Mission: BREAKOUT!

*This article refers to the in-universe event. For the attraction of the same name, see Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!.*

## Mission: BREAKOUT!

### Appearances

Avengers Assemble: Flight Force
Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off!
Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!
Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark
Hollywood Land
PYM Test Kitchen

## Details

### Location

Collector's Fortress, Avengers Campus California, Orange, California

### Participants

Avengers Campus Recruits
Guardians of the Galaxy
Star-Lord
Gamora
Rocket Raccoon
Drax the Destroyer
Groot
Mantis
Cosmo the Spacedog
Collector
Tivan Group
Apheta
Abilisk
Fire Dragon
Howard the Duck
Jotunn Beast
Orloni

**Mission: BREAKOUT!** refers to the events of the attraction Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT! in *Disney California Adventure*.

## History

### Prelude

Taneleer Tivan AKA The Collector is an evil, near immortal alien who travels the universe in a teleporting fortress with the singular goal of expanding his collection of amoral artifacts. He came to Earth after his bounty-hunter Jeutar Mörat followed a mysterious, "Stranger" in pursuit of some unknown item to Earth. The Collector subsequently teleported his fortress to Earth where it was photographed by Peter Parker and made subject to the article, "*Alien Invasion? Is Spider-Man to Blame?*" by J. Jonah Jameson in the Daily Bugle.

The fortress would come to be stationed in Avengers Campus California with promises of being an educational offering for Earth's population as part of Tony Stark's Global Avengers Initiative. The Collector would put an alien language contract at the entrance of the fortress which attendees would presumably not understand but agree to through entering which effectively allowed for the Tivan Group to kidnap guests, take their bio-signs without knowledge or consent, and store them for future use. The Tivan Group also sent out various spam messages throughout the area to promote its services. The Collector seemingly kidnapped an old man (possibly connected to the Watchers) who played off his capture as being confused about where to validate parking.

By the time that the fortress was on Earth, a free-tour had been presented by the Collector to the Guardians of the Galaxy with member Peter Quill AKA Star-Lord taking the bait. This resulted in Guardians of the Galaxy members Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Groot and Rocket Raccoon being imprisoned for the Collector's display, while Guardians member Mantis escaped and had a bounty placed on her head by the Collector as a result. The Collector also took items from the Guardians such as Star-Lord's walkman, boombox, and Rocket's blaster.

Rocket Raccoon briefly escaped his incarceration and sent out an S.O.S. message to the California area in a TV ad for help in saving the Guardians. Rocket was subsequently recaptured and returned to his tank. One portion of the Collectors' Fortress was damaged by a series of Spider-Bots accidentally released through the campus by Peter Parker, who infiltrated underground segments of the fortress as, "Spider-Man" to web them up with the assistance of attendees of an open house in *Web Slinger* vehicles.

Roughly after this event, Gamora and Star-Lord managed to get their hands on communication devices which they attempted using to contact Earth superhero Hope van Dyne AKA The Wasp, to no avail as her mobile-phone was being used as an enlarged digital menu. Around this time, the Collector made contact with Wasp's superhero partner Scott Lang AKA Ant-Man and invited him over for Sakaaran Cold Brew ( likely another one of the Collector's traps).

### Mission: BREAKOUT!

When the Terrans whom Rocket contacted came to the fortress, all of the Guardians were captured and bickering over Tivan's questionable descriptions of them (referring to Star-Lord as the Guardians' leader, Gamora as daughter of Thanos, Rocket as a, "Pet Rodent" and Groot as a *Flora Collosus* rather than his name). Rocket proceeded to escape imprisonment again and meet up with the Terrans inside of Tivan's office. Rocket's plan was for the Terrans to assist him by boarding the Collector's gantry lifts while he hot-wired the fortress' generator to Star-Lord's walkman.

This plan worked, causing nearly everything in the fortress to be released while music blasted. The Guardians escaped their tanks but became attacked by escaped creatures such as the Abilisk and Jotunn Beast amidst the Terrans being raised and dropped in the gantry lifts. At some point during the breakout, Rocket was seemingly called by Tony Stark requesting the Guardians' assist the Avengers in fighting off Kree missiles which Rocket refused and hung-up on. Along with fellow prisoner Cosmo the Spacedog, the Guardians finally left the fortress in their ship The Milano, piloted by Mantis, and thanked guests as they exited, much to the confusion of Drax as the Terrans did nothing but sit there.

