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The Ravagers
In General
The Ravagers
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Avengers: Endgame | What If...? | The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
"Steal from everyone."
—Ravager code
A collection of pirates, mercenaries, and outlaws, divided into one hundred different clans.
- Anti-Hero: They're not the nicest of groups, but if push comes to shove, they'll do the right thing, like defend Xandar from Ronan or pick a fight with Thanos in the name of saving the whole universe.
- Badass Army: They don't show it often - the product of being on the wrong side of the heroes for a grand majority of the Guardians' movies - but they're more than capable of holding their own against the armies fielded by the likes of Ronan and Thanos.
- Blood Knight: They love a good fight and aren't afraid to show it, which the heroes exploit to get them to go into the fray against Ronan.
- And again in Avengers: Endgame, where they join forces with the Avengers and practically every other armed force in existence for the sole purpose of taking down Thanos.
- Canon Immigrant: They might be based on the Reavers of Arcturus, but there's no band of space pirates called "Ravagers" in mainstream Marvel comics continuity. They were added to the comics in ths 2016 Star-Lord series.
- The Cavalry: They are among the many armies who answer the call to arms to fight Thanos at the end of Avengers: Endgame.
- The Clan: Divided into one hundred different clans which mostly operate separately, but come together for big events, like the Battle of Xandar, Yondu's funeral, and the final showdown with Thanos.
- Color-Coded for Your Convenience: From what we see in Vol. 2, each Ravager clan uses a unique color for their jackets.
- Yondu's clan: Crimson
- Stakar's clan: Navy blue
- Aleta's clan: Dark green
- Charlie-27's clan: Mustard yellow
- Even Evil Has Standards: The Ravagers are violent mercenaries who are unafraid to commit crimes, but they have rules that govern them. A major one is that "Ravagers don't deal in kids". Yondu got exiled for breaking this.
- Everyone Has Standards: Besides the fact that they don't "deal in kids", the concept of Ronan wiping out an entire planet with the Power Stone is enough to get them to take a stand for Xandar, whose government they're likely not on good terms with, what with them being lawless space pirates and all that.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: It takes very little for them to pull out their guns and start shooting everyone in sight. Only firm leadership - and weapons more powerful than their own - keeps them in line on any given day.
- Let's Get Dangerous!: While they're quite content to do their own thing and generally get kicked around by the heroes if they happen to be on opposite sides, if push comes to shove, the Ravagers become a force to be reckoned with, as evidenced with their decision to stand against Ronan at Xandar and taking up arms against Thanos and his armies during the final battle with the Mad Titan on Earth.
- Lovable Rogue: What the overall clans can come off as whenever they show their more noble (is still extremely rough) side. Yondu’s clan assisting in the defense of Zandar and the other clans coming to honor his funeral after his Redemption Equals Death sacrifice both showcase this. Joining The Alliance against Thanos during the Battle for Earth epitomizes this.
- The Only One Allowed to Defeat You: Downplayed and subverted. They're a bunch of pirates and brutal criminals, but they follow a strict code. While some of them really are as bad as they seem, the majority of them will hardly hesitate to defend civilians against a force crueler than themselves.
- Space Pirates: We learn more about the code and organization of the Ravagers, which are divided into a hundred factions with a unifying code. Yondu is an outcast for "dealing in kids," referring to how he agreed to traffic Peter back to his father.
- To Serve Man: Yondu claims he had to stop the others from eating Peter after they first abducted him.
- Wouldn't Hurt a Child: A code among the Ravagers is they do not engage in child trafficking. Yondu is a pariah among them for breaking this code by taking children to Ego. They also refuse to kill Baby Groot, citing that he is far too cute.
Yondu's Ravager Clan
Yondu Udonta
- See the MCU: Yondu Udonta page
Peter Quill / Star-Lord
- See the MCU: Peter Quill page
Kraglin Obfonteri
- See the Guardians of the Galaxy page
Horuz
Horuz
"I told you when you picked that kid up, you should have delivered him like we was hired to do!"
Species: Unknown
Portrayed By: Tom Proctor
Voiced By: Héctor Miranda Ramírez (Latin-American Spanish dub), Txema Moscoso (European Spanish dub)
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy
A member of the Ravagers, loyal to Yondu.
