Guardians of the Galaxy

Guardians of the Galaxy - Meet Peter Quill

Who is Star Lord's Dad? Guardians of the Galaxy's Peter Quill has a very mysterious past, and while we know his mother was a human from Earth, most people know very little about his father. In the comic books, his father is an alien named J'Son who came to Earth by accident, and no Yondu is not Peter Quill's father in the movies. In the films, his father is a different character entirely, that being Ego, the living planet, played by Kurt Russell. So join WatchMojo as we explore the comic book origins of J'Son, aka Peter Quill's father.

Star-Lord's Father: Comic Book Origins

In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, we learn a lot more about the historic relationship between Michael Rookers character Yondu, the blue-skinned Ravager who kidnapped Peter Quill from Earth as a child, and the captive who becomes his charge.If you havent seen Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and dont want to read SPOILERS look away now.In the film, Yondu sacrifices himself to save Peter aka Star-Lord  a noble gesture in a movie that sees Peters father figure bare his soul to his surrogate son.We sat down with Michael Rooker who plays Yondu in the Guardians films. He talked to us about Yondus death and why Yondu reveals his true feelings to Peter at the same time as telling him the truth about his real father, Ego, and the big planet dudes nefarious plans.We really get to the bare bones of it in that last scene, he says, referring to Yondus death sequence. The whole act of [the] giving of ones self there are many people who have done that and, of course, why does Yondu do it or why does he tell him the truth? I think the big thing is he has to really.Rooker explains that Yondu has kept the reason why he took Peter then raised him himself a secret all these years. He finally reveals all to Peter not because hes looking for some kind of redemption but rather because hes been doing a little soul-searching, and its timely as the events of the film unfold.Rooker says, Obviously, Yondus going through something and I mean its sort of coming to a head, right, so its just one of those things  like when youre filling the cup with water, it eventually has to spill over. So thats what happened with Yondu I think.So there you go. You can watch the interview in the video above.

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We'll finally get to meet Star-Lord's father in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. However, comic fans might be a bit surprised to discover that his comic book papa and his big screen daddy are two different characters. Drew Dietsch dives into these differences and offers his opinion on why the movie version is better than the comics.

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The galaxys most lovable jerks are back for another spacey adventure. So, whats new this time around? Lets tell you all the juicy details you need to know about Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2. And yes, well get to the merchandising masterstroke that is Baby Groot.The Guardians of the Galaxy are a band of mercenaries who offer their services to those in need. The team consists of Peter Quill a.k.a. Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon and Groot.When we last left our heroes, they had banded together to go forth into the galaxy and get paid to be good guys. The new film takes place a few months later and has the team not quite being able to work together just yet.The gang gets hired by Ayesha, a member of an ancient race known as the Eternals, to seek out a being known as Ego. SPOILER WARNING!!! Turns out Ego is Star-Lords big papa, the one who left Peter on Earth and imbued him with some kind of cosmic power.Dont forget about the Ravagers, the space pirate band that Yondu was commanding in the last movie. Well, Yondu gets overthrown by one of the Ravagers named Taserface (look it up! Its real!) and ends up joining forces with the Guardians as well as Nebula, Gamoras adopted sister.The team also meets up with Mantis, a clairvoyant who seems to be connected to Ego in some way and might be connected to Peter as well. Hmmm could Peter have a sister?Well, things wont stay cozy for long and itll be up to the Guardians to learn to work together as a family and save the day....Oh yeah, I almost forgot. So, Groot sacrificed himself to save the team in the last movie. But a part of him survived and sprouted anew. Now, this Baby Groot - who is just so darn cute you wanna pinch his widdle wooden cheeks until your fingers are full of splinters, yes you do! - hes not the exact same Groot we knew from before. But dont let his size fool you. Hes got something special in store.Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 will rock its way into theaters on May 5th. Now, excuse me while I go rock out to that awesome soundtrack. 

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The interstellar A-holes of the Marvel Cinematic Universe are back in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, coming May 5. From director James Gunn, the superpowered sequel reunites us with Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Baby Groot, Rocket, Yondu and some other important characters both familiar and new. Want to know more? Here's our Quick Guide to Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2.

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