Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning formed the team from existing and previously unrelated characters created by a variety of writers and artists, with an initial roster of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Phyla-Vell, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Adam Warlock.
These Guardians first appeared in Annihilation: Conquest #6 (April 2008). A feature film based on this team was released in 2014 to critical acclaim. Two sequels entitled, titled Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, were released in 2017 and 2023 respectively, and the team has also been featured in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), and Thor: Love and Thunder (2022). This Guardians team is the second to operate under the name, following the original team created by Arnold Drake, Roy Thomas and Stan Lee in 1969.
== Members ==
=== Original team ===
These are the members of the original, Earth-691 Guardians of the Galaxy team.
Character 	Real Name 	Joined in 	Notes
Major Vance Astroa.k.a. Major Victory	Vance Astro 	Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (January 1969) 	
Charlie-27 	Charlie-27 	Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (January 1969) 	Jovian
Martinex 	Martinex T'Naga	Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (January 1969) 	Pluvian
Yondu 	Yondu Udonta 	Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (January 1969) 	Centaurian
Starhawk 	Stakar Ogord 	Defenders #29 (November 1975) 	Arcturian
Nikki 	Nicholette Gold	Marvel Presents #4 (April 1976) 	Mercurian
Aleta Ogord 	Aleta Ogord 	Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #1 (1991) 	Arcturian; unofficial member as of Defenders #29 (November 1975) as co-joined to Starhawk.
Replica 	 	Guardians of the Galaxy #14 (July 1991) 	Skrull
Talon 	 	Guardians of the Galaxy #20 (January 1992) 	Inhuman
Yellowjacket 	Rita DeMara 	Guardians of the Galaxy #34 (March 1993) 	Human from the 20th Century
Geena Drake 	 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 #14 (2014)Guardians of the Galaxy	Human from the 31st Century
=== Galactic Guardians ===
Character 	Real Name 	Joined in 	Notes
Martinex 	Martinex T'Naga 	Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #2 (1992)	Team Leader
Firelord 	Pyreus Kril 	Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #2 (1992)	
Hollywood 	Simon Williams 	Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #2 (1992)	
Mainframe 	 	Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #2 (1992)	
Phoenix 	Giraud 	Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #2 (1992)	
Replica 	 	Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #2 (1992)	
Spirit of Vengeance	Wileaydus Autolycus	Guardians of the Galaxy Annual #2 (1992)	
== Modern team ==
These are the members of the mainstream Marvel Universe Guardians of the Galaxy team. They are separated by the period when they joined.
*Notation:
** Characters in bold are members of the team as of the present time.
** A slash (/) between names indicates codenames of one character in chronological order.
** Characters listed are set in the Earth-616 continuity except when noted.
Character 	Real Name 	Joined in 	Notes
Adam Warlock 	Adam Warlock 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008) 	
Drax the Destroyer	Arthur Sampson Douglas 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008) 	
Gamora 	Gamora Zen Whoberi Ben Titan	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008) 	
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a.k.a. Martyr, Captain Marvel	Phyla-Vell 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008) 	Changed name to Martyr in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #12 (May 2009). An alternate reality counterpart joins in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #1 as Captain Marvel.
Rocket Raccoon 	Rocket Raccoon 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008) 	
Star-Lord 	Peter Jason Quill 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008) 	Team leader
Groot 	Groot 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #7 (January 2009)	Appeared as a sapling beginning in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008); joined active team after fully regrowing.
Mantis 	Brandt, first name unknown 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #7 (January 2009)	Served as an advisor beginning in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008) before becoming an active member.
Major Victory 	Vance Astro 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #7 (January 2009)	Also member of the alternate reality Guardians of the Galaxy team.
Bug 	Bug 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #7 (January 2009)	
Jack Flag 	Jack Harrison 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #9 (March 2009) 	Currently in a coma caused by a Hydra influenced-Captain America in Captain America: Steve Rogers #1
Cosmo the Spacedog	Cosmo 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #12 (May 2009) 	Assisted the team beginning in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #1 (July 2008) before officially joining team.
