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!!{{Spoiler}}s for all works set prior to the end of ''Avengers: Endgame'' are unmarked.
!!''[[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Drax the Destroyer]]''
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[[caption-width-right:300:''[[LiteralMinded "Nothing goes over my head! My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it."]]'']]
!!! '''Species:''' Kylosian
!!! '''Citizenship:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Guardians of the Galaxy
!!! '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DaveBautista
!!! '''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)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' | ''Series/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''
->''"There are two types of beings in the universe: those who dance and those who do not."''
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.
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* ActionDad: One who is very hell-bent on {{Revenge}} for the death of his daughter Kamaria (and his wife Ovette).
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In ''Vol. 2'', when Rocket threatens to conceal one of Drax's turds in Peter's pillow as part of an argument, Drax bursts out laughing, gleefully claiming his droppings are "famously huge".
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. Drax is closest to being the DumbMuscle of the team, being a socially inept, LiteralMinded BoisterousBruiser. However, he's not depicted in the same child-like, dull-witted simpleton manner as his comic book counterpart became after his resurrection in the ''Warlock and The Infinity Watch'' comics of the early 1990s.
* AdaptationalComicRelief: While the comics' version of the character could be comedic at times (especially starting from the '90s), the films play up his [[AmusingAlien goofier]] traits more and more as they go on.
* AdaptationDeviation:
** Like in the comics, Thanos killed his family. Unlike in the comics and in keeping with his changed backstory, it wasn't a personal act of petty villainy but a part of Thanos's quest to save the universe from an OverpopulationCrisis. It wasn't even done directly by Thanos, but rather by his minion, Ronan.
** Because of the above, Drax initially focuses his quest for revenge on Ronan, whom he remembers as killing his family and laughing about it. (Which is [[ButForMeItWasTuesday more than Ronan remembers]].) But since killing Ronan brings him no satisfaction, Drax decides to transfer his vendetta to Thanos, like in the comics, after realizing that Ronan was ultimately just a pawn of Thanos.
* AdaptationDistillation: Drax's backstory from the comics has been greatly simplified for the films; in the comics, Drax was a normal man from Earth whose family was murdered by Thanos (except for his daughter, who survived the attack and became Moondragon) and was turned into a living weapon against the Mad Titan by Thanos's father, Mentor. In the film, he's just an alien warrior out for revenge against [[TheHeavy Ronan]] for the deaths of his family. By the end of the film, he shifts his vendetta to the Mad Titan, since Ronan was under Thanos' orders when his family was killed.
* AdaptationDyeJob: A rare skin-related one that has nothing to do with race. He's green in the comics but grey in the movies, most likely done so audiences don't confuse him with Gamora's species.
* AdaptationNameChange:
** In keeping with the aforementioned change to being an alien, Drax really is his name here, whereas in the comics, his real name was Arthur Douglas.
** 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]].)
* 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 (specifically a Kylosian) and Drax really is his name.
* 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.
* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Drax shows why a revenge-bent BloodKnight should never get as drunk as he did on Knowhere. He contacts Ronan and tells him that they have the orb there in order to get his revenge personally.
* AlliterativeName: '''D'''rax the '''D'''estroyer.
* AlternateSelf: Drax has three alternate versions, one of whom is dead.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Misses his wife deeply and isn’t shy about going into detail about his love for her (both emotional and physical), but also remarks on how handsome Thor is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' in a tone that suggests more than just mere admiration, although this could just be Drax being Drax.
* ArchEnemy:
** To Ronan the Accuser. Drax holds a bitter hatred towards Ronan for killing his family and has been hunting him for the majority of the first film. Ronan [[UnknownRival doesn't seem to care]] and fails to remember Drax's family, though he later mentions he does. Drax gets his revenge by the end of the film.
** To Ronan's superior Thanos who is ultimately responsible for the massacre on his homeworld (mirroring their relationship in the comics). According to commentary to ''Infinity War'':
--->'''Joe Russo:''' [Drax's] planet was treated the same way as Gamora's planet. Drax was put on one side, his family was put on the other.
* BackFromTheDead: Just like everyone who got [[NoBodyLeftBehind dusted]] in ''Infinity War'', he appears back in action for the final battle of ''Endgame'' after [[Characters/MCUTheHulk Bruce Banner]] uses the new Infinity Gauntlet to bring back half of all life in the universe.
* BackToBackBadasses: In ''Infinity War'', he and Doctor Strange team up to duel Thanos hand-to-hand during the fight on Titan. It’s a testament to the Mad Titan’s raw strength, even when blinded by Spider-Man’s webbing, that he is still more than a match for both of them.
* BadassBaritone: Bautista plays Drax with a low, guttural voice.
* BadLiar: When he [[SayingTooMuch accidentally lets slip]] that Rocket stole the Sovereign's batteries, we find out that he's just as bad at lying as metaphors.
-->'''Drax:''' Right... he didn't steal some of those. I don't know why they're after us, what a mystery this is.
* BaldHeadOfToughness: He's bald, TheBigGuy of the Guardians, and he relies mostly on his fists, his brute strength, as well as his combat prowess in battle.
* BarbarianHero: A SpaceOpera version of this trope PlayedForLaughs. He’s on a quest for vengeance, has a very atavistic sense of morality (he doesn’t understand why it’s objectionable to remove the spines of people who irritate him), wears the bare minimum amount of clothing (though that's because he has "sensitive nipples"), and is a very upfront and straightforward warrior who prefers knives over guns. Though he can have moments of insight that border on being a WarriorPoet.
* BashSiblings: With the other Guardians of the Galaxy.
* TheBerserker: Drax has a tendency of charging and roaring into battle with very little strategy.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Steps protectively in front of Gamora when it seems Thor might threaten her in ''Infinity War''.
* TheBigGuy: Along with Groot in the first film, Drax does more of the straight-up fighting. Doesn't help him against Ronan, though, who beat the hell out of him. He's become the only one to fit this role in ''Vol. 2'', as Groot is regrowing as a baby now. During the fight on Titan in ''Infinity War'', Drax is noticeably the only major combatant fighting without any technology or powers, and only uses his brute strength and swords. His main role in the fight is having the responsibility of holding down Thanos by one leg to get him to kneel, and he's more than capable of the task.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and Mantis, the wackiest and most comedic members of the Guardians, form an amusing friendship during the second ''Guardians'' movie. It doesn't go further than that, though, because neither of them is the other's type. Subsequently, [[ThoseTwoGuys they are most often seen together]].
* BloodKnight: He revels in fighting and picks fights with very little provocation. When Peter's ship's guns rip through dozens of mooks, he's laughing like mad and making everyone else visibly disturbed. The prime example is him jumping into the jaws of [[StarfishAlien an Abilisk]] with nothing but two knives while laughing.
* BlueIsHeroic: Drax has blue eyes and his only clothing is his blue pants.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: He's ''incredibly'' literal, which is explained as being [[PlanetOfHats a species-based failing]]. By the climax of the film, he's beginning to gain some grasp of the concept of figurative speech, but it's a slow process. In the second film, he seems to have made a fair bit of progress.
-->'''Rocket:''' His people are entirely literal. Metaphors are gonna go over his head.\\
'''Drax:''' Nothing goes over my head! My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.
* BoisterousBruiser: Enjoys nothing more than a good fight alongside his comrades, when not angsting over the loss of his family. Even more so in ''Vol. 2'', where he's dropped some of the broodings in favor of breaking out into hearty laughter, and almost borders of PsychopathicManChild with how much earnest glee he takes in fighting and destruction.
* BringIt: When the Avengers and Guardians' fight in ''Infinity War'' ends with a MexicanStandoff, Star-Lord has a gun to Spider-Man's head while Iron Man has a cannon to Drax's. Drax's response to the situation:
-->'''Drax:''' Do it, Quill! ''I can take it.''\\
'''Mantis:''' No, he can't take it!\\
'''Dr. Strange:''' ''[deadpan]'' She's right, you can't.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Although Drax has the tough and imposing exterior of a warrior, he can be gentle and benign when conversing about the people he cares about. The most notable moment that invokes this trope is when he and Mantis are discussing his bittersweet memories of his deceased family, and Mantis breaks down into tears when she uses her [[TheEmpath Empathy Touch]] to feel and reveal the anguish he has been bottling up.
* BrutalHonesty: Due to being LiteralMinded, he has no sense of how to talk about negative aspects of his friends without at some point sounding horrible. This is part of his banter with Mantis in particular. Although some of it was not all that honest, because Drax knew being blunt would generate a bigger response. He also has some brutally honest advice for Peter:
-->'''Drax:''' You just need to find a woman who is pathetic. Like you.
* CallingMeALogarithm: Along with the finger to the throat gesture, he doesn't know what a thesaurus is, and is offended when Peter calls him one.
-->'''Drax:''' Do not ''ever'' call me a thesaurus.
* CallingYourNausea: Claims the thought of having sex or any kind of physical intimacy alone with Mantis made him gag.
* CelebrityParadox: As far as ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' is concerned, the ''Franchise/JamesBond'' franchise exists in the [=MCU=] with Creator/DaveBautista having played henchman Mr. Hinx in ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.
* ChubbyChaser: Drax states in ''Volume 2'' he likes a woman with "meat on her bones" -- though given Drax's build, he may be an AmazonChaser and using "meat" to refer to muscles.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}:
** Aside from his rage, he comes across as just plain ''odd'', including his BluntMetaphorsTrauma and InnocentlyInsensitive nature. It's hinted in ''Vol. 2'' that Drax is a bit of a weirdo even among his own species.
--->'''Peter:''' We've already established that you destroying the ship I'm on is not saving me!\\
'''Drax:''' When did we establish that?\\
'''Peter:''' Like three seconds ago?\\
'''Drax:''' I wasn't listening. I was thinking of something else...
** At one point in ''Vol .2'', he reveals he's been laboring under the belief that Peter Quill and Yondu are blood relatives. Even Rocket, who's been something of a ditz a few minutes prior, is taken aback by this.
--->'''Drax:''' I thought Yondu was your father. You look exactly alike.\\
'''Rocket:''' ''[staring at him in horror]'' ONE'S ''BLUE''!\\
''[Drax makes an "exactly!" gesture]''
* ComedicSociopathy: Likes annoying Peter about his romance woes in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', like the moment Drax says Peter can't get with someone like Gamora, and to aim for "someone pathetic, like (him)".
* TheComicallySerious: The only reason half of his shtick works is because of how incredibly serious and earnest Dave Bautista plays him as being. Even in ''Vol. 2'', where he's more of an overt goofball, he still takes the same attitude of acting utterly convinced of the inherent sensibility of even the stupidest thing he does.
* CrusadingWidower: Out to get Ronan for killing his family. After his death, Drax transfers his revenge motivation to the Kree's master, Thanos.
* CuttingTheKnot: When Peter and Rocket are badly arguing over flying through an asteroid field despite a pursuer on their tail, Drax elects to ignore them, slap on a spacesuit and cable, and go outside the ship with a huge gun to just take out the threat himself.
* DanceOfRomance: Inverted. It was the fact that his wife ''never'' danced (and that they were the only two not dancing at the festival they met in) that made him fall in love with his deceased wife.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His wife, daughter, and half of his people were killed by Ronan on Thanos's orders.
* DeadpanSnarker: Drax's combination of witty sense of humor and lack of understanding in metaphors can lead to some humorous conversations with the other Guardians.
* DemotedToComicRelief: While he is TheComicallySerious in the first ''Guardians'' film, he still has his serious moments and his goal of getting {{revenge}} for his family's death is a major plotline. In ''Vol. 2'' however, he pretty much becomes the team's go-to comic relief character, as a majority of his scenes have him do something funny in whatever scene he's in. Downplayed in ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame'' however, where his personality is a solid balance of his personality from both ''Guardians'' movies.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Admittedly, he was drunk at the time, but did Drax really think that he could take down Ronan and his ''entire army'' by himself?
* DitzyGenius: Thanks to being a ComicallySerious {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Drax comes off as this despite his extensive vocabulary.
* TheDreaded: The other prisoners of the Kyln are scared witless by Drax.
* DualWielding: Wields two rather large knives.
* 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!
* EnmityWithAnObject:
** In his continuing [[LiteralMinded attempts to understand "metaphor"]] in ''Vol. 2'', Drax at one point screams "DIE, SPACESHIP!" ("Screw you, spaceship!" in the first trailer) while the ''Milano'' is being pursued by the Sovereign, despite the spaceship itself being an inanimate object that can in no way hear him.