- Beard of Evil: Horuz is one of the nastier Ravagers, and has a scruffy beard.
- Character Death: He's killed in the dogfight with Ronan's forces.
- Cerebus Retcon: Loudly wishing Yondu had gone through with delivering Peter to his father becomes more sinister with the sequel in hindsight, since the Ravagers are revealed to have a strict rule forbidding child trafficking.
- Heroic Sacrifice: Horuz was one of the Ravagers who responded to Rocket's call to protect the civilians from kamikaze attacks alongside Kraglin. In spite of his general crudeness, he does die defending innocent people.
- Human Aliens: He's presumably not human, but there's not much to differentiate him.
- Jerkass: He's probably the most unsympathetic of the Ravagers seen in the first movie.
- Suicide Attack: On the receiving end of one when one of Ronan's Necrocraft does a kamikaze attack right into his ship.
Tullk
Tullk
"You best be very careful what you say about our captain."
Species: Unknown
Portrayed By: Tommy Flanagan
Voiced By: Eduardo Fonseca (Latin-American Spanish dub), Eduardo Bosch (European Spanish dub)
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Yondu's closest friend among his Ravager crew.
- Affably Evil: He's a member of a child-trafficking space pirate gang, yet he seems rather jolly and he's a loyal friend.
- Aliens of London: He speaks with a thick Scottish accent.
- Character Death: Gets tossed out the airlock by the mutineers alongside everybody else loyal to Yondu.
- Glasgow Smile: Courtesy of being played by Tommy Flanagan, he has prominent facial scars.
- Human Aliens: He's presumably not human, but there's not much to differentiate him.
- Remember the New Guy?: Despite being Yondu's closest friend, he only makes an appearance in the second film.
- Thrown Out the Airlock: Ejected into space along with most of Yondu's loyalists.
- Undying Loyalty: The most prominent Ravager to defend Yondu's leadership.
- Villainous Friendship: He is described by James Gunn as "Yondu's best friend".
Oblo
Oblo
"No! Captain, help me! Please! Captain!"
Species: Krylorian
Portrayed By: Joe Fria
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A member of the Ravagers who is loyal to Yondu until his death.
- Ain't Too Proud to Beg: He pleads for Yondu to help him before the other Ravagers throw him out the airlock.
- Face Death with Despair: He spends his final moments pleading for his captain before mutineers tosses him out into space to freeze and suffocate.
- Killed Offscreen: Oblo isn't seen or explictly heard being shot into space after he's dragged past Yondu, but the mutineers have no reason to spare him, they don't act like they changed their minds about killing him for the rest of the scene, and Oblo is never seen again, so it's probably safe to write him off as dead.
- Thrown Out the Airlock: He is shown about to be ejected after Tullk while begging for Yondu's help.
- Undying Loyalty: Oblo is one of Yondu's crew members who is still loyal to him. This unfortunately leads to his death.
- We Hardly Knew Ye: We don't get much of Oblo's character since he gets thrown out into space along with Yondu's loyalists during Taserface's mutiny.
Taserface's Ravager Clan
In General
Taserface's Ravager Clan
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A new Ravager clan formed by some of Yondu's men who mutinied against him.
- Goldfish Poop Gang: They are really only a threat to one part of the Guardians (Rocket, Groot, and Yondu), and even then they're constantly mocked and made fun of by Rocket and Yondu and easily taken care of just by Rocket and his traps. While they do manage to stage a successful mutiny, once Rocket and Yondu escape prison they proceed to do a Team Power Walk through the ship killing literally everyone before blowing the ship up. Not even their leader, Taserface, gets any respect.
- Remember the New Guy?: Despite the fact that they apparently followed Yondu for some time, none of them were seen during the first movie.
- Stupid Crooks: Yondu clearly has more brains than every member of his crew combined. Their attempts to catch Rocket result in the slapstick equivalent of a Mook Horror Show until Yondu actually nabs him; then they argue about whether to turn him in for a million credits or sell the batteries he has (worth a quarter of a million), one of them claiming the latter is only a third of the former, another thinking a quarter is the equivalent of 25 units. This turns into Too Dumb to Live later, when their reaction to him getting his weapon back (the one he used to defeat an army by himself in the first film) is to charge at him en masse. They fare no better than the army did.
