History Characters / MCUKnowhere

* NastyToTheWaiter: When he interacts with his guests, the Collector gives the impression of being a pleasant guy for the most part. In private, however, he treats his servants horribly.

[[center: [- [[Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse Main Character Index]] > Other Individuals and Organizations > [[Characters/MCUCosmic Cosmic]] > [[Characters/MCUAsgard Asgard and the Nine Realms]] ([[Characters/MCUOdinBorson Odin Borson]] | [[Characters/MCULokiLaufeyson Loki Laufeyson]] | [[Characters/MCULokiLaufeysonVariantL1130 Loki Laufeyson (Variant L1130)]] | [[Characters/MCUSylvieLaufeydottir Sylvie Laufeydottir]] | [[Characters/MCUOtherLokiVariants Other Loki Variants]]) | '''Knowhere''' | [[Characters/MCUNovaEmpire Nova Empire]] | [[Characters/MCUSovereign Sovereign]] | [[Characters/MCUSkrulls Skrulls]] | [[Characters/MCUEternals Eternals]] -]]]

[[center: [- [[Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse Main Character Index]] > Other Individuals and Organizations > [[Characters/MCUCosmic Cosmic]] > [[Characters/MCUAsgard Asgard and the Nine Realms]] ([[Characters/MCULokiLaufeyson Loki Laufeyson]] | [[Characters/MCULokiLaufeysonVariantL1130 Loki Laufeyson (Variant L1130)]] | [[Characters/MCUSylvieLaufeydottir Sylvie Laufeydottir]] | [[Characters/MCUOtherLokiVariants Other Loki Variants]]) | '''Knowhere''' | [[Characters/MCUNovaEmpire Nova Empire]] | [[Characters/MCUSovereign Sovereign]] | [[Characters/MCUSkrulls Skrulls]] | [[Characters/MCUEternals Eternals]] -]]]

* GutturalGrowler: Has a somewhat low, raspy voice, presumably from smoking.

* CatchPhrase: "I present to you, Taneleer Tivan, the Collector".

* MrExposition: Tells the Guardians in great detail what the Infinity Stones are after they deliver one to him.

* MrExposition: The Collector tells the Guardians in great detail what the Infinity Stones are after they deliver one to him.

* AscendedExtra: He was a very minor character in ''Vol. 1'' and the ''Holiday Special'', but he plays a somewhat important role during the climax of ''Vol. 3'' where he helps Kraglin to pilot Knowhere and open fire on the High Evolutionary's spaceship.

* ReccuringExtra: He makes small appearances on Knowhere in ''Vol. 1'', ''Holiday Special'' and ''Vol. 3''.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''

* HumanAlien: Although he's presumably an alien, he looks absolutely identical to a normal human being. It's possible that he could be a Xandarian.

* NoNameGiven: In his first appearance, his name is not mentioned and he's only referred to as "Knowhere Dispatcher" in the credits. In the third ''Guardians'' film, his name is finally revealed.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''

* NoNameGiven: In his first appearance, his name is not mentioned and he's only referred to as "Knowhere Dispatcher" in the credits. In the third ''Guardians'' film, his name is finally revealed

[[folder:Knowhere Dispatcher]]
!!''Knowhere Dispatcher''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''

* NoNameGiven: His name is unknown. In the credit, he is only referred to as "Knowhere Dispatcher".

* YouLookFamiliar: His actor Stephen Blackehart also portrays the Ravager Brahl in the second movie.

* PlanetSpaceship: By ''Vol. 3'', the Guardians have not only rebuilt the town into a thriving colony, they also fitted the planet with rocket engines, allowing the entire station to move.

* FunWithHomophones: When Thor meets the Guardians of the Galaxy in ''Endgame'' and warns them that Thanos is heading to Knowhere, the name causes confusion for Mantis.

* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: In the comics he's trapped on Earth as a FishOutOfWater and is very depressed about it. Here it's unclear whether or not he can go home but he's often seen traveling the cosmos in diverse areas where he's less lightly to stick out like a sore thumb.

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' [[note]] In TheStinger [[/note]] | ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]'' | ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial''

!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame''

[[center: [- [[Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse Main Character Index]] > Other Individuals and Organizations > [[Characters/MCUCosmic Cosmic]] > [[Characters/MCUAsgard Asgard and the Nine Realms]] ([[Characters/MCULokiLaufeyson Loki Laufeyson]] | [[Characters/MCULokiLaufeysonVariantL1130 Loki Laufeyson (Variant L1130)]] | [[Characters/MCUSylvieLaufeydottir Sylvie Laufeydottir]] | [[Characters/MCUOtherLokiVariants Other Loki Variants]]) | '''Knowhere''' | [[Characters/MCUTheRavagers Ravagers]] | [[Characters/MCUNovaEmpire Nova Empire]] | [[Characters/MCUKree Kree]] | [[Characters/MCUSovereign Sovereign]] | [[Characters/MCUSkrulls Skrulls]] | [[Characters/MCUEternals Eternals]] -]]]

* StockholmSyndrome: For some reason, he didn't immediately decide to run away after the Collector's lab blew up and released him from his captivity. Maybe the Collector just makes a good drink, or he has nowhere better to go. He later changed his mind, and ended up with the Ravagers.

