Star-Lord (Peter Jason Quill) is a fictional character and superhero appearing in
American comic book
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s published by
Marvel Comics
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. The character, created by
Steve Englehart
Steve Englehart (; born April 22, 1947) is an American writer of comic books and novels. He is best known for his work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s. His pseudonyms have included John Harkness and Cliff Garnett.
Early li ...
and
Steve Gan
Steve Gan (born May 22, 1945) is a Chinese-born Filipino comics artist. He is best known for co-creating Panday with Carlo J. Caparas
and Marvel Comics' Star-Lord and Skull the Slayer.
Biography
Steve Gan was born as Santos S. Gan but changed h ...
, first appeared in ''
Marvel Preview
''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group.
Publica ...
'' #4 (January 1976). The son of human Meredith Quill and Spartoi
J'son, Peter Quill assumes the mantle of Star-Lord, an interplanetary policeman.
The character played prominent roles in the comic book storylines "
Annihilation
In particle physics, annihilation is the process that occurs when a subatomic particle collides with its respective antiparticle to produce other particles, such as an electron colliding with a positron to produce two photons. The total energy a ...
" (2006) and "
Annihilation: Conquest" (2007), "
War of Kings
"War of Kings" is a comic book Fictional crossover, crossover storyline written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, published by Marvel Comics, and set in Marvel's main shared universe, shared Marvel Universe, universe. The six-issue limited series w ...
" (2008), and ''
The Thanos Imperative
''The Thanos Imperative'' is a six-issue comic book limited series published in 2010 by Marvel Comics. It was written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and was bookended by two one-shot comics, ''Ignition'' and ''Devastation''. The story focuses on ...
'' (2009). He became the leader of the
space
Space is the boundless three-dimensional extent in which objects and events have relative position and direction. In classical physics, physical space is often conceived in three linear dimensions, although modern physicists usually consider ...
-based superhero team
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
in the 2008 relaunch of the comic of the same name. He has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including
animated television series
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,
toy
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s and
trading cards.
Chris Pratt
Christopher Michael Pratt (born June 21, 1979) is an American actor. He rose to prominence for playing Andy Dwyer in the NBC sitcom '' Parks and Recreation'' (2009–2015). He also appeared in The WB drama series ''Everwood'' (2002–2006) an ...
portrays
the character in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
The Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) is an American media franchise and shared universe centered on a series of superhero films produced by Marvel Studios. The films are based on characters that appear in American comic books published by ...
films ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
'' (2014), ''
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' is a 2017 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the sequel to ' ...
'' (2017), ''
Avengers: Infinity War'' (2018), ''
Avengers: Endgame'' (2019), ''
Thor: Love and Thunder'', and ''
Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special'' (both 2022).
Wyatt Oleff
Wyatt Jess Oleff (born July 13, 2003) is an American actor, known for portraying the role of Stanley Uris in the 2017 supernatural horror film '' It'' and its 2019 sequel, as well as the role of Stanley Barber in the coming-of-age comedy-drama ...
portrays a young Peter Quill in the first two ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' films. Pratt will return to play the character in ''
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3'' (2023). Quill also appeared in the
Disney+
The Walt Disney Company, commonly known as Disney (), is an American multinational mass media and entertainment
Entertainment is a form of activity that holds the attention and interest of an audience or gives pleasure and deligh ...
animated series ''
What If...?'' (2021).
Publication history
The character first appeared in the black-and-white magazine publication ''
Marvel Preview
''Marvel Preview'' is a black-and-white comics magazine published by Magazine Management for fourteen issues and the affiliated Marvel Comics Group for ten issues. The final issue additionally carried the imprint Marvel Magazines Group.
Publica ...
'' #4 (Jan 1976). Creator
Steve Englehart
Steve Englehart (; born April 22, 1947) is an American writer of comic books and novels. He is best known for his work at Marvel Comics and DC Comics in the 1970s and 1980s. His pseudonyms have included John Harkness and Cliff Garnett.
Early li ...
had plans for the character that went unrealized. He later reflected on his website:
Star-Lord continued to appear in ''Marvel Preview'', with writer
Chris Claremont
Christopher S. Claremont (; born November 25, 1950) is a British-born American comic book writer and novelist, known for his 17-year stint on ''Uncanny X-Men'' from 1975 to 1991, far longer than that of any other writer,Claremont, Chris. ''Marvel ...
revamping the character and using science fiction adventure stories like the
Heinlein juveniles
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for inspiration.
Heinlein's lawyers threatened legal action over the cover to ''Marvel Preview'' #11, which featured a blurb that described the content as "a novel-length science fiction spectacular in the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein", leading to the issue being pulled and reprinted. The story in #11 was the first teaming of the celebrated ''
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...
'' creative trio of writer Chris Claremont, penciller
John Byrne, and inker
Terry Austin. Star-Lord made sporadic appearances over the next few years in the titles ''
Marvel Super Special
''Marvel Comics Super Special'' was a 41-issue series of one-shot comic-magazines published by Marvel Comics from 1977 to 1986. They were cover-priced $1.50 to $2.50, while regular color comics were priced 30 cents to 60 cents, Beginning with issue ...