- Token Evil Teammate: While violent, most Ravager clans tend to be Lovable Rogues at worst and have their own moral code and a strong sense of Undying Loyalty. Taserface's clan, however, is simply a gang of violent, trigger-happy thugs with none of the other Ravagers' nobler qualities.
Taserface
Taserface
Species: Unknown
Portrayed By: Chris Sullivan
Voiced By: Santos Alberto (Latin-American Spanish dub), José Escobosa (European Spanish dub)
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
- Rocket: So you shoot tasers out of your face?Taserface: It's metaphorical!
A Ravager who leads a mutiny against Yondu when Yondu refuses to target the Guardians for the Sovereign.
- Adaptational Wimp: In the comics, Taserface was cybernetically upgraded with a variety of Stark tech. Other than initially surviving an explosion up close, he has no such enhancements.
- Asshole Victim: Being immolated to death while you spend your last moments with someone laughing at you isn't a nice way to go, though considering Taserface was a cruel individual who executed Yondu's loyalists by throwing them out of the airlock and wanted to sell him and Rocket to slavery, not only is his fate very deserving but hilarious. Even better? His last request was to have Ayesha tell the Guardians that he was the one who brought their doom, but when she actually confronts them, she doesn't even bother passing the message along.
- Atrocious Alias: Rocket's opinion on the name ("I'm imagining yourself in front of the mirror all serious 'You know what would be a really kickass name? Taserface'!"), making all the other Ravagers laugh. And worse, even the Sovereign also find it ridiculous.
- Beard of Evil: Combined with mohawk hair.
- Berserk Button: Do not make fun of his name. Rocket learned this the hard way when he couldn't help but laugh at Taserface's name angering the bearded baddie to the point of changing his mind about eliminating Yondu first.
- Big Bad Wannabe: Taserface believes that Yondu's going too soft and leads a mutiny, but only succeeds with help from Nebula who has no problems overriding his order. Even after the mutiny Rocket can't take him seriously, and after Yondu gets his weapon back, he and the rest of the traitors are dispatched in a truly devastating Curb-Stomp Battle. Even his dying wish gets laughed upon by the Sovereign, who also can't take his name seriously.
- Butt-Monkey: Mostly regarding the name. But given his contempt for Yondu, his bad luck is justified.
- Dark Age of Supernames: His name definitely invokes this, especially considering the comic-book version debuted in the 1990 series featuring the classic team. Unfortunately, it's also way too ridiculous to take seriously.
- Dirty Coward: He complains that Yondu's failing them as a leader but clams up when Kraglin calls him out on talking about Yondu behind his back. He only incites the mutiny when other parties act (Kraglin voicing his belief that Yondu values Quill over the others and Nebula incapacitating Yondu).
- Dumb Muscle: In James Gunn's words, he's "the dumbest character of all time".
- Even Evil Has Standards: When asked if they should dispose of the captured baby Groot, Taserface is aghast at the notion and points out that he's far too adorable to kill. He tells them to suit him up and make them their (unwilling) mascot.
- Evil Is Hammy: Every single time he speaks, he bombastically pronounces his words while plotting out evil on our main heroic forces.
- Hair-Trigger Temper: And a nasty one at that too.
- Hired Guns: He positions himself as this to Ayesha for the big payoff It'll bring.
- Kick the Dog: Dumping anybody loyal to Yondu into space shows him to be more ruthless than the standard Ravager.
- Kill It with Fire: How Yondu dispatches him before the rest of the ship explodes.
- Large and in Charge: Once he takes over the Ravagers in a mutiny.
- Made of Iron: He survives getting scorched in an explosion. He suffers severe burns from the blast, but otherwise, he regards the fire as an annoyance and is able to walk just fine.
- Names to Run Away from Really Fast: Attempts to invoke this ("The fear it causes my enemies!"), but everyone else just makes fun of his name.
- Nonindicative Name: He doesn't actually have Tasers in his face. He doesn't even have Tasers like his comics counterpart, who eventually switched to the much less ridiculous name (But still over-the-top edgy)"Overkill".
- Not So Above It All: Even he agrees that Baby Groot is adorable.
- Oh, Crap!: His reaction when he realized that Yondu intended to blow the Eclector up.
