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*** [[spoiler:[[Characters/MCUEgoTheLivingPlanet He wasn't kidding]]]].

* UnfoldingPlanMontage: The heroes' plan to save Xandar is explained via [[ExpositionDiagram fancy animations]] on a HolographicInterface.

* ShownTheirWork: Peter flies through the cold vacuum of space with his hands exposed and removes his mask to [[spoiler:save Gamora]], who had already been floating in space for at least a minute, and both survive. Contrary to most media depictions of space exposure, if you were ''actually'' thrown into space, [ExplosiveDecompression your head wouldn't explode]] and [[SpaceIsCold you wouldn't freeze]]; you'd puff up a bit and while you ''would'' get cold, it wouldn't be very quick since there's nothing to conduct the heat away from you. Actual death comes from lack of oxygen, but you'd still have a minute or two during which you could possibly be rescued and resuscitated (though probably still in pretty bad shape). Fortunately, [[spoiler:Yondu]] arrives JustInTime to save Peter, and Rocket gives a HandWave that Gamora's enhanced physiology from her cybernetics would let her survive a little longer than normal.

* ShownTheirWork: Peter flies through the cold vacuum of space with his hands exposed and removes his mask to [[spoiler:save Gamora]], who had already been floating in space for at least a minute, and both survive. Media for decades has depicted space exposure as typically immediately resulting in your blood boiling over, [[SpaceIsCold your skin instantly freezing]], [[ExplosiveDecompression your eyes popping out of your head]], etc. But this film is much more like what would ''actually'' happen: if you were in space, you wouldn't explode (though you'd puff up) and you wouldn't freeze (at least not very quickly, since there's nothing to conduct the heat away from you), you'd die from lack of oxygen, but it would still take a minute or two during which time you could conceivably be rescued and resuscitated (though you'd probably be in very bad shape). Fortunately, [[spoiler:Yondu]] arrives JustInTime.

* TheSmartGuy: Rocket Raccoon, a brilliant planner with an eye for gadgets. He remotely hacked a number of guard robots, disabled a space-station's anti-grav and proceeded to fly the guard tower out of the prison, a plan he concocted in a few minutes at most.
* SmokeShield: The first time Quill fires Rocket's weapon upon Ronan, it causes a big explosion and the Guardians momentarily think they've won, Drax even saying "You did it!" Of course, Ronan is at full power thanks to the Infinity Stone, and they see he's unharmed when the smoke dissipates.