The parts that are hard to follow from the film alone, explained with a story summary, a character map and key terms.
Released
2017
Runtime
136 min
Set in
2014
Good to know before watchingNo spoilers
It continues the first film
It's set a few months after Guardians of the Galaxy. Watch that first.
About the Japanese title
In Japan it was released as Guardians of the Galaxy: Remix. The English title is Vol. 2.
It's about family
Peter and his father, Gamora and her sister Nebula, Peter and Yondu: it explores many kinds of family.
Lots of extra scenes
There are five extra scenes during and after the credits.
Character mapSpoilers
Who's who in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017), with Peter Quill and his father Ego at the center. The Guardians are above, Ego and those chasing the Guardians below.
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The Guardians defeat a monster for the golden Sovereign, but Rocket steals some valuable batteries, and the Sovereign fleet comes after them.
2. Meeting his father
After a crash landing, they're met by Ego, who says he's Peter's father, and his companion Mantis.
3. The team splits up
Peter, Gamora and Drax go to Ego's planet. Rocket and Baby Groot stay with the ship and their prisoner, Nebula.
4. Yondu in trouble
Hired by the Sovereign to capture the Guardians, Yondu is blamed for protecting Peter, and his crew mutinies. With help from Rocket and Groot, he takes his ship back.
5. Sisters face off
Nebula reaches Ego's planet and fights Gamora fiercely. Then she admits she always just wanted to beat her sister, and they start to understand each other.
6. Ego's true plan
Ego plans to turn worlds across the universe into part of himself, and reveals he's the one who gave Peter's mother her illness.
7. The battle with Ego
Peter fights his father, while Rocket and Groot destroy Ego's core with a bomb.
8. His real father
As the planet collapses, Yondu saves Peter at the cost of his own life. Peter realizes that Yondu, who raised him, was his real father. The Ravagers light up the sky with fireworks to honor him.