** Continues in ''Infinity War''. When the Guardians fight Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man on Titan, Drax ends up fighting the Cloak of Levitation, even screaming "DIE, BLANKET OF DEATH!" at one point. Although unlike the spaceship example above, the Cloak of Levitation is actually sentient.
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* {{Foil}}:
** To Ronan. Both of them are proud and fearsome warriors who seek revenge on those who are responsible for the deaths of their family (Ronan wants to eradicate the Xandarians for killing his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, while Drax wants to kill Ronan for slaughtering his wife and daughter), along with a shared hatred for Thanos. However, Drax relies mainly on his physical strength in combat, while Ronan is a trained military veteran who knows how to fight, and he beats the crap out of Drax without breaking a sweat. When it comes to personality, Drax is open to the opinions of others and can be concerned about the safety of those around him, while Ronan does not even care about what others think of him or if anyone who supports him is in danger. Drax is also able to exact his vengeance by killing Ronan, which in turn prevents Ronan from completing his mission.
** To Thor. They both hail from a ProudWarriorRace and are [[TheBigGuy The Big Guys]] of their respective teams (that is until Thor decides to join the Guardians of the Galaxy after the events of ''Avengers: Endgame''), and they both share the mutual desire of killing Thanos since he is responsible for slaughtering their family and half of their people. However, Thor is royalty (until he abdicates his position to Valkyrie) with Asgardian magic on his side while Drax is of a humbler origin who only has superhuman strength, toughness, and his knives to aid him in battle. Thor is able to exact vengeance by beheading Thanos, unlike Drax who became a victim of Thanos's Snap before his resurrection.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Foolish in his LikeBrotherAndSister friendship with the Responsible Gamora.
* 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. Exemplified through two instances in ''Vol. 2'', where he tells Mantis that being ugly doesn't mean you are horrible and that anyone will love you for who you are, and as he tenderly holds a tired Baby Groot.
* GoodParents:
** Drax loved and continues to love his deceased wife and daughter. So much that when Mantis uses her [[TheEmpath Empathy Touch]] on him when he's thinking of his family, she immediately starts crying. His paternal love is so strong it makes Mantis realize that Ego has ''none''.
** Interestingly, Drax appears to be the only Guardian with zero hangups regarding his own father. Every winter solstice, Mr. Destroyer would regale the tale of his and Mrs. Destroyer's "conception" of their son, [[SexIsGood which Drax found beautiful.]]
* HasAType: Drax is a ChubbyChaser. He also likes ''very'' [[TheStoic stoic women]], if his description of what initially attracted him to his wife is any indication.
* HeartbrokenBadass: He lost his wife and daughter to Ronan years ago and now he wants the guy's head on a spike.
* HiddenDepths:
** Especially in ''Vol 2.'', it's hinted that beneath all that muscle and comical stupidity, Drax is fully capable of being not only kind, but wise, almost poetic.
-->'''Mantis:''' ''[sadly]'' I am hideous?\\
'''Drax:''' [[BrutalHonesty You are horrifying to look at, yes!]] ''[Mantis looks away like her feelings are hurt]'' But that's a good thing. When you're ugly and someone loves you, you know they love you for who you are. [[SoBeautifulItsACurse Beautiful people never know who to trust.]]
** 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.
* HiddenInPlainSight: He's mastered the art of standing so still and making so little noise that he's practically invisible to others. Of course, when he tries demonstrating this to Star-Lord and Gamora, it doesn't work since they're already looking at him.
* TheHyena: He becomes this in ''Vol. 2,'' laughing hysterically at almost anything that is even mildly amusing.
* HypocriticalHeartwarming: When Nebula calls Gamora weak, stupid, and traitorous, Drax shoots her with a bazooka, claiming no one talks to his friends that way... even though just seconds ago, he referred to Gamora as a "green whore."
* 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.
* IceCreamKoan: Drax attempts to explain to Peter why Gamora doesn't want to date him because there are "those who dance. And those who do not." He unfortunately means this entirely literally, as Peter dances, and Gamora does not.
* IcyBlueEyes: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guardians_galaxy_2_drax_4k_clip_5.jpg Fitting his big-and-scary appearance]].
* InformedFlaw: Despite Rocket describing his species as [[BluntMetaphorsTrauma "completely literal"]], after a bit of CharacterDevelopment he starts trying to do things like dismiss Ronan's Sakaaran soldiers as "paper people" and calling Ronan a "puppet" by the end of the film.
* InnocentlyInsensitive:
** He doesn't realize that he's insulting his friends when telling them that they are his friends such as Groot the "dumb tree" and Gamora the "green whore".
** PlayedForLaughs in ''Vol. 2'', when he tells Mantis that he finds her hideous. That may seem like a typical case of BrutalHonesty from him, but when he thinks she's coming onto him later he tells her quite earnestly that he was trying to let her down ''gently'' by telling her he found her repulsive.
* KillItThroughItsStomach: In ''Vol. 2'', Drax willingly and jovially leaps into the jaws of the Abilisk on Sovereign after explaining his plan to kill it from the inside. Subverted since the interior of the Abilisk is just as strong as its exterior, and Drax's knives are proven to be just as ineffective. After the Abilisk is slain by Gamora from the outside, Drax is convinced that he is the one who vanquished the beast.
* LargeHam: Occasionally, but especially when he's drunk, angry, or faced with Ronan.
-->'''Drax:''' RONAN THE ACCUSER! You killed my wife! You killed my ''daughter''!
* LeeroyJenkins: There's a reason why everyone thinks he's a maniac; drunk-dialing your arch-enemy with your location is stupid. Ditto jumping into a monster's mouth to try killing it from the inside.
* LightningBruiser: He's big, fast, and strong. Doesn't help him against [[TheJuggernaut Ronan]].
* LiteralMinded: According to Rocket, his entire species [[PlanetOfHats wears the hat]] of having no understanding of metaphor or simile. Drax tries to grow out of this after becoming friends with the other Guardians, using phrases like "I think of Sakaarans as paper people", "Finger to the throat means death", and "Ronan was only a puppet". Not that his attempts always work out.
-->'''Drax:''' [[EnmityWithAnObject DIE, SPACESHIP!]]
-->'''Drax:''' [[BuffySpeak Die, blanket of DEATH!]]
* LoveAtFirstSight: With his late wife. He saw her not dancing at a festival where everyone else was dancing and was smitten.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: He begins attempting to engage in metaphorical language in the back half of the first film and ''Vol. 2'', but unfortunately doesn't quite have a grasp of it yet.
-->'''Drax:''' Finger to the throat means death. ''[removes Korath's necessary implants]'' ... METAPHOR.
* MomentKiller: He has a talent for this. Mantis declaring that Peter loves Gamora in ''Vol. 2'' could have been a touching moment had Drax not suddenly ''roared'' with laughter and even invited Mantis to read his feelings so she could laugh alongside him. Then in ''Infinity War'' we pull away from a passionate kiss between Peter and Gamora... to discover Drax awkwardly standing nearby eating what looks like alien potato sticks.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: To his credit, he quickly realizes his contacting Ronan on Knowhere is a case of NiceJobBreakingItHero, and is filled with remorse over it.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Being called "Drax the Destroyer" discourages people from screwing with him.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** He alerts Ronan that the Orb is on Knowhere just so that he can have a shot at killing him. To say that this ends badly is a ''massive'' understatement. In his defense, he was quite drunk at the time.
** Subverted in ''Infinity War'' when he nearly ruins the Guardians' plan to sneak up to Thanos on Knowhere, letting his hatred of him for his wife and daughter's deaths get into him. The subversion comes when Mantis is able to knock him out before he can charge and it's revealed that Thanos already knew they were there all along.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: He's disintegrated along with half the universe after Thanos completes the Infinity Gauntlet.
* NoodleIncident: We never find out exactly why Drax was incarcerated on the Kyln. Given he's got a fearsome reputation for slaughtering Ronan's loyalists, it was likely to have been quite violent.
* NoSocialSkills: Some trappings of this due to his race's LiteralMinded tendencies, which often make him seem exceedingly tactless.
* NotSoStoic: He has a few moments of dropping his stoicism [[ComedicSociopathy to point and laugh at Peter]] in ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Vol. 2]]'', including a moment where [[TheFreelanceShameSquad Mantis and Drax start pointing and laughing at Peter]] after she mentions that [[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat she can sense Peter's romantic feelings]] for Gamora, to Gamora's bemusement. PlayedForDrama in ''Infinity War'', when despite his BoisterousBruiser nature, he very much takes the threat of Thanos seriously. He’s nearly in anguished tears when he curses Thanos as a monster, and later, when he's being disintegrated, he can only briefly question Quill in complete and utter fear as he dies.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Inverted -- he's only with the Guardians ([[CharacterDevelopment initially]]) as a means to get revenge on Ronan. When Peter offers him a share of the money they plan to get from selling the artifact, he's actually offended and goes out of his way to say that he doesn't care for it.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[https://www.gq.com/story/dave-bautista-interview According]] to WordOfSaintPaul, even though Thanos was killed by Iron Man, Drax feels a bit unsatisfied that he didn't get to be the one to kill the guy who ordered the deaths of his family.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He ''wears a shirt'' to Tony Stark's funeral out of respect for the man who gave his life to finally defeat Thanos and avenge his long-dead family (and helped engineer his own revival).
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: He has a dead daughter. She, along with his dead wife, is the reason why Drax is out for Ronan's blood.
* PapaWolf: Drax was a loving father to his daughter Kamaria, and is clearly devastated by her death. He later becomes a father figure to Groot II and Mantis.
* ParentalSexualitySquick: Inverted. He comes from a culture that finds parents telling their children about their conception to be a wonderful bonding experience. He finds Peter's disgust towards this to be bewildering.
-->'''Drax:''' It was ''beautiful.'' You Earthers have hangups!
* PlatonicLifePartners: Develops this relationship with Mantis in ''Vol. 2''. He makes it quite clear that, physically, he thinks she's hideous-looking to the point that imagining the two of them mating is enough to make him retch. However, he still values her as a friend and despite both of them being socially awkward, they get along pretty well.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Gets a rather... odd one as he kills Korath.
-->'''Drax:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext Finger to the throat means death!]]
* PrimaryColorChampion: Drax's body is adorned with red tattoos while the colors of his pants and eyes are blue.
* PsychopathicManchild: Occasionally. He often laughs mirthfully when he gets into fights, like a kid in a candy store.
* PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: Anytime he's either fighting or there's a lot of violence going on around him. What sets Drax apart, however, is how he laughs. Instead of sounding like how most would while reveling in bloodshed, his laugh sounds more like he heard a really funny joke, or he was on an amusement park ride.
* RedBaron: "The Destroyer". He certainly lives up to his name.
* RedIsHeroic: Drax is a warrior and a heroic member of the Guardians of the Galaxy with red tattoos marking many parts of his body. He also wears red Ravager pants during the final battle against Ronan.
* RedIsViolent: Drax has red tattoos across his body and he has a tendency of executing or planning to execute his enemies with brutal methods.
* {{Revenge}}: His primary motivation throughout the first film. This is what initially pits him against the team, as Gamora being a former assassin to Ronan is a good enough reason for him to kill her, even as she insists that she hates Ronan as much as he does.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Initially, Drax is willing to do a number of rather stupid things to face Ronan in combat. However, rather than learning that VengeanceFeelsEmpty, Drax instead decides that ''unreasonable'' revenge is stupid, and it works rather well for him.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His wishes to gain vengeance for the death of his family. However, it gets {{Deconstructed|Trope}} over the course of the first film by showing how someone who obsesses with vengeance can not only cause problems but also make no friends at all. Eventually, Drax realizes this and starts to question his actions. Though after Ronan's death, he still declares that he can't rest until he kills Thanos, the true mastermind of the events that caused his family's deaths.
* SadClown: In ''Vol. 2'', though Drax is more overtly happy and fun-loving, it's made clear during the scene when he reminisces about his dead family with Mantis that he's still deeply traumatized by their loss. While he sits completely stone-faced, Mantis - an empath - completely breaks down into tears from a single touch.
* ScreamingWarrior: Drax roars and laughs his way through combat.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Drax has quite the vocabulary. [[{{Irony}} "Thesaurus" isn't part of it]]; [[CallingMeALogarithm he's offended when Peter calls him one]].
