Star-Lord
Star-Lord is a male comic character who features in Marvel Comics.
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Biography
Origin
Peter Quill was born to Meredith and Jacob Quill during an unusual astronomical phenomena when many of the planets began to align. After his birth, his father Jacob saw no resemblance in the child to him and believed that his wife had committed infidelity. As a result, he angrily took the newborn and was ready to kill the infant when he died of a sudden heart attack. As a result, Peter Quill was raised by his single mother until she was killed by aliens when he was eleven years old. Afterwards, Peter would be placed in an orphanage though he eventually escaped in order to pursue a career by becoming a trainee NASA astronaut. In those moments, he was visited by an alien intelligence known as the Master of the Sun who appeared at the space station that Quill was placed at with numerous other astronauts. The Master of the Sun offered the mantle of the Star-Lord which was an interplanetary law enforcement officer to one of them. When Peter Quill volunteered, he was rejected in favor of a colleague who he had treated badly. An outraged Quill would be recalled back to Earth where he was discharged from service due to his conduct. However, he simply steals a scout ship which he uses to return to the space station and took his colleagues place. This resulted in him taking the mantle of Star-Lord with the Master of the Sun creating an illusion whereby Peter Quill managed to find as well as kill the aliens that murdered his mother thus freeing himself from his past. He was then provided a sentient vessel called "Ship" whereby he began his career at Star-Lord. (Marvel Preview v1 #4)
Several years later, Star-Lord was involved in stopping a band of slaves that were destroying entire worlds. His activities during this time allowed him to uncover a conspiracy to replace Jason of the Spartoi that was headed by Prince Gareth who was the brother of the Emperor. To thwart the attempted coup, Star-Lord travelled to the Imperial throneworld of Sparta where he encountered and kill the alien that killed his mother. Afterwards, he met Emperor Jason who revealed that he was in fact Peter Quill's father. Jason would explain that he had crash landed on Earth decades ago where he was rescued by Meredith Quill. Whilst on Earth, he spent a year attempting to repair his ship where he fell in love with Meredith. However, he was ultimately forced to leave Earth and for Meredith Quill's safety he placed a mindlock on her memories causing her to remember their time together as only a dream. (Marvel Preview v1 #11)
Guardians of the Galaxy
During his travels, Quill would encounter one of the former Heralds of Galactus known as the Fallen One. This cosmic being had rebelled against his master Galactus and sought to starve him by destroying all planets he could feed on. Star-Lord was almost killed during the first battle with the Fallen One but his sentient 'Ship' discovered that the energy generated from destroying planets was in fact harmful to the Herald. As a result, Peter Quill decided to sacrifice a Kree lunar colony above Avaleen-4 which was a target of the cosmic being by using Ship to harness that energy to defeat the Herald. This act, however, all led to the destruction of 'Ship' with Star-Lord turning in himself as well as the Fallen One to the Nova Corps who arrested them pair for Galactic level genocide. Though divided over his fate, Quill and the Herald were imprisoned in the intergalactic prison known as the Kyln. (Annihilation Conquest Starlord v1 #1) With the Fallen One freed, Gladiator conscripted Peter Quill into the Imperial Guard to fight the vengeful former Herald. (Thanos v1 #11) Star-Lord was later freed by the Nova Richard Rider when the Annihilation Wave was rampaging through space in order to enlist his aid against the villainous Annihilus. (Annihilation v1 #6) When the Phalanx infected Hala, Quill was saved under the command of Supreme General Ronan and had his implants removed to reduce his susceptibility to Phalanx corruption. He was tasked with finding a more primitive tech solution to the Phalanx problem as Kree advanced technology proved helpless against this threat and thus he began assembling a strike team for this task. (Annihilation Conquest Starlord v1 #1)