- Pyrrhic Victory: Even though he dies and his last request is glossed over, Taserface ultimately contributed to Yondu's death by leading the Sovereign to Ego's planet, which made the final battle even more difficult than it needed to be and led to Yondu being forced to pull a Heroic Sacrifice to save Peter after the ship they piloted was destroyed. Had Yondu simply killed him with his arrow, Taserface wouldn't have warned the Sovereign and the Guardians could have quickly destroyed Ego's brain without leaving anyone behind.
- Red Is Violent: Taserface is a murderous and power-hungry bastard with shades of red on his skin and jacket.
- Rubber-Forehead Aliens: He is obviously a human actor wearing a big, bulbous head prosthesis.
- The Starscream: Eager to betray Yondu at the outset of Vol. 2 and take over the faction.
- Too Dumb to Live: He obviously knew about Yondu's spare fin given his alarmed reaction when he wakes up and alerts the Ravagers to Yondu's escape. He had no reason to keep it, and it apparently never once occurred to him to destroy it or jettison it into space.
- Undignified Death: He calls the Sovereign to tell them where Guardians are and request that when they kill Yondu, they tell him that it was Taserface who sealed their fate. He gets laughed at for his trouble and can do nothing but groan wearily before the ship's explosion takes him.
- Unfit for Greatness: Taserface is ambitious enough to want to see Yondu ousted as leader and take his place. He's even big and mean enough most won't challenge him. However once he's in power the worst of the Ravagers don't really respect him, he's not very bright and his authority is constantly undermined. To add insult to injury, his brief leadership ends with his crew dead, and he himself being incinerated whilst someone laughs at his name.
Retch
Retch
Species: Unknown
Portrayed By: Evan Jones
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A member of the Ravagers who sided with Taserface against Yondu Udonta.
- Arch-Enemy: To Baby Groot, who he relentlessly picks on.
- Bald of Evil: He's a shiny-headed jackass.
- Disney Villain Death: Gets thrown to his death by Groot.
- Human Aliens: He's presumably not human, but there's not much to differentiate him.
- Karmic Death: He's killed by Baby Groot, his favored punching bag.
- Screams Like a Little Girl: He shrieks when being chased by Baby Groot.
- Smug Snake: Retch is aptly-named, due to being a boorish asshole at the best of times.
Half-Nut
Half-Nut
Species: Unknown
Portrayed By: Jimmy Urine
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A member of the Ravagers who sided with Taserface against Yondu Udonta.
- Annoying Arrows: Doesn't seem to suffer any after-effects from getting several hypodermic needles in the face. Yondu's Yaka-Arrow on the other hand...
- Bald of Evil: Most of his head is shaved, with the exception of a long ponytail similar to a Samurai Ponytail in look.
- The Hyena: Delivers a lot of high-pitched laughs at just about anything.
- Human Aliens: Like Kraglin, there's nothing suggesting Half-Nut isn't more than a regular human.
- Kick the Dog:
- Crushes and eats a large spider while getting into position to ambush Rocket on Berhert.
- He's the Ravager who is personally responsible for ejecting Yondu's loyalists into space, laughing and jeering as he does so.
Brahl
Brahl
"Ain't so tough now without your toys, are ya?"
Species: Achernonian
Portrayed By: Stephen Blackehart
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A member of the Ravagers who sided with Taserface against Yondu Udonta.
- Adaptational Wimp: In the comics, Brahl could become intangible at will and could turn others intangible. Here, he's just a regular humanoid.
- Butt-Monkey: In all his appearances, he tends to have something pretty bad happen to him, be it Rocket beating the shit out of him or getting the wrong end of Yondu's arrow.
- Demoted to Extra: From semi-recurring foe of the Guardians in the comics to a regular Ravager in the movies.
- Jerkass: He's certainly a nasty piece of work.
Gef
Gef
"Hey, what about this little plant, can I smash it with a rock?"
Species: Unknown
Portrayed By: Steve Agee
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A member of the Ravagers who sided with Taserface against Yondu Udonta.
- Beard of Evil: A curly chinstrap that extends about an inch around his chin.
- Four Eyes, Zero Soul: He wears thick goggles for some reason, and wants to smash Groot with a rock which is too evil even for Taserface.
- Human Aliens: He's presumably not human, but there's not much to differentiate him.
- Kick the Dog: He's eager to smash Groot, which even Taserface balks at.
