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{{Infobox comics character
| character_name =Star-Lord
| image = ST1.PNG
| image = ST1.PNG
| converted = y
| converted = y
| caption = Textless variant cover of ''Star-Lord'' Vol.2 #2 (January 2007). Art by Nic Klein.
| caption = Textless variant cover of ''Star-Lord'' #1 (December 2016). Art by [[Kris Anka]]
| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
| publisher = [[Marvel Comics]]
| debut = ''[[Marvel Preview]]'' #4 (January 1976)
| debut = ''[[Marvel Preview]]'' #4<br>(January 1976)
| creators = [[Steve Englehart]]<br>[[Steve Gan]]
| creators = [[Steve Englehart]]<br>[[Steve Gan]]
| real_name = Peter Jason Quill
| real_name = Peter Jason Quill
| species = Human and Former Human/Spartoi Hybrid
| species = Human/[[List of alien races in Marvel Comics#Spartoi|Spartoi]] hybrid
| aliases = Master of the Sun
| homeworld = Missouri, Earth<ref>Opie, David (May 7, 2017), "[https://moviepilot.com/p/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-mcu-easter-eggs-comic-references/4260425 'Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 2': Marvel Easter Eggs, Comic Book References & MCU Movie Links]", Movie Pilot. Retrieved May 15, 2017</ref>
| alliances = [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]<br>Ravagers<br>[[Annihilation (comics)|United Front]]<br>[[Shi'ar Imperial Guard]]<br>Ship<br>[[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]]
| alliances = [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]<br>[[Infinity Watch]]<br>Ravagers<br>[[Annihilation (comics)|United Front]]<br>[[Nova Corps]]
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| partners = [[Gamora]]
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Human/Spartoi hybrid physiology grants him enhanced strength, durability, and longevity
* Skilled [[marksman]]
*Strength augmentation via advanced suit
* [[Flight]] via jet boots
*Master tactician and field commander
* Utilizes dual element guns, universal translator implant, and helmet providing survivability in space
*Expert [[hand-to-hand]] combatant and master martial artist
*Skilled [[marksman]]
*Expert user of various kinds of alien technology and weapons
*[[Flight]] via jet boots
*Utilizing dual elemental guns, and helmet providing survivability in space, and formerly used a universal translator implant in his neck
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'''Star-Lord''' ('''Peter Quill''') was a fictional [[superhero]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. The character, created by [[Steve Englehart]] and [[Steve Gan]], first appeared in ''[[Marvel Preview]]'' #4 (January 1976). The son of human Meredith Quill and Spartoi [[J'son (comics)|J'son]], Peter Quill assumes the mantle of Star-Lord, an interplanetary policeman.
'''Star-Lord''' ('''Peter Jason Quill''') is a [[superhero]] appearing in [[American comic book]]s published by [[Marvel Comics]]. Created by [[Steve Englehart]] and [[Steve Gan]], the character first appeared in ''[[Marvel Preview]]'' #4 (January 1976). The son of human Meredith Quill and Spartoi [[J'son (character)|J'son]], Peter Quill assumes the mantle of Star-Lord, an interplanetary policeman.


The character played prominent roles in the comic book storylines "[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]" (2006) and "[[Annihilation: Conquest]]" (2007), "[[War of Kings]]" (2008), and ''[[The Thanos Imperative]]'' (2009). He became the leader of the [[outer space|space]]-based superhero team [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]] in the 2008 relaunch of the comic of the same name. He has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including [[animation|animated]] [[television series]], [[toy]]s, and [[trading card]]s. [[Chris Pratt]] portrays the character in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] beginning with the 2014 live-action film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' and ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''. He will also reprise the role in the [[Untitled Avengers film]].
The character played prominent roles in the comic book storylines "[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]" (2006) and "[[Annihilation: Conquest]]" (2007), "[[War of Kings]]" (2008), ''[[The Thanos Imperative]]'' (2009), and ''[[Old Man Quill]]'' (2019). He became the leader of the [[outer space|space]]-based superhero team [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]] in the 2008 relaunch of the comic of the same name. He has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including [[Animated series#Television|animated television series]], [[toy]]s and [[trading card]]s.


[[Chris Pratt]] portrays [[Peter Quill (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|the character]] in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]] films ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' (2014), ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'' (2017), ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'' (2018), ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'' (2019), ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' (2022), ''[[The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special|Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special]]'' (2022), and ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]'' (2023). [[Wyatt Oleff]] portrays a young Peter Quill in the first two ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' films. Quill also appeared in the [[Disney+]] animated series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'' (2021).
==Publication history==
The character first appeared in the black-and-white magazine publication ''[[Marvel Preview]]'' #4 (Jan 1976). Creator [[Steve Englehart]] had plans for the character that went unrealized. He later reflected on his website:
{{cquote|I conceived something very large. My hero would go from being an unpleasant, introverted jerk to the most cosmic being in the universe, and I would tie it into my then-new interest in [[astrology]]. After his earthbound beginning, his mind would be opened step by step, with a fast-action story on Mercury, a love story on Venus, a war story on Mars, and so on out to the edge of the solar system, and then beyond.


==Creation==
But{{emdash}}after his earthbound beginning, where I established him as an unpleasant, introverted jerk, I left Marvel, so no one ever saw what he was to become.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Star-Lord.html|title= Star-Lord|first= Steve|last= Englehart|authorlink= Steve Englehart|date= n.d.|publisher= SteveEnglehart.com|archiveurl= https://www.webcitation.org/6S3yl1d9A?url=http://www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Star-Lord.html|archivedate= August 24, 2014|deadurl= no|accessdate= December 26, 2010|df= }}</ref>}}
[[Steve Englehart]] had plans for the character that went unrealized. He later reflected on his website:


{{blockquote|I conceived something very large. My hero would go from being an unpleasant, introverted jerk to the most cosmic being in the universe, and I would tie it into my then-new interest in [[Astrology]]. After his earthbound beginning, his mind would be opened step by step, with a fast-action story on [[Mercury (planet)|Mercury]], a love story on [[Venus]], a war story on [[Mars]], and so on out to the edge of the solar system, and then beyond.
Star-Lord continued to appear in ''Marvel Preview'', with writer [[Chris Claremont]] revamping the character and using science fiction adventure stories like the [[Heinlein juveniles]] for inspiration.<ref name="MP11">{{cite comic| writer= [[Chris Claremont|Claremont, Chris]]|penciller= [[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]]|inker= [[Terry Austin (comics)|Austin, Terry]]|story= Star-Lord|title= [[Marvel Preview]]|issue= 11|date= Summer 1977}}</ref> Heinlein's lawyers threatened legal action over the cover to ''Marvel Preview'' #11, which featured a blurb that described the content as "a novel-length science fiction spectacular in the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein", leading to the issue being pulled and reprinted.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/12/comic-book-legends-revealed-194/|title= Comic Book Legends Revealed #194|first= Brian|last= Cronin|date= February 12, 2009|publisher= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005404/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/12/comic-book-legends-revealed-194/|archivedate= May 28, 2014|deadurl= no|accessdate= January 13, 2013|quote= Heinlein’s lawyers contacted Marvel and a new printing was done and the text was removed. In fact, relatively few copies of ''Marvel Preview'' #11 exist with the original text.}}</ref> The story in #11 was the first teaming of the celebrated ''[[Uncanny X-Men|X-Men]]'' creative trio of writer Chris Claremont, penciller [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]], and inker [[Terry Austin (comics)|Terry Austin]]. Star-Lord made sporadic appearances over the next few years in the titles ''[[Marvel Comics Super Special|Marvel Super Special]]'',<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Doug Moench|Moench, Doug]]|penciller= [[Gene Colan|Colan, Gene]]|inker= [[Tom Palmer (comics)|Palmer, Tom]]|story= World In a Bottle|title= [[Marvel Comics Super Special|Marvel Super Special]]|issue= 10|date= Winter 1979}}</ref> ''[[Marvel Spotlight]]'',<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Moench, Doug|penciller= [[Tom Sutton|Sutton, Tom]]|inker= Sutton, Tom|story= The Saga of Star-Lord|title=[[Marvel Spotlight]]|volume= 2|issue= 6|date= May 1980}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Moench, Doug|penciller= Sutton, Tom|inker= Sutton, Tom|story= Tears for the World Called Heaven|title= Marvel Spotlight|volume= 2|issue= 7|date= July 1980}}</ref> and ''[[Marvel Premiere]]''.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Moench, Doug|penciller= Sutton, Tom|inker= Sutton, Tom|story= Planet Story|title= [[Marvel Premiere]]|issue= 61|date= August 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last= Brennaman|first= Chris|title= ''Marvel Premiere''|journal= Back Issue!|issue= 71|page= 32|publisher= TwoMorrows Publishing|date= April 2014|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> The ''Marvel Spotlight'' installments, which were Star-Lord's first appearance in a traditional comic book format, served to consolidate the separate but complimentary origin stories from his two appearances in ''Marvel Preview''.<ref>{{cite journal|last= Buttery|first= Jarrod|title= Ready for the ''Spotlight''|journal=[[Back Issue!]]|issue= 71|page= 12|publisher= [[TwoMorrows Publishing]]|date= April 2014|location= Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> In February 1982, a color reprint of the black-and-white Starlord story from ''Marvel Preview'' #11 was published with a new framing sequence by Claremont and artist [[Michael Golden (comics)|Michael Golden]].<ref>{{cite journal|last= Catron|first= Michael|authorlink= Michael Catron|title= Marvel Sets Release Dates for New Graphic Albums|journal= [[Amazing Heroes]]|issue= 3|page= 14|publisher= [[Fantagraphics Books]]|date= August 1981|location= Stamford, Connecticut}}</ref><ref>{{gcdb series|id= 2665|title= Starlord, The Special Edition}}</ref>

But{{emdash}}after his earthbound beginning, where I established him as an unpleasant, introverted jerk, I left Marvel, so no one ever saw what he was to become.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Star-Lord.html |title=Star-Lord |first=Steve |last=Englehart |author-link=Steve Englehart |date=n.d. |website=SteveEnglehart.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141016185220/http://www.steveenglehart.com/Comics/Star-Lord.html |archive-date=October 16, 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=December 26, 2010}}</ref>}}

Englehart would later state that the story on [[Jupiter]] would be about Government, and that his version of the character was not a part of the Marvel universe and was "completely standalone".<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Eury |first1=Michael |title=Back Issue! |date=2020 |issue=119 |page=18}}</ref>

==Publication history==
The character first appeared in the black-and-white magazine publication ''[[Marvel Preview]]'' #4 (Jan 1976).
Star-Lord continued to appear in ''Marvel Preview'', with writer [[Chris Claremont]] revamping the character and using science fiction adventure stories like the [[Heinlein juveniles]] for inspiration.<ref name="MP11">{{cite comic |writer=[[Chris Claremont|Claremont, Chris]] |penciller=[[John Byrne (comics)|Byrne, John]] |inker=[[Terry Austin (comics)|Austin, Terry]] |story=Star-Lord |title=[[Marvel Preview]] |issue=11 |date=Summer 1977}}</ref> Heinlein's lawyers threatened legal action over the cover to ''Marvel Preview'' #11, which featured a blurb that described the content as "a novel-length science fiction spectacular in the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein", leading to the issue being pulled and reprinted.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/12/comic-book-legends-revealed-194/ |title=Comic Book Legends Revealed #194 |first=Brian |last=Cronin |date=February 12, 2009 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140528005404/http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2009/02/12/comic-book-legends-revealed-194/ |archive-date=May 28, 2014 |url-status=live |access-date=January 13, 2013 |quote=Heinlein's lawyers contacted Marvel and a new printing was done and the text was removed. In fact, relatively few copies of ''Marvel Preview'' #11 exist with the original text.}}</ref> The story in #11 was the first teaming of the celebrated ''[[Uncanny X-Men|X-Men]]'' creative trio of writer Chris Claremont, penciller [[John Byrne (comics)|John Byrne]], and inker [[Terry Austin (comics)|Terry Austin]]. Star-Lord made sporadic appearances over the next few years in the titles ''[[Marvel Comics Super Special|Marvel Super Special]]'',<ref>{{cite comic |writer=[[Doug Moench|Moench, Doug]] |penciller=[[Gene Colan|Colan, Gene]] |inker=[[Tom Palmer (comics)|Palmer, Tom]] |story=World In a Bottle |title=[[Marvel Comics Super Special|Marvel Super Special]] |issue=10 |date=Winter 1979}}</ref> ''[[Marvel Spotlight]]'',<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Moench, Doug |penciller=[[Tom Sutton|Sutton, Tom]] |inker=Sutton, Tom |story=The Saga of Star-Lord |title=[[Marvel Spotlight]] |volume=2 |issue=6 |date=May 1980}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Moench, Doug |penciller=Sutton, Tom |inker=Sutton, Tom |story=Tears for the World Called Heaven |title=Marvel Spotlight |volume=2 |issue=7 |date=July 1980}}</ref> and ''[[Marvel Premiere]]''.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Moench, Doug |penciller=Sutton, Tom |inker=Sutton, Tom |story=Planet Story |title=[[Marvel Premiere]] |issue=61 |date=August 1981}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal |last=Brennaman |first=Chris |title=''Marvel Premiere'' |journal=Back Issue! |issue=71 |page=32 |publisher=[[TwoMorrows Publishing]] |date=April 2014 |location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> The ''Marvel Spotlight'' installments, which were Star-Lord's first appearance in a traditional comic book format, served to consolidate the separate but complementary origin stories from his two appearances in ''Marvel Preview''.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Buttery |first=Jarrod |title=Ready for the ''Spotlight'' |journal=[[Back Issue!]] |issue=71 |page=12 |publisher=TwoMorrows Publishing |date=April 2014 |location=Raleigh, North Carolina}}</ref> In February 1982, a color reprint of the black-and-white Star-Lord story from ''Marvel Preview'' #11 was published with a new framing sequence by Claremont and artist [[Michael Golden (comics)|Michael Golden]].<ref>{{cite journal |last=Catron |first=Michael |author-link=Michael Catron |title=Marvel Sets Release Dates for New Graphic Albums |journal=[[Amazing Heroes]] |issue=3 |page=14 |publisher=[[Fantagraphics Books]] |date=August 1981 |location=Stamford, Connecticut}}</ref><ref>{{gcdb series|id= 2665|title= ''Starlord, The Special Edition''}}</ref>


The character returned in ''[[Thanos]]'' #8–12 (May–Sept. 2004) and ''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]'' #1-6 (2006). The following year, he received a four issue eponymous title (''Annihilation: Conquest{{spaced ndash}}Star-Lord'') leading into the "[[Annihilation: Conquest]]" crossover storyline, in which he played a central role. Spinning out of "Annihilation: Conquest", a second volume of ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' featured a team of characters from the crossover who were led by Star-Lord for the duration of the title's 25-issue run. Plot lines from that series were concluded in ''[[The Thanos Imperative]]'' mini-series.
The character returned in ''[[Thanos]]'' #8–12 (May–Sept. 2004) and ''[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]'' #1-6 (2006). The following year, he received a four issue eponymous title (''Annihilation: Conquest{{spaced ndash}}Star-Lord'') leading into the "[[Annihilation: Conquest]]" crossover storyline, in which he played a central role. Spinning out of "Annihilation: Conquest", a second volume of ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' featured a team of characters from the crossover who were led by Star-Lord for the duration of the title's 25-issue run. Plot lines from that series were concluded in ''[[The Thanos Imperative]]'' mini-series.