* ShippingTorpedo: He thinks that Peter and Gamora are not good for each other and tells Peter to stop being interested in her because "She isn't a dancer" like Peter is. He also torpedoes the idea of himself with Mantis -- the very idea of them having sex makes him retch.
* StepfordSmiler: Although he's the comic relief, Drax is still deeply haunted by the death of his whole family. When Mantis touches him as he reminisces about his family, she immediately weeps. It may be that Drax simply lacks the ability to cry, but he is actually very sad under his jovial demeanor.
* TheStoic: Drax is pretty [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} out there]] for this trope, but he's usually very serious. [[BloodKnight Unless violence ensues]] or [[ArchEnemy Ronan (and ultimately Thanos) is involved]].
* StoryboardBody: According to a DeletedScene, the elaborate tattooing and scarification that covers at least half of Drax's body tell his life story.
* StupidSexyFlanders: His fondness for his wife is obvious, but he is in awe of Thor and calls him a "handsome, muscular man". Then again, it ''is'' [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Thor]].
* 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.
* SuperToughness:
** He takes a blast of engine exhaust to the chest without injury, and manages to survive being rammed with the ''Milano'' (Rocket was trying to hit Ronan, who was choke-throttling Drax at the time), although the latter left him unconscious for a brief time, and he is clearly sore and limping afterward.
** In the sequel he is dangled out the back of the ''Milano'' on a cable during a crash landing through a forest, smashing into trees. He seems to have enjoyed the ride once we see him on the ground.
** Briefly PlayedForLaughs in ''Infinity War'', when he's got Iron Man's cannon to his face. Iron Man threatens to open fire on Drax point-blank if Quill shoots Spider-Man, and Drax is unfazed and insists Quill attack, as he claims he can take it. Both Mantis and Strange immediately call him on it, though. Later during the battle on Titan, he takes quite a bit of repeated punishment from Thanos and it's only a direct blast from the Power Stone that takes him out of the fight.
* TestosteronePoisoning: In many ways, Drax is a deconstruction of this trope and the NinetiesAntiHero archetype. On the surface, he's a shirtless muscle-bound brutal warrior out to avenge his lost family. He's stoic. Or so it seems at first. In reality, Drax expresses his emotions freely, talks about his love for his wife openly, weeps when he's sad and laughs when he's happy. He takes being compared to an old woman a compliment because that means he's wise. He has no shame or hangups.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Those who dance and those who don't dance, [[LiteralMetaphor literally]], according to him.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: In ''Vol. 2'', Drax is much more lively, laughing a lot, pulling practical jokes, and reveling in action even more than he already did. Seeing as how he's already helped kill Ronan, the man who actually slew his family, he has technically avenged them directly already, which would explain why he's more carefree -- Thanos is still his ultimate goal, but Thanos is a bonus and he's already completed his primary quest.
* TookALevelInDumbass: All his appearances after the first movie. He goes from LiteralMinded to straight-up stupid, reaching near-[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ralph Wiggum]] levels by ''Infinity War'' when he literally assumes people can't see him if he doesn't move.
* UnknownRival:
** Considers Ronan as his ArchEnemy. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Ronan has no time for him]], beats Drax half to death without breaking a sweat, and takes quite a while to remember exactly ''why'' Drax hates him.
** Likewise with Thanos. The mere sight of Thanos makes Drax's blood boil. Thanos doesn't even raise an eyebrow at him or even say a word to him.
* UnskilledButStrong: Drax relies mainly on his brute strength, toughness, and rage to overwhelm his opponents. These traits are not exactly helpful in his one-on-one fight with Ronan the Accuser, who displays more combat experience than Drax does.
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** He doesn't really understand the Vitriolic part and blithely muses that the Guardians are now his friends even as he continues to bluntly insult them. He follows up the below by blowing Nebula away when she starts insulting Gamora.
--->'''Drax:''' You, Quill, are my friend.\\
'''Peter:''' Thanks.\\
'''Drax:''' This dumb tree, he is my friend. ''[Groot grunts]'' And this green whore, she too--\\
'''Gamora:''' Oh, you must stop!
** Continues in ''Vol. 2'', telling Peter that he and Gamora are just too different and that Peter needs to find a woman who is like him--pathetic. Later, while he freely admits that he finds Mantis physically repulsive, he does form a good friendship with her. Again, he isn't being mean, he's just incredibly blunt.
* WalkingShirtlessScene:
** Much like in the comics, Drax is never seen wearing a shirt. He's even seen during the group's LockAndLoadMontage outright throwing his team jacket away, choosing to wear only the pants. James Gunn reportedly wrote that Drax never wears a top because he has sensitive nipples... and ''that'' became the excuse for why he hates to wear the jetpacks in ''Vol. 2''. In a BrickJoke, when he's forced to use a jetpack, he screams in pain from it chafing his nipples as it launches him skywards.
** In contrast, in ''Endgame'', Drax pays so much respect to Tony Stark at his funeral that he is seen wearing a shirt there.
* WasntThatFun:
** After he, Peter, and Gamora make a fiery crash of an entrance onto the ''Dark Aster'', he treats the whole thing like he's on a roller-coaster ride.
** In ''Vol. 2'', he has a similar response to being dangled out of the back of the ''Milano'' while it goes through re-entry, and being crashed violently through several trees.
* WeaponOfChoice: Aside from wielding a pair of twin knives, Drax loves to wield any kind of knife. He even takes a knife from another prisoner on the Kyln after deciding that he likes it. In ''Endgame'', his first major act in the final battle is to comically hop onto Cull Obsidian's back and stab repeatedly into his shoulders, a strategy that also prevents the latter from killing Korg.
* WhenHeSmiles: He's usually pretty stoic, but when something ''really'' makes him happy or laugh his whole face lights up like a Christmas tree. This is ''much'' more prevalent in ''Vol. 2.''
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The murder of Drax's family drives him to hunt Ronan and destroy anything that gets in his way. After being defeated and nearly killed by Ronan, Drax even admits that his rage only exists to cover the pain of his loss.
* TheWorfEffect: After Drax has been established as a huge badass, Ronan throws him around like a ragdoll.
* WouldHitAGirl: He would've taken out Gamora had Peter not intervened, and he would later blow Nebula away with a bazooka.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: He is commonly seen fighting like a wrestler when he uses hand-to-hand combat, particularly during the prison break. Being played by a real-life wrestler probably has something to do with it.
* 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.
* YouKilledMyFather: His motivation for wanting revenge against Ronan, who killed his wife and daughter.
* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Probably as a byproduct of their BrutalHonesty and inability to understand metaphors, his culture doesn't seem to have sexual taboos. When he tells Peter how he met his wife it swiftly goes into TooMuchInformation territory, and his father told him how he was conceived every winter solstice, which Drax remembers fondly and thinks Peter is prudish for [[ParentalSexualitySquick being squicked by it]].
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Iron Lotus
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On Earth-21818, Drax's planet and family were saved from Ronan by T'Challa.
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* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: The only version of Drax who didn't suffer some sort of tragedy and gets a happy ending with his family.
* AdaptationalJobChange: Instead of being a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, he's a simple bartender in this timeline.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: Because the Guardians never formed in this universe, he's just a random bartender in this universe.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Thanks to T'Challa, his wife and daughter were never murdered by Ronan and he himself was never snapped away by Thanos years later.
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On Earth-72124, Drax comes to Midgard to participate in Thor's planet-wide party.
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* CaptainObvious: After Volstagg uses a water jetpack and crashes into a fountain, he yells "Volstagg has crashed!"
* VomitDiscretionShot: He throws up behind Thor while he's talking to Loki.
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Guardians of the Galaxy
!!!'''Voiced By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
The Drax of Earth-29929, who is killed during Ultron's genocidal quest for peace.
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* DeadAlternateCounterpart: He's killed alongside his fellow Guardians by a mass of Ultron Sentries, making him this to his Sacred Timeline, Ravager T'Challa, and Party Thor counterparts.
* TheVoiceless: He has doesn't have any lines in his brief appearance.
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!!''[[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Drax the Destroyer]]''
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!!! '''Species:''' Kylosian
!!! '''Citizenship:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Guardians of the Galaxy
!!! '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DaveBautista
!!! '''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)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' | ''Series/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''
->''"There are two types of beings in the universe: those who dance and those who do not."''
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.
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* ActionDad: One who is very hell-bent on {{Revenge}} for the death of his daughter Kamaria (and his wife Ovette).
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In ''Vol. 2'', when Rocket threatens to conceal one of Drax's turds in Peter's pillow as part of an argument, Drax bursts out laughing, gleefully claiming his droppings are "famously huge".
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. Drax is closest to being the DumbMuscle of the team, being a socially inept, LiteralMinded BoisterousBruiser. However, he's not depicted in the same child-like, dull-witted simpleton manner as his comic book counterpart became after his resurrection in the ''Warlock and The Infinity Watch'' comics of the early 1990s.
* AdaptationalComicRelief: While the comics' version of the character could be comedic at times (especially starting from the '90s), the films play up his [[AmusingAlien goofier]] traits more and more as they go on.
* AdaptationDeviation:
** Like in the comics, Thanos killed his family. Unlike in the comics and in keeping with his changed backstory, it wasn't a personal act of petty villainy but a part of Thanos's quest to save the universe from an OverpopulationCrisis. It wasn't even done directly by Thanos, but rather by his minion, Ronan.
** Because of the above, Drax initially focuses his quest for revenge on Ronan, whom he remembers as killing his family and laughing about it. (Which is [[ButForMeItWasTuesday more than Ronan remembers]].) But since killing Ronan brings him no satisfaction, Drax decides to transfer his vendetta to Thanos, like in the comics, after realizing that Ronan was ultimately just a pawn of Thanos.
* AdaptationDistillation: Drax's backstory from the comics has been greatly simplified for the films; in the comics, Drax was a normal man from Earth whose family was murdered by Thanos (except for his daughter, who survived the attack and became Moondragon) and was turned into a living weapon against the Mad Titan by Thanos's father, Mentor. In the film, he's just an alien warrior out for revenge against [[TheHeavy Ronan]] for the deaths of his family. By the end of the film, he shifts his vendetta to the Mad Titan, since Ronan was under Thanos' orders when his family was killed.
* AdaptationDyeJob: A rare skin-related one that has nothing to do with race. He's green in the comics but grey in the movies, most likely done so audiences don't confuse him with Gamora's species.
* AdaptationNameChange:
** In keeping with the aforementioned change to being an alien, Drax really is his name here, whereas in the comics, his real name was Arthur Douglas.
** 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]].)
* 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 (specifically a Kylosian) and Drax really is his name.
* 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.
* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Drax shows why a revenge-bent BloodKnight should never get as drunk as he did on Knowhere. He contacts Ronan and tells him that they have the orb there in order to get his revenge personally.
* AlliterativeName: '''D'''rax the '''D'''estroyer.
* AlternateSelf: Drax has three alternate versions, one of whom is dead.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Misses his wife deeply and isn’t shy about going into detail about his love for her (both emotional and physical), but also remarks on how handsome Thor is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' in a tone that suggests more than just mere admiration, although this could just be Drax being Drax.
* ArchEnemy:
** To Ronan the Accuser. Drax holds a bitter hatred towards Ronan for killing his family and has been hunting him for the majority of the first film. Ronan [[UnknownRival doesn't seem to care]] and fails to remember Drax's family, though he later mentions he does. Drax gets his revenge by the end of the film.
** To Ronan's superior Thanos who is ultimately responsible for the massacre on his homeworld (mirroring their relationship in the comics). According to commentary to ''Infinity War'':
--->'''Joe Russo:''' [Drax's] planet was treated the same way as Gamora's planet. Drax was put on one side, his family was put on the other.
* BackFromTheDead: Just like everyone who got [[NoBodyLeftBehind dusted]] in ''Infinity War'', he appears back in action for the final battle of ''Endgame'' after [[Characters/MCUTheHulk Bruce Banner]] uses the new Infinity Gauntlet to bring back half of all life in the universe.
* BackToBackBadasses: In ''Infinity War'', he and Doctor Strange team up to duel Thanos hand-to-hand during the fight on Titan. It’s a testament to the Mad Titan’s raw strength, even when blinded by Spider-Man’s webbing, that he is still more than a match for both of them.
* BadassBaritone: Bautista plays Drax with a low, guttural voice.
* BadLiar: When he [[SayingTooMuch accidentally lets slip]] that Rocket stole the Sovereign's batteries, we find out that he's just as bad at lying as metaphors.
