The cosmos are ravaged. After the catastrophic events that nearly left the universe in shambles, Peter Quill, a.k.a. Star-Lord, took it upon himself to lead a rag-tag team of cosmic super heroes to stop all universal threats. They are called: The Guardians of the Galaxy and their legend is written in the stars. Several years have passed now. Their campaigns, though successful, grow exponentially difficult due to their limited amount of members. After endless debate amongst the Guardians, they eventually agree to seek out other like-minded individuals to recruit into their ranks. Worlds from countless star systems across the universe have offered their best champions. Many have failed the trials set before them, leaving only a handful of hopeful Guardians left to be inducted. With their final test underway, Star-Lord and the key members of the Guardians anxiously monitor their progress while praying for great results. The ruptured fissures in space-time are hemorrhaging energies from other dimensions. If they don't act soon, the devastation could very well spread through the entire multiverse.







Star-Lord: The leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy, Star-Lord is human…sort of. Peter Quill was a NASA astronaut aboard an international space station. The station was visited by Master of the Sun (described once as the “master of the solar system”) who transformed Quill into Star-Lord, a sort of outer space policeman. He wears a suit that allows him to travel through space and increases his strength and durability. Star-Lord also utilizes an “element gun” that fires earth, water, fire and air (though he also uses to Kree sub-machine guns, which you see pictured above).

Drax the Destroyer: Arthur “Art” Douglas and his family were killed by villain Thanos as they drove across the Mojave Desert. When in need of a champion to defeat the threat of Thanos, Kronos used Douglas’ astral form to create a superhuman warrior–Drax. He battles Thanos over and over, both of them dying and being resurrected at some point, and he has quite the complicated relationship with his daughter, Moondragon. Eventually he is recruited by Star-Lord to join the Guardians.

Gamora: The adopted daughter of Thanos, she is a Zen Whoberi, the last of her species. Thanos found her as a child and decided to raise her as a weapon to be used to assassinate the Magus. She’s a very skilled martial artist, and earned the description of “the most dangerous woman in the universe.” When she was a teenager on a trip with Thanos, she was brutally attacked by a group of thugs. When Thanos discovered her he killed her attackers and cybernetically enhanced her into a superhuman. When she eventually defeats the Magus, she discovers what a large threat Thanos may be, and fight with Drax and the Avengers against him, trying to prevent him from destroying all life in the universe.

Rocket Raccoon: An anthropomorphic raccoon, he is the captain of the spaceship Rack ‘n’ Ruin. They come from the planet Halfstone–in the Keystone Quadrant, of which Rocky is the guardian. The planet is, according to wikipedia, “an abandoned colony for the mentally ill where the animal companions were genetically manipulated to grant them human level intelligence and bipedal body construction for many to become caretakers of the inmates.” He is depicted as being loyal, insightful, fearless, and a brilliant military tactician. He is a friend of Star-Lord, who recruits him to join the Guardians of the Galaxy–and, actually, he’s the one who names it.

Groot: A member of an extinct species thought to be called Floral Colossus, Groot is an extraterrestrial who initially came to Earth to find humans to capture and study. He was later captured by S.H.I.E.L.D and used for their Paranormal Containment Unit. Even though it appears as if he dies in Annihilation: Conquest, a cutting from him is kept by Rocky Raccoon, and is able to regrow.






Phalanx


The Phalanx are the primary enemy after they use their technology as well as the devastation of the wake of the Annihilation Wave to take control of the Kree army.The techno-organic Phalanx invaded the Kree Empire, using the Space Knights as pawns unwittingly brought to the Kree homeworld of Hala by the former Star-Lord, Peter Quill. Assimilating the majority of the population and encasing the Kree galaxy in a force field, the Phalanx conquered the Kree in a matter of weeks.The Phalanx Technarchy's primary director is revealed to be Avengers villain Ultron. The introduction to the Guardians of the Galaxy was formed in this event. Ronan The Accuser, active ruler of the Kree, spared Star-Lord's life. Many Kree did not approve this notion, due to the fact that it was Star-Lord's fault for accidentally letting the Phalanx into Hala, Kree Homeworld. Together, with a rag-tag group of would-be heroes, they managed to successfully infiltrate Hala and procure a vaccine that would reverse the techno-organic virus that infected nearly all the Kree on planetside. With the combination of other cosmic super heroes, Ultron and his Phalanx were defeated. After suffering two catastrophic events that left their universe in a vulnerable state, Star-Lord finally decides to commit a proactive team to help patch up the universe and neutralize future threats.








Canon Characters:
For those that are interested in taking the role of any of the key members (excluding Star-Lord) or any other super hero from the Marvel universe can audition for the role with the simple sheet below.

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