Because of revisions to the character's origin, his early appearances have been officially designated as occurring in an alternate reality.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.marvunapp.com/master/earthteaz.htm#numbered|title= Numbered Realities|first= Jeff|last= Jeff Christiansen|date= n.d.|publisher= Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160921061903/http://www.marvunapp.com/master/earthteaz.htm|archivedate= September 21, 2016|deadurl= no|quote= Earth-791 Star-Lord (Peter Quill) sired by Jason of Sparta, given Star-Lord identity and weaponry by Master of the Sun. ''Marvel Preview'' #4 (1976)}}</ref>
Because of revisions to the character's origin, his early appearances have been officially designated as occurring in an alternate reality.<ref name=":0">{{cite web |url=http://www.marvunapp.com/master/earthteaz.htm#numbered |title=Numbered Realities |first=Jeff |last=Jeff Christiansen |date=n.d. |website=Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160921061903/http://www.marvunapp.com/master/earthteaz.htm |archive-date=September 21, 2016 |url-status=live |quote=Earth-791 Star-Lord (Peter Quill) sired by Jason of Sparta, given Star-Lord identity and weaponry by Master of the Sun. ''Marvel Preview'' #4 (1976)}}</ref>


Star-Lord returned, along with other members of the Guardians, in ''[[Avengers Assemble (comics)|Avengers Assemble]]'' #4-8 (June–Oct. 2012). He stars in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol. 3, a part of the [[Marvel NOW!]] relaunch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41610|title= NYCC: Bendis, McNiven & Wacker Relaunch the ''Guardians of the Galaxy''|last= Richards|first= Dave|date= October 14, 2012 |publisher= [[Comic Book Resources]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131206000000/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41610|archivedate= December 6, 2013|deadurl= no|accessdate =October 15, 2012}}</ref>
Star-Lord returned, along with other members of the Guardians, in ''[[Avengers Assemble (comics)|Avengers Assemble]]'' #4-8 (June–Oct. 2012). He stars in ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol. 3, a part of the [[Marvel NOW!]] relaunch.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41610 |title=NYCC: Bendis, McNiven & Wacker Relaunch the ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' |last=Richards |first=Dave |date=October 14, 2012 |website=[[Comic Book Resources]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031122838/http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=41610 |archive-date=October 31, 2013 |url-status=live |access-date=October 15, 2012}}</ref>


In July 2014, Star-Lord received his own ongoing series, ''Legendary Star-Lord''. The character was also given a new costume, matching that seen in the [[Marvel Studios]] film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
In July 2014, Star-Lord received his own ongoing series, ''Legendary Star-Lord''. The character was also given a new costume, matching that seen in the [[Marvel Studios]] film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''
<ref>{{cite web|url= http://marvel.com/comics/issue/50887/legendary_star-lord_2014_1|title= Legendary Star-Lord (2014) #1|publisher= [[Marvel Comics]]|archiveurl= http://marvel.com/comics/issue/50887/legendary_star-lord_2014_1|archivedate= July 5, 2014|deadurl= no|accessdate= August 27, 2014}}</ref>
<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/comics/issue/50887/legendary_star-lord_2014_1 |title=''Legendary Star-Lord'' (2014) #1 |website=Marvel Comics.com |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190915205347/https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/50887/legendary_star-lord_2014_1 |archive-date=September 15, 2019 |url-status=live|access-date=August 27, 2014}}</ref>


His solo series and ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol. 3 ended as Marvel began its 2015 "[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]" storyline.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/18/33-marvel-comics-will-be-cancelled-for-secret-wars|title= 33 Marvel Comics Will Be Cancelled for Secret Wars|first= Joshua|last= Yehl|date= March 18, 2015|publisher= [[IGN]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20150817235527/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/18/33-marvel-comics-will-be-cancelled-for-secret-wars|archivedate= August 17, 2015|deadurl= no}}</ref> Star-Lord appeared as a main character in the core ''Secret Wars'' miniseries, and in a tie-in miniseries during the event, ''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://marvel.com/comics/issue/53710/star-lord_and_kitty_pryde_2015_1|title= ''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde'' (2015) #1|date= June 10, 2015|publisher= Marvel Comics|archiveurl= https://www.webcitation.org/6lI1t1m6s?url=http://marvel.com/comics/issue/53710/star-lord_and_kitty_pryde_2015_1|archivedate= October 16, 2016|deadurl= no|df= }}</ref>
His solo series and ''Guardians of the Galaxy'' vol. 3 ended as Marvel began its 2015 "[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]" storyline.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/18/33-marvel-comics-will-be-cancelled-for-secret-wars |title=33 Marvel Comics Will Be Cancelled for Secret Wars |first=Joshua |last=Yehl |date=March 18, 2015 |website=[[IGN]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817235527/http://www.ign.com/articles/2015/03/18/33-marvel-comics-will-be-cancelled-for-secret-wars |archive-date=August 17, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> Star-Lord appeared as a main character in the core ''Secret Wars'' miniseries, and in a tie-in miniseries during the event, ''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde''.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://marvel.com/comics/issue/53710/star-lord_and_kitty_pryde_2015_1 |title=''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde'' (2015) #1 |date=June 10, 2015 |website=Marvel Comics.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160205123618/http://marvel.com/comics/issue/53710/star-lord_and_kitty_pryde_2015_1 |archive-date=February 5, 2016 |url-status=live}}</ref>


During publication of "Secret Wars", Marvel premiered a new ongoing ''Star-Lord'' series, written by [[Sam Humphries]], as part of the [[All-New, All-Different Marvel]] initiative, which focused on the character's [[retcon|revamped]] origins. This series also saw him leave the Guardians of the Galaxy, and replaced by his fiancée [[Kitty Pryde]], who took over the identity of Star-Lord on the team's roster.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://io9.com/marvel-just-revealed-its-entire-all-new-all-different-1714899675?trending_test_d|title= Marvel Just Revealed Its Entire 'All-New All-Different' Comic Universe|first= James|last= Whitbrook|date= June 30, 2015|publisher= [[io9]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151111040306/http://io9.com/marvel-just-revealed-its-entire-all-new-all-different-1714899675?trending_test_d&utm_expid=66866090-62.YkETBcIMTk2uX1oytHipyg.4&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fio9.com%2Fmarvel-just-revealed-its-entire-all-new-all-different-1714899675|archivedate= November 11, 2015|deadurl= no}}</ref> The series last for eight issues.<ref>[http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/star-lord "Star-Lord"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401164509/http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/star-lord |date=2017-04-01 }}. Comic Book Round Up. Retrieved May 9, 2017.</ref> A subsequent ''Star-Lord'' ongoing series written by [[Chip Zdarsky]] began in December 2016.<ref>[http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/star-lord-(2016) "Star-Lord (2016)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522130646/http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/star-lord-(2016) |date=2017-05-22 }}. Comic Book Round Up. Retrieved May 9, 2017.</ref>
During publication of "Secret Wars", Marvel premiered a new ongoing ''Star-Lord'' series, written by [[Sam Humphries]], as part of the [[All-New, All-Different Marvel]] initiative, which focused on the character's [[retcon|revamped]] origins. This series also saw him leave the Guardians of the Galaxy, and replaced by his fiancée [[Kitty Pryde]], who took over the identity of Star-Lord on the team's roster.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://io9.com/marvel-just-revealed-its-entire-all-new-all-different-1714899675?trending_test_d |title=Marvel Just Revealed Its Entire 'All-New All-Different' Comic Universe |first=James |last=Whitbrook |date=June 30, 2015 |website=[[io9]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151111040306/http://io9.com/marvel-just-revealed-its-entire-all-new-all-different-1714899675?trending_test_d&utm_expid=66866090-62.YkETBcIMTk2uX1oytHipyg.4&utm_referrer=http%3A%2F%2Fio9.com%2Fmarvel-just-revealed-its-entire-all-new-all-different-1714899675 |archive-date=November 11, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref> The series lasted for eight issues.<ref>[http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/star-lord "Star-Lord"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170401164509/http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/star-lord |date=April 1, 2017}}. Comic Book Round Up. Retrieved May 9, 2017.</ref> A subsequent ''Star-Lord'' ongoing series written by [[Chip Zdarsky]] began in December 2017 before being canceled after a six issues and one annual.<ref>[http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/star-lord-(2016) "Star-Lord (2016)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522130646/http://comicbookroundup.com/comic-books/reviews/marvel-comics/star-lord-(2016) |date=May 22, 2017}}. Comic Book Round Up. Retrieved May 9, 2017.</ref>

In April 2019, Peter Quill was given a 12 issue miniseries set in the ''[[Old Man Logan|Wastelands]]'' universe called ''[[Old Man Quill]]'', which was written by Ethan Sacks and drawn by Robert Gill.<ref name="OldManQuill">{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbr.com/old-man-quill-explained|title = Old Man Quill: What Happened to the Guardian of the Galaxy?|date = July 5, 2019}}</ref>

In November 2020, Peter Quill acquires the title and powers of Master of the Sun (which he had in his early original first appearance in the ''Marvel Premiere'' series of the 1970s and later retconned to be his Earth-791 counterpart<ref name="MP11" /><ref name=":0" />) and it is revealed that the title was bestowed upon Peter by what and whom he believed to be a false memory from prior history, never truly lived. Being gifted entirely alien capabilities by said facsimile of his old mentor, Quill would gain incredible; albeit unexplored, new power which he can channel through his Element Gun. These as of yet unexplored faculties often manifest by the glow of his regrown left eye and the odd sun imprint tattooed to the palm of his right hand.<ref name=":1">{{cite comic |writer=Ewing, Al |penciller=Cabal, Juan |inker=Cabal, Juan |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=6 |issue=9 |date=February 2021}}</ref>


==Fictional character biography==
==Fictional character biography==
When [[J'son (comics)|J'son]]'s ship crash lands on Earth, he is taken in by Meredith Quill. The two form a relationship while J'son makes repairs to his ship. Eventually, J'son is forced to leave to return home and fight in a war. He leaves, not knowing Meredith is pregnant with Peter Quill. Ten years later, Meredith is killed when she is attacked by two [[Badoon]] soldiers who have come to kill Peter and end J'son's blood line. Peter finds his father’s gun by accident, kills them with a shotgun, and escapes his home before it is destroyed by the Badoon ship. The Badoon presume Peter has been killed and leave. Peter is placed in an orphanage and eventually joins [[NASA]].<ref name="GotGPointOne"/>
When [[J'son (character)|J'son]]'s ship crash lands in Colorado, he is taken in by [[Meredith Quill]]. The two form a relationship while J'son makes repairs to his ship. Eventually, J'son is forced to leave to return home and fight in a war. He leaves, not knowing Meredith is pregnant with Peter Quill. Ten years later, Meredith is killed when she is attacked by two [[Badoon]] soldiers who have come to kill Peter and end J'son's blood line. Peter finds his father's gun by accident, kills them with a shotgun, and escapes his home before it is destroyed by the Badoon ship. The Badoon presume Peter has been killed and leave. Peter is placed in an orphanage and eventually joins [[NASA]].<ref name="GotGPointOne" /> It was eventually explained that he was raised by his mother's best friend Lisa Chang who was a commander at NASA.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Humphries, Sam |penciller=Garron, Javier |inker=Garron, Javier |story=Year One, Chapter One: Free Falling |title=Star-Lord |issue=1 |date=January 2016}}</ref>


Later, when his ship malfunctions and he is stranded in space, Peter is found by the Ravagers, a group of space pirates led by [[Yondu#Earth 616|Yondu]]. After the Ravagers saved Peter, he tried to steal their ship. Peter managed to outsmart every member of the Ravagers and even knocked out Yondu before capturing him. After he woke up, Yondu managed to set himself free from his restraints and attacked Peter and gave him a choice between letting himself be released to space without more trouble or get killed right there. Peter instead asked him if he could join his crew. Yondu was not sold on the idea but after he found out Peter was like him as they were both "kids without homes", Yondu changed his mind and let him stay in the ship with the Ravagers as their cleaning boy. Peter decided to stay and try to learn everything he could from space while he was part of the Ravagers.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Humphries, Sam|penciller= Garron, Javier|inker= Garron, Javier|story= Year One, Chapter Two: Space Pirates Of The Galaxy|title= Star-Lord|issue= 2|date= February 2016}}</ref>
Later, when his ship malfunctions and he is stranded in space, Peter is found by the Ravagers, a group of space pirates led by [[Yondu#Earth-616|Yondu]]. After the Ravagers save Peter, he tries to steal their ship. He outsmarts the Ravagers and even knocks out Yondu before capturing him. After Yondu awakens, he frees himself and attacks Peter, letting Peter choose to be released to space without more trouble or be killed. Peter instead asks Yondu if he could join Yondu's crew. Yondu eventually learns that the two share something in common: growing up as "kids without homes". Yondu lets Peter stay in the ship with the Ravagers as their cleaning boy. Peter decides to stay and try to learn everything he can while among the Ravagers.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Humphries, Sam |penciller=Garron, Javier |inker=Garron, Javier |story=Year One, Chapter Two: Space Pirates Of The Galaxy |title=Star-Lord |issue=2 |date=February 2016}}</ref>


The character encountered the former [[Herald of Galactus]], the Fallen One, and is almost killed defeating the entity, and in addition Star-Lord's vessel "Ship" is destroyed in the conflict. The pair are subsequently imprisoned in the intergalactic prison the [[Kyln]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]]|penciller= [[Ron Lim|Lim, Ron]]|inker= [[Al Milgrom|Milgrom, Al]]|story= Dark Alliances|title= [[Thanos]]|issue= 8|date= May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Lim, Ron|inker= Milgrom, Al|story= Divine Madness|title= Thanos|issue= 9|date= June 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Lim, Ron|inker= Milgrom, Al|title= Thanos|issue= 10|date= July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Lim, Ron|inker= Milgrom, Al|story= The Fallen|title= Thanos|issue= 11|date= August 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Lim, Ron|inker= Milgrom, Al|story= Crescendo|title= Thanos|issue= 12|date= September 2004}}</ref> Star-Lord is freed by the hero [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]] during the [[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation War]] and aids in the war against villain [[Annihilus]].<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= [[Andrea Di Vito|Di Vito, Andrea]]|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Blood and Thunder|title= [[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]]|issue= 1|date= October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Di Vito, Andrea|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Nice Try, Drax|title= Annihilation|issue= 2|date= November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Di Vito, Andrea|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Desperate Measures|title= Annihilation|issue= 3|date= December 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Di Vito, Andrea|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Revelation|title= Annihilation|issue= 4|date= January 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Di Vito, Andrea|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Ascension|title= Annihilation|issue= 5|date= February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Di Vito, Andrea|inker= Di Vito, Andrea|story= Finale|title= Annihilation|issue= 6|date= March 2007}}</ref> Quill later acts as military adviser to the [[Kree]] [[General]] [[Ronan the Accuser]].
Peter encounters [[the Fallen One]], a former [[Herald of Galactus]], and is almost killed defeating the entity. In addition, his vessel, ''Ship'', is destroyed in the conflict. Peter and the Fallen One are subsequently imprisoned in the intergalactic prison called the [[Kyln]].<ref>{{cite comic |writer=[[Keith Giffen|Giffen, Keith]] |penciller=[[Ron Lim|Lim, Ron]] |inker=[[Al Milgrom|Milgrom, Al]] |story=Dark Alliances |title=[[Thanos]] |issue=8 |date=May 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Lim, Ron |inker=Milgrom, Al |story=Divine Madness |title=Thanos |issue=9 |date=June 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Lim, Ron |inker=Milgrom, Al |title=Thanos |issue=10 |date=July 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Lim, Ron |inker=Milgrom, Al |story=The Fallen |title=Thanos |issue=11 |date=August 2004}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Lim, Ron |inker=Milgrom, Al |story=Crescendo |title=Thanos |issue=12 |date=September 2004}}</ref> Peter is freed by the hero [[Nova (Richard Rider)|Nova]] during the [[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation War]] and aids in the war against villain [[Annihilus]].<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=[[Andrea Di Vito|Di Vito, Andrea]] |inker=Di Vito, Andrea |story=Blood and Thunder |title=[[Annihilation (comics)|Annihilation]] |issue=1 |date=October 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Di Vito, Andrea |inker=Di Vito, Andrea |story=Nice Try, Drax |title=Annihilation |issue=2 |date=November 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Di Vito, Andrea |inker=Di Vito, Andrea |story=Desperate Measures |title=Annihilation |issue=3 |date=December 2006}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Di Vito, Andrea |inker=Di Vito, Andrea |story=Revelation |title=Annihilation |issue=4 |date=January 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Di Vito, Andrea |inker=Di Vito, Andrea |story=Ascension |title=Annihilation |issue=5 |date=February 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Di Vito, Andrea |inker=Di Vito, Andrea |story=Finale |title=Annihilation |issue=6 |date=March 2007}}</ref> He later acts as military adviser to the [[Kree]] General [[Ronan the Accuser]].


