Over the past several months, there have been some major shake ups at Marvel Studios concerning
the Guardians of the Galaxy vol 3 film.
If you’ve been out of the loop, director James Gunn was axed from the upcoming production
due to some scandalous tweets he published several years back.
While it’s been pretty much confirmed that the film will be using Gunn’s script, since
otherwise the production would have to deal with severe delays, there is no director attached,
and this has prompted even more theories to spawn concerning what on earth, or rather,
in the galaxy, will happen when the film goes to camera in January of next year.
So today, we’re returning to our list of the top 10 Guardians of the Galaxy fan theories!
Part 2.
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Now let’s get to those theories!
And major spoiler warning alert for Avengers Infinity War!
10 Gamora is really Dead In Infinity War, we got to learn a lot more
about the history between Thanos and his adoptive daughter Gamora.
In order to obtain the soul stone on Vormir, Thanos had to sacrifice something he truly
loved.
While Gamora laughed at the fact that she believed Thanos could never love anyone, Thanos
got emotional, and then sacrificed her in order to get the stone.
She wasn’t the only causality either; many other characters lost their lives in the film,
most of which bit the dust thanks to Thanos’ snap that eliminated half of all living things.
Pun totally intended there.
This theory speculates that unlike those who were dusted, Gamora won’t be coming back
to life since her death occurred before the snap.
That being said, Thanos spoke to a younger version of her when he seemingly entered the
Soul Stone after the snap, so there is hope that she isn’t gone for good.
But many believe that Gamora, along with Heimdall, Vision and perhaps Loki if he didn’t pull
off a sly trick, won’t be making a return.
9 Drax’s End When we first met Drax, his one goal in life
was to kill Ronan the Accuser for murdering his family.
His goal then changed after Ronan’s defeat, migrating to Thanos, who was more so responsible
for the galactic genocides taking place beyond races other than Drax’s.
While some believe that Drax will be somehow involved in the final battle against Thanos.
But, in a much more grim theory, others have speculated that Drax might get killed off
altogether in that final battle.
Rumour has it that Dave Bautista is considering a full time return to the WWE, which is where
he started his career as a wrestler long before becoming an actor.
While the rumours have yet to be confirmed or denied, it’s still a possibility, and
would provide an easy way for the character to bow out, especially considering Bautista’s
outspoken disapproval of director James Gunn’s firing.
8 Groot Doesn’t Dance for Drax This one might actually add up pretty well.
So on multiple occasions, you may have noticed when Baby Groot dances, he stops whenever
Drax looks at him.
Why would he need to hide his adorable little jig from the character?
Well, according to redditor LtCommanderCarter, perhaps the reason why Baby Groot freezes
on the spot is because he thinks dancing upsets Drax.
The theory suggests that Groot doesn’t want to dance in front of him because he loves
and respects Drax.
In Vol 2, Drax comments that his murdered wife never danced, and that “it was a good
thing”, so Groot never lets Drax see him dance because he doesn’t want to seem frivolous
or disrespectful to Drax’s ways.
That’s defeinitely one way to taker a deeper look into that adorable post credit scene
from the first Guardians film, isn’t it?
7 Earth’s Music Another theory found on reddit, this one crafted
up by user Codoro dives further into why music is such a key part of the Guardians films.
So for starters, it’s undeniable that both Guardians of the Galaxy films, volume 1 and
2, have phenomenal sound tracks.
Second, we know how much music means to Peter since his mix tape was his last gift from
his mother, and really his only connection to her while out in the galaxy.
But that music also resonates with many other individuals in the galaxy who come across
it throughout the movies.
All of the other Guardians like the music.
Groot dances to the tracks multiple times.
The prison guard in the first film takes Peter’s Walkman and tries to steal it altogether,
and so on.
So what’s the big deal?
Well this theory speculates that Earth’s taste is music is actually incredibly advanced
compared to other races out there, with many others having more of a primitive rhythm to
their music compared to the kinds of artists Peter has on his mix tapes.
6 Nova’s Introduction James Gunn had leaked a little while back
that Marvel Studios were considering introducing superhero Nova into the fray, but that he
wasn’t planning on introducing the character in the Guardians movies.
We’ve already seen the Nova Corps in the Guardians film, but don’t be mistaken; Gunn
was discussing the character Nova, who is a member of the corp as an intergalactic police
officer.
Nova was first introduced in the comics in 1976, created by Marv Wolfman and John Romita
Sr years before, but officially becoming Nova in a comic called The Man Called Nova.
He was intended to be homage to Stan Lee and Steve Ditkp’s Spider-Man, but in space.
There are a few theories concerning how Nova will be integrated, or whether now that Gunn
is out if he’ll even be considered, but perhaps the most interesting theory is that
Thanos’ actions in Infinity War are the catalyst to Nova’s MCU introduction.
The theory suggests that the Nova Corps and Xandar were likely wiped out by Thanos considering
he got his hands on the Power Stone that they had put under their care at the end of Guardians
of the Galaxy vol 1.
Now consider the plot line of A Man Called Nova; Xandar is destroyed by a villain who
claims to be Thanos’ child, and one Nova solider manages to escape to Earth.
That soldier is Rhomann Dey, who already exists in the MCU, and is played by John C Reilly.
Rhomann finds a high school student who ends up becoming his predecessor; a kid named Richard
Rider, who then becomes Nova.