-->'''Drax:''' Right... he didn't steal some of those. I don't know why they're after us, what a mystery this is.
* BaldHeadOfToughness: He's bald, TheBigGuy of the Guardians, and he relies mostly on his fists, his brute strength, as well as his combat prowess in battle.
* BarbarianHero: A SpaceOpera version of this trope PlayedForLaughs. He’s on a quest for vengeance, has a very atavistic sense of morality (he doesn’t understand why it’s objectionable to remove the spines of people who irritate him), wears the bare minimum amount of clothing (though that's because he has "sensitive nipples"), and is a very upfront and straightforward warrior who prefers knives over guns. Though he can have moments of insight that border on being a WarriorPoet.
* BashSiblings: With the other Guardians of the Galaxy.
* TheBerserker: Drax has a tendency of charging and roaring into battle with very little strategy.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Steps protectively in front of Gamora when it seems Thor might threaten her in ''Infinity War''.
* TheBigGuy: Along with Groot in the first film, Drax does more of the straight-up fighting. Doesn't help him against Ronan, though, who beat the hell out of him. He's become the only one to fit this role in ''Vol. 2'', as Groot is regrowing as a baby now. During the fight on Titan in ''Infinity War'', Drax is noticeably the only major combatant fighting without any technology or powers, and only uses his brute strength and swords. His main role in the fight is having the responsibility of holding down Thanos by one leg to get him to kneel, and he's more than capable of the task.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and Mantis, the wackiest and most comedic members of the Guardians, form an amusing friendship during the second ''Guardians'' movie. It doesn't go further than that, though, because neither of them is the other's type. Subsequently, [[ThoseTwoGuys they are most often seen together]].
* BloodKnight: He revels in fighting and picks fights with very little provocation. When Peter's ship's guns rip through dozens of mooks, he's laughing like mad and making everyone else visibly disturbed. The prime example is him jumping into the jaws of [[StarfishAlien an Abilisk]] with nothing but two knives while laughing.
* BlueIsHeroic: Drax has blue eyes and his only clothing is his blue pants.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: He's ''incredibly'' literal, which is explained as being [[PlanetOfHats a species-based failing]]. By the climax of the film, he's beginning to gain some grasp of the concept of figurative speech, but it's a slow process. In the second film, he seems to have made a fair bit of progress.
-->'''Rocket:''' His people are entirely literal. Metaphors are gonna go over his head.\\
'''Drax:''' Nothing goes over my head! My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.
* BoisterousBruiser: Enjoys nothing more than a good fight alongside his comrades, when not angsting over the loss of his family. Even more so in ''Vol. 2'', where he's dropped some of the broodings in favor of breaking out into hearty laughter, and almost borders of PsychopathicManChild with how much earnest glee he takes in fighting and destruction.
* BringIt: When the Avengers and Guardians' fight in ''Infinity War'' ends with a MexicanStandoff, Star-Lord has a gun to Spider-Man's head while Iron Man has a cannon to Drax's. Drax's response to the situation:
-->'''Drax:''' Do it, Quill! ''I can take it.''\\
'''Mantis:''' No, he can't take it!\\
'''Dr. Strange:''' ''[deadpan]'' She's right, you can't.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Although Drax has the tough and imposing exterior of a warrior, he can be gentle and benign when conversing about the people he cares about. The most notable moment that invokes this trope is when he and Mantis are discussing his bittersweet memories of his deceased family, and Mantis breaks down into tears when she uses her [[TheEmpath Empathy Touch]] to feel and reveal the anguish he has been bottling up.
* BrutalHonesty: Due to being LiteralMinded, he has no sense of how to talk about negative aspects of his friends without at some point sounding horrible. This is part of his banter with Mantis in particular. Although some of it was not all that honest, because Drax knew being blunt would generate a bigger response. He also has some brutally honest advice for Peter:
-->'''Drax:''' You just need to find a woman who is pathetic. Like you.
* CallingMeALogarithm: Along with the finger to the throat gesture, he doesn't know what a thesaurus is, and is offended when Peter calls him one.
-->'''Drax:''' Do not ''ever'' call me a thesaurus.
* CallingYourNausea: Claims the thought of having sex or any kind of physical intimacy alone with Mantis made him gag.
* CelebrityParadox: As far as ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' is concerned, the ''Franchise/JamesBond'' franchise exists in the [=MCU=] with Creator/DaveBautista having played henchman Mr. Hinx in ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.
* ChubbyChaser: Drax states in ''Volume 2'' he likes a woman with "meat on her bones" -- though given Drax's build, he may be an AmazonChaser and using "meat" to refer to muscles.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}:
** Aside from his rage, he comes across as just plain ''odd'', including his BluntMetaphorsTrauma and InnocentlyInsensitive nature. It's hinted in ''Vol. 2'' that Drax is a bit of a weirdo even among his own species.
--->'''Peter:''' We've already established that you destroying the ship I'm on is not saving me!\\
'''Drax:''' When did we establish that?\\
'''Peter:''' Like three seconds ago?\\
'''Drax:''' I wasn't listening. I was thinking of something else...
** At one point in ''Vol .2'', he reveals he's been laboring under the belief that Peter Quill and Yondu are blood relatives. Even Rocket, who's been something of a ditz a few minutes prior, is taken aback by this.
--->'''Drax:''' I thought Yondu was your father. You look exactly alike.\\
'''Rocket:''' ''[staring at him in horror]'' ONE'S ''BLUE''!\\
''[Drax makes an "exactly!" gesture]''
* ComedicSociopathy: Likes annoying Peter about his romance woes in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', like the moment Drax says Peter can't get with someone like Gamora, and to aim for "someone pathetic, like (him)".
* TheComicallySerious: The only reason half of his shtick works is because of how incredibly serious and earnest Dave Bautista plays him as being. Even in ''Vol. 2'', where he's more of an overt goofball, he still takes the same attitude of acting utterly convinced of the inherent sensibility of even the stupidest thing he does.
* CrusadingWidower: Out to get Ronan for killing his family. After his death, Drax transfers his revenge motivation to the Kree's master, Thanos.
* CuttingTheKnot: When Peter and Rocket are badly arguing over flying through an asteroid field despite a pursuer on their tail, Drax elects to ignore them, slap on a spacesuit and cable, and go outside the ship with a huge gun to just take out the threat himself.
* DanceOfRomance: Inverted. It was the fact that his wife ''never'' danced (and that they were the only two not dancing at the festival they met in) that made him fall in love with his deceased wife.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His wife, daughter, and half of his people were killed by Ronan on Thanos's orders.
* DeadpanSnarker: Drax's combination of witty sense of humor and lack of understanding in metaphors can lead to some humorous conversations with the other Guardians.
* DemotedToComicRelief: While he is TheComicallySerious in the first ''Guardians'' film, he still has his serious moments and his goal of getting {{revenge}} for his family's death is a major plotline. In ''Vol. 2'' however, he pretty much becomes the team's go-to comic relief character, as a majority of his scenes have him do something funny in whatever scene he's in. Downplayed in ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame'' however, where his personality is a solid balance of his personality from both ''Guardians'' movies.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Admittedly, he was drunk at the time, but did Drax really think that he could take down Ronan and his ''entire army'' by himself?
* DitzyGenius: Thanks to being a ComicallySerious {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Drax comes off as this despite his extensive vocabulary.
* TheDreaded: The other prisoners of the Kyln are scared witless by Drax.
* DualWielding: Wields two rather large knives.
* 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!
* EnmityWithAnObject:
** In his continuing [[LiteralMinded attempts to understand "metaphor"]] in ''Vol. 2'', Drax at one point screams "DIE, SPACESHIP!" ("Screw you, spaceship!" in the first trailer) while the ''Milano'' is being pursued by the Sovereign, despite the spaceship itself being an inanimate object that can in no way hear him.
** Continues in ''Infinity War''. When the Guardians fight Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man on Titan, Drax ends up fighting the Cloak of Levitation, even screaming "DIE, BLANKET OF DEATH!" at one point. Although unlike the spaceship example above, the Cloak of Levitation is actually sentient.
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* {{Foil}}:
** To Ronan. Both of them are proud and fearsome warriors who seek revenge on those who are responsible for the deaths of their family (Ronan wants to eradicate the Xandarians for killing his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, while Drax wants to kill Ronan for slaughtering his wife and daughter), along with a shared hatred for Thanos. However, Drax relies mainly on his physical strength in combat, while Ronan is a trained military veteran who knows how to fight, and he beats the crap out of Drax without breaking a sweat. When it comes to personality, Drax is open to the opinions of others and can be concerned about the safety of those around him, while Ronan does not even care about what others think of him or if anyone who supports him is in danger. Drax is also able to exact his vengeance by killing Ronan, which in turn prevents Ronan from completing his mission.
** To Thor. They both hail from a ProudWarriorRace and are [[TheBigGuy The Big Guys]] of their respective teams (that is until Thor decides to join the Guardians of the Galaxy after the events of ''Avengers: Endgame''), and they both share the mutual desire of killing Thanos since he is responsible for slaughtering their family and half of their people. However, Thor is royalty (until he abdicates his position to Valkyrie) with Asgardian magic on his side while Drax is of a humbler origin who only has superhuman strength, toughness, and his knives to aid him in battle. Thor is able to exact vengeance by beheading Thanos, unlike Drax who became a victim of Thanos's Snap before his resurrection.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Foolish in his LikeBrotherAndSister friendship with the Responsible Gamora.
* 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. Exemplified through two instances in ''Vol. 2'', where he tells Mantis that being ugly doesn't mean you are horrible and that anyone will love you for who you are, and as he tenderly holds a tired Baby Groot.
* GoodParents:
** Drax loved and continues to love his deceased wife and daughter. So much that when Mantis uses her [[TheEmpath Empathy Touch]] on him when he's thinking of his family, she immediately starts crying. His paternal love is so strong it makes Mantis realize that Ego has ''none''.
** Interestingly, Drax appears to be the only Guardian with zero hangups regarding his own father. Every winter solstice, Mr. Destroyer would regale the tale of his and Mrs. Destroyer's "conception" of their son, [[SexIsGood which Drax found beautiful.]]
* HasAType: Drax is a ChubbyChaser. He also likes ''very'' [[TheStoic stoic women]], if his description of what initially attracted him to his wife is any indication.
* HeartbrokenBadass: He lost his wife and daughter to Ronan years ago and now he wants the guy's head on a spike.
* HiddenDepths:
** Especially in ''Vol 2.'', it's hinted that beneath all that muscle and comical stupidity, Drax is fully capable of being not only kind, but wise, almost poetic.
-->'''Mantis:''' ''[sadly]'' I am hideous?\\
'''Drax:''' [[BrutalHonesty You are horrifying to look at, yes!]] ''[Mantis looks away like her feelings are hurt]'' But that's a good thing. When you're ugly and someone loves you, you know they love you for who you are. [[SoBeautifulItsACurse Beautiful people never know who to trust.]]
** 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.
* HiddenInPlainSight: He's mastered the art of standing so still and making so little noise that he's practically invisible to others. Of course, when he tries demonstrating this to Star-Lord and Gamora, it doesn't work since they're already looking at him.
* TheHyena: He becomes this in ''Vol. 2,'' laughing hysterically at almost anything that is even mildly amusing.
* HypocriticalHeartwarming: When Nebula calls Gamora weak, stupid, and traitorous, Drax shoots her with a bazooka, claiming no one talks to his friends that way... even though just seconds ago, he referred to Gamora as a "green whore."
* 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.
* IceCreamKoan: Drax attempts to explain to Peter why Gamora doesn't want to date him because there are "those who dance. And those who do not." He unfortunately means this entirely literally, as Peter dances, and Gamora does not.
* IcyBlueEyes: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guardians_galaxy_2_drax_4k_clip_5.jpg Fitting his big-and-scary appearance]].
* InformedFlaw: Despite Rocket describing his species as [[BluntMetaphorsTrauma "completely literal"]], after a bit of CharacterDevelopment he starts trying to do things like dismiss Ronan's Sakaaran soldiers as "paper people" and calling Ronan a "puppet" by the end of the film.
* InnocentlyInsensitive:
** He doesn't realize that he's insulting his friends when telling them that they are his friends such as Groot the "dumb tree" and Gamora the "green whore".
** PlayedForLaughs in ''Vol. 2'', when he tells Mantis that he finds her hideous. That may seem like a typical case of BrutalHonesty from him, but when he thinks she's coming onto him later he tells her quite earnestly that he was trying to let her down ''gently'' by telling her he found her repulsive.
