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The guardians of the Galaxy as we know it is a team of space travelling superheroes
that debuted in 2008.
Many comics and two movies later, their popularity has exploded.
But there is more than one version of this team, both present and past.
So let’s take a look at the top 10 alternate versions of the guardians of the galaxy.
In the number 10 spot we have THE ORIGINAL GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY.
This one is for all the new fans who weren’t aware that the guardians from the movie are
not the original guardians.
The original team debuted outside the mainstream continuity in 1969’s Marvel Superheroes
#18.
Some team memebrs included Major Vance Astro, Captain Charlie-27, and a familiar face, Yondu,
to name a few.
Despite huge sales, the team would not appear again for several years, but they did make
an appearance in the second movie as Ravagers.
Coming in at number 9 is GUARDIANS 2061.
2061 is a century after Marvel’s Silver Age beginnings, and Marvel wanted to envision
how some of their heroes may be like that far into the future.
So enter the guardians of the galaxy 2061, a team led by Gamora, the new Star Lord.
The team did battle against Silver Galactus, who had absorbed power cosmic of Silver Surfer,
and his heralds, one of which is the former Star Lord, Peter Quill.
Next, at number 8 we got THE ANIMATED GUARDIANS.
Silver surfer: The Animated Series was the first show to dedicate to the guardians of
the Galaxy, albeit in quite different forms.
For example, Gamora was a member of a group called the Wanderers, whose purpose was to
hunt down the Silver surfer.
Drax was an android.
Adam Warlock was a supersoldier designed to fight the Kree.
And Nebula even made appearances as a space pirate.
Sadly the show only ran for 13 episodes before its cancellation.
In the number 7 spot is The Freedom Fighters.
Earth 9812 was conquered by the Terran empire and Galactic Avenger Battalion.
A team named the freedom fighters, comprised of familiar heroes such as Vance Astro and
Starhawk, arrive from the 31st century with intentions to fix the past and protect the
future.
As well, a group of Avengers who were fighting the same battle were disguised as the guardians
so that their presence wouldn’t screw around with the future.
All the time travel is bound to give you a headache.
Coming in at number 6 we have AVX GUARDIANS.
Avengers vs X men was a crossover event that involved the return of the Phoenix Force.
In this version the guardians weren’t around for long, but they did manage to detect the
Phoenix force and send out a warning to the surrounding planets, Earth included.
And then shortly after they were obliterated.
So yeah, they didn’t manage to stick around, but at least the warning was pretty useful
so the avengers could assemble a line of defense.
Next up, at number 5 is THE CHINESE GUARDIANS.
Here’s where we get to have a bit of fun.
No this is not an alternate version of the team, just an alternate version of their name.
As we know sometimes happens, the name of the guardians of the Galaxy got a little lost
in translation when the film was released in China.
The alternate name of the guardians of the galaxy?
Interplanetary Unusual Attacking Team.
I mean, it’s pretty on point for the description.
They definitely are interplanetary.
And attack a lot.
And are unusual.
Up next at number 4 is EARTH 9997 GUARDIANS.
On Earth 9997, the Terrigen mist has been released and managed to mutate everyone so
that they all have superhuman abilities.
This team, led by Vance Astro, accidentally traveled to Earth 9997 and find themselves
in conflict with both the Heralds and the warlords Annihilus and Blastaar.
Then they got arrested.
This world was not their favorite to travel to.
In the number 3 spot, we have DISK WARS GUARDIANS.
Marvel disk Wars: The Avengers was an anime series released with the Japanese market in
mind.
In this show, several of Marvel’s heroes became trapped in disks similar to pokeballs,
disks that could only be opened by people with special codes.
In this series, the Guardians came to Earth and teamed up with the avengers to defeat
the likes of Ronan, Loki, and Dormammu.
And of course they didn’t always get along with the Avengers.
Coming in at number 2 is GUARDIANS OF THE NOVA CORPS.
In the Secret Wars tie in, The Infinity Gauntlet, the annihilation wave has destroyed most of
Earth, including the previous Nova corps.
Starlord, Gamora, and Groot team up with a young girl named Anwen Bakian and her mother
Eve, and together they form a new Nova Corps with the purpose of collecting the infinity
gems and fighting off the monsters that arrived with the wave.
Thanos was also a part of this makeshift team, but of course it only took a short while for
him to reveal his true intentions.
And finally, in the number 1 spot, we’ve got GUARDIANS 1602.
Ye old Marvel 1602 was a fun time indeed; here the Guardians were known as the Gardiner’s
Men and were a actually a theatre troupe, perfect for the drama geeks out there.
The memebrs were mostly recognizable, except for Rocket was less trash panda, more intelligent
raccoon, and Groot was humanized and named Goodman Root, although he was now silent.
A far cry from their interplanetary, futuristic selves.
But I’m sure their shows sold out real fast.
So those were the top 10 alternate versions of the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Let me know in the comment section down below who you want alternate versions of next.
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