Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
Summary
James Gunn packsGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3with Easter egg and references to the Marvel Cinematic Universe ’s yesteryear , its time to come , and the comics . The second film of Phase 5 is the long - awaited finale of James Gunn’sGuardians of the Galaxytrilogy . Thanks to the author / director ’s deep love of Marvel ’s comics and the overall connectivity of the MCU , Gunn ’s motion-picture show are known for let in plenty of Easter egg , including the fabled one from the first film that still has not been found . intelligibly , that has make a precedence for viewers to keep an eye out for all theGuardians of the Galaxy 3 ’s Easter nut and MCU references .
There is a corestory at the gist ofGuardians of the Galaxy 3that is more important than the litany of point of reference it includes . As the last picture for the original Guardians team , the emotional sendoff for the graphic symbol ( and James Gunn as he heads to DC Studios ) is why the trilogy capper has been as well received as it has been . Still , there are spate of details , cameos , and more that fly by during its two - and - a - half - hour runtime . Here is a partitioning ofGuardians of the Galaxy 3 ’s Easter orchis , MCU references , and funny link .
25The Guardians of the Galaxy Takeover Marvel Studios' Intro
The grandness ofGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3becomes clear from the very offset , as the characters all take over the Marvel Studios logotype intro . The logo intro formatting is keep the same , but instead of showing scene from across the MCU ’s history , this version is purely focalize on the Guardians of the Galaxy . While the intro logo sequence typically changes in some way to admit the latest projects , this marks the first time that Marvel Studios has solely include footage of the character present in the forthcoming moving-picture show . This helps illustrate the beginning of the end for the Guardians of the Galaxy .
24Rocket’s Friend Lylla Pays Off Guardians of the Galaxy 1 Easter Egg
Guardians of the Galaxy 3pays off an Easter nut from the original flick by introducingRocket ’s otter booster Lylla . She was referenced in the firstGuardians of the Galaxyas a cognise associate of Rocket ’s during his interrogation by the Nova Corps . Lylla ’s show through Rocket ’s ancestry and her subsequent tragical death make the Nova Corps ' knowledge of her a minute confusing . However , James Gunn previously mentionedGuardians of the Galaxy 3might need to retcon a piece of information from this sequence . It now appear that Lylla ’s news report is what needed to switch to make Rocket ’s electric arc work .
23Rocket’s Friends Are Voiced By Two MCU Veterans
The introduction of Rocket ’s friend Lylla , Teefs , and Floor bring two MCU old-timer back with unexampled roles . This comes as Linda Cardellini voices Lylla after previously playing Hawkeye ’s wife Laura Barton as late as 2021’sHawkeye . Meanwhile , Floor is voiced by Mikaela Hoover , a longtime James Gunn collaborator who had a small function in the originalGuardians of the Galaxyas a member of the Nova Corps . Asim Chaudhry spokesperson Teefs in his MCU debut .
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22Stakar Ogord’s Ravagers Team Returns (Without 2 Members)
Sylvester Stallone returns as Stakar Ogord inGuardians of the Galaxy 3and land his Ravagers / Guardians squad with him . Viewers see Stakar interact with Martinex ( Michael Rosenbaum ) , Krugarr , and Mainframe ( Tara Strong ) once again , but two other members - Aleta Ogord ( Michelle Yeoh ) and Charlie-27 ( Ving Rhames ) - were left out of the film . There is no reasonableness given for why Aleta and Charlie-27 are missing from Stakar ’s Ultimate Ravagers lineup afterGuardians of the Galaxy 2teased the squad getting back together .
21High Evolutionary’s Planet Counter-Earth
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol . 3does a decent job of bring High Evolutionary ’s comic book source and powers to the MCU , and that let in the creation of Counter - Earth . The planet is pull straight from the comics as the place where High Evolutionary wants his utopian society to exist . He reveals inGuardians of the Galaxy 3that he has had to destroy and rebuild Counter - Earth multiple times as a effect of his experiment needing to be complicate . Counter - Earth has been part of Marvel ’s comics since 1972 and has similarly been reborn a few times .
20The Origin of Rocket’s Name
The origin of Rocket ’s name is revealed inGuardians of the Galaxy 3through flashbacks to his line of descent . During one of his sessions with High Evolutionary , he sees a rocket fly into the sky as it will Counter - Earth . “Rocket"is one of the few Word the small raccoon says at this point and it gives him a dream of one day flying through the skies with his friends . It is for that reason that when they make up one’s mind to give themselves names beyond High Evolutionary ’s assignment - 89P13 for Rocket - that he unwrap he wants to become jazz as Rocket .
19Guardians of the Galaxy 3’s Colored Suits Honor 2001: A Space Odyssey
Guardians of the Galaxy 3references an iconic piece of sci - fi cinema with its colored courtship . The brightly colored space suit worn by Star - Lord , Drax , Mantis , Nebula , and Gamora as they break into Orgoscope were initially recollect to reference the popular video recording gameAmong Us . However , James Gunn confirmed on Twitter that they are rather references to the Stanley Kubrick classic , which include similarly colorful space suit .
18James Gunn Includes Several DC Actor Cameos In Guardians of the Galaxy 3
James Gunn ’s time makingThe Suicide SquadandPeacemakerled to a few DC actors cameoing inGuardians of the Galaxy 3 . His wife andPeacemakerstar Jennifer Holland plays Administrator Kwol , andThe Suicide Squad ’s Daniela Melchoir plays Ura , both Orgoscope employees . There is also a brief cameo from Pete Davidson . These are just the beginning of the role player inGuardians of the Galaxy 3to be in Gunn ’s DC and Marvel movies , as Nathan Fillion , Mikaela Hoover , Michael Rooker , Sean Gunn , Pom Klementieff , and Sylvester Stallone also look .
17Nathan Fillion’s Third MCU Role
Speaking of Nathan Fillion , hisGuardians of the Galaxy 3cameo commit him his third different MCU character . He playact Master Karja , an Orgoscope surety guard , in the flick . This follow his sentence play an alien prisoner inGuardians of the Galaxy . He also had a ground cameo inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol . 2as Simon Williams , an actor who becomes the superhero known as Wonder Man - who will now be play by Yahya Abdul - Mateen II in aWonder ManDisney+ show .
16Star-Lord Takes Responsibility For Thanos' Snap
One of the heavy MCU reference inGuardians of the Galaxy 3comes as Peter Quill acknowledges that he is partially responsible for Thanos ' snap . While he recaps the events ofAvengers : Infinity War , he mentions that his reaction to learning about Gamora ’s death led to an aroused reply that allow the huffy Titan to get the upper hand again . Peter ’s activity resulted in him receive plenty of criticism online followingAvengers : Infinity War ’s release . Now , theGuardians of the Galaxy 3MCU reference book usher that he takes some responsibility for Thanos snapping himself and one-half of all life in the universe out of macrocosm for five year .
