After the finale of Avengers Infinity War, fans have got a whole lot of questions about
where some of our favourite heroes will end up over the course of the next several MCU
films.
But even prior to the release of that 10-years-in-the-making epic, fans were speculating what will happen
next with our favourite group of intergalactic misfits – the Guardians of the Galaxy.
So today, we’re diving into some of the most interesting and fascinating theories
concerning the group and their third film – set for 2020 - with our list of the top
10 Guardians of the Galaxy Fan Theories.
Disclaimer – some of these theories tie will mention the events of Avengers Infinity
War so heads up if you haven’t seen it yet.
But, you know, you should probably go do something about that if you haven’t.
With that in mind, lets jump in!
10 Peter’s Music Starting off this list we’ve got a theory
about Peter and his music, and why he’s so attached to it.
Now the obvious reason is because it’s a connection to his mother.
But other people have riffed off of that sentiment, and think his attachment is also due to his
connection to Earth, theorizing that Peter hasn’t been back to Earth in 23 years.
Meaning that his mix tape is the only English he’s heard over the course of the time he’s
been gone.
While the films are in English, that doesn’t mean the primarily language spoken is English.
9 Slither & Guardians On a sillier note, another theory kicking
around on the interwebs has connected Guardians of the Galaxy to one of director James Gunn’s
earlier films, Slither.
Slither is a 2006 black comedy horror and was Gunn’s directorial debut, and it plays
with some pretty goofy horror tropes.
In one scene there’s a slug that is on a planet that isn’t Earth where it attacks
a rat like creature.
In Guardians of the Galaxy 1, the space slugs that are in Slither make an appearance in
the scene at the Collector’s.
Fans have speculated that the rat creature is Slither is the Orloni, which is a race
of rat like creatures that appear in both Guardian films, making those slugs the same
species as the ones in Slither that ended up on Earth.
8 Mantis is Ego’s Daughter When we meet Mantis, she tells the Guardians
that Ego had found her on her home planet when she was in her larva state.
This has led people to wonder why Ego was on her home planet in the first place, and
if he was there on his quest to hunt down his offspring.
While he kills those who don’t exhibit celestial powers, he may have seen Mantis’ powers
as useful in other ways, and chose to keep her alive.
7 Avengers playing D&D A fun theory from tumblr account blueandorange,
this one speculates that the Guardians of the Galaxy are actually the Avengers playing
Dungeons and Dragons, and all of the characters are the result of that.
And despite the characters now being well-acquainted, this theory still makes for a good laugh,
and some of the arguments are pretty great.
Tony Stark is Star Lord – they’re both sarcastic womanizers.
Black Widow is Gamora – a master assassin raised from childhood.
Hawkeye is Yondu, cause arrows.
And Thor is Drax, who is also ignorant of Earth social norms.
While obviously this theory doesn’t pan out at all, we would like to think that maybe
later on down the road, the Avengers may bust out a game of D&D and use their new pals as
characters.
Wishful thinking much?
6 Rocket was created by Thanos James Gunn has noted that we’ll be getting
to know more about Rocket Raccoon’s backstory in the upcoming film, saying, I quote, “It’s
going to be a little different from the comics…It’s a little bit more horrible.”
Now, during Vol 2, we got a moment with Nebula in which she got into the details of what
Thanos used to do to her whenever she failed to beat Gamora in combat.
Fans may recall that Rocket had a similarly gruesome description of his own origins in
Vol 1, which has led to the speculation that perhaps Thanos was behind Rocket’s creation.
All that being said, by the time we see the Guardians next, Thanos may be long gone, depending
on what goes down in the upcoming 4th Avengers film.
5 Adam Warlock High Priestess Ayesha, the leader of the Sovereign,
initially hired the Guardians, but are now their enemies.
During the post credit scene of Guardians vol 2, Ayesha is seen discussing a new creation
of hers that she plans on using against the Guardians, and says “I think I shall call
him Adam”.
It’s then revealed she’s looking at a cocoon structure similar to Adam Warlock’s
in the comics.
James Gunn has yet to confirm that Warlock will appear in the film, saying “Who knows
how long it will take him to bake in that cocoon.”
Fans are speculating that he’ll initially be the villain in the third film, although
may turn to the side of good fairly quickly.
That being said, some are still hopeful that he’ll somehow play into the Infinity War
storyline, considering the character was a massive part of the Infinity Gauntlet miniseries
that the third Avengers film was primarily based on.
Regardless, it seems likely that he will play a part in the Guardian’s story in some way
or form.
4 Groot is part of the Yggdrasil Tree The Yggdrasil Tree is mentioned on various
occasions throughout the MCU.
In Captain America The First Avenger, Red Skull discusses it in his first scene of the
film while look at a carving of it on a wall, calling it the guardian of wisdom and fate.
It’s mentioned in the Thor films as the tree that connects the nine realms.
We know that Groot, when destroyed, can generate into another living Groot, which is what spawned
the theory.
It would also explain why Groot’s criminal record at the Nova Corp reads Origin: X, although
the latter seems to be a bit of a long shot.
3 Peter’s Powers & Knowhere Some fans have taken it upon themselves to
try to decipher the space coordinates that appear throughout the Guardians films by swapping
out the numbers in the coordinates to letters.
Knowhere, which is where the Guardians are headed in their next film, had coordinates
that translated to ‘Meredith Quill X’, which some people have assumed means that
there is another part of Ego located on Knowhere, which is already known to possess a severed
celestial head.
2 Peter didn’t lose his powers In Guardians Vol 2, when Ego is destroyed,
Peter is supposed to lose his powers, since his celestial abilities are directly tied
to his father.
One theory from a reddit user named CoriOreo claims that Peter didn’t actually lose his
powers in the battle against Ego, but that he’s still retained them, and that Ego was
lying to him about losing them.
This comes from the logic that if both their powers draw from the same finite source, a
second outlet doesn’t double it, it just splits it in half of what each of them get.
Meaning if Peter was pulling his powers from the power at the center of Ego’s planet,
Ego wouldn’t be able to access his full extent of powers.
Interesting, but perhaps not plausible.
1 All The Guardians Die James Gunn has stated in multiple interviews
that the team of Guardians in Vol 3 will be the last time we see the current Guardians
team.
This could mean that the group could diversify, it could lose a member, or, as some are suggesting,
means the Guardians will all die at the end of Vol 3.
It seems a bit excessive, but if Adam Warlock is the villain they go up against, there’s
a fairly good chance that defeat is in their cards.
All that being said, there’s a lot to consider when we look at the events of Avengers: Infinity
War.
While most are assuming that Thanos’ snap that eliminated half of all living things
will be reversed, many are speculating that Gamora’s death won’t be reversible, since
Thanos had sacrificed her prior in order to obtain the soul stone.
Currently, only Rocket and Nebula are left remaining after Infinity War, which also suggests
that if certain members can’t be brought back to life, Rocket may lead the Guardians
for vol 3 – he was the leader of the team in the comics for a duration of time.
But that doesn’t really line up with what James Gunn has said about it being the last
time we see all of the Guardians together.
Will they really put us through the emotional turmoil of having all of the characters return
in the 4th Avengers film, only to kill off most of them again?
There we have it friends!
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