History Characters / MCUGuardiansOfTheGalaxy

* SoleSurvivior: [[spoiler: He is the only member of his family known to still be alive. Meredith died of cancer inflicte dby his father Ego. All of his siblings were purged by Ego, who is himself killed by Quill.]]

* EmpoweredBadassNormal: Surviving the Power Stone aside, he doesn't display anything a normal human isn't​ capable of [[spoiler:then he becomes a PhysicalGod​ during the climax of the second movie]]... [[FlowersForAlgernonSyndrome for a short while]].

** He claims that he is the victim of this, as he believes that people see him as a freak because he's the only talking raccoon in the galaxy, and many of the Nnova officers act bigoted toward him for being different (e.g. he's treated even worse than the other Guardians when they're at the prison, to the point where his own record says he's a "lower life form", and a Nova officer complains about taking orders from a "hamster").

* ComboPlatterPowers: Comes with being a PlantPerson with all the associated abilities. He has SuperStrength and SuperToughness as well as a HealingFactor, can reshape his own body at will (including limb extensions and forming shields out of branches), and can also manipulate his own biology, producing anything from simple flowers and leaves to clouds of bioluminescent spores.

* BadassGrandpa: Yondu's no spring chicken, but he still [[spoiler:easily killed a group of Sakaaran soldiers in the first movie, and then his mutinous crew in the sequel]].

* CanonImmigrant: MCU version of Yondu has been adapted into mainstream comics universe, first appeared in ''ComicBook/StarLord'' comic. Just like MCU Yondu, that Yondu is a SpacePirate.He's also said to be the ancestor of the original Yondu.

* RealMenWearPink: He loves collecting cute little figurines. [[spoiler:It's probably part of the reason why he took the switcheroo of the Orb in good stride since he got a cute troll figure out of the deal.]] [[spoiler:When he dies, at least part of his collection is added to his funeral pyre.]]

* AscendedExtra: Has a much larger role in the second ''Guardians'' movie.

* TheStoic: He doesn't say much but his words carry considerable weight in Vol. 2 when he speaks out against Yondu's favouritism towards Peter. [[spoiler: It's the final straw Taserface and his goons need to takeover the gang. Kraglin immediately regrets speaking out when all of his friends are killed due to being loyal to Yondu.]]

* ParentalSubstitute: She has spent her entire life up to the events of the film living with Ego.

* {{Patricide}}: [[spoiler:Well Groot is the one who detonated the bomb into Ego's core, but Peter definitely ordered it and condoned it. Since his father is an OmnicidalManiac who killed his mother and would have consumed the universe, and his real daddy is Yondu, Peter has little remorse about this]].

* GentleGiant: He might want to seek revenge for his wife and daughter but to his teammates and everyone, he's kind and literally gentle even though he can unintentionally be rude to them.

* InterspeciesRomance: Subverted hard with Mantis in ''Vol. 2'': he makes it quite clear that although he comes to value her as a new friend, physically, he thinks she's hideous-looking to the point that imagining the two of them mating is enough to make him retch. Which raises some questions about just what the females of Drax's species actually look like, given Mantis is barely any more inhuman than Drax himself.[[note]]she's peach-colored and has antennae, he's gray[[/note]] Drax does imply it's partially her build, as he claims to [[ChubbyChaser like a woman with more meat on her]].

* ShippingTorpedo: He thinks that Peter and Gamora are not good for each others and tells Peter to stop being interrested in her because "She isn't a dancer".

* PintsizedPowerhouse: He's the size of a raccoon but has no problems wielding huge guns and using them with great skill.

* TrapMaster: In the sequel, he takes down a huge number of Ravagers attempting to ambush him, Nebula and Groot by booby-trapping the forest around them with tranquilizer dart shooters and anti-gravity mines. It works ''ridiculously well'' for the most part.

* CanonImmigrant: MCU version of Yondu has been adapted into mainstream comics universe, first appeared in ''ComicBook/StarLord'' comic. Just like MCU Yondu, that Yondu is a SpacePirate.

* InterspeciesRomance: Subverted hard with Mantis in ''Vol. 2'': he makes it quite clear that although he comes to value her as a new friend, physically, he thinks she's hideous-looking to the point that imagining the two of them mating is enough to make him retch. Which raises some questions about just what the females of Drax's species actually look like, given Mantis is barely any more inhuman than Drax himself.

** He claims that he is the victim of this, as he believes that people see him as a freak because he's the only talking raccoon in the galaxy, and many of the nova officers act bigoted toward him for being different (e.g. he's treated even worse than the other Guardians when they're at the prison, to the point where his own record says he's a "lower life form", and a nova officer complains about taking orders from a "hamster").

* FreudianExcuse: His irritable demeanor is a result of him feeling alienated and mocked for his oddly unique nature and the fact that he was tortured via experimentation into it.
* FunnyAnimal: He resembles a raccoon walking on its hind legs. However, [[spoiler:there is no fuzzy little planet of cute talking raccoons. Rocket is the result of an illegal and very horrifying experiment with cybernetics and mutagens]].
* FurryReminder: There's a brief scene where he's RunningOnAllFours and at one point he remarks that he doesn't have a long lifespan. He also ''growls'' and bares his teeth when he's particularly annoyed by something.[[note]]According to his rap sheet, he bites, though it's never shown on film and he seems to be really offended when Gamora bites ''him''. He also will sometimes wash his face by licking his hands and wiping them on it and habitually steals things even if he doesn't really need them [[AnimalStereotypes something real raccoons do.]] [[/note]] On the other hand, [[FurryDenial reminding him that he's an animal is a guaranteed way to piss him off]].