'', ''
Marvel Spotlight
''Marvel Spotlight'' is a comic book comics anthology, anthology series published by Marvel Comics as a try-out book. It stood out from Marvel's other try-out books in that most of the featured characters made their first appearance in the series. ...
'', and ''
Marvel Premiere
''Marvel Premiere'' is an American comic book anthology series that was published by Marvel Comics. In concept it was a tryout book, intended to determine if a character or concept could attract enough readers to justify launching their own seri ...
''. The ''Marvel Spotlight'' installments, which were Star-Lord's first appearance in a traditional comic book format, served to consolidate the separate but complementary origin stories from his two appearances in ''Marvel Preview''. In February 1982, a color reprint of the black-and-white Star-Lord story from ''Marvel Preview'' #11 was published with a new framing sequence by Claremont and artist
Michael Golden.
The character returned in ''
Thanos
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant w ...
'' #8–12 (May–Sept. 2004) and ''
Annihilation
In particle physics, annihilation is the process that occurs when a subatomic particle collides with its respective antiparticle to produce other particles, such as an electron colliding with a positron to produce two photons. The total energy a ...
'' #1-6 (2006). The following year, he received a four issue eponymous title (''Annihilation: ConquestStar-Lord'') leading into the "
Annihilation: Conquest" crossover storyline, in which he played a central role. Spinning out of "Annihilation: Conquest", a second volume of ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
'' featured a team of characters from the crossover who were led by Star-Lord for the duration of the title's 25-issue run. Plot lines from that series were concluded in ''
The Thanos Imperative
''The Thanos Imperative'' is a six-issue comic book limited series published in 2010 by Marvel Comics. It was written by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning, and was bookended by two one-shot comics, ''Ignition'' and ''Devastation''. The story focuses on ...
'' mini-series.
Because of revisions to the character's origin, his early appearances have been officially designated as occurring in an alternate reality.
Star-Lord returned, along with other members of the Guardians, in ''
Avengers Assemble'' #4-8 (June–Oct. 2012). He stars in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol. 3, a part of the
Marvel NOW!
Marvel Now! (stylized as Marvel NOW!) is a comic book branding for the relaunch of several ongoing comic books published by Marvel Comics, that debuted in October 2012 with new #1 issues. The relaunch also included some new titles, including ''Un ...
relaunch.
In July 2014, Star-Lord received his own ongoing series, ''Legendary Star-Lord''. The character was also given a new costume, matching that seen in the
Marvel Studios
Marvel Studios, LLC (originally known as Marvel Films from 1993 to 1996) is an American film and television production company that is a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, a division of the Walt Disney Company. Marvel Studios produces the Mar ...
film ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
''
His solo series and ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol. 3 ended as Marvel began its 2015 "
Secret Wars
''Marvel Super Heroes Secret Wars'', commonly known as ''Secret Wars'' for short, is a twelve-issue American comic book Fictional crossover, crossover limited series published from May 1984 to April 1985 by Marvel Comics. The series was written ...
" storyline. Star-Lord appeared as a main character in the core ''Secret Wars'' miniseries, and in a tie-in miniseries during the event, ''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde''.
During publication of "Secret Wars", Marvel premiered a new ongoing ''Star-Lord'' series, written by
Sam Humphries
Sam Humphries (born March 16, 1977) is an American comic book writer located in Los Angeles. Between 2018 and 2020, he co-hosted ''DC Daily'' on the DC Universe streaming platform.
Early life
Humphries was born in Annapolis, Maryland and grew ...
, as part of the
All-New, All-Different Marvel
All-New, All-Different Marvel (ANADM) is a 2015–2019 branding for Marvel Comics' entire main line of comics. Taking place after the crossover storyline " Secret Wars", it details the new Marvel Universe, with nearly 60–65 titles relaunched w ...
initiative, which focused on the character's
revamped origins. This series also saw him leave the Guardians of the Galaxy, and replaced by his fiancée
Kitty Pryde
Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character First appearance, first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (January 1980) and was ...
, who took over the identity of Star-Lord on the team's roster. The series lasted for eight issues. A subsequent ''Star-Lord'' ongoing series written by
Chip Zdarsky
Steve Murray (born December 21, 1975), known by the pen-name Chip Zdarsky, is a Canadian comic book artist and writer, journalist, illustrator and designer. He has also used the pseudonym Todd Diamonte. He worked for ''National Post'' for over a ...
began in December 2017 before being canceled after a six issues and one annual.
In April 2019 Peter Quill was given a 12 issue miniseries set in the
Old Man Logan
Old Man Logan is an alternative version of the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. This character is an aged version of Wolverine set in an alternate future universe designated Earth-807128, where the supervillains overthrew the super ...
Universe called ''Old Man Quill'', which was written by Ethan Sacks and drawn by Robert Gill.