- Laughably Evil: He's rather amusing due to his stupidity and hamminess, but he's still an evil dude.
Stakar's Team
In General
Stakar's Team
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
A team composed of several of the most important Ravager captains that disbanded in the past.
- Adaptational Diversity: In the comics, Stakar, Aleta and Charlie-27 all look Caucasian. In the MCU however, only Stakar is played by a Caucasian actor, while Aleta is played by an Asian actress and Charlie-27 by an African-American actor. In addition, Mainframe becomes a female.
- Adaptational Villainy: Rather than a team of superheroes like in the comics, they are a bunch of Space Pirates whose idea of a good time is to "steal some shit", though they do have a moral code.
- Adaptation Name Change: Despite the fact that this team is an obvious adaptation of the original "Guardian of the Galaxy", they don't use this name, since it's already used by another team and was only recently invented by Ronan.
- Adapted Out: Several members of the original Guardians of the Galaxy team are absent, the most conspicuous probably being Major Victory, who was the leader and founder of the team in the comics.
- Age Lift: Most of them look much older than their comics counterparts. In addition, their comic was originally set in the 31st century, so technically they're about a thousand years older than they should be.
- Ambiguously Human: The comics they're from are set in the 31st century and Martinex and Charlie-27 belonged to Human Subspecies genetically engineered to survive on Jupiter and Pluto. Given that the movies are set in modern day, it's not clear if they're now aliens like Drax is.
- Due to the Dead: After being told about Yondu's Heroic Sacrifice, they all come to give him a proper Ravager funeral.
- Family of Choice: Yondu outright calls this team "the only family he ever had".
- Five-Token Band: The team consists of a white man (Stakar), an Asian woman (Aleta), a black man (Charlie-27), a crystal-bodied alien (Martinex), a reptilian-looking alien (Krugarr), and a female robot (Mainframe).
- Jumped at the Call: When Stakar brings them together after Yondu's death and proposes to reform their old team, they all enthusiastically agree to follow him on a new adventure together.
- Movie Superheroes Wear Black: With the exception of Charlie-27 (as well as Krugarr and Mainframe, who don't wear clothes at all), the other members wear mostly dark uniforms, as opposed to the colorful costumes they have in the comics.
- Precursor Heroes: Well, Precursor Anti-Heroes in their case, but they are clearly meant to be this to the Guardians of the Galaxy, being a similar Ragtag Bunch of Misfits that lived all kinds of adventures in space long before they did. Yondu even compares the two teams at one point.
- Putting the Band Back Together: Following the death of Yondu, Stakar Ogord's team reunites for his funeral and decides to reform to start going on adventures again.
- Retired Badass Roundup: They are all senior Ravager captains who used to have adventures together when they were younger but ended up going their separate ways. After the death of Yondu, they get together and decide to do One Last Job in his memory.
- Rule of Seven: Counting Yondu, the team is composed of a total of seven members.
- Similar Squad: To the Guardians of the Galaxy, obviously, with each member of the team being similar to one of them:
- Like Peter Quill, Stakar is The Leader of the team and looks like a white man despite his alien origins.
- Like Gamora, Aleta is a dangerous woman and the Love Interest of the leader.
- Like Rocket, Martinex more-or-less serves as the second to the team leader.
- Like Groot, Krugarr is a weird-looking alien with a limited vocabulary.
- Like Drax, Charlie-27 is a huge guy covered in muscle who is nicer than he looks.
- Like Mantis, Mainframe is a sweet and friendly girl.
- And of course, both teams have had Yondu as a member.
- True Companions: It's pretty clear that they are just as close to each other as the Guardians of the Galaxy are.
- Two Girls to a Team: If we include robots with female voices, then the team has two women among its members: Aleta Ogord and Mainframe.
Stakar Ogord
Stakar Ogord
"What do you say we steal some shit?"
Species: Arcturan
Portrayed By: Sylvester Stallone
Voiced By: Eduardo Liñán (Latin-American Spanish dub), Juan Carlos Gustems (European Spanish dub), Alain Dorval (European French)
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
A high-ranking Ravager who has a paternal dynamic with Yondu, who hasn't seen him in twenty years since he banished him. Their paths cross during the film.
- Actor Allusion: One of Stakar's first lines is yelling at Yondu about how he "betrayed the code", which is very reminiscent of a famous line from a previous character played by Sylvester Stallone's in another comic book movie adaptation.
