Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2
Film · 2017 · 136 minutes · Phase Three
Shortly after their adventures on Xandar, the Guardians are hired by the golden-skinned Sovereign to defend a cache of valuable batteries, but Rocket's theft of some of them provokes a pursuit that is interrupted when a mysterious being called Ego reveals himself as Peter Quill's father and invites the group to his home planet. While Quill grapples with what having a Celestial father means for his identity, Gamora and Nebula confront their sisterhood, and Yondu is forced to reckon with the Ravager clan that exiled him. Ego is ultimately revealed to have engineered Quill's mother's death and planned to use Quill to spread his consciousness across the galaxy, forcing the Guardians to unite with Yondu and Nebula to stop him, at the cost of Yondu's life.
Follows on from
- Guardians of the Galaxydirect-sequel — Direct continuation of the first Guardians of the Galaxy film, following the same team shortly after the events of that story.
Leads to
- Avengers: Infinity Warcrossover — The Guardians of the Galaxy team, established and developed across the first two films, join the fight against Thanos, who is also Gamora's adoptive father.
- The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Specialdirect-sequel — Continues the Guardians team story, including Mantis, Drax and Quill's feelings about Ego, whose connection to Mantis is the special's final reveal.
- Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3direct-sequel — Direct continuity from the same Guardians team based on Knowhere; Yondu's sacrifice in Vol. 2 remains settled history.