History Characters / MCUGamora

* CelebrityParadox: ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' and ''Franchise/StarWars'' exist in the MCU. Creator/ZoeSaldana played Neytiri in ''Avatar'', while Creator/ArianaGreenblatt played a young Ahsoka Tano in the ''Star Wars'' series ''Series/{{Ahsoka}}''.

* CelebrityParadox: ''[[Series/MoonKnight2022 Moon Knight]]'' reveals that ''Film/{{Avatar}}'' exists in the MCU, and the film features Zoe Saldaña as Neytiri.

* TruerToTheText: Compared to her Sacred Timeline self, this Gamora remains much more like her comics counterpart of being a ruthless mercenary who's OnlyInItForTheMoney and cares primarily about her own interests above everything else. She does still show some compassion for her former teammates over the course of the film, but she is ultimately the Deadliest Woman in the Galaxy above all else.

** Deconstructed and Reconstructed in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''. [[spoiler:Gamora is no longer the Guardian that the others knew and loved (to the point Drax says she is no longer family to them), but both Peter and Nebula still have deep love for her and Peter can never truly bring himself to forget the years he spent with her, even if she no longer has any of these memories. She's dismissive and callous towards Peter because of this and sees him as an annoyance, but as the movie continues and she sees his resourcefulness, quick-thinking, compassion, bravery and skills (traits that attracted her to him in the first place), she ''does'' begin to warm up to him and even though Gamora insists that she will never be the woman he knew her as, he states who she is now is good enough for him and the two part on quite flirtatious terms, implying a romance between them isn't off the table. Whether it happens or not, their bond is never truly broken.]]

!!! '''Voiced By:''' Carla Medina (Latin-American Spanish dub, adult), Valentina Rodríguez (Latin-American Spanish dub, child), Olga Velasco (European Spanish dub), Creator/RomiPark (Japanese dub), Nathalie Karsenti (French dub), Catherine Proulx-Lemay (Canadian French dub), Priscila Amorim (Brazilian Portuguese dub)

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!!! '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/ZoeSaldana, Ariana Greenblatt (young)

* AdaptationalNiceGuy:

-->[[spoiler:'''TimeHeist!Gamora:''' ''(slyly)'' I bet we were fun.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Peter:''' ''Like you wouldn't believe.'']]

* SexualKarma: Implied. While Peter and Gamora never engage in any sexual activity on-screen (outside of their loving kiss in ''Infinity War)'', after getting a RelationshipUpgrade with Peter, there are certain moments (such as Star-Lord calling himself a "Titan-killing long-term booty call" indicates that the two had quite an active sex life. [[spoiler:And this exchange between Gamora and Peter in ''Vol. 3'' imply it was apparently ''very'' good.]]

* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex: Implied. While Peter and Gamora never engage in any sexual activity (outside of their loving kiss in ''Infinity War)'' certain moments (such as Star-Lord calling himself a "Titan-killing long-term booty call" indicates that the two had quite an active sex life. [[spoiler:And this exchange between Gamora and Peter in ''Vol. 3'' imply it was apparently ''very'' good.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''TimeHeist!Gamora:''' ''(slyly)'' I bet we were fun.]]
-->[[spoiler:'''Peter:''' ''Like you wouldn't believe.'']]

* InterspeciesRomance: With Peter Quill, a human. It's later revealed that he's half-Celestial on his father's side, playing this trope even straighter, but he returns to being fully human when his father dies.

* NonProtagonistResolver: [[spoiler:She's ultimately the one who kills The High Evolutionary in ''Vol. 3'', not Rocket or Peter.]]

* KilledOffForReal: Her final fate after Thanos throws her to her death -- we see her dead body. ''Endgame'' confirms that anyone killed to get the Soul Stone ''stays'' dead and can't be brought back... At least not by the Infinity Stones -- the Quantum Realm remains an option to retrieve a past version from an alternate timeline.

* AdaptationalNiceGuy: Downplayed with her 2014 counterpart from ''Endgame'' onwards. While she has more traits with the original comic book version, she has a pretty clear turn to heroism after a little bit of convincing from prime timeline Nebula.

