Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 10: Rhomann Dey

Rhomann Dey is a Corpsman in the Nova Corps, the planet Xandar’s military force. Dey is a loyal and trusted officer but his by-the-book attitude takes a detour when he develops an unlikely rapport with Peter Quill.


Powers and abilities
The Corpsman are the entry level of the Nova Corps. Any graduates from the Space Academy must apply to the Nova Corps upon graduation. They have access to 25% of the Nova Force compared to the Centurions. They can lift approximately 5 tons with limited invulnerability. Like the Millennians, the Corpsman have small photon blasters in the armbands of their uniforms.

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 09: Irani Rael

Nova Prime Irani Rael is in charge of Nova Corps operations throughout the galaxy. From her base of operations on Xandar, the principled and efficient Nova Prime leads her forces with confidence. She defines her mission above all to protect the citizens of Xandar and keep peace.

The Nova Centurion designated as 'Prime' is the highest-ranking member of the Nova Corps. The Nova Prime is endowed with a vast portion of the Nova-Force, and capable of great feats of energy manipulation and projection.

The Nova Corps was originally a space militia and exploration group for the planet Xandar. It consisted of 500 soldiers ranging in rank from Corpsman up to Centurion and its leader Centurion Nova Prime. The source of the Nova Corps power is called the Nova Force which is an unlimited energy generated by a living computer called the Xandarian Worldmind. The Nova Corps have two priorities: defend the Xandarian civilization and protect and safeguard the Xandarian Worldmind.

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 08: Yondu Udonta

Blue-skinned Yondu is an interstellar bandit who has a less-than-perfect paternal relationship with Peter Quill. As leader of the outlaws known as Ravagers, Yondu and his cohorts pillage their way through the galaxy, taking whatever they want for solely their own benefit.

Powers and abilities
Yondu possesses no superhuman physical powers, but is a natural mystic, like his entire tribe. As a member of the alien race of the planet Centauri IV, Yondu possesses an intuitive mystical "sixth sense" perception that permits him limited empathic relationships with other lifeforms. The higher the lifeform, the more limited is his empathic potential. Additionally, Yondu possesses an intuitive and rather mystical rapport with nature, particularly with his own world, but also with any world that still possesses natural wildlife. With this rapport, he can sense incongruous elements (foreign bodies or substances) or focus on specific elements within the whole (such as the location of a given plant). He is also sensitive to mystical beings and forces and is able to detect their presence and activities without effort. By going into a trance, Yondu is able to replenish his own inner strength by communing with natural forces.


Yondu is an above average physical specimen of his race. He has slightly more strength and endurance than the average human male. An apprentice hunter, Yondu is an expert in archery: his ability to whistle with a range of four octaves aids his archery. The native Centuarian language is a system of grunts, clicks, and whistles, but Yondu has managed to master the English language, although it is painful for him to speak for too long without resting his throat. He is an excellent hand-to-hand combatant, and a highly skilled hunter and tracker. He has extensive knowledge of the social and religious customs of the natives of Centauri IV.

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 07: Groot

Groot is a hyper-intelligent tree-like organism from a mysterious world designated only as "X", descended from a race of walking flora. Despite his strange appearance and limited communication skills, Groot makes up for his limited vocabulary with his ability to grow and manipulate his giant bark-covered form as needed. He is the frequent partner-in-crime of Rocket Raccoon, and they join the Guardians of the Galaxy for an adventure that will test the limits of even his monstrous strength.


Powers and abilities
Groot can absorb wood as food, with the ability to rebuild himself and enhance his strength. He can control trees, using them to attack others, and also appears to be resistant to fire. He is able to sprout, dramatically increasing his mass but also severely inhibiting his movement.

Due to Groot's lineage, coming from an ancient and ennobled sap-line and being the scion of an elite royal house, Groot has received the finest education from the most gifted of tutors. He is highly intelligent and has a tremendous grasp of quasi-dimensional super-positional engineering.


Whenever Groot is saying his trademark "I am Groot!" he has actually been saying any number of things. It is the hardened nature of Groot's larynx that causes people, who are oblivious to the subtle nuances of his speech, to misinterpret him as merely repeating his name.

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 06: Rocket Raccoon

89P13 or Rocket is an Earth-born raccoon that was recovered by an alien race. Brought to the alien world Halfworld in the Keystone Quadrant star system, Rocket was genetically and cybernetically enhanced so that he was given sentient intelligence. Years of abuse and repetitive genetic rewrite caused Rocket to develop a vain and chaotic personality, driving him into becoming a gunslinging mercenary. Only recently he has been content to roam the stars in search of adventure ans fast cash with his partner in crime Groot. But when an ominous threat leaves the entire cocmos at risk, Rocket must bring his mechanical genius and ingenuity to bear as a member of the Guardians.