When the Kree homeworld of [[Kree#Government|Hala]] is [[Annihilation: Conquest|conquered by the Phalanx]], Star-Lord leads a band of rebels against the invaders until the war is over.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= [[Timothy Green II|Green II, Timothy]]|inker= Olazaba, Victor|story= Starlord Part 1|title= [[Annihilation: Conquest]] - Starlord|issue= 1|date= September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Green II, Timothy|inker= Olazaba, Victor|story= Starlord Part 2|title= Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord|issue= 2|date= October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Green II, Timothy|inker= Olazaba, Victor|story= Starlord Part 3|title= Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord|issue= 3|date= November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Giffen, Keith|penciller= Green II, Timothy|inker= Olazaba, Victor|story= Starlord Part 4|title= Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord|issue= 4|date= December 2007}}</ref> In an effort to prevent another interstellar war, Star-Lord forms a new version of the ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''. They are "proactive" and try to end emerging galactic threats early,<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Dan Abnett|Abnett, Dan]]; [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]]|penciller= [[Paul Pelletier|Pelletier, Paul]]|inker= Magyar, Rick|story= Somebody's Got to Do It|title= [[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]|volume= 2|issue= 1|date= July 2008}}</ref> but are unsuccessful at preventing a war between the [[War of Kings|Kree and Shi'ar]]. During a war with an [[The Thanos Imperative|invading universe]], Star-Lord and Nova are prepared to sacrifice themselves to defeat [[Thanos]]<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Abnett, Dan; Lanning, Andy|penciller= Sepulveda, Miguel|inker= Sepulveda, Miguel|story= The site of the necropsy rite, The Cancerverse|title= [[The Thanos Imperative]]|issue= 6|date= January 2011}}</ref> but only Nova dies and Thanos escapes.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= McGuinness, Ed|inker= Farmer, Mark|story= First, I have something to confess to you. I have changed.|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 18|date= October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= McGuinness, Ed|inker= Farmer, Mark|story= You handed the cosmic cube over to Thanos?!|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 19|date= November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= McGuinness, Ed|inker= Farmer, Mark|story= Please don't touch my stuff.|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 20|date= December 2014}}</ref>
When the Kree homeworld of [[Kree#Government|Hala]] is [[Annihilation: Conquest|conquered by the Phalanx]], Star-Lord leads a band of rebels against the invaders until the war is over.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=[[Timothy Green II|Green, Timothy II]] |inker=Olazaba, Victor |story=Starlord Part 1 |title=[[Annihilation: Conquest]] - Starlord |issue=1 |date=September 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Green, Timothy II |inker=Olazaba, Victor |story=Starlord Part 2 |title=Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord |issue=2 |date=October 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Green, Timothy II |inker=Olazaba, Victor |story=Starlord Part 3 |title=Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord |issue=3 |date=November 2007}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Giffen, Keith |penciller=Green, Timothy II |inker=Olazaba, Victor |story=Starlord Part 4 |title=Annihilation: Conquest - Starlord |issue=4 |date=December 2007}}</ref> In an effort to prevent another interstellar war, Star-Lord forms a new version of the ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''. They are "proactive" and try to end emerging galactic threats early,<ref>{{cite comic |writer=[[Dan Abnett|Abnett, Dan]]; [[Andy Lanning|Lanning, Andy]] |penciller=[[Paul Pelletier|Pelletier, Paul]] |inker=Magyar, Rick |story=Somebody's Got to Do It |title=[[Guardians of the Galaxy (2008 team)|Guardians of the Galaxy]] |volume=2 |issue=1 |date=July 2008}}</ref> but are unsuccessful at preventing a war between the [[War of Kings|Kree and Shi'ar]]. During a war with an [[The Thanos Imperative|invading universe]], Star-Lord and Nova are prepared to sacrifice themselves to defeat [[Thanos]]<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Abnett, Dan; Lanning, Andy |penciller=Sepulveda, Miguel |inker=Sepulveda, Miguel |story=The site of the necropsy rite, The Cancerverse |title=[[The Thanos Imperative]] |issue=6 |date=January 2011}}</ref> but only Nova dies and Thanos escapes.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=McGuinness, Ed |inker=Farmer, Mark |story=First, I have something to confess to you. I have changed. |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=18 |date=October 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=McGuinness, Ed |inker=Farmer, Mark |story=You handed the cosmic cube over to Thanos?! |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=19 |date=November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=McGuinness, Ed |inker=Farmer, Mark |story=Please don't touch my stuff. |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=20 |date=December 2014}}</ref>


===New Guardians and Kitty Pryde===
===New Guardians and Kitty Pryde===
Peter decides to remain inactive for a time until he found out his father was planning to pass a law that forbade any interaction of extraterrestrial or space origin with Earth. Knowing this would be an open invitation for invasion, Peter decides to reform the Guardians with six members: [[Gamora]], [[Rocket Raccoon|Rocket]], [[Groot]], [[Drax the Destroyer|Drax]], and [[Bug (comics)|Bug]], along with himself, and start protecting Earth from any attack. Soon they aid the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] against the returned Thanos.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= [[Mark Bagley|Bagley, Mark]]|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Hear me, Zodiac|title= [[Avengers Assemble (comics)|Avengers Assemble]]|issue= 3|date= July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Thanos, I am Thor, son of Odin, prince of Asgard|title= Avengers Assemble|issue= 4|date= August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Great job, Quill!|title= Avengers Assemble|issue= 5|date= September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Uh, excuse me, Avengers?|title= Avengers Assemble|issue= 6|date= October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Miki, Danny|story= I know your type hates surprises, so you'll forgive the intrusion...|title= Avengers Assemble|issue= 7|date= November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Bagley, Mark|inker= Miki, Danny|story= Okay... I'm game... what do we do?|title= Avengers Assemble|issue= 8|date= December 2012}}</ref> After this, Star-Lord and his new team of Guardians engage in conflicts with the Badoon. He is soon captured by the army of Spartax but he escapes imprisonment and broadcasts a video showing the unfairness of his father's reign.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= McNiven, Steve|inker= Dell, John|story= What exactly do you think you're doing, Mister Quill?|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 1|date= May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= McNiven, Steve; [[Sara Pichelli|Pichelli, Sara]]|inker= Dell, John; Morales, Mark; McNiven, Steve; Pichelli, Sara|story= Well, Hell! Gamora, get the Avengers on the line!!|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 2|date= June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= McNiven, Steve; Pichelli, Sara|inker= Dell, John; McNiven, Steve; Pichelli, Sara|story= My King. I have clear word from the Royal Guard's Earth Planet Initative [sic] |title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 3|date= August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Pichelli, Sara|inker= Pichelli, Sara|story= Huuaarrgghh! Did I tell you?!|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 4|date= August 2013}}</ref> During the war of the builders, he infiltrated the [[S.W.O.R.D. (comics)|S.W.O.R.D.]] facilities and rescued Abigail Brand along with Rocket and new member Angela.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Francavilla, Francesco|inker= Francavilla, Francesco|story= Damn you, Peter Quill!!|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 9|date= February 2014}}</ref> He also declared war against the Shi'ar empire after intervening in one of their trials to rescue the kidnapped young [[Jean Grey]] along with the [[X-Men]]. It was during this mission when he met [[Kitty Pryde]], the woman with whom he would initiate a romantic relationship before long.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Pichelli, Sara|inker= Pichelli, Sara|story= Quill...|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 11.NOW|date= April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Pichelli, Sara|inker= Pichelli, Sara|story= Oh my God!|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 12|date= May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Pichelli, Sara|inker= Pichelli, Sara|story= Gladiator! Everything the Phoenix did...|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 13|date= June 2014}}</ref> After that, all the Guardians were cornered and captured by the Spartax army. Peter was sent to Spartax where he confronted his father again and escaped after exposing once again his father's tyrannical reign. This time a riot formed in the Empire and J'son was deposed as a consequence. Peter decided to keep a low profile and dedicated completely to his long distance relationship with Kitty, the two eventually falling in love with each other. Soon he discovered he was elected by the Spartax people to be their new Emperor.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Schiti, Valerio|inker= Schiti, Valerio|story= Come on Valkyrie, just admit that you thought this was going to be easier for you and I'm giving you an actual run for your money.|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 3|issue= 23|date= March 2015}}</ref> Peter ignored the announcement and kept focusing on Kitty and his search for a gangster named Mr. Knife who had put a bounty on his head. After being captured by Knife, he found out his real identity was J'son, his father. He escaped thanks to Kitty and both disappeared from the radar to spend some time together. Peter convinced Kitty to stay in space with him and both consummated their relationship before deciding to steal an important artifact from J'son as payback.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Humphries, Sam|penciller= Williams, Freddie|inker= Williams, Freddie|story= Is it weird now that we are hanging out in person?|title= Legendary Star-Lord|volume= 1|issue= 8|date= March 2015}}</ref>
Peter decides to remain inactive for a time until he discovers his father was planning to pass a law that forbade any interaction of extraterrestrial or space origin with Earth. Knowing this would be an open invitation for invasion, Peter decides to reform the Guardians with six members: [[Gamora]], [[Rocket Raccoon]], [[Groot]], [[Drax the Destroyer]], and [[Bug (comics)|Bug]], along with himself, and start protecting Earth from any attack. Soon they aid the [[Avengers (comics)|Avengers]] against the returned Thanos.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=[[Mark Bagley|Bagley, Mark]] |inker=Miki, Danny |story=Hear me, Zodiac |title=[[Avengers Assemble (comics)|Avengers Assemble]] |issue=3 |date=July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Bagley, Mark |inker=Miki, Danny |story=Thanos, I am Thor, son of Odin, prince of Asgard |title=Avengers Assemble |issue=4 |date=August 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Bagley, Mark |inker=Miki, Danny |story=Great job, Quill! |title=Avengers Assemble |issue=5 |date=September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Bagley, Mark |inker=Miki, Danny |story=Uh, excuse me, Avengers? |title=Avengers Assemble |issue=6 |date=October 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Bagley, Mark |inker=Miki, Danny |story=I know your type hates surprises, so you'll forgive the intrusion... |title=Avengers Assemble |issue=7 |date=November 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Bagley, Mark |inker=Miki, Danny |story=Okay... I'm game... what do we do? |title=Avengers Assemble |issue=8 |date=December 2012}}</ref> After this, Star-Lord and his new team of Guardians engage in conflicts with the Badoon. He is soon captured by the army of Spartax but he escapes imprisonment and broadcasts a video showing the unfairness of his father's reign.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=McNiven, Steve |inker=Dell, John |story=What exactly do you think you're doing, Mister Quill? |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=1 |date=May 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=McNiven, Steve; [[Sara Pichelli|Pichelli, Sara]] |inker=Dell, John; Morales, Mark; McNiven, Steve; Pichelli, Sara |story=Well, Hell! Gamora, get the Avengers on the line!! |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=2 |date=June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=McNiven, Steve; Pichelli, Sara |inker=Dell, John; McNiven, Steve; Pichelli, Sara |story=My King. I have clear word from the Royal Guard's Earth Planet Initative [sic] |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=3 |date=August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Pichelli, Sara |inker=Pichelli, Sara |story=Huuaarrgghh! Did I tell you?! |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=4 |date=August 2013}}</ref> During the war of the builders, he infiltrated the [[S.W.O.R.D. (comics)|S.W.O.R.D.]] facilities and rescued Abigail Brand along with Rocket and new member Angela.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Francavilla, Francesco |inker=Francavilla, Francesco |story=Damn you, Peter Quill!! |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=9 |date=February 2014}}</ref> He also declared war against the Shi'ar empire after intervening in one of their trials to rescue the kidnapped young [[Jean Grey]] along with the [[X-Men]].
During this mission Peter meets [[Kitty Pryde]], and the two eventually have a romantic relationship.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Pichelli, Sara |inker=Pichelli, Sara |story=Quill... |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=11.NOW |date=April 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Pichelli, Sara |inker=Pichelli, Sara |story=Oh my God! |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=12 |date=May 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Pichelli, Sara |inker=Pichelli, Sara |story=Gladiator! Everything the Phoenix did... |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=13 |date=June 2014}}</ref> Afterwards, the Guardians are cornered and captured by the Spartax Army. Peter is sent to Spartax where he confronts his father again and escapes after exposing once again his father's tyrannical reign. A riot forms in the Empire and J'son is deposed as a consequence. Peter keeps a low profile and remains dedicated to his long-distance relationship with Kitty. Soon he discovers he is elected by the Spartax people to be their new emperor.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Schiti, Valerio |inker=Schiti, Valerio |story=Come on Valkyrie, just admit that you thought this was going to be easier for you and I'm giving you an actual run for your money. |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=3 |issue=23 |date=March 2015}}</ref> Peter ignores the announcement and focuses on Kitty and his search for a gangster named Mr. Knife who had put a bounty on his head. After being captured by Knife, he realizes Knife is J'son, his father. He escapes thanks to Kitty, and they spend some time together. Peter convinces Kitty to stay in space with him. He decides to steal an important artifact from J'son as payback.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Humphries, Sam |penciller=Williams, Freddie |inker=Williams, Freddie |story=Is it weird now that we are hanging out in person? |title=Legendary Star-Lord |volume=1 |issue=8 |date=March 2015}}</ref>


===The Black Vortex===
===The Black Vortex===
Peter and Kitty were successful in stealing the artifact called [[The Black Vortex]], but found themselves outnumbered by J'son's killing squad so they decided to call the X-Men and the remaining Guardians for help. Knowing the artifact could give them the needed power to defeat J'son, Peter wanted everyone to submit to the Vortex to gain cosmic powers. Kitty stood against the idea but some of their friends submitted anyway. After failing to stop them, the submitted cosmic warriors attacked Hala and Peter went with a team to help the Kree in the battle. After some failed negotiations for the Vortex his team had to escape, but J'son found them and destroyed Hala in retaliation. Peter escaped on time. After finding Spartax had been completely covered in amber by Thane, including Kitty, Peter lamented not having heard her since the beginning and apologize to her. Kitty escaped thanks to her phasing powers and both had a reunion. Seeing no other way to defeat J'son and his cosmic empowered team, Peter tried to submit to the Vortex but after seeing the power would eventually make him push Kitty away, he refused. Kitty ended up submitting and saving Spartax. After the war ended, Peter had a romantic talk with Kitty where he proposes to Kitty Pryde, a proposal which she accepts.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= [[Sam Humphries|Humphries, Sam]]|penciller= [[Javier Garrón|Garrón, Javier]]; [[Ed McGuinness|McGuinness, Ed]]|inker= [[Mark Farmer|Farmer, Mark]]; Garrón, Javier; McGuinness, Ed|story= The Black Vortex Chapter 13|title= Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega|issue= 1|date= June 2015}}</ref>
Peter and Kitty were successful in stealing the artifact called [[The Black Vortex]], but found themselves outnumbered by J'son's killing squad so they decided to call the X-Men and the remaining Guardians for help. Knowing the artifact could give them the needed power to defeat J'son, Peter wanted everyone to submit to the Vortex to gain cosmic powers. Kitty stood against the idea but some of their friends submitted anyway. After failing to stop them, the submitted cosmic warriors attacked Hala and Peter went with a team to help the Kree in the battle. After some failed negotiations for the Vortex his team had to escape, but J'son found them and destroyed Hala in retaliation. Peter escaped on time. After finding Spartax had been completely covered in amber by Thane, including Kitty, Peter lamented not having heard her since the beginning and apologize to her. Kitty escaped thanks to her phasing powers and they had a reunion. Seeing no other way to defeat J'son and his cosmic empowered team, Peter tried to submit to the Vortex but after seeing the power would eventually make him push Kitty away, he refused. Kitty ended up submitting and saving Spartax. After the war ended, Peter had a romantic talk with Kitty where he proposes to her, a proposal which she accepts.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=[[Sam Humphries|Humphries, Sam]] |penciller=[[Javier Garrón|Garrón, Javier]]; [[Ed McGuinness|McGuinness, Ed]] |inker=[[Mark Farmer|Farmer, Mark]]; Garrón, Javier; McGuinness, Ed |story=The Black Vortex Chapter 13 |title=Guardians of the Galaxy & X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega |issue=1 |date=June 2015}}</ref>


