Kraglin Obfonteri (Marvel Cinematic Universe)

Kraglin Obfonteri is a reccuring character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. He is Yondu Udonta's First Mate and was known to not get along with Peter Quill in their earlier years. 
During their search for the Orb, Kraglin and the Ravagers joined forces with Quill and the Guardians of the Galaxy to save Xandar from Ronan. After saving Xandar, Kraglin rebelled against Yondu for being weak until he redeemed himself, freeing Yondu, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot to save Quill from Ego. 
Kraglin received Yondu's fin as an inheritance, joining the Guardians, aiding them in the Battle of Earth, and a bit in the Battle of Indigarr. Kraglin contributed to the repair of Knowhere as a new base, where he celebrated Christmas with his friends. Over the next few months, Kraglin would try to use the Yaka Arrow without success until he managed to master it to attack several Hellspawn, defending Knowhere.
He is portrayed by Sean Gunn, who also provided the motion capture of Rocket Raccoon and Groot.
==Biography==
===Guardians of the Galaxy===
Making his debut in the film, under Yondu's orders, Kraglin places a bounty on Star-Lord for 40,000 units after refusing to give up an orb containing the Power Stone. While this failed, Kraglin and Yondu went to the Broker on Xandar as the latter was admiring a knickknack in the pawnshop. The Broker could not tell if Yondu was being serious or not, with Kraglin insisting his Captain was. They revealed their true intentions: to find out who else was interested in the orb and who the Broker's buyer is. As he refused to give up his client's identity, Yondu controlled his Yaka Arrow and threatened the Broker with it as the arrow hovered over his forehead, with Kraglin smiling in the background. 
The Broker gave his client's identity to the pirates as the Collector. Kraglin and Yondu found Quill and his companions. However, though the Ravagers tried catching them, Peter and his friends got away to keep the orb out of Ronan's hands. After Quill gave himself up to save Gamora from dying in the vacuum of Space, Kraglin and the other Ravagers (with their guns raised), sarcastically welcomed Quill home. Yondu threatened to kill his adoptive son for his betrayal, until Quill and Gamora convinced him otherwise to retrieve the stone. During the briefing, Kraglin gave Drax a friendly punch to the arm, however the latter did not understand the former's gesture and glared at him, causing Kraglin to back down. He participated in the Battle of Xandar and was present when Quill supposedly gave him the orb with the Infinity Stone. As the Ravagers left the planet, Kraglin commented that Quill grew up to be a good Ravager and was glad that they did not deliver him to Ego, who Udonta referred to as a jackass as they made their escape. Later, Kraglin is seen celebrating with Vorker, unaware that Quill did not give them the orb like they intended. 
===Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2===
Kraglin returns in the sequel with a much larger role. He gets tired of defending Yondu after he constantly protects Star-Lord every time he betrayed them and confesses this to Yondu on Berhert which causes the others to create a mutiny against their captain. Those loyal to Yondu were killed but Kraglin was spared, which caused him to feel guilty for causing an unintended mutiny after watching several of his friends die. He led Nebula, who had a new robotic arm, to an M-ship and asked her what she was going to do with her share of Yondu and Rocket's bounty, she shared her past with Kraglin about how she wanted to kill Gamora for always trying to beat her at everything. Disturbed by her intensions, Kraglin bade her an awkward farewell. Feeling remorseful for the mutiny, Kraglin reconciled with Yondu after helping Groot retrieve his Captain's fin after the small tree failed to retrieve it and helped them escape by setting up the Third Quadrant. 
With Rocket, Groot and Yondu, Kraglin goes with them to save Quill and the other Guardians of the Galaxy from Ego, Quill's biological father. Kraglin stays in the ship while Rocket, Yondu and Groot join the other Guardians on the planet. However, as he is eating soup, Kraglin watched as the Sovereign people arrived to the planet and tries warning Yondu but is too late. As the Guardians fight both Ego and the Sovereign, Kraglin stays in outer space until he is called by Yondu to do a pick-up within five minutes. However, as he lands, Ego begins using his powers to kill Kraglin and the other Guardians as Drax tried to get Mantis on-board until Quill stands up to his father and begins fighting him. 