In November 2020, Peter Quill acquires the title and powers of Master of the Sun (which he had in his early original first appearance in the ''Marvel Premiere'' series of the 1970s and later retconned to be his Earth-791 counterpart
) and it is revealed that the title was bestowed upon Peter by what and whom he believed to be a false memory from prior history, never truly lived. Being gifted entirely alien capabilities by said facsimile of his old mentor, Quill would gain incredible; albeit unexplored, new power which he can channel through his Element Gun. These as of yet unexplored faculties often manifest by the glow of his regrown left eye and the odd sun imprint tattooed to the palm of his right hand.
Fictional character biography
When
J'son's ship crash lands in Colorado, he is taken in by
Meredith Quill. The two form a relationship while J'son makes repairs to his ship. Eventually, J'son is forced to leave to return home and fight in a war. He leaves, not knowing Meredith is pregnant with Peter Quill. Ten years later, Meredith is killed when she is attacked by two
Badoon
The Badoon are a fictional Reptilian humanoid, reptilian List of extraterrestrials in fiction, alien species appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Badoon Exfulgence are notable for living under strict Sex segregation, g ...
soldiers who have come to kill Peter and end J'son's blood line. Peter finds his father's gun by accident, kills them with a shotgun, and escapes his home before it is destroyed by the Badoon ship. The Badoon presume Peter has been killed and leave. Peter is placed in an orphanage and eventually joins
NASA
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NASA was established in 1958, succeeding t ...
.
It was eventually explained that he was raised by his mother's best friend Lisa Chang who was a commander at NASA.
Later, when his ship malfunctions and he is stranded in space, Peter is found by the Ravagers, a group of space pirates led by
Yondu
Yondu Udonta, or simply Yondu (), is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original version of the character is depicted as the last survivor of his species in the 31st century, and is a founding ...
. After the Ravagers save Peter, he tries to steal their ship. He outsmarts the Ravagers and even knocks out Yondu before capturing him. After Yondu awakens, he frees himself and attacks Peter, letting Peter choose to be released to space without more trouble or be killed. Peter instead asks Yondu if he could join Yondu's crew. Yondu eventually learns that the two share something in common: growing up as "kids without homes". Yondu lets Peter stay in the ship with the Ravagers as their cleaning boy. Peter decides to stay and try to learn everything he can while among the Ravagers.
Peter encounters
the Fallen One, a former
Herald of Galactus
Galactus () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Formerly a mortal man, Galactus is a cosmic entity who consumes planets to sustain his life force, and serves a functional role in the upkeep of t ...
, and is almost killed defeating the entity. In addition, his vessel, ''Ship'', is destroyed in the conflict. Peter and the Fallen One are subsequently imprisoned in the intergalactic prison called the
Kyln
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Places
Certain places fe ...
. Peter is freed by the hero
Nova
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during the
Annihilation War and aids in the war against villain
Annihilus
Annihilus () is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, primarily as an adversary to the Fantastic Four. The character debuted in ''Fantastic Four (comic book), Fantastic Four Annual'' #6, which was published i ...
. He later acts as military adviser to the
Kree
The Kree, briefly known as the Ruul, are a fictional scientifically and technologically advanced militaristic list of fictional extraterrestrials, alien race appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are native to the p ...
General
Ronan the Accuser
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.
When the Kree homeworld of
Hala is
conquered by the Phalanx, Star-Lord leads a band of rebels against the invaders until the war is over. In an effort to prevent another interstellar war, Star-Lord forms a new version of the ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
Comic book teams
* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
''. They are "proactive" and try to end emerging galactic threats early, but are unsuccessful at preventing a war between the
Kree and Shi'ar. During a war with an
invading universe, Star-Lord and Nova are prepared to sacrifice themselves to defeat
Thanos
Thanos is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. He was created by writer-artist Jim Starlin, and first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 ( cover date February 1973). An Eternal– Deviant w ...
but only Nova dies and Thanos escapes.
New Guardians and Kitty Pryde
Peter decides to remain inactive for a time until he discovers his father was planning to pass a law that forbade any interaction of extraterrestrial or space origin with Earth. Knowing this would be an open invitation for invasion, Peter decides to reform the Guardians with six members:
Gamora
Gamora is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer/artist Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #180 (June 1975). Gamora is the adopted daughter of Thanos, and ...
,
Rocket Raccoon
Rocket Raccoon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Keith Giffen, the character first appeared in ''Marvel Preview'' #7 (Summer 1976). He is an intelligent ...
,
Groot
Groot () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #13 (Nov. 1960). An extraterrestrial, sentien ...
,
Drax the Destroyer
Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (February 1973).
The character's ...
