‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’: Who are Sylvester Stallone’s Ravagers, the “other” Guardians of the Galaxy of Marvel’s UCM

What began as a cameo in the post-credits scenes of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2’ has led to a brief but very revealing role in the closing of James Gunn’s trilogy, ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’. Sylvester Stallone has returned, and with him the Ravagers, his group of raiders that is now led by Gamora. But, who are these Ravagers and what relationship do they have to Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy?

— Spoilers for ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’ —

Kevin Feige confirmed after the premiere of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy 2’ that the team of Stakar Ogord (Sylvester Stallone), also known as Starhawk, was the original formation of the Guardians of the Galaxy in the comics. “They’re definitely the original Guardians. That was the fun of it and when James had the idea to do more with the Yondu character, who is also an original Guardian, the idea came up that he once had a team like Peter has now. “

The original Guardians have returned with Gamora, who has found a new family in them. Starhawk and Gamora help the group of Starlord and company to storm the facilities of Orgoscope, the biotech company controlled by the High Evolutionary.

Accompanying Starhawk are Martinex, Mainframe and Kruggar. Who are they?.

Sylvester Stallone and the original Guardians of the Galaxy

In the post-credits scene of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2’ we saw Stallone as Stakar Ogord leading Michael Rosenbaum (the mythical Lex Luthor from ‘Smallville’) as Martinex T’Naga, Ving Rhames as Charlie-27, Michelle Yeoh as Aleta Ogord, Miley Cyrus as Mainframe and Krugarr in a non-speaking role. Almost all of them return in ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’, but with some other difference.

For starters, the characters in Ving Rhames and Michelle Yeoh are nowhere to be found. Perhaps it is due to scheduling or contractual problems of the interpreters, but no explanation is given for the absence of their characters. Another who does not return is Miley Cyrusalthough his character Mainframe does make an appearance… With another voice. Tara Strong, the voice of Miss Minutes in the Disney+ series ‘Loki’ has replaced the singer in this new installment.

Created by Arnold Drake and Gene Colanthe original Guardians debuted in 1969’s Marvel Super-Heroes #18. Among them were Martinex, a glass-skinned being from the planet Pluto, Jupiter’s thug Charlie-27, and Yondu Udonta (who was more of a traditional archer and rocked a massive fin on his head). Leading them was Commander Vance Astro, who has yet to appear in the MCU along with Stakar Ogord, his stepsister/wife Aleta (yes, we’re not going to get into this now) and Nikki, another character so far absent from the Marvel movies. .

Mainframe, a future alternate reality version of Vision (the AI ​​created by Tony Stark)and Krugarr, a snake-like former apprentice of Doctor Strange, joined the group in the early 1990s..

The “other” Guardians of the Galaxy… Protagonists of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 4’?

James Gunn always had the idea of ​​doing a spin-off with this lineup of Guardians, perhaps in a series format, but the direction the franchise is taking could and Gunn’s departure to DC has completely disrupted his plans.

But the end of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3’ and the post-credits scenes of ‘Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3’ has left the door open to a team change. Rocket Raccoon is the leader of the new “official” Guardians, but watch out for the Ravagers of Gamora and Starhawk, who could well be the protagonists of new installments in the saga once actors like Dave Bautista, Zoe Saldaña and Chris Pratt have rumored their departure.

“Whether it’s a supporting role in future movies or whatever, I think it would be great to see those characters appear againGunn stated. Feige added: “Where we see them in the future, time will tell..” ‘Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 4’?