Peter Quill (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
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First appearance | Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) |
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Full name | Peter Jason Quill |
Alias | Star-Lord |
Species | Celestial hybrid |
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Significant other | Gamora[a] |
Origin | St. Charles, Missouri, United States |
Peter Jason Quill, also known by his
As of 2023[update], Quill has appeared in six films and the television special The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special (2022). The character and Pratt's portrayal have been met with positive reception.
Alternate versions of Quill from within the MCU multiverse appear in Avengers: Endgame (2019), portrayed by Pratt, and in the animated series What If...? (2021), voiced by Brian T. Delaney.
Fictional character biography
Origin
Peter Quill was born in 1980 in
Creating the Guardians of the Galaxy
26 years later, an adult Quill is a member of the
After he successfully retrieves the Power Stone, he returns to Xandar, where he is confronted by
Meeting Ego
A few months later, Quill and the Guardians are hired by the Sovereign to fight off an alien attacking their valuable batteries, in exchange for Nebula. After learning that Rocket stole some of the Sovereign's batteries, which causes their war fleet to attack, they crash land on a planet, where Quill meets his father, Ego, a primordial Celestial who manifests a human avatar that allows him to interact with other races. Quill, Gamora, and Drax go with Ego to his planet where they meet his ward Mantis. Ego informs Quill that he too possesses his Celestial abilities. Quill is initially happy to have found his father and to have family again, however, it is eventually revealed that Ego intends to terraform all other planets into extensions of himself, killing all other life, and had conceived Quill with the intention that his son would provide the extra power necessary to do so. After Ego reveals that he killed his mother, Quill turns against him. Quill keeps Ego occupied in combat with his newfound Celestial powers until Baby Groot places a bomb on Ego's brain. After Ego dies and Quill loses his Celestial powers, he is rescued from the planet's destruction by Yondu, who reveals himself as an adopted father to Quill. In space, Yondu gives Quill the last space suit, sacrificing his life to save him. The Guardians hold a memorial and give Yondu an honorable funeral, as the Ravagers arrive to pay homage. Quill also replaces his Walkman, which Ego had destroyed, with a Zune.
Infinity War and resurrection
Four years later, Quill and the Guardians respond to a distress signal and end up rescuing Thor, who is floating in space amidst the wreckage of the Statesman. Thor informs them that Thanos has begun his quest for the six Infinity Stones, with the Power Stone and Space Stone already in his possession. Quill takes Gamora, with whom he is now in a romantic relationship, to Knowhere, accompanied by Drax and Mantis. On the way, Gamora makes him promise to kill her if Thanos ever captures her, to prevent him from learning the Soul Stone's location which she only knows. On Knowhere, however, Gamora is captured by Thanos, but Quill fails to kill her as he had promised, because of Thanos' use of the Reality Stone as he leaves with Gamora. Quill, Drax, and Mantis travel to Titan and meet Tony Stark, Peter Parker, and Stephen Strange, in a brief confrontation in which they realize they are on the same side. They fight Thanos when he arrives and gain the upper hand, with Mantis subduing him with her powers, until Quill learns of Gamora's death from Nebula and grievously attacks Thanos, breaking Mantis' hold. Thanos is then able to obtain the Time Stone from Strange and depart Titan to finish assembling the Infinity Gauntlet. When Thanos snaps his fingers, Quill, along with Drax, Mantis, Parker, and Strange, fall victim to the Blip.
In 2023, Quill is restored to life and is brought through a portal to the destroyed
Aftermath
In 2024, Quill and the Guardians arrive in Indigarr to respond to a signal from a tribe of Indigarrians, which had been attacked by Habooksa the Horrible and his Booskan army. Severely outmatched, the Guardians enlist the help of Thor, who had been busy meditating. Quill cheers on Thor as the latter joins the fight, easily besting the Booskan army but destroying the Indigarrians's sacred temple in the process. The Guardians later set off to answer more distress calls as a result of Gorr's rampage across the galaxy, though Thor decided against joining them in order to assist his friend
In 2025, Quill and the Guardians meet with the Collector and buy Knowhere from him, as well as gaining a new member of the team,
Saving Rocket
After rebuilding Knowhere, Quill has fallen into deep alcoholism, still saddened by Gamora's death. However, the Guardians are attacked by
The team next visit
After the battle, Quill bids farewell to Gamora, accepting that she is a different person than the one he fell in love with. He leaves the Guardians and bestows the rank of captain upon Rocket before leaving for Earth, where he reunites with his grandfather Jason.