, and
Bug, along with himself, and start protecting Earth from any attack. Soon they aid the
Avengers
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Arts and entertainment In the Marvel Comics universe
* Avengers (comics), a team of superheroes
**Avengers (Marvel Cinematic Universe), a central team of protagonist superheroes of ...
against the returned Thanos. After this, Star-Lord and his new team of Guardians engage in conflicts with the Badoon. He is soon captured by the army of Spartax but he escapes imprisonment and broadcasts a video showing the unfairness of his father's reign. During the war of the builders, he infiltrated the
S.W.O.R.D. facilities and rescued Abigail Brand along with Rocket and new member Angela. He also declared war against the Shi'ar empire after intervening in one of their trials to rescue the kidnapped young
Jean Grey
Jean Elaine Grey is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character has been known under the aliases Marvel Girl, Phoenix and Dark Phoenix. Created by writer Stan Lee and artist/co-plotter Jack K ...
along with the
X-Men
The X-Men are a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, first appearing in Uncanny X-Men, ''The X-Men'' #1 by artist/co-plotter Jack Kirby and writer/editor Stan Lee in 1963. Although initially cancelled in ...
.
During this mission Peter meets
Kitty Pryde
Katherine Anne "Kitty" Pryde is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, commonly in association with the X-Men. The character First appearance, first appeared in ''The Uncanny X-Men'' #129 (January 1980) and was ...
, and the two eventually have a romantic relationship. Afterwards, the Guardians are cornered and captured by the Spartax Army. Peter is sent to Spartax where he confronts his father again and escapes after exposing once again his father's tyrannical reign. A riot forms in the Empire and J'son is deposed as a consequence. Peter keeps a low profile and remains dedicated to his long-distance relationship with Kitty. Soon he discovers he is elected by the Spartax people to be their new emperor. Peter ignores the announcement and focuses on Kitty and his search for a gangster named Mr. Knife who had put a bounty on his head. After being captured by Knife, he realizes Knife is J'son, his father. He escapes thanks to Kitty, and they spend some time together. Peter convinces Kitty to stay in space with him. He decides to steal an important artifact from J'son as payback.
The Black Vortex
Peter and Kitty were successful in stealing the artifact called
The Black Vortex
"The Black Vortex" is a 2015 comic book storyline published by Marvel Comics involving the All New X-Men and the Guardians of the Galaxy.
Plot
Prologue
Star-Lord (Peter Quill) tries to avoid the Slaughter Lords and those hunting him for a boun ...
, but found themselves outnumbered by J'son's killing squad so they decided to call the X-Men and the remaining Guardians for help. Knowing the artifact could give them the needed power to defeat J'son, Peter wanted everyone to submit to the Vortex to gain cosmic powers. Kitty stood against the idea but some of their friends submitted anyway. After failing to stop them, the submitted cosmic warriors attacked Hala and Peter went with a team to help the Kree in the battle. After some failed negotiations for the Vortex his team had to escape, but J'son found them and destroyed Hala in retaliation. Peter escaped on time. After finding Spartax had been completely covered in amber by Thane, including Kitty, Peter lamented not having heard her since the beginning and apologize to her. Kitty escaped thanks to her phasing powers and both had a reunion. Seeing no other way to defeat J'son and his cosmic empowered team, Peter tried to submit to the Vortex but after seeing the power would eventually make him push Kitty away, he refused. Kitty ended up submitting and saving Spartax. After the war ended, Peter had a romantic talk with Kitty where he proposes to Kitty Pryde, a proposal which she accepts.
Secret Wars
When the universe is facing its imminent end, Star-Lord and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy come to the world's final battle against the Children of Tomorrow. During the battle, Groot and Rocket Raccoon are killed, and Star-Lord is teleported away by
Reed Richards
Mister Fantastic (Reed Richards) is a superhero character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is a founding member, and the leader, of the Fantastic Four. Richards has a mastery of mechanical, aerospace and ...
to his ship. In the end, he is one of the few survivors of the apocalypse aboard the
Fantastic Four
The Fantastic Four is a superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The team debuted in ''The Fantastic Four'' #1 ( cover dated Nov. 1961), helping usher in a new level of realism in the medium. It was the first ...
's "life raft". After the end of the universe,
Doctor Doom
Doctor Victor Von Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''The Fantastic Four'' #5 in July 1962. The monarch of the fi ...
somehow creates a new, patchwork world formed from the remains of dead universes. The life raft that Star-Lord was on remained in
cryostasis for the next eight years, until they are awakened by
Doctor Strange
Doctor Stephen Strange is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Ditko, the character first appeared in ''Strange Tales'' #110 (cover-dated July 1963). Doctor Strange serves as Sorce ...
, a new Thor, and
Miles Morales
Miles Gonzalo MoralesAhmed, Saladin (w), Garrón, Javier (a). ''Miles Morales: Spider-Man'' #1 (2018) Marvel Comics (New York). () is a fictional character, a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, and is on ...
. Doom becomes aware of their location, and ambushes them. Knowing they are the only hope of reviving the old universe, Strange casts a spell to spread the survivors across the world using the wind, with Doom vowing to find them.
Star-Lord ends up in the domain of
Manhattan
Manhattan (), known regionally as the City, is the most densely populated and geographically smallest of the five boroughs of New York City. The borough is also coextensive with New York County, one of the original counties of the U.S. state ...
