going to be scrapped as well.
Adam will be self-powered,
no Infinity Stones needed.
Of course, the big question is,
will Adam, who's typically a hero in the books,
actually be a villain in the movies?
Well, director James Gunn has said,
Adam was originally included in the first drafts
of Volume 2, but he got jettisoned
when he ended up feeling like one character too many.
But thinking about how he would have gone
into the second film might give us an idea
of how he will be used in Volume 3.
In all likelihood, Adam probably acted as
the Warrior Supreme of the Sovereign,
either leading the fleet of Sovereign fighter pilots
or just taking their place entirely,
but given that so much of Volume 2
deals with redemption and forgiveness
and we doubt Marvel would want to transform
one of their heroes into a permanent baddie,
we definitely think he would have seen the light
and then changed sides before the credits rolled.
And that's most likely what we'll end up seeing
play out in Volume 3.
Adam starts out hunting the Guardians
and then ends up as one of them.
I mean, if Yondu and Nebula can join the team,
then pretty much anybody can at this point.
And hey, speaking about joining the team,
it looks like a few older Guardians
may be re-upping their membership dues.
That's what the post-credits scene with Sylvester Stallone
was all about.
In the movie, Stallone plays Stakar,
who in the comics become the hero Starhawk,
one of the original Guardians from the '60s,
and the rest of his team,
which included characters played by Ving Rhames,
Michael Rosenbaum, Michelle Yeoh,
and yes, Miley Cyrus, as the voice of a robot,
were also from that OG iteration.
Now, Gunn has previously stated
that we will be seeing more of Stallone's character
moving forward, meaning that we're bound
to see more of the old school Guardians in Volume 3 as well.
But moving on from old school to new school,
Baby Groot was undoubtedly
one of the best additions to Volume 2,
but by the post-credits scene,
the little twig had already grown
into a surly, teen sapling.
So, where will Groot be age wise when Volume 3 kicks off?
Well, since Volume 2 takes place
four years before Infinity War
and Groot seems to be aging at an accelerated pace,
we think that he will end up a full-grown tree again
by the time we get to the next movie.
Of course, maybe something terrible will happen to him
at the end of Infinity War,
sending him back to adorable baby form.
One can only hope
that yeah, he takes a big shot
and then we get what we really want,
which is just honestly.
At this point, can we just make
a just Baby Groot movie?
I like the other Guardians,
but Baby Groot was so cute.
- [Man] We'll make our own.
- But hey, what are you hoping for
from Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3?
Are you excited for Adam Warlock, the OG Guardians,
and do you even want Groot in non-baby form anymore?
- No.
- Nope, we want an independent Baby Groot spinoff.
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