<Li> Dave Bautista as Drax the Destroyer: A member of the Guardians and warrior in search of vengeance against Thanos for killing his family . At the end of each day of filming, Bautista would have to sit in a sauna to remove his makeup . </Li> <Li> Zoe Saldana as Gamora: A member of the Guardians, who is an orphan from an alien world and raised by Thanos, seeking redemption for her past crimes . Ariana Greenblatt portrays a young Gamora . </Li> <Li> Vin Diesel as Groot: A member of the Guardians who is a tree - like humanoid . Executive producer James Gunn explained that Groot is still an adolescent in the film, in the same state of growth seen in one of the post-credit scenes in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . Terry Notary provided motion capture for Groot, and said the character is "coming of age, so you'll see the teenager find a mentor to look up to and to model himself after". </Li> <Li> Bradley Cooper as Rocket: A member of the Guardians who is a genetically - engineered raccoon - based bounty hunter and mercenary, and is a master of weapons and battle tactics . Sean Gunn was again the stand - in for Rocket during filming, with his acting and expressions serving as motion reference for the character . </Li>

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