Unknown to the Guardians, they had accidentally left Groot behind. The chaos of the breakout terrorized the Collector as his acquisitions escaped, including Howard the Duck who was heard by exiting Terrans.

### Monsters After Dark

Following the generator being dismantled, the fortress suffered a black-out causing various dangerous creatures to run amok. Amidst this, Tivan's forces attempted to capture some of the creatures though many appeared to have been killed. The Collector's assistant Apheta made live calls to guests still in the fortress while fending for survival herself, intercut with the glitchy recording of her employer. Amidst this incident, the ghost of late Guardians member Yondu Udonta was seen wandering the fortress.

After finally escaping Tivan, the Guardians realize that they accidentally left Groot behind. Rocket went back to the museum which was in darkness and highly dangerous due to prowling creatures. His new plan involved using trapped guests as distractions for the monsters (namely a Fire Dragon) while he found Groot. When they successfully retrieve Groot, Rocket finally left the Museum.

### Aftermath

Through unknown means, Cosmo the Spacedog and the Abilisk found their way to New York City. Both would cause chaos, causing the New York City Police (namely the 15th Precinct of Hell's Kitchen) to put out emergency alerts and wanted posters for them.

    By the time that Groot had regrown to adult form, Star-Lord returned to the Fortress again with Gamora in search of his boom-box, still in the Collector's Possession. While in the campus, he and Gamora learned the Collector was tracking them from anywhere on Earth using thermo-sensors. To scramble the sensors, Star-Lord got a group of the Terrans at Avengers Campus to start dancing around him and Gamora while playing music. When this didn't work, Rocket advised them to overload the sensors instead, with Star-Lord did by inciting a Dance-Off. After overloading the sensors, Star-Lord and Gamora left though an adult Groot chose to stay behind with the Terrans for a while.

## Appearances

### Avengers Campus (Walt Disney Studios Park)

#### Avengers Assemble: Flight Force

In the pre-show, Iron Man makes a video-call with Rocket requesting help. Rocket is shown in the middle of the collector's fortress in an intense situation and refused to help before hanging-up.

### Disney California Adventure

#### Avengers Campus

##### Guardians of the Galaxy: Awesome Dance Off!

In this show, the Guardians return to the fortress some time after their escape to recover Quill's boombox.

##### Guardians of the Galaxy - Mission: BREAKOUT!

This attraction revolves around the ride's events.

##### Guardians of the Galaxy – Monsters After Dark

This attraction takes place shortly after the initial escape with Rocket returning to save Groot, and the fortress in a black-out due to the mission.

##### PYM Test Kitchen

Texts seen on the giant phones outside identify this attraction as taking place prior to the events of Mission: BREAKOUT!, with the characters receiving messages from an imprisoned Star-Lord and Gamora, Tony Stark questioning if Star-Lord was kidnapped by the Collector, and Ant-Man talking about him and the Collector making plans.

#### Hollywood Land

Outside the 15th Precinct was a wanted poster for Cosmo and emergency alert for the Abilisk, alluding to their escape in Mission: BREAKOUT!. Another detail was the Daily Bugle's story on the Collector's Fortress appearing on Earth.

## Trivia

* There is a potential continuity issues presented by Tony Stark's call with Rocket in *Avengers Assemble: Flight Force* as Mission: BREAKOUT! occurs prior to the PYM Test Kitchen's setting which likewise occurs prior to the construction of Avengers Campus Paris where Flight Force's queue is set. Rocket also mentions not being on Earth in this call while the attraction takes place in California.

## References

1. ↑ https://www.superherohype.com/news/398047-guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout#/slide/75
2. ↑ https://dlnewstoday.com/2019/08/photos-a-closer-look-at-avengers-campus-projects-coming-to-disney-parks-at-d23-expo-2019/
3. ↑ https://www.cinemablend.com/news/1664279/what-the-alien-writing-outside-guardians-of-the-galaxys-disneyland-ride-means
4. ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzQjUcdlv1c