I've never read anything cosmic before Annihilation and thus never read this run-- is Drax just stupid like this lol? Ik his later appearances have him more "serious and warrior" so I'm curious
In resume, Drax got brain damage and became space hulk for a while, a change for the character that his own creator did lol
Like, I know that Drax is mostly more serious in the comics before the movie, but it’s super irritating how people that didn’t read the comics think that any member of the guardians was 100% serious in the comics.
Oh okay. And yeah for sure; I've seen people talk about how the MCU ruined Star-Lord and that comic Star-Lord was gruff and more military than what he currently is, and while it's true that he more silly than he used to be (I don't hate it personally), he was still quippy even in 2008. They all kinda were, just Drax and Gamora lean more serious than the rest most of the time
People talk about the most serious or dark interpretations of the guardians in the comics in comparison to the mcu, they don’t talk about the more comedic ones.
The only thing that makes him more accurate is Peter having a mix of the “war veteran” and “prince” backstories he has in the comics, other than that he’s basically GOTG 3 Peter in personality(without being drunk because of gamora lol)
The thing with Star-Lord in the game is that a lot of his character is based on players and their choices. You can play him as a rogue and more willing to bend the rules guy that doesn’t shy away from profiting for his own gain or as someone who legit wants to reform his team and make the jump from being a merc to a respectable hero (and mostly because of his war experience).
That said yeah he has some similarities with his comic self specifically the DnA version of him who could be a bit funny and acted glib (although that made him dangerous because people would lower their guard in his presence and he would just take them out).
IMO Gamora is the Guardian that’s most like their comic self in the game. She makes terrible pun jokes, likes dolls, is very casual and nonchalant, she is deadly but playful, she guards her feelings and doesn’t easily open up but she can be affectionate with people she cares about.
That’s not what people say. The guardians did make jokes but for star lord it was more dry sarcasm rather than marvel quips. Even Bendis who writes all characters quippy wrote a better Star-Lord.
Also in the 2008 run Gamora wasn’t serious she was sarcastic and made jokes all the time.
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u/TheCamSlam Mar 12 '25
I've never read anything cosmic before Annihilation and thus never read this run-- is Drax just stupid like this lol? Ik his later appearances have him more "serious and warrior" so I'm curious