===Secret Wars===
===Secret Wars===
When the universe is facing its imminent end, Star-Lord and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy come to the world's final battle against the Children of Tomorrow. During the battle, Groot and Rocket Raccoon are killed, and Star-Lord is teleported away by [[Reed Richards]] to his ship. In the end, he is one of the few survivors of the apocalypse aboard the [[Fantastic Four]]'s "life raft".<ref>{{cite comic|writer= [[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]]|penciller= [[Esad Ribić|Ribić, Esad]]|inker= Ribić, Esad|story= The End Times|title= [[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]]|issue= 1|date= July 2015}}</ref> After the end of the universe, [[Doctor Doom]] somehow creates a new, patchwork world formed from the remains of dead universes. The life raft that Star-Lord was on remained in cryostasis for the next eight years, until they are awakened by [[Doctor Strange]], a new Thor, and [[Spider-Man (Miles Morales)|Miles Morales]].<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Hickman, Jonathan|penciller= Ribić, Esad|inker= Ribić, Esad|story= The Eye of Doom|title= Secret Wars|issue= 3|date= August 2015}}</ref> Doom becomes aware of their location, and ambushes them. Knowing they are the only hope of reviving the old universe, Strange casts a spell to spread the survivors across the world using the wind, with Doom vowing to find them.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Hickman, Jonathan|penciller= Ribić, Esad|inker= Ribić, Esad|story= All the Angels Sing, All the Devils Dance|title= Secret Wars|issue= 4|date= September 2015}}</ref>
When the universe is facing its imminent end, Star-Lord and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy come to the world's final battle against the Children of Tomorrow. During the battle, Groot and Rocket Raccoon are killed, and Star-Lord is teleported away by [[Mister Fantastic|Reed Richards]] to his ship. In the end, he is one of the few survivors of the apocalypse aboard the [[Fantastic Four]]'s "life raft".<ref>{{cite comic |writer=[[Jonathan Hickman|Hickman, Jonathan]] |penciller=[[Esad Ribić|Ribić, Esad]] |inker=Ribić, Esad |story=The End Times |title=[[Secret Wars (2015 comic book)|Secret Wars]] |issue=1 |date=July 2015}}</ref> After the end of the universe, [[Doctor Doom]] somehow creates a new, patchwork world formed from the remains of dead universes. The life raft that Star-Lord was on remained in [[Suspended animation in fiction|cryostasis]] for the next eight years, until they are awakened by [[Doctor Strange]], a new Thor, and [[Spider-Man (Miles Morales)|Miles Morales]].<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Hickman, Jonathan |penciller=Ribić, Esad |inker=Ribić, Esad |story=The Eye of Doom |title=Secret Wars |issue=3 |date=August 2015}}</ref> Doom becomes aware of their location, and ambushes them. Knowing they are the only hope of reviving the old universe, Strange casts a spell to spread the survivors across the world using the wind, with Doom vowing to find them.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Hickman, Jonathan |penciller=Ribić, Esad |inker=Ribić, Esad |story=All the Angels Sing, All the Devils Dance |title=Secret Wars |issue=4 |date=September 2015}}</ref>


Star-Lord ends up in the domain of [[Manhattan]], where he gets a job singing in the popular club, "the Quiet Room", singing [[Disney]] songs, as Disney films never existed in [[Battleworld]], using the alias of Steve Rogers to hide from Doom. It is here that he runs into an alternate universe version of Kitty Pryde (from the [[Age of Apocalypse]] universe), who is hunting down artifacts from before Battleworld's creation. Hoping to talk to who he believes is his fiancé, he accidentally messes up a deal between Kitty and [[Gambit (comics)|Gambit]] to obtain an ancient artifact. Gambit leaves, but Kitty uses a scanner to discover that Star-Lord is from before Battleworld's creation, and plans on taking him to Doom. However, they are ambushed by a group of robots connected to Gambit. The two decide to steal an artifact that Gambit has, but it was a trap and the two are captured. Right before Gambit can kill them, a version of Drax appears, who originally hired Peter to work in the Quiet Room, and knocks out Gambit. The three escape with the artifact secured. When they are safe the next morning, Kitty shows it to the two, only to find out its Rocket Racoon's tail. Star-Lord laments the death of his friend, and Kitty decides to allow him to keep it, as it is the one thing left of his old universe. Star-Lord thanks Kitty, who kisses him before heading back to her home of Doomguard. Realizing the two are out of a job for abandoning the Quiet Room in the middle of a show, Star-Lord and Drax decide to go back into Star-Lord's old career as a thief. He asks Drax if he knows a good geneticist, as he plans on using Rocket's tail to make a clone of his friend, possibly an army of them.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Humphries, Sam|penciller= [[Alti Firmansyah|Firmansyah, Alti]]|inker= Firmansyah, Alti|title= Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde|issue= 1|date= September 2015}}<br>{{cite comic| writer= Humphries, Sam|penciller= Firmansyah, Alti|inker= Firmansyah, Alti|title= Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde|issue= 2|date= October 2015}}<br>{{cite comic| writer= Humphries, Sam|penciller= Firmansyah, Alti|inker= Firmansyah, Alti|title= Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde|issue= 3|date= November 2015}}</ref>
Star-Lord ends up in the domain of [[Manhattan]], where he gets a job singing in the popular club, "the Quiet Room", singing [[Disney]] songs, as Disney films never existed in [[Battleworld]], using the alias of Steve Rogers to hide from Doom. It is here that he runs into an alternate universe version of Kitty Pryde (from the [[Age of Apocalypse]] universe), who is hunting down artifacts from before Battleworld's creation. Hoping to talk to who he believes is his fiancée, he accidentally foils a deal between Kitty and [[Gambit (Marvel Comics)|Gambit]] to obtain an ancient artifact. Gambit leaves, but Kitty uses a scanner to discover that Star-Lord is from before Battleworld's creation, and she plans to take him to Doom. However, they are ambushed by a group of robots connected to Gambit. The two decide to steal an artifact that Gambit has, but it is a trap, and the two are captured. Right before Gambit can kill them, a version of Drax appears. Drax hired Peter to work in the Quiet Room. Drax knocks out Gambit. The three leave with the artifact secured. When they are safe the next morning, Kitty shows it to the two, only to find out its Rocket Raccoon's tail. Star-Lord laments the death of his friend, and Kitty decides to allow him to keep it, as it is the one thing left of his old universe. Star-Lord thanks Kitty, who kisses him before heading back to her home of Doomguard. Realizing the two are out of a job for abandoning the Quiet Room in the middle of a show, Star-Lord and Drax decide to go back into Star-Lord's old career as a thief. He asks Drax if he knows a good geneticist, as he plans on using Rocket's tail to make a [[genetics in fiction|clone]] of his friend, possibly an army of them.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Humphries, Sam |penciller=[[Alti Firmansyah|Firmansyah, Alti]] |inker=Firmansyah, Alti |title=Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde |issue=1 |date=September 2015}}<br>{{cite comic |writer=Humphries, Sam |penciller=Firmansyah, Alti |inker=Firmansyah, Alti |title=Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde |issue=2 |date=October 2015}}<br>{{cite comic |writer=Humphries, Sam |penciller=Firmansyah, Alti |inker=Firmansyah, Alti |title=Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde |issue=3 |date=November 2015}}</ref>


During the final stand against God Doom, Peter not only piloted a ship to take the two Reed Richards' to the heart of [[Castle Doom]], but also managed to keep [[Black Swan (comics)|Black Swan]] occupied by using the last twig of Groot, kept in his pocket ever since the Incursions to be planted at the crucial moment.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Hickman, Jonathan|penciller= Ribić, Esad|inker= Ribić, Esad|story= Under Siege|title= Secret Wars|issue= 8|date= February 2016}}</ref>
During the final stand against God Doom, Peter not only piloted a ship to take the two Reed Richardses to the heart of [[Castle Doom]], but also managed to keep [[Black Swan (comics)|Black Swan]] occupied by using the last twig of Groot, kept in his pocket ever since the Incursions to be planted at the crucial moment.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Hickman, Jonathan |penciller=Ribić, Esad |inker=Ribić, Esad |story=Under Siege |title=Secret Wars |issue=8 |date=February 2016}}</ref>


===All-New, All-Different Marvel===
===All-New, All-Different Marvel===
Following the restoration of reality, Peter ascended to the throne of Spartax, with Rocket taking over leadership of the Guardians while Kitty- now under the alias of Star-Lady- and the [[Thing (comics)|Thing]]- following the disbanding of the FF while the Richards' family worked to restore the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]]- joined the team.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Schiti, Valerio|inker= Schiti, Valerio|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 4|issue= 1|date= December 2015}}</ref> After Kree accuser Hala and the ruthless Yotat the Destroyer caused mass destruction on Spartax while trying to eliminate Quill, he was forced to return to the Guardians due to the accusations of his delegates about his responsibility for the resulting deaths.<ref>{{cite comic|writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= Schiti, Valerio|inker= Schiti, Valerio|title= Guardians of the Galaxy|volume= 4|issue= 5|date= April 2016}}</ref>
Following the restoration of reality, Peter ascends to the throne of Spartax, with Rocket taking over leadership of the Guardians while Kitty (under the alias Star-Lady) and the [[Thing (comics)|Thing]] (following the disbanding of the Fantastic Four while the Richards' family worked to restore the [[Multiverse (Marvel Comics)|multiverse]]) joins the team.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Schiti, Valerio |inker=Schiti, Valerio |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=4 |issue=1 |date=December 2015}}</ref> After Kree accuser Hala and the ruthless Yotat the Destroyer cause mass destruction on Spartax while trying to eliminate Quill, he returns to the Guardians due to the accusations of his delegates about his responsibility for the resulting deaths.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=Schiti, Valerio |inker=Schiti, Valerio |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=4 |issue=5 |date=April 2016}}</ref>


During the ''[[Civil War II]]'' storyline, Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel in the fight against [[Iron Man]] as her surprise weapon. During the battle, the Guardians ship explodes, leaving them stranded on Earth. After Iron Man's faction leaves, Gamora overhears a conversation between Peter and Kitty in which she finds out that Peter knew that Thanos was on Earth the entire time they were there without telling the rest of the team. After stopping Gamora from storming into the Triskelion and killing Thanos, Gamora and the other Guardians leave Peter for not telling them the truth. Peter and Kitty then break off their engagement.
During the ''[[Civil War II]]'' storyline, Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel as her surprise weapon in the fight against [[Iron Man]]. During the battle, the Guardians ship is destroyed which leaves them stranded on Earth. After Iron Man's faction leaves, Gamora overhears a conversation between Peter and Kitty in which she learns that Peter knew (without telling the rest of the team) that Thanos was on Earth the entire time they were there. After stopping Gamora from storming into the Triskelion and killing Thanos, Gamora and the other Guardians leave Peter due to the secrecy. Peter and Kitty then break off their engagement.


'''Grounded'''
===Grounded===
Living alone in an apartment given to him by [[Abigail Brand]], Peter calls [[Howard the Duck]] to try and have drinks with him, and Howard furiously hangs up. He then finds Kitty and [[Old Man Logan]] in an art gallery, where Kitty shouts at him for carrying his guns into an art gallery with children. Frustrated, Peter leaves. Logan then catches up to him and has drinks with him in a bar, where they fight hitmen, which attracts the attention of the police. Logan flees the scene and Peter is captured.


Peter is prosecuted by [[Matt Murdock]], who argues that unlike other superheroes, Star-Lord was reckless and endangered civilians while causing substantial property damage. The trial is interrupted by Brand, who gets the judge to reduce Peter's sentence to community service, to which Peter agrees. Brand and Alpha Flight then give him a new skin-tight costume, and he is assigned to senior citizen Edmund Allen, a retired super-criminal named Silver Bandit. After a day of bonding, Star-Lord is hired as a bartender at a bar for supervillains owned by Edmund's son.
Living alone in an apartment given to him by [[Abigail Brand]], Peter calls [[Howard the Duck]] to try and have drinks with him, and Howard furiously hangs up. He then finds Kitty and Logan in an art gallery, where Kitty shouts at him for carrying his guns into an art gallery with children. Frustrated, Peter leaves. Logan then catches up to him and has drinks with him in a bar, where they fight hitmen, which attracts the attention of the police. Logan flees the scene and Peter is captured.


===Master of the Sun===
Peter is prosecuted by [[Matt Murdock]], who argues that unlike other superheroes, Star-Lord was reckless and endangered civilians while causing substantial property damage. The trial is interrupted by Brand, who gets the judge to reduce Peter's sentence to community service, to which Peter agrees. Brand and Alpha Flight then give him a new skin-tight costume, and he is assigned to senior citizen Edmund Allen, a retired super criminal. After a day of bonding, Star-Lord is hired as a bartender at a bar for supervillains owned by Edmund's son.
When the reborn Olympians began wreaking havoc throughout the universe Richard Rider interrupted the Guardians' party and asked them for help to deal with the mad gods. Despite other Guardians' wishes to rest, Peter was unable to do so while innocent people were being killed, and that, alongside recurring visions of the Master of the Sun asking him if his life felt lacking as of late drove him along with Rocket Raccoon, to join Nova and an assortment of other cosmic heroes to fight the Olympians. While Nova and Captain Marvel distracted some of the gods, Star Lord, Rocket, Marvel Boy, and Moondragon snuck inside the Olympians' interdimensional ship intending to explode it. However, before this was accomplished, the team was discovered by Hermes and Artemis, who had remained behind. After Star Lord was captured by Hephaestus, he killed the Olympian, and remained behind to detonate the bomb and destroy New Olympus while the rest of the strike team evacuated. The bomb successfully detonated destroying New Olympus, with Star Lord seemingly perishing alongside it.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Ewing, Al |penciller=Cabal, Juan |inker=Cabal, Juan |title=Guardians of the Galaxy |volume=6 |issue=2 |date=April 2020}}</ref>

However, Quill did not die in the blast and was instead transported to a different universe after the bomb exploded. He was taken in by a pair of travelers on this new world, Mors and Aradia, whom he eventually acquitted himself to both as friends as well as family and eventually lovers while spending more than one-hundred and eighty seven years running a gauntlet of escapades with them. He came to see that his Element Gun had changed significantly since when last he used it, initially the blaster had a finite charge on which elements he could churn out at which succession. But because he'd used it to siphon the divine energies of Olympus's pantheon. He found that use of the gun didn't seem to diminish its power supply. Whilst out camping with his new companions, Quill's fears, including an underlying suspicion as to why his personal keepsake never lost its juice were confirmed by the reappearance of the mad Olympians. Whom revealed the constant use of Peter's signature weapon that bound and drained their powers freed the petty gods from captivity with each usage of which and now they seek to reacquire their stolen might from him by any means necessary. Feeling responsible for bringing their wrath down upon their world, Quill opts to take a portal back to his universe to lead them away from his new home. In doing so he is met by the Master who states; having passed the test of his new life, he will make Quill into the one true Star Lord: The Master of the Sun.<ref name=":1" /> Arriving on Spartax in time to witness a symbiote dragon laying waste to his homeworld, Star Lord was caught up on all the events he'd missed and - with Nova's help - dove into the dragon and confronted the dark god of the symbiotes, Knull. Knull attempted to infect Star Lord and the other Guardians with living abyss to turn them into his soldiers, but Star Lord used the power he had obtained from the Olympians to kill the dragon and render its living abyss inert. Despite his new powers making him a powerful contender against Knull, Quill refused to return to Earth and face him - instead opting to prepare for the return of the Olympians.


==Powers and abilities==
==Powers and abilities==
Star-Lord is a master strategist and problem solver who is an expert in close-quarter combat, various human and alien firearms, and battle techniques. He has extensive knowledge of various alien customs, societies, and cultures, and considerable knowledge about cosmic abstracts, such as [[Oblivion (comics)|Oblivion]].
Star-Lord is a master strategist and problem solver who is an expert in close-quarter combat, various human and alien firearms, and battle techniques. He has extensive knowledge of various alien customs, societies, and cultures, and considerable knowledge about cosmic abstracts, such as Oblivion.


As Star-Lord, Peter Quill wears a suit that grants augmented strength and durability and the ability to travel through space. The character uses an "Element Gun", a special meta-pistol capable of projecting one of the [[Classical element|four elements]] (air, earth, fire and water). Star-Lord shares a [[psychic]] link with his [[sentient]] space vessel, "Ship".
As Star-Lord, Peter Quill wears a suit that grants augmented strength and durability and the ability to travel through space. He uses an "Element Gun", a special meta-pistol capable of projecting one of the [[Classical element|four elements]] (air, earth, fire and water). Star-Lord shares a [[psychic]] link with his [[Sentience|sentient]] space vessel, ''Ship''.


"Ship" is actually a sentient energy form. She most often exists in the form of a starship, but can alter her structure at will. She can travel through air, space and water. She possesses many of the conventional starship accessories, including shields, energy blasters, advanced [[sensors]], replicators (able to form any kind of food, drink, etc.), and [[hologram projectors]]. She has proven capable of creating a human form, which she can then animate and use as a host. Even if completely destroyed, she is capable of restoring herself, since her true form is her consciousness. In addition, she takes on a number of feminine characteristics, such as a mothering instinct for those she is partnered with. She has felt deeper attachments, including love for her partners.
''Ship'' is a sentient energy form. She most often exists in the form of a starship but can alter her structure at will. She can travel through air, space and water. She possesses many of the conventional starship accessories, including shields, energy blasters, advanced sensors, replicators (able to form any kind of food, drink, etc.), and [[hologram projectors]]. She has proven capable of creating a human form, which she can then animate and use as a host. Even if completely destroyed, she is capable of restoring herself, since her true form is her consciousness. In addition, she takes on a number of feminine characteristics, such as a mothering instinct for those she is partnered with. She has felt deeper attachments, including love for her partners.


