<Ul> <Li> Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star - Lord: The half - human, half - Celestial leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy who was abducted from Earth as a child and raised by a group of alien thieves and smugglers called the Ravagers . Pratt, who returns as part of a multi-film contract with Marvel, said Quill is now famous throughout "the galaxy for having saved so many people...He feels like he's part of this group, a leader of this group . He's a little more responsible and trying to stay out of trouble, but not necessarily doing the best job ." Pratt stated that working on the film forced him to come to terms with the death of his own father . Wyatt Oleff once again portrays a young Quill . </Li> <Li> Zoe Saldana as Gamora: A member of the Guardians and an orphan from an alien world who seeks redemption for her past crimes . She was trained by Thanos to be his personal assassin . Saldana described Gamora's role in the team as "the voice of reason", saying, "She's surrounded by all these dudes who are so stupid half the time," and added that she is the "Mom" of the team, saying that she is "just a meticulous, detailed, professional individual ." Regarding Gamora's relationship with Nebula, Saldana described it as "volatile" and added, "we're starting somewhere very crazy but appropriate given where we had ended things off in the first installment". </Li> <Li> Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer: A member of the Guardians and highly skilled warrior . Bautista waited for the final version of the script to not take "away from the magic", which he felt happened when he read early drafts of for the first film . He added that "I wasn't crazy about my part (in Vol. 2, initially). It went a different direction than what I thought they were going to go with Drax," noting he did not "think Drax was that significant in the film". The part "clicked" for Bautista after the table read with the other cast . Bautista called Drax "more funny, driven" than in the first film, and having "a sense of innocence and heartbreak about him", despite "most people's first perception of Drax (that) he's just a big, muscly brute". Bautista's makeup took only 90 minutes to apply, down from four hours for the first film . He would have to sit in a sauna at the end of the day to get the makeup off, after his makeup test was found to be too "abrasive". </Li> <Li> Vin Diesel as Baby Groot: A member of the Guardians who is a tree - like humanoid and the accomplice of Rocket . The character began growing from a sapling at the end of the first film, with James Gunn intending for him to be fully grown by the sequel . Gunn eventually decided to keep him as "Baby Groot", which was one of the reasons the film is set only a few months after the first . Gunn described Baby Groot as the son of Groot from the first film, with Diesel explaining that "we're going to see this goofy, adorable, baby Groot (just) kinda learning as he goes ." Prop master Russell Bobbitt created a 1: 1 scale model of the 10 - inch (25 cm) Baby Groot for filming, to use as a lighting reference and sometimes as a puppet for the actors to interact with . As Groot only communicates with the phrase "I am Groot" in different inflections, Gunn created a "Groot Version" of the script for himself and Diesel, which contains each of Groot's lines in English . Diesel used a higher register of his voice for Baby Groot, which was pitched up by seven to nine semitones depending on the take . He also delivered lines slowly to avoid any time stretching issues . Diesel recorded Groot's voice for sixteen foreign - language releases of the film (up from six in the first film). Sean Gunn provided on - set reference for adolescent Groot in the post-credit sequence . </Li> <Li> Bradley Cooper as Rocket: A member of the Guardians who is a genetically modified raccoon bounty hunter and mercenary, who is also a master of weapons and military tactics . Sean Gunn once again served as the stand - in for the character during filming, with Cooper's performance also referenced . Sean Gunn said that "Rocket has the same sort of crisis of faith (that he had in the first film) about whether or not he belongs in this family", with James Gunn adding, "this is really about Rocket coming to terms with accepting his place within a group of people, which probably seemed like a good idea" when they were heroes together at the end of the first film, but now "he's just not very comfortable with the idea". Feige stated that the relationship between Rocket and Groot has changed, saying, "Groot was Rocket's protector in the first movie, (and now) Rocket is Groot's protector ." </Li> <Li> Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta: A blue - skinned buccaneer of the Ravagers, who is a fatherly figure to Quill, and member of the Guardians . Yondu has a larger head fin in the film, to look closer to his comic counterpart, and Rooker worked with the prosthetic department to add gaps to his prosthetic teeth, "just like real teeth", to aid him in whistling as the character . Rooker explained that, for the sequel, Gunn "wanted people to experience more in - depth what Yondu was thinking and how he's feeling--a more serious Yondu ." Rooker noted the complex relationship between Yondu and Quill where "we don't agree on things...they are constantly at each other's throats (but) Yondu truly cares about this kid ." Gunn initially refused to end the film with Yondu dying, saying, "at the end of the day, I knew that's where it needed to go...This is a story about a father's love for his son, his ultimate love, so much love that he sacrifices himself for that, and that's what Yondu is . He is 100 percent Peter Quill's father" despite Ego being Quill's biological father . Before the release of Vol. 2, Rooker spent time on the set of Avengers: Infinity War (2018) to counteract rumors that the reason his character would not appear in that film was that he would die in this one . </Li> <Li> Karen Gillan as Nebula: An adopted daughter of Thanos who was raised with Gamora as sisters, and a reluctant member of the Guardians . Gillan stated the film would further explore the sisterly relationship between Nebula and Gamora, including their backstory "and what happened to these two girls growing up and actually how awful it was for them and how it's ruined their relationship", adding "we're (also) going to start to see how much pain (Thanos) actually caused (Nebula)... we really start to see the emotional crack in her character". While Gillan had to shave her head for the first film, she only had to shave half of her head for the sequel, taking away the underneath part and leaving the top . Gillan's makeup took two and a half hours to apply, down from five hours for the first film . </Li> <Li> Pom Klementieff as Mantis: A member of the Guardians with empathic powers who lives with Ego . Executive producer Jonathan Schwartz said the character "has never really experienced social interaction", and learns about "social intricacies" from the other Guardians . Klementieff added, "She was really lonely and by herself, so it's a completely new thing to meet these people and to discover new things", comparing this to a child making awkward mistakes in social situations . Mantis and Drax have an "interesting" relationship in the film due to both being "complete odd balls". Steve Englehart, Mantis's co-creator, was disappointed with the character's portrayal, saying, "That character has nothing to do with Mantis...I really don't know why you would take a character who is as distinctive as Mantis is and do a completely different character and still call her Mantis ." </Li> <Li> Elizabeth Debicki as Ayesha: The golden High Priestess and the leader of the Sovereign people, a genetically engineered race who are "gold and perfect and wanting to be physically and mentally impeccable ." Gunn was "very specific" when writing the character, and after casting director Sarah Finn suggested Debicki, Gunn "knew right away that she was the one". Gunn highlighted the actress's beauty and 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) height . Debicki wore platform shoes to increase her height to 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m). </Li> <Li> Chris Sullivan as Taserface: The leader of a mutinous group of the Ravagers . Gunn originally posted a photo of the comic book character on his social media after landing Guardians of the Galaxy, calling him "the dumbest character of all time" and saying he would never feature the character in a film . After eventually deciding to use the character in the sequel, Gunn felt the character had given himself the name Taserface and is "a real dumbass". Sullivan's makeup took two - and - a-half to three - and - a-half hours to apply each day . </Li> <Li> Sean Gunn as Kraglin: Yondu's second - in - command in the Ravagers . Kraglin has an expanded role compared to the previous film--Sean Gunn explained, "In the first film he did a lot of just saying yes and being at Yondu's side, but in this movie things take a little bit of a different turn as Kraglin has a little bit of a crisis of conscience and has to decide whether he's going to stick with Yondu or join forces with the growing faction of mutineers ." </Li> <Li> Sylvester Stallone as Stakar Ogord: A high - ranking Ravager who holds a grudge with Yondu . Stallone likened his character's relationship with Yondu to a father - son relationship, and called the confrontation they have in the film "pretty intense". For Stakar's acceptance of Yondu as a Ravager at the end of the film, Gunn asked Stallone to channel the "That'll do pig" line from the film Babe . Gunn described Stakar as "very important to the Marvel Universe", and said that "it's our plan to see more of Stallone" in future MCU films, though he was not sure then if that would include Vol. 3 . </Li> <Li> Kurt Russell as Ego: An ancient Celestial who is Quill's father . Pratt was the first to suggest to Gunn that he consider Russell for the role; he portrays an avatar of Ego who is more traditionally seen in the comics in his "Living Planet" form . Russell appreciated why he was wanted for the role after seeing Pratt's performance in the first film, feeling "That's my kinda guy . I know where that kind of goof comes from ." He added, "I bring the right things (from previous roles)... I connected the dots from some of the things I've done in the past ." Ego replaces Quill's original comic father of J'son, and was allowed to be used in the film after 20th Century Fox reached a deal with Marvel Studios to return the film rights of Ego for changing the power set of Negasonic Teenage Warhead, whom Fox wanted to use in Deadpool (2016). Gunn originally thought Marvel held the rights to the character, and stated that, had the deal with Fox not been made, there was "no back up plan, and it would (have been) nearly impossible to just drop another character in," given the extensive work done surrounding the character . For the film's opening sequence, set in 1980 Missouri, Aaron Schwartz served as facial reference for the young Ego . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Chris Pratt as Peter Quill / Star - Lord: The half - human, half - Celestial leader of the Guardians of the Galaxy who was abducted from Earth as a child and raised by a group of alien thieves and smugglers called the Ravagers . Pratt, who returns as part of a multi-film contract with Marvel, said Quill is now famous throughout "the galaxy for having saved so many people...He feels like he's part of this group, a leader of this group . He's a little more responsible and trying to stay out of trouble, but not necessarily doing the best job ." Pratt stated that working on the film forced him to come to terms with the death of his own father . Wyatt Oleff once again portrays a young Quill . </Li> <Li> Zoe Saldana as Gamora: A member of the Guardians and an orphan from an alien world who seeks redemption for her past crimes . She was trained by Thanos to be his personal assassin . Saldana described Gamora's role in the team as "the voice of reason", saying, "She's surrounded by all these dudes who are so stupid half the time," and added that she is the "Mom" of the team, saying that she is "just a meticulous, detailed, professional individual ." Regarding Gamora's relationship with Nebula, Saldana described it as "volatile" and added, "we're starting somewhere very crazy but appropriate given where we had ended things off in the first installment". </Li> <Li> Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer: A member of the Guardians and highly skilled warrior . Bautista waited for the final version of the script to not take "away from the magic", which he felt happened when he read early drafts of for the first film . He added that "I wasn't crazy about my part (in Vol. 2, initially). It went a different direction than what I thought they were going to go with Drax," noting he did not "think Drax was that significant in the film". The part "clicked" for Bautista after the table read with the other cast . Bautista called Drax "more funny, driven" than in the first film, and having "a sense of innocence and heartbreak about him", despite "most people's first perception of Drax (that) he's just a big, muscly brute". Bautista's makeup took only 90 minutes to apply, down from four hours for the first film . He would have to sit in a sauna at the end of the day to get the makeup off, after his makeup test was found to be too "abrasive". </Li>

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