With Ultron and the Phalanx defeated, Star-Lord proceeded with forming a band of defenders known as the Guardians of the Galaxy. This was because the universe had become much more vulnerable after the two Annihilation events with fissures forming in reality that began to spread. To prevent the collapse of the universe, Quill had Mantis telepathically influence Adam Warlock, Phyla-Vell, Rocket Raccoon, Drax the Destroyer and Gamora into joining the Guardians of the Galaxy. Star-Lord oversaw the formation of a new Guardians of the Galaxy team in the aftermath of the Annihilation War and the Phalanx conquest. Serving as the central coordinator at the newly restored space station Knowhere. Quill briefed the team on their mission to act as a proactive defense against universal threats before they could escalate into catastrophic conflicts. He authorized their first deployment to investigate an interstellar rift in space-time known as a Fault that had begun to destabilize the fabric of the universe. Coordinating the operation from Knowhere, Quill managed communications, monitored data feeds, and prepared contingency plans should the mission encounter hostile forces. (Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #1) Quill continued to direct operations from Knowhere, analyzing data from the team’s investigation into the Fault. When the Guardians encountered a derelict spacecraft carrying hostile alien entities that emerged from the rift, Quill relayed tactical orders and coordinated retrieval efforts to secure survivors while minimizing casualties. He maintained continuous communication links to monitor the threat, working alongside Mantis to predict potential outcomes based on psychic insight. Quill remained in a leadership role, ensuring all field actions were synchronized and that the team was extracted before the situation escalated beyond their control. (Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #2)
Quill faced a crisis on Knowhere when the alien entities retrieved from the Fault began exhibiting signs of aggression and posing a threat to the station. He issued immediate lockdown orders, placing security measures across the habitat to protect civilians. Working with Rocket Raccoon, he developed a containment strategy and arranged for secure isolation of the infected individuals. Simultaneously, he maintained oversight of the Guardians still investigating the Fault, balancing their safety with the containment of the immediate threat aboard the station. His leadership remained centered on preventing collateral damage while preparing for potential escalation. (Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #3) With the crisis on Knowhere worsening, Quill personally entered the containment zones to oversee the security perimeter and assess the spread of the alien infestation. He worked with Cosmo, the station’s telepathic chief of security, to identify breaches and direct countermeasures. Quill coordinated the Guardians’ return to assist in neutralizing the threat, organizing team deployment across key sectors of Knowhere to block the movement of hostile entities. He also ordered evacuation protocols for non-combatants, ensuring the civilian population was relocated to secure sections of the habitat while the Guardians engaged the enemy. (Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #4)
Upon learning of the Secret Invasion, Quill learnt that several Skrull infiltrators were dispatched to Hala to ensure that their ancient foes in the Kree empire did not interfere in their plans. Thus, he travelled to Hala to warn them but upon arriving he discovered the spies having been caught and fed to the Phalanx spire technology that the Kree had repurposed for themselves. Whilst there, he encountered Ronan the Accuser who revealed that the Kree had used the Phalanx technology to shield their empire whilst they rebuilt their strength. He also expressed his anger at Star-Lord as the Kree blamed Quill for allowing the Phalanx to invade their empire. Star-Lord demanded a stop with the dangerous spire technology as it threatened to rip space apart with Ronan refusing. This led to a battle between the pair with Peter Quill being defeated but rather than kill him whereupon making him a martyr it was decided to banish him into the Negative Zone. (Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #8)
Thanos managed to retrieve the Cube and defeat the Revengers, but was soon opposed by Drax, Peter, and Nova. While the Mad Titan was distracted by Drax, Nova picked up the Cosmic Cube and decided to use it along with the Nova Force to open a gate to Earth-616. However, Nova could not come along as he was acting as the door between the two universes. As his last wish, Nova asked Peter not to tell Gamora about this event, as it would devastate her. Peter, Drax, and Thanos were then returned to Earth-616. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #20)
Legendary Star-Lord
