<P> In a series of mid - and post-credit scenes, Kraglin takes up Yondu's telekinetic arrow and control - fin; Ravager leader Stakar Ogord reunites with his ex-teammates; Groot starts growing back to normal size, exhibiting typical teenage behavior in the process; Ayesha creates a new artificial being with whom she plans to destroy the Guardians, naming him Adam; and a group of uninterested Watchers listen to their informant discussing several experiences on Earth as they walk away . </P> <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 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 . Pratt returns as part of a multi-film contract with Marvel . 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" film . </Li> <Li> Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer: A member of the Guardians and highly skilled warrior in search for vengeance against Thanos for his family's slaughter . Bautista opted to wait for the final version of the script to be surprised by the story and not take "away from the magic" or "put a damper on it", which he felt happened when he read early drafts of the script for the first film . Bautista added that when he first read the script, he "wasn't crazy about my part . It went a different direction than what I thought they were going to go with Drax . That's just because I was expecting one thing and got another . So I was a little bit thrown off at first," noting he did not "get the jokes" or "think Drax was that significant in the film". The part "clicked" for Bautista after the table read with the other cast . Describing how Drax has progressed from the first film, Bautista called him "more funny, driven" 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, and he's just going to go in and be an all - action character ." Bautista's makeup took only 90 minutes to apply, down from four hours for the first film . He added that he would have to sit in a sauna at the end of the day to get the makeup off, after his makeup test found it 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 the intention of being fully grown by the sequel, but writer / director James Gunn eventually decided to keep him as "Baby Groot"; this decision contributed to Gunn's setting of the film only a few months after the first . Baby Groot does not have any of his previous memories . Gunn felt there was a larger awareness of the character during filming compared to the first film, for which Gunn and the cast "just kind of always forgot he was there," with the stand - in actor not having the same presence that Sean Gunn did portraying Rocket . Diesel added that Baby Groot "couldn't be more naive" and felt the Groot seen in the first film was "a college level Groot . He's not fully grown yet, but he's a man...now he has to start all over, so to speak . So we're going to see this goofy, adorable, baby Groot thing running around the screen . 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 puppeteered against the actors during the filming of scenes ." 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 then pitched up by seven to nine semitones depending on the take, to achieve "the proper nuance". He also delivered the lines slowly to avoid any time stretching issues that would affect the compression . 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 stated that, similar to the first film, "Rocket has the same sort of crisis of faith about whether or not he belongs in this family ." James Gunn added, "this is really about Rocket coming to terms with accepting his place within a group of people, which probably seemed like a good idea for two seconds when they were kind of getting along and saving the planet, and now's it's like, he's just not very comfortable with the idea with being a part of this group ." Feige stated that the relationship between Rocket and Groot has changed, saying, "Whereas Groot was Rocket's protector in the first movie, Rocket is Groot's protector ." </Li> <Li> Michael Rooker as Yondu Udonta: A blue - skinned buccaneer who is the leader of the Ravagers, a fatherly figure to Quill, and member of the Guardians . Yondu has a larger head fin in the film, bringing the character's look closer to his comic counterpart . Rooker also worked with the prosthetic department to add gaps to his prosthetic teeth, "just like real teeth have gaps in them so the air can escape", 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 . There are things from Yondu's past that audiences find are much darker and more sinister; those feelings and emotions are rearing their heads and affecting Yondu ." Rooker noted the complex relationship between Yondu and Quill where "It's somewhat of a father / son relationship, where we don't agree on things...they are constantly at each other's throats (but) Yondu truly cares about this kid ." Discussing Yondu's death at the end of the film, Gunn said he "didn't want that to be the ending, and I kind of refused to put that in as the ending for a long time...But, at the end of the day, I knew that's where it needed to go . I knew that we need to have real stakes in these movies ." He continued, "The whole movie led to that one moment...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 . Gunn explained that this was done to counteract rumors that the actor was not in that film because of his death in this one . </Li> <Li> Karen Gillan as Nebula: An adopted daughter of Thanos who was raised with Gamora as siblings, 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 dealing with people" and "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 and new emotions and a new way of sharing things...I think it's like a kid, you know? You discover things and you're curious about things and you make mistakes and you say, like, weird things or you're awkward ." Mantis and Drax also have an "interesting" relationship according to Feige, since "they're both 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 has a history with Yondu . Stallone called his character's relationship with Yondu "pretty intense and it's kind of a father / son type of thing". Gunn described Stakar as "very important to the Marvel Universe", and said that though he was unsure whether Stallone would appear in Vol. 3 at the time of Vol. 2's release, "it's our plan to see more of Stallone" in future MCU films . </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 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 . Pratt returns as part of a multi-film contract with Marvel . 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" film . </Li>

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