* KillItThroughItsStomach: In ''Vol. 2'', Drax willingly and jovially leaps into the jaws of the Abilisk on Sovereign after explaining his plan to kill it from the inside. Subverted since the interior of the Abilisk is just as strong as its exterior, and Drax's knives are proven to be just as ineffective. After the Abilisk is slain by Gamora from the outside, Drax is convinced that he is the one who vanquished the beast.
* LargeHam: Occasionally, but especially when he's drunk, angry, or faced with Ronan.
-->'''Drax:''' RONAN THE ACCUSER! You killed my wife! You killed my ''daughter''!
* LeeroyJenkins: There's a reason why everyone thinks he's a maniac; drunk-dialing your arch-enemy with your location is stupid. Ditto jumping into a monster's mouth to try killing it from the inside.
* LightningBruiser: He's big, fast, and strong. Doesn't help him against [[TheJuggernaut Ronan]].
* LiteralMinded: According to Rocket, his entire species [[PlanetOfHats wears the hat]] of having no understanding of metaphor or simile. Drax tries to grow out of this after becoming friends with the other Guardians, using phrases like "I think of Sakaarans as paper people", "Finger to the throat means death", and "Ronan was only a puppet". Not that his attempts always work out.
-->'''Drax:''' [[EnmityWithAnObject DIE, SPACESHIP!]]
-->'''Drax:''' [[BuffySpeak Die, blanket of DEATH!]]
* LoveAtFirstSight: With his late wife. He saw her not dancing at a festival where everyone else was dancing and was smitten.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: He begins attempting to engage in metaphorical language in the back half of the first film and ''Vol. 2'', but unfortunately doesn't quite have a grasp of it yet.
-->'''Drax:''' Finger to the throat means death. ''[removes Korath's necessary implants]'' ... METAPHOR.
* MomentKiller: He has a talent for this. Mantis declaring that Peter loves Gamora in ''Vol. 2'' could have been a touching moment had Drax not suddenly ''roared'' with laughter and even invited Mantis to read his feelings so she could laugh alongside him. Then in ''Infinity War'' we pull away from a passionate kiss between Peter and Gamora... to discover Drax awkwardly standing nearby eating what looks like alien potato sticks.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: To his credit, he quickly realizes his contacting Ronan on Knowhere is a case of NiceJobBreakingItHero, and is filled with remorse over it.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Being called "Drax the Destroyer" discourages people from screwing with him.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** He alerts Ronan that the Orb is on Knowhere just so that he can have a shot at killing him. To say that this ends badly is a ''massive'' understatement. In his defense, he was quite drunk at the time.
** Subverted in ''Infinity War'' when he nearly ruins the Guardians' plan to sneak up to Thanos on Knowhere, letting his hatred of him for his wife and daughter's deaths get into him. The subversion comes when Mantis is able to knock him out before he can charge and it's revealed that Thanos already knew they were there all along.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: He's disintegrated along with half the universe after Thanos completes the Infinity Gauntlet.
* NoodleIncident: We never find out exactly why Drax was incarcerated on the Kyln. Given he's got a fearsome reputation for slaughtering Ronan's loyalists, it was likely to have been quite violent.
* NoSocialSkills: Some trappings of this due to his race's LiteralMinded tendencies, which often make him seem exceedingly tactless.
* NotSoStoic: He has a few moments of dropping his stoicism [[ComedicSociopathy to point and laugh at Peter]] in ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Vol. 2]]'', including a moment where [[TheFreelanceShameSquad Mantis and Drax start pointing and laughing at Peter]] after she mentions that [[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat she can sense Peter's romantic feelings]] for Gamora, to Gamora's bemusement. PlayedForDrama in ''Infinity War'', when despite his BoisterousBruiser nature, he very much takes the threat of Thanos seriously. He’s nearly in anguished tears when he curses Thanos as a monster, and later, when he's being disintegrated, he can only briefly question Quill in complete and utter fear as he dies.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Inverted -- he's only with the Guardians ([[CharacterDevelopment initially]]) as a means to get revenge on Ronan. When Peter offers him a share of the money they plan to get from selling the artifact, he's actually offended and goes out of his way to say that he doesn't care for it.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[https://www.gq.com/story/dave-bautista-interview According]] to WordOfSaintPaul, even though Thanos was killed by Iron Man, Drax feels a bit unsatisfied that he didn't get to be the one to kill the guy who ordered the deaths of his family.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He ''wears a shirt'' to Tony Stark's funeral out of respect for the man who gave his life to finally defeat Thanos and avenge his long-dead family (and helped engineer his own revival).
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: He has a dead daughter. She, along with his dead wife, is the reason why Drax is out for Ronan's blood.
* PapaWolf: Drax was a loving father to his daughter Kamaria, and is clearly devastated by her death. He later becomes a father figure to Groot II and Mantis.
* ParentalSexualitySquick: Inverted. He comes from a culture that finds parents telling their children about their conception to be a wonderful bonding experience. He finds Peter's disgust towards this to be bewildering.
-->'''Drax:''' It was ''beautiful.'' You Earthers have hangups!
* PlatonicLifePartners: Develops this relationship with Mantis in ''Vol. 2''. He makes it quite clear that, physically, he thinks she's hideous-looking to the point that imagining the two of them mating is enough to make him retch. However, he still values her as a friend and despite both of them being socially awkward, they get along pretty well.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Gets a rather... odd one as he kills Korath.
-->'''Drax:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext Finger to the throat means death!]]
* PrimaryColorChampion: Drax's body is adorned with red tattoos while the colors of his pants and eyes are blue.
* PsychopathicManchild: Occasionally. He often laughs mirthfully when he gets into fights, like a kid in a candy store.
* PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: Anytime he's either fighting or there's a lot of violence going on around him. What sets Drax apart, however, is how he laughs. Instead of sounding like how most would while reveling in bloodshed, his laugh sounds more like he heard a really funny joke, or he was on an amusement park ride.
* RedBaron: "The Destroyer". He certainly lives up to his name.
* RedIsHeroic: Drax is a warrior and a heroic member of the Guardians of the Galaxy with red tattoos marking many parts of his body. He also wears red Ravager pants during the final battle against Ronan.
* RedIsViolent: Drax has red tattoos across his body and he has a tendency of executing or planning to execute his enemies with brutal methods.
* {{Revenge}}: His primary motivation throughout the first film. This is what initially pits him against the team, as Gamora being a former assassin to Ronan is a good enough reason for him to kill her, even as she insists that she hates Ronan as much as he does.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Initially, Drax is willing to do a number of rather stupid things to face Ronan in combat. However, rather than learning that VengeanceFeelsEmpty, Drax instead decides that ''unreasonable'' revenge is stupid, and it works rather well for him.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His wishes to gain vengeance for the death of his family. However, it gets {{Deconstructed|Trope}} over the course of the first film by showing how someone who obsesses with vengeance can not only cause problems but also make no friends at all. Eventually, Drax realizes this and starts to question his actions. Though after Ronan's death, he still declares that he can't rest until he kills Thanos, the true mastermind of the events that caused his family's deaths.
* SadClown: In ''Vol. 2'', though Drax is more overtly happy and fun-loving, it's made clear during the scene when he reminisces about his dead family with Mantis that he's still deeply traumatized by their loss. While he sits completely stone-faced, Mantis - an empath - completely breaks down into tears from a single touch.
* ScreamingWarrior: Drax roars and laughs his way through combat.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Drax has quite the vocabulary. [[{{Irony}} "Thesaurus" isn't part of it]]; [[CallingMeALogarithm he's offended when Peter calls him one]].
* ShippingTorpedo: He thinks that Peter and Gamora are not good for each other and tells Peter to stop being interested in her because "She isn't a dancer" like Peter is. He also torpedoes the idea of himself with Mantis -- the very idea of them having sex makes him retch.
* StepfordSmiler: Although he's the comic relief, Drax is still deeply haunted by the death of his whole family. When Mantis touches him as he reminisces about his family, she immediately weeps. It may be that Drax simply lacks the ability to cry, but he is actually very sad under his jovial demeanor.
* TheStoic: Drax is pretty [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} out there]] for this trope, but he's usually very serious. [[BloodKnight Unless violence ensues]] or [[ArchEnemy Ronan (and ultimately Thanos) is involved]].
* StoryboardBody: According to a DeletedScene, the elaborate tattooing and scarification that covers at least half of Drax's body tell his life story.
* StupidSexyFlanders: His fondness for his wife is obvious, but he is in awe of Thor and calls him a "handsome, muscular man". Then again, it ''is'' [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Thor]].
* 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.
* SuperToughness:
** He takes a blast of engine exhaust to the chest without injury, and manages to survive being rammed with the ''Milano'' (Rocket was trying to hit Ronan, who was choke-throttling Drax at the time), although the latter left him unconscious for a brief time, and he is clearly sore and limping afterward.
** In the sequel he is dangled out the back of the ''Milano'' on a cable during a crash landing through a forest, smashing into trees. He seems to have enjoyed the ride once we see him on the ground.
** Briefly PlayedForLaughs in ''Infinity War'', when he's got Iron Man's cannon to his face. Iron Man threatens to open fire on Drax point-blank if Quill shoots Spider-Man, and Drax is unfazed and insists Quill attack, as he claims he can take it. Both Mantis and Strange immediately call him on it, though. Later during the battle on Titan, he takes quite a bit of repeated punishment from Thanos and it's only a direct blast from the Power Stone that takes him out of the fight.
* TestosteronePoisoning: In many ways, Drax is a deconstruction of this trope and the NinetiesAntiHero archetype. On the surface, he's a shirtless muscle-bound brutal warrior out to avenge his lost family. He's stoic. Or so it seems at first. In reality, Drax expresses his emotions freely, talks about his love for his wife openly, weeps when he's sad and laughs when he's happy. He takes being compared to an old woman a compliment because that means he's wise. He has no shame or hangups.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Those who dance and those who don't dance, [[LiteralMetaphor literally]], according to him.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: In ''Vol. 2'', Drax is much more lively, laughing a lot, pulling practical jokes, and reveling in action even more than he already did. Seeing as how he's already helped kill Ronan, the man who actually slew his family, he has technically avenged them directly already, which would explain why he's more carefree -- Thanos is still his ultimate goal, but Thanos is a bonus and he's already completed his primary quest.
* TookALevelInDumbass: All his appearances after the first movie. He goes from LiteralMinded to straight-up stupid, reaching near-[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ralph Wiggum]] levels by ''Infinity War'' when he literally assumes people can't see him if he doesn't move.
* UnknownRival:
** Considers Ronan as his ArchEnemy. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Ronan has no time for him]], beats Drax half to death without breaking a sweat, and takes quite a while to remember exactly ''why'' Drax hates him.
** Likewise with Thanos. The mere sight of Thanos makes Drax's blood boil. Thanos doesn't even raise an eyebrow at him or even say a word to him.
* UnskilledButStrong: Drax relies mainly on his brute strength, toughness, and rage to overwhelm his opponents. These traits are not exactly helpful in his one-on-one fight with Ronan the Accuser, who displays more combat experience than Drax does.
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** He doesn't really understand the Vitriolic part and blithely muses that the Guardians are now his friends even as he continues to bluntly insult them. He follows up the below by blowing Nebula away when she starts insulting Gamora.
--->'''Drax:''' You, Quill, are my friend.\\
'''Peter:''' Thanks.\\
'''Drax:''' This dumb tree, he is my friend. ''[Groot grunts]'' And this green whore, she too--\\
'''Gamora:''' Oh, you must stop!
** Continues in ''Vol. 2'', telling Peter that he and Gamora are just too different and that Peter needs to find a woman who is like him--pathetic. Later, while he freely admits that he finds Mantis physically repulsive, he does form a good friendship with her. Again, he isn't being mean, he's just incredibly blunt.
* WalkingShirtlessScene:
** Much like in the comics, Drax is never seen wearing a shirt. He's even seen during the group's LockAndLoadMontage outright throwing his team jacket away, choosing to wear only the pants. James Gunn reportedly wrote that Drax never wears a top because he has sensitive nipples... and ''that'' became the excuse for why he hates to wear the jetpacks in ''Vol. 2''. In a BrickJoke, when he's forced to use a jetpack, he screams in pain from it chafing his nipples as it launches him skywards.