* ContinuityCameo: He's a Dark Elf of the same species as the villains of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' who shows up briefly in the first ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' film as one of the Collector's prizes.

* CrapsackWorld: When first introduced, Knowhere is a WretchedHive that is crowded with unsavory criminals, and is very dirty and unkempt overall. Thanos eventually clears the place out during the events of ''Infinity War'', leaving it as a desolate GhostTown instead...until the Guardians manage to purchase Knowhere from the Collector, and proceed to...
* CleanUpTheTown: By the time of ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'', the titular group managed to get enough units to buy Knowhere from the Collector. They quickly set to work on not just making the place safer and cleaner to live in than before.

* GhostTown: Becomes this in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' after Thanos attacked the place. When the Guardians arrive there after splitting up, the entire area is completely empty save for Thanos himself, and the Collector, who is being interrogated by him. Subverted by the time of the Holiday Special however, where the Guardians are working to repopulate the place with more savory individuals.

* PosthumousCharacter: The Celestial whose head the colony was built in is clearly dead for a very long time.

* AdaptationalWimp: Collector in the comics could hold an entire team of Avengers at bay with just the things in his collection, and if the situation called for it he had some energy-controlling powers he could use as well. If he has those, he didn't have time to use them, and most of his collection didn't survive the Power Stone going off inside of it. He handled it pretty well himself, though.

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!!''Cosmo''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''"I refuse to do any work while you demean me."'']]
!!!'''Species:''' Earth Dog
!!!'''Citizenship:''' Russian
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Fred the Dog (''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}''), Slate the Golden Retriever (''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' onwards)
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Maria Bakalova
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''

A dog used as a test subject by a U.S.S.R. [[UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace space program]] and now part of the Collector's collection.

* AdaptationalNonsapience: Subverted. In the comics, Cosmo is a highly intelligent dog who can communicate with humans telepathically in the comics. In the MCU, she first appears mostly behaving like a perfectly normal dog, though her return in ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' reveals that she is telepathic, just like in the comics.
* AdaptationalWimp: Downplayed. In the comics, Cosmo is a powerful telepath and telekinetic. In the MCU, she initially doesn't show her displaying any of those powers until ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'', and even then, her control over her telekinesis isn't as good as in the comics.
* AscendedExtra: She appears in the first Guardians-movie as part of the Collector's collection, with basically no involvement to the main plot of the movie or interaction with the main characters despite barking at Rocking with her inclusion in the movie only serving as an easter egg for the comic fans. In the Holiday Special, she now has a speaking role, reveals her telekinetic powers, interacts directly with Rocket and is mentioned by the other Guardians as a familiar. She is also set to return in a bigger role in ''Vol. 3''.
* TheBusCameBack: Cosmo first appears in two non-speaking [[TheCameo cameos]] in the first movie, including a small scene in TheStinger. She isn't shown or mentioned during the plot of ''Vol. 2'' and only appears at a picture in the end-credits. In ''The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special'' she returns, this time even in a speaking role and is set up for a larger role in ''Vol. 3''.
* TheCameo: A picture of Cosmo is briefly shown during the end-credits of ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2''.
* GenderFlip: The casting of Maria Bakalova as the voice of Cosmo in ''Vol. 3'' confirmed that Cosmo in the MCU is female. Creator/JamesGunn [[https://twitter.com/JamesGunn/status/1551047164205314048?s=20&t=eWKtV4ujeREEdHcrRag8Hgso tweeted]] that this was due to Cosmo being based on [[UsefulNotes/TheSpaceRace Laika, a dog who became the first animal to orbit the earth]], so he decided to go "back to the original source material".
* FurryReminder: Although clearly sapient and intelligent, Cosmo happily works for dog treats, and her idea of a Christmas gift for Kraglin is to bring him a dead Orloni.
* HateAtFirstSight: As a nod to their rivalry from the comics, Cosmo seems to take a dislike to Rocket as soon as she sees him walk by and angrily growls at him. Downplayed, as their interaction in the Holiday Special is portrayed as far more friendly.
* MindOverMatter: In ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'', she's shown using telekinesis to move parts of a building into place (though Rocket complains that her aim isn't very good).
* MythologyGag: Shares a moment glaring with Rocket, referencing their frequent headbutting in the comics.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Considering the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the fact that most Soviet dog spaceflights took place in the 50's and 60's, she has lived past the average dog lifespan by a few decades and still looks like a dog in her prime.
* RememberTheNewGuy: In ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'', she's shown working with the Guardians as they try to repair Knowhere and also celebrates Christmas with them despite having never directly interacted with the group previously.
* SuddenlySpeaking: She spends the first film acting like a silent, non-sapient dog. It is only until the holiday special that she shows her telepathic speaking ability.
* TruerToTheText: Despite being based on real-life female space dog Laika, comic Cosmo was male. Gunn decided to make Cosmo female and speaking with a Soviet accent in the MCU to take the homage closer to the real-life dog.

