History ComicBook / GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2020

* ExoticExtendedMarriage: Peter becomes stranded with Mors and Aradia, a male and female alien couple, [[YearOutsideHourInside for one hundred and forty-four years]]. After the first year, the two of them invite him to be part of their "bond", but he refuses because he's still trying to find a way back home to Gamora. After the ''twelfth'' year, a way home is finally found but he [[IChooseToStay accepts the alien dimension as his new home]] and indeed joins the pair in their relationship. Aradia, in fact, seemingly gives birth to a child named "Rocky" from the relationship (while it's never said that Rocky is Peter's, he clearly cares for the child as much as any father would, and the name is clearly Earthling). After more than one hundred and forty years, the corrupted Greek Gods come looking for him in his new home and he reluctantly chooses to return back to his original home, leaving his lovers behind.

* WhamShot: Issue #10 ends showing [[spoiler: the Olympians using the pool that Peter used to leave Morinus]].

** Noh's pocket battlefield dimension.

* ChekhovsGun: In issue 1, Peter notes he's now upgraded his ship so that he can control it remotely via his helmet. This becomes pertinent at the end of issue 2.

* EyeScream: [[spoiler:At one point during his adventures in Morinus, Quill loses an eye. Three years later, he seems to have recovered from that.]]

* KneelBeforeZod: Knull demands the Guardians kneel before it.

* SuperheroTeamUniform: The Guardians get a new blue-and-red ensemble with the "New Age of Space" soft relaunch.

* AWizardDidIt: Said verbatim by Prince of Power to brush off Gamora asking about his origin. Also, "uh..."

* AstonishinglyApporpriateInterruption: In issue 11, Richard is asked how he feels about Peter's death and return, and admits he's got mixed feelings. On the one hand, he's relieved, but on the other, he wants to know something. We don't hear what because that's when Gamora makes an appearance, asking "WHAT THE HELL WERE YOU THINKING?"

It's a tough time for the galaxies. The Kree are divided with a civil war, the Shi'ar are trying to put a new Empress on the throne, and the Skrulls are acting weirder than usual. And there are a bunch of angry space gods rampaging around killing everyone they come across. The galaxies need heroes, they need guardians...

* ArcWords:

* CameBackWrong: The Olympians came back a lot darker and edgier than they previously were.

* AssInAmbassador: Captain Val-Lorr, second diplomat for the Kree-Skrull Alliance, who thinks it's a good idea at a diplomatic meeting to threaten to eradicate everyone who threatens the Alliance, and is clearly not enthused at having to spread his boss's message of peace in the first place. Ever Kl'rt, his boss and not the most diplomatic of beings himself, mutters how undiplomatic he is.
* AWizardDidIt: Said verbatim by Prince of Power to brush off Gamora asking about his origin.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: In issue 4, Gastor Gnawbarque is grumbling about some hippy types who came complaining about his terrible deeds. In issue 5, it turns out Hercules was that "hippy".

* LetsYouAndHimFight: Issues 4 and 5. See, Rocket and Nova's team of Guardians are trying to stop Castor Gnawbarque's corrupt practices, and Gamora's team have been hired to stop and / or kill them. Gamora's too angry with grief to give a damn about which is which, and Moondragon would very much like a word with her alternate dimensional counterpart.

* OnlyInItForTheMoney: What eventually convinces [[spoiler:The Profiteer]] to flee. Turns out while everyone's scrambling not to die, something far worse is happening elsewhere, and the various species are facing financial ruin, so they can't ''afford'' guns. So [[spoiler:she]] leaves, since if everyone's dead, they can't buy anything.

** Justified with the ComicBook/KingInBlack tie-in. While Peter's new power-up could significantly improve the situation on Earth, he realizes that he should go somewhere empty so nobody will get hurt when the Olympians come for him. The last thing Earth needs is a war between the Olympians and Knull with its inhabitants either getting caught in the crossfire or being co-scripted.

* WarForFunAndProfit: The one really causing the murders at the diplomatic conference is [[spoiler:The Profiteer, hoping to kick-start a massive war she can use to make money.]]

Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2020 relaunch of the [[ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Marvel Comics team]], written by Creator/AlEwing and art by Juan Cabal.

** Back in ComicBook/InfinityWars Phyla and Heather theorized that the reason their Gamora became the violent and deadly Requiem was because their Peter died in ComicBook/TheThanosImperative. [[spoiler: Peter’s death in issue 2 seems to be kicking off a start of darkness within Gamora in this series]].

** Justified with the ComicBook/KingInBlack tie-in. While Peter's new power-up could significantly improve the situation on Earth, he realizes that he should go somewhere empty so nobody will get hurt when the Olympians come for him.

* SupermanStaysOutOfGotham: Despite being a cosmic based team, the Guardians aren't involved in ''ComicBook/{{Empyre}}'', which the solicits for issue 6 even comment on, dubbing it "''not'' an ''Empyre'' tie-in". Though a few events show in this book do end up becoming significant in said event.

* ForgedByTheGods: Star Lord's [[{{Magitek}} element gun]] turned out to contain the power and the [[SealedEvilInACan disembodied forms]] of the corrupted Olympian Gods.

* SealedEvilInACan: The [[spoiler:Element Gun trapped the Olympians inside of it before New Olympus exploded]]. Every time Quill used it afterwards he let a little of their power out.

* {{Foil}}: Prince of Power acts a lot like pre- ''[[ComicBook/AvengersNoRoadHome No Road Home]]'' Hercules (if slightly more amoral). His name is even one of Herc's old titles. This is exemplified in their fight in #5, when Herc calmly dodges Prince's attacks and uses his momentum to destroy the D-Type.

* FrameUp: Van-Lorr stumbles on Noh-Varr standing over the body of a murdered ambassador, and immediately tries to kill him. His gun conviently backfires, killing Van. As Noh investigates the gun, finding it's reconfigured itself to look like nothing was ever wrong with it, Kl'rt bursts into the room, having heard the gunshot. And since Van and Noh are on different sides of the Kree split, and Noh's holding a smoking gun, even Richard Rider has to admit he looks ''very'' guilty.

* AssInAmbassador: Captain Val-Loar, second diplomat for the Kree-Skrull Alliance, who thinks it's a good idea at a diplomatic meeting to threaten to eradicate everyone who threatens the Alliance, and is clearly not enthused at having to spread his boss's message of peace in the first place. Ever Kl'rt, his boss and not the most diplomatic of beings himself, mutters how undiplomatic he is.

* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Rocket, in TheStinger for issue 7 after he and Groot have their own off-screen adventure- Marvel's crossover with VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}.

* TakeThat: Issue 7 has one directed at the Marvel and ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'' crossover, with its epilogue showing Groot and Rocket being teleported back from the event, visibly frustrated at having to participate in it and vowing to never speak of it again.
-->''AND THEY NEVER DID''

* TakeThat: Issue 7 has one directed at the Marvel and ''VideoGame/{{Fortnite}}'''' crossover, with its epilogue showing Groot and Rocket being teleported back from the event, visibly frustrated at having to participate in it and vowing to never speak of it again.

* LetUsNeverSpeakOfThisAgain: Rocket, in TheStinger for issue 7 after he and Groot have their own off-screen adventure- Marvel's crossover with VideoGame/Fortnite.