Both films (and the forthcoming third one) of "Guardians of the Galaxy" are based on the American Marvel comics of the same name, but fans find a lot of discrepancies between the film version and the original.
Guardians of the Galaxy is a spectacular American-made film based on Marvel comics. The plot is quite straightforward: a group of extraterrestrial beings are sent to prison due to the theft of an artifact, but they manage to get out. Two films have been released so far, and fans are eagerly awaiting Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, with a 2020 release date. Fans of the Marvel universe have counted at least a dozen significant discrepancies between the original comics of Andy Lenning and Dan Abnett and the film adaptation.
1. Peter Quill's father
In the comics, Peter Quill's father is a prince, one of the worthy representatives of the Spartan galactic empire, named Jason. By the will of fate, he finds himself in the mountains of Colorado, where he meets Meredith, who is destined to become Peter's mother. This storyline fully explains why Peter Quill bears the title of Star-Lord, because he is the son of the ruler of the empire. In the film adaptation, Quill's father is called Ego, and he is a celestial.
2. Children's dreams
In the comics, it is said that Meredith Quill is killed by alien beings of the Badun race. The hero ends up in an orphanage. He dreams of becoming an astronaut so passionately that he hijacks a Kree spaceship, but becomes a hostage to the pirates ruled by Yondu. Further events in the film adaptation are shown quite accurately.
3. Is Ronan the Accuser good?
When Peter Quill already knew his father and began to bear the title of Star-Lord, he took an active part in numerous missions, saving the universe from the invaders, then from the pirates. Sometimes it was even necessary to destroy the planets. The next crusade in the name of Good and Light assumed the presence of a strong team of allies. And Drax, Gamora and … Ronan the Accuser entered this team! But it was Ronan who was the main villain in the first part of the film, whose main goal was to destroy Xander and all its inhabitants.
4. Not remembering kinship
Raccoons are cute and cute animals, but the smartest and most charming of them Rocket Raccoon (or in another translation Rocket Raccoon) has not the slightest idea about this. Peter Quill and his comrades make jokes about this all the time. According to the plot of the comics, Rocket remembers that he lived on a planet that was a mental hospital. There he was part of a living corner, entertainment for unhealthy people. But overseer robots once became too smart and began a series of experiments on animals. As a result, the animals, including the Rocket, became more human - they acquired a human mind and some abilities. At the same time, all of them were aware of their essence, but this is not in the film.
5. Was there an eye?
In the film, Star-Lord's imprisonment on Kiln only lasts a couple of days, in the comic it is much longer. During the next epic battle, Peter Quill was wounded, and therefore, instead of an eye, he received a cyber implant, connected with a special chip to the brain. With his new cybernetic eye, Star-Lord was able to analyze the situation almost instantly, but because he became a real war machine. However, the authors of the comics decided that after being released from prison, Peter didn't need cyber-eyes. The wound, according to the plot, was healed, the implant was removed. In the film, this line is absent at all, since it is useless to spoil the appearance of the protagonist. The second reason was the timing of the film, which did not imply scenes of injury, implantation and a contract with the Kree.
6. Super Warrior Adam
The imagination of the creators of comics is almost limitless. One of the heroes featured in many episodes was Adam Warlock. This super warrior sometimes fights with Thanos, then enters into an alliance with him in order to be friends against Nebula, then becomes the owner of the infinity stones, and then loses them. Adam died many times, but was reborn again. According to the plot of the film, Adam is the creation of Aisha, who rules the Sovereign race and promises to deal with the guardians of the galaxy. In the comic, Adam is Aisha's clone.
7. Gamora, Nebula and Thanos
Thanos in "Guardians of the Galaxy", in the original comic book, dearly loves Gamora, gives her gifts. He gave an orphan, picked up on one of the abandoned planets, a home, helped to grow up and become a strong warrior. Thanos never met Gamora's parents. Nebula, on the other hand, was badly wounded during one of the battles, ended up in prison, where the genius doctor Mandibus, specializing in cybernetics, literally repaired it, replacing all damaged body parts and organs with cyber implants. In the film, Gamora and Nebula are two unfortunate half-sisters who live with hatred for their adoptive father Thanos. Gamora was forcibly taken away from her loving parents, and Nebula was forced to fight her sister and gradually became a cyborg after numerous wounds and injuries.
8. Smart or not so smart?
Groot is a rather changeable creature. In the first film, we can watch the adventures of a completely adult character, in the second - a very young one. But if necessary, the tree humanoid quickly grows and becomes a serious threat to the life and health of enemies. The situation is similar with his consciousness. This is not reflected in the film, but according to the original idea of the authors of the comic book series, Groot can be both a wordless fighting machine and a completely reasonable, logically and abstractly thinking creature.
9. How many guards?
If we consider the storylines of the Marvel comics, then initially the guardians of the galaxy were Vance Astro (Major Victory) and his comrades - Charlie-27, Martinex T'Naga, Yondu Udonta. They lived on Earth-691 in the XXXI century - a time that is the distant future for the Marvel Universe. Initially, these characters put together a team to prevent the Badoon race from becoming the rulers of the Milky Way in the slightest. Star-Lord and his friends, about whose adventures the film was made, are another company of the guardians of the galaxy. The appearance of Vance Astro's group in the second part of the film breaks the chronological sequence. When Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 comes out, there's a chance to see Major Victory again in action.
10. Archer Yondu
One of the oldest Marvel heroes is Yondu Udonta. He is the only one of the original guardians to "light up" in the first part of the film. The director of the film, James Gunn, was well aware that Yondu, written by the authors of the comic strip, would not be liked by the audience. The fact is that initially the plot did not imply a connection between Yondu and the Ravagers. Udonta is an alien, easily recognizable by the red ridge on his head. He is excellent at bowing and never parted with it. The director replaced classic medieval weapons with a futuristic telepathic arrow.