- Adaptational Personality Change: Starhawk in the comics was raised by space pirates and was specifically noted not to have any interest in piratical activities, being something of a disappointment to his adoptive father. This Starhawk doesn't seem to have any compunctions about his job, though he definitely has lines he won't cross.
- Adaptational Villainy: Also like Yondu, this Stakar is a space pirate, not a superhero. You can extend that to his whole team, too.
- Adaptational Wimp: In the comics, Stakar has immense powers, which include flying, creating blasts of photonic energy, as well as having superhuman strength and durability. His MCU counterpart doesn't display any of that, and seems to rely on a big gun instead.
- Adaptation Dye-Job: Stakar has strawberry blond hair in the comics. In the MCU, he has dark grey hair instead.
- Age Lift: Like Yondu, he's in his prime in the comics, but significantly older here. note
- Angry Collar Grab: He grabs Yondu by the collar of his jacket during their argument on Contraxia.
- The Captain: Stakar is the captain of his own Ravager faction, and appears to be one of the most influential among them.
- Celebrity Paradox: In Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Cap's list of the last 70+ years of pop culture includes Rocky. Stallone,
of course, played the title character of that movie series. - Comic-Book Movies Don't Use Codenames: He is only called "Stakar" during the film. His codename "Starhawk" from the comics is never used.
- Dramatic Gun Cock: Does this for emphasis in The Stinger as the team agrees to join him on a new adventure.Stakar: [Click] What do you say we steal some shit?
- Due to the Dead: He and the rest of his team show up at Yondu's funeral, each paying their respects both as a Ravager and as a friend.
- Even Evil Has Standards: He may a professional space pirate, but he won't stand for any Ravager engaging in child trafficking.
- A Father to His Men: He's shown to act as a father figure to his men. He seemed to have served as a Parental Substitute to Yondu, and he calls Martinex "Son".
- Giving Someone the Pointer Finger: When Yondu comes to greet him on Contraxia, Stakar angrily points his finger at him before walking away from him.
- Happily Married: He's married to Aleta, and they get on well.
- Hidden Heart of Gold: He does have a good reason why he rudely ignores Yondu as the latter politely greets him by chance at the Iron Lotus because back then, Yondu was with him by his side until he broke the Ravager's code by trafficking children including Peter which ended up getting him expelled from the Ravagers community which Stakar was heartbroken but had to respect it, takes no pleasure from it, genuinely missed him and he attends Yondu's funeral after he's notified about his sacrifice and gives the traditional Ravagers funeral to bless Yondu's passing.Stakar: If you think I take pleasure in exiling you... you're wrong. You broke all our hearts.
- Human Aliens: Stakar is virtually indistinguishable from a normal human from Earth.
- Mythology Gag:
- His core team of Ravager top brass closely resembles the original iteration of the Guardians of the Galaxy. Yondu does not appear with them, but is stated to have been part of their team.
- While his outfit is more akin to standard Ravager garb than his comic costume, it does include oddly elaborate shoulder ornaments, which are a subtle nod to his distinctive, almost identically ornamented comic headpiece.
- Starhawk being head of the Ravagers is probably a nod to the comics, where he was raised by the leader of a similar band called the Reavers (of Arcturus)
- No True Scotsman: He makes it clear to Yondu that he doesn't consider him to be a true Ravager anymore since he broke the code.Yondu: I demand a seat on the table. I wear these flames, same as you!
Stakar: You may dress like us, but you'll never hear the horns of freedom when you die Yondu, and the colors of Ogord will never flash over your grave. - Offscreen Moment of Awesome: Yondu tells Rocket that Stakar was the one who freed him when he was enslaved by the Kree a long time ago. Must have been something pretty amazing to see...
- Old Superhero: Played by 70 year old Sylvester Stallone, Stakar apparently was part of a gang of superpowered space pirates in his youth and even in his older years he still leads a group of more mundane space pirates.
- Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Trailer: Stakar didn't appear in promo materials prior to the release of Vol. 2 and was only announced as being in it shortly before then, so Stallone's presence in the film likely surprised many.
- Slave Liberation: Type 1. He rescued Yondu from life as a slave for the Kree in the past, and then made him join the Ravagers.
