<Ul> <Li> The character first appears in the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy . In 1988, when Peter Quill was a young boy in Missouri and unable to accept his mother's death due to cancer, he leaves the hospital in tears, and is subsequently abducted by an extraterrestrial star - ship . Twenty - six years later, he is a member of the Ravagers, the mercenary gang who abducted him as a child led by Yondu Udonta, and has had many adventures with this crew around the galaxy . While on a scavenging job, Peter finds himself embroiled in a significant power struggle and revenge war between two advanced galactic powers, the Kree warlord Ronan the Accuser and Xandar's Nova Corps while also being hunted by Yondu after failing to bring him a stolen relic later revealed to be an Infinity Stone which Ronan seeks . Throughout the movie, Peter is shown listening to a mixtape of various hit songs from 1962--1986 in a Walkman that was given to him by his mother, which serves as his only connection with Earth . One recurring gag in the film is everyone's failure to remember Quill's alias . </Li> <Li> Star - Lord returns in the 2017 sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . In this film, Quill learns that his father is Ego the Living Planet, a primordial Celestial who manifests a human avatar that allows him to interact with other races, with Ego informing Quill that he too possesses his Celestial abilities . Peter is initially happy to have found his father and to have family again, however, it is eventually revealed that Ego intends to terraform all other planets into extensions of himself, killing all other life, and had conceived Peter with the intention that his son would provide the extra power necessary to do so . He turns against his father when it is revealed that Ego killed his mother to ensure his focus on his self - perceived' duty' . Peter keeps Ego occupied in combat with his newfound Celestial powers until the other Guardians are able to destroy Ego's brain . After Ego dies and Peter loses his Celestial powers, he is rescued from the planet's destruction by Yondu, who sacrifices his life in the process . The Guardians hold a memorial to give Yondu an honorable funeral, during which Peter realizes that Yondu is the man who has truly been a father to him, and the Ravagers arrive to pay homage . Peter also replaces his Walkman, which Ego had destroyed, with a Zune . </Li> <Li> Star - Lord appears in Avengers: Infinity War . During the film, Peter, along with the rest of the Guardians, rescue Thor from the wreckage of the Asgardian refugee vessel, and learns of Thanos's quest for the Infinity Stones . He leads Gamora, Drax, and Mantis to Knowhere, where Thor tells them Thanos will be seeking the Reality Stone . Gamora privately asks Peter to kill her if Thanos should capture her to prevent him from learning the location of the Soul Stone, to which he reluctantly agrees; the two then share a kiss . On Knowhere, Peter gives Gamora instructions when the group confronts Thanos, which she ignores; she is then captured by Thanos as she had feared . After they share their love for one another, Peter tearfully keeps his promise, but is rendered innefective by Thanos with the Reality Stone . After Thanos leaves with Gamora, Peter, Drax, and Mantis go to Titan and meet Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Spider - Man, and eventually fight Thanos when he arrives on the planet . The heroes briefly gain the upper hand, with Mantis subduing him with her powers, but when Peter learns that Thanos has killed Gamora, he loses his temper and attacks Thanos, inadvertently breaking Mantis' hold . After Thanos completes the Infinity Gauntlet and eliminates half of all life in the universe, Star - Lord is among those who cease to exist . </Li> <Li> Star - Lord is listed among the characters who will appear in the Untitled Avengers film and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 . </Li> </Ul> <Li> The character first appears in the 2014 film Guardians of the Galaxy . In 1988, when Peter Quill was a young boy in Missouri and unable to accept his mother's death due to cancer, he leaves the hospital in tears, and is subsequently abducted by an extraterrestrial star - ship . Twenty - six years later, he is a member of the Ravagers, the mercenary gang who abducted him as a child led by Yondu Udonta, and has had many adventures with this crew around the galaxy . While on a scavenging job, Peter finds himself embroiled in a significant power struggle and revenge war between two advanced galactic powers, the Kree warlord Ronan the Accuser and Xandar's Nova Corps while also being hunted by Yondu after failing to bring him a stolen relic later revealed to be an Infinity Stone which Ronan seeks . Throughout the movie, Peter is shown listening to a mixtape of various hit songs from 1962--1986 in a Walkman that was given to him by his mother, which serves as his only connection with Earth . One recurring gag in the film is everyone's failure to remember Quill's alias . </Li> <Li> Star - Lord returns in the 2017 sequel Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 . In this film, Quill learns that his father is Ego the Living Planet, a primordial Celestial who manifests a human avatar that allows him to interact with other races, with Ego informing Quill that he too possesses his Celestial abilities . Peter is initially happy to have found his father and to have family again, however, it is eventually revealed that Ego intends to terraform all other planets into extensions of himself, killing all other life, and had conceived Peter with the intention that his son would provide the extra power necessary to do so . He turns against his father when it is revealed that Ego killed his mother to ensure his focus on his self - perceived' duty' . Peter keeps Ego occupied in combat with his newfound Celestial powers until the other Guardians are able to destroy Ego's brain . After Ego dies and Peter loses his Celestial powers, he is rescued from the planet's destruction by Yondu, who sacrifices his life in the process . The Guardians hold a memorial to give Yondu an honorable funeral, during which Peter realizes that Yondu is the man who has truly been a father to him, and the Ravagers arrive to pay homage . Peter also replaces his Walkman, which Ego had destroyed, with a Zune . </Li> <Li> Star - Lord appears in Avengers: Infinity War . During the film, Peter, along with the rest of the Guardians, rescue Thor from the wreckage of the Asgardian refugee vessel, and learns of Thanos's quest for the Infinity Stones . He leads Gamora, Drax, and Mantis to Knowhere, where Thor tells them Thanos will be seeking the Reality Stone . Gamora privately asks Peter to kill her if Thanos should capture her to prevent him from learning the location of the Soul Stone, to which he reluctantly agrees; the two then share a kiss . On Knowhere, Peter gives Gamora instructions when the group confronts Thanos, which she ignores; she is then captured by Thanos as she had feared . After they share their love for one another, Peter tearfully keeps his promise, but is rendered innefective by Thanos with the Reality Stone . After Thanos leaves with Gamora, Peter, Drax, and Mantis go to Titan and meet Iron Man, Doctor Strange, and Spider - Man, and eventually fight Thanos when he arrives on the planet . The heroes briefly gain the upper hand, with Mantis subduing him with her powers, but when Peter learns that Thanos has killed Gamora, he loses his temper and attacks Thanos, inadvertently breaking Mantis' hold . After Thanos completes the Infinity Gauntlet and eliminates half of all life in the universe, Star - Lord is among those who cease to exist . </Li>

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