So it would make sense for that story to be adapted into the MCU, since it’s likely
the set up won’t be too difficult.
The question is, now that James Gunn is out of the picture, would Marvel Studios prefer
to follow the Nova Corps storyline in the Guardians movies and reveal this new hero
there, perhaps setting up his character as one of the future Guardians of the Galaxy
that will be replacing the current iteration?
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5 Rocket & NASA There’s been a lot of speculation as to
Rocket’s origin story.
In our last list, part one, we broke down a theory that suggested Thanos was responsible
for making Rocket considering he and Nebula had similar story when it came to bio modifications
and robotics.
We know Rocket was cybernetically engineered, hence why he’s so highly intelligent.
We also know he was tortured while being transformed into what he is today.
This theory diverts from the Thanos one and speculates that the source of Rocket’s engineering
is much closer to home.
From redditor atorreg, the theory suggests that Rocket is actually a NASA experiment
gone wrong, and that he was shot into space as an ordinary racoon, and from there, ended
up somewhere along the lines of Sakaar, which is where he was experimented on by a number
of curious individuals, perhaps by one of the Grandmaster’s crew.
This also serves as an explanation as to why he growled back at Cosmo the space dog, who
is Russian and was also shot up into space.
The two may have previous crossed paths when they were both shot up into space during the
cold war.
4 Eternity This theory, another one to pop up on Reddit
by user zooboi42, is based on a line that is spoken in Guardians vol 2 when Ego taps
Peter on the head to show him the universe.
Peter, in response, then says “I see it, eternity”.
The redditor suggests that rather than this being a throwaway line or Peter trying his
best to describe what he sees, perhaps he’s actually referring to the celestial entity,
Eternity, hence slowly laying the ground work for the celestials to be introduced in the
upcoming MCU films.
There’s already a whole lot of speculation that Doctor Strange will be interacting with
the Living Tribunal in the upcoming 4th Avengers movie.
So it wouldn’t be a shocker if the celestials will become much more present in the MCU overall,
and Eternity could easily make an appearance in the Guardians films if and when Adam Warlock
decides to pop up.
3 Mantis’ Purpose After Mantis’ introduction in Guardians
Vol 2, there was quite the stir online about the character, including a theory that speculated
she was Peter’s half-sister, and that Ego had fathered her with a mother from her species.
In the film, we do see evidence that Ego had hooked up with someone of Mantis’ species,
which James Gunn later confirmed on Instagram, although he would later note that the sibling
theory was not true.
We also know that Mantis will continue to play a role in the Guardians movies moving
forward since she’s confirmed to be in Vol 3.
But ever since Avengers Infinity War came out, a new theory has emerged about Mantis;
one that speculates she will be the celestial Madonna.
Upon discovering Thor in Infinity War, the Guardians, minus Quill, are all captivated
by his handsomeness and muscular figure.
Mantis speaks up and says “It’s like his muscles are made of Cotati metal fibres.”
In the comics, the Cotati are a race of telepathic humanoid tree creatures who live on a planet
with the Kree.
They also have a prophecy concerning a celestial Madonna; something that in the comics, the
Kree believe Mantis will become, eventually mating with the eldest Cotati on Earth, and
eventually becoming the most important being in the universe.
Perhaps Mantis will become invaluable in Vol 3, perhaps facing off against Adam Warlock
if the theory about him first appearing as a Guardians villain comes true?
2 Thor Joins the Team After the events of Infinity War, and the
loss of pretty much almost every Asgardian left alive, many a fan has wondered if Thor,
after the 4th Avengers film, will retire from being an Avenger and become a Guardian instead.
Now, we know that the third Guardians film will be the last iteration of the current
Guardians team.
But we don’t know whether that means if some of its current members will still stay
on the team.
Fans have speculated because of the bond that Rocket, Groot and Thor established in Infinity
War, Tjor may be inclined to join up with them and adventure around the Galaxy if Cap
dies, Tony retires, and Hulk does, well, something.
That hopefully involves better CGI than Mark Ruffalo in the Hulk Buster suit.
In a theory posted by redditor Kally-0, the theory suggests that since Thor has lost his
people, his culture and likely the other Avengers, if he survives the upcoming Avengers movie,
he’s gonna be pretty aimless.
Except that we’ve seen how awesome Thor’s adventures are in space thanks to Thor Ragnarok.
And Chris Hemsworth was also a big fan of how great Ragnarok turned out.
So he could very well join up with Nova, Rocket and Groot and be a part of the next version
of the team.
Who knows?
1 The Timeline Due to the deaths that occurred in Infinity
War, specifically Gamora’s, some fans have speculated that Vol 3 will take place prior
to the events of Infinity War.
Back when James Gunn was set to direct the third instalment of the series, he had revealed
that Vol 3 would be the last time we saw the current iteration of Guardians altogether.
The Guardians of the Galaxy volume 2 occurred four years before the events of Infinity War,
and the upcoming Captain Marvel film is set to take place in the 90s, so we know that
the MCU isn’t a stranger to time jumps, or having their films timelines occur in a
non-linear fashion.
It kind of makes perfect sense, and it could emotionally be much more impactful if we get
to see Gamora one last time, knowing that she’s now deceased.
Talk about painful.
There we have it friends!
So what do you think of all of the theories we’ve discussed in this video series so
far?
Which theories seem the most plausible to you?
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