- Space Pirates: He's one of the high ranking members of the Ravagers, a fleet of galactic criminals whose motto is "steal from everyone."
- This Is Unforgivable!: He considers child trafficking to be an unforgivable crime that no Ravager should ever commit. When he discovers that Yondu has kidnaped children to sell them to Ego, he exiles him from the Ravagers and makes it clear that his actions will never be forgiven.
- Token White: He is the only member of his team to have the appearance of a white man.
- Unrelated in the Adaptation: In the comics, Stakar is the biological son of Ayesha. In the MCU, there is no sign that the two have any connection to each other.
- We Used to Be Friends: He and Yondu were close friends and as he confesses in the film when he meets him at the Ravager homebase, it broke his heart and that of his team-mates to banish Yondu and he took no pleasure from it. Yondu's death by Heroic Sacrifice redeems him in the Ravagers' eyes.
Aleta Ogord
Aleta Ogord
Species: Arcturan
Portrayed By: Michelle Yeoh
Voiced By: Marianna Santiago (Latin-American Spanish dub), Ana María Marí (European Spanish dub)
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A Ravager captain.
- Adaptational Modesty: Lacks the plunging neckline her comic counterpart has.
- Adaptational Ugliness: Downplayed. While Michelle Yeoh is certainly attractive, she looks quite a bit older than the blonde bombshell from the comics, and has a somewhat messy appearance.
- Age Lift: As with Yondu, Starhawk, and Charlie-27, she's older than her comics counterpart.
- All There in the Manual: Her name (and consequently the fact that she's Stakar's wife) is only mentioned in the credits.
- Amazon Brigade: Her Ravager Clan seems to be exclusively composed of women.
- Celebrity Paradox: As far as Black Widow (2021) is concerned; the James Bond franchise exists in the MCU with Michelle Yeoh having played the main Bond girl of Tomorrow Never Dies.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: Despite being Stakar's wife, Aleta doesn't appear alongside him when he shows up in Vol. 3. Michelle Yeoh going on to portray Shang-Chi's aunt in his solo movie may have had something to do with it.
- Give My Regards in the Next World: Says something like this during Yondu's funeral.Aleta: Yondu Udonta, I will see you in the stars.
- Happily Married: To Stakar.
- "Hell, Yes!" Moment: Her reaction when the team gets back together.Aleta: Hell, yes!
- Human Aliens: Aleta is virtually indistinguishable from a normal human from Earth.
- Identical Stranger: Aleta just so happens to resemble a human Chinese woman who lives in Ta Lo. Justified, as they're both played by the same actress.
- Jumped at the Call: When Stakar suggests reforming their old team, she gives an enthusiastic "Hell yes!"
- Race Lift: In the comics she has the appearance of a Causasian, while in the MCU she has the appearance of an Asian.
Martinex
Martinex
Species: Pluvian
Portrayed By: Michael Rosenbaum
Voiced By: Jorge Roig Jr. (Latin-American Spanish dub)
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
A Ravager captain.
- Adaptational Modesty: Perhaps the most extreme version of this trope ever. Aside from his head, he is entirely covered with clothing, whereas his comics counterpart was an Exposed Alien who never wore anything at all.
- Ambiguously Human: The comics were set in the future and Martinex was part of a genetically engineered Human Subspecies that was designed to live on Pluto. Given that the movies are set in modern day, he's presumably an alien now like Drax is.
- Celebrity Paradox: The MCU is casually peppered with references to DC comics, and Michael Rosenbaum has not only played Lex Luthor but provided the voice of the Flash.
- Crystalline Creature: Like in the comics, he's an alien with a body entirely composed of crystal.
- Disapproving Look: Once Stakar finishes delivering his "The Reason You Suck" Speech to Yondu on Contraxia, he starts to leave with his men, but Martinex stays a little longer to glare at Yondu in disgust.
- Humanoid Alien: Despite being composed of crystal, his body has a shape and proportions comparable to a human.
- Number Two: To Stakar, before becoming a captain himself.
- Silicon-Based Life: He appears to be made of crystal.
Krugarr
Krugarr
Species: Lem
Portrayed By: N/A
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
A Ravager captain, and a master of the mystic arts.
- Adaptation Relationship Overhaul: In the comics, Krugarr was Doctor Strange's student and eventual successor. In the MCU, the two never met each other, and Krugarr was an accomplished sorcerer long before Stephen Strange even knew that magic is real.
