Peter Quill is the first Star-Lord to appear in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, followed by T'Challa as Star-Lord in the What If series. Star-Lord in the Marvel comics has many versions, and each version has its own story and also a different universe. It turns out that Star-Lord has a few surprising facts that some Marvel fans rarely know.

In this article, Dunia Games will talk about the facts regarding Peter Quill's version of Star-Lord who turns out to be a half-human and Celestial. Let's dig in!

1. Star-Lord's Father in the MCU is Different in the Comics

The accuracy and similarities in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Marvel Comics are different, and one of them occurs with the origin of Quill's father, namely Star-Lord. In the MCU, exactly in Guardian of the Galaxy Volume 2, Quill aka Star-Lord has a father, Ego, or The Living Planet, and also known as a Celestial. In the comics, Quill's father is J'son the Spartax emperor.

2. When He Was a Babu, Star-Lord Once Tried to be Killed by His Father

In addition to having a different depiction of his father, there is also one point where Peter Quill's past is different. Quill had a mother named Meredith, and when he was just born, suddenly Jake, Quill's father, came and stated that Quill was not his son but that it was Meredith's illegitimate child. Without a second thought, Jake intended to take Quill's life.

3. Has a Dark Past

Peter Quill's past was quite dark. He was once considered an illegitimate child by his own father and intended to kill him, but fortunately, Quill was not killed because his father, Jake, died of a heart attack. Not only that, after his father died, his mother, Meredith, died as well, and Meredith died because she was killed by a group of aliens who were obsessed with outer space.

4. Star-Lord's Spaceship is a Living Being

As a Guardian of the Galaxy, Star-Lord needs a spaceship, eventually, Star-Lord has his own ship. Interestingly, Star-Lord's spaceship is not an inanimate object, but the ship is alive and can interact with Quill. It turns out that the ship was from the Master of The Sun, and he built it for Quill from the energy of a dead star.

5. Part of Star-Lord's Body is Cybernetic

Star-Lord turned out to have fought against Fallen One. They fought because Fallen One was caught destroying planets to achieve his goal. The battle forced Quill to use energy that could destroy a small planet, as a result, Quill was seriously injured and forced some of his limbs to be planted with cybernetic implants.

6. Star-Lord Once Manipulated the Guardians of the Galaxy

In another version, The Guardians of the Galaxy do share the same story, where the members of the Guardians consist of Star-Lord, Gamora, Drax, Rocket, and also Groot. Interestingly, in another version, it is told that the members of the Guardian of the Galaxy joined because they had been manipulated mentally by the Star-Lord who was assisted by the power of Mantis.

7. Star-Lord is Not Only Peter Quill

The title of Star-Lord is not only donned by Peter Quill but there are also other individuals who hold the mantle as well. For example, there is T'Challa who has also been a Star-Lord in the Marvel What If...? series. In addition, in 1996, Sinjin Quarrel was once a Star-Lord, and it was all due to Quill who suddenly disappeared for 12 years. Quarrel had a relationship with Quill's ship and also wore the iconic Star-Lord robe for some time.

8. Star-Lord Has a Romantic Relationship with His Own Ship

Before becoming a Guardian of the Galaxy, Quill was just an ordinary Galaxy guardian who lived alone. But it turns out that he's not really alone, in fact, Quill's starship is a living object from the Master of The Sun, and the ship has a bond with Quill which they even consider a very harmonious relationship.

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9. Star-Lord was Once the President of the Spartax Empire

Although Star-Lord Peter Quill is reckless and arrogant sometimes, in reality, he was once a leader of a large organization. Quill was appointed President of Spartax Empire to replace J'son because Quill was deemed worthy due to the courage that Quill had, especially when he was fighting evil aliens.

10. Star-Lord's Background Was Changed

Even though Peter Quill aka Star-Lord has a different story, his background and destiny are the same. In Marvel Preview #4, Quill introduced himself as the Guardian of the Galaxy, and moments later, the story was changed by including his father, J'son. However, a retcon happened in 2013, where Quill was defined as an ordinary human with a naughty nature.

11. Star-Lord Once a Member of The Defenders

Star-Lord is well-known as a part and a member of The Guardian of the Galaxy, a group based on outer space tasked with protecting the Galaxy from impending dangers. Apart from the Guardians of the Galaxy, people do not know that Star-Lord is also part of the superhero group called the Defenders, a group formed by Tony Stark.

12. Peter Quill is the Unstable and Most Emotional Star-Lord

There are many versions of Star-Lord out there besides Peter Quill, but the title of the "Most Emotional and Unstable Star-Lord" is held by Quill. Even though Quill is reckless and silly, the Master of The Sun was actually attracted to him, so the Master of The Sun, who was looking for a new Star-Lord candidate, chose Quill as Star-Lord because he was attractive.

13. Kitty Pryde Once Became a Star-Lord

When Quill became President of Spartax Empire, he inevitably had to leave his position as Star-Lord title and also the Guardian of Galaxy. And with that, Quill's ex-fiancé, Kitty Pryde, took over the title and became the first female Star-Lord and also a member of The Guardian of the Galaxy at some point.

14. The Blasters Are Star-Lord's Iconic Weapons

In addition to having his iconic red jacket, Quill's Star-Lord also has weapons which also his iconic weapons, the Twin Blasters. The Blasters are known to have existed since the 70s, and the weapon is still with Quill.

15. Star-Lord Lives 3 Times Longer than Ordinary Humans

Maybe many of you think that Quill is just an ordinary human, but that's not entirely true. Quill turns out to be a mixture of ordinary humans with a Spartax DNA, and with that, he inherits Spartax's traits, where he has a lifespan 3 times longer than ordinary humans on Earth.

So that's an interesting article regarding the facts of Peter Quill aka Star-Lord in the Marvel universe.

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