History Characters / MCUDrax

* EatTheDog: Drax has eaten a raccoon before (or at least an animal that looked like one) and based on how much he enjoyed it, he probably wouldn't mind doing it again with Rocket. [[RuleOfFunny Drax chooses to mention this midway through Rocket's]] WireDilemma [[RuleOfFunny with the prison computer.]]
-->'''Drax:''' I recognize this creature! We would roast them over a flame pit as children. Their flesh was quite delicious!\\
'''Rocket:''' NOT HELPING!

!!! '''Species:''' Kylosian
!!! '''Citizenship:''' Kylosian

A Kylosian who has been on a rampage ever since his family was killed by Ronan under Thanos's orders, along with half the population of his home planet. Drax seeks vengeance against the Kree Accuser and joins the team when they convince him to not make them his latest victims in exchange for them luring Ronan nearby for Drax to kill.

* AdaptationalBackstoryChange: In the comics, Drax was initially a human named Arthur Douglas who was killed alongside his wife and daughter[[note]]she actually survived though and became the superhero Moondragon.[[/note]] were killed in a car accident caused by Thanos to keep his own existence a secret and was resurrected by Thanos' father Mentor to make him Thanos' new nemesis. In the MCU, he was a Kylosian whose species was subjected to Ronan's population culling under the orders of Thanos where he survived and his wife and daughter were among half the population that was slaughtered.

* AdaptationSpeciesChange: As noted above, in the comics, Drax was originally a human named Arthur Douglas that was modified into a living weapon; here, he's an alien (a Kylosian according to the art book) and Drax really is his name.

* AmazingTechnicolorPopulation: He has grey skin because he's a Kylosian.

!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian

!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian

!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian

!!! '''Voiced By:''' Dan Osorio (Latin-American Spanish dub), Pedro Tena (European Spanish dub), Naomi Kusumi (Japanese dub), Serge Biavan (French dub), Blaise Tardif (Canadian French dub), Creator/MauroRamos (Brazilian Portuguese dub)

* RevengeIsNotJustice: In the furst Guardians movie. Wanting revenge for your wife and daughter's deaths is all very fine, but he jeapordises the entire team and almost gets Knowhere destroyed by Ronan's forces after drunk-dialing Ronan to call him out for a fight and getting bodied by the Kree. Rocket calls him out on this, saying that him "[having] dead people" doesn't justify getting the rest of them killed in his pursuit of Ronan.

** His wife and daughter's names (Yvette and Heather) are also changed, to Ovette and Kamaria, respectively. ([[SpellMyNameWithAnS Some sources write his wife's name as Hovat]].)

'''Rocket:''' ''[staring at him in horror]'' ONE'S ''BLUE''!\\

* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Drax may be a LiteralMinded simpleton of a man, but you'd do well to have him by your side if a fight should break out. ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' and ''Vol. 3'' both demonstrate this.

* TheMillstone: In ''Vol. 3'', Nebula gives Drax a TheReasonYouSuckSpeech, pointing out that he contributes little and that his continuous screwups make things more difficult for the Guardians.

* AdaptationalWimp: In the comics, Drax was designed to destroy Thanos. He could fly, create energy bursts, and was even able to rip out Thano's heart. This version gets manhandled by Ronan the Accuser, who, while still a big threat, is nowhere near as powerful as Thanos.

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* AdaptationOriginConnection: While in both comics and movies Thanos is responsible for the death of Drax' family, in the MCU Thanos is just indirectly responsible as TheManBehindTheMan for Ronan. In the comics, Thanos himself was physically the one who killed Ivette and Heather, with Ronan having nothing to do with it.

* AdaptationOriginConnection: While in both comics and movies Thanos is responsible for the death of Drax' family, in the MCU Thanos is just indirectly responsible as ManBehindTheMan for Ronan. In the comics, Thanos himself was physically the one who killed Ivette and Heather, with Ronan having nothing to do with it.

* BadassBaritone: Bautista plays Drax with a low, guttural voice.

* PunchedAcrossTheRoom: He lunges at Ronan during their [[CurbStompBattle "fight"]], only to get sent flying with a strike to the chest

* SuperStrength: He's able to match Groot, Ronan, and even go a round with Thanos. He also ripped out Korath's cybernetic implant with his bare hands. In the ''Holiday Special'', he upturns a police car with minimal effort.

* FriendToAllChildren: [[spoiler:''Vol. 3'' shows that he is very good with children; he's the only one to know the language of the imprisoned alien children in the High Evolutionary's ship and it's shown the ''entire'' prison full of kids adore him and want him to play with them. Even Nebula, who rarely has anything good to say about Drax, says that his gift with children is wonderful that that he was always meant to be a father.]]

* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Foolish in his LikeBrotherAndSister friendship with the Responsible Gamora.

-->'''Mantis:''' ''[sadly]'' I am hideous?\\

** It's been pointed out that Drax's own oddness in many ways works this way - he has almost no insecurities or shame, and expresses his emotions freely, in contrast with Peter, but even more so in contrast with Rocket.

* HypocriticalHumor: When he thinks Mantis is coming onto him in ''Vol. 2'' she's actually trying to warn him about Ego, he describes in extreme detail how utterly ''repulsive'' he finds her appearance and how physically ill the mere ''thought'' of them mating makes him. When she finally cuts him off by telling him she doesn't find him attractive either, he looks ''offended'' and complains that there's no need to get personal.

* IdiotHero: Even more so than Quill. Drax is incredibly dense, constantly (but unintentionally and without malice) making thoughtless statements that insult others, and can be incredibly impulsive, which is incredibly detrimental to his teammates.

* InASingleBound: He can jump over a tall gate like it was nothing.
* InformedAbility: He claims that his reflexes are so fast that there's nothing he can't catch, but he's never demonstrated this ability before.
** Drax catches the Yaka arrow as it tries to pierce his throat during Kraglin's experimentation with the fin at the end of Guardians 2; given that it probably appeared at speed and by surprise, Drax would have to have very good reflexes indeed to catch it.

-->'''Drax''': I am uncertain about parting ways.
-->'''Quill''': God, you're like an old woman.
--> '''Drax''': Because I'm wise?

-->'''Drax:''' [[EnmityWithAnObject DIE, SPACESHIP!]]
-->'''Drax:''' [[BuffySpeak Die, blanket of DEATH!]]

* NoBodyLeftBehind: He's disintegrated along with half the universe after Thanos completes the Infinity Gauntlet.

* SuperStrength: He's able to match Groot, Ronan, and even go a round with Thanos. He also ripped out Korath's cybernetic implant with his bare hands.

* YouCanSeeMe: In ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar,'' he is convinced that he learned the art of being invisible. A shame the fellow Guardians don't share his conviction.

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