"Ship" can create Widgets—small, mobile droids able to scout out situations, gather information, and then return to her. The full extent of "Ship's" abilities are unknown.
''Ship'' can create Widgets—small, mobile droids able to scout out situations, gather information, and then return to her. The full extent of ''Ship's'' abilities are unknown. During Star-Lord's battle with The Fallen One, his element gun, suit and ''Ship'' were destroyed. Due to severe injury, he was grafted with cybernetic implants by doctors on the Kyln, where he was sentenced. The eye implant allows him to see all energy spectra and the memory chip in his brain gives him 100% total recall.


On the Kree world of Aladon Prime, Star-Lord's cybernetic implants were removed. Star-Lord was outfitted with a Kree-issued heat-dampening espionage battle-suit, which became the hallmark look for the Guardians of the Galaxy, a battle helmet, and a universal translator, all of which he still uses. His battle helmet can analyze strategy data, improve vision, and regulate oxygen in space. Star-Lord's chosen weapons are two Kree sub-machine guns with various types of ammunition, including explosives. After escaping the Cancerverse, Peter acquires a new element gun(s), but he discards his armor.
During Star-Lord's battle with The Fallen One, his Element Gun, suit and "Ship" were destroyed. Due to severe injury he was grafted with cybernetic implants by doctors on the Kyln, where he was sentenced. The eye implant allows him to see all energy spectra and the memory chip in his brain gives him 100% total recall.


As Master of the Sun - while meditating on his new lease on life, Quill demonstrated levitation in a sitting position while trying to focus his powers for the upcoming battle. Often when Quill finds his center of being or is utilizing his power through the magitek sidearm, Quill's body glows with a bright gold radiance, the light emitted being so powerful that he can blow apart a Symbiote Dragon by channeling said force through the blaster. Star-Lord's transformation has seemingly rendered him immune to psionic intrusion, as Moondragon could not penetrate the defenses his mind seemed to subconsciously throw up whenever she drifted towards him. The Element Blaster initially held a finite charge limit to its ability to channel and redistribute energy towards manipulating natural materials, but after having gained total control over various metaphysical dynamics pertaining to the universe, Quill now acts as his own dynamo to power said weapon. Quill has recently picked up new tricks, such as having a recall ability which guides his pistol back to his hand once he calls for it.
On the Kree world of Aladon Prime, Star-Lord's cybernetic implants were removed. Star-Lord was outfitted with a Kree-issued heat-dampening espionage battle-suit, which became the hallmark look for the Guardians of the Galaxy, a battle helmet, and a universal translator, all of which he still uses. His battle helmet can analyze strategy data, improve vision, and regulate oxygen in space.


== Reception ==
Star-Lord's chosen weapons are two Kree sub-machine guns with various types of ammunition, including explosives.


=== Accolades ===
After escaping the Cancerverse, Peter acquires a new element gun(s), but discards his armor.

* In 2018, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Star-Lord 20th in their "20 Guardians Of The Galaxy Members Ranked From Weakest To Strongest" list<ref>{{Cite web |last=Weyer |first=Michael |date=2018-10-25 |title=20 Guardians Of The Galaxy Members Ranked From Weakest To Strongest |url=https://www.cbr.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-ranked-weakest-to-strongest/ |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> and 24th in their "25 Most Powerful Guardians Of The Galaxy" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kantor |first=Jonathan H. |date=2018-06-11 |title=The 25 Most Powerful Guardians Of The Galaxy, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/strongest-guardians-of-the-galaxy/ |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2018, ''[[GameSpot]]'' ranked Star-Lord 43rd in their "50 Most Important Superheroes" list.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The 50 Most Important Superheroes, Ranked |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/the-50-most-important-superheroes-ranked/2900-473/#8 |access-date=2022-11-21 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[The A.V. Club]]'' ranked Star-Lord 41st in their "100 best Marvel characters" list.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-07-06 |title=The 100 best Marvel characters ranked: 60-41 |url=https://www.avclub.com/marvel-movie-tv-heroes-ranked-1849136246 |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=The A.V. Club |language=en}}</ref>
* In 2022, ''[[CBR.com]]'' ranked Star-Lord 7th in their "10 Best Cosmic Heroes in Marvel Comics" list.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harth |first=David |date=2022-09-23 |title=10 Best Cosmic Heroes in Marvel Comics, Ranked |url=https://www.cbr.com/marvel-comics-best-cosmic-heroes-ranked/ |access-date=2022-11-19 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref>


==Other characters named Star-Lord==
==Other characters named Star-Lord==
A three-issue limited series, titled ''Starlord'', featured a man named Sinjin Quarrel adopting the identity 12 years after the disappearance of the original Star-Lord (Peter Jason Quill).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/starlor2.htm|title= Starlord (Sinjin Quarrel)|first= Jeff|last= Christiansen|date= September 18, 2002|publisher= Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20130308195843/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/starlor2.htm|archivedate= March 8, 2013|deadurl= no}}</ref> The series, published from December 1996 to February 1997, was written by [[Timothy Zahn]], with art by Dan Lawlis.<ref>{{gcdb series|id= 13430|title= Starlord}}</ref> Where the events depicted in this miniseries fit into Peter Quill's chronology has never been revealed.
A three-issue limited series, ''Starlord'', features a man '''Sinjin Quarrel''' who adopts the identity 12 years after the disappearance of the original Star-Lord (Peter Jason Quill).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/starlor2.htm |title=Starlord (Sinjin Quarrel) |first=Jeff |last=Christiansen |date=September 18, 2002 |work=Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20130308195843/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/starlor2.htm |archive-date=March 8, 2013 |url-status=live}}</ref> The series was published from December 1996 to February 1997. It was written by [[Timothy Zahn]], with art by Dan Lawlis.<ref>{{gcdb series |id= 13430|title= ''Starlord''}}</ref>


==Other versions==
==Other versions==


===Classic===
===Classic===
Star-Lord's adventures in ''Marvel Preview'' #4 and #11 have been officially designated as occurring in an alternate past. In these issues, Peter Quill is born during an unusual astronomical phenomenon when many of the planets align. Seeing no resemblance, the man who believed he was Quill's father accuses his wife Meredith of infidelity and attempts to kill the infant, but dies of a sudden heart attack. Peter is raised by his single mother until she is killed by Ariguans when he is eleven.<ref name="MP4" /> Quill is placed in an orphanage but escapes and eventually becomes a trainee NASA astronaut. An alien entity called the Master of the Sun later visits the space station that Quill and other astronauts are inhabiting, and offers the mantle of Star-Lord (an interplanetary policeman) to a worthy candidate. Quill volunteers, but is rejected in favor of a colleague he once treated badly. Quill is outraged, and NASA orders his return to Earth and discharge for his conduct. Instead, he steals a scout ship, returns to the space station, and takes his colleague's place. Quill becomes Star-Lord, with the Master of the Sun first creating an illusion in which the character is able to find and kill the aliens that murdered his mother to free him of his past. Equipped with a sentient vessel called "Ship", Quill commences his role as Star-Lord.<ref name="MP4" /><ref name="AHMU">{{cite web|url= http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/starlor1.htm|title= Star-Lord (Peter Quill)|first= Jeff|last= Christiansen|date= March 7, 2014|publisher= Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe|archiveurl= https://www.webcitation.org/6S409BOlX?url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/starlor1.htm|archivedate= August 24, 2014|deadurl= no|df= }}</ref>
Star-Lord's adventures in ''Marvel Preview'' #4 and #11 have been officially designated as occurring in an alternate past. In these issues, Peter Quill is born during an unusual astronomical phenomenon when many of the [[Syzygy (astronomy)|planets align]]. Seeing no resemblance, the man who believed he was Quill's father accuses his wife Meredith of infidelity and attempts to kill the infant, but dies of a sudden [[heart attack]]. Peter is raised by his single mother until she is killed by Ariguans when he is eleven.<ref name="MP4" /> Quill is placed in an orphanage but escapes and eventually becomes a trainee NASA astronaut.


An alien entity called the Master of the Sun later visits the space station that Quill and other astronauts are inhabiting and offers the mantle of Star-Lord (an interplanetary policeman) to a worthy candidate. Quill volunteers, but he is rejected in favor of a colleague he once treated badly. Quill is outraged, and NASA orders his return to Earth and discharge for his conduct. Instead, he steals a scout ship, returns to the space station, and takes his colleague's place. Quill becomes Star-Lord, with the Master of the Sun first creating an illusion in which the character is able to find and kill the aliens that murdered his mother to free him of his past. Equipped with a sentient vessel called "Ship", Quill commences his role as Star-Lord.<ref name="MP4" /><ref name="AHMU">{{cite web |url=http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/starlor1.htm |title=Star-Lord (Peter Quill) |first=Jeff |last=Christiansen |date=March 7, 2014 |work=Appendix to the Handbook of the Marvel Universe |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140927183549/http://www.marvunapp.com/Appendix/starlor1.htm |archive-date=September 27, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref>
Years later, Star-Lord becomes involved in stopping a group of slavers who are destroying worlds. His efforts led him to discover a conspiracy to replace the emperor of the Spartoi Empire. In order to thwart the takeover, Star-Lord travels to the imperial throneworld Sparta where he encounters and kills the alien who killed his mother. Star-Lord then meets Emperor Jason who reveals that he is Peter's father. Jason explains that he had crashed on Earth decades earlier and been rescued by Meredith Quill. During the year that he had spent repairing his ship, Jason and Meredith fell in love. When it came time to leave, Jason, for Meredith's safety, had placed a mindlock on her memories of him, causing her to remember their year together as only a dream.<ref name="MP11" /><ref name="AHMU" />

Years later, Star-Lord becomes involved in stopping a group of slavers who are destroying worlds. His efforts led him to discover a conspiracy to replace the emperor of the Spartoi Empire. To thwart the takeover, Star-Lord travels to the imperial throneworld Sparta where he encounters and kills the alien who killed his mother. Star-Lord then meets Emperor Jason who reveals that he is Peter's father. Jason explains that he had crashed on Earth decades earlier and been rescued by Meredith Quill. During the year that he had spent repairing his ship, Jason and Meredith fell in love. When it came time to leave, Jason, for Meredith's safety, had placed a mindlock on her memories of him, causing her to remember their year together as only a dream.<ref name="MP11" /><ref name="AHMU" />


===''Age of Ultron''===
===''Age of Ultron''===
During the 2013 "[[Age of Ultron]]" storyline, [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] and [[Invisible Woman|Susan Storm]] accidentally create an alternate timeline after traveling back in time and assassinating [[Hank Pym]] before he can create [[Ultron]]. In the new reality, Star-Lord is seen as a member of the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]], who have replaced the defunct Avengers as the world's premier superhero team.<ref>{{cite comic| writer= Bendis, Brian Michael|penciller= [[Brandon Peterson|Peterson, Brandon]]; [[Carlos Pacheco|Pacheco, Carlos]]|inker= Peterson, Brandon; Martinez, Roger|title= [[Age of Ultron]]|issue= 7|date= July 2013}}</ref>
During the 2013 "[[Age of Ultron]]" storyline, [[Wolverine (character)|Wolverine]] and [[Invisible Woman|Susan Storm]] accidentally create an alternate timeline after traveling back in time and assassinating [[Hank Pym]] before he can create [[Ultron]]. In the new reality, Star-Lord is seen as a member of the [[Defenders (comics)|Defenders]], who have replaced the defunct Avengers as the world's premier superhero team.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=Bendis, Brian Michael |penciller=[[Brandon Peterson|Peterson, Brandon]]; [[Carlos Pacheco|Pacheco, Carlos]] |inker=Peterson, Brandon; Martinez, Roger |title=[[Age of Ultron]] |issue=7 |date=July 2013}}</ref>


===Starkill===
===Starkill===
Lord Starkill debuted in ''Captain Marvel'' #126 in 2018. He is an evil version of Star-Lord from an alternate universe. He possesses the [[Infinity gems|Reality Stone]] and is allied with Thanos.<ref>''Captain Marvel'' #126</ref>
Lord Starkill debuted in ''Captain Marvel'' #126 in 2018. He is an evil version of Star-Lord from an alternate universe. He possesses the [[Infinity Gems|Reality Stone]] and is allied with Thanos.<ref>{{cite comic |writer=[[Margaret Stohl|Stohl, Margaret]] |penciller=[[Michele Bandini|Bandini, Michele]] |inker=Bandini, Michele |story=Dark Origins: Part 2 |title=Captain Marvel |issue=126 |date=January 2018}}</ref>


==In other media==
===Old Man Quill===
Based in the ''[[Old Man Logan|Wastelands]]'' universe, Peter Quill eventually becomes the emperor of Spartax. He leaves the Guardians of the Galaxy and Gamora to marry L'ssa and fathers two children; however, the Universal Church of Truth draws him out in a firefight, which leaves his homeworld vulnerable to attack. The Church annihilates the planet, destroying everything and everyone he loves.


A devastated Quill is found by an aged version of the Guardians, recruiting him for one more adventure back on Earth that will give him revenge on the Church, now led by Galactus. However, after discovering what happened to the other heroes of Earth, it is eventually revealed that Quill has been hallucinating all of the other Guardians for the duration of his quest, and the real Guardians have been killed by Galactus. With the Ultimate Nullifier having been destroyed, Quill eventually defeats Galactus by shooting him in the head with the Time Stone, displacing part of Galactus's brain. With the death of Galactus, most of the Church are revealed to have been brainwashed thralls who break away. Peter subsequently forms a new team of Guardians, including Beta Ray Bill, Moondragon, Phyla-Vell, Nebula, and Baby Groot to deal with the rest of the Church.<ref name="OldManQuill" />