A further origin was shown that his father J'son of Spartax was the ruler of the Spartoi people but his ship was damaged causing it to crash on Earth. There the vessel was discovered by Meredith Quill who nursed the human looking alien back to health and developed romantic feelings for him leading to the two sleeping together. Despite this development, J'son departed the planet but left behind his Element Gun for safekeeping for her but was unaware that Meredith Quill was pregnant with his child. Thus, their union led to the birth of Peter Quill who was unaware of his fathers origin and instead grew up on Earth with his mother. Ten years later, their home was visited by the Badoon who were seeking to eliminate the ruling bloodline of the Spartoi leading to them killing his mother. The young Peter Quill managed to kill the two alien invaders with a shotgun but was targeted by the alien ship. After finding the Element Gun in his mother's closet, he quickly left the house before it was destroyed with the Badoon departing the planet after believing they had succeeded in their mission. When the authorities arrived, they believed that the house suffered from a gas leak causing the explosion. As a result, Peter Quill was taken to hospital where a nurse gave him the only item that survived his home's destruction which they believed was a space toy though in fact it was his father J'son's gun. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #0.1)
Thanos was the first to target Earth following his return. He managed to get a defective Cosmic Cube from the Army, with which he allied himself with the Badoon. The Guardians arrived at the Avengers' Tower and informed the Avengers about the situation. (Avengers Assemble v2 #5) They joined the Guardians to fight Thanos and the Badoon. Thanos sent the Guardians, the Avengers, and the Elders of the Universe to the Cancerverse. There, the heroes bargained with the Collector in exchange for a weapon capable of deactivating the 'Cube' and to return to Earth. With the help of other Earther heroes, Thanos was defeated and sent to the Elders for punishment. (Avengers Assemble v2 #8)
Shortly after, Iron Man joined the group, and the Guardians fought a Badoon invasion on Earth. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #1) They were briefly imprisoned by Spartax forces after defeating the Badoon in London. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #2) However, they managed to escape leading to them becoming fugitives of the Spartax Empire. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #3)
The heroes arrived to Chandilar, the Shi'ar homeworld, and confronted the Imperial Guard. (All-New X-Men v1 #24) After recovering Jean Grey, who had escaped custody, the Guardians and the X-Men left the planet. When the Guardians took the X-Men back to Earth, Star-Lord gave Kitty a holographic phone to keep in touch. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #13) Soon after, Star-Lord and the Guardians were individually captured by different galactic empires to be dealt with separately, as planned by J'son and the Spartax, who wanted his son to join him in his place as the prince of Spartax, but also to make him pay for his crimes against the Spartax Empire. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #14) Peter managed to escape custody with the help of Captain Marvel, who became the Guardian's latest recruit. Before fleeing from Spartax, Peter took advantage of J'son's live broadcast of Quill's trail and exposed his father's corruption, inciting a rebellion. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #16) After recovering his ship, Star-Lord and Captain Marvel proceeded to recover their teammates, except the newly-inducted Agent Venom, who went into hiding after escaping a run-in with the Skrulls. (Guardians of the Galaxy v3 #17)
He would encounter his half-sister Victoria who was an elite Spartoi warrior and seeking fortunes to help stave off the damage to Spartax after the revolt against J'son. (Legendary Star-Lord v1 #2)
All-New Guardians of the Galaxy
In the wake of the crisis, the Guardians were disbanded with only Groot accompanying Quill back in space. Peter purchased a new ship named the Ryder as they travelled through the cosmos. He was heading back to Knowhere when he found the station missing and reported to the Nova Corps. From them, he learnt that there was a gathering of cosmic groups that were hearing the last will and testament of Thanos. Through the Novas, Quill came to learn of an incident at the site and went to investigate only to find a few cosmic heroes surviving an attack. The Nova Corps were prepared to arrest the survivors as part of their investigation but Quill decided to claim that they were members of his newest incarnation of the Guardians of the Galaxy. (Guardians of the Galaxy v5 #1) Around this time, Gamora realized a piece of her soul was stuck in the Soul Stone. Looking for information, she agreed to steal a baby universe from the city of Citopia for the Grandmaster, one of the Elders of the Universe. The wounds of the previous betrayal didn't entirely heal, so the Guardians considered disbanding after carrying out the mission. (Guardians of the Galaxy v5 #2)
Across two weeks, the team was attacked by three different bounty hunters hired by Victoria, who was looking to kill Peter. Not wanting to endanger his friends, Peter left on a ship of his own when he was found by Victoria and shot down into a planet. Peter's consciousness awoke in the purgatory known as the Softlands, where nomads go, people that don't have a specific home and that travel all over or don't belong. Peter helped the Softland's inhabitants rally against Greylight, son of Mephisto. In the process, he freed the town from Mephisto's grasp. Peter was revived aboard the Milano, where Rocket healed him. Shocked by what he had seen, Peter asked Gamora what she considered happened after death, and she said that despite everything they had seen, she hoped it was nothingness. (Star-Lord Annual v1 #1)
