<Ul> <Li> Chris Pratt portrays Peter Quill / Star - Lord in the Marvel Studios 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 that was given to him by his mother, which serves as his only connection with Earth . </Li> <Li> Pratt reprises his role in the film 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 teaching Quill more about his Celestial abilities . However, Quill is briefly' seduced' by Ego's power, he turns against his father when it is revealed that Ego killed his mother to ensure his focus on his self - perceived' duty' to reproduce . Peter kept 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 recognizes Yondu as his true father and the Ravagers arrive to pay homage . Peter also replaces his destroyed Walkman with a Zune . </Li> <Li> Pratt will return as Quill in Avengers: Infinity War and its untitled sequel . </Li> </Ul> <Li> Chris Pratt portrays Peter Quill / Star - Lord in the Marvel Studios 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 that was given to him by his mother, which serves as his only connection with Earth . </Li> <Li> Pratt reprises his role in the film 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 teaching Quill more about his Celestial abilities . However, Quill is briefly' seduced' by Ego's power, he turns against his father when it is revealed that Ego killed his mother to ensure his focus on his self - perceived' duty' to reproduce . Peter kept 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 recognizes Yondu as his true father and the Ravagers arrive to pay homage . Peter also replaces his destroyed Walkman with a Zune . </Li> <Li> Pratt will return as Quill in Avengers: Infinity War and its untitled sequel . </Li>

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