==In other media==
===Television===
===Television===
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' episode "Michael Korvac", voiced by [[Steve Downes]].<ref name="Arbeiter">{{cite web |url= http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/57227366/guardians-of-the-galaxy-characters-other-films-tv-shows|title= Other Films and TV Shows Where You Can Find the Guardians of the Galaxy|first= Michael|last= Arbeiter|date= August 1, 2014|publisher= [[Hollywood.com]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20140804161424/http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/57227366/guardians-of-the-galaxy-characters-other-films-tv-shows|archivedate= August 4, 2014|deadurl= no}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last= Hunsaker|first= Andy|url= http://www.craveonline.com/comics/reviews/167143-dvd-review-avengers-earths-mightiest-heroes-vol-1-a-2|title= DVD Review: ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' Vol. 1 & 2|publisher= [[CraveOnline]]|date= April 29, 2011|archiveurl= https://www.webcitation.org/6S441RYeZ?url=http://www.craveonline.com/comics/reviews/167143-dvd-review-avengers-earths-mightiest-heroes-vol-1-a-2|archivedate= August 24, 2014|deadurl= no|accessdate= July 23, 2011|df= }}</ref>
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes]]'' episode "Michael Korvac", voiced by [[Steve Downes]].<ref name="Arbeiter">{{cite web |url=http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/57227366/guardians-of-the-galaxy-characters-other-films-tv-shows |title=Other Films and TV Shows Where You Can Find the Guardians of the Galaxy |first=Michael |last=Arbeiter |date=August 1, 2014 |website=[[Hollywood.com]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140804161424/http://www.hollywood.com/news/movies/57227366/guardians-of-the-galaxy-characters-other-films-tv-shows |archive-date=August 4, 2014 |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Hunsaker |first=Andy |url=http://www.craveonline.com/comics/reviews/167143-dvd-review-avengers-earths-mightiest-heroes-vol-1-a-2 |title=DVD Review: ''Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes'' Vol. 1 & 2 |website=[[CraveOnline]] |date=April 29, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812125938/http://www.craveonline.com/comics/reviews/167143-dvd-review-avengers-earths-mightiest-heroes-vol-1-a-2 |archive-date=August 12, 2014|access-date=July 23, 2011}}</ref>
* Star-Lord appears in the ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'' cartoon series, voiced by Chris Cox.<ref name="Arbeiter" /> In "Guardians of the Galaxy", he is seen as a member of the Guardians of the Galaxy. He and the Guardians of the Galaxy fight [[Korvac]] and the [[Chitauri]] with the help of Spider-Man and Nova. In "The Return of the Guardians of the Galaxy", Star-Lord is with the Guardians of the Galaxy when they land on Earth to rebuild their ship at the same time when Titus was leading the Chitauri into targeting Nova's helmet.
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Ultimate Spider-Man (TV series)|Ultimate Spider-Man]]'', voiced by [[Chris Cox (voice actor)|Chris Cox]].<ref name="Arbeiter" />
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'', voiced by Chris Cox (in "Guardians and Spaceknights") and later by [[Will Friedle]] (in "Widow's Run"). In "Guardians and Spaceknights", he was seen with the Guardians of the Galaxy when they are in the middle of evacuating the D'Bari from their homeworld before it can be consumed by Galactus. In "Widow's Run", Star-Lord tries to get Tony Stark to have the [[Infinity Gems]] in the custody of the Guardians of the Galaxy only to be turned down. This causes Star-Lord to lead the Guardians of the Galaxy into taking the Infinity Gems from the Black Widow leading the group's fight with the Avengers. Using special teleportation disks, the [[Falcon (comics)|Falcon]] was able to send the Guardians of the Galaxy back to their ship. Star-Lord's design initially resembles his original comic book appearance, however it changed and now resembles [[Chris Pratt]]'s character from the ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' film.
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Avengers Assemble (TV series)|Avengers Assemble]]'', voiced by Chris Cox in "Guardians and Space Knights" and by [[Will Friedle]] in "Widow's Run".<ref name="btva2">{{cite web |title=Star-Lord Voices (Guardians of the Galaxy) |url=https://www.behindthevoiceactors.com/characters/Guardians-of-the-Galaxy/Star-Lord/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |publisher=Behind The Voice Actors}} A green check mark indicates that a role has been confirmed using a screenshot (or collage of screenshots) of a title's list of voice actors and their respective characters found in its credits or other reliable sources of information.</ref>
* Star-Lord appeared in ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'', voiced by Chris Cox (in "It's a Wonderful Smash" and "Guardians of the Galaxy"),<ref>{{cite episode|title=It's a Wonderful Smash|series=[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]| credits = Melching, Steven (writer); Archibald, Patrick (director)|network=[[Disney XD]]|season=1|number=26|airdate=July 6, 2014}}</ref> and by [[Will Friedle]] (in "Planet Monster" Pt. 2).
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Hulk and the Agents of S.M.A.S.H.]]'', voiced by Chris Cox in the episodes "It's a Wonderful Smash" and "Guardians of the Galaxy" and by Will Friedle in "Planet Monster".<ref name="btva2" />
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers]]'' episode "Guardians of the Galaxy".
* Star-Lord appears in the ''[[Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers]]'' episode "Guardians of the Galaxy", voiced by Go Inoue in Japanese and [[Mick Wingert]] in English.<ref name="btva2" />
* Star-Lord appears in the ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'' animated series, voiced again by [[Will Friedle]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://twitter.com/DisneyChannelPR/status/568100373510008832|title= Will Friedle @willfriedle will voice #StarLord on #DisneyXD's #Marvel's #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy|date= February 18, 2015|publisher= Disney Channel PR on [[Twitter]]|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20151014171902/https://twitter.com/DisneyChannelPR/status/568100373510008832|archivedate= October 14, 2015|deadurl= no|df= }}</ref>
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (TV series)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'', voiced again by Will Friedle.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://twitter.com/DisneyChannelPR/status/568100373510008832 |title=Will Friedle @willfriedle will voice #StarLord on #DisneyXD's #Marvel's #GuardiansOfTheGalaxy |date=February 18, 2015 |website=Disney Channel PR on [[Twitter]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151014171902/https://twitter.com/DisneyChannelPR/status/568100373510008832 |archive-date=October 14, 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
* Star-Lord appears in ''Lego Marvel Super Heroes - Guardians of the Galaxy: The Thanos Threat'', voiced again by Will Friedle.<ref name="btva2" />
* Star-Lord appears in the ''[[Spider-Man (2017 TV series)|Spider-Man]]'' episode "Amazing Friends", voiced again by Will Friedle.<ref name="btva2" />


===Film===
===Film===
* Star-Lord makes a non-speaking [[cameo appearance]] in the animated [[direct-to-video]] film ''[[Planet Hulk (film)|Planet Hulk]]''.<ref name="PlanetHulkDTV" /> He is seen as an audience member in the Sakaar arena.
Star-Lord makes a non-speaking [[cameo appearance]] in ''[[Planet Hulk (film)|Planet Hulk]]''.<ref name="PlanetHulkDTV" />


===Marvel Cinematic Universe===
[[File:Chris Pratt as Star-Lord poster.jpg|thumb|right|upright|[[Chris Pratt]] as Star-Lord in a character poster for the 2014 film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''.]]
* [[Chris Pratt]] portrays Peter Quill / Star-Lord in the films set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]].
{{Main|Peter Quill (Marvel Cinematic Universe)}}
[[Chris Pratt]] portrays Peter Quill / Star-Lord in media set in the [[Marvel Cinematic Universe]]. This version is the son of [[Ego the Living Planet]] and the half-brother of [[Mantis (Marvel Cinematic Universe)|Mantis]], and additionally inherited [[Celestial (comics)|Celestial]] abilities from Ego before losing them following his death. He first appears in the live-action film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]'',<ref name="SuperheroHypePg1">{{Cite web |last=Perry |first=Spencer |date=July 8, 2014 |title=Guardians of the Galaxy: From the Set of the Marvel Studios Adaptation |url=http://www.superherohype.com/news/306737-guardians-of-the-galaxy-from-the-set-of-the-marvel-studios-adaptation |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140709001921/http://www.superherohype.com/news/306737-guardians-of-the-galaxy-from-the-set-of-the-marvel-studios-adaptation |archive-date=July 9, 2014 |access-date=July 9, 2014 |publisher=[[CraveOnline]]}}</ref> before making subsequent appearances in the live-action films ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]'',<ref name="PrattReturn">{{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oiSPBWjHYQ8 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211221/oiSPBWjHYQ8 |archive-date=2021-12-21 |url-status=live|title=Guardians of the Galaxy's Chris Pratt & James Gunn's Risky Film: Rule Breakers |author=''[[The Hollywood Reporter]]'' |publisher=[[YouTube]] |date=December 17, 2014 |access-date=December 22, 2014 |time=2:30}}{{cbignore}}</ref> ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]'', ''[[Avengers: Endgame]]'', ''[[Thor: Love and Thunder]]'' and ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3]]''.<ref name="PrattOlsen">{{Cite web |last=Lincoln |first=Ross A. |date=July 29, 2016 |title=Marvel's ''Avengers 3'' Gets Official Title With Temp Name Hung On ''Avengers 4'' |url=https://deadline.com/2016/07/avengers-infinity-war-avengers-3-marvel-studios-1201795344/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731183651/http://deadline.com/2016/07/avengers-infinity-war-avengers-3-marvel-studios-1201795344/ |archive-date=July 31, 2016 |access-date=July 30, 2016 |website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]}}</ref> Additionally, he also appears in ''[[The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special]]'' while an alternate timeline version appears in the [[Disney+]] animated series ''[[What If...? (TV series)|What If...?]]'', voiced by [[Brian T. Delaney]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Gallagher |first=Simon |date=August 18, 2021 |title=What If…? Episode 2 Cast Guide: Every New & Returning MCU Character |url=https://screenrant.com/what-if-episode-2-cast-mcu-character-guide-new-returning/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210818162954/https://screenrant.com/what-if-episode-2-cast-mcu-character-guide-new-returning/ |archive-date=August 18, 2021 |access-date=August 18, 2021 |website=[[Screen Rant]]}}</ref>
** The character first appears in the 2014 film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''.<ref name="Pratt" /> 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|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 [[Sony Walkman|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.
** Star-Lord returns in the 2017 sequel ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2]]''.<ref name="Vol2Film">{{cite web|url=http://www.slashfilm.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-footage-recap/|title=''Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2'' Footage Recap: Baby Groot, Human Ego & So Much More [Comic-Con 2016]|last=Han|first=Angie|publisher=[[/Film]]|date=July 23, 2016|accessdate=July 24, 2016|archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6jEZEZhFA?url=http://www.slashfilm.com/guardians-of-the-galaxy-vol-2-footage-recap/|archivedate=July 24, 2016|deadurl=no|df=}}</ref> 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 posesses 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 extentions of himself, killing all other life, and had concieved 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]].
** Star-Lord appears in ''[[Avengers: Infinity War]]''. During the film, Peter, along with the rest of the Guardians, rescue [[Thor (Marvel Comics)|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.
**Star-Lord is listed among the characters who will appear in the [[Untitled Avengers film]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://deadline.com/2016/07/avengers-infinity-war-avengers-3-marvel-studios-1201795344/|title=Marvel’s ''Avengers 3'' Gets Official Title With Temp Name Hung On ''Avengers 4''|last=Lincoln|first=Ross A.|website=[[Deadline Hollywood]]|date=July 29, 2016|accessdate=July 30, 2016|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160731183651/http://deadline.com/2016/07/avengers-infinity-war-avengers-3-marvel-studios-1201795344/|archivedate=July 31, 2016|deadurl=no}}</ref>


===Video games===
===Video games===
* Star-Lord is available as downloadable content for ''[[LittleBigPlanet]]'', as part of "Marvel Costume Kit 5".<ref name="LittleBigPlanetMCK5"/>
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[LittleBigPlanet (2008 video game)|LittleBigPlanet]]'' as part of the "Marvel Costume Kit 5" DLC.<ref name="LittleBigPlanetMCK5" />
* Star-Lord appears as an alternate skin in the [[Xbox]] and [[PlayStation]] versions of ''[[Minecraft]]'' via the "Guardians of the Galaxy" DLC pack.
* Star-Lord appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel Avengers Alliance]]''.
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]''.
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Marvel Heroes (video game)|Marvel Heroes]]''.
* Three incarnations of Star-Lord appear as playable characters in ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]''.<ref>Chabala, Ben (April 24, 2017). [https://news.marvel.com/games/63733/piecing-together-marvel-puzzle-quest-star-lord/ "Piecing Together Marvel Puzzle Quest: Star-Lord"]. Marvel Comics. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170509191935/https://news.marvel.com/games/63733/piecing-together-marvel-puzzle-quest-star-lord/ Archived] from the original May 9, 2017.</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://gamingtrend.com/2017/04/24/the-guardians-of-the-galaxy-arrive-in-marvel-puzzle-quest-starting-with-star-lord/ |title=The Guardians of the Galaxy arrive in Marvel Puzzle Quest starting with Star-Lord |first=Ron |last=Burke |date=April 2017 |website=Gaming Trend |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190915210120/https://gamingtrend.com/2017/04/24/the-guardians-of-the-galaxy-arrive-in-marvel-puzzle-quest-starting-with-star-lord/ |archive-date=September 15, 2019 |url-status=live|access-date=September 15, 2019}}</ref>
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]''.
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes]]''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes]]''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Disney Infinity 2.0]]''.
* Star-Lord appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel Contest of Champions]]''.
* Star-Lord is available in the "Guardians of the Galaxy" skin pack for ''[[Minecraft]]'' on Xbox and Playstation platforms. This skin pack became unavailable in December 2015 along with the other 2 Marvel skin packs: "The Avengers" and "Spider-Man".
* Star-Lord is available in the Facebook game ''[[Marvel: Avengers Alliance]]'' as the Special Operations 20 unlockable.
* Star-Lord appears as an unlockable playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.
* Star-Lord is an unlockable and playable character in ''[[Marvel Contest of Champions]]''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]''.
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series]]'', voiced by [[Scott Porter]] as an adult and by [[Jeremy Shada]] as a child.<ref name="btva2" />
* Star-Lord is an unlockable and playable character in ''[[Marvel: Future Fight]]''.
* Star-Lord is a playable character in ''[[Disney Infinity 3.0]]''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]],'' voiced by [[Kerry Shale]].
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Strike Force]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://msf.gg/characters/StarLord |title=Star-Lord {{!}} Marvel Strike Force|date= n.d.|website= MARVEL Strike Force Database |archive-url=https://archive.today/20190915210455/https://msf.gg/characters/StarLord |archive-date=September 15, 2019 |url-status=live|access-date=August 15, 2018}}</ref>
* Star-Lord is the primary protagonist of the video game ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series]]'', voiced by [[Scott Porter]] as an adult and by [[Jeremy Shada]] as a kid. As seen in a flashback, Peter Quill had to promise his mother not to get into fights with a bully. After Meredith Quill died, Peter Quill is taken in by Yondu where Meredith entrusted him to watch over Peter.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''Marvel Powers United VR'', voiced again by Chris Cox.<ref name="btva2" />
* There are three playable versions of Star-Lord in the match-three mobile game ''[[Marvel Puzzle Quest]]'', the two newest versions of which were added to the game in April 2017.<ref>Chabala, Ben (April 24, 2017). [https://news.marvel.com/games/63733/piecing-together-marvel-puzzle-quest-star-lord/ "Piecing Together Marvel Puzzle Quest: Star-Lord"]. Marvel Comics. [https://web.archive.org/web/20170509191935/https://news.marvel.com/games/63733/piecing-together-marvel-puzzle-quest-star-lord/ Archived] from the original May 9, 2017.</ref><ref>Burke, Ron (April 2017). [http://gamingtrend.com/2017/04/24/the-guardians-of-the-galaxy-arrive-in-marvel-puzzle-quest-starting-with-star-lord/ "The Guardians of the Galaxy arrive in Marvel Puzzle Quest starting with Star-Lord"]. Gaming Trend.</ref>
* Star-Lord also appears as a playable character in ''[[Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2]]''.
* Star-Lord appears in ''Marvel Battle Lines'', voiced again by Will Friedle.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order]]'', voiced again by Scott Porter.<ref name="btva2" />
* Star-Lord appears in ''Marvel Dimension of Heroes'', voiced again by [[Will Friedle]].<ref name="btva2" />
* Star-Lord appears as a purchasable outfit in ''[[Fortnite Battle Royale]]''.
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Future Revolution]]'', voiced again by Scott Porter. Additionally, several alternate reality versions of Star-Lord, such as one who became the guardian of a settlement on [[Sakaar]] and one who followed [[Angela (character)|Angela]] into [[Niflheim]], appear as [[Non-player character|NPCs]].
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (video game)|Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Guardians Of The Galaxy Makes Strong First Impression |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/guardians-of-the-galaxy-makes-strong-first-impression/1100-6492831/ |access-date=June 16, 2021 |website=GameSpot}}</ref>
* Star-Lord appears in ''[[Marvel Snap]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Adler |first=Kai |date=2022-11-29 |title=Marvel Snap: All Of The Guardians Of The Galaxy Cards, Ranked |url=https://www.dualshockers.com/marvel-snap-best-guardians-of-the-galaxy-cards/ |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=DualShockers |language=en}}</ref>
* Star-Lord appears as a playable character in ''[[Marvel Rivals]]''.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Marvel Rivals Characters: Every Superhero And Supervillain Revealed So Far |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/marvel-rivals-characters-every-superhero-and-supervillain/2900-5216/#13 |access-date=2024-03-30 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref>


===Theme Parks===
===Merchandise===
* Star-Lord received a figure in the [[Marvel Universe (toyline)|Marvel Universe toy line]] as part of a three pack with [[Drax the Destroyer]], [[Rocket Raccoon]], and a mini [[Groot]] accessory.
* Star-Lord appears in the [[Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!|''Guardians of the Galaxy'' – Mission: Breakout!]] attraction at [[Disney California Adventure]] with Chris Pratt reprising his role from the films.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}}
* Star-Lord received a figure in the Groot Build-A-Figure line.
* The MCU incarnation of Star-Lord received a figure from [[Hot Toys]]' 1:6 scale line.
* The MCU incarnation of Star-Lord's mask and weapons were released by [[Nerf]] as role-play toys.


