Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 story
The Guardians travel throughout the cosmos as they help Peter Quill learn more about his mysterious parentage. It is the sequel to Guardians of the Galaxy (2014) and the 15th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
21 total · 7 major · 14 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| attitude of superiority | major | True to his name, Ego was so egotistical that he thought it well to spread his consciousness to every world in the universe, destroying any life on these worlds in the process. |
| extraterrestrial being | major | The film is premised on the idea that the galaxy is teeming with humanoid alien life, and aliens of all colors are present throughout the film. |
| father and son | major | The story centered around Peter finding out that his father, Ego, was some sort of ancient cosmic entity that had built itself into a living planet. |
| friendship | major | The Guardians of the Galaxy were all united by a bond of friendship. Drax and Mantis pointedly became friends. |
| living planet | major | Peter found out that his father was a living planet that manifested itself as the human Ego, and much of the film is set on the said planet. |
| sister and sister | major | Gamora and her estranged sister Nebula joined forces to defeat the malevolent cosmic entity Ego. |
| threat from extraterrestrial life | major | It was up to the Guardians of the Galaxy to stop the living planet Ego from eradicate the universe as we know it. |
| coping with the death of a family member | minor | Peter mourned the death of Yondu who had been as a father to Peter. |
| cyborg | minor | Nebula had a cybernetic arm, eye, and brain. |
| empathic being | minor | Mantis could feel the emotions of those she came into physical contact with. |