* InterspeciesFriendship: With everyone on his team, especially Groot because "there's no one like me except me".
* InVinoVeritas: When drunk, he rants about how he's sure that everyone considers him to be a monstrous, freakish joke and also about [[spoiler:the painful experiments that were performed on him]].

* KlingonsLoveShakespeare: In ''Vol. 2'', he seems to have come to really like Quill's earth music, to the point that he chooses to "prepare" for the arrival of the Abilisk by setting up a stereo to give them background music -- something even ''Quill'' thinks is kind of pointless. Unless he was doing that for Baby Groot, of course.

* TheCaptain: Of his own Ravager ship. He's likely the ''admiral'' of the Ravager's fleet.

* InterspeciesRomance: Subverted hard with Mantis in ''Vol. 2'': he makes it quite clear that although he comes to value her as a new friend, physically, he thinks she's hideous-looking to the point that imagining the two of them mating is enough to make him retch. Which raises some questions about just what the females of Drax's species actually look like, given Mantis is barely any more inhuman than Drax himself. Drax does imply it's partially her frame as he claims to like a woman with more meat on her.

* LoveatFirstSight: With his late wife. He saw her not-dancing at a festival where everyone else was dancing and was smitten.

* CallASmeerpARabbit: Invoked.
** While Rocket ''looks'' like a raccoon, when Quill brings it up during a quiet moment and suggests he's an Earth raccoon who was abducted and turned into an UpliftedAnimal, Rocket himself is skeptical. Given Drax comments on having eaten something that looks like Rocket in the past, it's possible he was originally some sort of alien animal.
** In the sequel, Rocket hates being called a raccoon, a "trash panda" (both by Peter), a triangular-headed monkey (Ego's description) and fox (described by Sovereign and some of the Ravagers).

** He claims that he is the victim of this, as he believes that people see him as a freak because he's the only talking raccoon in the galaxy, and many of the Nova officers act bigoted toward him for being different (e.g. he's treated even worse than the other Guardians when they're at the prison, to the point where his own record says he's a "lower life form", and a nova officer complains about taking orders from a "hamster").

* FurryReminder: There's a brief scene where he's RunningOnAllFours and at one point he remarks that he doesn't have a long lifespan. He also ''growls'' and bares his teeth when he's particularly annoyed by something.[[note]]According to his rap sheet, he bites, though it's never shown on film and he seems to be really offended when Gamora bites ''him''. He also will sometimes wash his face by licking his hands and wiping them on it, and habitually steals things even if he doesn't really need them, [[AnimalStereotypes something real raccoons do.]] [[/note]] On the other hand, [[FurryDenial reminding him that he's an animal is a guaranteed way to piss him off]].

** During his takedown of the Ravagers he plays "Southern Nights" and even sings along for a bit.

* TheCaptain: Of his own Ravager ship, and one of the one-hundred Ravager factions.

* InterspeciesRomance: Subverted hard with Mantis in ''Vol. 2'': he makes it quite clear that although he comes to value her as a new friend, physically, he thinks she's hideous-looking to the point that imagining the two of them mating is enough to make him retch. Which raises some questions about just what the females of Drax's species actually look like, given Mantis is barely any more inhuman than Drax himself.

** He claims that he is the victim of this, as he believes that people see him as a freak because he's the only talking raccoon in the galaxy, and many of the nova officers act bigoted toward him for being different (e.g. he's treated even worse than the other Guardians when they're at the prison, to the point where his own record says he's a "lower life form", and a nova officer complains about taking orders from a "hamster").

* FurryReminder: There's a brief scene where he's RunningOnAllFours and at one point he remarks that he doesn't have a long lifespan. He also ''growls'' and bares his teeth when he's particularly annoyed by something.[[note]]According to his rap sheet, he bites, though it's never shown on film and he seems to be really offended when Gamora bites ''him''. He also will sometimes wash his face by licking his hands and wiping them on it and habitually steals things even if he doesn't really need them [[AnimalStereotypes something real raccoons do.]] [[/note]] On the other hand, [[FurryDenial reminding him that he's an animal is a guaranteed way to piss him off]].

* CallASmeerpARabbit: Invoked. While Rocket ''looks'' like a raccoon, when Quill brings it up during a quiet moment and suggests he's an Earth raccoon who was abducted and turned into an UpliftedAnimal, Rocket himself is skeptical. Given Drax comments on having eaten something that looks like Rocket in the past, it's possible he was originally some sort of alien animal.

* TheCaptain: Of his own Ravager ship. He's likely the ''admiral'' of the Ravager's fleet.

** ''Vol. 2'' goes on to reveal that back when they were children, Gamora was very much the Cain in their relationship. [[spoiler:However, the resolve their issues with each other by the end of the film.]]

* NobleDemon: He makes no bones about it, he's a thief and a thug. He's also resolutely honest about everything and genuinely cares for Peter and his men.

* CompositeCharacter: [[spoiler:With Yondu, taking his fin and arrow after his funeral.]]