Moondragon 	Heather Douglas 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2 #12 (May 2009) 	Resurrected by Drax and Phyla-Vell. An alternate reality counterpart joins in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #1.
=== Marvel NOW! (2012-2015) ===
Character 	Real Name 	Joined in 	Notes
Iron Man 	Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 #1 (April 2013) 	
Angela 	Aldrif Odinsdottir 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 #9 (February 2014) 	
Agent Venom 	Eugene "Flash" Thompson 	Guardians of the Galaxy Free Comic Book Day (2014)	
Captain Marvel	Carol Susan Jane Danvers 	Guardians of the Galaxy Free Comic Book Day (2014)	
=== All New All Different Marvel! (2015-2019) ===
Character 	Real Name 	Joined in 	Notes
Kitty Pryde/Star-Lord	Katherine Anne Pryde 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 #26 (2015) 	Decided to stay in space in Legendary Star-Lord vol. 1 #8 (March 2015). Started travelling with the Guardians in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 #26 (June 2015). Officially joined the team in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 4 #1 (December 2015). Took the Star-Lord codename from Peter Quill.
Thing 	Benjamin Jacob Grimm 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 4 #1 (2015) 	
Ant-Man 	Scott Lang 	All-New Guardians of the Galaxy #12 (2017)	
Beta Ray Bill 	Beta Ray Bill 	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #1 (2019) 	
Cosmic Ghost Rider 	Frank Castle (Earth-TRN666)	Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 5 #1 (2019) 	Frank Castle from an alternate reality.
=== Dark Guardians (2019) ===
Character 	Real Name 	Joined in 	Notes
Starfox 	Eros of Titan 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 5 #2 (2019)	Leader of the team
Gladiator 	Kallark 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 5 #2 (2019)	
Nebula 	 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 5 #2 (2019)	
Cosmic Ghost Rider	Francis "Frank" Castle	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 5 #2 (2019)	
Wraith 	Zak-D 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 5 #2 (2019)	
 	 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 5 #2 (2019)	
=== Marvel's Fresh Start (2020-present) ===
Character 	Real Name 	Joined in 	Notes
Marvel Boy	Noh-Varr 	Kree hero and former member of the Young Avengers.	
Phyla-Vell	Phyla-Vell 	 	
Nova 	Richard Rider 	Member of the Nova Corps. 	
Wiccan 	William "Billy" Kaplan-Altman 	Guardians of the Galaxy vol 6 #13 (2021) 	Member of the Young Avengers.
Hulkling 	Theodore "Teddy" Altman-Kaplan/Emperor Dorek VIII	Guardians of the Galaxy vol 6 #13 (2021) 	Member of the Young Avengers.
== Appearances in Idea Wiki ==
=== Iago PUC ===
* The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in the continuity of Marvel's Spider-Man: Webbed Champion; including the Disney+ TV movies A Marvel Christmas Carol and Marvel's Superhero Adventures: Infinity War, and their sequel miniseries Marvel's All-Star Multiverse. The group consists of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and Groot. In All-Star Multiverse, new members of the group also include Champions member Mantis and Theseus.
* The Guardians of the Galaxy appear as main characters in Marvel: All New, All Different Chronicles. Founding members consist of Nathan Quill / Star-Lord, Zoe Gillan / Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Sebastian Allan / Rocket Raccoon, Groot, and Yondu Udonta, with additional members consisting of the Flerken Cougar, Nebula, Nova Corps captain Richard Rider, Ann-Gell / Firestar, Mantis, and Eros the Star Fox.
* The Guardians of Galaxy appear as playable characters in Marvel/DC Heroes Unite!. The group consists of Star-Lord, Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Drax the Destroyer, and Mantis.
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=== Joint ideas ===
* The Guardians of the Galaxy appear in The Voice Comic Con.
== Gallery ==
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===Videos===
File:Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Trailer 1 (OFFICIAL)
File:Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy - Trailer 2 (OFFICIAL)
File:Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 Teaser Trailer-2
File:Marvel Studios’ Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 - Official Trailer
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