Everything you need to know before playing ‘Guardians of the Galaxy VOL. 3’, the next movie from Marvel Studios

Approaches the moment to see one last time together —as remembered by Marvel fans— to the group of space superheroes known as Guardians of the Galaxywhen the third episode opens nationally in Ecuador on Thursday, May 4.

After the events of his Special Christmas Presentation (Disney Plus)Groot (voiced by Vin Diesel), Gamora (Zoe Saldana), Rocket (Bradley Cooper), Mantis (Pom Klementieff), Nebula (Karen Gillan), Drax (Dave Bautista), and Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) return to the big screen for one last adventure that will be very personal this time.

But who are these characters and when did they debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)?

the ways of the characters crossed paths for the first time Guardians of the Universe VOL 1. (2014)the tape that introduced them to the UCM. That story found Earthling Peter Quill (Pratt) betraying Yondu (Michael Rooker). and their Ravagers – who they had raised him since he was eight years old, after his mother’s death– stealing a valuable orb they were looking for.

retribution, Yondu offered a bounty on Quill’s head, which the mercenaries Rocket and Groot were eager to claim. Behind Quill sat too Gamora, a female assassin and adoptive daughter of Thanos.

2017, Guardians of the Galaxy VOL. 2 introduced the audience to a new member of the band: Mantis (Pom Klementieff). Raised alone on the planet of Ego (Kurt Russel) and away from her native insectoid humans, Mantis never learned how to interact with others.

Another milestone in the Guardians’ journey within the MCU happened in Avengers: Infinite War (2018), where – with the death of Gamora – Thanos, her adoptive father, manages to obtain the Soul Gem.

But after his death, the MCU had prepared another story for the character: in Avengers: endgame (2019), the fans witnessed another meeting between Quill and Gamora, only she was not the same, because the Gamora of end game belongs to a different timeline, having traveled to the past to reverse Thanos’ snap. And that version of Gamora is the one that passes as part of the group in the third movie.

“You’re going to be on a fun rollercoaster, then you go on the emotional roller coaster, then you disconnect again and immerse yourself in the total actionl”, Saldana continued about the premiere.

what happened in Guardians of the Galaxy: Special Holidays (Disney Plus)?

In the content released in late 2022, exclusively on Disney+, another fact from the past was revealed: Mantis is Quill’s sister. At the beginning of the special Mantis confesses to Drax that she is afraid to share the news with Quill. They both have the same father, Ego, who killed Quill’s mother and tried to kill him. I don’t want to remind him of that every time he sees me.says Mantis in the story. Finally, when Peter finds out about the relationship, he is deeply happy.