After pulling off the Grandmaster's heist, he and the Collector determined finding the missing Infinity Stones could help them uncover the secrets of the universe. Gamora convinced her teammates to help the two Elders and search for the gems, since doing so aligned with her mission, and also because possessing the Infinity Stones was a benefit on itself. (All-New Guardians of the Galaxy v1 #10)
Guardians took off with it and they were approached by Adam Warlock and Kang the Conqueror, who had joined forces to find the Time Stone and already had the Soul Stone in their possession. Gamora attempted to force Warlock to hand over the Soul Stone, and a fight broke out. During the battle, Drax managed to hold it, but was exposed to the corruption of Soulworld. He struck Gamora to prevent her from opening the gem and departed with Warlock and Kang. In addition to Drax's betrayal, the other Guardians refused to follow Gamora into pursuing Kang. Outraged by her teammates' behavior, Gamora left them to obtain the Soul Stone on her own. (Infinity Countdown v1 #5)
This abrupt turn of events prompted Star-Lord to declare that the Guardians of the Galaxy were no more. Under the pretense of agreeing a parley, Gamora met up with Star-Lord and switched the Power Stone in his possession with a fake, while she departed with the real one and encrusted a sword with it. (Secret Wars v1 #1) Shortly afterwards, the wielder of the Time Stone, Doctor Strange, convened a meeting between the other parties that possessed Infinity Stones in order to reassemble the Infinity Watch. (Infinity Countdown v1 #5) The conclave was interrupted by Gamora, and Star-Lord tried to calm her down. Claiming that 'nothing ever dies', she impaled Peter with her sword to prevent his interference in her mission to claim the Soul Stone. (Infinity Wars v1 #1) Using the Time Stone, Doctor Strange prevented Star-Lord's death. When the conflict ended, Gamora managed to obtain the remaining Infinity Stones. (Infinity Wars v1 #2)
Final Gauntlet
Peter and Groot aimlessly wandered space with Quill becoming depressed and constantly drowning his sorrow in alcohol. One day, Quill and Groot investigated an energy reading received by a member of the Nova Corps at the site of a meeting being held on Thanos' former ship, the Sanctuary. Upon arriving at the location of the reading, they discovered the hammer Stormbreaker pulling out Beta Ray Bill and alternate reality versions of Moondragon, Captain Marvel, and the Rider out of a black hole. Stormbreaker smashed through the Ryder's front window, and Star-Lord and Groot helped pull in everyone in. When the Nova Corps demanded that Star-Lord hand over the beings he rescued, Star-Lord refused and declared that they were his new crew. (Guardians of the Galaxy v5 #1) The new members informed Peter that they'd just been in Thanos' will reading, where he'd revealed he planned on uploading his consciousness to an unknown person. Ghost Rider later left the team when Quill refused to do anything about Thanos' possible resurrection and joined the Dark Guardians. (Guardians of the Galaxy v5 #2) Knowing that Gamora was going to be targeted as a possible host for Thanos' resurrection, and tired of waiting for Quill to snap out of his apathetic state, Groot took up leadership of the Guardians and piloted the Ryder to Halfworld where Gamora was so he and the other Guardians could protect her. Quill objected to Groot's mutiny, but Beta Ray Bill forced him to stand down. (Guardians of the Galaxy v5 #3)
After a brief confrontation between the newest members of the Guardians and Gamora, Groot convinced Gamora to leave Halfworld and come with the Guardians to protect her from the Dark Guardians. The Guardians later encountered Nova, who had come to warn them of the Dark Guardians' intention of killing Gamora. Nova then realized too late that the Dark Guardians had followed him, knowing that he would lead them to Gamora. After the Guardians were warned to hand over Gamora, Gladiator damaged the Ryder with an optic blast, forcing it to land on an unnamed planet. A fight then ensued between the Dark Guardians and the Guardians, leading to Star-Lord being badly hurt by an out-of-control optic blast from Gladiator. (Guardians of the Galaxy v5 #4) However, he survived thanks to having equipped armor after Gamora stabbed him during the Infinity Wars. Peter and his Guardians were unable to prevent the Dark Guardians from kidnapping Gamora, but the real host for Thanos' resurrection turned out to be Starfox. Gamora killed his uncle, causing Thanos to revive in a damaged, brainless state. Furious, his lover Hela shot a black hole cannon that swept away Thanos and Knowhere. In the aftermath, Peter confessed his love for Gamora. (Guardians of the Galaxy v5 #6)