Powers and abilities
Rocket Raccoon possesses the normal attributes of an Earth raccoon, including speed (which has been additionally amplified by his training) an acute sense of smell, sight, hearing and touch. He is an accomplished starship pilot, an expert marksman with the two laser pistols he carries as well as having an affinity for heavy weapons. Rocket's entire skeletal structure is cybernetic, allowing him to move more like a human and still be as agile as a normal raccoon. He is also a master military tactician and leader; he is able to formulate battle strategies and his brilliant tactical sense allows him to alter any strategy to fit the changing need of the situation.


Equipment
As a weapon specialist, Rocket Racoon favors the use of many different high-technology weapons in order to fulfill his missions as a mercenary.
Ion Cannon: Rocket's favorite weapon, until he was forced to sell it in The Hub in order to obtain cash in fast way.
Laser Cannon: Rocket's new weapon, described as "the juiciest killware seen in ages", and obtained in a confiscated weapons case in a customs station in The Hub.
Gas Grenade: A small device that emits a sleeping gas.
Hadron Enforcer: A large combustion cannon used for demolition purposes.

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 05: Drax The Destroyer

Drax is a physical brute hailed from a race of primitives. who are considered naive and hopelessly underdeveloped by the more advanced galactic groups. As a result, Drax is extremely unaware of basic concepts such as metaphors and customs. They are, however, a fierce and capable warrior race who follow a tribal-like culture. After Ronan the Accuser murdered his wife and daughter, Drax got driven into a path of vengeance and went on a bloody rampage across the galaxy in search of the murderous Kree. Following 22 counts of murder and six counts of grievous bodily harm, he was arrested by the Nova Corps and brought to the Kyln. After making a tentative alliance with the Guardians, the untamed Drax must learn to put the needs of the universe before his own.


Powers and abilities
Drax's powers included superhuman strength, stamina and resistance to physical injury as well the ability to project concussive blasts of cosmic energy from his hands. He can also travel at high speeds in outer space and hyperspace without air, food, or water. Drax also possessed the ability to sense the presence of Thanos across vast distances, and an ability to pass through Thanos' forcefield.

After his resurrection, his physical capabilities are greatly enhanced beyond their original levels but he suffered severe mental disability in his new incarnation. Instead of his ability to sense Thanos across vast distances, he now possessed the ability to sense when beings have been in recent contact with Thanos, and a precognitive ability to sense when beings will be in contact with Thanos in the near future.

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 04: Gamora

The last surviving member of her species, Gamora is an orphan who was raised by the mysterious Thanos, and trained by Ronan the Accuser to become an unparalleled warrior through rigorous training and physiological augmentation. As Thanos’ personal assassin, Gamora has put her formidable fighting skills and master swordsmanship to good use, earning her the reputation of 'the most dangerous woman in the universe'. Gamora now seeks redemption for her past crimes as the sole female member of the Guardians, simultaneously awaiting the opportunity to being vengeance to those who have manipulated her.


Powers and abilities
While in the service of Thanos, Gamora had cybernetic appendages and implants installed in her ocular system and respiratory system, providing enhanced strength and vision. Thanos also helped her become a formidable hand-to-hand combatant, trained in the martial arts techniques from various planets, in the uses of the known weaponry of the Milky Way Galaxy, and stealth techniques. She is also a highly skilled gymnast and assassin, and formerly possessed a telepathic link to Thanos.



Gamora is one of the most skilled martial artists in the Marvel Universe. She is capable of defeating opponents who possess superhuman strength and durability that far surpass her own, and she has defeated a military platoon containing dozens of combat-trained men in only a few minutes. She has learned to paralyze or kill opponents using vital point strikes directed at certain nerve clusters. Although skilled in the use of most conventional weapons, she prefers to use knives and swords.

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 03: Peter Quill aka Star-Lord

Peter Quill is an interstellar adventurer who was abducted from Earth at a young age, and was raised by the Ravagers. After living in space for 26 years, Peter built up a reputation as the self-proclaimed legendary outlaw named Star-Lord. Quill acquires an immensely powerful artifact and attracts the attention of those who want to use its power to spread chaos and destruction. Equipped with high-tech weaponry, a dependable starship and a mix-tape of popular music, the headstrong Quill must rally an unlikely team of cosmic misfits to prevent a powerful villain from destroying the galaxy.


