History GuardiansOfTheGalaxy / GoTGTropesDToJ

* DualWielding: A bunch of characters do this: Star-Lord has [[GunsAkimbo his twin pistols]], Nebula has kali-like sticks, and Drax has two [[KnifeNut knives]].

* FormulaBreakingEpisode: The film is a big departure from the previous nine films of the ''Franchise/MarvelCinematicUniverse'' in quite a few ways:

--->'''Ronan:''' ... what are you doing?

** The computer's data stream in the lineup scene provides some interesting information about the cast. (''Rocket Raccoon bites.'')

[[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy/GoTGTropesAToC Tropes # to C]] | '''Tropes D to J''' | [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy/GoTGTropesKToR Tropes K to R]] | [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy/GoTGTropesSToZ Tropes S to Z]] | [[YMMV/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 YMMV]] | [[Trivia/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014 Trivia]]

[[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy/GoTGTropesAToC Tropes # to C]] | '''Tropes D to J''' | [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy/GoTGTropesKToR Tropes K to R]] | [[GuardiansOfTheGalaxy/GoTGTropesSToZ Tropes S to Z]] | [[YMMV/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy YMMV]] | [[Trivia/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy Trivia]]

* FourTemperamentEnsemble: Somewhat unusual in that the RagtagBunchOfMisfits has ''two'' melancholics: the honorable, uptight ConsummateProfessional Gamora and [[ProudWarriorRaceGuy vengeful]], brooding Drax (who is less cerebral than your usual melancholic, but has the brooding down pat). The rest of the team fit quite well: Peter is sanguine, a CrazyAwesome, sociable ManChild, Rocket has a typical choleric's [[HairTriggerTemper attitude]] and [[DeadpanSnarker heaps of snark]], while Groot is a GentleGiant phlegmatic.

* EnemyCivilWar: [[spoiler:Ronan eventually cuts his ties with Thanos, thinking that the Infinity Gem gives him all the power he needs on his own.]]

** Yondu is one. A Ravager accuses Yondu as "always being soft on that boy," which Yondu vehemently denies; yet he jumps at the chance to forgive all and bring Quill back on board as soon as he offers a deal, and even smiles fondly when [[spoiler:he realizes that Quill has cheated him of his prize by swapping out a troll doll for the Infinity Gem.]]

** One that doubles for both Peter Quill and [[EstablishingSeriesMoment the movie as a whole]]! He shows up on a deserted planet, walks into an ancient temple full of death traps and monsters... then he puts on his Walkman, and starts dancing as he walks around whilst casually kicking lizards away to the music. He even picks up one of them and pretends it's a microphone, all while it's screaming, struggling, and trying to bite him in the face.
** The movie takes care to not show Rocket until his personality is established with him mocking Xarnian citizens with his scanner, showing that there's more to him than being a small furry TalkingAnimal.
** Because Ronan has such little screentime to himself and yet is built up as a mass-murdering zealot, to help mitigate the ShowDontTell problem his first scene builds up to him brutally murdering a Nova Corps member by bashing his head in with his hammer and how the treaty between Xandar and the Kree means nothing to him.
* EstablishingCharacterMusic: Peter is introduced listening to "Come and Get Your Love" by Music/{{Redbone}} on his walkman, merrily dancing away and kicking lizards about.

* ExcessiveEvilEyeshadow: Ronan is introduced with servants painting warpaint under his eyes.

* GenreBlind: In the end, the villain is defeated because ''he doesn't realize he's in a comedy.'' He takes himself and his RoaringRampageOfRevenge ''way'' too seriously, which allows him to easily be [[spoiler:distracted by Peter doing something ridiculous and silly, long enough for the rest of the team to counterattack.]]

** Rocket is the most frequent offender. Most notable when he does a double-facepaw on Kyln after Groot tears off the fuse box and sets off the prison's alarm.

** A RunningGag, starting from when Quill introduces himself as the notorious outlaw Star-Lord, only to find no-one knows who he is.
** Quill is about to hand the orb to the Collector, with appropriate solemn music, then he accidentally drops it and frantically catches it back.
** Culminating when [[spoiler:Quill interrupts the BigBad's NewEraSpeech by challenging him to a dance-off.]]

** One for the next film. Yondu and his right hand discuss how they were hired by Quill's father to take him and they didn't hand over to him, stating he is a "jackass". [[spoiler:To say Ego didn't have the best intentions for Quill in mind is putting it ''very, very mildly.'']]

** While discussing what the Orb is, Peter suggests it might be a weapon whereupon Drax immediately states that they should use it against Ronan. [[spoiler:As it turns out, it is a very powerful weapon and they do end up using it to kill Ronan.]]

* FunnyBackgroundEvent: As Rocket argues with Quill and Gamora about a hard-to-get component for his escape plan, Groot just walks over, grows his arms and legs to reach it, and grabs it, knocking out a random prisoner in the process. Meanwhile, Drax has wandered over and simply watches Groot the whole time. Then Rocket, still unaware, gets to the part about how they absolutely ''mustn't'' get that component before everything else is ready, as it will set off the alarm...

* GoryDiscretionShot: The camera cuts away just as Ronan brings his hammer down on the head of a captive Xandarian.

** Rocket calling out Gamora for biting him, just before we see his rap sheet that says "tendency to bite".

* InstitutionalApparel: Prisoners in the Kyln Space Prison wear yellow T-shirts and pants, with some variation. Gamora gets a sleeveless top, [[WalkingShirtlessScene Drax]] naturally doesn't bother with the shirt, and Groot (who can't even ''attempt'' to pass for humanoid) doesn't wear anything.

* JerkassHasAPoint: Rocket at one point mocks Drax over him still mourning the death of his family. But as he pointed out, it wasn't enough of an excuse to get other people killed in the process.

** One for the next film. Yondu and his right hand discuss how they were hired by Quill's father to take him and they didn't hand over to him, stating he was a 'jackass'. [[spoiler:To say Ego didn't have the best intentions for Quill in mind it putting it ''very, very mildly.'']]

** One for the next film. Yondu and his right hand discuss how they were hired by Quill's father to take him and they didn't hand over to him, stating he was a 'jackass'. [[spoiler:Quill's father didn't exactly have the best intentions in mind, ''to put it very, very mildly.'']]

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar:
** In the trailers, when Star-Lord flips off the Nova Corps, the local computer system catches on and throws up a holographic blur filter, complete with a tooltip explaining "Obscene Gesture Imminent". It's uncensored in the film itself.
** A tough convict at the Kyln gets in Peter's face, begins stroking his face and [[PrisonRape gloating about the things he'll do to him]]. It's very clear that had Rocket and Groot not taken him under their protection (if only to collect on his bounty), Peter's stay at the Kyln would have been very traumatic.
** Peter's comment about about his ship looking like a "Jackson Pollock painting" if put under blacklight (with appropriately disgusted reaction from Rocket) is a particularly audacious example. Marvel movies aren't particularly wholesome, but a joke that implies the protagonist's ship is [[BoldlyComing covered with semen stains]] is definitely pushing its PG-13 rating.

* EverythingsBetterWithSpinning: Onboard the Dark Aster, the team finds itself in what seems to be the machine room where they fight Korath's forces amongst giant rotating cylinders.

** Quill may be a DiscoDan, but he knows a ''lot'' about the '70s and '80s for a guy who hasn't seen Earth since he was a kid. You'd think more of his pop culture references would be to cartoons and other kid stuff, but instead he even references things like ''Film/TheMalteseFalcon''.