History Film / GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol2

** Done in a tongue-in-cheek way. After his Walkman gets destroyed, at the end of the film Kraglin gives Peter a [[AcceptableTargets Microsoft Zune]][[note]]Not just any Zune either, the infamous brown Zune 30 (the 30 GB first-generation model) at that![[/note]] that Yondu found in a junkyard. Contrary to popular belief, while hardly the massive success of the iPod, Zunes did have a strong cult fanbase and several hardware iterations before the devices were discontinued well before this film came out in favor of the software platform that lives on as Groove. This would also explain how Peter kept his Walkman running all these years without visiting Earth.

* PowerWalk: Rocket, Groot and Yondu when leaving their prison cell after Yondu reacquires control of his yaka arrow. Thanks to Yondu's yaka arrow slaughtering Ravagers left and right without him sparing them so much as a look, the group can walk up to the surveillance room without a hitch to finish off the rest of the crew.

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'''Yondu:''' You need to take care the Twig!\\
'''Rocket:''' ''(voice breaking)'' Not without ''you''!

-->'''Rocket:''' Not without Quill!\\
'''Yondu:''' You need to look after the Twig! Go!\\
'''Rocket:''' Not without ''you''!

'''Peter:''' [[ArmorPiercingResponse What's so wrong with that?]]

* BreatherEpisode: This, and the other two MCU films released in 2017 ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'', and ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' served as a LighterAndSofter break of MCU comedies sandwiched in between the DarkerAndEdgier 2016 films of ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/{{DoctorStrange|2016}}'' and 2018's ''Film/{{BlackPanther|2018}}'' (which, whilst not quite as heavy-hitting as ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' which came right after it, still had a more serious and emotional tone and less quirky and comedic one-liners compared to the three MCU comedies released in 2017).

* BreatherEpisode: This, and the other two MCU films released in 2017 ''Film/Spider-ManHomecoming'', and ''Film/ThorRagnarok'' served as a LighterAndSofter break of MCU comedies sandwiched in between the DarkerAndEdgier 2016 films of ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/{{DoctorStrange|2016}}'' and 2018's ''Film|{{BlackPanther|2018}}'' (which, whilst not quite as emotional as ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'' which came right after it, still had a more serious tone and less quirky and comedic one-liners compared to the three MCU comedies released in 2017).

* BreatherEpisode: Much like the first film, this film (and ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'') serves as a LighterAndSofter break after the DarkerAndEdgier films of ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar'' and ''Film/DoctorStrange2016'' but before ''Film/ThorRagnarok''.

''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' is the 2017 sequel to the 2014 comedy {{superhero}} SpaceOpera[=/=]SpaceWestern film ''Film/{{Guardians of the Galaxy|2014}}'' and both the fifteenth entry in the Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse and the third instalment of Phase 3. Like the first film, it is directed by Creator/JamesGunn. It is based on the Creator/MarvelComics line ''ComicBook/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy''.

* HoldingInLaughter: During the iconic "Groot Bomb scene", where Baby-Groot chooses the "Death button" for the second and ''third'' time, you can clearly hear Creator/BradleyCooper trying to hold back the ''laughter'' so he can properly convey how ''angry and frustrated'' Rocket was ''supposed'' to be at the silly little tree.

* HoldingBackTheLaughter: During the iconic "Groot Bomb scene", where Baby-Groot chooses the "Death button" for the second and ''third'' time, you can clearly hear Creator/BradleyCooper trying to hold back the ''laughter'' so he can properly convey how ''angry and frustrated'' Rocket was ''supposed'' to be at the silly little tree.

* {{Corpsing}}: During the iconic "Groot Bomb scene", where Baby-Groot chooses the "Death button" for the second and ''third'' time, you can clearly hear Creator/BradleyCooper trying to hold back the ''laughter'' so he can properly convey how ''angry and frustrated'' Rocket was ''supposed'' to be at the silly little tree.

A sequel, ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', was released on May 5, 2023, once again directed by James Gunn. Gunn wrote and directed ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' for Creator/DisneyPlus, which released in time for the holidays in 2022 ahead of ''Vol. 3'''s release.[[note]]Gunn was originally set to write and direct the movie for a May 2020 release window, but he was suspended from directing the project in 2018 when prior, off-color comments that he made resurfaced, though Marvel kept his script in play. Disney later reversed their decision in 2019 after he apologized publicly and professionally made a case for his return, allowing Gunn to direct on ''Vol. 3'' after completing some work for the MCU's [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse Distinguished Competition]] in the interim, writing and directing ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' as well as working on a Creator/HBOMax spin-off, ''Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}''.[[/note]] In between, the Guardians' story was continued in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' and ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'', with Gunn consulting on the Guardians' portrayal in each.