===Toys===
=== Miscellaneous ===
* Star-Lord appears in [[Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!|''Guardians of the Galaxy'' – Mission: Breakout!]], voiced by Chris Pratt.<ref>{{cite web |last=Yee |first=Lawrence |date=May 26, 2017 |title=''Guardians of the Galaxy'' Cast Celebrate Opening of New Disney Attraction |url=https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-disneyland-ride-1202445975/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170529001710/https://variety.com/2017/biz/news/guardians-of-the-galaxy-mission-breakout-disneyland-ride-1202445975/ |archive-date=May 29, 2017 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |quote=Chris Pratt (Star-Lord), Drax (David Bautista), Vin Diesel (Baby Groot) and Rocket Raccoon (Bradley Cooper) all reprising their roles.}}</ref>
* Star-Lord was featured in the [[Marvel Universe (toyline)|Marvel Universe toy line]] as a 3 3/4" figure in his Guardian uniform. He was sold in a three pack with [[Drax the Destroyer]], [[Rocket Raccoon]], and a mini [[Groot]] accessory.
* The Old Man Quill version of Star-Lord appears in ''[[Marvel's Wastelanders|Marvel's Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord]]'', voiced by [[Timothy Busfield]].<ref>{{cite news |last=Grunenwald |first=Joe |date=May 18, 2021 |title=Wastelanders: Old Man Star-Lord kicks off Marvel & SiriusXM's slate of scripted podcasts |work=Comics Beat |url=https://www.comicsbeat.com/wastelanders-old-man-star-lord-kicks-off-marvel-siriusxms-slate-of-scripted-podcasts/ |access-date=June 4, 2021}}</ref>
* Star-Lord appears as a figure in the Groot Build-A-Figure line.
* Star-Lord is featured in the [[Hot Toys]] 1:6 scale line for [[Marvel Studios]] film ''[[Guardians of the Galaxy (film)|Guardians of the Galaxy]]''. The head sculpt features an authentic and detailed likeness of [[Chris Pratt]] as Star-Lord.
* Nerf has released toys of Star-Lord's mask and weapons as they appear in the film.


==Collected editions==
==Collected editions==
{| class="wikitable"
* ''Star-Lord: Guardian of the Galaxy'' (collects ''Marvel Preview'' #4, 11, 14-15, 18; ''Marvel Super Special'' #10; ''Marvel Spotlight'' vol. 2 #6-7; ''Marvel Premiere'' #61; and ''Star-Lord'' Vol. 1 #1-3), 424 pages, July 2014, {{ISBN|978-0785154495}}
|+
* ''Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 1: Face It, I Rule'' (collects ''Legendary Star-Lord'' #1-5), 112 pages, February 2015, {{ISBN|978-0785191599}}
!Title
* ''Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 2: Rise of the Black Vortex'' (collects ''Legendary Star-Lord'' #6-12), 160 pages, August 2015, {{ISBN|978-0785191605}}
!Material collected
* ''Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 3: First Flight'' (collects ''Star-Lord'' Vol. 2 #1-5), 112 pages, July 2016, {{ISBN|978-0785196242}}
!Published date
* ''Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 4: Out of Orbit'' (collects ''Star-Lord'' Vol. 2 #6-8, ''Avengers'' #28, 51, 174), 128 pages, November 2016, {{ISBN|978-0785196259}}
!ISBN
* ''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde'' (collects ''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde'' #1-3, ''Generation Next'' #1, and ''Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega''), 128 pages, December 2015, {{ISBN|978-0785198437}}
|-
|''Annihilation: Conquest: Book One''
|''Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord'' #1-4 and ''Annihilation: Conquest Prologue'', ''Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar'' #1-4
|October 2008
|{{ISBNT|978-0785127826}}
|-
|''Star-Lord: Guardian of the Galaxy''
|''Marvel Preview'' #4, 11, 14-15, 18, ''Marvel Super Special'' #10, ''Marvel Spotlight'' (vol. 2) #6-7, ''Marvel Premiere'' #61, and ''Star-Lord'' (vol. 1) #1-3
|July 2014
|{{ISBNT|978-0785154495}}
|-
|''Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 1: Face It, I Rule''
|''Legendary Star-Lord'' #1-5
|February 2015
|{{ISBNT|978-0785191599}}
|-
|''Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 2: Rise of the Black Vortex''
|''Legendary Star-Lord'' #6-12
|August 2015
|{{ISBNT|978-0785191605}}
|-
|''Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 3: First Flight''
|''Star-Lord'' (vol. 2) #1-5
|July 2016
|{{ISBNT|978-0785196242}}
|-
|''Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 4: Out of Orbit''
|''Star-Lord'' (vol. 2) #6-8 and ''Avengers'' (vol. 1) #28, 51, 174
|November 2016
|{{ISBNT|978-0785196259}}
|-
|''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde''
|''Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde'' #1-3, ''Generation Next'' #1, and ''Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega''
|December 2015
|{{ISBNT|978-0785198437}}
|-
|''Star-Lord: Grounded''
|''Star-Lord'' (vol. 3) #1-6
|July 2017
|{{ISBNT|978-1302905545}}
|-
|''Old Man Quill Vol. 1: Nobody's Fault But My Own''
|''Old Man Quill'' #1-6
|August 2019
|{{ISBNT|978-1302916695}}
|-
|''Old Man Quill Vol. 2: Go Your Own Way''
|''Old Man Quill'' #7-12
|February 2020
|{{ISBNT|978-1302916701}}
|}


==References==
==References==
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Star-Lord
Textless variant cover of Star-Lord #1 (December 2016). Art by Kris Anka
Publication information
PublisherMarvel Comics
First appearanceMarvel Preview #4
(January 1976)
Created bySteve Englehart
Steve Gan
In-story information
Alter egoPeter Jason Quill
SpeciesHuman/Spartoi hybrid
Team affiliationsGuardians of the Galaxy
Infinity Watch
Ravagers
United Front
Nova Corps
PartnershipsGamora
Notable aliasesMaster of the Sun
AbilitiesHuman/Spartoi hybrid physiology grants him enhanced strength, durability, and longevity
  • Strength augmentation via advanced suit
  • Master tactician and field commander
  • Expert hand-to-hand combatant and master martial artist
  • Skilled marksman
  • Expert user of various kinds of alien technology and weapons
  • Flight via jet boots
  • Utilizing dual elemental guns, and helmet providing survivability in space, and formerly used a universal translator implant in his neck

Star-Lord (Peter Jason Quill) is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Steve Englehart and Steve Gan, the character first appeared in Marvel Preview #4 (January 1976). The son of human Meredith Quill and Spartoi J'son, Peter Quill assumes the mantle of Star-Lord, an interplanetary policeman.

The character played prominent roles in the comic book storylines "Annihilation" (2006) and "Annihilation: Conquest" (2007), "War of Kings" (2008), The Thanos Imperative (2009), and Old Man Quill (2019). He became the leader of the space-based superhero team Guardians of the Galaxy in the 2008 relaunch of the comic of the same name. He has been featured in a variety of associated Marvel merchandise, including animated television series, toys and trading cards.

Chris Pratt portrays the character in the Marvel Cinematic Universe films Guardians of the Galaxy (2014), Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), Avengers: Endgame (2019), Thor: Love and Thunder (2022), Guardians of the Galaxy: Holiday Special (2022), and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 (2023). Wyatt Oleff portrays a young Peter Quill in the first two Guardians of the Galaxy films. Quill also appeared in the Disney+ animated series What If...? (2021).

Creation

[edit]

Steve Englehart had plans for the character that went unrealized. He later reflected on his website:

I conceived something very large. My hero would go from being an unpleasant, introverted jerk to the most cosmic being in the universe, and I would tie it into my then-new interest in Astrology. After his earthbound beginning, his mind would be opened step by step, with a fast-action story on Mercury, a love story on Venus, a war story on Mars, and so on out to the edge of the solar system, and then beyond. But—after his earthbound beginning, where I established him as an unpleasant, introverted jerk, I left Marvel, so no one ever saw what he was to become.[1]

Englehart would later state that the story on Jupiter would be about Government, and that his version of the character was not a part of the Marvel universe and was "completely standalone".[2]

Publication history

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The character first appeared in the black-and-white magazine publication Marvel Preview #4 (Jan 1976). Star-Lord continued to appear in Marvel Preview, with writer Chris Claremont revamping the character and using science fiction adventure stories like the Heinlein juveniles for inspiration.[3] Heinlein's lawyers threatened legal action over the cover to Marvel Preview #11, which featured a blurb that described the content as "a novel-length science fiction spectacular in the tradition of Robert A. Heinlein", leading to the issue being pulled and reprinted.[4] The story in #11 was the first teaming of the celebrated X-Men creative trio of writer Chris Claremont, penciller John Byrne, and inker Terry Austin. Star-Lord made sporadic appearances over the next few years in the titles Marvel Super Special,[5] Marvel Spotlight,[6][7] and Marvel Premiere.[8][9] The Marvel Spotlight installments, which were Star-Lord's first appearance in a traditional comic book format, served to consolidate the separate but complementary origin stories from his two appearances in Marvel Preview.[10] In February 1982, a color reprint of the black-and-white Star-Lord story from Marvel Preview #11 was published with a new framing sequence by Claremont and artist Michael Golden.[11][12]

The character returned in Thanos #8–12 (May–Sept. 2004) and Annihilation #1-6 (2006). The following year, he received a four issue eponymous title (Annihilation: Conquest – Star-Lord) leading into the "Annihilation: Conquest" crossover storyline, in which he played a central role. Spinning out of "Annihilation: Conquest", a second volume of Guardians of the Galaxy featured a team of characters from the crossover who were led by Star-Lord for the duration of the title's 25-issue run. Plot lines from that series were concluded in The Thanos Imperative mini-series.

Because of revisions to the character's origin, his early appearances have been officially designated as occurring in an alternate reality.[13]

Star-Lord returned, along with other members of the Guardians, in Avengers Assemble #4-8 (June–Oct. 2012). He stars in Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3, a part of the Marvel NOW! relaunch.[14]

In July 2014, Star-Lord received his own ongoing series, Legendary Star-Lord. The character was also given a new costume, matching that seen in the Marvel Studios film Guardians of the Galaxy [15]

His solo series and Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 3 ended as Marvel began its 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline.[16] Star-Lord appeared as a main character in the core Secret Wars miniseries, and in a tie-in miniseries during the event, Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde.[17]

During publication of "Secret Wars", Marvel premiered a new ongoing Star-Lord series, written by Sam Humphries, as part of the All-New, All-Different Marvel initiative, which focused on the character's revamped origins. This series also saw him leave the Guardians of the Galaxy, and replaced by his fiancée Kitty Pryde, who took over the identity of Star-Lord on the team's roster.[18] The series lasted for eight issues.[19] A subsequent Star-Lord ongoing series written by Chip Zdarsky began in December 2017 before being canceled after a six issues and one annual.[20]

In April 2019, Peter Quill was given a 12 issue miniseries set in the Wastelands universe called Old Man Quill, which was written by Ethan Sacks and drawn by Robert Gill.[21]

In November 2020, Peter Quill acquires the title and powers of Master of the Sun (which he had in his early original first appearance in the Marvel Premiere series of the 1970s and later retconned to be his Earth-791 counterpart[3][13]) and it is revealed that the title was bestowed upon Peter by what and whom he believed to be a false memory from prior history, never truly lived. Being gifted entirely alien capabilities by said facsimile of his old mentor, Quill would gain incredible; albeit unexplored, new power which he can channel through his Element Gun. These as of yet unexplored faculties often manifest by the glow of his regrown left eye and the odd sun imprint tattooed to the palm of his right hand.[22]

Fictional character biography

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When J'son's ship crash lands in Colorado, he is taken in by Meredith Quill. The two form a relationship while J'son makes repairs to his ship. Eventually, J'son is forced to leave to return home and fight in a war. He leaves, not knowing Meredith is pregnant with Peter Quill. Ten years later, Meredith is killed when she is attacked by two Badoon soldiers who have come to kill Peter and end J'son's blood line. Peter finds his father's gun by accident, kills them with a shotgun, and escapes his home before it is destroyed by the Badoon ship. The Badoon presume Peter has been killed and leave. Peter is placed in an orphanage and eventually joins NASA.[23] It was eventually explained that he was raised by his mother's best friend Lisa Chang who was a commander at NASA.[24]

Later, when his ship malfunctions and he is stranded in space, Peter is found by the Ravagers, a group of space pirates led by Yondu. After the Ravagers save Peter, he tries to steal their ship. He outsmarts the Ravagers and even knocks out Yondu before capturing him. After Yondu awakens, he frees himself and attacks Peter, letting Peter choose to be released to space without more trouble or be killed. Peter instead asks Yondu if he could join Yondu's crew. Yondu eventually learns that the two share something in common: growing up as "kids without homes". Yondu lets Peter stay in the ship with the Ravagers as their cleaning boy. Peter decides to stay and try to learn everything he can while among the Ravagers.[25]

Peter encounters the Fallen One, a former Herald of Galactus, and is almost killed defeating the entity. In addition, his vessel, Ship, is destroyed in the conflict. Peter and the Fallen One are subsequently imprisoned in the intergalactic prison called the Kyln.[26][27][28][29][30] Peter is freed by the hero Nova during the Annihilation War and aids in the war against villain Annihilus.[31][32][33][34][35][36] He later acts as military adviser to the Kree General Ronan the Accuser.

When the Kree homeworld of Hala is conquered by the Phalanx, Star-Lord leads a band of rebels against the invaders until the war is over.[37][38][39][40] In an effort to prevent another interstellar war, Star-Lord forms a new version of the Guardians of the Galaxy. They are "proactive" and try to end emerging galactic threats early,[41] but are unsuccessful at preventing a war between the Kree and Shi'ar. During a war with an invading universe, Star-Lord and Nova are prepared to sacrifice themselves to defeat Thanos[42] but only Nova dies and Thanos escapes.[43][44][45]

New Guardians and Kitty Pryde

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Peter decides to remain inactive for a time until he discovers his father was planning to pass a law that forbade any interaction of extraterrestrial or space origin with Earth. Knowing this would be an open invitation for invasion, Peter decides to reform the Guardians with six members: Gamora, Rocket Raccoon, Groot, Drax the Destroyer, and Bug, along with himself, and start protecting Earth from any attack. Soon they aid the Avengers against the returned Thanos.[46][47][48][49][50][51] After this, Star-Lord and his new team of Guardians engage in conflicts with the Badoon. He is soon captured by the army of Spartax but he escapes imprisonment and broadcasts a video showing the unfairness of his father's reign.[52][53][54][55] During the war of the builders, he infiltrated the S.W.O.R.D. facilities and rescued Abigail Brand along with Rocket and new member Angela.[56] He also declared war against the Shi'ar empire after intervening in one of their trials to rescue the kidnapped young Jean Grey along with the X-Men.