Alternate versions
Other versions of Quill are depicted in the alternate realities of the MCU multiverse.
2014 variant
In an alternate 2014, Quill arrives on Morag to take the Power Stone but is knocked out by Nebula and James Rhodes, who came from the prime timeline.
What If...? (2021–present)
Several alternate versions of Quill appear in the animated series What If...?, in which he is voiced by Brian T. Delaney.
- In an alternate 1988, the Ravagers members Guardians of the Multiverse. Following the defeat of Ultron, Quill joins T'Challa in the fight against his father using his own quad blaster.
- In an alternate 2015, Quill, along with the other Guardians of the Galaxy, are killed by Ultron when defending the Sovereign.
- In an alternate 1988, young Peter Quill was delivered by Yondu Udonta to his father Ego, who influenced him into attacking and destroying other worlds for the Expansion. When Earth was next, Peter was met with the resistance of King T'Chaka / Black Panther, Hank Pym / Ant-Man, Bill Foster / Goliath, Thor, Bucky Barnes / Winter Soldier and Mar-Vell / Wendy Lawson. Initially loyal to his father, Peter eventually has a change of heart after meeting Hank's daughter Hope (with whom he forms a close bond) and after visiting his mother Meredith's grave, where Hank (who sympathizes with Peter over his loss of his mother) convinces Peter to stand against Ego. Peter destroys Ego's physical body and joins a mission to go after Ego's planetary form. He is later kidnapped and imprisoned by Doctor Strange Supreme who seeks to sacrifice universe killers and righteous heroes both to his machine, the Forge, in order to restore his destroyed universe. However, Captain Carter sets everyone free and Kahhori later returns them all home.
- Another alternate Peter Quill is seen amongst Doctor Strange Supreme's prisoners in the Sanctum Infinitum.
Concept and creation
The comic book character first appeared in the black-and-white magazine publication Marvel Preview #4 (Jan 1976). Creator Steve Englehart established the character as "an unpleasant, introverted jerk" who was intended to evolve into "the most cosmic being in the universe", but this development went unrealized after Englehart left Marvel.[5] Star-Lord continued to appear in Marvel Preview, with writer Chris Claremont revamping the character and using science fiction adventure stories like the Heinlein juveniles for inspiration.[6] Star-Lord made sporadic appearances over the next few years in various titles,[7][8][9][10][11] with the character playing a central role in the "Annihilation: Conquest" crossover storyline, and the second volume of the 2008 run of Guardians of the Galaxy, featuring a team led by Star-Lord for the duration of the title's 25-issue run.
Characterization
Quill is introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy as the half-human, half-alien
In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, Pratt said that Quill is now famous throughout "the galaxy for having saved so many people... He feels like he's part of this group, a leader of this group. He's a little more responsible and trying to stay out of trouble, but not necessarily doing the best job."[27] Pratt stated that working on the film forced him to come to terms with the death of his own father.[28] Pratt described his role in his next appearance, in Avengers: Infinity War, as a "guest star" appearance and said "you get to be a little more vibrant; a little more irreverent; a little bit more colorful if you want it to be".[29]
Pratt said that Thor: Love and Thunder would continue the rivalry between Quill and Thor that was established in Infinity War and Endgame.[30]
Reception
In a 2014 review for the first Guardians of the Galaxy, Scott Foundas of Variety said, "James Gunn's presumptive franchise-starter is overlong, overstuffed, and sometimes too eager to please, but the cheeky comic tone keeps things buoyant—as does Chris Pratt's winning performance".[31]
Awards and nominations
See also
Notes
- ^ Original timeline version prior to her death depicted in Avengers: Infinity War (2018).
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External links
- Peter Quill on Marvel Cinematic Universe Wiki, an external wiki
- Peter Quill on Marvel Database, a Marvel Comics wiki
- Peter Quill on Marvel.com