Dark Olympians
When the Olympians began wreaking havoc throughout the universe, Richard Rider interrupted the Guardians' vacation in Halfworld to enlist their help. Half of the Guardians refused out of concern for the team's well-being, emphasized for Gamora's desire to live a new quiet life, but Peter saw himself unable to turn his head away. Alongside Rocket and the alternate Moondragon and Phyla-Vell, Peter joined a ragtag team assembled by Nova to destroy New Olympus. (Guardians of the Galaxy v6 #1) Although the mission was successful, Star-Lord saw himself forced to manually detonate a black hole, also sending himself and New Olympus outside reality. In the process, both the Element Gun and Peter himself became tangled with the Dark Olympians's power and he siphoned power off them. (Guardians of the Galaxy v6 #2)
On the other side of reality, Quill landed in the world of Morinus, where he encountered two local nomads named Mors and Aradia. Living un-aging in Morinus, Peter acquitted himself with Mors and Aradia as friends and eventually lovers, joining them in mercenary adventures for over a hundred years and fathering a son named Rocket. The Dark Olympians ultimately escaped from their exile since each use of the Element Gun paved the way for their escape by letting a portion of their power into the world. Using a mystical gateway, Peter returned to his home dimension to lure the Dark Olympians away from Morinus. (Guardians of the Galaxy v6 #9) Quill arrived on Spartax, where not much time had passed since Peter's exile. Re-joining the Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord helped fend off the forces of the elder god Knull. (Guardians of the Galaxy v6 #10) The Guardians of the Galaxy subsequently prepared for the return of the Dark Olympians, standing their ground on Daedalus 5. (Guardians of the Galaxy v6 #11) The heroes were victorious and, in the aftermath of the defeat of the Dark Olympians, the Galactic Council sanctioned them as protectors of the cosmos in light of the increasing uncertainty of the galactic landscape, providing the Guardians with headquarters in the space station Proscenium. (Guardians of the Galaxy v6 #12)
Grootfall
Star‑Lord assembled what remained of the Guardians on Galilee IV after the massacre. He believed he shared a psychic link with Groot and insisted they confront the threat head-on. He led negotiations with local settlers, urging them to evacuate before Grootfall reached their world. (Guardians of the Galaxy v7 #1) He negotiated a ceasefire between two warring planetary factions in the Manifold Territories to ensure they could leave safely before a meteor-like seed of Grootfall landed. When talks collapsed, he personally shepherded refugees to evacuation ships under heavy enemy fire. (Guardians of the Galaxy v7 #2) Star‑Lord infiltrated a Spartax royal hunting party, agreeing to join the event in hopes of drawing Grootfall into a controlled encounter. Once Groot appeared, he used his helmet’s scanners to analyze Groot’s energy signature and attempted a telepathic approach, trying to reach Groot’s consciousness. (Guardians of the Galaxy v7 #3) He positioned himself between Groot and a group of civilians sheltering within a frontier settlement, using his element guns to stun attacking Grootfall roots and vines. He then radioed evacuation teams to clear the area immediately. (Guardians of the Galaxy v7 #4) Knowing Grootfall would consume everything in its path, Star‑Lord took command of a defensive perimeter near Torment Pass. He coordinated survivors and supplies, directing Grootfall’s path away from a civilian encampment. When spores rained down, he fired warning flares and led shuttles to safety. (Guardians of the Galaxy v7 #5)
Overview
Personality and attributes
At the Kyln, he considered his Star-Lord life dead and killed at his own hands. (Thanos v1 #8) In this time, he only considered acts of self-interest and saw heroic actions beyond that as being foolish. (Thanos v1 #10) This saw him being considered as a mass murderer with him feeling a great deal of guilt over his actions in the destruction of the Kree lunar colony to defeat the Fallen One. Such was the extent of his guilt that he could not recall when he made the decision to run from his humanity. He believed that his actions in the Annihilation War afforded him the opportunity to atone for his past actions. (Annihilation Conquest Starlord v1 #1)
Those that spent any length of time with Star-Lord get to understand that he was a driven man who felt guided by his responsibilities. He believed that if he did not guard the galaxy then no one else would do so. (Guardians of the Galaxy v2 #20)
He considered 'Ship' a friend, confidant, teacher and even as a nagging wife. (Annihilation Conquest Starlord v1 #1)
Powers and abilities
Quill possesses a hybrid nature due to having parentage hailing from alien royalty as well as human originality. (Marvel NOW! Point One v1 #1)