, where he gets a job singing in the popular club, "the Quiet Room", singing
Disney
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songs, as Disney films never existed in
Battleworld
Battleworld is a fictional patchwork planet appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The first Battleworld debuted in the ''Secret Wars'' crossover where it was created by Jim Shooter and Mike Zeck.
The ...
, using the alias of Steve Rogers to hide from Doom. It is here that he runs into an alternate universe version of Kitty Pryde (from the
Age of Apocalypse
"Age of Apocalypse" is a 1995 comic book crossover storyline mostly published in the X-Men franchise of books by Marvel Comics. The ''Age of Apocalypse'' briefly replaced the universe of Earth-616 and had ramifications in the main Marvel Comic ...
universe), who is hunting down artifacts from before Battleworld's creation. Hoping to talk to who he believes is his fiancée, he accidentally foils a deal between Kitty and
Gambit
A gambit (from Italian , the act of tripping someone with the leg to make them fall) is a chess opening in which a player sacrifices with the aim of achieving a subsequent advantage.
The word '' gambit'' is also sometimes used to describe sim ...
to obtain an ancient artifact. Gambit leaves, but Kitty uses a scanner to discover that Star-Lord is from before Battleworld's creation, and she plans to take him to Doom. However, they are ambushed by a group of robots connected to Gambit. The two decide to steal an artifact that Gambit has, but it is a trap, and the two are captured. Right before Gambit can kill them, a version of Drax appears. Drax hired Peter to work in the Quiet Room. Drax knocks out Gambit. The three leave with the artifact secured. When they are safe the next morning, Kitty shows it to the two, only to find out its Rocket Raccoon's tail. Star-Lord laments the death of his friend, and Kitty decides to allow him to keep it, as it is the one thing left of his old universe. Star-Lord thanks Kitty, who kisses him before heading back to her home of Doomguard. Realizing the two are out of a job for abandoning the Quiet Room in the middle of a show, Star-Lord and Drax decide to go back into Star-Lord's old career as a thief. He asks Drax if he knows a good geneticist, as he plans on using Rocket's tail to make a
clone of his friend, possibly an army of them.
During the final stand against God Doom, Peter not only piloted a ship to take the two Reed Richards' to the heart of
Castle Doom
Doctor Victor Von Doom is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, and first appeared in ''The Fantastic Four'' #5 in July 1962. The monarch of the ficti ...
, but also managed to keep
Black Swan
The black swan (''Cygnus atratus'') is a large waterbird, a species of swan which breeds mainly in the southeast and southwest regions of Australia. Within Australia, the black swan is nomadic, with erratic migration patterns dependent upon c ...
occupied by using the last twig of Groot, kept in his pocket ever since the Incursions to be planted at the crucial moment.
All-New, All-Different Marvel
Following the restoration of reality, Peter ascends to the throne of Spartax, with Rocket taking over leadership of the Guardians while Kitty (under the alias Star-Lady) and the
Thing
Thing or The Thing may refer to:
Philosophy
* An object
* Broadly, an entity
* Thing-in-itself (or ''noumenon''), the reality that underlies perceptions, a term coined by Immanuel Kant
* Thing theory, a branch of critical theory that focuses ...
(following the disbanding of the Fantastic Four while the Richards' family worked to restore the
multiverse
The multiverse is a hypothetical group of multiple universes. Together, these universes comprise everything that exists: the entirety of space, time, matter, energy, information, and the physical laws and constants that describe them. The di ...
) joins the team. After Kree accuser Hala and the ruthless Yotat the Destroyer cause mass destruction on Spartax while trying to eliminate Quill, he returns to the Guardians due to the accusations of his delegates about his responsibility for the resulting deaths.
During the ''
Civil War II
"Civil War II" is a 2016 comic book crossover storyline published by Marvel Comics. Debuting in June of that year, it is the sequel to 2006's "Civil War" and consists of a nine-issue eponymous core limited series, by writer Brian Michael Bendis ...
'' storyline, Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel as her surprise weapon in the fight against
Iron Man
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. During the battle, the Guardians ship is destroyed which leaves them stranded on Earth. After Iron Man's faction leaves, Gamora overhears a conversation between Peter and Kitty in which she learns that Peter knew (without telling the rest of the team) that Thanos was on Earth the entire time they were there. After stopping Gamora from storming into the Triskelion and killing Thanos, Gamora and the other Guardians leave Peter due to the secrecy. Peter and Kitty then break off their engagement.
Grounded
Living alone in an apartment given to him by
Abigail Brand
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, Peter calls
Howard the Duck
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to try and have drinks with him, and Howard furiously hangs up. He then finds Kitty and
Old Man Logan
Old Man Logan is an alternative version of the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. This character is an aged version of Wolverine set in an alternate future universe designated Earth-807128, where the supervillains overthrew the super ...
in an art gallery, where Kitty shouts at him for carrying his guns into an art gallery with children. Frustrated, Peter leaves. Logan then catches up to him and has drinks with him in a bar, where they fight hitmen, which attracts the attention of the police. Logan flees the scene and Peter is captured.