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* RelationshipUpgrade: During the first two ''Guardians'' films, she and Peter are clearly attracted to each other on some level, but neither are willing to state it. Then in ''Infinity War'' they mutually confess their love and share a kiss. And then she gets kidnapped and ultimately killed by Thanos.

!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Children of Thanos (formerly), Guardians of the Galaxy (formerly)

** [[spoiler:She's initially dismissive of Rocket's critical condition and is all too happy to give him over to the High Evolutionary for the money, but once she sees how much the Guardians love him and the effect he has on Nebula, she begins to take a more active role in protecting him.]]

* PayEvilUntoEvil: [[spoiler:After she stabs the High Evolutionary in the stomach, Gamora slowly peels off the mask hiding his ravaged, skinless face, clearly taking no small amount of satisfaction in the monstrous {{Mad Scientist}}s suffering.]]

** [[spoiler:Inverted in ''Guardians 3''. Nebula, now a full-fledged hero, is the Abel to Gamora's money-hungry and violent Cain. When the others show disdain for how awful she's become, Nebula actually says this is how she ''always'' was when they were young and daughters of Thanos. It takes a lot of the movie for Gamora to begin developing into the hero she once was.]]

* DefrostingIceQueen: [[spoiler:Much of her arc in ''Guardians 3'' is her overcoming her more selfish and violent side and learning to adapt the same mindset as the Guardians have (and re-establish a relationship - romantic or not - with Peter). She eventually begins showing some of her more positive traits as the movie goes on.]]

** [[spoiler:She's absolutely horrified when the High Evolutionary destroys Counter-Earth and everyone in it (many of them right in front of her as she desperately tries to get Rocket to safety). She even straight-up asks Peter how someone could be cruel enough to do such a thing. It's part of what motivates her to stand against him.]]

** Played more tragically in ''Guardians 3'' [[spoiler:as she's not only unfamiliar with Star-Lord, she actively doesn't want to be around him, despite how much he still loves her.]]

** Deconstructed and Reconstructed in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''. [[spoiler:Gamora is no longer the Guardian that the others knew and loved (to the point Drax says she is no longer family to them), but both Peter and Nebula still have deep love for her and Peter can never truly bring himself to forget the years he spent with her, even if she no longer has any of these memories. She's dismissive and callous towards Peter because of this and sees him as an annoyance, but as the movie continues and she sees his resourcefulness, quick-thinking, compassion, bravery and skills (traits that attracted her to him in the first place), she ''does'' begin to warm up to him and implies a romance between them is never truly off the table. Even though Gamora insists that she will never be the woman he knew her as, he states who she is now is good enough for him and the two part on quite flirtatious terms. Whether it happens or not, their bond is never truly broken.]]

* ShipTease: [[spoiler:Despite how coldly she treats him, Gamora still gets a few heartfelt moments with Peter in ''Guardians 3'', and the movie ends with them flirting a little bit, leaving it a very real possibility they may find their way back to each other one day.]]

* CainAndAbel: Has this with Nebula. This dynamic is ultimately reversed in ''Endgame'' when Nebula, traveling from their future after they reconciled, convinces Gamora they need to work together against Thanos and Nebula's past self.

* ReplacementGoldfish: To the Gamora that died in ''Infinity War'', although she's noticeably different due to missing out on all of her dead counterpart's CharacterDevelopment across three movies.

* EveryoneHasStandards: Despite having her prime timeline self's resentment of Thanos, Gamora is still shocked to see the footage of his execution at Thor's hands.

* HaveWeMetYet: Seeing how she's yet to meet and fall in love with Peter Quill, she gives him a GroinAttack after he hugs her, thinking she's the same Gamora he loved resurrected.

* TookALevelInJerkass: Slightly, compared to the version that died in 2018. Due to missing out on her alternate counterpart's CharacterDevelopment and bonding with the Guardians, she's closer in nature to being "The Deadliest Woman in the Galaxy" than the TeamMom, acts hostile to Peter Quill when he's clearly just happy to see her, and she notably ghosts on the team after the Battle of Earth. However, she still commits to a HeelFaceTurn and accepts 2023 Nebula as her sister.