In one case, he dodged a Phalanx infected Blastaar's energy blast at short range. (Annihilation Conquest Starlord v1 #3)
For a time, Quill had an implanted Memchip in his head that afforded him a 100% effective memory recall allowing him to remember sentences word for word. (Thanos v1 #12) Another implant included a universal translator that allowed him to communicate in alien languages and understand them. These implants were later removed when he was inducted into Kree intelligence to battle the Phalanx. (Annihilation Conquest Starlord v1 #1)
After a harsh battle with the cosmic incarnation of Olympian Gods, Quill ended up using his Element Gun to siphon their power into himself and the Spartaxian weapon. Seemingly giving him all new powers and abilities yet to be explored. After having literally stolen fire from the gods through his assault battery, Quills' life-force had increased to the point he had not aged for over a hundred years since landing in an entirely foreign plane of existence. This saw him being bestowed with the title of Master of the Sun by what and whom he believed to be a false memory from prior history never truly lived. (Guardians of the Galaxy v6 #9) 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. (Guardians of the Galaxy v6 #10)
Notes
- Star-Lord was created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan where he made his first appearance in Marvel Preview v1 #4 (January 1976).
- In 2013, Brian Michael Bendis and Steve McNiven rebooted the origin story of Star-Lord.
- On the characters creation, creator Steve Englehart commented:
- I conceived something very large. My hero would go from being an unpleasant, introverted jerk to the most cosmic being in the universe, and I would tie it into my then-new interest in astrology. After his earthbound beginning, his mind would be opened step by step, with a fast-action story on Mercury, a love story on Venus, a war story on Mars, and so on out to the edge of the solar system, and then beyond.
- But – after his earthbound beginning, where I established him as an unpleasant, introverted jerk, I left Marvel, so no one ever saw what he was to become.
Alternate Versions
- In Universe X v1 #0 (2000), an alternate version of Star-Lord appeared in the Earth-X reality that was designated as Earth-9997 in the Multiverse.
- In 1602 Witch Hunter Angela v1 #2 (2015), an alternate version of the character named Peadar O'Cuill appeared in the Marvel 1602 reality that was designated as Earth-311 in the Multiverse.
- In Captain Marvel v7 #126 (2017), an alternate reality version of Peter Quill appeared in the reality designated as Earth-25271 in the Multiverse. Lord Starkill was a wanted space pirate, leader of the Ravagers and the personal nemesis of the Corporal Carol Danvers, leader of the rival Zeta Flight pirates. He was hired by Thanos the Just, a wise and noble peacekeeper, to recover for him the Reality Stone which was displaced into their universe from another one.[1] On the planet Gaia Quill lay in wait for Doctor Eve and her Mim Unit to emerge from an ancient temple with the reality stone, at which point he shot both from a safe distance with his Elemental Rifle and took the Stone from them. On the way back to his hideout Quill contacted his employer, much to Thanos' dismay as he could not afford to be caught associating with lowlifes such as Quill. Soon after he got back, the hideout was attacked by the Zetas, aided by the Widower. The Ravagers fought back and restrained the entire team, after which Lord Starkill of selling his nemesis and her crew to Thanos in order to clear his own name.[1] However, the rest of the Ravagers found his plan extremely dangerous and foolhardy. The Zetas have grown tired of their leader Danvers acting weirdly as well and so the two group sided together in a shared mutiny against their captains. Starkill was thrown in a same cell with his nemesis until they were both delivered to Titan and brought to stand justice before Thanos. He found the lives of two criminals incapable of redemption worth nothing to hand over in exchange until Rockette revealed the Reality Stone taken from Quill. Seeing what he did not truly believe existed until now, Thanos ordered every pirate seizes and announced his intention to use the Stone to rid of the galaxy of all who pirate and pillage like they do. Upon hearing that, Widover and the other attacked Thanos' forces and helped both captains escape back to the ship, seemingly merging into one super-sized group. Before Starkill and Danvers could catch a breath, they were interrupted by Doctor Eve who turned up in his cockpit and demanded the Stone which he took from her. Quill tried to smooth-talk her, but she stunned him and he did not wake up until Eve had stolen another ship, taking Danvers with her. Seeing as how the Stone as their only loot from the entire endeavor, Starkill ordered the combined crew to follow the stolen ship, which took them to Hala.