Peter is prosecuted by
Matt Murdock
Daredevil is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Daredevil was created by Literary editor, writer-editor Stan Lee and artist Bill Everett, with an unspecified amount of input from Jack Kirby. The c ...
, who argues that unlike other superheroes, Star-Lord was reckless and endangered civilians while causing substantial property damage. The trial is interrupted by Brand, who gets the judge to reduce Peter's sentence to community service, to which Peter agrees. Brand and Alpha Flight then give him a new skin-tight costume, and he is assigned to senior citizen Edmund Allen, a retired super-criminal named Silver Bandit. After a day of bonding, Star-Lord is hired as a bartender at a bar for supervillains owned by Edmund's son.
Master of the Sun
When the reborn Olympians began wreaking havoc throughout the universe Richard Rider interrupted the Guardians' party and asked them for help to deal with the mad gods. However, Gamora refused wanting their family to live a normal happy life. Despite this Peter was unable to rest while innocent people were being killed, that and he had been having recurring visions of the Master of the Sun asking him if his life felt lacking as of late. Burdened with need of activity, he and Rocket joined Nova and other members of the Guardians to fight the Olympians. While Nova and Captain Marvel distracted some of the gods, Star Lord, Rocket, Marvel Boy, and Moondragon sneaked inside the Olympians' interdimensional ship intending to explode it. Unfortunately, they were discovered. After Star Lord was captured by Hephaestus, he killed the Olympian, and remained behind in order to detonate the bomb and defeat the Olympians, while the Guardians evacuated. The bomb successfully detonated destroying New Olympus, with Star Lord perishing as well.
It was later revealed that Quill had in fact not died and was transported to an entirely different universe after the Alt. continuum Kree Tech bomb exploded. He was taken in by a pair of travelers on this new world, Mors and Aradia, whom he eventually acquitted himself to both as friends as well as family and eventually lovers while spending more than one-hundred and eighty seven years running a gauntlet of escapades with them. He came to see that his Element Gun had changed significantly since when last he used it, initially the blaster had a finite charge on which elements he could churn out at which succession. But because he'd used it to siphon the divine energies of Olympus's pantheon. He found that use of the gun didn't seem to diminish its power supply. Whilst out camping with his new companions, Quill's fears, including an underlying suspicion as to why his personal keepsake never lost its juice were confirmed by the reappearance of the mad Olympians. Whom revealed the constant use of Peter's signature weapon that bound and drained their powers freed the petty gods from captivity with each usage of which and now they seek to reacquire their stolen might from him by any means necessary. Feeling responsible for bringing their wrath down upon their world, Quill opts to take a portal back to his universe in order to lead them away from his new home. In doing so he is met by the Master who states; having passed the test of his new life, he will make Quill into the one true Star Lord: The Master of the Sun.
Arriving on Spartax in time to witness a symbiote dragon laying waste to his homeworld, Star Lord was caught up on all the events he'd missed and - with Nova's help - dove into the dragon and confronted the dark god of the symbiotes, Knull. Knull attempted to infect Star Lord and the other Guardians with living abyss to turn them into his soldiers, but Star Lord used the power he had obtained from the Olympians to kill the dragon and render its living abyss inert. Despite his new powers making him a powerful contender against Knull, Quill refused to return to Earth and face him - instead opting to prepare for the return of the Olympians.
Powers and abilities
Star-Lord is a master strategist and problem solver who is an expert in close-quarter combat, various human and alien firearms, and battle techniques. He has extensive knowledge of various alien customs, societies, and cultures, and considerable knowledge about cosmic abstracts, such as Oblivion.
As Star-Lord, Peter Quill wears a suit that grants augmented strength and durability and the ability to travel through space. He uses an "Element Gun", a special meta-pistol capable of projecting one of the
four elements
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(air, earth, fire and water). Star-Lord shares a
psychic
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link with his
sentient
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space vessel, ''Ship''.
''Ship'' is a sentient energy form. She most often exists in the form of a starship but can alter her structure at will. She can travel through air, space and water. She possesses many of the conventional starship accessories, including shields, energy blasters, advanced sensors, replicators (able to form any kind of food, drink, etc.), and
hologram projectors. She has proven capable of creating a human form, which she can then animate and use as a host. Even if completely destroyed, she is capable of restoring herself, since her true form is her consciousness. In addition, she takes on a number of feminine characteristics, such as a mothering instinct for those she is partnered with. She has felt deeper attachments, including love for her partners.
''Ship'' can create Widgets—small, mobile droids able to scout out situations, gather information, and then return to her. The full extent of ''Ship's'' abilities are unknown. During Star-Lord's battle with The Fallen One, his element gun, suit and ''Ship'' were destroyed. Due to severe injury, he was grafted with cybernetic implants by doctors on the Kyln, where he was sentenced. The eye implant allows him to see all energy spectra and the memory chip in his brain gives him 100% total recall.