As nearly everyone but Yondu and Quill board the ship, and Rocket after knocking Gamora unconscious, tells Kraglin to take off, which he does so, leaving Yondu and Star-Lord behind. Kraglin attended Yondu's funeral, and gave Peter a Zune that Yondu was saving for him in case he ever came back to the Ravagers one day if being with the Guardians had not worked out. In return, Peter gave Kraglin Yondu's Yaka Arrow, knowing he would want Kraglin to have it. Ge thanked Peter and acknowledged him as his Captain. When Stakar's colors manifested in fireworks, Kraglin began crying for joy that the Ravagers came to respect Yondu for his sacrifice. 
In a mid-credits scene, Kraglin tries to control the arrow with the controller only for it to stab Drax in the shoulder. As Kraglin hears him screaming, he wisely and hurriedly retreats.
===Avengers: Endgame===
After Thanos wiped out half of existence with the Infinity Stones, Kraglin returned to help the Guardians of the Galaxy and the other heroes in 2023.
===Thor: Love and Thunder===
With him, Thor and Korg joining the Guardians, Kraglin participates in their adventures such as helping the god of thunder lose weight. After helping Thor fight the Booskans on Indigarr, they answered the distress call of Sif, informing the group that Gorr the God Butcher was killing gods across the galaxy. Learning this, Thor and Korg left the team, having a farewell with the Guardians before departing.
=== The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special ===
In December 2025, Obfonteri told the story of how Yondu Udonta ruined the Christmas of Peter Quill to Mantis, Drax and Nebula, after looking at the Multi-calendar remembering that on Earth it was almost the Christmastime. Afterwards, Obfonteri and Nebula returned to their work in repairing Knowhere.
Obfonteri was then told by Mantis that she wanted to throw a Christmas party to cheer Peter Quill up. They decorated Knowhere which pleased an amazed Quill. However, his demeanor changed when he saw that Mantis kidnapped Kevin Bacon.
Obfonteri took Bacon onto the Bowie and apologized, saying that Quill had always told stories of Bacon when he grew up, even when he did not love very many things. Bacon asked what the thing was on Obfonteri's head. Obfonteri explained it, but admitted that he was not very good at the arrow part. Bacon then got a call from his wife. Confused on how he had service, Obfonteri explained that they had satellites tat reached up to 400 million lightyears away.
Bacon then decided to stay to teach people about Christmas, realizing how much it meant to Quill. Bacon sang with Bzermikitokolok and the Knowheremen as they celebrated Christmas. Groot gave everyone presents as Obfonteri put a bow on his Yaka Arrow Controller. He then opened up the present, happy to see it was a wood sculpture of him opening up that exact present. When it was all over, they hugged Bacon before Obfonteri took him back to Earth.
===Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3===
Months after Knowhere was rebuilt, Kraglin briefly got into a fight with the spacedog Cosmo over a piece of meat until he followed the Guardians to lure a drunken Quill to his bed. During his training with the Yaka Arrow, Kraglin misfired, accidentally stabbing Nebula in the chest. When Cosmo showed off her telepathic powers, Kraglin got into a fight with her, calling her a "bad dog", hurting her friend's feelings as they walked the streets of Exitar to talk about how to make Quill happy since Gamora's death.
When Adam Warlock invaded Knowhere, Kraglin tried to fight him off without success. To save Rocket, the Guardians set off on a mission to get the cure, leaving Kraglin and Cosmo to watch over the planet. In a friendly card game, Kraglin continued to pester Cosmo, frustrating his fellow players, before receiving a request for Quill's help in attacking the Arete Laboratories. With the help of Orloni's Peddler and Steemie Blueliver, Kraglin drove Knowhere towards the evil High Evolutionary's base, launching a cannon for the Guardians to enter. Kraglin was alerted by Cosmo that several Hellspawn were attacking the city, so the trio went to fight them while Kraglin attempted to use the Yaka Arrow. 