** In contrast, in ''Endgame'', Drax pays so much respect to Tony Stark at his funeral that he is seen wearing a shirt there.
* WasntThatFun:
** After he, Peter, and Gamora make a fiery crash of an entrance onto the ''Dark Aster'', he treats the whole thing like he's on a roller-coaster ride.
** In ''Vol. 2'', he has a similar response to being dangled out of the back of the ''Milano'' while it goes through re-entry, and being crashed violently through several trees.
* WeaponOfChoice: Aside from wielding a pair of twin knives, Drax loves to wield any kind of knife. He even takes a knife from another prisoner on the Kyln after deciding that he likes it. In ''Endgame'', his first major act in the final battle is to comically hop onto Cull Obsidian's back and stab repeatedly into his shoulders, a strategy that also prevents the latter from killing Korg.
* WhenHeSmiles: He's usually pretty stoic, but when something ''really'' makes him happy or laugh his whole face lights up like a Christmas tree. This is ''much'' more prevalent in ''Vol. 2.''
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The murder of Drax's family drives him to hunt Ronan and destroy anything that gets in his way. After being defeated and nearly killed by Ronan, Drax even admits that his rage only exists to cover the pain of his loss.
* TheWorfEffect: After Drax has been established as a huge badass, Ronan throws him around like a ragdoll.
* WouldHitAGirl: He would've taken out Gamora had Peter not intervened, and he would later blow Nebula away with a bazooka.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: He is commonly seen fighting like a wrestler when he uses hand-to-hand combat, particularly during the prison break. Being played by a real-life wrestler probably has something to do with it.
* 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.
* YouKilledMyFather: His motivation for wanting revenge against Ronan, who killed his wife and daughter.
* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Probably as a byproduct of their BrutalHonesty and inability to understand metaphors, his culture doesn't seem to have sexual taboos. When he tells Peter how he met his wife it swiftly goes into TooMuchInformation territory, and his father told him how he was conceived every winter solstice, which Drax remembers fondly and thinks Peter is prudish for [[ParentalSexualitySquick being squicked by it]].
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Iron Lotus
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On Earth-21818, Drax's planet and family were saved from Ronan by T'Challa.
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* AdaptationalAngstDowngrade: The only version of Drax who didn't suffer some sort of tragedy and gets a happy ending with his family.
* AdaptationalJobChange: Instead of being a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, he's a simple bartender in this timeline.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: Because the Guardians never formed in this universe, he's just a random bartender in this universe.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Thanks to T'Challa, his wife and daughter were never murdered by Ronan and he himself was never snapped away by Thanos years later.
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On Earth-72124, Drax comes to Midgard to participate in Thor's planet-wide party.
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* CaptainObvious: After Volstagg uses a water jetpack and crashes into a fountain, he yells "Volstagg has crashed!"
* VomitDiscretionShot: He throws up behind Thor while he's talking to Loki.
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Guardians of the Galaxy
!!!'''Voiced By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
The Drax of Earth-29929, who is killed during Ultron's genocidal quest for peace.
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* DeadAlternateCounterpart: He's killed alongside his fellow Guardians by a mass of Ultron Sentries, making him this to his Sacred Timeline, Ravager T'Challa, and Party Thor counterparts.
* TheVoiceless: He has doesn't have any lines in his brief appearance.
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!!''[[Characters/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyModern Drax the Destroyer]]''
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!!! '''Species:''' Kylosian
!!! '''Citizenship:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Guardians of the Galaxy
!!! '''Portrayed By:''' Creator/DaveBautista
!!! '''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)
!!! '''Appearances:''' ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'' | ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' | ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' | ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'' | ''Series/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' | ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3''
->''"There are two types of beings in the universe: those who dance and those who do not."''
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.
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* ActionDad: One who is very hell-bent on {{Revenge}} for the death of his daughter Kamaria (and his wife Ovette).
* ActuallyPrettyFunny: In ''Vol. 2'', when Rocket threatens to conceal one of Drax's turds in Peter's pillow as part of an argument, Drax bursts out laughing, gleefully claiming his droppings are "famously huge".
* AdaptationalIntelligence: Zigzagged. Drax is closest to being the DumbMuscle of the team, being a socially inept, LiteralMinded BoisterousBruiser. However, he's not depicted in the same child-like, dull-witted simpleton manner as his comic book counterpart became after his resurrection in the ''Warlock and The Infinity Watch'' comics of the early 1990s.
* AdaptationalComicRelief: While the comics' version of the character could be comedic at times (especially starting from the '90s), the films play up his [[AmusingAlien goofier]] traits more and more as they go on.
* AdaptationDeviation:
** Like in the comics, Thanos killed his family. Unlike in the comics and in keeping with his changed backstory, it wasn't a personal act of petty villainy but a part of Thanos's quest to save the universe from an OverpopulationCrisis. It wasn't even done directly by Thanos, but rather by his minion, Ronan.
** Because of the above, Drax initially focuses his quest for revenge on Ronan, whom he remembers as killing his family and laughing about it. (Which is [[ButForMeItWasTuesday more than Ronan remembers]].) But since killing Ronan brings him no satisfaction, Drax decides to transfer his vendetta to Thanos, like in the comics, after realizing that Ronan was ultimately just a pawn of Thanos.
* AdaptationDistillation: Drax's backstory from the comics has been greatly simplified for the films; in the comics, Drax was a normal man from Earth whose family was murdered by Thanos (except for his daughter, who survived the attack and became Moondragon) and was turned into a living weapon against the Mad Titan by Thanos's father, Mentor. In the film, he's just an alien warrior out for revenge against [[TheHeavy Ronan]] for the deaths of his family. By the end of the film, he shifts his vendetta to the Mad Titan, since Ronan was under Thanos' orders when his family was killed.
* AdaptationDyeJob: A rare skin-related one that has nothing to do with race. He's green in the comics but grey in the movies, most likely done so audiences don't confuse him with Gamora's species.
* AdaptationNameChange:
** In keeping with the aforementioned change to being an alien, Drax really is his name here, whereas in the comics, his real name was Arthur Douglas.
** 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]].)
* 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 (specifically a Kylosian) and Drax really is his name.
* 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.
* AlcoholInducedIdiocy: Drax shows why a revenge-bent BloodKnight should never get as drunk as he did on Knowhere. He contacts Ronan and tells him that they have the orb there in order to get his revenge personally.
* AlliterativeName: '''D'''rax the '''D'''estroyer.
* AlternateSelf: Drax has three alternate versions, one of whom is dead.
* AmbiguouslyBi: Misses his wife deeply and isn’t shy about going into detail about his love for her (both emotional and physical), but also remarks on how handsome Thor is in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' in a tone that suggests more than just mere admiration, although this could just be Drax being Drax.
* ArchEnemy:
** To Ronan the Accuser. Drax holds a bitter hatred towards Ronan for killing his family and has been hunting him for the majority of the first film. Ronan [[UnknownRival doesn't seem to care]] and fails to remember Drax's family, though he later mentions he does. Drax gets his revenge by the end of the film.
** To Ronan's superior Thanos who is ultimately responsible for the massacre on his homeworld (mirroring their relationship in the comics). According to commentary to ''Infinity War'':
--->'''Joe Russo:''' [Drax's] planet was treated the same way as Gamora's planet. Drax was put on one side, his family was put on the other.
* BackFromTheDead: Just like everyone who got [[NoBodyLeftBehind dusted]] in ''Infinity War'', he appears back in action for the final battle of ''Endgame'' after [[Characters/MCUTheHulk Bruce Banner]] uses the new Infinity Gauntlet to bring back half of all life in the universe.
* BackToBackBadasses: In ''Infinity War'', he and Doctor Strange team up to duel Thanos hand-to-hand during the fight on Titan. It’s a testament to the Mad Titan’s raw strength, even when blinded by Spider-Man’s webbing, that he is still more than a match for both of them.
* BadassBaritone: Bautista plays Drax with a low, guttural voice.
* BadLiar: When he [[SayingTooMuch accidentally lets slip]] that Rocket stole the Sovereign's batteries, we find out that he's just as bad at lying as metaphors.
-->'''Drax:''' Right... he didn't steal some of those. I don't know why they're after us, what a mystery this is.
* BaldHeadOfToughness: He's bald, TheBigGuy of the Guardians, and he relies mostly on his fists, his brute strength, as well as his combat prowess in battle.
* BarbarianHero: A SpaceOpera version of this trope PlayedForLaughs. He’s on a quest for vengeance, has a very atavistic sense of morality (he doesn’t understand why it’s objectionable to remove the spines of people who irritate him), wears the bare minimum amount of clothing (though that's because he has "sensitive nipples"), and is a very upfront and straightforward warrior who prefers knives over guns. Though he can have moments of insight that border on being a WarriorPoet.
* BashSiblings: With the other Guardians of the Galaxy.
* TheBerserker: Drax has a tendency of charging and roaring into battle with very little strategy.
* BigBrotherInstinct: Steps protectively in front of Gamora when it seems Thor might threaten her in ''Infinity War''.
* TheBigGuy: Along with Groot in the first film, Drax does more of the straight-up fighting. Doesn't help him against Ronan, though, who beat the hell out of him. He's become the only one to fit this role in ''Vol. 2'', as Groot is regrowing as a baby now. During the fight on Titan in ''Infinity War'', Drax is noticeably the only major combatant fighting without any technology or powers, and only uses his brute strength and swords. His main role in the fight is having the responsibility of holding down Thanos by one leg to get him to kneel, and he's more than capable of the task.
* BirdsOfAFeather: He and Mantis, the wackiest and most comedic members of the Guardians, form an amusing friendship during the second ''Guardians'' movie. It doesn't go further than that, though, because neither of them is the other's type. Subsequently, [[ThoseTwoGuys they are most often seen together]].
* BloodKnight: He revels in fighting and picks fights with very little provocation. When Peter's ship's guns rip through dozens of mooks, he's laughing like mad and making everyone else visibly disturbed. The prime example is him jumping into the jaws of [[StarfishAlien an Abilisk]] with nothing but two knives while laughing.
* BlueIsHeroic: Drax has blue eyes and his only clothing is his blue pants.
* BluntMetaphorsTrauma: He's ''incredibly'' literal, which is explained as being [[PlanetOfHats a species-based failing]]. By the climax of the film, he's beginning to gain some grasp of the concept of figurative speech, but it's a slow process. In the second film, he seems to have made a fair bit of progress.
-->'''Rocket:''' His people are entirely literal. Metaphors are gonna go over his head.\\
'''Drax:''' Nothing goes over my head! My reflexes are too fast. I would catch it.
* BoisterousBruiser: Enjoys nothing more than a good fight alongside his comrades, when not angsting over the loss of his family. Even more so in ''Vol. 2'', where he's dropped some of the broodings in favor of breaking out into hearty laughter, and almost borders of PsychopathicManChild with how much earnest glee he takes in fighting and destruction.
* BringIt: When the Avengers and Guardians' fight in ''Infinity War'' ends with a MexicanStandoff, Star-Lord has a gun to Spider-Man's head while Iron Man has a cannon to Drax's. Drax's response to the situation:
-->'''Drax:''' Do it, Quill! ''I can take it.''\\
'''Mantis:''' No, he can't take it!\\
'''Dr. Strange:''' ''[deadpan]'' She's right, you can't.
* BruiserWithASoftCenter: Although Drax has the tough and imposing exterior of a warrior, he can be gentle and benign when conversing about the people he cares about. The most notable moment that invokes this trope is when he and Mantis are discussing his bittersweet memories of his deceased family, and Mantis breaks down into tears when she uses her [[TheEmpath Empathy Touch]] to feel and reveal the anguish he has been bottling up.
* BrutalHonesty: Due to being LiteralMinded, he has no sense of how to talk about negative aspects of his friends without at some point sounding horrible. This is part of his banter with Mantis in particular. Although some of it was not all that honest, because Drax knew being blunt would generate a bigger response. He also has some brutally honest advice for Peter:
-->'''Drax:''' You just need to find a woman who is pathetic. Like you.
* CallingMeALogarithm: Along with the finger to the throat gesture, he doesn't know what a thesaurus is, and is offended when Peter calls him one.
-->'''Drax:''' Do not ''ever'' call me a thesaurus.
* CallingYourNausea: Claims the thought of having sex or any kind of physical intimacy alone with Mantis made him gag.
* CelebrityParadox: As far as ''Film/BlackWidow2021'' is concerned, the ''Franchise/JamesBond'' franchise exists in the [=MCU=] with Creator/DaveBautista having played henchman Mr. Hinx in ''Film/{{Spectre}}''.