On the Kree world of Aladon Prime, Star-Lord's cybernetic implants were removed. Star-Lord was outfitted with a Kree-issued heat-dampening espionage battle-suit, which became the hallmark look for the Guardians of the Galaxy, a battle helmet, and a universal translator, all of which he still uses. His battle helmet can analyze strategy data, improve vision, and regulate oxygen in space. Star-Lord's chosen weapons are two Kree sub-machine guns with various types of ammunition, including explosives. After escaping the Cancerverse, Peter acquires a new element gun(s), but he discards his armor.
As Master of the Sun - while meditating on his new lease on life, Quill showed he could antigravitate off the ground in a sitting position while trying to focus his powers for the upcoming battle. Often when Quill finds his center of being and/or is utilizing his power through the magitek sidearm. Quill's body glows a bright voluminous radiance that causes Star-Lord's entire bodily coloration to glow bright golden, the light emitted is so powerful he can blow apart a Symbiote Dragon by channeling said force through the blaster. Star-Lord's transformation has seemingly rendered him immune to psionic intrusion. as Moondragon could not penetrate the luminal defenses his mind seemed to subconsciously throw up whenever she drifted towards him. The Element Blaster initially held a finite charge limit to its ability to channel and redistribute energy towards manipulating natural materials, but after having gained total control over various metaphysical dynamics pertaining to the universe, Quill now acts as his own dynamo to power said weapon of choice. Quill has recently picked up new tricks, such as having a recall ability which guides his pistol back to his hand once he calls for it.
Reception
Accolades
* In 2018, ''
CBR.com
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'' ranked Star-Lord 20th in their "20 Guardians Of The Galaxy Members Ranked From Weakest To Strongest" list and 24th in their "25 Most Powerful Guardians Of The Galaxy" list.
* In 2018, ''
GameSpot
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'' ranked Star-Lord 43rd in their "50 Most Important Superheroes" list.
* In 2022, ''
The A.V. Club
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'' ranked Star-Lord 41st in their "100 best Marvel characters" list.
* In 2022, ''
CBR.com
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History
Comic Book Resources was founded by Jonah Weiland in 1995 as a development of the Kingdom Co ...
'' ranked Star-Lord 7th in their "10 Best Cosmic Heroes in Marvel Comics" list.
Other characters named Star-Lord
A three-issue limited series, ''Starlord'', features a man Sinjin Quarrel who adopts the identity 12 years after the disappearance of the original Star-Lord (Peter Jason Quill). The series was published from December 1996 to February 1997. It was written by
Timothy Zahn
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, with art by Dan Lawlis.
Other versions
Classic
Star-Lord's adventures in ''Marvel Preview'' #4 and #11 have been officially designated as occurring in an alternate past. In these issues, Peter Quill is born during an unusual astronomical phenomenon when many of the
planets align. Seeing no resemblance, the man who believed he was Quill's father accuses his wife Meredith of infidelity and attempts to kill the infant, but dies of a sudden
heart attack
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. Peter is raised by his single mother until she is killed by Ariguans when he is eleven.
Quill is placed in an orphanage but escapes and eventually becomes a trainee NASA astronaut.
An alien entity called the Master of the Sun later visits the space station that Quill and other astronauts are inhabiting and offers the mantle of Star-Lord (an interplanetary policeman) to a worthy candidate. Quill volunteers, but he is rejected in favor of a colleague he once treated badly. Quill is outraged, and NASA orders his return to Earth and discharge for his conduct. Instead, he steals a scout ship, returns to the space station, and takes his colleague's place. Quill becomes Star-Lord, with the Master of the Sun first creating an illusion in which the character is able to find and kill the aliens that murdered his mother to free him of his past. Equipped with a sentient vessel called "Ship", Quill commences his role as Star-Lord.
Years later, Star-Lord becomes involved in stopping a group of slavers who are destroying worlds. His efforts led him to discover a conspiracy to replace the emperor of the Spartoi Empire. In order to thwart the takeover, Star-Lord travels to the imperial throneworld Sparta where he encounters and kills the alien who killed his mother. Star-Lord then meets Emperor Jason who reveals that he is Peter's father. Jason explains that he had crashed on Earth decades earlier and been rescued by Meredith Quill. During the year that he had spent repairing his ship, Jason and Meredith fell in love. When it came time to leave, Jason, for Meredith's safety, had placed a mindlock on her memories of him, causing her to remember their year together as only a dream.
''Age of Ultron''
During the 2013 "
Age of Ultron
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" storyline,
Wolverine
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and
Susan Storm accidentally create an alternate timeline after traveling back in time and assassinating
Hank Pym
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before he can create
Ultron
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. In the new reality, Star-Lord is seen as a member of the
Defenders
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, who have replaced the defunct Avengers as the world's premier superhero team.
Starkill
Lord Starkill debuted in ''Captain Marvel'' #126 in 2018. He is an evil version of Star-Lord from an alternate universe. He possesses the
Reality Stone
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and is allied with Thanos.