Tearfully seeing a vision of Yondu, who told him to use his heart, Kraglin was finally able to control the arrow, defeating several creatures with the help of Cosmo, whom he called "Good Dog". Kraglin led Knowhere to the ship, where the Guardians brought the Star Children and the animals to safety. When Rocket played the song "Dog Days are Over", Kraglin had fun with his friends, dancing. Months later, Kraglin remained in the new Guardians lineup led by Rocket, traveling to Krylor to defend the Krylorians from creatures while discussing their taste in music. As the creatures attacked, Kraglin, now in control of the arrow, charged into the fight with his teammates.
==Relationships==
===Allies===
*Yondu Ravager Clan
**Yondu Udonta † - Captain
**Horuz † - Teammate
**Vorker - Teammate
**Oblo † - Teammate
**Tullk † - Teammate
*Stakar Ravager Clan
**Stakar Ogord
**Martinex
*Peter Quill/Star-Lord - Former Enemy, Close Friend and Former Leader
*Guardians of the Galaxy - Teammates and Close Friends
**Gamora † - Former Enemy
**Rocket Raccoon - Former Enemy and Leader
**Groot - Former Enemy
**Cosmo - Best Friend
**Adam Warlock
**Phyla-Vell
**Blurp
*Drax the Destroyer - Former Enemy, Former Teammate and Friend
*Mantis - Former Teammate and Friend
*Nebula - Former Teammate and Friend
*Howard the Duck
*Avengers
**Thor - Former Teammate
**Steve Rogers/Captain America
**Tony Stark/Iron Man †
**Bruce Banner/Hulk
**Clint Barton/Hawkeye
**James Rhodes/War Machine
**Scott Lang/Ant-Man
**Sam Wilson/Falcon
**Peter Parker/Spider-Man
**Wanda Maximoff/Scarlet Witch
**Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel
*Golden Tribe
**T'Challa/Black Panther
**Shuri
*Dora Milaje
**Okoye
*Jabari Tribe
**M'Baku
*Masters of the Mystic Arts
**Stephen Strange/Doctor Strange
**Wong
*Bucky Barnes/Winter Soldier
*Brunnhilde/Valkyrie
*Pepper Potts
*Hope van Dyne/Wasp
*Korg
*Miek
*Gamora (2014 variant)
*Steemie Blueliver
*Kevin Bacon
*Orloni Peddler
*Gurb
*Hoobtoe
===Enemies===
*Ronan the Accuser †
*Sakaarans
*Sovereign
**Ayesha - Former Employer turned Enemy
*Ego † - Former Employer turned Enemy and Attempted Killer
*Taserface's Ravagers
**Taserface † - Former Teammate
**Gef † - Former Teammate
**Retch † - Former Teammate
**Brahl † - Former Teammate
**Scrote † - Former Teammate
**Narblik † - Former Teammate
**Halfnut † - Former Teammate
*Thanos (2014 timeline) †
*Black Order
**Ebony Maw (2014 timeline) †
**Cull Obsidian (2014 timeline) †
**Corvus Glaive (2014 timeline) †
**Proxima Midnight (2014 timeline) †
*Chitauri (2014 timeline)
*Leviathans (2014 timeline)
*Chitauri Gorillas (2014 timeline)
*Outriders (2014 timeline)
*Booskans
**Habooska the Horrible †
*OrgoCorp
**High Evolutionary †
**Behemoth †
==Appearances==
*Guardians of the Galaxy (first appearance)
*Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
*Avengers: Endgame
*Thor: Love and Thunder
*The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
*Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
==Gallery==
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Guardians-galaxy-movie-screencaps.com-1450.jpg|Kraglin ordered by Yondu to place a bounty on Peter Quill's head.
Guardians-galaxy-movie-screencaps.com-1465.jpg|Kraglin watching one Ravager argue with Yondu.
Guardians-galaxy-movie-screencaps.com-1480.jpg|Kraglin watching Yondu threaten the Ravager with his Yaka Arrow.
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20240121 153611.jpg|Kraglin with Rocket, Groot and their new teammates.
==Trivia==
*In the comics, Kraglin is a member of a purple furred race called the A-Chiltarians, who attempted to conquer Earth once.
*Kraglin's name wasn't spoken at all in the first Guardians of the Galaxy film until Vol. 2.
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