Powers and abilities
Star-Lord is a master strategist and problem solver as well as an expert in close quarter combat, various human and alien firearms, battle techniques and has extensive knowledge of various alien customs, societies and cultures, and considerable knowledge about cosmic abstracts. He is able to endure a long period of time in battle without getting tired. Star-Lord has a mutli-lingual translator implanted in his neck that helps him understand languages of every known species in the universe.


Equipment
Star-Lord Helmet: The helmet allows Peter to breathe in the vaccum of space. The helmet also allows Peter to see ultraviolet and thermal waves.
Star-Lord Uniform: Peter Quill wears a suit that not only grants him augmented strength and durability, but also protects him from the effects of absolute zero temperature of deep space.
Jet Boot Attachments: Peter has miniature jets that he attaches and rotates onto his boots to make jet boots. The jets which allows for an increase in forward movement for a limited amount of time.
The character also uses a pair of quad-blasters known as  "Element Guns", special meta-pistols capable of projecting one of the four elements (air, earth, fire and water) from each nozzle. 
Milano Starship: Star-Lord owns a bright-colored starship that resembles a manta ray, main mode of transportation for the Guardians.

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 02: Intro to the film

Guardians of the Galaxy is a 2014 American superhero film based on the Marvel Comics superhero team of the same name, produced by Marvel Studios and distributed by Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures. It is the tenth installment in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film is directed by James Gunn, who wrote the screenplay with Nicole Perlman, and features an ensemble cast including Chris Pratt, Zoe Saldana, Dave Bautista, Vin Diesel, Bradley Cooper, Lee Pace, Michael Rooker, Karen Gillan, Djimon Hounsou, John C. Reilly, Glenn Close, and Benicio del Toro. In this film, Peter Quill forms an uneasy alliance with a group of extraterrestrial misfits who are on the run after stealing a coveted orb.

Producer Kevin Feige first publicly mentioned Guardians of the Galaxy as a potential film in 2010, and Marvel Studios announced that the film was in active development at the San Diego Comic-Con International in July 2012. Gunn was hired to write and direct the film that September. In February 2013, Pratt was hired to play Peter Quill / Star-Lord, and the supporting cast was filled out over the next several months. Filming began in July 2013 at Shepperton Studios, England with filming continuing in London before wrapping up in October 2013. Post-production completed on July 7, 2014.

Guardians of the Galaxy premiered in Hollywood on July 21, 2014. It was released in theaters August 1, 2014 in the United States in 3D and IMAX 3D. A sequel has been announced and is scheduled to be released on July 28, 2017.


Cast members
Chris Pratt as Peter Quill/Star-Lord
Zoe Saldana as Gamora
Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer
Vin Diesel as Groot
Bradley Cooper as Rocket Raccoon
Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta
Benicio del Toro as Taneleer Tivan/The Collector
Ophelia Lovibond as Carina
Lee Pace as Ronan the Accuser
Djimon Hounsou as Korath the Pursuer
Karen Gillan as Nebula
Josh Brolin as Thanos
Glenn Close as Nova Prime Irani Rael
John C. Reilly as Rhomann Dey
Peter Serafinowicz as Denarian Saal
Sean Gunn as Kraglin

Guardians Of The Galaxy film informatics Part 01: Intro to the comic series

1969 incarnation
The original Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional superhero team that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The Guardians first appear in Marvel Super-Heroes #18 (Jan. 1969). The members for this team comprise of Major Vance Astro, Charlie-27, Martinex TNaga, Yondu Udonta, Starhawk, Nicholette Gold, Aleta Ogord, Firelord, Replica, Talon and Yellowjacket. Yondu is the only original member to appear in the feature film, depicted as the adoptive father and mentor to Peter Quill.


2008 incarnation
The Guardians of the Galaxy are a fictional spacefaring superhero team that appear in comic books published by Marvel Comics. Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning formed the team from existing and previously unrelated characters created by a variety of writers and artists, with an initial roster of Star-Lord, Rocket Raccoon, Quasar, Adam Warlock, Gamora, Drax the Destroyer, and Groot. Temporary members include Mantis, Major Victory, Bug, Jack Flag, Cosmo the Spacedog and Moondragon.
The modern Guardians team is the second to operate under the name, following the original team created by Arnold Drake and Gene Colan in 1969. These Guardians first appeared in Guardians of the Galaxy (vol. 2) #1 (May 2008). A feature film based on the current team has just been released.