[[folder:Krylorian Attendant]]
!!''Krylorian Attendant''
!!!'''Species:''' Krylorian
!!!'''Citizenship:''' None
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Tivan Group
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Laura Ortiz

The former assistant of the Collector before Carina.

* DisproportionateRetribution: The Collector's words suggest that he subjected her to torture and imprisonment just because she didn't clean up his collection well enough.
* FateWorseThanDeath: For doing a disappointing job as a servant, she was condemned to be locked in a glass cage where she is continuously tortured. She remained in this condition until Carina caused the destruction of the collection by touching the Power Stone.
* GreenSkinnedSpaceBabe: Much like her successor Carina, she's a rather attractive magenta-skinned Krylorian woman.
* MakeAnExampleOfThem: The Collector put her in display in one of his collection's glass cage to remind his other servant Carina of what would happen to her if she doesn't do her job properly.
* NoNameGiven: Her actual name is unknown.
* UncertainDoom: We don't know if she managed to survive the explosion caused by Carina when she touched the Power Stone
* TheVoiceless: She doesn't say a single word. Considering her condition, it's unclear if she's even capable of speaking at all.
* YouHaveFailedMe: Apparently, the Collector had her tortured and imprisoned in a glass cage for disappointing him with her job as a servant.

[[folder:Dark Elf]]
!!''Dark Elf''
!!!'''Species:''' Dark Elf
!!!'''Citizenship:''' Svartalfar
!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Douglas Robson
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014''

A Dark Elf who is part of the Collector's collection.

* ContinuityCameo: He's a Dark Elf of the same species as the villains of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' who shows up briefly in the first ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy'' film as one of the Collector's prizes.
* LastOfHisKind: After the events of ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'', he's presumably the only member of his species to be still alive. If he died in the Power Stone explosion, then his species is now fully extinct.
* NoNameGiven: His actual name is unknown.
* OhCrap: While he's usually rather passive, he acts visibly alarmed when he sees that Carina is about to touch the Power Stone.
* UncertainDoom: We don't know if he managed to survive the explosion caused by Carina when she touched the Power Stone
* TheVoiceless: He doesn't say a single word during his brief appearances.
* YouLookFamiliar: His actor Douglas Robson previously potrayed the Marauder Duhg in ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld''.
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[[folder:Others]]
!!''Cosmic Cocoon''
!!!'''Species:''' Sovereign
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' [[note]] In TheStinger [[/note]] | ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}''

A Sovereign cocoon that is part of the Collector's collection.
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[[center: [- [[Characters/MarvelCinematicUniverse Main Character Index]] > Other Individuals and Organizations > [[Characters/MCUCosmic Cosmic]] > [[Characters/MCUNineRealms Nine Realms]] ([[Characters/MCUAsgard Asgard]] | [[Characters/MCUOdinBorson Odin Borson]] | [[Characters/MCULokiLaufeyson Loki Laufeyson]] | [[Characters/MCULokiLaufeysonVariantL1130 Loki Laufeyson (Variant L1130)]] | [[Characters/MCUSylvieLaufeydottir Sylvie Laufeydottir]] | [[Characters/MCUOtherLokiVariants Other Loki Variants]]) | '''Knowhere''' | [[Characters/MCUTheRavagers Ravagers]] | [[Characters/MCUNovaEmpire Nova Empire]] | [[Characters/MCUKree Kree]] | [[Characters/MCUSovereign Sovereign]] | [[Characters/MCUSkrulls Skrulls]] | [[Characters/MCUEternals Eternals]] -]]]

!!!'''Portrayed By:''' Fred the Dog (''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}''), Slate the Golden Retriever (''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'')

* LetsGetDangerous: No pun intended, considering he’s a [[WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck duck]] and all, but Howard has been reserved solely for funny cameos and jokes during his tenure in the MCU thus far. Come the climax of ''Endgame'', he’s among the many heroes who answer the call to arms to help fight Thanos, showing that he is willing to lay down his life to helping protect and save the universe from oblivion.

A mining colony built in the decapitated head of a Celestial. Originally owned by the Tivan group and managed by the Collector, Knowhere is purchased by the Guardians of the Galaxy some time after the Battle of Earth.

* AssholeVictim: While it is unknown what had happened to him after Thanos destroyed his entire place, whatever Thanos brought onto him is certainly well-deserved since he was a greedy, cruel BadBoss who enslaved his workers.

-->'''Collector:''' I don't think I've ever met a Groot before.

* AbortedArc: His appearance in TheStinger for ''Film/ThorTheDarkWorld'' implies that he intends to collect all six Infinity Stones for his own sinister plot. This seems to be largely abandoned in later installments: the destruction of his residence in ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' and his [[UncertainDoom possible death]] in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' cause him to lose the Power and Reality Stones, allowing for Thanos to collect them for himself.

* BigBadWannabe: His goal was to collect the Infinity Stones for himself, presumably for some selfish needs. While he acquired two, he lost the Power Stone shortly after it came into his possession, and by the events of ''Avengers: Infinity War'', Thanos came to his place and took the Reality Stone off his hands, most likely killing him in the process. Well, so much for that.