During this mission Peter meets Kitty Pryde, and the two eventually have a romantic relationship.[57][58][59] Afterwards, the Guardians are cornered and captured by the Spartax Army. Peter is sent to Spartax where he confronts his father again and escapes after exposing once again his father's tyrannical reign. A riot forms in the Empire and J'son is deposed as a consequence. Peter keeps a low profile and remains dedicated to his long-distance relationship with Kitty. Soon he discovers he is elected by the Spartax people to be their new emperor.[60] Peter ignores the announcement and focuses on Kitty and his search for a gangster named Mr. Knife who had put a bounty on his head. After being captured by Knife, he realizes Knife is J'son, his father. He escapes thanks to Kitty, and they spend some time together. Peter convinces Kitty to stay in space with him. He decides to steal an important artifact from J'son as payback.[61]

The Black Vortex

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Peter and Kitty were successful in stealing the artifact called The Black Vortex, but found themselves outnumbered by J'son's killing squad so they decided to call the X-Men and the remaining Guardians for help. Knowing the artifact could give them the needed power to defeat J'son, Peter wanted everyone to submit to the Vortex to gain cosmic powers. Kitty stood against the idea but some of their friends submitted anyway. After failing to stop them, the submitted cosmic warriors attacked Hala and Peter went with a team to help the Kree in the battle. After some failed negotiations for the Vortex his team had to escape, but J'son found them and destroyed Hala in retaliation. Peter escaped on time. After finding Spartax had been completely covered in amber by Thane, including Kitty, Peter lamented not having heard her since the beginning and apologize to her. Kitty escaped thanks to her phasing powers and they had a reunion. Seeing no other way to defeat J'son and his cosmic empowered team, Peter tried to submit to the Vortex but after seeing the power would eventually make him push Kitty away, he refused. Kitty ended up submitting and saving Spartax. After the war ended, Peter had a romantic talk with Kitty where he proposes to her, a proposal which she accepts.[62]

Secret Wars

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When the universe is facing its imminent end, Star-Lord and the rest of the Guardians of the Galaxy come to the world's final battle against the Children of Tomorrow. During the battle, Groot and Rocket Raccoon are killed, and Star-Lord is teleported away by Reed Richards to his ship. In the end, he is one of the few survivors of the apocalypse aboard the Fantastic Four's "life raft".[63] After the end of the universe, Doctor Doom somehow creates a new, patchwork world formed from the remains of dead universes. The life raft that Star-Lord was on remained in cryostasis for the next eight years, until they are awakened by Doctor Strange, a new Thor, and Miles Morales.[64] Doom becomes aware of their location, and ambushes them. Knowing they are the only hope of reviving the old universe, Strange casts a spell to spread the survivors across the world using the wind, with Doom vowing to find them.[65]

Star-Lord ends up in the domain of Manhattan, where he gets a job singing in the popular club, "the Quiet Room", singing Disney songs, as Disney films never existed in Battleworld, using the alias of Steve Rogers to hide from Doom. It is here that he runs into an alternate universe version of Kitty Pryde (from the Age of Apocalypse universe), who is hunting down artifacts from before Battleworld's creation. Hoping to talk to who he believes is his fiancée, he accidentally foils a deal between Kitty and Gambit to obtain an ancient artifact. Gambit leaves, but Kitty uses a scanner to discover that Star-Lord is from before Battleworld's creation, and she plans to take him to Doom. However, they are ambushed by a group of robots connected to Gambit. The two decide to steal an artifact that Gambit has, but it is a trap, and the two are captured. Right before Gambit can kill them, a version of Drax appears. Drax hired Peter to work in the Quiet Room. Drax knocks out Gambit. The three leave with the artifact secured. When they are safe the next morning, Kitty shows it to the two, only to find out its Rocket Raccoon's tail. Star-Lord laments the death of his friend, and Kitty decides to allow him to keep it, as it is the one thing left of his old universe. Star-Lord thanks Kitty, who kisses him before heading back to her home of Doomguard. Realizing the two are out of a job for abandoning the Quiet Room in the middle of a show, Star-Lord and Drax decide to go back into Star-Lord's old career as a thief. He asks Drax if he knows a good geneticist, as he plans on using Rocket's tail to make a clone of his friend, possibly an army of them.[66]

During the final stand against God Doom, Peter not only piloted a ship to take the two Reed Richardses to the heart of Castle Doom, but also managed to keep Black Swan occupied by using the last twig of Groot, kept in his pocket ever since the Incursions to be planted at the crucial moment.[67]

All-New, All-Different Marvel

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Following the restoration of reality, Peter ascends to the throne of Spartax, with Rocket taking over leadership of the Guardians while Kitty (under the alias Star-Lady) and the Thing (following the disbanding of the Fantastic Four while the Richards' family worked to restore the multiverse) joins the team.[68] After Kree accuser Hala and the ruthless Yotat the Destroyer cause mass destruction on Spartax while trying to eliminate Quill, he returns to the Guardians due to the accusations of his delegates about his responsibility for the resulting deaths.[69]

During the Civil War II storyline, Star-Lord and the Guardians of the Galaxy assist Captain Marvel as her surprise weapon in the fight against Iron Man. During the battle, the Guardians ship is destroyed which leaves them stranded on Earth. After Iron Man's faction leaves, Gamora overhears a conversation between Peter and Kitty in which she learns that Peter knew (without telling the rest of the team) that Thanos was on Earth the entire time they were there. After stopping Gamora from storming into the Triskelion and killing Thanos, Gamora and the other Guardians leave Peter due to the secrecy. Peter and Kitty then break off their engagement.

Grounded

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Living alone in an apartment given to him by Abigail Brand, Peter calls Howard the Duck to try and have drinks with him, and Howard furiously hangs up. He then finds Kitty and Old Man Logan in an art gallery, where Kitty shouts at him for carrying his guns into an art gallery with children. Frustrated, Peter leaves. Logan then catches up to him and has drinks with him in a bar, where they fight hitmen, which attracts the attention of the police. Logan flees the scene and Peter is captured.

Peter is prosecuted by Matt Murdock, who argues that unlike other superheroes, Star-Lord was reckless and endangered civilians while causing substantial property damage. The trial is interrupted by Brand, who gets the judge to reduce Peter's sentence to community service, to which Peter agrees. Brand and Alpha Flight then give him a new skin-tight costume, and he is assigned to senior citizen Edmund Allen, a retired super-criminal named Silver Bandit. After a day of bonding, Star-Lord is hired as a bartender at a bar for supervillains owned by Edmund's son.

Master of the Sun

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When the reborn Olympians began wreaking havoc throughout the universe Richard Rider interrupted the Guardians' party and asked them for help to deal with the mad gods. Despite other Guardians' wishes to rest, Peter was unable to do so while innocent people were being killed, and that, alongside recurring visions of the Master of the Sun asking him if his life felt lacking as of late drove him along with Rocket Raccoon, to join Nova and an assortment of other cosmic heroes to fight the Olympians. While Nova and Captain Marvel distracted some of the gods, Star Lord, Rocket, Marvel Boy, and Moondragon snuck inside the Olympians' interdimensional ship intending to explode it. However, before this was accomplished, the team was discovered by Hermes and Artemis, who had remained behind. After Star Lord was captured by Hephaestus, he killed the Olympian, and remained behind to detonate the bomb and destroy New Olympus while the rest of the strike team evacuated. The bomb successfully detonated destroying New Olympus, with Star Lord seemingly perishing alongside it.[70]

However, Quill did not die in the blast and was instead transported to a different universe after the bomb exploded. He was taken in by a pair of travelers on this new world, Mors and Aradia, whom he eventually acquitted himself to both as friends as well as family and eventually lovers while spending more than one-hundred and eighty seven years running a gauntlet of escapades with them. He came to see that his Element Gun had changed significantly since when last he used it, initially the blaster had a finite charge on which elements he could churn out at which succession. But because he'd used it to siphon the divine energies of Olympus's pantheon. He found that use of the gun didn't seem to diminish its power supply. Whilst out camping with his new companions, Quill's fears, including an underlying suspicion as to why his personal keepsake never lost its juice were confirmed by the reappearance of the mad Olympians. Whom revealed the constant use of Peter's signature weapon that bound and drained their powers freed the petty gods from captivity with each usage of which and now they seek to reacquire their stolen might from him by any means necessary. Feeling responsible for bringing their wrath down upon their world, Quill opts to take a portal back to his universe to lead them away from his new home. In doing so he is met by the Master who states; having passed the test of his new life, he will make Quill into the one true Star Lord: The Master of the Sun.[22] Arriving on Spartax in time to witness a symbiote dragon laying waste to his homeworld, Star Lord was caught up on all the events he'd missed and - with Nova's help - dove into the dragon and confronted the dark god of the symbiotes, Knull. Knull attempted to infect Star Lord and the other Guardians with living abyss to turn them into his soldiers, but Star Lord used the power he had obtained from the Olympians to kill the dragon and render its living abyss inert. Despite his new powers making him a powerful contender against Knull, Quill refused to return to Earth and face him - instead opting to prepare for the return of the Olympians.

Powers and abilities

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Star-Lord is a master strategist and problem solver who is an expert in close-quarter combat, various human and alien firearms, and battle techniques. He has extensive knowledge of various alien customs, societies, and cultures, and considerable knowledge about cosmic abstracts, such as Oblivion.

As Star-Lord, Peter Quill wears a suit that grants augmented strength and durability and the ability to travel through space. He uses an "Element Gun", a special meta-pistol capable of projecting one of the four elements (air, earth, fire and water). Star-Lord shares a psychic link with his sentient space vessel, Ship.

Ship is a sentient energy form. She most often exists in the form of a starship but can alter her structure at will. She can travel through air, space and water. She possesses many of the conventional starship accessories, including shields, energy blasters, advanced sensors, replicators (able to form any kind of food, drink, etc.), and hologram projectors. She has proven capable of creating a human form, which she can then animate and use as a host. Even if completely destroyed, she is capable of restoring herself, since her true form is her consciousness. In addition, she takes on a number of feminine characteristics, such as a mothering instinct for those she is partnered with. She has felt deeper attachments, including love for her partners.

Ship can create Widgets—small, mobile droids able to scout out situations, gather information, and then return to her. The full extent of Ship's abilities are unknown. During Star-Lord's battle with The Fallen One, his element gun, suit and Ship were destroyed. Due to severe injury, he was grafted with cybernetic implants by doctors on the Kyln, where he was sentenced. The eye implant allows him to see all energy spectra and the memory chip in his brain gives him 100% total recall.

On the Kree world of Aladon Prime, Star-Lord's cybernetic implants were removed. Star-Lord was outfitted with a Kree-issued heat-dampening espionage battle-suit, which became the hallmark look for the Guardians of the Galaxy, a battle helmet, and a universal translator, all of which he still uses. His battle helmet can analyze strategy data, improve vision, and regulate oxygen in space. Star-Lord's chosen weapons are two Kree sub-machine guns with various types of ammunition, including explosives. After escaping the Cancerverse, Peter acquires a new element gun(s), but he discards his armor.

As Master of the Sun - while meditating on his new lease on life, Quill demonstrated levitation in a sitting position while trying to focus his powers for the upcoming battle. Often when Quill finds his center of being or is utilizing his power through the magitek sidearm, Quill's body glows with a bright gold radiance, the light emitted being so powerful that he can blow apart a Symbiote Dragon by channeling said force through the blaster. Star-Lord's transformation has seemingly rendered him immune to psionic intrusion, as Moondragon could not penetrate the defenses his mind seemed to subconsciously throw up whenever she drifted towards him. The Element Blaster initially held a finite charge limit to its ability to channel and redistribute energy towards manipulating natural materials, but after having gained total control over various metaphysical dynamics pertaining to the universe, Quill now acts as his own dynamo to power said weapon. Quill has recently picked up new tricks, such as having a recall ability which guides his pistol back to his hand once he calls for it.

Reception

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Accolades

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  • In 2018, CBR.com ranked Star-Lord 20th in their "20 Guardians Of The Galaxy Members Ranked From Weakest To Strongest" list[71] and 24th in their "25 Most Powerful Guardians Of The Galaxy" list.[72]
  • In 2018, GameSpot ranked Star-Lord 43rd in their "50 Most Important Superheroes" list.[73]
  • In 2022, The A.V. Club ranked Star-Lord 41st in their "100 best Marvel characters" list.[74]
  • In 2022, CBR.com ranked Star-Lord 7th in their "10 Best Cosmic Heroes in Marvel Comics" list.[75]

Other characters named Star-Lord

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A three-issue limited series, Starlord, features a man Sinjin Quarrel who adopts the identity 12 years after the disappearance of the original Star-Lord (Peter Jason Quill).[76] The series was published from December 1996 to February 1997. It was written by Timothy Zahn, with art by Dan Lawlis.[77]

Other versions

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Classic

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Star-Lord's adventures in Marvel Preview #4 and #11 have been officially designated as occurring in an alternate past. In these issues, Peter Quill is born during an unusual astronomical phenomenon when many of the planets align. Seeing no resemblance, the man who believed he was Quill's father accuses his wife Meredith of infidelity and attempts to kill the infant, but dies of a sudden heart attack. Peter is raised by his single mother until she is killed by Ariguans when he is eleven.[78] Quill is placed in an orphanage but escapes and eventually becomes a trainee NASA astronaut.

An alien entity called the Master of the Sun later visits the space station that Quill and other astronauts are inhabiting and offers the mantle of Star-Lord (an interplanetary policeman) to a worthy candidate. Quill volunteers, but he is rejected in favor of a colleague he once treated badly. Quill is outraged, and NASA orders his return to Earth and discharge for his conduct. Instead, he steals a scout ship, returns to the space station, and takes his colleague's place. Quill becomes Star-Lord, with the Master of the Sun first creating an illusion in which the character is able to find and kill the aliens that murdered his mother to free him of his past. Equipped with a sentient vessel called "Ship", Quill commences his role as Star-Lord.[78][79]

Years later, Star-Lord becomes involved in stopping a group of slavers who are destroying worlds. His efforts led him to discover a conspiracy to replace the emperor of the Spartoi Empire. To thwart the takeover, Star-Lord travels to the imperial throneworld Sparta where he encounters and kills the alien who killed his mother. Star-Lord then meets Emperor Jason who reveals that he is Peter's father. Jason explains that he had crashed on Earth decades earlier and been rescued by Meredith Quill. During the year that he had spent repairing his ship, Jason and Meredith fell in love. When it came time to leave, Jason, for Meredith's safety, had placed a mindlock on her memories of him, causing her to remember their year together as only a dream.[3][79]

Age of Ultron

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During the 2013 "Age of Ultron" storyline, Wolverine and Susan Storm accidentally create an alternate timeline after traveling back in time and assassinating Hank Pym before he can create Ultron. In the new reality, Star-Lord is seen as a member of the Defenders, who have replaced the defunct Avengers as the world's premier superhero team.[80]

Starkill

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Lord Starkill debuted in Captain Marvel #126 in 2018. He is an evil version of Star-Lord from an alternate universe. He possesses the Reality Stone and is allied with Thanos.[81]

Old Man Quill

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Based in the Wastelands universe, Peter Quill eventually becomes the emperor of Spartax. He leaves the Guardians of the Galaxy and Gamora to marry L'ssa and fathers two children; however, the Universal Church of Truth draws him out in a firefight, which leaves his homeworld vulnerable to attack. The Church annihilates the planet, destroying everything and everyone he loves.

A devastated Quill is found by an aged version of the Guardians, recruiting him for one more adventure back on Earth that will give him revenge on the Church, now led by Galactus. However, after discovering what happened to the other heroes of Earth, it is eventually revealed that Quill has been hallucinating all of the other Guardians for the duration of his quest, and the real Guardians have been killed by Galactus. With the Ultimate Nullifier having been destroyed, Quill eventually defeats Galactus by shooting him in the head with the Time Stone, displacing part of Galactus's brain. With the death of Galactus, most of the Church are revealed to have been brainwashed thralls who break away. Peter subsequently forms a new team of Guardians, including Beta Ray Bill, Moondragon, Phyla-Vell, Nebula, and Baby Groot to deal with the rest of the Church.[21]

In other media

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Television

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Film

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Star-Lord makes a non-speaking cameo appearance in Planet Hulk.[86]

Marvel Cinematic Universe

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Chris Pratt portrays Peter Quill / Star-Lord in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This version is the son of Ego the Living Planet and the half-brother of Mantis, and additionally inherited Celestial abilities from Ego before losing them following his death. He first appears in the live-action film Guardians of the Galaxy,[87] before making subsequent appearances in the live-action films Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2,[88] Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, Thor: Love and Thunder and Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3.[89] Additionally, he also appears in The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special while an alternate timeline version appears in the Disney+ animated series What If...?, voiced by Brian T. Delaney.[90]

Video games

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Merchandise

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  • Star-Lord received a figure in the Marvel Universe toy line as part of a three pack with Drax the Destroyer, Rocket Raccoon, and a mini Groot accessory.
  • Star-Lord received a figure in the Groot Build-A-Figure line.
  • The MCU incarnation of Star-Lord received a figure from Hot Toys' 1:6 scale line.
  • The MCU incarnation of Star-Lord's mask and weapons were released by Nerf as role-play toys.

Miscellaneous

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Collected editions

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Title Material collected Published date ISBN
Annihilation: Conquest: Book One Annihilation: Conquest - Star-Lord #1-4 and Annihilation: Conquest Prologue, Annihilation: Conquest - Quasar #1-4 October 2008 978-0785127826
Star-Lord: Guardian of the Galaxy Marvel Preview #4, 11, 14-15, 18, Marvel Super Special #10, Marvel Spotlight (vol. 2) #6-7, Marvel Premiere #61, and Star-Lord (vol. 1) #1-3 July 2014 978-0785154495
Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 1: Face It, I Rule Legendary Star-Lord #1-5 February 2015 978-0785191599
Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 2: Rise of the Black Vortex Legendary Star-Lord #6-12 August 2015 978-0785191605
Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 3: First Flight Star-Lord (vol. 2) #1-5 July 2016 978-0785196242
Legendary Star-Lord Vol. 4: Out of Orbit Star-Lord (vol. 2) #6-8 and Avengers (vol. 1) #28, 51, 174 November 2016 978-0785196259
Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde Star-Lord and Kitty Pryde #1-3, Generation Next #1, and Guardians of the Galaxy and X-Men: The Black Vortex Omega December 2015 978-0785198437
Star-Lord: Grounded Star-Lord (vol. 3) #1-6 July 2017 978-1302905545
Old Man Quill Vol. 1: Nobody's Fault But My Own Old Man Quill #1-6 August 2019 978-1302916695
Old Man Quill Vol. 2: Go Your Own Way Old Man Quill #7-12 February 2020 978-1302916701

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