- Amazing Technicolor Population: He has a red skin color.
- Chekhov's Gunman:
- In a sense. In Doctor Strange, Thor asks Strange in the Stinger if "Earth has wizards now," implying sorcerers exist elsewhere.
- His being a student of the Mystic Arts suggests he may have been contacted by Wong and Strange when the call to arms against Thanos went out in Endgame, explaining the presence of the Ravagers.
- Magical Gesture: He summons what resemble magical emoticons using a similar type of magic as the sorcerers of Kamar-Taj.
- Mundane Utility: Magic can warp the fabric of reality. It can also be used as extremely pretty sign language.
- No Mouth: Like in the comics, he lacks anything resembling a visible mouth. Which may be why he never talks.
- Ninja Pirate Zombie Robot: An Alien Wizard Space Pirate.
- Snake People: His upper half is generally that of a scaled humanoid, while his lower half resembles a large red snake.
- The Speechless: He doesn't seem to be able to speak, so he communicates by using his magical powers to create signs.
- Thinking Up Portals: In vol. 3 he conjures portals to let his Ravager crew board the Bowie.
- Token Wizard: As far as we know, he's the only sorcerer to be part of the Ravagers.
- Wizards from Outer Space: He's an alien from outer space who can use magic similar to the Masters of the Mystic Arts.
Mainframe
Mainframe
"I missed you guys so much!"
Species: Artificial Intelligence (Android)
Portrayed By: Miley Cyrus (Vol. 2), Tara Strong (Vol. 3)
Voiced By: Angélica Villa (Latin-American Spanish dub)
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 | Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
A Ravager captain.
- Age Lift: In the comics, Mainframe is a future version of The Vision. Here, given that she's a former member of Stakar and Yondu's team, she's older than Vision (who would not be "born" until several months after the events of Vol. 2).
- Decomposite Character: In the comics, Mainframe is the alternate future counterpart of The Vision. In the MCU, the two are distinct entities.
- Gender Flip: Male in the comics, but female here.
- Oracular Head: Her entire body seems to be composed of nothing more than a robotic head.
- Talking Lightbulb: The holes in her mouth light up when she speaks.
- Token Robot: She is the only android among the team, as well as the only known member of the Ravagers to be a fully robotic being.
Charlie- 27
Charlie-27
Species: Jovian
Portrayed By: Ving Rhames
Voiced By: Erick Trujillo (Latin-American Spanish dub), Carlos Kaniowski (Europan Spanish dub)
Appearances: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
A Ravager captain.
- Adaptational Modesty: In the comics, Charlie-27 is often shirtless or at the very least sleeveless. The MCU version of the character is much more covered.
- Age Lift: As with Yondu, Starhawk, and Aleta, he's older than his comics counterpart.
- Ambiguously Human: The comics were set in the future and he was part of a genetically engineered Human Subspecies that was designed to live on Jupiter. Given that the movies are set in modern day, he's presumably an alien now like Drax is.
- Badass Bandolier: Like his comics counterpart, he is always seen carrying two bandoliers over both of his shoulders.
- Bald of Authority: He is the captain of his Ravager Clan, and is played by the very bald Ving Rhames.
- The Big Guy: Charlie-27 is by far the tallest and most muscular member of the team.
- The Cameo: Charlie-27 was one of the original Guardians of the Galaxy. Here, he appears briefly as a member of the Ravagers. His appearance also serves as a cameo for the iconic Ving Rhames.
- Chuck Cunningham Syndrome: He's not present among the Ravagers in Vol. 3 without explanation.
- Heavyworlder: Has a giant frame, presumably due to being genetically engineered to survive in a high-gravity world, though likely not Jupiter given the more cosmic setting.
- Human Aliens: He looks just like a human, albeit huge (about eight feel tall), even though he is from another planet.
- Large and in Charge: He is at least twice the size of the Ravagers under his command.
- Old Friend: He calls Yondu his old friend before saluting him during his funeral.Charlie-27: Fare thee well, old friend.
- Race Lift: He was white in the comics. And if there's on thing we know from Pulp Fiction, it's that Ving Rhames is black (and also that he doesn't look like a bitch).
Gamora
- See the MCU: Gamora page