* ChubbyChaser: Drax states in ''Volume 2'' he likes a woman with "meat on her bones" -- though given Drax's build, he may be an AmazonChaser and using "meat" to refer to muscles.
* {{Cloudcuckoolander}}:
** Aside from his rage, he comes across as just plain ''odd'', including his BluntMetaphorsTrauma and InnocentlyInsensitive nature. It's hinted in ''Vol. 2'' that Drax is a bit of a weirdo even among his own species.
--->'''Peter:''' We've already established that you destroying the ship I'm on is not saving me!\\
'''Drax:''' When did we establish that?\\
'''Peter:''' Like three seconds ago?\\
'''Drax:''' I wasn't listening. I was thinking of something else...
** At one point in ''Vol .2'', he reveals he's been laboring under the belief that Peter Quill and Yondu are blood relatives. Even Rocket, who's been something of a ditz a few minutes prior, is taken aback by this.
--->'''Drax:''' I thought Yondu was your father. You look exactly alike.\\
'''Rocket:''' ''[staring at him in horror]'' ONE'S ''BLUE''!\\
''[Drax makes an "exactly!" gesture]''
* ComedicSociopathy: Likes annoying Peter about his romance woes in ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2'', like the moment Drax says Peter can't get with someone like Gamora, and to aim for "someone pathetic, like (him)".
* TheComicallySerious: The only reason half of his shtick works is because of how incredibly serious and earnest Dave Bautista plays him as being. Even in ''Vol. 2'', where he's more of an overt goofball, he still takes the same attitude of acting utterly convinced of the inherent sensibility of even the stupidest thing he does.
* CrusadingWidower: Out to get Ronan for killing his family. After his death, Drax transfers his revenge motivation to the Kree's master, Thanos.
* CuttingTheKnot: When Peter and Rocket are badly arguing over flying through an asteroid field despite a pursuer on their tail, Drax elects to ignore them, slap on a spacesuit and cable, and go outside the ship with a huge gun to just take out the threat himself.
* DanceOfRomance: Inverted. It was the fact that his wife ''never'' danced (and that they were the only two not dancing at the festival they met in) that made him fall in love with his deceased wife.
* DarkAndTroubledPast: His wife, daughter, and half of his people were killed by Ronan on Thanos's orders.
* DeadpanSnarker: Drax's combination of witty sense of humor and lack of understanding in metaphors can lead to some humorous conversations with the other Guardians.
* DemotedToComicRelief: While he is TheComicallySerious in the first ''Guardians'' film, he still has his serious moments and his goal of getting {{revenge}} for his family's death is a major plotline. In ''Vol. 2'' however, he pretty much becomes the team's go-to comic relief character, as a majority of his scenes have him do something funny in whatever scene he's in. Downplayed in ''Infinity War'' and ''Endgame'' however, where his personality is a solid balance of his personality from both ''Guardians'' movies.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: Admittedly, he was drunk at the time, but did Drax really think that he could take down Ronan and his ''entire army'' by himself?
* DitzyGenius: Thanks to being a ComicallySerious {{Cloudcuckoolander}}, Drax comes off as this despite his extensive vocabulary.
* TheDreaded: The other prisoners of the Kyln are scared witless by Drax.
* DualWielding: Wields two rather large knives.
* 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!
* EnmityWithAnObject:
** In his continuing [[LiteralMinded attempts to understand "metaphor"]] in ''Vol. 2'', Drax at one point screams "DIE, SPACESHIP!" ("Screw you, spaceship!" in the first trailer) while the ''Milano'' is being pursued by the Sovereign, despite the spaceship itself being an inanimate object that can in no way hear him.
** Continues in ''Infinity War''. When the Guardians fight Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Spider-Man on Titan, Drax ends up fighting the Cloak of Levitation, even screaming "DIE, BLANKET OF DEATH!" at one point. Although unlike the spaceship example above, the Cloak of Levitation is actually sentient.
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* {{Foil}}:
** To Ronan. Both of them are proud and fearsome warriors who seek revenge on those who are responsible for the deaths of their family (Ronan wants to eradicate the Xandarians for killing his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather, while Drax wants to kill Ronan for slaughtering his wife and daughter), along with a shared hatred for Thanos. However, Drax relies mainly on his physical strength in combat, while Ronan is a trained military veteran who knows how to fight, and he beats the crap out of Drax without breaking a sweat. When it comes to personality, Drax is open to the opinions of others and can be concerned about the safety of those around him, while Ronan does not even care about what others think of him or if anyone who supports him is in danger. Drax is also able to exact his vengeance by killing Ronan, which in turn prevents Ronan from completing his mission.
** To Thor. They both hail from a ProudWarriorRace and are [[TheBigGuy The Big Guys]] of their respective teams (that is until Thor decides to join the Guardians of the Galaxy after the events of ''Avengers: Endgame''), and they both share the mutual desire of killing Thanos since he is responsible for slaughtering their family and half of their people. However, Thor is royalty (until he abdicates his position to Valkyrie) with Asgardian magic on his side while Drax is of a humbler origin who only has superhuman strength, toughness, and his knives to aid him in battle. Thor is able to exact vengeance by beheading Thanos, unlike Drax who became a victim of Thanos's Snap before his resurrection.
* FoolishSiblingResponsibleSibling: The Foolish in his LikeBrotherAndSister friendship with the Responsible Gamora.
* 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. Exemplified through two instances in ''Vol. 2'', where he tells Mantis that being ugly doesn't mean you are horrible and that anyone will love you for who you are, and as he tenderly holds a tired Baby Groot.
* GoodParents:
** Drax loved and continues to love his deceased wife and daughter. So much that when Mantis uses her [[TheEmpath Empathy Touch]] on him when he's thinking of his family, she immediately starts crying. His paternal love is so strong it makes Mantis realize that Ego has ''none''.
** Interestingly, Drax appears to be the only Guardian with zero hangups regarding his own father. Every winter solstice, Mr. Destroyer would regale the tale of his and Mrs. Destroyer's "conception" of their son, [[SexIsGood which Drax found beautiful.]]
* HasAType: Drax is a ChubbyChaser. He also likes ''very'' [[TheStoic stoic women]], if his description of what initially attracted him to his wife is any indication.
* HeartbrokenBadass: He lost his wife and daughter to Ronan years ago and now he wants the guy's head on a spike.
* HiddenDepths:
** Especially in ''Vol 2.'', it's hinted that beneath all that muscle and comical stupidity, Drax is fully capable of being not only kind, but wise, almost poetic.
-->'''Mantis:''' ''[sadly]'' I am hideous?\\
'''Drax:''' [[BrutalHonesty You are horrifying to look at, yes!]] ''[Mantis looks away like her feelings are hurt]'' But that's a good thing. When you're ugly and someone loves you, you know they love you for who you are. [[SoBeautifulItsACurse Beautiful people never know who to trust.]]
** 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.
* HiddenInPlainSight: He's mastered the art of standing so still and making so little noise that he's practically invisible to others. Of course, when he tries demonstrating this to Star-Lord and Gamora, it doesn't work since they're already looking at him.
* TheHyena: He becomes this in ''Vol. 2,'' laughing hysterically at almost anything that is even mildly amusing.
* HypocriticalHeartwarming: When Nebula calls Gamora weak, stupid, and traitorous, Drax shoots her with a bazooka, claiming no one talks to his friends that way... even though just seconds ago, he referred to Gamora as a "green whore."
* 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.
* IceCreamKoan: Drax attempts to explain to Peter why Gamora doesn't want to date him because there are "those who dance. And those who do not." He unfortunately means this entirely literally, as Peter dances, and Gamora does not.
* IcyBlueEyes: [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/guardians_galaxy_2_drax_4k_clip_5.jpg Fitting his big-and-scary appearance]].
* InformedFlaw: Despite Rocket describing his species as [[BluntMetaphorsTrauma "completely literal"]], after a bit of CharacterDevelopment he starts trying to do things like dismiss Ronan's Sakaaran soldiers as "paper people" and calling Ronan a "puppet" by the end of the film.
* InnocentlyInsensitive:
** He doesn't realize that he's insulting his friends when telling them that they are his friends such as Groot the "dumb tree" and Gamora the "green whore".
** PlayedForLaughs in ''Vol. 2'', when he tells Mantis that he finds her hideous. That may seem like a typical case of BrutalHonesty from him, but when he thinks she's coming onto him later he tells her quite earnestly that he was trying to let her down ''gently'' by telling her he found her repulsive.
* KillItThroughItsStomach: In ''Vol. 2'', Drax willingly and jovially leaps into the jaws of the Abilisk on Sovereign after explaining his plan to kill it from the inside. Subverted since the interior of the Abilisk is just as strong as its exterior, and Drax's knives are proven to be just as ineffective. After the Abilisk is slain by Gamora from the outside, Drax is convinced that he is the one who vanquished the beast.
* LargeHam: Occasionally, but especially when he's drunk, angry, or faced with Ronan.
-->'''Drax:''' RONAN THE ACCUSER! You killed my wife! You killed my ''daughter''!
* LeeroyJenkins: There's a reason why everyone thinks he's a maniac; drunk-dialing your arch-enemy with your location is stupid. Ditto jumping into a monster's mouth to try killing it from the inside.
* LightningBruiser: He's big, fast, and strong. Doesn't help him against [[TheJuggernaut Ronan]].
* LiteralMinded: According to Rocket, his entire species [[PlanetOfHats wears the hat]] of having no understanding of metaphor or simile. Drax tries to grow out of this after becoming friends with the other Guardians, using phrases like "I think of Sakaarans as paper people", "Finger to the throat means death", and "Ronan was only a puppet". Not that his attempts always work out.
-->'''Drax:''' [[EnmityWithAnObject DIE, SPACESHIP!]]
-->'''Drax:''' [[BuffySpeak Die, blanket of DEATH!]]
* LoveAtFirstSight: With his late wife. He saw her not dancing at a festival where everyone else was dancing and was smitten.
* {{Metaphorgotten}}: He begins attempting to engage in metaphorical language in the back half of the first film and ''Vol. 2'', but unfortunately doesn't quite have a grasp of it yet.
-->'''Drax:''' Finger to the throat means death. ''[removes Korath's necessary implants]'' ... METAPHOR.
* MomentKiller: He has a talent for this. Mantis declaring that Peter loves Gamora in ''Vol. 2'' could have been a touching moment had Drax not suddenly ''roared'' with laughter and even invited Mantis to read his feelings so she could laugh alongside him. Then in ''Infinity War'' we pull away from a passionate kiss between Peter and Gamora... to discover Drax awkwardly standing nearby eating what looks like alien potato sticks.
* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: To his credit, he quickly realizes his contacting Ronan on Knowhere is a case of NiceJobBreakingItHero, and is filled with remorse over it.
* NamesToRunAwayFromReallyFast: Being called "Drax the Destroyer" discourages people from screwing with him.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero:
** He alerts Ronan that the Orb is on Knowhere just so that he can have a shot at killing him. To say that this ends badly is a ''massive'' understatement. In his defense, he was quite drunk at the time.
** Subverted in ''Infinity War'' when he nearly ruins the Guardians' plan to sneak up to Thanos on Knowhere, letting his hatred of him for his wife and daughter's deaths get into him. The subversion comes when Mantis is able to knock him out before he can charge and it's revealed that Thanos already knew they were there all along.
* NoBodyLeftBehind: He's disintegrated along with half the universe after Thanos completes the Infinity Gauntlet.
* NoodleIncident: We never find out exactly why Drax was incarcerated on the Kyln. Given he's got a fearsome reputation for slaughtering Ronan's loyalists, it was likely to have been quite violent.
* NoSocialSkills: Some trappings of this due to his race's LiteralMinded tendencies, which often make him seem exceedingly tactless.
* NotSoStoic: He has a few moments of dropping his stoicism [[ComedicSociopathy to point and laugh at Peter]] in ''[[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2 Vol. 2]]'', including a moment where [[TheFreelanceShameSquad Mantis and Drax start pointing and laughing at Peter]] after she mentions that [[MySensorsIndicateYouWantToTapThat she can sense Peter's romantic feelings]] for Gamora, to Gamora's bemusement. PlayedForDrama in ''Infinity War'', when despite his BoisterousBruiser nature, he very much takes the threat of Thanos seriously. He’s nearly in anguished tears when he curses Thanos as a monster, and later, when he's being disintegrated, he can only briefly question Quill in complete and utter fear as he dies.