Old Man Quill
Based in the
Old Man Logan
Old Man Logan is an alternative version of the Marvel Comics fictional character Wolverine. This character is an aged version of Wolverine set in an alternate future universe designated Earth-807128, where the supervillains overthrew the super ...
universe, Peter Quill eventually becomes the emperor of Spartax. He leaves the Guardians of the Galaxy and Gamora to marry L'ssa and fathers two kids; however, the Universal Church of Truth draws him out in a firefight, which leaves his homeworld vulnerable to attack the Church destroys everything and everyone he loves.
A devastated Quill is found by an aged version of the Guardians recruiting him for one more adventure back on Earth that will give him revenge on the Church.
In other media
Television
* Star-Lord appears in ''
The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' episode "Michael Korvac", voiced by
Steve Downes.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series), Ultimate Spider-Man'', voiced by Chris Cox (voice actor), Chris Cox.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Avengers Assemble (TV series), Avengers Assemble'', voiced by Chris Cox (in "Guardians and Spaceknights") and later by Will Friedle (in "Widow's Run").
* Star-Lord appears in ''Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'', voiced by Chris Cox (in "It's a Wonderful Smash" and "Guardians of the Galaxy"), and by Will Friedle (in "Planet Monster" Pt. 2).
* Star-Lord appears in the ''Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers'' episode "Guardians of the Galaxy", voiced by Go Inoue in Japanese and Mick Wingert in English.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series), Guardians of the Galaxy'', voiced again by Will Friedle.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat'', voiced again by Will Friedle.
* Star-Lord appears in the ''Spider-Man (2017 TV series), Spider-Man'' episode "Amazing Friends," voiced again by Will Friedle.
Film
Star-Lord makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in ''Planet Hulk (film), Planet Hulk''.
Marvel Cinematic Universe
Chris Pratt
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portrays Peter Quill / Star-Lord in media set in the
Marvel Cinematic Universe
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. He first appears in the live-action film ''
Guardians of the Galaxy
The Guardians of the Galaxy is a fictional superhero team appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
It may more specifically refer to:
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* Guardians of the Galaxy (1969 team), the original 31st-century team fr ...
'',
before making subsequent appearances in the live-action films ''
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
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'',
''
Avengers: Infinity War'', ''
Avengers: Endgame'', and ''
Thor: Love and Thunder''.
Additionally, he also appears in ''The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special'' while an alternate timeline version appears in the
Disney+
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animated series ''
What If...?'', voiced by Brian T. Delaney.
Video games
* Star-Lord appears in ''LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game), LittleBigPlanet'' as part of the "Marvel Costume Kit 5" DLC.
* Star-Lord appears as an alternate skin in the Xbox and PlayStation versions of ''Minecraft'' via the "Guardians of the Galaxy" DLC pack.
* Star-Lord appears as an unlockable playable character in ''Marvel: Avengers Alliance''.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Marvel Heroes (video game), Marvel Heroes''.
* Three incarnations of Star-Lord appear as playable characters in ''Marvel Puzzle Quest''.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Disney Infinity 2.0''.
* Star-Lord appears as an unlockable playable character in ''Marvel Contest of Champions''.
* Star-Lord appears as an unlockable playable character in ''Marvel: Future Fight''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Disney Infinity 3.0''.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series'', voiced by Scott Porter as an adult and by Jeremy Shada as a kid.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2,'' voiced by Kerry Shale.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Marvel Strike Force''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Marvel Powers United VR'', voiced again by Chris Cox.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order'', voiced again by Scott Porter.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Marvel Dimension of Heroes'', voiced again by Will Friedle.
* Star-Lord appears as a purchasable outfit in ''Fortnite Battle Royale''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Marvel Future Revolution'', voiced again by Scott Porter. Additionally, several alternate reality versions of Star-Lord, such as one who became the guardian of a settlement on Sakaar and one who followed Angela (character), Angela into Niflheim, appear as Non-player character, NPCs.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Guardians of the Galaxy (video game), Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy''.
Miscellaneous
* Star-Lord appears in Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!, ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' – Mission: Breakout!, voiced by Chris Pratt.
* The Old Man Quill version of Star-Lord appears in ''Marvel's Wastelanders, Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord'', voiced by Timothy Busfield.
Toys
* Star-Lord received a figure in the Marvel Universe (toyline), Marvel Universe toy line as part of a three pack with
Drax the Destroyer
Drax the Destroyer (Arthur Douglas) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Jim Starlin, the character first appeared in '' The Invincible Iron Man'' #55 (February 1973).
The character's ...
,
Rocket Raccoon
Rocket Raccoon is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Bill Mantlo and artist Keith Giffen, the character first appeared in ''Marvel Preview'' #7 (Summer 1976). He is an intelligent ...
, and a mini
Groot
Groot () is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in ''Tales to Astonish'' #13 (Nov. 1960). An extraterrestrial, sentien ...
accessory.
* Star-Lord received a figure in the Groot Build-A-Figure line.
* The MCU incarnation of Star-Lord received a figure from Hot Toys' 1:6 scale line.
* The MCU incarnation of Star-Lord's mask and weapons were released by Nerf as role-play toys.
Collected editions
References
External links
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