- In Infinity Wars v1 #6 (2018), a parallel universe was referred to where Star-Lord was killed when he remained back in the Cancerverse. Without him, Gamora fully committed to her role as Requiem as she destroyed the universe.
- In Old Man Quill v1 #1 (2019), an alternate version of the character appeared in the world designated as Earth-807128. This version was shown to had left the Guardians of the Galaxy where he married a woman on Spartax named L'ssa who had his two children one of whom was named Meredith. Quill came to be Emperor of Spartax where he was engaged in a longstanding war against the Church of Universal Church. He made numerous calls for aid from Earth but never received a response. Thus, he led his campaign to eliminate his enemies but during his strike he came to learn that his foe's dark god had attacked Spartax and wiped the planet clean of life. Thus, Peters family were all slain and he fell into guilt and depression over his life being over. He then was approached by his old comrades in the Guardians of the Galaxy for a mission to Earth. Upon arriving there, he found that the world's heroes had been slain by its villains and that it had been turned into a desolate place known as the Wastelands.
In other media
Television
- In Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, the character made a guest appearance in the episode "Michael Korvac" where he was voiced by Steve Downes. He was shown as a half-alien/half-human leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy that protected space from great threats as detected by Adam Warlock. The Guardian pursued the transformed Michael Korvac to Earth where they sought to stop him from destroying the planet with his new Kree derived abilities. Upon arriving at Earth, Star-Lord and the Guardians came into conflict with the Avengers who believed Korvac was an innocent. Peter Quill would be knock unconscious by a stun arrow from Hawkeye but would later regroup with the Guardians and Avengers when the true nature of Korvac was revealed. This allowed Star-Lord to introduce himself and his comrades in the Guardians of the Galaxy that included Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Phya-Vell and Adam Warlock.
- In Ultimate Spider-Man, the character made an appearance in the episode "Guardians of the Galaxy" where he was voiced by Chris Cox. He was described as being half human and half alien royalty who was armed with his Element Gun. Star-Lord was the leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy that had Drax, Gamora, Groot and Rocket Raccoon. They sought to protect the universe from dangerous threats leading to a conflict with Korvac who led the Chitauri. During this encounter, the majority of the Guardians were captured with Rocket Raccoon being the only one free where he escaped to Earth to get the help of Nova Sam Alexander who he trained to be a superhero. They were joined by Spider-Man where they infiltrated the Chitauri vessel, freed the Guardians and defeated Korvac.
- In Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord appeared in the setting of the 2015 animated television series where he was voiced again by actor Will Friedle. Peter Quill was born in 1980 where he was a half earthling half alien. Sometime after the death of his mother, Peter was abducted by the Ravagers under his father's request to train him to be a thief and bring the boy to him when he was ready. Peter was instead taken and raised as one of their own since they lied to J'son that he had died along with Meredith Quill. At some point in the past he had dated Supergiant, however it ended badly and she has resented him ever since. Quill discovered an artifact called the CryptoCube that leads them on a mission to finding the Cosmic Seed as well as uncover the truth about his father that he has been avoiding all his life. The Guardians battle the Chitauri an alien race led by Korvac. When Rocket Raccoon's ship is pulled into the Chitauri ship, Rocket fakes surrender so that they can free the captive Guardians of the Galaxy members. Afterwards, Spider-Man discovers that the Chitauri are planning to destroy the Earth. The Guardians plan to run the Chitauri ship into the sun while fighting the Chitauri forces. When their tactic does not work, the Guardians end up making their way towards the Dark Matter Cannon. While Nova and Spider-Man head to the Dark Matter Cannon, the Guardians fight the Chitauri and Korvac. After Korvac is defeated by Groot, Nova destroys the Dark Matter Cannon and the Chitauri ship is destroyed. On Christmas, the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. and the Guardians of the Galaxy must break free from a simulated paradise created by the Collector and reclaim the Orb of Truth which is needed as part of a peace meeting between the Kree and the Shi'ar. Upon being lured to an unnamed planet, the Agents of S.M.A.S.H. team up with their old friends the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop Super-Skrull and the Skrulls from using the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.'s gamma energy to create gamma-powered Skrulls in their latest plot to invade Earth. The Guardians of the Galaxy land on Earth to repair their ship at the time when Titus was leading the Nova's Helmet. After the Guardians of the Galaxy's ship is repaired, they helped Nova and Spider-Man fight Titus and the Chitauri. After Titus was defeated even when arrives, the Guardians of the Galaxy leaves with Titus in their custody while the remaining Chitauri escapes.