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* OnlyInItForTheMoney: Inverted -- he's only with the Guardians ([[CharacterDevelopment initially]]) as a means to get revenge on Ronan. When Peter offers him a share of the money they plan to get from selling the artifact, he's actually offended and goes out of his way to say that he doesn't care for it.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: [[https://www.gq.com/story/dave-bautista-interview According]] to WordOfSaintPaul, even though Thanos was killed by Iron Man, Drax feels a bit unsatisfied that he didn't get to be the one to kill the guy who ordered the deaths of his family.
* OOCIsSeriousBusiness: He ''wears a shirt'' to Tony Stark's funeral out of respect for the man who gave his life to finally defeat Thanos and avenge his long-dead family (and helped engineer his own revival).
* OutlivingOnesOffspring: He has a dead daughter. She, along with his dead wife, is the reason why Drax is out for Ronan's blood.
* PapaWolf: Drax was a loving father to his daughter Kamaria, and is clearly devastated by her death. He later becomes a father figure to Groot II and Mantis.
* ParentalSexualitySquick: Inverted. He comes from a culture that finds parents telling their children about their conception to be a wonderful bonding experience. He finds Peter's disgust towards this to be bewildering.
-->'''Drax:''' It was ''beautiful.'' You Earthers have hangups!
* PlatonicLifePartners: Develops this relationship with Mantis in ''Vol. 2''. He makes it quite clear that, physically, he thinks she's hideous-looking to the point that imagining the two of them mating is enough to make him retch. However, he still values her as a friend and despite both of them being socially awkward, they get along pretty well.
* PreMortemOneLiner: Gets a rather... odd one as he kills Korath.
-->'''Drax:''' [[ItMakesSenseInContext Finger to the throat means death!]]
* PrimaryColorChampion: Drax's body is adorned with red tattoos while the colors of his pants and eyes are blue.
* PsychopathicManchild: Occasionally. He often laughs mirthfully when he gets into fights, like a kid in a candy store.
* PutTheLaughterInSlaughter: Anytime he's either fighting or there's a lot of violence going on around him. What sets Drax apart, however, is how he laughs. Instead of sounding like how most would while reveling in bloodshed, his laugh sounds more like he heard a really funny joke, or he was on an amusement park ride.
* RedBaron: "The Destroyer". He certainly lives up to his name.
* RedIsHeroic: Drax is a warrior and a heroic member of the Guardians of the Galaxy with red tattoos marking many parts of his body. He also wears red Ravager pants during the final battle against Ronan.
* RedIsViolent: Drax has red tattoos across his body and he has a tendency of executing or planning to execute his enemies with brutal methods.
* {{Revenge}}: His primary motivation throughout the first film. This is what initially pits him against the team, as Gamora being a former assassin to Ronan is a good enough reason for him to kill her, even as she insists that she hates Ronan as much as he does.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Initially, Drax is willing to do a number of rather stupid things to face Ronan in combat. However, rather than learning that VengeanceFeelsEmpty, Drax instead decides that ''unreasonable'' revenge is stupid, and it works rather well for him.
* RoaringRampageOfRevenge: His wishes to gain vengeance for the death of his family. However, it gets {{Deconstructed|Trope}} over the course of the first film by showing how someone who obsesses with vengeance can not only cause problems but also make no friends at all. Eventually, Drax realizes this and starts to question his actions. Though after Ronan's death, he still declares that he can't rest until he kills Thanos, the true mastermind of the events that caused his family's deaths.
* SadClown: In ''Vol. 2'', though Drax is more overtly happy and fun-loving, it's made clear during the scene when he reminisces about his dead family with Mantis that he's still deeply traumatized by their loss. While he sits completely stone-faced, Mantis - an empath - completely breaks down into tears from a single touch.
* ScreamingWarrior: Drax roars and laughs his way through combat.
* SesquipedalianLoquaciousness: Drax has quite the vocabulary. [[{{Irony}} "Thesaurus" isn't part of it]]; [[CallingMeALogarithm he's offended when Peter calls him one]].
* ShippingTorpedo: He thinks that Peter and Gamora are not good for each other and tells Peter to stop being interested in her because "She isn't a dancer" like Peter is. He also torpedoes the idea of himself with Mantis -- the very idea of them having sex makes him retch.
* StepfordSmiler: Although he's the comic relief, Drax is still deeply haunted by the death of his whole family. When Mantis touches him as he reminisces about his family, she immediately weeps. It may be that Drax simply lacks the ability to cry, but he is actually very sad under his jovial demeanor.
* TheStoic: Drax is pretty [[{{Cloudcuckoolander}} out there]] for this trope, but he's usually very serious. [[BloodKnight Unless violence ensues]] or [[ArchEnemy Ronan (and ultimately Thanos) is involved]].
* StoryboardBody: According to a DeletedScene, the elaborate tattooing and scarification that covers at least half of Drax's body tell his life story.
* StupidSexyFlanders: His fondness for his wife is obvious, but he is in awe of Thor and calls him a "handsome, muscular man". Then again, it ''is'' [[EvenTheGuysWantHim Thor]].
* 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.
* SuperToughness:
** He takes a blast of engine exhaust to the chest without injury, and manages to survive being rammed with the ''Milano'' (Rocket was trying to hit Ronan, who was choke-throttling Drax at the time), although the latter left him unconscious for a brief time, and he is clearly sore and limping afterward.
** In the sequel he is dangled out the back of the ''Milano'' on a cable during a crash landing through a forest, smashing into trees. He seems to have enjoyed the ride once we see him on the ground.
** Briefly PlayedForLaughs in ''Infinity War'', when he's got Iron Man's cannon to his face. Iron Man threatens to open fire on Drax point-blank if Quill shoots Spider-Man, and Drax is unfazed and insists Quill attack, as he claims he can take it. Both Mantis and Strange immediately call him on it, though. Later during the battle on Titan, he takes quite a bit of repeated punishment from Thanos and it's only a direct blast from the Power Stone that takes him out of the fight.
* TestosteronePoisoning: In many ways, Drax is a deconstruction of this trope and the NinetiesAntiHero archetype. On the surface, he's a shirtless muscle-bound brutal warrior out to avenge his lost family. He's stoic. Or so it seems at first. In reality, Drax expresses his emotions freely, talks about his love for his wife openly, weeps when he's sad and laughs when he's happy. He takes being compared to an old woman a compliment because that means he's wise. He has no shame or hangups.
* ThereAreTwoKindsOfPeopleInTheWorld: Those who dance and those who don't dance, [[LiteralMetaphor literally]], according to him.
* TookALevelInCheerfulness: In ''Vol. 2'', Drax is much more lively, laughing a lot, pulling practical jokes, and reveling in action even more than he already did. Seeing as how he's already helped kill Ronan, the man who actually slew his family, he has technically avenged them directly already, which would explain why he's more carefree -- Thanos is still his ultimate goal, but Thanos is a bonus and he's already completed his primary quest.
* TookALevelInDumbass: All his appearances after the first movie. He goes from LiteralMinded to straight-up stupid, reaching near-[[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Ralph Wiggum]] levels by ''Infinity War'' when he literally assumes people can't see him if he doesn't move.
* UnknownRival:
** Considers Ronan as his ArchEnemy. [[ButForMeItWasTuesday Ronan has no time for him]], beats Drax half to death without breaking a sweat, and takes quite a while to remember exactly ''why'' Drax hates him.
** Likewise with Thanos. The mere sight of Thanos makes Drax's blood boil. Thanos doesn't even raise an eyebrow at him or even say a word to him.
* UnskilledButStrong: Drax relies mainly on his brute strength, toughness, and rage to overwhelm his opponents. These traits are not exactly helpful in his one-on-one fight with Ronan the Accuser, who displays more combat experience than Drax does.
* VitriolicBestBuds:
** He doesn't really understand the Vitriolic part and blithely muses that the Guardians are now his friends even as he continues to bluntly insult them. He follows up the below by blowing Nebula away when she starts insulting Gamora.
--->'''Drax:''' You, Quill, are my friend.\\
'''Peter:''' Thanks.\\
'''Drax:''' This dumb tree, he is my friend. ''[Groot grunts]'' And this green whore, she too--\\
'''Gamora:''' Oh, you must stop!
** Continues in ''Vol. 2'', telling Peter that he and Gamora are just too different and that Peter needs to find a woman who is like him--pathetic. Later, while he freely admits that he finds Mantis physically repulsive, he does form a good friendship with her. Again, he isn't being mean, he's just incredibly blunt.
* WalkingShirtlessScene:
** Much like in the comics, Drax is never seen wearing a shirt. He's even seen during the group's LockAndLoadMontage outright throwing his team jacket away, choosing to wear only the pants. James Gunn reportedly wrote that Drax never wears a top because he has sensitive nipples... and ''that'' became the excuse for why he hates to wear the jetpacks in ''Vol. 2''. In a BrickJoke, when he's forced to use a jetpack, he screams in pain from it chafing his nipples as it launches him skywards.
** In contrast, in ''Endgame'', Drax pays so much respect to Tony Stark at his funeral that he is seen wearing a shirt there.
* WasntThatFun:
** After he, Peter, and Gamora make a fiery crash of an entrance onto the ''Dark Aster'', he treats the whole thing like he's on a roller-coaster ride.
** In ''Vol. 2'', he has a similar response to being dangled out of the back of the ''Milano'' while it goes through re-entry, and being crashed violently through several trees.
* WeaponOfChoice: Aside from wielding a pair of twin knives, Drax loves to wield any kind of knife. He even takes a knife from another prisoner on the Kyln after deciding that he likes it. In ''Endgame'', his first major act in the final battle is to comically hop onto Cull Obsidian's back and stab repeatedly into his shoulders, a strategy that also prevents the latter from killing Korg.
* WhenHeSmiles: He's usually pretty stoic, but when something ''really'' makes him happy or laugh his whole face lights up like a Christmas tree. This is ''much'' more prevalent in ''Vol. 2.''
* WoobieDestroyerOfWorlds: The murder of Drax's family drives him to hunt Ronan and destroy anything that gets in his way. After being defeated and nearly killed by Ronan, Drax even admits that his rage only exists to cover the pain of his loss.
* TheWorfEffect: After Drax has been established as a huge badass, Ronan throws him around like a ragdoll.
* WouldHitAGirl: He would've taken out Gamora had Peter not intervened, and he would later blow Nebula away with a bazooka.
* WrestlerInAllOfUs: He is commonly seen fighting like a wrestler when he uses hand-to-hand combat, particularly during the prison break. Being played by a real-life wrestler probably has something to do with it.
* 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.
* YouKilledMyFather: His motivation for wanting revenge against Ronan, who killed his wife and daughter.
* YourNormalIsOurTaboo: Probably as a byproduct of their BrutalHonesty and inability to understand metaphors, his culture doesn't seem to have sexual taboos. When he tells Peter how he met his wife it swiftly goes into TooMuchInformation territory, and his father told him how he was conceived every winter solstice, which Drax remembers fondly and thinks Peter is prudish for [[ParentalSexualitySquick being squicked by it]].
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Iron Lotus
!!!'''Voiced by:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
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On Earth-21818, Drax's planet and family were saved from Ronan by T'Challa.
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* AdaptationalJobChange: Instead of being a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy, he's a simple bartender in this timeline.
* RichardNixonTheUsedCarSalesman: Because the Guardians never formed in this universe, he's just a random bartender in this universe.
* SparedByTheAdaptation: Thanks to T'Challa, his wife and daughter were never murdered by Ronan and he himself was never snapped away by Thanos years later.
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Voiced By:''' Creator/FredTatasciore
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
On Earth-72124, Drax comes to Midgard to participate in Thor's planet-wide party.
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* CaptainObvious: After Volstagg uses a water jetpack and crashes into a fountain, he yells "Volstagg has crashed!"
* VomitDiscretionShot: He throws up behind Thor while he's talking to Loki.
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!!''Drax the Destroyer''
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!!!'''Species:''' Kylosian
!!!'''Affiliation(s):''' Guardians of the Galaxy
!!!'''Voiced By:''' N/A
!!!'''Appearances:''' ''[[WesternAnimation/WhatIf2021 What If...?]]''
The Drax of Earth-29929, who is killed during Ultron's genocidal quest for peace.
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* TheVoiceless: He has doesn't have any lines in his brief appearance.
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