History Characters / GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2021

* OmnicidalManiac: Compared to his ''MCU'' portrayal that is more of a WellIntentionedExtremist, this version of Thanos is closer to his comic portrayal where his entire motivation is not to bring any sort of balance to the universe but to gain the love and attention of Lady Death, the personification of death itself. To do so, he would kill anyone and everyone (and planned to kill everyone). Learning this is what prompted Gamora's HeelFaceTurn.

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* AdaptationExpansion: In the comics Raker's backstory prior to joining the Church is unknown, while here it’s explained that he founded the Church [[spoiler:with Adam Warlock in the hope his son could be resurrected]].

* TraumaButton: Seeing kids getting manipulated by people like Thanos and Raker is this for her.

* AnArmAndALeg: [[spoiler:Potentially loses an arm to Gamora during the Guardians' escape from Sacrosanct, and remains one-armed for the rest of the game. Note that this does not stop him from kicking Adam Warlock's ass]].

* FinalBoss: There is the Church's true master to still contend with after his defeat, but he's the last traditional boss in the game.

* TheHeavy: [[spoiler:To the Magus]].
* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Raker believes in the Promise wholeheartedly but he doesn't give a crap what the galaxy gets out of it. He only cares about being reunited with his late son.]]

* JerkAss: He's a massive dick to the Guardians and he straight up no-sells it when they point out that [[spoiler:the entire plot is his fault]]. To his credit, he is fully cognizant of this. He's also got a big tendency to act imperious and judgmental but without ever offering actual information or insight.

* AllAmazonsWantHercules: She's immensely attracted to Drax and she's taller and wider than he is. Towards the end of the game, it's implied he somewhat reciprocates.

* NoIndoorVoice: She's constantly shouting and hamming her words. To be fair, she's pissed off for the greater ratio of her screen time.
* PetTheDog: Literally towards her beasts, and figuratively in the climax [[spoiler: when she hands Star-Lord's cassette back to him in the midst of the battle after Rocket launched it as a decoy.]]

* ShipTease: She clearly has an attraction to Drax. Towards the late game, Drax implies he's at least open to her interest.
* StatuesqueStunner: Lady Hellbender towers over most of the Guardians with her height falling somewhere between Drax (6'6") and Groot (7'10"). She is attractive, but also badass enough that only the bravest of suitors would approach her. She flirts with Drax and he flirts back, but he's [[NotDistractedByTheSexy more impressed by her famous fighting skills than her battle leotard]] which the rest of the Guardians find hilarious.

* WomenPreferStrongMen: Takes a quick liking to Drax due to his fearsome reputation and warrior code.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Was a genetically engineered human from Mercury in the comics, but is Kree in this game. Though, it was mentioned she might've been conceived on Mercury.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: Drax was a superpowered human in the comics but he's an alien here like in the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' though he's a Katathian here rather than a Kylosian.

* RelatedInTheAdaptation: Is the [[spoiler:adopted]] daughter of Ko-Rel, while in the comics the two exist centuries apart and in different realities. [[spoiler:After Ko-Rel's death and joining the Guardians, Peter has apparently become her father figure, as the epilogue mentions she occasionally calls him dad, though partly just to screw with him.]]

* BigGood

* BadassBaritone: How his voice is heard.

* AGodIAm: As all of Warlock's power with none of his sense of morality, he thinks he's entitled to rule the galaxy as its god.

* NotSoWellIntentionedExtremist: [[spoiler:Raker believes in the Promise wholeheartedly but he doesn't give a crap what the galaxy gets out of it. He only cares about being reunited with his late son.]]

!!!Tropes about the Guardians of the Galaxy

** Drax, like his MCU self, is an alien rather than a reincarnated human. However, he retains the part of his comics backstory in which he was made into a weapon against Thanos by Mentor and Kosmos, and his family was killed by Thanos rather than by Ronan the Accuser. His personality (and appearance) are also closer to that of his comic self; see AdaptationalPersonalityChange.

* EvenTheDogIsAshamed: Somewhat {{DownplayedTrope|Downplayed}}. After [[spoiler:The Worldmind chose to leave over wanting to help fight The Universal Church of Truth, along with the Milano getting damaged from attack from Captain Glory.]] The bad luck finally got the better of Star-Lord and caused him to lash out at his own teammates. In any case, Groot definitely seemed upset.

* TheHeart: Groot is the only one in the team with his shit together - he stays positive and doesn't bicker. Peter openly calls him the team's rock.

Old priest of a religion that boomed and faded during the war. Raker is looking for his "golden god", and due to the actions of the Guardians his church soon proves to be a threat for the entire galaxy.

* AdaptationExpansion: In the comics Raker's backstory prior to joining the Church is unknown, while here it is explained that he founded the Church [[spoiler:with Adam Warlock in the hope his son could be resurrected]].

A mysterious man found drifting in space in a strange cocoon. Adam Warlock amassed followers, becoming the original god of the Universal Church of Truth. It is said he died during the war.

* WeHardlyKnewYe: [[spoiler:She dies shortly after chapter 2 entering the Quarantine Zone.]]

* MadeOfIron: The teams attacks barely phase him.

* SuperStrength: He manhandles the whole team sans Drax with nothing but his barehands.

* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, she's an adult Mercurian with combat training and natural resistance to heat radiation; whereas here, she's a normal Kree kid with some authority (being a cadet in the Nova Corps) and an affinity for technology. [[spoiler: That is, until she's freed from the Soul Stone]].

* EightiesHair: Has a huge volume of hair, which is appropriate for the time.

* TheFriendNobodyLikes: His unfriendliness and imperiousness, among other traits, result in none of the Guardians being particularly fond of Adam. Even Peter, who tries to get along with everyone, is annoyed with his manner of speaking ("vomiting words and doing little else" as Peter puts it) and condescension. Towards the end of the game him and Peter develop a mutual respect, after Adam's knocked down a peg.

* DarkIsEvil: A giant man made of dark energy.

* TheBigGuy: Tall and muscular and generally the strongest member of the team physically (All of the other Guardians together can barely restrain him). He's also probably the least smart of the team, leaving technical problems to Rocket and Peter to resolve.

TheLeader of the Team. This version of Peter was kidnapped by the Chitauri when he was 13. He escaped from their prison and joined the Ravagers under Yondu. Alongside the Ravagers he fought in the Galactic Civil war, particularly on the infamous battle of Mercury, before breaking away from them and sending Yondu to prison when the later's immorality crossed a line. With a Ravager bounty on his head, he was almost captured by Rocket and Groot, but convinced them to come work with him, founding the Guardians.

* {{Manchild}}: Less so than his MCU counterpart, but still show shades of this. Peter does not have his shit together, and, for example, the Journal, which is written from his point of view, seems to be written in crayon and has childish drawings of his teammates and people they've met. [[spoiler:You can have Peter tell his reflection that he's still a kid himself while processing the fact that he has to take care of Nikki.]]