Films
- In Planet Hulk, Star-Lord made a non-speaking cameo appearance in the direct-to video film. He was shown as being one of the people within the arenas of Sakaar witnessing the gladiatorial fights held there.
- In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Star-Lord made multiple appearances in the shared continuity setting:
- In Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord was one of the primary protagonists in the live-action film and was portrayed by actor Chris Pratt. He was the son of Meredith Quill and raised by her as a single mother though unknown to him his father was a mysterious unknown alien. During the 80's, his mother used to listen to pop music which was a trait passed to her son who had a Walkman that he used to listen to music. However, Meredith would suffer from cancer and confined to a hospital where it was expected that she would die. During her last moments, she gifted something to her son and stated that his father would come to collect him whilst asking him to hold her hand. With tears in his eyes, Peter refused as he did not want to say goodbye to his mother only for her to die at that moment. Distraught, he left the hospital where he was abducted by the alien pirate Yondu who took the boy into space where he became part of the pirate crew known as the Ravagers. Quill would engage in this life for the next 26 years where he reached adulthood and engaged in numerous criminal acts such as theft whilst operating his starship called the Milano. He betrayed Yondu by going to the planet Morag and stealing an artifact that was valued leading to his encounter with Korath. This item was in fact one of the Infinity Stones which Quill took to Xandar but in a fight with Gamora, Rocket Raccoon and Groot he was captured by the Nova Corps. There, he would meet Drax and form a group that sought to escape the Kyln prison station whereupon they sought to sell the stone. It was only then that they discovered the threat of the Infinity Stone as the renegade Kree Ronan sought to use it to kill all life on Xandar as part of his revenge. It was only through cunning and newfound leadership skills did Quill defeat Ronan where they saved Xandar from his wrath leading to him being declared a hero.
- In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2, Star-Lord returned in the live-action film sequel where he was portrayed again by actor Chris Pratt.
- In Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Star-Lord appeared in the live-action film sequel where he was portrayed once more by actor Chris Pratt.
Video games
- In Marvel Heroes, Star-Lord was a playable character in the game where he was voiced by actor Anthony Ruivivar. Peter Jason Quill was the child of a Human woman and the Spartax Prince J'Son, which lead to the death of his mother when his home was attacked by aliens. Taking the Element Gun left behind by his father, Peter dedicated his time on Earth to becoming an astronaut, and eventually became the hero Star-Lord, traveling the stars and fighting crime. After a conflict with The Fallen One lead to thousands of innocent lives lost, a traumatized Peter Quill had himself enrolled in The Kylnn, intending to stay imprisoned and content for The Star-Lord to die. When the Annihilation Wave struck the galaxy, however, Quill was called back into action by Nova, and the two helped turn the tide of the war.
- In Marvel: War of Heroes, Star-Lord appeared on multiple playable cards in the video game.
- In Marvel Contest of Champions, Star-Lord appeared as an unlockable character in the mobile video game.
- In Marvel: Future Fight, Star-Lord appeared as an unlockable character in the mobile video game.
- In Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series, Star-Lord appeared as the protagonist in the video game where the adult was voiced by actor Scott Porter whilst actor Jeremy Shada voiced him as a kid.
Appearances
- Marvel Preview v1 #4: "Starlord First House: Earth!" (January 1976)
- Thanos v1: #8-#12
- Guardians of the Galaxy:
- Guardians of the Galaxy v3: #0.1 (April 2013)
- Legendary Star-Lord v1:
- Guardians of the Galaxy v5:
- Imperial v1:
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