* MondegreenGag:
** When Drax asks Peter about the name of the batteries they were hired to save, he somehow confuses the word "Anulax" for Harbulary".

** Nebula calls Gamora a "Garden of the Galaxy". Gamora corrects her that they're "Guardians" -- why would they be the "''Gardens'' of the Galaxy"?

A sequel, ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxyVol3'', is slated for release on May 5, 2023, once again directed by James Gunn. Gunn wrote and directed ''Film/TheGuardiansOfTheGalaxyHolidaySpecial'' for Creator/DisneyPlus, which released in time for the holidays in 2022 ahead of ''Vol. 3'''s release.[[note]]Gunn was originally set to write and direct the movie for a May 2020 release window, but he was suspended from directing the project in 2018 when prior, off-color comments that he made resurfaced, though Marvel kept his script in play. Disney later reversed their decision in 2019 after he apologized publicly and professionally made a case for his return, allowing Gunn to direct on ''Vol. 3'' after completing some work for the MCU's [[Franchise/DCExtendedUniverse Distinguished Competition]] in the interim, writing and directing ''Film/TheSuicideSquad'' as well as working on a Creator/HBOMax spin-off, ''Series/{{Peacemaker|2022}}''.[[/note]] In between, the Guardians' story was continued in ''Film/AvengersInfinityWar'', ''Film/AvengersEndgame'' and ''Film/ThorLoveAndThunder'', with Gunn consulting on the Guardians' portrayal in each.

** One for ''Infinity War'': When Nebula requests to be freed from her cuffs to help the Guardians fight off a potential hostile force Gamora claims she'd just attack her as soon as she was released, leading to Nebula giving a [[BadLiar very unconvincing reply that she wouldn't]]. One of the Guardians quips that, being the daughter of a genocidal monster, you would think she'd know how to lie better. [[spoiler:''Infinity War'' reveals that, of all the horrible things Thanos has ever done, he [[VillainsNeverLie never lies]] and has never taught his daughters to lie, making them both exceptionally bad at it]].

** The tragic and horrifying scene where [[spoiler:Yondu's loyal crew members are ThrownOutTheAirlock and Taserface mocks a despondent Yondu about their deaths]] abruptly takes a turn for the hilarious when DefiantCaptive Rocket starts making fun of Taserface's name.

** He also genuinely doesn't understand why Peter has a problem with his plan to destroy the universe or why anything he's done is wrong, including murdering children. They were in his way and/or no use to him so he got rid of Them. That's what happens to puny mortals who stand in the way of powerful beings.

** During Taserface's mutiny, Yondu mentions that his parents sold him off as a ChildSoldier to the Kree.

* LuckyTranslation: The "Garden of the Galaxy" gag below works just as well in the French translation, with "''gardien''" ("guardian") mixed up with "''jardin''" ("garden"), close enough that no word change was needed.

* TeamShot: After winning a battle, the camera pulls out to show all 8 members of the main characters' team with the Guardians standing and watching as stuff blows up around them... and then [[SlapstickKnowsNoGender Mantis gets hit with a piece of debris]].

* ChangelingFantasy: Peter spends [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy parts of the previous film]] wondering who his real father was and he turns out to be a small-time god that looks like Creator/KurtRussell who is immortal and has [[ThePowerOfCreation the ability to control the molecules around him]] both of which are passed on to Peter. [[SubvertedTrope Subverted]] in that he is revealed to be an OmnicidalManiac who killed Peter's mother and has no qualms using his son as a battery to help further his goals.

** One's added retroactively to [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy the previous movie]] when Ego mentions that Quill was able to hold the Infinity Stone without dying because he's half-Celestial, meaning he's probably one of only a handful of beings in the Galaxy who could have pulled it off--and he just happened to be there when it needed to be done.

* HateSink: Beneath his affable facade, Ego is one of the most despicable villains in the entire MCU, next to [[Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Ronan the Accuser]], [[Film/CaptainAmericaTheFirstAvenger Red Skull]], [[Film/ThorRagnarok Hela]], and [[Film/SpiderManFarFromHome Mysterio]]. He's extraordinarily selfish, cruel, utterly lacking in empathy, cowardly, immature and completely without any moments of genuine kindness or compassion. Even his sole positive traits, his love for Peter and his mother, are undone by his selfishness, as he had no issue enslaving the former and killing the latter to further his goals.

* AtrociousAlias: Nearly everybody considers Taserface's moniker to be laughable, even those who sided with him in the mutiny. It's bad enough to the point where even the normally serious Ayesha laughs at it as he sends his dying message.